Showing 61 results

A transcript of a collection of poetical meditations, prayers, psalms, and 'cywyddau', composed by Humphrey David ab Evan, sexton of Llanbryn-Mair, about 1637 to 1644; with a few 'cywyddau' by Siôn Phylip, William Phylip, and Doctor Siôn Kent, and 'englynion' by William Cynwal and Hugh Machno. The statement in David Williams: Cofiant Cynddelw, p. 684, that the greater part of the volume is in the author's own hand is incorrect.

Miscellaneous transcripts by Griffith Williams ('Gutyn Peris'): 'Brut y Tywysogion' (680-1070) from a copy by Richard ap Hywel from a copy by Evan Evans ('Bardd ac Offeiriad'), 1800; an account of the opening of Llanddeiniolen eisteddfod, 1802, with a list of poets present; poems by 'Gutyn Peris' ('Awdl ar Ddedwyddwch', 1802; 'Penillion ar Bilile March, i annerch milwyr cartrefol swydd Gaernarfon pan ddarfu iddynt flaenori holl filwyr Brydain ... yn Iwerddon, a chynnyg myned yn erbyn y Ffrangcod i'r Hispaen ... 1812 ...'); notes on syntax; 'eglurhâd ar gân Merfyn ... Wyllt ... yn ... Ffrwyth Awen'; 'Cân Juvencus'; poems upon the marriage of David Thomas ('Dafydd Ddu Eryri'), 1803; an account of the red book of Angharad James and its contents, circa 1707; medical recipes; 'Cywydd i ofyn Gwddi' by 'Gutyn Peris'; 'englynion Bonedd a Chynheddfau'r Awen' by David Owen ('Dafydd Wynn o Eifion'), with answers by 'Gutyn Peris'; remarks on some passages in Plato's dialogue of the Immortality of the Soul; 'englynion' by Peter Evans; land measures from the Welsh laws; a note of books lent to Owen Jones, Tros y Waun; 'Awdl marwnad ein diweddar Frenhines Siarlod'; 'Rhandiroedd y Dyledogion' transcribed in 1833 from a manuscript written in 1623; 'englynion' exchanged between Richard Hughes and 'Gutyn Peris', and between William Edward, Llanberis, and 'Gutyn Peris'; 'englynion' by John Roberts '('Siôn Lleyn'); a note on an inscribed stone discovered at Ty Coch, Bangor, 1806; 'englynion' upon the death of 'Robyn Ddu o Feirion', 1805, by 'Gutyn Peris', 'Dafydd Ddu', and 'Siôn Lleyn'; 'englynion' by Thomas Edwards ('Twm o'r Nant'), 1809, and Robert Davies, Nantglyn; 'penillion' by 'Gutyn Peris', 1804; a note on a manuscript by Robert Hughes ('Robyn Ddu o Fôn'); 'Cywydd i Gras Lewis merch John Lewis, marsiandwr o Gaernarfon, 1803', by David Thomas ('Dafydd Ddu Eryri'); 'englynion a gant Dafydd Ddu o Eryri a Robyn Ddu o Feirion [a 'Gutyn Peris'] i Robert Thomas, Abercegin, Llandegai ... gwr o'r Edeirnion'; 'Cân newydd ystyriaethau ar waith amryw feirdd o Gymru yn goganu'r byd ... gan D. Ddu o Eryri 1801'; a poem upon the same subject by Griffith Williams, 1802; and accounts of the distribution of Gemwaith Awen Beirdd Collen.

A collection of carols on biblical and religious themes by Thomas Iefan, Dd. ap Gruffudd o Drewyn, Edmwnt Prys, Siôn Morys, 'Un o Lunden', and others un-named; 'dyrïe karwssio'; 'englynion i wragedd'; various 'englynion'; 'Owdwl y gath' by Robert Klidro; 'Araith Wgan'; 'Ymddiddan rhwng yr wttreswr a'r dylluan' by 'Thomas y darlleniwr'; 'cywyddau' by Edward ap Raff, 'O.G.', and others un-named; and a draft letter from his children to Ieuan ap Thomas Lloyd containing a reference 'to the new found land wch is called Ferginiae'.

A small book of transcripts of Welsh poetry in the hand of John Davies, Pentrefoelas. It contains 'Cywydd y pren eirin yn dair rhan'; 'Cywydd yn erbyn Medd-dod'; and 'cywyddau' by Llewelyn ab Evan, Edward ap Rheece, Meredydd ap Rhys, William Cynwal, and 'englynion' by Owen Gruffydd, Moris Powel, Edward Maelor, and Simwnt Vaughan.

A transcript by Thomas Rees Davies of Betws Abergele, 1820, of a copy by John Jones, 1780, of a book of medical recipes compiled by William Glyn of Elernion in 1527, with additions.

Letters, 1835-1856, of John Williams (1806-1856), Baptist minister, author of Yr Oraclau Bywiol, 1842.

