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Papers, [1600x1924], mostly of or relating to Robert Ellis (Cynddelw), with some in the hand of Dr Robert Ellis, his son. The material includes a draft autobiography of Robert Ellis; an introduction written for a collection of Ellis's work under the proposed title Mwyar Berwyn; a draft of part of the first chapter of a biography of John Williams, Baptist minister (Llangollen, 1871); notes for Esboniad ar y Testament Newydd Cyfrol III (Llangollenn, 1878); poetry; diaries, 1840-1866; correspondence, 1833-1875; sermons; lectures; essays; adjudications at eisteddfodau, [1860x1875]; and miscellaneous notes, transcripts and extracts. The collection also includes letters, 1835-1856, of John Williams, Baptist minister; a rental, 1725-1726, of the estate of Watkin Williams Wynn; commonplace books of John Davies, Pentrefoelas, Griffith Williams (Gutyn Peris) and others, together with further collections of miscellany in seventeenth and eighteenth century hands; and autograph sermons by Christmas Evans.

Letters, 1835-1856, of John Williams (1806-1856), Baptist minister, author of Yr Oraclau Bywiol, 1842.

A volume of holograph sermons and poems by Robert Ellis, including drafts of 'Awdl ar yr Atgyfodiad', 1849; 'Gwaredigaeth Israel o'r Aipht, yn nghyd a Dinystr Pharaoh a'i lu'; 'Awdl Farwnad i'r diweddar Barch John [P.] Davies o Dredegar; 'Marwnad Gwallter Mechain'; 'Dewi Wyn yn ei gystudd', 1839; 'Galareb ar ôl Morgan Rhys', 1850; 'Cyfieithiad o Childe Harold'; and minor poems and 'englynion'.

Holograph sermons by Robert Ellis, 1837-1839, 1849; an incomplete draft of 'A Plain and easy Greek Grammar'; 'Aralleiriad ar ran o Lyfr Job', 1837; 'Arbwylleb neu y iawn arferiad o reswm' - a draft; 'Holwyddoreg ar Fywyd Iesu Grist'; an incomplete sermon by J. Williams, 1836; and press cuttings of reviews of Tafol y Beirdd.

Holograph sermons and sermon notes, written on loose sheets, by Robert Ellis, 1839-1840. One of the sheets is a broadside - Dwy Gan Ysmala gan Tal., (Y Bardd Barfawg), Archangel Athrylith, M. W. White, Merthyr-Tydfil, n.d.

Holograph sermon notes, poems: 'marwnad y Parch. Stephen Edwards'; 'Galargoffa am Mari Siôn o'r Ty'nrhos, Llanuwchllyn'; 'Maes Bosworth'; 'Dyfalgerdd - Cymru'; Awdl Farwnad ar ôl y Parch. E. Jones ('Gwrwst'); 'Mordaith Bywyd'; 'Marwolaeth Havelock'; 'Duchangerdd'; 'Awdl ar y Môr'; 'Beddargraffiadau', a draft autobiography, lectures, and notes by Robert Ellis.

A notebook, mainly in the autograph of Robert Ellis and his son, Dr Robert Ellis, containing lectures on 'Hen Ddeddfau y Cymry'; 'Mahomed a'i Amserau'; 'Y Bedyddwyr a'u plant'; 'Dynion Od'; 'Dinystr yr hen Jerusalem a sefydliad y Jerusalem Newydd'; 'Y Flwyddyn Gymreig a'i phrif Wyliau'; 'Rhyfeddodau Llyfr y Dadguddiad'; 'Y Mil Blynyddoedd'; 'Y Bedyddwyr fel pleidwyr Rhyddid gwladol a chrefyddol'; and sermon notes.

Holograph manuscript of Robert Ellis: Y Pum Darlith ar Fedydd, a draddodwyd yn ... Llansilin yn 1840 a 1841, Llanfair, 1841.

A scheme of a treatise by Robert Ellis, on 'Athrawiaeth y Ddau Gyfamod', with introductory notes.

Schemes of essays by Robert Ellis on 'Bywyd ac Athrylith Gwallter Mechain'; 'Bywyd ac Athrylith Iolo Morganwg'; and 'Hynafiaethau Caerlleon'.

