The first of four volumes, it contains pedigrees and notes, probably drawn up by Francis Townsend, Windsor Herald, relating to the bishops of Canterbury, St Asaph, Bath, Bangor, Bristol, York and Lichfield. The material is of very little value, most of the information being obtained from ordinary printed sources.
Townsend, Francis, Windsor Herald Pedigrees of bishops, etc., transcripts (19 cent.), NLW MS 136C
The second of four volumes, it contains the pedigrees of the bishops of London, Norwich, Oxford, Peterborough, Rochester, Salisbury, Winchester and Worcester. Some loose papers are inserted in the volume, including a list of bishops educated at Cambridge and further notes on some Archbishops of Canterbury.
Townsend, Francis, Windsor Herald Pedigrees of bishops, etc. (19 cent.), NLW MS 137C
A volume, compiled December 1797, in the hand of William Owen Pughe (1759-1835), consisting of an introduction followed by a long vocabulary of Irish words with Welsh equivalents. In a note by George Chalmers, F.S.A. (p. 4), it is said that the book was intended for the fourth volume of the Welsh Archaiology.
A volume, late 18 cent./early 19 cent., containing a miscellaneous collection of essays, letters, notes, extracts and translations, largely relating to Welsh poetry, philology, archaeology and history, mostly written by Dr William Owen Pughe (1759-1835) and sent to George Chalmers (1742-1825), Scottish antiquary.
A volume containing a copy, probably made by S. S. Banks (whose name appears on p. 3), of a journal of a tour in Wales and England, 1767-1768, which contains a great deal of useful information. Whilst at Edwinsford, Carmarthenshire, the writer excavated a tumulus on Llansadwrn mountain (p. 71) and at Downing, Flintshire, he stayed with Thomas Pennant.
An incomplete volume, [17 cent.], which includes the latter part of a pedigree of King James I (f. 15) and rules, etc., relating to military drill and warfare.
A volume containing correspondence, late 18 cent./early 19 cent., addressed to Morgan Thomas, solicitor, of Norfolk Street, London, many of which were written by David Thomas of Llwydcoed, Llandeilo, Morgan Thomas's brother. Also included are various papers referring to legal transactions.
A volume containing 19th century transcripts in the hand of John Rowlands, librarian to Sir Thomas Phillipps, of Welsh records from the patent, close and charter rolls.
Rowland, John, ca. 1824-1891 Transcripts of Welsh records (19 cent.), NLW MS 161C
A volume consisting of a number of loose leaves of manuscript notes, printed bills and broadsides, all bound together, from the library of Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) (1752-1824).
Jones, Edward, 1752-1824 Miscellaneous papers (18/19 cents), NLW MS 164C
A volume containing miscellaneous papers, late 18 cent./early 19 cent., of Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin), 1752-1824, including notes, extracts, proposals for printing books and poetry.
Jones, Edward, 1752-1824 Miscellaneous papers (18/19 cents), NLW MS 166C
A volume containing miscellaneous papers, late 18 cent./early 19 cent., of Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin), 1752-1824, including extracts, notes, poetry and correspondence.
Jones, Edward, 1752-1824 Miscellaneous papers (18/19 cents), NLW MS 169C
A volume containing miscellaneous papers, late 18 cent./early 19 cent., of Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin), 1752-1824, including a list of manuscripts in Edward Jones's possession, 1788, notes and correspondence.
Jones, Edward, 1752-1824 Miscellaneous papers (18/19 cents), NLW MS 172E
A volume containing miscellaneous papers, late 18 cent./early 19 cent., of Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin), 1752-1824, including extracts, notes and poetry.
Jones, Edward, 1752-1824 Miscellaneous papers (18/19 cents), NLW MS 174E
A volume, 19 cent., containing a collection of sermons, addresses, etc. in the hand of the Reverend Evan Griffiths of Swansea (1795-1873), also including a lecture on Matthew Henry and printed copies of letters written by Evan Griffiths to the newspapers.
Griffiths, Evan, 1795-1873 Sermons, addresses, etc. (19 cent.), NLW MS 177B
The first of three volumes, 1810, containing a voluminous but unpublished work by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, 1783-1848, chronicling the history of the ancient Britons. Volume I contains a sketch map of the British Isles.
Meyrick, Samuel Rush, Sir, 1783-1848 Ancient History of the Britons (Vol. I) (1810), NLW MS 178D
A volume, 1670, containing an index to Welsh genealogies (pp. 1-19), together with transcripts of other genealogical and heraldic data, mostly relating to Welsh families.
The second of thirty-one volumes, 1807-1817, and two other associated volumes, 1819 & 1820, containing original notes, probably taken, 1807-1820, by Samuel Heywood (1753-1828), one of the Welsh judges at the Great Sessions of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. Volume XIV is missing and Volume XVIII has been misplaced.
Heywood, Samuel, 1753-1828 Great Sessions, records (1807), NLW MS 194D
The fifth of thirty-one volumes, 1807-1817, and two other associated volumes, 1819 & 1820, containing original notes, probably taken, 1807-1820, by Samuel Heywood (1753-1828), one of the Welsh judges at the Great Sessions of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. Volume XIV is missing and Volume XVIII has been misplaced.
Heywood, Samuel, 1753-1828 Great Sessions, records (1808), NLW MS 197D
The sixth of thirty-one volumes, 1807-1817, and two other associated volumes, 1819 & 1820, containing original notes, probably taken, 1807-1820, by Samuel Heywood (1753-1828), one of the Welsh judges at the Great Sessions of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. Volume XIV is missing and Volume XVIII has been misplaced.
Heywood, Samuel, 1753-1828 Great Sessions, records (1809), NLW MS 198D