Letters mainly addressed to Robert Ellis ('Cynddelw'). The correspondents include Thomas Essile Davies ('Dewi Wyn o Essyllt'); John Edwards ('Meiriadog') (1881); Richard Foulkes Edwards ('Rhisiart Ddu o Wynedd') (1860); David Howell ('Llawdden'); John Ceiriog Hughes ('Ceiriog') (1871); James Spinther James (1875); Lewis William Lewis ('Llew Llwyfo') (1872); Richard Parry ('Gwalchmai') (1858); Robert John Pryse ('Gweirydd ap Rhys') (1870); William Rees ('Gwilym Hiraethog') (1867); Jonathan Reynolds ('Nathan Dyfed') (1869); William Roberts ('Nefydd') (1862); David Thomas ('Dafydd Ddu Eryri') (1820-1821); Williams Thomas ('Islwyn') (1874); Griffith Williams ('Gutyn Peris') ([1816]); John Davies ('Brychan') (1862); Hugh Brython Hughes ('Brython') (1871); and Thomas Gwallter Price ('Cuhelyn') (1856); together with copies of testimonials in support of Robert Ellis junior's application for the classical tutorship at Llangollen Baptist College, 1870.

Letters, 1864-1867, from Robert Ellis to his son, Dr Robert Ellis, at Haverfordwest and Regent's Park, with enclosures: a prospectus of Geiriadur y teulu, Testynau Cymanfa Flynyddol y Bedyddwyr ... yn Amlwch ... 5-6 Mehefin 1866, tickets for lectures by Robert Ellis on 'Y mil Blynyddoedd', 2 November 1866, and 'Cynddelw, a Dynion od', 25 February 1867; Cyhoeddiadau Gweinidogion y Bedyddwyr ym Môn, 1867; letters by Robert Ellis to the Committee of the Baptist Fund, 1849, to John Robinson, Llansilin, 1859-1870, to his wife, 1861, and to J. Davies, 1870; and a copy of a letter to David Roberts ('Dewi Mawrth'), 1867.

A holograph sermon by Robert Ellis on I John, ii, 2.

A sermon, on I John, iii, 3, preached at Llangybi in 1705, Llandrin[io], 1713, Llanystumdwy, 1750, Llanfinan, 1755, Llanfihangel, 1755, and Gyffyn, 1758-1765.

Holograph sermon notes by Christmas Evans.

Holograph sermons and sermon notes, written on loose sheets, by Robert Ellis, 1839-1840. One of the sheets is a broadside - Dwy Gan Ysmala gan Tal., (Y Bardd Barfawg), Archangel Athrylith, M. W. White, Merthyr-Tydfil, n.d.

Outlines of sermons by Robert Ellis, only partly holograph, the great part being in the hand of Robert Ellis, junior.

A volume of sermons by Stephen Edwards, Baptist minister at Zoar, Rhymney, 1852-1853.

A volume of holograph sermons by Robert Ellis. They were preached at Glynceiriog, Colwyn, Llanelian, and Sirhowy, 1836-1849.

Holograph sermons by Robert Ellis, 1837-1839, 1849; an incomplete draft of 'A Plain and easy Greek Grammar'; 'Aralleiriad ar ran o Lyfr Job', 1837; 'Arbwylleb neu y iawn arferiad o reswm' - a draft; 'Holwyddoreg ar Fywyd Iesu Grist'; an incomplete sermon by J. Williams, 1836; and press cuttings of reviews of Tafol y Beirdd.

An introduction written by Robert Ellis for a collection of his work which he proposed to publish under the title of 'Mwyar Berwyn'. It gives an account of the chief incidents of his bardic career and contains holograph poetry by Robert Ellis: 'Marwnad William Morgan, D. D. [Caergybi], 'Y Bibl', 'Rhagolygon Diwedd Oes, 1872', and 'Gweddi dros y Morwyr' 1872; bound in an incomplete sheet of the Mining Journal, 2 July 1870.

A scheme of a treatise by Robert Ellis, on 'Athrawiaeth y Ddau Gyfamod', with introductory notes.

Schemes of essays by Robert Ellis on 'Bywyd ac Athrylith Gwallter Mechain'; 'Bywyd ac Athrylith Iolo Morganwg'; and 'Hynafiaethau Caerlleon'.

Essays and notes by Robert Ellis on 'Gogoniant y Grefydd Gristionogol'; 'Yr Eglwys Iuddewig'; 'Hanesiaeth Bedydd'; 'Y Bedyddwyr'; 'Yr Annibynwyr a'r Bedyddwyr'; and 'Nodiadau ar sylw y Parch. Griffith Edwards, B.A., curad Llangollen, ar Gatechism Mr. Parry o Gaerlleon, lle yr eglurir tueddiadau dinystrol [sic] Bedydd Eglwys Loeg ...'.