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X/POOLE/302

LETTER: John Jones of Gelewig to Col. Edwards. The question he previously wrote about seems to be much more serious than he first thought. He will take statements from witnesses this evening. There is a conspiracy for a general rising in Flintshire, Denbighshire and the slate quarrying areas in Caernarfonshire. The men have procured pikes. The pikes in Flintshire are different from those of Caernarfonshire and are the double ones used in boarding men of war. The men have taken an oath of fidelity to each other in the different counties. 2 spies have visited Anglesey and all the sea coast of Caernarfonshire and have notes on the military potential of the lands. They threaten the clergy, magistrates and estate owners and speak both Welsh and English. The Lord Lieutenants of the counties involved should be informed of this. A rising is imminent.