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Neuadd Wen Manuscripts,

  • GB 0210 MSNEUADD
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  • [15 cent.]-[1920x1930]

Manuscripts from the library of Sir Owen Morgan Edwards (1858-1920), mostly belonging to the nineteenth century, and consisting of original copy of published material in the form of essays, short stories, original and translated poetry, collections of proverbs, etc.; also included in the collection are account books, sermons, diary entries, miscellaneous papers on various literary topics, and autograph letters of well-known Welsh figures.

Edwards, Owen M. (Owen Morgan), 1858-1920

'Talm o hen-gerdd i Foelyrch',

A composite volume of collections of Welsh poetry and prose made about 1635. The title is derived from the third section which contains a number of poems to members of the Wynn family of Moelyrch in Llansilin. Amongst the poets represented are Hywel Cilan, Tudur Aled, Rhys Cain, Gruffudd Hiraethog, Sion Cain, Guto'r Glyn, Edmwnd Prys, Lewis Glyn Cothi, Iolo Goch, Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr, Iorwerth Fynglwyd, Taliesin, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Dafydd Nanmor and Wiliam Cynwal. Miscellaneous material in the volume includes a copy of an award relating to Moelyrch, 1540; a fragment of a letter by Charles I; the pedigrees of Oliver Cromwell, Holland and Morris, and Kyffin of Bodfach; a roll of the Caerwys Eisteddfod, 1567; an extract from 'Breuddwyd Rhonabwy'; a list of the sheriffs of Denbighshire from 1541 to 1635, with additions to 1658; a copy of documents relating to the treaty of alliance concluded between Charles VI of France and Owain Glyndŵr; extracts from the epigrams of John Owen; and extracts from scripture.

'Prif Ddifyrrwch y Cymro',

A holograph collection of 'cywyddau' and 'englynion' and other verse by John Williams entitled 'Prif Ddifyrwch y Cymro: Llyfr Cywyddau Duwiol a diddanol o waith John Williams, MDCCLXIII'; with a further collection beginning imperfectly, with the fifth item written in 1764; and loose sheets containing 'Hymn i'w chanu yn amser cynhaiaf', 'Ystyriaeth ar oes dyn, ar y pedwar mesur ar hugain' (ten only included), and 'Carol Plygain ar y Fedle-Fawr, 1796'.

John Williams.

Mawddwy manuscripts,

A group of papers, entitled 'Mawddwy MSS', which Sir O. M. Edwards acquired from William Davies, Pant, Llanymawddwy (d. 1906). They consist of sheets of poems by Rhys Jones o'r Blaenau ('Cywydd marwnad Jane Poole', 1762, and 'cywydd i . . . William Lloyd o Riwaedog . . . i erchi gwnn', 1764; 'englynion i'r Bont Newydd'-a bridge built over the river Wnion in 1765; 'cywydd marwnad William Lloyd', 1774; 'cywydd marwnad y Parchedig Iefan Llwyd o'r Fron. . .', 1776; 'cywydd priodas y capten Gwynn, 1766; 'Awdwl Ddychan i Sion Grustal', 1764; 'englynion i ofyn ellynod i'r Parchedig Mr. Rhys Anwyl . . . tros Sion Prys o Bennant Mowddwy'; 'englynion i . . . ofyn twcca dros Edward Richard y Baili o Ddolgelley, 1770'; and 'englynion i ofyn ffon'); 'Carol Plygain ar Let Mary Live Long' by Thomas Edwards, 1770 (2 copies); 'cerdd ar fesyr triban' by 'Dicc ar awen ffol'; 'cerdd y Bais' by Robert Llwyd o'r Pale; 'Carol Plygain ar Wng Cyttirawg'; 'Ymddiddan rhwng Edward John ab Evan a'i gyfnither' (2 copies); 'cywyddau digri' by Dafydd Llwyd Bach; a poem by E. Evans, Llwynygrug, upon hearing in America of the death of David Evans, Ty Du; and 'penhillion i ofyn pottel o Ingc' by Ro[?wlan]d Jones, a copy of a letter from Rowland Jones in London to his father Sion ap Rhys at Pennant y Mawddwy, 1764, and a letter, with a poem signed 'Roli Sion Prys', to Griffith Jones, Blaen Cynllwyd, 1766.

