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A volume in the hand of John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd') containing a text based on John Davies: A Display of Herauldry (Salop, 1716) and John Reynolds: A Display of Herauldry (Chester, 1739).

A composite volume mainly in the autograph of John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd') containing the names of some Caernarvonshire sheriffs arranged under houses in Llŷn and Eifionydd ('Y Tylwythau o ba rai y penodwyd Siryddion Sir Gaernarfon o Leyn ac Eifionydd'), pedigrees of various Llŷn families (Rhiw, Cefnamwlch, Saethon, Trygarn, Cefnllanfair and Madryn), notes on heraldry ('Arfau Bonedd'), more pedigrees (Nanhoron, Saethon, with a leaf from an older manuscript concerning Saython [sic]), short extracts from Caernarvonshire pedigrees concerning clergymen, etc., 'Traethawd byr, y'nghyd âg adfyfyriadau, ar Ach Iesu Grist .... wedi ei gyfieithu o Ffrangaeg Abb Giraudeau, a chwanegu atto, gan y Parchedig Dr. A. Clarke; a'i droi i'r Gymraeg gan T. Roberts' (printed extract incomplete), 'Arfau Bonedd' (Llŷn families), and a transcript of 'The Pedigree and Genealogy of the Ancient and Worshipfull Family of Jones of Llwyn Onn in the Parish of Wrexham and County of Denbigh collected out of the Books of Owen Salusbury of Rug Esqr. and other Authentick Genealogists by John Salusbury De Erbistock Anno Domini 1675'. Loose in the volume are a letter, ?1903, from the Reverend Evan Evans, Llansadwrn Rectory, Anglesey to 'Myrddin [Fardd'] (the name of a subscriber for the addressee's book, genealogical queries), and holograph verses by [Ebenezer Thomas] 'Eben Fardd' beginning 'Fenywod hawddgar! dowch o'n plaid'. The first section of the manuscript is marked 'Copy No 30'.

A volume described on the title-page as 'Arfau Bonedd. John Jones Myrddin Fardd Llanystumdwy 1874' containing the coats of arms of various persons and families mainly from Llŷn and Eifionydd, Caernarfonshire, many of them illustrated in colour, others in the form of bookplates. The sources include tombstones and other monuments and the volume is in part complementary to Gleanings from God's Acre (Pwllheli, 1903). There are also a few loose papers, chiefly bookplates, and a letter, year not given, to 'Myrddin Fardd' from (Col.) John (?) F. Owen, Penmaen, Pwllheli (a genealogical query). A list of contents has been compiled and inserted with the manuscript.

A volume in the hand of John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd') containing an armorial of landed families of Llŷn and Eifionnydd. The sources quoted by the compiler include printed publications and inscriptions from the parish churchyards of Abererch, Llanor, Penmorfa, Rhiw, Llandegwning, Bryncroes and Llaniestyn.

A volume in the hand of John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd'), Llanystumdwy containing transcripts, with annotations and translations, of memorial inscriptions from Caernarvon-shire. Among the sources quoted by the scribe are the parish churches or churchyards of Llannor, Abererch, Llandegwning, Rhiw, Criccieth, Llanbedrog and Llangian. At the beginning of the volume is a paste down of a leaf from Y Gwladgarwr, April 1837, containing a biography of Sir John Owen of Clenennau and a transcript of his memorial inscription from Penmorfa church.

A scrap-book compiled by John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd') containing material relating to Caernarvonshire poets and literary men, some of it included in Enwogion Sir Gaernarfon. One or two pages are wanting (133-4, 203-4). There is a list of contents at the beginning of the volume. Loose items include a letter, 1907, from 'Rhab' [John Daniel, ('Rhabanion')], Rheithordy Llandudwen, Ger Pwllheli to [ ] (John Owen's epigrams), and a note, undated, from 'Owain Môn' to 'Myrddin Fardd'. Letter 'V' on the spine.

Extracts of Caernarvonshire interest transcribed by John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd') from Robert Williams, Coviant byr, am rai o'r dynion enwocav a aned yn Nghymru er amser y diwygiad (Llundain, 1833), with some additions (Inco Brydydd, John Ellis, D.D., Cadwaladr Cesail and Hugh Williams [rector of Aberffraw, Anglesey]).

Biographical notes by 'Myrddin Fardd'.

Notes (largely crossed out) relating to [Thomas Williams] 'Twm Pedrog', Cadwaladr Cesail, Wiliam Llŷn and Sir John Owen in the autograph of John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd'), with one or two press cuttings, etc. Number '8' on cover.

A notebook in the hand of John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd') containing extracts of Caernarfonshire interest from J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families (Horncastle, 1914).

'Cofnodion Eglwysig a Mynwentol Perthynol i Brif Deuluoedd Lleyn ac Eifionydd. Casgledig gan John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd')', being material similar to, but not identical with, that contained in Gleanings from God's Acre (Pwllheli, 1903). There are one or two insets in the autograph of W. W. E. Wynne, Peniarth and some loose papers in various hands, including an outline of proposals for redressing the inadequacy of Parliamentary representation (late 18th cent.).