A collection of carols on biblical and religious themes by Thomas Iefan, Dd. ap Gruffudd o Drewyn, Edmwnt Prys, Siôn Morys, 'Un o Lunden', and others un-named; 'dyrïe karwssio'; 'englynion i wragedd'; various 'englynion'; 'Owdwl y gath' by Robert Klidro; 'Araith Wgan'; 'Ymddiddan rhwng yr wttreswr a'r dylluan' by 'Thomas y darlleniwr'; 'cywyddau' by Edward ap Raff, 'O.G.', and others un-named; and a draft letter from his children to Ieuan ap Thomas Lloyd containing a reference 'to the new found land wch is called Ferginiae'.

A transcript of a collection of poetical meditations, prayers, psalms, and 'cywyddau', composed by Humphrey David ab Evan, sexton of Llanbryn-Mair, about 1637 to 1644; with a few 'cywyddau' by Siôn Phylip, William Phylip, and Doctor Siôn Kent, and 'englynion' by William Cynwal and Hugh Machno. The statement in David Williams: Cofiant Cynddelw, p. 684, that the greater part of the volume is in the author's own hand is incorrect.

A collection of 'cywyddau' mainly of a vaticinatory nature. The poets represented are Ifan ap Rhydderch ab Ifan Llwyd, Llywelyn ab Owain, Robin Ddu, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, Dafydd Gorllech, and Gruffudd ap Llywelyn Fychan.

A copy of William Evans: A New English-Welsh Dictionary ... Carmarthen, 1771, with additions and substitutions which suggest its use as a basis for another dictionary.

The confession of faith read by Stephen Edwards at his ordination at Zoar, Rhymney, 3 August 1841.

Lists of subscribers for Yr Athraw and Y Tyst [Apostolaidd], 1850, and accounts of building at Carmel, Sirhowy, 1852.

A collecting book issued to Robert Ellis on behalf of the Baptist church at Gefail y Rhyd, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, 1845; and accounts of sales of Y Tyst [Apostolaidd], Darlith Eglurhaol ar Rhufeiniaid IX, 1-24, and Darlith ar Hanes y Bedyddwyr.

An account of donations received by Robert Ellis towards the Baptist Chapel at Sirhowy, 1854.

'Yr Ymwelydd blyneddol; neu Almanac a Dydd-lyfr am 1840, 1841, Almanac, neu Ddydd-lyfr, am 1842, Y Dyddiadur Methodistaidd am 1843 ..., Dyddiadur yr Anymddibynwyr am ... 1845, Almanac a Dyddiadur, am ... 1846, Y Drych Blyneddol yn cynwys Dyddiadur am ... 1850; ynghyd a golwg gyflawn ar sefyllfa y Bedyddwyr trwy Gymru, a thrwy'r byd, am y flwyddyn 1849'; and 'Y Drych Blynyddol; yn cynnwys Dyddiadur, a chofnodion cyffredinol at wasanaeth enwad y Bedyddwyr yn y Dywysogaeth am y flwyddyn 1866' - all with diary entries and accounts by Robert Ellis.

Letters mainly addressed to Robert Ellis ('Cynddelw'). The correspondents include Thomas Essile Davies ('Dewi Wyn o Essyllt'); John Edwards ('Meiriadog') (1881); Richard Foulkes Edwards ('Rhisiart Ddu o Wynedd') (1860); David Howell ('Llawdden'); John Ceiriog Hughes ('Ceiriog') (1871); James Spinther James (1875); Lewis William Lewis ('Llew Llwyfo') (1872); Richard Parry ('Gwalchmai') (1858); Robert John Pryse ('Gweirydd ap Rhys') (1870); William Rees ('Gwilym Hiraethog') (1867); Jonathan Reynolds ('Nathan Dyfed') (1869); William Roberts ('Nefydd') (1862); David Thomas ('Dafydd Ddu Eryri') (1820-1821); Williams Thomas ('Islwyn') (1874); Griffith Williams ('Gutyn Peris') ([1816]); John Davies ('Brychan') (1862); Hugh Brython Hughes ('Brython') (1871); and Thomas Gwallter Price ('Cuhelyn') (1856); together with copies of testimonials in support of Robert Ellis junior's application for the classical tutorship at Llangollen Baptist College, 1870.