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'Aletheia, neu Arwyrain Gwirionedd', an awdl written by Walter Davies for the Gwyneddigion eisteddfod held at Llanrwst, 1791.

Transcripts by Walter Davies of awdlau, etc., by Gruffudd ap Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan, Sion Cent, William Llyn, Syr Owain ap Gwilym, Thomas Prys, Richard Phylip, Edmwnd Prys, and Sion Tudur; etc.

'Cywyddau' by Edwart ap Raff, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Huw ab Elis, Robert ab Ieuan ap Tomos, Humphrey Thomas Gruffudd, Sion Phylip, Tomos Penllyn, Maredudd ap Rhys, Wiliam Llyn, Sion Tudur, Rhys Cain, Morys Cyffin, William Byrchinshaw, Robin Clidro, Morys ab Ieuan ab Einion, and Guto'r Glyn; 'englynion' transcribed by Edward Lloyd in 1747 from 'Llyfr Maelor'; and fragments of hymns by William Williams (Pantycelyn) and others.

'Yr Awen Afrywiog - sef Casgliad o hen Ganiadau Moesol - Digrifol a Serch - o waith yr hen Brydyddion. Gan [Isaac] Craigfryn [Hughes]', 1907.

A collection, made by Ebenezer Williams ('Gwernyfed', Merthyr Tydfil, died 1913), of penillion, 'tribannau', and ballads, mainly of Glamorgan and Brecknockshire interest, with three letters from 'Gwernyfed' to Edmund J. Jones.

A nineteenth century manuscript containing cywyddau and other poems by Robin Ddu, Iolo Goch, Hywel ap Dafydd ab Ieuan ap Rhys and others, together with the twenty-four measures of cerdd telyn and cerdd crwth.

A transcript made [c. 1783]-1795 by William Edward, Llanedwen, Anglesey and his son William Williams of carols and other poems by them and by Huw Williams and Hugh Jones, Llangwm.

A transcript made [c. 1761]-1792 by William Edward of carols and other poems by himself and also by Owen Gruffydd, John Thomas (o Fodedern), Daniel Jones and several others, together with a letter from Hugh Parry, Plasnewydd to William Edwards, 'Fieldkeeper at Penhwnllus'.

'Cofiant, ynghyd a gweithiau barddonol, y deweddar Mr. [James] Watkin Davies (Watcyn Rhys y Gwaudd), Ystradfellte', written by 'Eryr' for the Pontneddfechan eisteddfod, 1910, with transcripts of additional poems and some letters relating to the poet.

A volume containing transcripts by Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd) of early Welsh poetry.

'Traethawd ar Farddoniaeth Arwyddfeirddiol Cymru', awarded a prize at the Abergavenny eisteddfod, 1845.

A volume in the hand of J. H. Davies containing transcripts of Welsh poetry, mainly 'englynion', lists of the compositions of Welsh poets of the 14th-16th centuries (titles and first lines) and a few miscellaneous notes. Nearly all the contents are copied from Jesus College MSS lxxxviii, ci, cxxxviii, cxxxix (R.W.M., Vol. II, Part I, Jesus College MSS 18, 17, 16, 14); the main source of the poetry is Jesus College MSS lxxxviii. The first three pages contain extracts from Ashmolean 847. There is some material from printed sources, including a plan (p. 166) of the British encampments and the mines worked by the Ancient Britons between Rheidol and Dovey, probably copied from J. G. Williams: A short account of the British Encampments lying between the rivers Rheidol & Llyfnant ... (Aberystwyth, 1866).

Adjudications on essays and poems submitted for competition at the Ebenezer, Aberafan, eisteddfod, 1856.

A transcript of poems by Richard Williams ('Dic Dywyll'), ballad singer.

Prose and poetry copied in 1674-1679 by Edward Roberts, vicar of Capel Garmon, 1671-1685, whose translation, Llaw Llyfr yw ddarllen ir Cleifion, appeared in 1754. The contents include a transcript of Carwr y Cymru yn annog ei genedl anwyl ... i chwilio yr Scrythyrau ... (London, 1631) and other religious treatises, prayers, etc., a catechism, 'Achau'r Cwrw', and poems by the transcriber and others, including Rowland Vaughan and Wiliam Phylip. The hymn beginning 'O Arglwydd arnat i mae mhwys' was printed in Examen Quotidanium Ymholiad Beunyddiol (London, 1658).

Transcripts, by David Ellis (1739-1795), of poems in free metre by Edward Morus, Wiliam Phylip, Mathew Owen, Huw Morus, Thomas Llwyd ('ieuaf o Benmaen'), Lewis Owen ('o Dyddyn y Garreg'), David Ellis, Sion Dafydd Lâs, Elinor Humphrey, Sion Ellis ('y Telyniwr'), Morus ap Robert, David Jones, John Richard ('o Grybyr'), Jonathan Hughes, Richard Parry, Rhys Jones, Arthur Jones, Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant), and Edward Richard.

Transcripts by John Jenkins and others of poetry in free metre by John Evans (Llanfihangel Ystrad), John Howell, Jonathan Hughes, John Edwards (Clochydd Manafon), R. Jones, David Ellis, and Peter Jones (Pedr Fardd).

A commonplace book of the period 1826-8 largely in the hand of Robert Roberts, Tyn y Gors, Hafod Elwy, Nant y glun [Nantglyn], Denbighshire. It includes prognostications of Erra Pater based on the incidence of New Year's Day; receipts and IOU's; hymns; pence multiplication tables; calligraphic exercises; 'penillion telyn' and other free-metre poetry; memoranda relating to Tyn y Gors tithes; a list of sermon texts; astrological diagrams and prognostications based on the phases of the moon and the incidence of thunder ('llywodraieth y lleaud ar gorph dyn ag anifail yn ol ei simudiad trwyr Deuddeng arwudd ynghyd ar nodau' and 'wrth anser [sic] y digwyddo Tranau'); 'englynion' addressed to Peter Roberts; land tax accounts; etc.

A commonplace book of Cellan, Cardiganshire provenance, containing sermon notes, household and weaving accounts, 1819-24, hymns, 'englynion', medical recipes, Welsh proverbs, etc. The volume was begun in 1791 by Thomas Griffiths, Tynycoed, Cellan.

A transcript, 1819, made by Peter Bayley Williams of Cyfrinach Beirdd Ynys Prydain ... edited by Edward Williams ('Iolo Morganwg').