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A manuscript containing holograph cywyddau by Wiliam Cynwal written between 1572 (f. 6) and his death in 1588. The poems are accompanied by illustrations of their subjects' coats of arms.

'Cywydeu ac Odleu' chiefly by Capt. Thomas Price of Plas Iolyn, Denbighshire; together with indices and proverbs. Pages 9-465, 515-519, 552-562 appear to have been written by the same hand, possibly the author, prior to 31 March 1631, when the Indices (pp. 573-654) were compiled.

A collection of cywyddau, englynion and carols, compiled [c. 1669]-[early 18 cent], with the greater part appearing to be in the hand of John Davies (Siôn Dafydd Laes).
An index to the contents is on pp. xvii-xxvi.

A manuscript entitled 'Llyfr Sion ap Wiliam ap Sion o Englynion' (p. 1), being a collection of englynion compiled between 1605 (p. 78) and 1618 (p. 872) by John Jones, Gellilyfdy, Flintshire.

A collection of awdlau and cywyddau written during the second quarter of the seventeenth century by William Phylip. The contents are almost entirely poetical, but the volume also includes transcripts of a treatise on poetical composition by William Middleton (pp. 274-302) and on Welsh metres by John Phillipp [Siôn Phylip] (pp. 303-313). The title page, table of contents and an index of poets are in the hand of Lewis Morris (pp. 1, 3-11, 13-14, 40).

A manuscript in three parts. The first part, possibly in the autograph of Thomas Jones (alias Twm Siôn Cati), comprises heraldry, with coloured illustrations of the coats of arms of the Britons and of the princes of North and South Wales, together with a number of their pedigrees (pp. 1-136). The second part comprises the pedigrees of the mothers of some of the principal families in Wales, together with a description of their coats of arms (pp. 137-178). The third part comprises poetry, a large portion of which is in the autograph of John Jones, Gellilyfdy (pp. 179-202).

'Cywyddau' and other poems by Guto'r Glyn, Sion Brwynog, Wiliam Llŷn, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Llywelyn ap Gutun, Huw Arwystli, Sion Tudur, Edmwnd Prys, Wiliam Cynwal, Tudur Penllyn, Hywel Borthor ('o'r Trallwm'), William Myddelton, Owain Meurig, Wiliam Burchinsa[w], Mor[ri]s [K]yffin and Edward [K]yffin, transcribed by Thomas Jones, Trawsgoed, Llanuwchllyn.

A book of Robert Davies ('Telynor Llansilin') containing poems, mainly in free metre, by Huw Mor[y]s, William Pierce Dafydd, Mathew Owen, Morus Richard, Ellis Cadwaladr, [Edward] Samuel, Richard Sion Siencyn, Richard Abram [Abraham], Robert Davies, Morus ap Robert, John [Sion] Cadwaladr, Robert Jones (Llanuwchllyn), Lewis Jones, Thomas Edwards ['Twm o'r Nant'], Lewis Morris, Arthur Jones, Rowland Vaughan and Huw Llwyd (Cynfal).

'Carolau' and 'cywyddau' by Siôn Tudur, Doctor Powel, Ellis [ab] Ellis, Edward Wynn, Owen Gruffydd, Huw Mor[y]s, Margaret Davies, William Pierce Dafydd, Mrs Morgans, Dafydd Manuel, Robert Humphreys, William Jones, Mathew Owen, Arthur Jones, Ellis Cadwaladr, William Wynn ('o Ragad'), David Vaughan, John [Sion] Cadwaladr, Ellis Roberts and Hugh Jones ('o Langwm'); 'englynion'. Part of the volume is in the autograph of Margaret Davies, Coedcaedu, Llanfachreth, Merioneth.

A transcript by John Thomas ('Sion Wyn o Eifion') of cywyddau and other poems by Robin Ddu, Rhys Goch Eryri, Iolo Goch, Tudur Aled, Dafydd Gorlech, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Dafydd ap Hwlcyn ap Madog, Rhys Llwyd ap Rhys, Maredudd ap Rhys, Mathew Owen, Edward Morus and Sion Lleyn; the manuscript also contains triads, genealogies, 'Breiniau Gwŷr Arfon', 'Meddygon Myddfai', 'geirlyfr William Lleyn', etc.

