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Y gyfrol gyntaf mewn cyfres o chwech yn cynnwys adysgrifau o bregethau ar y Testament Newydd gan y Parch. Griffith Jones, Llanddowror, wedi eu copïo yn nhrefn y Beibl. Mae'r gyfrol hon yn cynnwys pregethau ar Efengyl Mathew ac fe'i cwblhawyd ar 5 Tachwedd 1760 (t. 1244). = The first volume in a series of six containing transcripts of sermons on the New Testament by the Rev. Griffith Jones of Llanddowror, transcribed in Bible order. This volume contains sermons on the Gospel of St Matthew and was completed on 5 November 1760 (p. 1244).
Mae'r gyfrol wedi ei ysgrifennu mewn dwy law: mae'r rhestr cynnwys anghyflawn (ff. ii-iii) a nifer o gywiriadau ac arnodiadau yn y testun yn llaw'r Parch. Thomas Evans, curad Llanddowror a rheithor Walton, sir Benfro; ni adnabuwyd copïwr y prif destun (tt. 35-1244) gan y catalogydd. O'r 93 pregeth a gopïwyd i'r gyfrol yn wreiddiol (gw. y nodyn y tu mewn i'r clawr blaen) erbyn hyn mae pump, gan gynnwys y cyntaf, yn anghyflawn, ac mae un ar goll yn gyfan gwbl (tt. 476-[486]). = The volume is in two hands: the incomplete table of contents (ff. ii-iii) and a number of corrections and annotations to the text are in the hand of the Rev. Thomas Evans, curate of Llanddowror and rector of Walton, Pembrokeshire; the scribe of the main body of the text (pp. 35-1244) has not been identified by the cataloguer. Of the 93 sermons originally transcribed in the volume (see note inside front cover) five are now incomplete, including the first, and one is missing in its entirety (pp. 476-[486]).

Account book of Thomas Edwards, Forest, 1760-1772, relating to sales of barley, wheat, and oatmeal, the payment of servants' wages and rent, harvest labour, sheep shearing, etc.

Ten letters in Latin, 1762-1764, from Laurent Theodor Gronovius, Dutch naturalist, to Thomas Pennant, traveller and naturalist, mainly relating to their natural history studies and exchanges of books and specimens.

A volume of music for the harp, [c. 1764], including compositions by, and variations on the work of, Handel and John Parry Ddall of Rhiwabon. The manuscript is in two hands: possibly that of Robert Edwards, a pupil of John Parry (ff. 1-14, 24 verso-26, 36 verso-40), and possibly that of Thomas Roberts (ff. 14 verso-24, 26 verso-36, 40 verso-42a).

Papers of John Bedford, 1762-1791, largely relating to his time in South Wales, and deal with iron-making techniques, his interests in experimenting with and improving these techniques, and the state of his own business ventures in forging and quarrying. The papers include notes on iron-making techniques, 1763-1788; management and business papers, 1766-1791; correspondence, petitions and miscellaneous notes, 1766-1789; and quarry notes, 1762-1789.

