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Title
Date(s)
- [1585x1685] (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
139 ff. (ff. 1-14 missing; foliated 15-154, with f. 114 numbered twice).
Bound in dark green morocco; arms of Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Line, embossed in gilt on upper cover.
Context area
Archival history
Formerly in the Duke of Newcastle's library of Clumber Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
An incomplete folio manuscript containing genealogies, mainly of North Wales families, written towards the end of the sixteenth century, together with extensive additions, revisions, and critical observations in a number of hands (including 'H.R.' amd 'E.Ll.') of approximately the period 1633-1685. The volume is a compilation from various sources, of which some are specified, e.g. the hands of books of Lewys ap Edward, H[umphrey] L[lwyd], Simwnt Vychan, Lewys Dwnn (based in one instance on 'llyfr koch o bowys' - 'Pechod na losgid y llyfr hwnnw'), Ievan Llwyd Jeffrey, Geo[rge] Owen, Gruff[ydd] Hiraethoc, W[illia]m Llyn, William Kynwal, John 'vn llawioc', 'Mr. Puleston o Drefalyn', Guttyn Owen, 'y llyfr dv o gaer vyrddin', etc.
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Language of material
- English
- Latin
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh, English, Latin.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
ff. 1-14 missing.
Finding aids
The description is also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971).
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 11610D.
Alternative identifier(s)
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Lewis ab Edward, fl. 1541-1567 (Subject)
- Llwyd, Humphrey, 1527-1568 (Subject)
- Simwnt Fychan, approximately 1530-1606 (Subject)
- Dwnn, Lewys, approximately 1550-approximately 1616 (Subject)
- Ieuan Llwyd Sieffrai, fl. ca. 1575-1639 (Subject)
- Owen, George, 1552-1613 (Subject)
- Gruffudd Hiraethog, -1564 (Subject)
- Wiliam Llŷn, 1534 or 5-1580 (Subject)
- Cynwal, Wiliam, -1587 or 1588 (Subject)
- Gutun Owain, fl. 1450-1498 (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
September 2009.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971).
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.