A collection made by William Jones ('Bleddyn'), Llangollen of 'cywyddau' by Guto'r Glyn, Wiliam Llŷn, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Ieuan Llafar, Lew[y]s Môn, Thomas Prys, Gruffudd Phylip, Richard Goch, John Morris, Rhys Cain, Wiliam Phylip, Wiliam Cynwal and Morys Dwyfech [Morus ap Dafydd ab Ifan ab Einion]; also included are proverbs and couplets.

A volume containing transcripts, [c. 1931], by Owain Llewelyn Owain of poems by Siôn Prisiart (Siôn o'r Garth), Gwerful Mechain, Huw Morys and others, including carols and occasional verse copied from manuscripts in the possession of the transcriber's father, Hugh Owen, Tal-y-sarn, and englynion copied from gravestones at Llanfachreth churchyard, Merionethshire.

Transcripts, [late 17th cent.]-[18th cent., third ¼], of Welsh poetry by numerous poets, mostly of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, including David Nanmor, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Gruffydd Hiraethog, Wiliam Cynwal, Iolo Goch, Gutto'r Glyn, Huw Pennant, Davydd Llwyd ysgolhaig, Lewis Morganwg, Gwerfyl Fechain, Edwart Prys. Clerc, Gruffydd Gryg, D'd ap Edmwnt, Iorwerth Fynglwyd, Sion Kent, Tudur Penllyn, Ifan brydydd hir and Lewis Glyn Cothi and Sion Cain.
Material relating to Tanybwlch itself includes the elegies on the death of Evan Evans, Tanybwlch, 1680, by Sion Davydd alias Penllyn [Sion Dafydd Las] and [Huw Morys], 'Cywydd Priodas Mr Evan Gruffydd a Mrs Sioned Meirig [Berth-lwyd]', 1716/1717, by Evan Williams, Egwy-lain, 'Cywydd yn dangos llwyddiant a happusrwydd Teulu Tan y Bwlch yn y flwyddyn 1717' by John Prichd Prys. Other poems written about the family are 'Cywydd Marwnad Mrs Jonet Meyrick cywelu Evan Griffith o Tanybwlch, Esqr.' by Ellis Rowland, 'Cywydd ir Plastanybwlch', also by Ellis Rowland, 1722, and englynion of unknown authorship entitled 'Cwyn Colled am ... Robt. Gryffydh Esqr. 1750'. Other items include the cywyddau in the bardic disputation between Edmwnd Prys and Wiliam Cynwal, 'Cywydd Marwnad Mr Ellis Wynn o Lâsynys ...' by John Rhydderch o'r Amwythig, 1734, 'Marwnad i'r haelaf elusengar ac anhepgor Wrda, Mr John Owen o Geidio yn Llyn' by Gronwy Owen, 1754, 'Cywydd y Farn' by W. Wynne, 1755, and elegies on two members of the Corsygedol and Nannau families, 1767-1768, by Rees Jones. The last-mentioned elegies and a few other pages here and there are in the autograph of Margaret Davies, Coetgae-du.

'A Collection of Welsh Pennillion, etc.', in the hand of Richard Williams, Denbigh, 10 November, 1814, containing 'penillion telyn', 'englynion', and extracts from 'cywyddau' by Siôn Brwynog, Wiliam Llŷn, Goronwy Owen, Lewis Morris ('Llywelyn Ddu o Fôn'), Robert Davies ('Bardd Nantglyn'), John Jones ('Jac Glanygors'), and John Cain Jones ('Siôn Ceiriog'). Among the titles are '3 Englyns written in Peblig Churchyard', 'Englynion i Gorph y gaingc', and 'Englyn in praise of West in the Denbigh Election 1820' (with a reply).

A negative photostat facsimile of Welsh MS. 2 in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, being an incomplete early eighteenth century collection of poetry, largely in the form of 'cywyddau', by Sion Philip, Rhisiart Philip, Edmund Price [sic], William Cynwal, Evan Bry[dy]dd hir, Lewis Môn, Sion Cent, Tudyr Aled, David ap Gwillim [sic], David Nanmor [sic] and others. On p. 76 is a text of 'Brenin dlysau ynys Brydai[n]'. Later eighteenth century additions include a certificate of a declaration of an oath by Edd. Vaughan of Lanymowddy, Merioneth, 2 November, 1750, that a red heifer sold at Dinnas Mowddy and the herd from which it is taken are free from the infection now raging among horned cattle in the Kingdom.