One of two albums of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century (see also NLW MS 11983C), containing press cuttings, printed matter, and some manuscript material compiled probably by a member of the family of Ffoulkes of Eriviatt, Henllan, Denbighshire.
The press cuttings include letters by 'M.A. (Cantab)' and others on such subjects as 'Priests or Presbyters', 1885, 'Apostolic Succession', 1885, 'Tithes', 1886 , 'The proposed reform of the Church', 1886, 'Papal Supremacy', 1887, 'The Romance of History', 1886, and 'The Roman Controversy', 1889; obituaries of Henry Powell Ffoulkes, archdeacon of Montgomery, 1886, Major John Jocelyn Ffoulkes, Eriviatt, 1898, Mrs. Mary Hughes, Grove Place, Denbigh, 1905, Judge William Wynne Ffoulkes, Chester, 1903, and Thomas Williams, archdeacon of Merioneth, 1906; a sketch of William Ewart Gladstone, 1886; accounts of the marriage of Philip Humberston, Llandyrnog, and Edith Jocelyn Ffoulkes, Eriviatt, 1873, of the reopening of the restored choir of St. Asaph Cathedral, [1870s], of the marriage of Caroline Mary Wynne Ffoulkes and Richard Topping Beverley Atcherley, 1892, of the marriage of Katherine Mary Baker and Piers John Benedict Ffoulkes, rector of Odd Rode, 1899, of the reopening of St. Marcella's Church, Denbigh, 1909, and of a presentation to Major Jocelyn Ffoulkes, Eriviatt, undated; and articles on 'The Shrine of St. Winefride', 'The British Cabinet', 'Some of Rhyl's curiosities', 'The Hengwrt and Peniarth Manuscripts', and 'Roman influence on Early British Architecture: Excavations at Caerwent', 1905. Among the printed items are a hymntune 'Seek, as men seek for treasure' (marked with the rubber stamp of All Saints' Church, Dresden), an announcement of the performance of three Chester mystery plays, 1906, order of the memorial service to Queen Victoria in Chester Cathedral, 1901, a biography of Edmund Salusbury Ffoulkes (1819-94) (Tablettes Biographiques...Sèvres-Paris, [1894]), hymns to be sung at the funeral of Arthur Edward Turnour, M.D., Denbigh, 1894, of Hester Mary Wynne Ffoulkes, Chester, 1895, and of William Wynne Ffoulkes, Chester, 1903, minute of the appointment, 1763, of Sir Robert Strange, engraver, to membership of the Academy of S. Luke, Rome (with an English translation, and an explanatory note by Anne Ffoulkes, his grand-daughter), order of ceremonial of the consecration of the Rev. John Owen, M.A., as Bishop of St David's, order of memorial service of William Morton, Prebendary of Faenol and Precentor of St. Asaph Cathedral, 1895, and an in memoriam biography of Elise Sybil Astley, South African Church Railway Mission, 1919. The manuscript material includes verses entitled 'The Royal Mother' by Prebendary [W. A.] Whitworth, 1901, and holograph letters of Joseph C. Bridge, Christ Church Vicarage, Chester, 1909 (on mystery plays), and Jocelyn Foulkes, Portland, Oregon, 1921 (on the writer's family history). The volume is indexed (pp. iii-xiv).

Papers relating to Nassau Senior, 1764-1945, comprising travel journals, particularly to France and Italy, 1848-1863; lecture notes, 1826-1852; correspondence and papers of the Senior family, 1764-1907; diaries of Nassau Senior and his wife, 1830-1882; correspondence, 1764-1862, including substantial correspondence with Richard Whately, Protestant Archbishop of Dublin; papers relating to the Poor Law in England and Ireland, 1831-1864; papers on economic, social and political matters, 1821-1862; general letters 1764-1910, and papers of the Strachey family, 1911-1946.

A copy of Evan Evans (Ieuan Brydydd Hir), Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Antient Welsh Bards translated into English ... (London, 1764, ESTC T145881), bound with Rhys Jones, Gorchestion Beirdd Cymru ... (Shrewsbury, 1773, ESTC T116041). On blank leaves added to the volume and on the margins of printed pages David Samwell (1751-1798) has transcribed poems by himself and by other writers and there are also obituary notices of Welsh poets and others by Samwell, as well as press cuttings and a printed copy of Ode for the First of March, 1791, St. David's Day. Inscribed to the Gwyneddigion Society of London, by Dafydd Ddu Feddyg ([?London], 1791, ESTC T231564). Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg) (1747-1826) has added some notes on Glamorgan bards.

Papers of William George, Criccieth, consisting of his personal and family correspondence, diaries and notes, 1881-1960, and papers relating to his publications and public life (including political, legal, religious and Welsh cultural material), 1883-1958, together with diaries, 1881-1915, of Richard Lloyd ('Uncle Lloyd'), and a considerable amount of correspondence and other papers relating to members of the George family, the Lloyd family and the Lloyd George family, 1766-1981. Of particular interest is a very substantial group of papers of David Lloyd George, including: correspondence with William George, mostly 1886-1918; diaries, 1878-1892; letters from prominent politicians, 1879-1913; other letters, including many to family members, 1883-1928; letters from his secretaries, 1906-1963; and working drafts and notes in preparation for his speeches.

Papers relating to the probate of the will of Mary Delany (1700-1788); and an attested copy of the will of Dr Patrick Delany, dean of Down. English. Purchased from Ifan Kyrle Fletcher, London, November 1965.

Memorandum book, 1770-[c. 1810], of John Evans, shipwright, containing records of his employment and of letters received, addresses of manufacturers and vendors of pottery and household goods, medicinal recipes, household accounts, references to Wesleyan Methodist sermons heard in England, and professional and family notes.
Numerous references suggest that Evans was a native of Pembrokeshire, perhaps of Haverfordwest, and that he left the county in November 1770 (f. 1) to enter into employment at 'the king yeard' [?the Royal Dockyard at Devonport, Plymouth] (f. 2). Further family memoranda, up to about 1852, were added by his children, John, Ann and Charles Evans and Mary Pow(e) and Mary's daughter Ann Chegwiden Powe.

