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A composite manuscript of loose papers and fragments of manuscript volumes. It contains poetry and prose, mostly in Welsh, much of the poetry being addressed to the Owen family of Brogyntyn and Clenennau and other related families. Apart from a late-sixteenth century awdl by Wiliam Llŷn (ff. 57-58), the other items all belong between the first half of the seventeenth century and the first half of the eighteenth century.
Fragments apparently once part of books, some of which perhaps were never bound, are: a narrow folio of cywyddau and englynion by Mathew Owen, in the hand of Nathanael Jones (ff. 20-26), written not before 1656 (see ff. 24 verso-25), with autograph englynion added by Harri Howel (f. 20 verso) and by Nathanael Jones (f. 20 verso, 23); a folio manuscript containing cywyddau to Lewis Anwyl of Parc and his family, dated 1627-1636 (ff. 38-55), written by two good hands of the first half of the seventeenth century, one responsible for ff. 38-50 verso, the other ff. 51-55; a quarto manuscript with transcripts of poetry of the Gogynfeirdd (ff. 113-122; paginated 1-20), by a seventeenth-century hand similar to that of Morris Evans (cf. ff. 93-94, 123-141); pedigrees of Welsh royal lines, the Maurices of Clenennau, etc., in English (ff. 123-141; original foliation 1-12 survives), in the hand of Morris Evans (ff. 123-127 verso, 129-134 verso) and a second hand (ff. 128 recto-verso, 135-141); a narrow folio of canu brud attributed to Myrddin, Taliesin, etc. (ff. 178-186), written by Nathanael Jones, not before 1651 (ff. 182 verso, 183 verso 'aetatis suae a 21o Feb: 1650 27'); a folio manuscript of canu brud, mainly cywyddau, by Dafydd Llwyd and others (ff. 189-207), in a poor hand of the mid seventeenth century, probably that of Thomas Edwards to judge by pentrials on f. 196 verso, who refers to Tregeiriog (f. 199 verso) and 'Llanfylling fairings' (f. 207 verso); an octavo manuscript containing poems by Robin Clidro, etc., in a seventeenth or eighteenth century hand (ff. 210-219); and a folio manuscript of autograph cywyddau and englynion by Huw Morys, some addressed to William Owen and Sir Robert Owen (ff. 222-226 verso). Poetry written on loose papers includes autograph poems by Huw Morys (ff. 12-18), John Owens (ff. 59-71; f. 69 recto-verso may be his italic hand), Harri Howel (ff. 75-76 verso, 90 recto-verso), Owen Gruffydd (ff. 84-89, 230-231), William Phylip (ff. 97-98 verso), John Morgan, later vicar of Conwy (f. 101 recto-verso, the poem incomplete and anonymous, dated 1688, the hand his), Siôn Rhydderch, 1732 (ff. 104-105, 227-228), and Edward Lloyd, Brewis (f. 221 recto-verso). There are probable autograph poems by Edward Rowlant (ff. 72-74 verso, 79-80) and John Richard (f. 81), and possible autograph poems by 'J. Ll.' (f. 26 verso), Mathew Owen (ff. 77-78, 232 recto-verso), Siôn Roberts (ff. 91-92), Huw Cadwaladr (ff. 106-108) and 'R.C.' (f. 163). Other poetry is in the hands of Morris Evans (ff. 93-94) and 'Theo: Ro:' (ff. 152-154 verso). Also included is a letter, 1652, from the antiquary Meredith Lloyd to Thomas Vaughan, the alchemist and poet (ff. 1-3 verso), followed by a copy of Hanes Taliesin (ff. 5-10 verso). The 'Cywydd Marwnad i Mr William Owen o Borkynton' by Huw Morys, beginning 'Mae gwaedd oer lem Gweddw [yw'r wlad]', discussed in E. D. Jones, 'The Brogyntyn Welsh Manuscripts', National Library of Wales Journal, 7 (1951-2), 165-198 (pp. 186-189, 196-197), has not been found.

Poetry and prose compiled at Brogyntyn for an album (cf. Brogyntyn MS I.29), but left unbound. The items, in various hands, are mainly in English but with a few in Latin, Welsh and French, and consist of political, satirical and occasional verse, both published and apparently unpublished (ff. 1-212 verso), together with a few letters (ff. 214-228), miscellaneous prose and commonplace entries (ff. 229-306), and printed material including song-sheets, pamphlets and newspaper cuttings (ff. 307-390). A number of items relate to Brogyntyn or Wynnstay or are addressed to family members.

