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Brut y Tywysogion, a Romance of Owen, and the Faith of Sylvester,

A manuscript, beautifully written in part, containing an abridged copy of Brut y Tywysogion to the year 1101 (pp. 1-36), with marginal commentary in English and a brief account of Hywel Dda's Laws interpolated in the text after the year 913; an account of King Arthur's knights, especially Owain ab Eirien [Urien] (pp. 37-62); and an account of the life of Sylvester, who was pope in the time of the Emperor Constantine (pp. 63-69).

Cyfraith Hywel Dda,

A manuscript containing a copy of 'Cyfraith Hywel Dda o Lyfr Owain Meurig o Fod-organ y Mon, Esq.'.

Cyfraith Hywel Dda,

A manuscript containing the laws of Hywel Dda 'o Lyfr Wm. Philips o Aberhodni [?Aberhonddu]'.

Hywel's Laws, &c.

A manuscript in the autograph of Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd) containing transcripts of the Laws of Hywel Dda from an unidentified manuscript (ff. 1-9) and from the White Book of Hergest (ff. 63-67); a transcript of a commonplace book, temp. James I, the contents of antiquarian interest, being mostly concerned with Druidism and early British history (ff. 25-49); a list of the contents of the White Book of Hergest (f. 68) and transcripts of parts of it (ff. 69-74); a list of the hundreds, commotes and parishes of Wales (ff. 87-110); and various other extracts, etc.
For the text beginning at f. 75 see Peniarth MS 267, pp. 83, 86, 115; for the text beginning at f. 84 see op. cit., p. 26; for the text beginning at f. 86 verso see op. cit.; for the text beginning at f. 111 see op. cit., pp. 53-76.

Leges Howeli Da, &c.,

A manuscript, apparently in the hand of John David, containing a transcript of Rawlinson MS C. 821 (pp. 1-107); 'Am ossodedigethau Dyfnwal ... moel ...' (pp. 109-110); excerpts, in Welsh, from a very old manuscript of the Laws which was in the possession of John Edwardes of Chirk (pp. 111-128); 'a lettre & exposition of Welsh words in Hoel Da's lawes written to Mr. ffr. Tate [Francis Tate, who has a note dated 23 January 1613 at the end of Vesp. E. XI] ...' (pp. 129-131); and 'The exposition of words' (pp. 132-148).

John David.

The Laws of Hywel Dda,

A manuscript containing the laws of Hywel Dda in Welsh. A note in the hand of Moses Williams reads as follows: 'The original MS. (Bibl: Cott: Titus D. IX) whence this was copy'd from was lost in the fire A.D. 1731. So this is the only perfect Copy of this class'.

Welsh laws,

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing 'A transcript of an ancient MS. of Cyfraith Howel Da communicated to me by Mr. Wm Baxter, A. D. 1714 ...sold afterwards to the Earl of Oxford' (pp. 1-60); ' A transcript of Cyfraith Hywel [from Bibl. Harleian MS 63 B.]' (pp. 69-199); 'A transcript of an old Latin Copy of Cyfraith Hywel' (pp. 205-231); a transcript 'Ex Llyvyr Koch Hergest col. 1032' (p. 233); 'Statuta Walliæ (Eleod: MS. cui Tit. Liber Memorandorum Ecclesiæ Conventualis de Bernewelle) Anno 1284' (pp. 235-262); 'Howel da mab kadell &c. from 'Cleopatra A. XIV. Membr. Cott. 6' (pp. 269-349); 'A Transcript of c. Hywel taken out of ... Caligula A. III. 3 . / 1713. Cott. 2' (pp. 356-392; and fragments of texts (pp. 396-429).

Moses Williams.