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A seventeenth century manuscript containing cywyddau and awdlau, possibly in the hand of a scribe of the Dr John Davies (Mallwyd) school, by Sion Tudur, Tudur Aled, Gruffudd ab Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan and many others.

Pedigrees of North Wales families copied by Jonathan Jones, Caernarfon and others from collections made by Owen Gruffydd, Llanystumdwy, together with cywyddau and englynion by Owen Gruffydd, Robert ap Rhys Wyn, Thomas Prys and Wiliam Llyn.

A miscellany compiled, 1718-1742, by David Williams, Bodeulwyn, Anglesey, containing englynion, ballads and other poems in Welsh and English, some of the English ballads being printed; a few Latin poems; genealogical and historical notes, including extracts from wills, mainly relating to Anglesey; medical and household recipes; Anglesey rentals, and notes on estates and farming; a copy of a terrier of the glebe lands of Llanfechell, 1599; extracts from parish registers; etc.

Pedigrees of North Wales families, together with historical material relating to North Wales, including names of members of Parliament, lords lieutenant, constables of castles, etc.

A manuscript containing an incomplete interlude which has been identified as a part of 'Mynegiad yr Hen Oesoedd ...' by Thomas Williams, merchant-tailor of Talybont, Caernarvonshire, and others (London, 1761); Thomas Williams's manuscript also contains englynion, carols and triads.

An account of the parishes of Llandegai, Llanllechid and Aber forming part of a preparatory draft of 'A Description of Caernarvonshire' written 1809-1811 by Edmund Hyde Hall, which forms Bangor MS 908.

A transcript of all the items relating to 'the Principality of Wales' in the preface and index to A Catalogue of the Harleian Manscripts in the British Museum ... With indexes of persons, places, and matters, I-IV (London, 1808-1812).

A nineteenth century manuscript containing cywyddau and other poems by Robin Ddu, Iolo Goch, Hywel ap Dafydd ab Ieuan ap Rhys and others, together with the twenty-four measures of cerdd telyn and cerdd crwth.

A transcript made [c. 1783]-1795 by William Edward, Llanedwen, Anglesey and his son William Williams of carols and other poems by them and by Huw Williams and Hugh Jones, Llangwm.

A transcript made [c. 1761]-1792 by William Edward of carols and other poems by himself and also by Owen Gruffydd, John Thomas (o Fodedern), Daniel Jones and several others, together with a letter from Hugh Parry, Plasnewydd to William Edwards, 'Fieldkeeper at Penhwnllus'.

A pedigree and short history of the family of Ellis of Ystumlyn and Bronyfoel, Caernarvonshire, with rough drafts of the pedigrees of the Llanelian, Twrcelyn, Bodafon and Llandyfrydog families.

A book of accounts, 1815-1817, kept by Peter Bayley Williams.

Three letters, 1887-1888, from John Morgan, Cadnant, Menai Bridge, to Edward Humphrey Owen, relating to Anglesey families.

A literary scrapbook written by Robert Jones, Llanerchymedd, a soldier who served during the French wars, with some pages in the hands of Hugh Hughes ('Y Bardd Coch') and Jacob Jones, containing poems and songs in Welsh and English, prose extracts and miscellanea.

Pedigrees of Anglesey and elsewhere in the hand of David Ellis of Criccieth and Amlwch.

Copies of the wills of William Bodvel of Madryn, 1756, Gwen Bodvel of Bodfan, 1579, and Morris Owen of Tygwyn, proved 1713, all of Caernarvonshire.

An account of castles in Wales extracted in 1793 from various sources.

An account of the eisteddfod held at Caernarfon in September 1821, with some of the adjudications and poetical competitions, together with correspondence.

Letters and papers, 1825-1826, relating to the proposed memorial to Goronwy Owen.

A diary, 1816-1817, of Mrs H[annah] Williams, Llanrug, wife of Peter Bayley Williams, with an account of a journey from Llanrug to Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire.