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A commonplace book which belonged to W. Thomas, Bassaleg, in 1844.

A commonplace book which belonged in 1869 to Lewis Jones, printer, etc., Towyn and Rhyl, and which contains calendar entries, poems, etc.

A commonplace book with poems and other entries transcribed from 1788 onwards. Included in the volume are 'Prologue Delivered by Mr Dawkins at Tremadoc Theatre August 3rd, 1808. And written by W. A. Madocks Esqr. M.P.', and 'A catalogue of E. A. Roberts, Books April 26 1780'.

A commonplace book of Lewis Morris containing note and extracts relating mainly to natural history, mineralogy, physics, and applied mechanics, together with recipies and poems.

A commonplace book of miscellaneous entries arranged in alphabetical order of subject. There is included an epitaph on Rice Powell, vicar of Boughroyd (d. 1687), 'a prophecy found in a gentleman's library in Glamorganshire ... 1653', and a Welsh stanza by Vicar Price of Cayo.

A commonplace book containing extracts taken by S. Bourdillon from various printed sources, etc.

A commonplace book containing extracts taken by F. Bourdillon from various printed sources, etc.

A commonplace book kept by W. M. Hennessy containing a dictionary of Irish proper names and words and a short glossary of obsolete Irish words. Among loose papers in the volume is a letter from Whitley Stokes, 1882.

A commonplace book kept by the Honourable John Scott, M.P. [? for Boroughbridge, 1802-5, son of the first earl of Eldon], in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. It contains poems, epigrams, epitaphs, parodies, metrical translations of the classics, etc., by J. Scott, W. 'Spencer, J. Fenton, and others, including ' Prologue to - Nothing, spoken at a Masquerade at Wynnstay, Septr. 1800, by a Character of a Strolling-Player' ; letters and copies of letters mainly to and from John Scott ; ' An account of the present State of England', by C. Heberden ; a copy of an address delivered at Oxford, June 25, 1800, by William Crow[e], entitled 'Oratio Crewiana'; miscellaneous quotations and extracts; etc.

Extracts from printed works, journals, etc., 1817-1829.

Miscellaneous poems, extracts, press cuttings, etc.

A commonplace book containing poetry, Latin axioms, and extracts relating to religion, theologym philosophy, etc.

A commonplace book of John Harris of Cwmdauddwr, Radnorshire, containing a few poems in Welsh, sheep-shearing records, and other farming memoranda.

A commonplace book [?of John Jones, Ioan Triphlyg] containing Welsh poems, mainly in free metre, prose extracts, arithmetical and astronomical exercises, etc.

The commonplace book, 1699-1715, of John Copner, vicar of Abergwili.

A commonplace book and catalogue of deeds [at Longnor Hall], by Joseph Corbett and another. English. Red morocco. Purchased from Sotheby's, London, 26 June 1950.

A commonplace book of Robert Owen (1820-1902: D.N.B., Second Supp., Vol. III, p. 61) of Bron-y-Graig, Barmouth, theologian, clergyman, and author. It contains poems composed by himself and others, extracts from works read by him, and diary entries, 1834-6, made when he was a pupil at Ruthin School, these entries having numerous references to Nannau and other North Wales country houses and to persons connected with them.

A commonplace book. (Formerly Howell Ll. Davies MS 3.) English. Vellum. Purchased from the library of Howell Lloyd Davies, Ruabon, 1949.