An essay on the early religion of Wales entitled 'Crefydd; Y Sefydliad Derwyddol' by 'Myrddin Fardd'.

A fragment containing notes in the hand of John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd') and press cuttings (one by D. Lloyd 'formerly of Brownville, Me.', [USA]) on the place-names and antiquities mainly of Llandygái, with some additional material relating to Nant Ffrancon, Llanfairfechan, Llanfaglan and Penmachno.

A volume in the autograph of John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd') containing material similar to, but not identical with, that published in Enwau Lleoedd Sir Gaernarfon : eu hystyr a'u hanes ..... Casgledig gan J. Jones (Myrddin Fardd) (Caernarfon, [1913]). Much of the writing has been crossed out but the notes can still be read. The volume also contains a number of press cuttings and some additional material, including a section on Enlli (Bardsey) place-names (pp. 91-2).

A notebook in the autograph of John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd') containing names of farms, houses, fields, etc. in Llŷn and Eifionydd, arranged under parishes, with some explanatory notes. Some press cuttings have been pasted in at the end of the volume, viz. 'Enwau Lleoedd yn Nantgwynant' ('Ystyron Enwau yn Nantgwynant') by 'Pwy', 'Llythyr o sir Gaernarfon 'by 'Senica' [sic], 'Llanddeiniolen' by 'Darius' or H. Hughes, Llanddeiniolen, and 'Taith i Ben y Wyddfa' by 'Seneca'.

Three notebooks in the hand of John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd') containing material on the worthies of Llŷn and Eifionydd, together with additional press cuttings of more general reminiscences and biographies of Welsh and Welsh American worthies. There are labels on the outer upper covers lettered respectively 'G', 'R', and 'W'.

A manuscript by John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd') containing an introductory chapter ('Rhagymadrodd Enwogion') on the worthies of Llŷn and Eifionydd (subsequently amended in turn to Eifionydd and to Caernarvonshire), together with additional notes and press cuttings on the subject. One of the labels on the outer upper cover is numbered '13' and another is inscribed 'Eben Fardd .... ac Enwogion amryw'.

A volume which belonged to John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd') containing notices of Llŷn interest similar to, but not identical with, those contained in Enwogion Sir Gaernarfon. Many of the pages are missing and some of the notices are therefore incomplete. The hand, apart from 'Rhagdraith Enwogion' at the beginning and one or two inserts, is not that of 'Myrddin Fardd'. One of the longer notices relates to Thomas Williams ('Twm Pedrog'), who is not included in Enwogion Sir Gaernarfon. A number of press cuttings unrelated in content have been pasted on to some of the blank pages and loose inside is a letter, 1918, from D. R. D[aniel], Fourcrosses to 'Myrddin [Fardd'], with a transcript of a song entitled 'Llwynogod y Rhiw' (Caer Cyffin: argraffedig gan R. Jones, tros R. Jones). Letter 'R' on the spine.

A volume (511 pp.) containing 'Enwogion Sir Gaernarfon ... gan Ymchwiliwr' ['sef John Jones (Myrddin Fardd)' added in another hand], a prize-winning entry at the Caernarfon National Eisteddfod, 1877; it is fuller than the published work bearing the same title. Inserts include a letter, 29 January 1806, from D[avid] T[homas] ('Dafydd Ddu Eryri'), Waunfawr to ?[David Owen ('Dewi Wyn o Eifion')] (the illness and death of the writer's brother, Humphrey [Thomas]), a letter, 1905, from [the Reverend] E[van] Evans, Llansadwrn Rectory, Menai Bridge to ['Myrddin Fardd'] (names of subscribers to Cynfeirdd Lleyn), a copy by 'Glynn' of the inscription on the (?) tombstone of the Reverend J. H. Hughes ('Ieuan o Leyn'), a letter, year not given, from [the Reverend] D. Roberts, Llanelidan Rectory, Ruthin to John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd') (replying to a query concerning his father, the late Reverend William Roberts, rector of Llanddeiniolen), and a number of press cuttings, etc. There are also some sheets (161-173 and 329) from a later manuscript version of 'Enwogion Sir Gaernarfon' and a transcript by [W. H. Roberts ('Iseifion')] of a note by 'Myrddin Fardd' on David Williams, MP, JP, DL ('Dewi Heli') (see Cwrtmawr MS 932D).

A manuscript of John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd') containing lists of names of Caernarfonshire worthies; and miscellaneous press cuttings, e.g. 'Y Parch. Walter H. Jones, MA, BD Gan Glanogwen', 'Cipdrem ar ddynion od yr Alltwen. Lewis Lewis (Lewis Glyndyle). Gan Cyw Cloff, Scranton, Pa.', 'Cantref Buallt', 'Ail-agoriad Eglwys Mair Magdalen, Cerrigydrudion', etc.