A composite volume comprising: (I) Four booklets in the hand of David Jones ('Dewi Fardd', 1708?-85), Trefriw containing an incomplete text of his '[Cronicl] Hanes [Cymru] a'i Thrig[olion] er amser Julius Caesa[r] hyd amser neu Deyrna[siad] y Brenhin Iago y Cyntaf'; a 'cywydd' by Tho. Prys; an incomplete list of titles (pp. 484-526) in David Jones : Blodeu-gerdd Cymry (Y Mwythig, 1759); and carols, etc., among them 'Newyddion Gyng'aneddau' by David Jones. (Ii) A booklet largely in the hand of Evan Thomas (ob. 1781), Cwmhwylfod, Sarnau, near Bala containing extracts from Y Drych Cristianogawl (Rhotomagi, 1585); and poetry in strict and free metres by Evan James, Sr. Rogier, Edward Sam[ue]l, Dafydd yn Ifan ('o Lanfair Careinion'), Edwart Moris, John Edward Ma..., Hugh Hughes and John William(s); and anonymous compositions, among them a 'Hymn yngulch duwdod Iesu Grist ...'. The spine is lettered 'Mân Lyfrau Dewi Fardd ac eraill'.

An imperfect volume of hymns by and in the hand of John Williams (1728-1806) of St Athan, Glamorgan. The titles include 'Can Nalolig [sic] nei Haul Song ar Washinton's March'; 'Hymn ar y Tweed'; 'Arall ar yr adnodau blaena or 63 o Esia' ('Pwy welaf o Edon [sic] yn dod ...'); 'Arall ar yr adnodau cyn[t]af o 5 o Datg[u]ddiad'; 'Rhai myfyrdodau mewn twymin ar y nerfiau yr hon a barhodd o ddechre awst i ddiwedd medi 1789'; ['Cân Ddiddarfod'] with annotations ('diwedd llan Tathan Gorphen Haf 1791 J.W.') (printed in Gomer Morgan Roberts: Bywyd a Gwaith Peter Williams (Caerdydd, 1943), pp. 155-160); 'Ar gini winser'; etc. Insets include a typescript copy of 'Can V' [i.e. 'Cân Ddiddarfod'] from Can Diddarfod: sef, Pennillion Addysgiadol, o gyfansoddiad Ioan ap Gwilim, St Athan ... ([Caerfyrddin] 1793); 'Darn o Hymn o waith y diweddar Barchedig Peter Will[iams] o Gaerfyrddin' (written on the blank leaf of a letter addressed to Griffith Williams, Ynyswaun, Llanor, Llyn (printed in Gomer Morgan Roberts: op. cit., p. 170)); John Williams: Carol Plygain neu Gan Nadolig (Caerlleon, n.d.); and a cutting from Seren [Cymru], 18 August [19]16, of a letter by H[ywel] C[ernyw] Williams, relating to the authorship of a hymn by John Williams. The original brown paper cover is inscribed 'ir Parch[ed]ig Mr Peter Williams' and the modern cloth binding is lettered in gold 'MS Parch. J. Williams, 1791'.

A small notebook containing hymn stanzas partly in the autograph of D. Silvan Evans and partly in another hand [? that of John Henry (Silvan) Evans, son of D. Silvan Evans]. The hymns attributed to [Evan Pritchard] 'Ieuan Lleyn' are 'Nesau mae'r dydd - O ddedwydd wawr!' and 'Gweithredoedd Rhagluniaeth' ('Mor amlwg rhyfeddol weithredoedd ....'); in the case of the remainder the author's name is not given.

A scribbling tablet in the hand of J. H. Davies containing extracts of Cardiganshire interest from patent rolls and other public records, fourteenth to sixteenth centuries; copious printed titles and bibliographical notes; extracts from NLW MSS 77-8 (hymns of William Williams, Pantycelyn), Cwrtmawr MS 99 (manuscripts of Taliesin Williams ('Ab Iolo'), and Cwrtmawr MSS 385-6 (letters addressed to Howel Harris, Trevecca), etc.