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A composite volume, in four sections, containing annotated transcripts of 'cywyddau' and 'englynion' by Sion Philyp, Wm. Lleyn, Robert Hughes (Ceint bach, 'Rhobyn Ddu Ieuaf o Fon'), Meredydd ab Rhys, Syr Dafydd Trefor, Wm. Wynne ('person Llangynhafal'), [Evan Prichard (Richard)] 'I[euan] Lleyn' ('Ifan Bryncroes'), 'W. Eryri', Ellis Roberts, and Rhys Jones; 'carolau', 'cerddi', 'penillion', etc. in free metres by Lewis Owen, Lewis Morris, Edward Morris, Hugh Roberts, Dafydd Sion James (Dafydd Jones) ('Bookbinder o'r Penrhyn Deudraeth Y Meirion'), Ellis Roberts, Tho. Edwards, Hugh Jones ('o Langwm'), John Thomas ('o Bentre Foelas'), Rice Hughes ('o Ddinam'), Thomas Jones, Robert William, Edward Williams ('o Blwy Gwyddelwern'), Robert Lloyd, Richard Jones, Rhys Jones, and Evan James, and anonymous compositions; and incomplete interludes entitled ['Squire Gaulove a Clarinda'] by John Kadwalader and ['Y Brenin Dafydd a Gwraig Urias'] by [Hugh Jones and John Cadwaladr]. The respective sections are in the hands of Evan Prichard ('Ieuan Lleyn') (written at Llangian, Lleyn, 23-24 January 1797), David Jones ('Dewi Fardd'), Trefriw, Henry Par[r]y, Brynllech [Llanuwchllyn], and [ ] Roberts, Ty du, Parc [Llanycil].

A transcript of an interlude generally referred to as 'Einion ap Gwalchmai' and attributed to John Cadwaladr, Bala and Huw Jones, Llangwm ('Chwâryddiaeth a gyfansoddwyd fel y tybir Gan Sion o'r Bala a Huw Jones o Langwm'). The transcript was made by Rowland Vab Owen at York Mills, Oneida County, New York and is dated 18 March 1870. The source is not specified but a transcript of this manuscript with a note on the transcriber may be found in NLW MS 2629, p. 223.

A notebook, with a few insets, in the hand of J. H. Davies containing lists, with some locations, of printed and manuscript interludes by Ellis Roberts ('Elis y Cowper'), Hugh Jones (Llangwm), Hugh Jones and John Cadwaladr, Thomas Edwards ('Twm o'r Nant'), David Jones (Trefriw), Richard Parry (Diserth), Dr. Lodwick William, John Thomas (Penfforddwen), Jonathan Hughes, Mathew Owen and Edward Thomas (Rhydwen), and anonymous and fragmentary works.

Miscellaneous notebooks and unbound papers from the library of, and largely in the hand of, Owen Jones (1833-99), Calvinistic Methodist minister, man of letters, book collector and bibliographer, of Liverpool and Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, Montgomeryshire. They include a fragment of a late eighteenth century manuscript containing 'Carol Plygain' by John Cadwaladr, verses by Ellis William, Llwunc[y]nfal, etc. ('Howel Jones his Book ... 1792,' 'Howel Jones Llwyncunfal ... ber 1792'); a volume of poetry including three libretti entitled 'Samson (Cyfieithiad o waith [John] Mil[ton]', 'Deborah' ('Finis May 4th 1861') and 'Y Cread' ('11/3/62'), and Welsh and English originals and translations, 1860-3 (e.g. 'The Hymns of A[nn] G[riffiths] rendered into English', 'Gray's Elegy'); a draft list of 'Hen Ddiarhebion' [old Welsh proverbs] rendered into Welsh verse (nos 1-540; one section dated 3 March [18]63); copious draft bibliographies of prose and poetry works by individual Welsh authors; etc. The material was originally tied in a brown paper wrapper inscribed by J[ohn] B[allinger], 'Library of the late Rev. Owen Jones, notes lent to Mr J. H. Davies by Miss Janet Jones, & by him deposited in the N[ational] L[ibrary of Wales]. 15-12-[19]09'.