I made two interludes," he continues, "one for the people of Llanbedr in the Vale of Clwyd, and the other for the lads of Llanarmon in Yale, one on the subject of Naaman's leprosy, and the other about hypocrisy, which was a re-fashionment of the work of Richard Parry of Ddiserth.

When I was young I had such a rage or madness for poetizing, that I would make a song on almost anything I saw--and it was a mercy that many did not kill me or break my bones, on account of my evil tongue.

My parents often told me I should have some mischief done me if I went on in the way in which I was going.

Once on a time being with some companions as bad as myself, I happened to use some very free language in a place where three lovers were with a young lass of my neighbourhood, who lived at a place called Ty Celyn, with whom they kept company.

I said in discourse that they were the cocks of Ty Celyn.