Papers of François Jaffrennou (Taldir), 1771-1955, including a five volume autobiographical work entitled 'Le Matricule 315', [1920s]-1946; press cuttings, 1899-1955; manuscript poetry and prose works, 1944-1953; papers and notes relating to the German Occupation and Taldir's subsequent incarceration, 1938-1955; family documents and papers, 1771-1925; copies of works by Loeiz ar Floc'h (Stourmer), 1910-1915, and Georges Floc'h (Yann Tanig), 1945-1951; and papers relating to the Pan-Celtic Congress of 1904 and other Pan-Celtic activities, 1904-1949.

Papers, 1772-1990, mainly comprising correspondence and papers of George Crawshay of Haughton Castle, Northumberland, which include letters, 1840-1874, from George Crawshay to his mother Louise Crawshay, his wife Eliza, and other family members; letters, 1840-1890, to George Crawshay from political figures, which reflect Crawshay's active political rôle; a journal, 1836-1837, of George Crawshay whilst in Freiburg under the care of a German tutor; miscellaneous papers, [1830s]-1890, of George and Eliza Crawshay; and letters and papers, 1772-1950, of Florence and James Kennedy Esdaile, daughter and son-in-law of George Crawshay.

Copi o gyfrol Peter Williams, Mynegeir Ysgrythurol; neu, Ddangoseg Egwyddorol o'r Holl Ymadroddion yn yr Hen Destament a'r Newydd (Caerfyrddin, 1773, ESTC T116289, Libri Walliae 5397), gyda nodiadau pregeth byr, yn Saesneg, yn llaw [y Parch.] Edmund Leigh, Llanedi, ar y dail rhwymo, [18 gan., ¼ olaf]-[c. 1810] (ff. 2 recto-verso, 4, 5), yn ogystal ac emyn Gymraeg tri phennill, yn cychwyn 'Fy lle pan welwy draw', wedi ei lofnodi gan Leigh a'i ddyddio 'Llannedy July the 2nd 1793' (f. 5 verso). = A copy of Peter Williams, Mynegeir Ysgrythurol; neu, Ddangoseg Egwyddorol o'r Holl Ymadroddion yn yr Hen Destament a'r Newydd (Carmarthen, 1773, ESTC T116289, Libri Walliae 5397), containing brief sermon notes, in English, in the hand of [the Rev.] Edmund Leigh, Llanedi, on the fly-leaves, [late 18 cent.]-[c. 1810] (ff. 2 recto-verso, 4, 5), together with a three verse Welsh hymn, beginning 'Fy lle pan welwy draw', signed by Leigh and dated 'Llannedy July the 2nd 1793' (f. 5 verso).
Mae'r nodiadau yn bennaf ar y testun pechod, gan gyfeirio at Job 42.5-6 (f. 2) a Genesis 42.36 a 45.8 (f. 4). Cyhoeddwyd yr emyn yn Diferion y Cyssegr: Sef Crynodeb o Hymnau a Chaniadau Ysbrydol o Waith Amrywiol Awdwyr (Caerlleon, 1802) (emyn rhif 115) ac yn Casgliad o Hymnau … at Wasanaeth y Methodistiaid Wesleyaidd (1845) (emyn 635, gyda'r teitl 'Ofnau'n ffoi') ond ni enwir yr emynydd yn y nail na’r llall. Ceir ambell i fân gywiriad ac ymylnod, mewn inc a phensil, i'r testun printiedig (ff. 9 verso, 23, 30, 60, 71, 92 verso, 119 verso, 132, 147, 179, 201 verso). = The notes are mainly on the subject of sin, with reference to Job 42.5-6 (f. 2) and Genesis 42.36 and 45.8 (f. 4). The hymn was collected in Diferion y Cyssegr: Sef Crynodeb o Hymnau a Chaniadau Ysbrydol o Waith Amrywiol Awdwyr (Caerlleon [i.e. Chester], 1802) (hymn No. 115) and in Casgliad o Hymnau … at Wasanaeth y Methodistiaid Wesleyaidd (1845) (hymn No. 635, entitled 'Ofnau'n ffoi'), in neither of which is the hymn-writer named. There are a few minor corrections and marginal annotations, in ink and pencil, to the printed text (ff. 9 verso, 23, 30, 60, 71, 92 verso, 119 verso, 132, 147, 179, 201 verso).

Miscellaneous papers relating mainly to Thomas Charles, Bala, and to his grandson David Charles, Trefeca.

A copy of Rhys Jones's book Gorchestion Beirdd Cymru .... (Amwythig, 1773), including transcripts of poetry and annotations by the Reverend Walter Davies, 'Gwallter Mechain'. Some of the items appear to have been transcribed from Llyfr Ystrad Alun (NLW MS 7191B). See also NLW MS 1658B, which contains a reference (p. 66) to this manuscript.

