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A volume of Pennant miscellanea. It comprises poems, mainly in English and Welsh, including 'An Elegy on the death of Captain Thos. Myddelton, Denbigh' by Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant), translations in the autograph of R. Williams, Vron, from paraphrases by Evan Evans (Ieuan Brydydd Hir), 'Banks of the Daw' and 'Ode to Laudanum' by and in the autograph of Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg), 'Garricks Verses on seeing Buxton' and 'Upon seeing Garricks verses', an elegy on the death of Sir Stephen Glynne (d. 1 April 1780), and two poems in Estonian with Latin translations and the melody in staff notation; printed broadsides, circulars, etc., including a copy of Dafydd Ddu Feddyg [David Samwell], Ode for St. David's Day, 1791 ([?London], [1791], ESTC T231565), being a copy sent by Samwell to Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant) with an autograph poem entitled 'To Thos. Edwards of Nant on his having received the Honour of Cadairfardd at St. Asaph Eisteddfod in May 1790'; letters and transcripts of letters from Sir John Wynn, bart., of Gwydir, to Sir Hugh Myddelton (September 1, 1625), from Robert Wynne, Gresford, to Richard Williams (March 24, 1731/2), from Thomas Pennant to John Lloyd, Caerwys, to Thomas Pennant from Mathurin-Jacques Brisson (author of Ornithologie and other works), John Lloyd, Caerwys, Richard Williams, Vron (together with a mock elegy to Evan Evans (Ieuan Brydydd Hir)), Richard Davies, Holywell, and John Edwards, Kelsterton, from Evan Evans (Ieuan Brydydd Hir) to Paul Panton, from John Williams, Ystradmeurig, to Philip Yorke, Erthig, to David Pennant from Samuel Strong, John Parry, Henry Parry, Llanasa, Edward Jones, J. Oldfield, J. Douglas, J. W. Eyton, Leeswood, and E. Williams (secretary of the Flint and Denbigh Agricultural Society), and from William Davies Shipley (dean of St. Asaph), G. Thompson (editor and publisher of A Select Collection of Original Welsh Airs), David Howell (Llawdden), Thomas Croft (secretary to the 'Committee of the Grand Flintshire Eisteddfod', 1835), J. P. Eyton, etc.; material relating to Moses Griffith, the Welsh artist who accompanied Thomas Pennant on many of his tours, including his terms for executing landscapes, portraits, etc.; legal papers, including an inventory taken in 1637 of the goods, etc., of Robert Jones of Halkin, a copy of a bond from Thomas, baron Dillon, Viscount Castello Galler, and Theobald, viscount Jaffe, to Hugh Pennant of Bichton, a receipt (1774) from David Jones, Trefriw, for ten shillings and sixpence paid by Thomas Pennant, and depositions (1792) of colliers in regard to the alleged drowning of coal on the land of Sir Roger Mostyn; printed matter, including press cuttings, broadsides, circulars, etc., relating to volunteers to the merchant navy, the Metropolitan Cambrian Institution, poor-law, railways, communication with Ireland, hospitals, the Holywell Association, eisteddfodau, parliamentary elections, the Association for the encouragement of Agriculture and Industry, military service, schools in Flintshire, entertainments, mines, benefit clubs, etc.

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'.

A volume containing a number of veterinary and other recipes and cywyddau, englynion, etc. by the following poets: Sir Dafydd Trefor, Doctor Sion Kent, Meredydd ap Rhys, Lewis Môn, Dafydd Nanmor, Ifan Gethin ap Ifan ap Lleision, Iorwerth Fynglwyd, John Lloyd o Lys fasi, Sion Tudur, Owen Gwynedd, Wm. Llynn, Rhys Nantmor, Sion Brwynog, Gutto o'r Glynn, Lewis Daron, Gruffudd Grug, Iolo Goch, Owain waed da, Inco Brydydd, Rhys Penardd, Rhys Goch Glyn Dyfrdwy, Howel Cilan, Edward ab Rhys, Gryffydd ap Llewelyn Fychan, Dafydd Llwyd ap Lleweln ap Gruffudd, Sion Philipp, Gruffydd ap Ifan ap Llywelyn Fychan, Owen Griffith 'gwr a [sic] Lanystumdwy yn Efionydd', Ifan Tew Brydydd, Thomas Derllysg, Ifan Dyfi, Morgan ap Huw Lewis, Taliesin, Tudur Aled, Deio ap Ifan Du, Huw Arwystl, Llywelyn Goch ap Meurig hên, Syr Thomas Jones., Llywarch Hên, Mabclaf ap Llowarch, Aneurun Gwawdrydd, Evan Evans ['Ieuan fardd'] 1765, R. Jones 'o Drefdraeth ym Mon' (incomplete), Rys Kain, Simwnt Fychan, Hugh Lewis, Hugh Pennant, Wiliam Phylip, Lewis Glynn Cothi, Huw Elisse, Wiliam Kynwal, Hywel ap Reinallt, Rhys Llwyd ap Rhys ap Rhiccard, Thomas Celli, Hywel ap Dafydd ap Ieuan ap Rhys, Gwilim hen, Hugh ap Rhobert Wynn (neu ap Richard Wynne) [should probably be Huw ap Rhys Wyn], Bleddyn Fardd and Gwgon. The volume was bound by Lewis Edward for Lewis David in 1762. The first thirty pages are entitled 'the compleat horseman And exbert farrier'. The poetry appears to have been transcribed c. 1791-5, possibly by Peter Bailey Williams, from other manuscripts (mention is made of copying from manuscripts in the hand of Dd. Ellis, Person Crickaeth, Evan Evans, Prydydd Hir, and Lewis Morris). The text is imperfect in places, and there are some later additions, including an English translation by Peter B. Williams of 'Marwnad Lleucu Llwyd' by Llywelyn Goch ap Meurig hên and 'englynion' copied by P. B. W[illiams] in Lampeter churchyard, August 1817. Several folios have been removed at the end of the volume but the pagination is continuous.