Gwaith 'Gwilym Berwyn',

Two exercise books, one containing transcripts by Hannah Morris of three poems ('Yr Ardd', 1893, 'Yr Anturiaethwr', 1891, and 'Y Diluw', 1891) by her brother William Roberts ('Gwilym Berwyn'), and a covering letter relating to the same, the other containing a lyric ('Meinir Meredydd') by 'Meinwen Cennin', Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Hannah Morris.

Gwaith 'Owain Machno',

Two exercise books, one containing a poem on the year 1881 by Owen T. Davies ('Owain Machno'), a covering letter and photograph of the author, and the other an 'awdl' on Owain Glyndwr by 'Blagur y Gwyngyll', 1895.

Owain Machno.

Rhieingerdd,

Two versions of a pastoral song entitled 'Olwen Merch yr Amaethwr', by H. Brython Hughes, with a covering letter, 18 June 1896.

H. Brython Hughes.

Barddoniaeth,

'Arwrgerdd Owen Glyndwr', by D. Lewis ('Ap Ceredigion'); 'Pryddest: Esgyniad y Cymro', by Humphrey Jones ('Bryfdir'), 1896; 'Nos Galangauaf' - a translation from Burns - by Henry Rowlands ('Henri Myllin'); and a translation, 1897, by W. J. Gruffydd of part of 'Myfanwy Fychan' by John Ceiriog Hughes ('Ceiriog').

Caneuon 'Buddug',

The original manuscript of Caneuon Buddug (Caernarfon, 1911) (the poems of Catherine Jane Prichard ('Buddug')).

Buddug, 1842-1909

Barddoniaeth,

Miscellaneous poems, including a fragment of a poem by Hughe Hughes, Llwydiarth Esgob; a pencil copy of 'Beth sy'n hardd ?', with a translation into English ('What is Beautiful?'), 'Bedd fy Chwaer', 'Dymuniad yr Eneth Glaf', and a letter by J. H. Hughes ('Ieuan o Leyn'), Ruabon, 1887; 'Carol ar Gonceat Gwyr y Gogledd' by Edward Jones, Maesyplwm; 'Llinellau a gyfansoddwyd ar yr achlysur o briodi Mr. Jno. Jones o Lanfyllin a Miss Jones o'r Fronheulawg, yn swydd Feirionydd, Rhagr. 28, 1827' by Hugh Jones ('Erfyl'); an extract from Sir John Wynn's History of the Gwydir Family, including Rhys Goch o'r Yri's poem to Robert ap Meredith; a 'cywydd Annerch Eisteddfod Penmorfa, 1795' and 'Cerdd i'w chanu ar y mesur a elwir White Chalk dan yr enw Cwynfan yr Awen', by J. R., Ty Du; a poem by Samuel Roberts ('S.R.'), to 'Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Baronet, M.P., and his Lady, when passing-on a fine evening-through the beautiful Vale of Llanbrynmair', with a covering letter by his father, John Roberts, 1827; 'Englynion a luniwyd wrth ddarllen Joseph, Llywodraethwr yr Aifft, gwaith Mr. D. Ionawr, Gorph 6d. 1809', and 'Englynion i Gastell Caernarfon' by David Thomas, and a copy of 'Canu penrhydd i Gastell Caernarfon' by Huw Morys; a poem on 'The Day of Judgment', by 'Bleddyn ap Cynfyn'; and a copy of 'Can ddifyfyr lawen gan y Bardd Diawen a elwir Y Coch Owen'.

Gwaith Glasynys,

Poems and letters by Owen Wynne Jones ('Glasynys'), consisting of an exercise book containing holograph poems composed between 1849 and 1852, with transcripts of poems by Ellis Roberts ('Elis Wynn o Wyrfai') and John Jones ('Talhaiarn'); 'Rhiangerdd Myfanwy Fychan', 'Llywelyn a'i Gi', and a fragment of 'Llyn y Morwynion'; and three letters to W. J. Roberts ('Caersallwg') and Ebenezer Thomas ('Eben Fardd'), 1851-1864.

