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Pregethau, cerddi, &c.,

Miscellaneous items, 1732-[c. 1909], including sermons and sermon notes by the Rev. David Jones, Llan-gan, Glamorgan (item 3), the Rev. Maurice Williams, curate of Dolwyddelan and Capel Curig (items 4-5) and the Rev. Thomas Richard, Fishguard (items 6-7); autograph englynion, 1757, by Thomas Williams, 'Merchant Taylor' in praise of Ellis Roberts (Elis y Cowper) (see Thomas Williams, Mynegiad yr Hen Oesoedd ... (London, 1761), pp. 138-40) (item 2); and an autograph poem by William Powell (Gwilym Pennant) in memory of John Robert Pryse (Golyddan) (item 8).

Jones, David, 1736-1810

Cerddi,

A volume containing autograph poetry by Catherine Jane Prichard (Buddug), daughter of Gweirydd ap Rhys and author of Caniadau Buddug (Caernarfon, 1911); and transcripts of her poems by her husband, Owen Prichard (Cybi Velyn).

Buddug, 1842-1909

'Right off the Reel!',

'Right off the reel! Some angling yarns by various spinners, with sketches by one of them ... (Caersws: Vernon, Challoner & Algernon Limited, 1913)', manuscript reminiscences, with pen-and-ink drawings, written in facetious, entertaining style by 'the Colonel' [Colonel Massey Spencer, Caersws, co. Montgomery]. The names 'Vernon', 'Challoner' and 'Algernon' probably refer to Vernon Bradley, William George Cleeton and Leslie Bowen respectively, all of Caersws (see NLW MS 21950C, f. i).

Spencer, Massey

Llysieu-lyfr,

A transcript by the Reverend William Roberts, Abergele, of a manuscript herbal 'Llysieu-Lyfr yn cynnwys enwau amryw ddail, a'u rhinwedd i iachâu amryw glefydau' by, or belonging to, Owen Rowland, Blaen y Nant, Llandygai, Caernarfonshire, herbalist and bone-setter, and of additional entries attributed to Griffith Williams ('Gutyn Peris'), Hugh Derfel Hughes and others. Extensive notes have been added, mainly in red, by William Roberts. The volume is inscribed 'Dyma derfyn y llyfr a gopïais ai gynnwys oll. William Roberts, Groes Lwyd, Abergele, 21 Ebrill, 1884' on f. 136.

William Roberts.

Nodiadau ar Blodeu-gerdd Cymry,

A notebook containing transcripts, 1868, by the Reverend William Roberts, Abergele, of poetry from David Jones, Blodeu-gerdd Cymry... (3ed., Treffynnon, E. Carnes, 1823) and other verse, with extensive explanatory notes in Welsh by the transcriber.

William Roberts.

Coflyfr Owen Thomas, Henllan,

A transcript, 1874-1875, with explanatory notes, by the Reverend William Roberts, Abergele, of a notebook kept by Owen Thomas, Henllan, 1740-1775, containing a monthly record in Welsh of weather conditions, market prices, and various events in the Henllan district.

William Roberts.

Cofrestr bedyddiadau, &c., Henllan,

A volume used by Owen Thomas, Henllan, Denbighshire, to record family and other baptisms and marriages, 1731-1776, and burials, 1769-1776, largely extracted from the parish register of Henllan.

Owen Thomas.

Ser-ddewiniaeth,

An imperfect manuscript containing astrological texts and tables in Welsh and English in the hand of David Jones ('Dewi Fardd'), Trefriw, including 'Brydyn Cymraeg neu Almanac am y flwyddyn ... 1681 oed y byd 5630' by or attributed to 'Robert Lewis M:D:' of Dublin 'Printiedig ir Athro ... om ty yn chequer lane gwedderbyn ac arwydd y Carw Gwyn: Dulyn, o'r Werddon y 10 o fis Gorphenhaf 1680' (ff. 14 verso-16) and 'Astronomi Rheol y Ser ('gwaith Dr. Davies') (ff. 31-6); and also a transcript of 'Digrifwawd neu ymgynhebygiad i owdl y misoedd' by Siôn Tudur (ff. 7 verso-13).

'Dewi Fardd'.

Amryw,

A copy of Hugo Grotius, Gwirionedd y grefydd Grist'nogol ... a gyfieithwyd gan Edward Samuel ... (Y Mwythig: John Rhydderch, 1716), with eight folios stitched in at the beginning of the volume containing verse and prose in the hand of Thomas Williams, 'Merchant Taylor', 1753-1756, including a Welsh version of the legend of the Wandering Jew (ff. i-v) and 'Englynion i bont llanrwst', 1635, attributed to 'John Roger, wever of llwyn Bleuddun in llan-llechid Parish' (f. viir-v). Transcripts of poetry by Rhys Prichard, vicar of Llandovery, and other verse also appear on pp. 2, 13-16 of the printed work.

Edward Samuel, Thomas Williams and others.

Anterliwtiau a barddoniaeth,

A cycle of three interludes on the history of the world, and miscellaneous poems, mainly englynion and poetry in carol metres, autograph, 1739-1758, by Thomas Williams, 'Merchant Taylor' (ca. 1690-1763), Tal-y-bont, Llandygai, Caernarfonshire, all of which appear in his published work Mynegiad yr hen oesoedd ... (London, 1761). Folios i (the original front cover), 1-6, 136-41 are palimpsests. The underwriting, partly legible under ultra-violet light, is from fifteenth and sixteenth century court records relating to Caernarfonshire, consisting mainly of lists of names.

Thomas Williams.

Darbyshire-Robert MSS,

  • GB 0210 MSDARBYSH
  • Fonds
  • 1716-1913.

Manuscripts, papers and some printed material, 1716-1913, from the library of the Rev. Canon William Prys James Darbyshire-Robert comprising eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth century material which includes interludes and poetry by Thomas Williams, Llandygai; a printed Welsh translation, 1716, by Edward Samuel of Hugo Grotius's De veritate religionis christianae (1669); records kept by Owen Thomas, Henllan and a nineteenth century transcript of one of his notebooks; eighteenth and nineteenth century sermons; a volume of autograph poetry by Catherine Jane Prichard ('Buddug'); two volumes, 1913, of fishing tales entitled 'Right Off The Reel!' by Colonel Massey Spencer; together with transcripts of an almanac and herbal, and of poetry, etc.

Darbyshire-Robert, William Prys James, 1912-1980.