A volume containing Welsh poetry, mostly in strict metre (pp. 1-433), together with some prose items, including recipes for making inks and baits for catching trout (pp. xvii-xviii), a short Welsh vocabulary (pp. xix-xxii), descriptions of the coats of arms of Welsh families (pp. 444-454) and the names of the Fifteen Tribes of Gwynedd (pp. 454-456), written in a late-seventeenth century hand.
Many of the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century poems are addressed to members of the families of Owen of Clenennau and Brogyntyn and Wynn of Glyn and Ystumcegid: the manuscript was probably compiled for Elizabeth Wynn of Glyn and Ystumcegid or for her daughter Margaret Wynn shortly after the latter's marriage in 1683 to Sir Robert Owen of Clenennau and Brogyntyn (see pp. 23-25). An index to the poems is supplied by the scribe on pp. 434-443. Poetry in more than one hand has been added between c. 1691 and c. 1713 on pp. vii, 457-476, 484-485, 489-510, including elegies to Sir Robert Owen by Huw Morys (pp. 468-471) and to his sister-in-law Mrs Catherine Pennant by David Davies (p. 473), and a poem in free metre, dated 1713, probably by Dafydd Williams, Rhuthun (p. vii).

A fragment of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Brut in English, containing most of the life of Arthur, including the prophecies of Merlin, written in anglicana by one hand of the late fifteenth century. Two-line blue initials for chapters; headings, paragraph marks and underlinings in red.
For the text of the manuscript see Brogyntyn Manuscript No. 8, trans. and transcribed by Rosalynn Voaden, introduction by Felicity Riddy (Moreton-in-Marsh: Porkington Press, 1991). For a full text of the Brut, see The Brut; or, The Chronicles of England, ed. by Friedrich W. D. Brie, 2 vols, Early English Texts Society, o.s., 131 and 136 (London, 1906, 1908). Our manuscript begins at the end of Brie's chapter 73 and continues to his chapter 101; his chapter 101 is in ours, followed on f. 18 verso by the beginning of a chapter on Cadwallader which is not in Brie (on the Cadwallader chapter see C. W. Marx, pp. 377-380, and Riddy, p. [vi]).

A volume containing the second part of a transcript (begun in Brogyntyn MS I.9) by John Edwards, Plas Newydd, Chirk, of part of Thesaurus Linguæ Latinæ et Cambrobritannicæ... by 'Syr' Thomas Wiliems, Trefriw (now NLW Peniarth MS 228).
The contents continue the dictionary from E to Indeclinabilis and corresponds to Peniarth MS 228, vol. ii, ff. 2-113. The text is written in a neat italic hand, two columns on each page; the Latin words are written in red ink, the Welsh definitions in black, quotations from Welsh literature in green, and the names of authors and titles of the works quoted in purple. Spaces are sometimes left for the later addition of the Welsh quotations.

A volume containing a Latin text of the Laws of Hywel Dda transcribed, [1625x1632], by George William Griffith of Penybenglog, Pembrokeshire, from Merton College Oxford MS 323 which was then in the possession of the mathematician, astrologer and antiquarian Thomas Allen, Gloucester Hall and Trinity College, Oxford (see R. M. Thomson, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Medieval Manuscripts of Merton College, Oxford (Cambridge, 2009), p. 248). It is one of thirteen surviving manuscripts containing the Latin text of the Welsh laws which belongs to redaction E as distinguished in Hywel D. Emanuel, The Latin Texts of the Welsh Laws (Cardiff, 1967), pp. 408-517.
The title-page, written in red and black inks, has a decorative initial 'H' with a miniature depicting Hywel Dda enthroned. The scribe writes a neat secretary hand reserving his legal hand for headings and Welsh words.

A pedigree roll in a hand similar to that of Morris Evans of Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire, antiquary, showing the descent of some principal North Wales families, including the Owen family of Brogyntyn and Clenennau, from Owain Gwynedd, king of Wales, and the fifteen tribes of Gwynedd.