A volume entitled 'Casgliad [o] Gywyddau Englynion Cerddi a Charolau o Waith John Jones Athraw ysgol yn Llanddeiniolen Sir Gaernarfon', comprising Welsh poetry in strict and free metres in the hand of John Jones, Llanddeiniolen (fl. second half 18 cent.) (ff. 1-25 verso) and another contemporary hand, probably that of William Jones (ff. 26-34), including fourteen holograph poems of John Jones, [1774], 1778 and [n.d.] (ff. 1-12; cf. NLW MS 346B, ff. 51-73) and poetry by Ellis Roberts (Elis y Cowper), 1791 and [n.d.] (ff. 13-16, 31-32 verso), John Roberts, Treffynnon, 1791 (ff. 18 verso-21), Hugh Jones, Llangwm (ff. 23 verso-25 verso), Robert Gruffudd (ff. 28 verso-30) and an englyn by [Edward Jones] (cf. NLW MS 15C) (f. 25 verso).

Diaries and journals of tours of William Dillwyn, 1774-1775, 1777, 1781-1790, recording his departure from Pennsylvania for England, tours of parts of England and south Wales, his religious, political and business activities, the anti-slavery committee, and family business.

Manuscript memoir, 1774-1775, of William Owen, recalling his early years in the Royal Navy, from 1750 to 1761, in particular his time in India from 1754. The volume recounts life and events on board ship, together with incidents, escapades and misadventures ashore.
Owen went to sea as a midshipman and passed his Lieutenant's exam on 1 February 1758 (pp. 328-329). He served aboard several ships, most notably HMS Tyger, 1754-1759 (pp. 137-403), and HMS Sunderland, 1759-1761 (pp. 411-547). He participated in several naval and land actions in the Carnatic, Bengal and elsewhere, including the capture of Geriah (Vijaydurg), February 1756 (pp. 194-204), the expedition to retake Calcutta, December 1756-February 1757 (pp. 242-68), the battle of Chandernagore, 23 March 1757 (pp. 282-9), the naval battles off Cuddalore, 30 April 1758 (pp. 343-7), Negapatam, 3 August 1758 (pp. 368-73) and Pondicherry, 11 September 1759 (pp. 444-9), and the subsequent siege and blockade of Pondicherry, August 1760-January 1761 (pp. 530-53). Other incidents of note include a fraught voyage from Jamaica to England, October 1753-January 1754 (pp. 120-32), an ill-fated shooting expedition in Trincomalee, Ceylon, July 1759 (pp. 427-36), the loss of his right arm during a raid at Pondicherry, 6 October 1760 (pp. 531-6), and the sinking of HMS Sunderland in a cyclone shortly before Owen was due to rejoin her, 1 January 1761 (pp. 544-7). The volume, which contains occasional corrections, deletions and interpolations, is based mainly on Owen's journals, log books and other papers (see NLW, Glansevern Estate Records). In addition, certain passages, especially accounts of wider events, are either copied verbatim or adapted, without acknowledgement, from published works including Edward Ives, A Voyage from England to India… (London: Edward and Charles Dilly, 1773, ESTC T12210) (pp. 154-5, 163, 171, 178-9, 195, 197-8, 200-204, 210-13, 218, 223-5, 234, 242-3, 251-2, 259-60, 262-3, 264-6, 269-76, 280-81, 284-5, 294-305, 313, 316-7), and unidentified editions of Richard Owen Cambridge, An Account of the War in India, Between the English and French… (London: T. Jefferys, 1761, ESTC T145098) (pp. 339-41, 345, 353-60, 366, 368-70, 372, 386-9, 403-9, 454-90, 496-7, 513-20, 523, 558-62), John Entick, The General History of the Late War…, 5 vols (London: Edward Dilly and John Millan, 1763, T138198) (pp. 506-12, 520, 523-6, 540-43, 550-51, 553, 562-7), An Impartial History of the Late Glorious War (Manchester: printed by R. Whitworth, 1764, T110585) (pp. 459-50) and the third volume of An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere..., ed. by John Hawkesworth, 3 vols (London: printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand, 1773, T74465) (pp. 578-82). Owen's second volume of memoirs is partly published in Narrative of American Voyages and Travels of Captain William Owen, R.N., and Settlement of the Island of Campobello in the Bay of Fundy 1766-1771, ed. by Victor Hugo Paltsits (New York, New York Public Library, 1942), a copy of which is included with the present manuscript (NLW MS 24132E(a)).