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Williams, Peter, 1723-1796
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Miscellaneous papers,

Miscellaneous papers, including an extract 'From the Mabinogion of Lady Guest' [cf. The Mabinogion ... translated with notes, by Lady Charlotte Guest (London, 1877), pp. 74-6], a list of early Welsh books (in the autograph of [Thomas Edward Ellis], an extract from Kinmel MS 76 [NLW MS 1576] relating to Thomas Lloyd of Penmaen, and a bibliography entitled '"Y Bardd Cwsc" by Elis Wyn o Lasynys' [cf. The Journal of the Welsh Bibliographical Society, Vol. IV, pp. 199-208]. There are also a number of blue wrappers from past issues of 'Beibl Peter Williams' (1770) and the Welsh edition of Cann's Bible (1790) with printed proposals, Trefecca, 1786, relating to the latter, and part of a notebook (eighteenth century), which belonged to David Jones of Bryn y Rhig near Dolgelly and others, containing a few 'englynion', etc.

Guest, Charlotte, Lady, 1812-1895

Barddoniaeth Peter Williams, etc.

A volume of transcripts by D. Pryse Williams, Troedyraur, of printed poetry by, and relating to, Peter Williams (1723-96), Gellilednais, Llandyfaelog. The titles include Cywydd [sic] o Goffadwriaeth, Ar Farwolaeth y Parchedig Mr. William Davies, o Gastell-Nedd, A Fu Farw y 17 o Awst, 1787; ... Ynghyd A Rhai Pennillion o Goffadwriaeth Jane Williams, o Gaer-Wen, Ymhlwyf Penbre ... (Caerfyrddin, n.d.); Marwnad Am y Parchedig Daniel Rowlands, Yr Hwn a Fu Farw Hydref 23, 1790 ... (Caerfyrddin, n.d.) (with collations by J. H. Davies); and Marwnad; Neu Goffadwriaeth o Farwolaeth y Parchedig Mr. Peter Williams ... Gan' D. Ap Gwilim' [David Williams, Llysfronnydd, Aberthyn] (Caerfyrddin, 1796). The volume also includes a transcript by J. H. Davies of Marwnad: neu Goffadwriaeth o Farwolaeth y Parchedig Mr. Peter Williams ... Gan 'Ioan ap Gwilim' [John Williams], O Saint Athan, Morganwg (Caerfyrddin, 1796). Inset is a compliment slip in the hand of D. H. Davies, The Vicarage, Cenarth, 1899.