A volume containing an English translation, [18 cent., second ½], of the letters patent of Charles II, 13 January 1673/4, granting a charter to the town and borough of Oswestry, Shropshire, together with an index to its contents (p. 77).

A volume containing rentals, 1727-1735, of the estate of William Owen, of Brogyntyn and Clenennau, in the parishes of Ffestiniog, Llanaber, Llandanwg, Llanddwywe, Llandecwyn, Llanfihangel-y-traethau, Llanfor and Llanfrothen, Merionethshire (ff. 1-60 verso), together with disbursements, 1728-1737 (ff. 62-80 inverted text).
A note of repairs to be done at Ystumcegid occurs on f. ii and a veterinary recipe for cattle on f. 8 verso. Tipped into the volume are two lawyers' bills, 1726 (f. 78), and two tradesmen's bills, 1813 (f. 22 verso).

A volume containing Churchwardens' accounts, 1712-1767, of the parish of Selatyn, Shropshire, comprising a series of lewns (or lists of church rates), 1712-1744, assessed upon the landholders towards the repair of the parish church and other parochial expenses, including, between 1727 and 1728, a house of correction (ff. 2-67); together with a list of the names of the Churchwardens, 1712-1747 (ff. 67 verso-68 verso inverted text).
Tipped into the volume are a memorandum relating to the poor lewn, assessed 21 December 1767 (f. 69a), and an account of land tax assessed on the inhabitants of the township of Llanforda in the parish of Oswestry, 1746 (f. 70a). Pasted in are two receipts, 1724 and 1762, of money paid by William Owen, esq. (f. i), a short account, [mid-18 cent.], of work done by Richard Griffith and his son at 'ye Eagle' (f. i), and a note of work done by Simon Hughs at Porkington, 1715 (f. 48 verso).

A volume containing a schedule compiled, [early 1820s] (Watermark 1820), with additions and notes, [c. 1844]-[c. 1869], in the hand of W. W. E. Wynne, Peniarth, of the title deeds, 1283-1842, of the Brogyntyn estate, relating to properties in Merionethshire (ff. 1-34 verso), Caernarvonshire (ff. 39 verso-64 verso), Shropshire (ff. 70 verso-101 verso), Denbighshire (ff. 107-112 verso), Montgomeryshire (ff. 119-122 verso) and Cornwall (f. 123 verso), and of wills, 1540-1774, relating to Merionethshire, Caernarvonshire, Shropshire, Denbighshire and Flintshire (ff. 130-138).
Papers found loose in the volume have been tipped in on ff. 139-144.

A volume, compiled in the first half of the eighteenth century by a single, unidentified hand, containing poems of a satirical, political, occasional and erotic nature, some of them connected with members of the Brogyntyn and related families. The poems also include English versions of Welsh penillion and englynion, with many gaps left for the Welsh texts.

A volume containing poetry mostly in strict metre, together with some prose items and a significant body of prophetic prose or vaticinatory verse, transcribed between 1649 (see pp. 285-288) and 1660 by Wiliam Bodwrda; the volume would appear to have been 'No. 17' in his own collection of manuscripts (see f. iv and p. 342).
The cited works are mainly those of fifteenth-century poets, including eulogies by Lewys Glyn Cothi and prophetic poetry by Dafydd Gorlech, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd o Fathafarn and Robin Ddu. Several pieces of prophecy are either anonymous or attributed to ambiguous and obscure authors such as Taliesin, y Bardd Cwsg and y Bergam. Eulogies composed in praise of the Bodwrda family are found on pages 181-193 and 285-288. Wiliam Bodwrda himself has paginated the manuscript from 1-341, but some of these numbers have been cropped in binding. The paper, according to the transcriber's practice, has been folded before use giving three vertical creases on every page, the left-hand crease being used as a guide for the alignment of the text. The transcriber uses a catchword on the bottom right-hand corner of most verso pages.

