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Notes of sermons by John Elias and Thomas Richards.

An abridged translation of Edward Lhuyd's Welsh preface to his Archæologia Britannica, with notes by the translator and a copy of a letter addressed to a Bishop of St. Asaph, for whom the translation was made.

A register of preachers and their texts at Capel Newydd, Llanuwchllyn, 1826-1827, and a record of a collection made there for Sunday and day schools; miscellaneous notes of sermons, and minutes of temperance meetings, taken by John Jones, Llanuwchllyn, and others; and a notebook containing a transcript of Llythyr oddi wrth y Parchedig Mr. Whitefield at Societies neu Gymdeithasau Crefyddol, notes on the Bala Association, 1784, and notes of suit measurements by Hugh Robert, tailor.

Manuscripts from the library of Sir Owen Morgan Edwards (1858-1920), mostly belonging to the nineteenth century, and consisting of original copy of published material in the form of essays, short stories, original and translated poetry, collections of proverbs, etc.; also included in the collection are account books, sermons, diary entries, miscellaneous papers on various literary topics, and autograph letters of well-known Welsh figures.

A copy of a collection of exempla or moralitates made by the Dominican Robert Holcot, together with a subject index.

A collection of historical tracts transcribed by John Thomas from manuscripts of Evan Evans ('Ieuan Brydydd Hir') - a transcript of the Charter granted by Henry VII to the inhabitants of North Wales, 1507; a translation of De Bardis Britannicis Dissertatio, 1760; extracts from correspondence concerning Welsh antiquities between Lewis Morris, Edward Richard, Dr Philips, Blaenpant, and Samuel Pegge, 1759-1760; a transcript of Sir John Wynne's History of the Gwydir Family; and a copy of the pedigree of the families mentioned in that work brought down to 1764, and taken from a manuscript in the possession of Lewis Owen, curate of Llanllechid.

A group of papers, entitled 'Mawddwy MSS', which Sir O. M. Edwards acquired from William Davies, Pant, Llanymawddwy (d. 1906). They consist of sheets of poems by Rhys Jones o'r Blaenau ('Cywydd marwnad Jane Poole', 1762, and 'cywydd i . . . William Lloyd o Riwaedog . . . i erchi gwnn', 1764; 'englynion i'r Bont Newydd'-a bridge built over the river Wnion in 1765; 'cywydd marwnad William Lloyd', 1774; 'cywydd marwnad y Parchedig Iefan Llwyd o'r Fron. . .', 1776; 'cywydd priodas y capten Gwynn, 1766; 'Awdwl Ddychan i Sion Grustal', 1764; 'englynion i ofyn ellynod i'r Parchedig Mr. Rhys Anwyl . . . tros Sion Prys o Bennant Mowddwy'; 'englynion i . . . ofyn twcca dros Edward Richard y Baili o Ddolgelley, 1770'; and 'englynion i ofyn ffon'); 'Carol Plygain ar Let Mary Live Long' by Thomas Edwards, 1770 (2 copies); 'cerdd ar fesyr triban' by 'Dicc ar awen ffol'; 'cerdd y Bais' by Robert Llwyd o'r Pale; 'Carol Plygain ar Wng Cyttirawg'; 'Ymddiddan rhwng Edward John ab Evan a'i gyfnither' (2 copies); 'cywyddau digri' by Dafydd Llwyd Bach; a poem by E. Evans, Llwynygrug, upon hearing in America of the death of David Evans, Ty Du; and 'penhillion i ofyn pottel o Ingc' by Ro[?wlan]d Jones, a copy of a letter from Rowland Jones in London to his father Sion ap Rhys at Pennant y Mawddwy, 1764, and a letter, with a poem signed 'Roli Sion Prys', to Griffith Jones, Blaen Cynllwyd, 1766.

Letters, 1901-1916, addressed to [Sir] Owen M. Edwards, mainly as editor of Cymru and Cymru'r Plant. The correspondents include J. Kelt Edwards, T. C. Evans ('Cadrawd'), Thomas H. Evans, Fishguard, Robert Owen Hughes ('Elfyn'), W. J. Hughes ('Deiniolfryn'), J. T. Job, J. Tywi Jones, J. W. Jones, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Robert Ellis Jones, New York, Robert Jones, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Tom Jones, Caernarfon, T. Gwynn Jones, W. R. Jones ('Pelidros'), W. Solomon Jones, San Francisco, O. R. Lewis ('Glyn Cymerig'), T. Lovell ('Tudur Taf'), J. Humphreys Manuel, Llanidloes, Z. Mather, Barmouth, William Meudwy Owen ('Gwilym Glan Llwchwr'), R. Price, Llansilin, D. R. O. Prydderch, Penygroes, J. D. Richards, Trawsfynydd, Robert Roberts ('Gwaenfab'), W. M. Roberts, Wrexham, David Samuel, Aberystwyth, C. Tawelfryn Thomas, Groes Wen, Murray Urquhart, Morgan Watkin, [Sir] Ifor Williams, H. J. Williams, Bethesda, Oswal Williams, Cardiff, Samuel Williams, Harlech, T. Williams, Aberdare, Evan Williams ('Glyn Myfyr'), J. R. Williams ('Tryfanwy'), W. Gilbert Williams, and D. Worthington, Llangeitho.

Extracts taken by M. A. Humphreys from the letters of Robert Owen, Barmouth, 1878-1885

A book of sermon notes.

An account book, 1768-1774, kept by Rowland Huw, with an 'awdl: Godidowgrwydd Y Greadigaeth', by 'R. Huw neu Rod y Coed', 1795, 'cywydd: cwynfan Evan Evans o'r Bala yn ôl marwolaeth Jane Evans ei wraig'; and a poem by Rowland Huw 'oherwydd clwed Bachgenyn yn ei offrwm ei hun i'r Cythrael'.

An essay on 'Llenyddiaeth a Chenedlaetholdeb yn Scandinavia' by Thomas Darlington.

'Llawlyfr Byr-Fywgraffol a Byr-Feirniadol o'r Beirdd Cymreig a'u Barddoniaeth o William Lleyn (1560 O.C.) hyd at Gwilym Hiraethog', - a concise biographical and critical handbook on Welsh poets from William Lleyn to William Rees ('Gwilym Hiraethog') written for the Chicago Eisteddfod, 1893, by 'Ap Tudur'.

Notes on the history of the beginning of the Sunday School in Llanaber and Barmouth; and suggestions for improvements of the scenery in the Barmouth district; and a paper on 'The intent of Scripture'.

Notebooks containing draft schemes of lectures on Welsh history for literary meetings in Merioneth, e.g. at Llanegryn and Talsarnau, 1897, and draft correspondence relating to the same.

A notebook containing a record of places at which John Hughes, Pontrobert preached various sermons, and a transcript of a letter by Ann Griffiths.

Notes and schemes of lectures on prehistory, Edinburgh, London, and the Barmouth district, 1898-1899.

An essay by P. A. Griffiths, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on the story of King Arthur.

An exercise book containing poems by William Cynwal Jones, Utica; press cuttings from Y Drych, 1904, containing a short biography and adjudication of memorial verses to W. C. Jones; and a covering letter by Moses Jones, Bala, 1909.

Two notebooks containing poems by Rhys J. Huws, including 'Pryddest: Sancteiddrwydd', 1896.