Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1567-1576, [1585x1637] (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
vii, 102 ff. (original foliation 1-69, 71-93 (91 twice), 97-99 (renumbered 94-96 at NLW and continued to end)) ; 195 x 140 mm.
Repaired and re-bound at NLW (parts of old parchment covers preserved at end of volume, ff. 101-102).
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
'Michael Prichard his Book' and 'MIchael Prichard his hand 1730' (f. 96 verso); owned by David Williams of Bodelwyn in 1731 (f. 101 verso); given by him to the Reverend Mr Richard Bulkeley in 1746 (f. 101).
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A volume containing forty-three odes composed and written by Wiliam Kynwal between 1567 and 1576 (ff. vii verso, 1-93). He began the manuscript at Cerrig Ellgwm 'yn fy siambr vy hun yngheric Ellgwm y trydydd dydd o vis mai o vewn yssbyty dol gynwal a duw a wyr na wnn pwy na[c] ym ha le y gorffennir ef' (ff. v verso-vi). The odes are headed by the arms of the persons addressed, except in the case of the odlau merched, in which quaint sketches of women are substituted.
Also included are a prologue (ff. 5-6) and an incomplete table of contents (f. 6 recto-verso). At the end of the manuscript there is a rough copy of an ode by Huw Machno (ff. 95-96), who has also written some notes on the folios at the beginning (ff. i-iv).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
All leaves repaired at NLW, with some loss of text; ff. i, iii-iv are fragmentary; ff. ii, 97-100 are stubs only; affected by damp.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Available on microfilm at the Library.
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: Bodewryd MS 101B.
Note
Title based on contents.