A volume containing the first part of a transcript (continued in Brogyntyn I.10) by John Edwards, Plas Newydd, Chirk, of part of Thesaurus Linguæ Latinæ et Cambrobritannicæ... by 'Syr' Thomas Wiliems, Trefriw (now NLW Peniarth MS 228).
The volume contains the title page, dated 1608, the list of authorities cited, 'Prif Gaerae Ynys Brydain gynt', 'Tri dyfal gyfangan', and the dictionary from A to D. The contents correspond to Peniarth MS 228, vol. i, except that Thomas Wiliems's preface is wanting, probably as a result of six leaves being excised at the beginning of the volume between ff. iv and v. The text is written in a neat italic hand, two columns on each page; the Latin words are written in red ink, the Welsh definitions in black, quotations from Welsh literature in green, and the names of authors and titles of the works quoted in purple. According to a note on f. iv John Edwards paid nine shillings for paper for his transcript in 1607; he probably commenced transcribing soon afterwards in 1608, which is the date written on Thomas Wiliems's title-page, although Wiliems completed his dictionary on 2 October 1607. The monograms 'IHS' and 'MRA' on ff. v and 1 and 'Emanuell IHS' on f. iv indicate that John Edwards, like Thomas Wiliems, was a Roman Catholic. Because of his refusal to take the Oath of Allegiance in 1613 two-thirds of Edwards's estate was confiscated, which resulted in his being involved in litigation until the end of his life, a situation which probably explains why he abandoned transcribing the dictionary.

An assessment, taken 15 October 1660, of the inhabitants of the townships of Aston, Crickheath, Cynhinion, Hisland, Llanforda, Maesbury, Middleton, Morton, Pentre-gaer, Swinau, Sychdyn, Trefarclawdd, Treflach, Trefonnen and Wootton, in the parish of Oswestry, Shropshire.
Endorsed is a list of the names of the assessors, namely Arthur Hanmer, Richard Lloyd, Thomas Powell, John Key, John Jones, Jeffrey Griffiths and John Thomas, and of Edward Owen and John Davies, churchwardens (f. 9 verso).

A volume containing accounts, 1744-1758, relating to the administration of the estate of Roger Mostyn (c. 1678-1744), Aberhirieth [Aberhiriarth], Cemais, Montgomeryshire, deceased, comprising an inventory of his goods and chattels taken and appraised, 5 November 1744, by David Rees and Humphrey Pierce (pp. 1-4); rentals, 1744-1758, of his real estate in Llanwrin and Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire, in the collections of David Vaughan, 1744-1748, Robert Richard, 1748-1754, and Robert Evans, clerk, 1754-1758, with accounts and payments received and disbursed (pp. 5-81); together with rentals, 1753-1756, of the real estate purchased in trust for William Pugh in Llanelidan, Denbighshire, and Llandrillo and Llandderfel, Merionethshire, in the collection of Robert Evans, clerk (pp. 82-87), with accounts and payments received and disbursed, 1754-1764 (pp. 89-103).

A volume containing accounts of payments, 1786-1792, to labourers working for Robert Godolphin Owen, Brogyntyn, naming individual workers, the number of days worked, their rates of pay and the nature of their employment.

A printed catalogue, [mid-19 cent.], [compiled by Sir Thomas Phillipps], entitled 'Manuscripts at Porkington, the seat of William Ormsby Gore, Esq. near Oswestry, co. Salop', with pencil additions and alterations in the hand of W. W. E. Wynne, Peniarth. To the printed list of thirty-two manuscripts Wynne has added descriptions of a further seven.

A volume containing an abridgement of Le Livre des Assises (first published as Tabula libri assisarum et placitorum corone, ed. by John Rastell ([London], [1514?], ESTC S121691); see, for instance, Le livre des assises et pleas del' corone…, ed. by John Rastell (London, 1679, ESTC R40449)), written by five contempory hands of the early fifteenth century. Scribe A (ff. iv-vii verso, x verso (the calendar of contents), 73 verso-74, 76-88 verso, 96 verso-108 verso) is seemingly the controlling hand, and is responsible for the foliation and most of the additions and annotations. The other hands are B (ff. 1-42 verso), C (ff. 42 verso-75 verso, except for brief interruptions by A and D), D (ff. 51 verso-53 passim, 62, 65) and E (ff. 88 verso-96 verso). Running titles; no rubrication.

A lawyer's cause book containing memoranda, mostly in Latin with some in English, of pleas, 1635-1641, relating mainly to Breconshire, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire and Somerset, heard at the assizes and in the Courts of the Arches, Chancery, Duchy of Lancaster, Exchequer, King's Bench, Star Chamber, Wards and Liveries, Westminster, and the Prerogative Court, London.