Showing 575 results

Poetry of Siôn Cain in his own hand, 1623-1647, with dates given for most of the works. The titles are in the hand of Robert Vaughan.

Poetry of Siôn and Rhys Cain and others, mostly in the poets' respective hands.
Dates given to entries in the manuscript range from 1594 to 1648.

Transcripts from the Red Book of Hergest of Geoffrey's Historia, Bown of Haptwn and various poetry; glossaries for William Morgan's translations of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, William Salesbury's Mathew, Mark and Luke (1567), and for the Laws of Hywel Dda; a letter from William Mydleton to Dr John David Rhys (1582); and an account of the giants of Wales; also included are pedigrees, in several hands.
The main hands are those of Dr John David Rhys and William Middleton. Sections of the manuscript were written by clerks under the direction of Dr John David Rhys (see Gwenogvryn Evans, Report on Manuscripts in the Welsh Language, vol. I (London, 1898-1905), 718-726 for more details).

A manuscript written in several hands comprising poetry of Siôn Cent and others; the text of Meddygon Myddfai; a catalogue of the Hengwrt manuscripts; letters of Robert Joseph, monk of the Abbey at Evesham, in Latin; measures of land in Caernarvonshire; and other texts.
A list of Robert Joseph's correspondents can be found in Bensley's Catalogue (see below for details).

The Elucidarium in English and Welsh; the Apostles' Creed; the Pater Noster, with commentary upon it translated into Welsh, and other religious texts; and a fragment of the White Book of Rhydderch containing triads, bonedd y saint, englynion and proverbs.

Poetry by Simwnt Fychan, Siôn Tudur and others; and fragments of prose texts in the hand of Richard ap John of Scorlegan, Denbighshire, and many others.
Also included are several passages in Latin, including dates of births and baptisms of the children of William Humphreys, and entries mainly dating from the early 18th century and relating to contemporary issues.

A manuscript in the hands of the Reverend Evan Evans ('Ieuan Fardd') and the Reverend William Wynn comprising poetry of Goronwy Owen, Bleddyn Fardd, Rhys Goch o Eryri and others; the statutes of Ruthin Grammar School; excerpts from the Book of Cad; a copy of a letter from the Earl of Leicester to the Burgesses of Denbigh; and notes on Welsh poets.

The first part of the manuscript consists of a book of medicine and medicinal recipies in the hand of the Reverend Ellis Wynne of Lasynys. The second part is the Book of William Wynne of Lasynys, rector of Llanaber and Llanfair, comprising a collection of poetry.

A collection of poetry, including cywyddau by Owen Griffith and Griffith Philip and others.

A manuscript in three hands comprising fliting poetry between Edmwnd Prys and Wiliam Cynwal; and North Wales pedigrees.

A manuscript written after 1505 comprising a fragment of a Welsh Grammar; pedigrees; and texts concerning horses and the verse metres.

Versions of the Cysegrlan Fuchedd dating from the second half of the 16th century.

A composite manuscript containing:
(i) pp. 1-2. A large folio sheet, folded, containing pedigrees in the hand of Robert Vaughan, evidently part of the draft of his lost ‘Llyfr Achau y Deheudir’ [see P.C. Bartrum, ‘Notes on the Welsh genealogical manuscripts’, Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1968, 63-98, esp. 86].
(ii) pp. 3-106, 151-334. An informal collection of Welsh pedigrees mainly written by Gruffudd Hiraethog in a variable hand over the period 1554-64 (see dates on, e.g., pp. 47, 229, 237, 239, 264, 269, 281). There are substantial sections (e.g. pp. 5-19, 23, 25-6, 31-5) and many additions in the hand of Wiliam Llŷn, some dated, e.g. 1570 (p. 250) and 1572 (p. 312). Foliated by Wiliam Llŷn; his ‘Tabl’ is on pp. 5-19. There are contributions by other hands, all contemporary with Wiliam Llŷn if not also with Gruffudd Hiraethog: A, an educated secretary hand, concerned with Edeirnion (pp. 36-7 and 58); B, Simwnt Fychan (p. 39); C, Huw Llŷn (‘Llyma gof am yr amser y bu Eisteddvod ynghaerwys … 1567’, pp. 59-63); D (pp. 174-5, where he offers a deviant opinion on the ancestry of Owain ap Bradwen, citing ‘rai yneheubarth’ and ‘John Wynn Unllawiawc’, and pp. 219-22); E (pp. 191-2); F, apparently from south-west Wales (pp. 193-4 and 196-211); G, ostensibly ‘per me Morgan Elfel’, but in a hand not recognizably his (pp. 275-7); H, a bold secretary hand, concerned with Cegidfa (pp. 283-90); I (pp. 297-9). Predominantly, the pedigrees relate to north Wales, but those on pp. 153-229 are mainly south Welsh. Gruffudd throughout is characteristically helpful in naming his sources [see P.C. Bartrum, ‘Genealogical sources quoted by Gruffudd Hiraethog’, National Library of Wales Journal, 26 (1989-90), 1-9]. Apart from pedigrees, other texts in the manuscript include ‘Dosbarth Arvau … o gynulliad Wmffre Llwyd o dref Ddinbych’, in the hand of Wiliam Llŷn [printed in Transactions of the Denbighshire Historical Society, 17 (1968), 66-82] (pp. 67-90). On p. 102, Gruffudd notes ‘Henwe hen brydyddion’, evidence of his acquaintance with the contents of the Hendregadredd manuscript (NLW MS 6680).
(iii) pp. 107-50. A valuable collection of genealogical tracts, of south Wales bias, written by an excellent hand temp. Henry VIII (see pp. 143, 149). Tracts include Y Pedwar Brenin ar Hugain, Pum Oes Byd, Bonedd y Saint, Rhandiroedd Powys, besides south Wales pedigrees. Of the hand, Robert Vaughan notes on p. 107, ‘llaw Lewys Morganwc sydd yn calyn medd Rys Cain’. This attribution is rightly rejected in P.C. Bartrum, ‘Notes on the Welsh genealogical manuscripts’, Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1968, 63-98, esp. 74, and id., 1988, 37-46, esp. 41-2, where it is observed that these pages are cited elsewhere by Gruffudd Hiraethog as ‘Llyfr Lewys ap Edwart’ and as ‘Llyfr Ieuan ap Huw Kae Llwyd’. Gruffudd Hiraethog added text on pp. 141-2, which had been left blank.