Glasynys, 1828-1870

Cywyddau a charolau,

A collection of poems by Sr. Rhys, William Phylip, John Dafydd Las, Mr. Peter Lewis, Edward Morris, Sr. Morgans, Morus Richard, William Llyn, Tudur Aled, John Tudur, John Phylip, Edmwnd Prys, Dafydd ab Edmwnd, Iolo Goch, William Cynwal, Hugh Morris, Gutto'r Glyn, and Dafydd ap Gwilym; and a copy of a letter by Edward William, Llangower, 26 December 1829.

A commonplace book,

Copies of Welsh and English poetry and miscellaneous extracts, including poems by William Philip, Robert Hughes, Goronwy Owen, 1741, Rice Jones, Evan Evans ('Ieuan Brydydd Hir'), Thomas Jones, and anonymous poems ('Pan oedd Bess yn teyrnasu' and 'Cerdd Bett o Lansanffraid'); English poems- 'Arise and see the Building', 'Guardian Angels', and 'The Young Man's Wish'; a copy of a letter from Snoden Hill to Lord Penn, and forms of letters on various occasions; 'Select sentences, collected at diffrent times by I.E.'; triads; and 'Cyfarwyddyd i wneuthur Methodist'.

Casgliad o farddoniaeth grefyddol,

A collection of Welsh religious verse successfully submitted for competition at the Cwrtybela, Blackwood, Eisteddfod, 1866, by 'Ieuagolym' (i.e. Evan Jones, James H. Walters, and William Jones ('Asaph Gwent'), all of Blackwood.

Evan Jones, James H. Walters and Asaph Gwent.

Barddoniaeth,

Unsigned Welsh poetry consisting of a 'Cywydd Coffadwriaeth am Robert Evan o'r Cornele, a gladdwyd Awst 24 yn y ddeigenfed flwyddyn a phump oedran; Bl. Arg. 1799', 'Myfyrdod ar Salm 90, 5', and 'Ystyriaeth ar Hos. 13, 14'.

Beirdd y Bala,

A commonplace book containing a catechism on the scriptures; notes entitled 'The Grounds of Divinity', and 'englynion' - 'Englynion a wnaeth Mr. [Edward] Wyn i'r Prydyddion yn yr Eisteddfod Ddydd Llun Sulgwyn, 1738'; 'englynion' by Elis Cadwaladr, Harry Parry, Gwilim ab lorwerth, David Evans, Sian Evans, Edward Jones, Bodfary, Rowland Shion o'r Pandy, 'John Jones Llanfair am a wn i', John Edwards, Robert Lewis, David Jones, Trefriw; a valentine; and obituary notices of John Edwards, Salop, 1747, and Thomas Edwards, 1751.

Llyfr cyfrifon Rowland Huw,

An account book, 1768-1774, kept by Rowland Huw, with an 'awdl: Godidowgrwydd Y Greadigaeth', by 'R. Huw neu Rod y Coed', 1795, 'cywydd: cwynfan Evan Evans o'r Bala yn ôl marwolaeth Jane Evans ei wraig'; and a poem by Rowland Huw 'oherwydd clwed Bachgenyn yn ei offrwm ei hun i'r Cythrael'.

Rowland Huw.

Blodau Awen ...,

A collection of poems by Hugh Jones, Penygroes, entitled 'Blodau Awen yn cynnwys ychydig Englynion, Pennillion a Cherddi, &c., o waith Hugh Jones, Penygroes, Llanwnda, yr hwn a fu farw Awst 6fed, 1825, wedi eu casglu yn ofalus gan O Jones, Bangor, 1828'; with a short biography of Hugh Jones ('Gwyndaf Ieuanc'.)

O. Jones.

Carolau,

'Carol ar Don a elwir Mwyneidd-dra neu symlen pen bys' by Rowland Hugh, 1791, and a carol 'gofyn bwiall' by Ellis Roberts, Llanddoget.

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