An incomplete volume (ff. 1-85, 176-243) consisting largely of cywyddau and englynion by Sion Kent, Sion Tudvr, Grvffydd Grvg, Meredith ap Rees, Will'm ap Sion ap D'd, Gruff' Hiraethog, Will'm Llynn, Huw Arwistl, D'd ap Edmwnd, D'd ap Gwilim, Rob't Leiaf, Rys Goch or Yri, Mastr Hari, Ifan Tew Brydydd, Gytto Glyn, Sion Philipp, Roger Kyffyn, Ievan Fychan, Sr. Davydd Trevor, Tudur Penllyn, Rowland Fychan, Tomas Prys, Evan Tudvr Owen, Ievan Brydydd Hir, William Elias, Tudur Aled, Gruff' ap Ievan, Rys Pennarth, Bedo Aerdrem, Bedo Brwynllys, Iolo Goch, Ellis Rowland, Howel ap D'd ap Ievan ap Rys, D'd Namor, D'd Ddv o Hiraddvc, Lewys Glyn Kothi, Howel ap Ievan ap Rys, Owen Gruffydd, Michael Prichard, Edmwnd Price, Hughe ap Ed'd Lloyd, Rice Kain, Richard Hughes, [Richard Davies] 'Escob Dewi', Ed'd Maelor, Ievan ap Tudvr Penllyn, Harrie Howell, Sion Kain, and Robin Ddv. Towards the end of the volume there are short texts such as englynion in Latin, 'llyma gas bethav Owain Kyveiliog', 'xxiiij gwell', 'Geirie gwir Taliesin', triads, proverbs, the nine grades of kinship, medical recipes, 'Llyma henwau y pedair Caingc ar ddeg Cydwgan a Cyhelyn', and 'Henwau'r pedwar Gosdeg Cerdd dannau'. The greater part of the manuscript was written in the seventeenth century; but there are additions and marginal notes to the nineteenth century. There is an index ('Tabl y llyfr') to ff. 1--76, in a seventeenth century hand. Between ff. 4 and 6 are inserted two leaves (pp. 129-30, 135-6) of David Jones (Trefriw) (ed.): Cydymaith Diddan (Caer Lleon [1766]).

Copi ffotostat, 1958, o lawysgrif yng nghasgliad teulu Cotton, Combermere (ZCR 74/190), yn archifdy swydd Caer, yn cynnwys cywyddau a ysgrifennwyd mewn sawl llaw ar ddiwedd yr unfed ganrif-ar-bymtheg. = A photostat facsimile, 1958, of a manuscript held among the Cotton family of Combermere manuscripts (ZCR 74/190) at the Cheshire County Record Office, containing cywyddau written in several hands at the end of the sixteenth century.
Cyfansoddwyd y cywyddau, [1320x?1580], gan Siôn Phylip (f. 1), Simwnt Fychan (f. 21), Wiliam Cynwal (ff. 6, 28), Rhys Cain (ff. 10, 20), Siôn Tudur (ff. 12, 16, 33, 34, 42), Wiliam Llŷn (f. 25), Lewis ab Edward ('Lewis Meirchion', f. 36), Siôn Cent (ff. 32, 40), Iolo Goch (f. 46), Gruffudd Hiraethog (f. 48), a rhai beirdd anhysbys. = The cywyddau were composed, [1320x?1580], by Siôn Phylip (f. 1), Simwnt Fychan (f. 21), Wiliam Cynwal (ff. 6, 28), Rhys Cain (ff. 10, 20), Siôn Tudur (ff. 12, 16, 33, 34, 42), Wiliam Llŷn (f. 25), Lewis ab Edward ('Lewis Meirchion', f. 36), Siôn Cent (ff. 32, 40), Iolo Goch (f. 46), Gruffudd Hiraethog (f. 48), and a few unidentified poets.