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Copïau llawysgrif o 'Tad wrth y llyw' (mewn teyrnged i David Hughes) gan 'R. J.', ac 'Allgan ar farwolaeth Ieuan Glan Geirionydd' gan 'J. H.', [?1855], y ddau yn aralleiriadau o'r emynau 'Tad wrth y llyw' a 'Glan y Iorddonen' gan Ieuan Glan Geirionydd. = Manuscript copies of 'Tad wrth y llyw' (a tribute to David Hughes) by 'R. J.' and 'Allgan ar farwolaeth Ieuan Glan Geirionydd' by 'J. H.', [?1855], paraphrasing the hymns 'Tad wrth y llyw' and 'Glan y Iorddonen' by Ieuan Glan Geirionydd.

Dau ffotograff golau uwch-fioled, [1940], o gopi anghyflawn o gywydd, [16 gan.], ar ddeilen rhwymo llawysgrif o Sieffre o Fynwy, Historia Regum Brittanie (Eton College MS 246 erbyn hyn, gw. Julia C. Crick, The Historia Regum Britannie of Geoffrey of Monmouth, III: A Summary Catalogue of the Manuscripts (Caergrawnt, 1989), tt. 113-4). = Two ultra-violet light photographs, [1940], of an imperfect copy of a cywydd, [16 cent.], written on the fly-leaf of a manuscript of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britannie (now Eton College MS 246, see Julia C. Crick, The Historia Regum Britannie of Geoffrey of Monmouth, III: A Summary Catalogue of the Manuscripts (Cambridge, 1989), pp. 113-4).
Mae'r ddalen hefyd yn cynnwys dwy linell, mewn Lladin, mae'n debyg o waith Albertano o Brescia, De amore et dilectione Dei et proximi et aliarum rerum et de forma vite, Liber IV. Caput XIII (f. 2). = The leaf also contains two lines, in Latin, apparently from Albertano of Brescia's De amore et dilectione Dei et proximi et aliarum rerum et de forma vite, Liber IV. Caput XIII (f. 2).

Adysgrif, [?20 gan., cynnar], o'r gerdd 'Swynion Salem, Coedgruffydd' gan 'Gwan o Geredigion', sef John Ll. Nuttall (Llwyd Fryniog). = Transcript, [?early 20 cent.], of the poem 'Swynion Salem, Coedgruffydd' by 'Gwan o Geredigion', namely John Ll. Nuttall (Llwyd Fryniog).
Cyhoeddwyd y gerdd yn llyfr Nuttall, Telyn Trefeurig, 2il argraffiad (Llundain, [1908]), tt. 65-67; fodd bynnag mae'n bosib y copïwyd yr adysgrif presennol allan o rifyn o'r Faner. = The poem was published in Nuttall's book Telyn Trefeurig, 2nd edn (London, [1908]), pp. 65-67; this transcript, however, may have been copied from an issue of Y Faner.

Llawysgrif, 1893-1896, o farddoniaeth, englynion yn bennaf, yn llaw John Jones (Ioan Brothen). = A manuscript, 1893-1896, of autograph poetry, mainly englynion, by John Jones (Ioan Brothen).
Cyhoeddwyd rhai o'r cerddi yn Ioan Brothen, Llinell Neu Ddwy, gol. gan John W. Jones (Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1942). = Some of the poems were published in Ioan Brothen, Llinell Neu Ddwy, ed. by John W. Jones (Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1942).

A copy, [19 cent., second ½], in an unknown hand, of 'Pen-y-gwryd', a poem of 14 verses, dated 21 August 1856, written by Charles Kingsley, Tom Taylor and Thomas Hughes.
The verses were entered by the three men in the visitors' book of the Pen-y-Gwryd Inn, Caernarvonshire, at the end of their stay in August 1856. The poem was published in Offerings at the foot of Snowdon; or, Breathings of Indolence at Pen-y-gwryd (Woburn, 1864). The text of the present copy includes a few variations from that published version and may have been copied directly from the visitors' book. The manuscript was apparently sent to J. L. Roget, whose name appears on f. 2 verso.

A holograph copy, [c. 1823] (watermark 1821), of the first three verses, and accompanying descriptive passage, of the poem 'The Home of Taliessin' by Alaric A. Watts.
The poem was first published in Alaric A. Watts, Poetical Sketches... and Other Poems, 3rd edn with additional poems (London, 1824), pp. 155-157, where it comprised six verses; it was collected in Alaric A. Watts, Lyrics of the Heart: With Other Poems (London, 1851), pp. 275-276, as five verses (the fourth having been omitted). The poem was composed in 1819 (see Watts (1824), p. 157).

Copi, 1895, o bryddest o'r enw 'Dyngarwch' gan Lewis Roderick. = A copy, 1895, of a poem in free metre entitled 'Dyngarwch' (philanthropy) by Lewis Roderick.

Chwe ymgais i gyfansoddi tri englyn ar y testun 'Y Gwir Anrhydeddus W. E. Gladstone, A.S.' ar gyfer Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru Wrecsam, 1888. = Six entries for a competition at the National Eisteddfod, Wrexham, 1888, to compose three englyns in praise of W. E. Gladstone.
Enillwyd y gystadleuaeth gan y Parch. J. O. Williams (Pedrog), Lerpwl (gw. Eisteddfod Genedlaethol y Cymry, Cofnodion Buddugol Eisteddfod Gwrecsam, 1888, gol. gan E. Vincent Evans (Lerpwl, 1889), t. 500); nid yw ei ymgais yn rhan o'r llawysgrif bresennol. = The competition was won by the Rev. J. O. Williams (Pedrog), Liverpool (see Eisteddfod Genedlaethol y Cymry, Transactions of the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Wrexham, 1888, ed. by E. Vincent Evans (Liverpool, 1889), p. 500); his entry is not part of the present manuscript.

Holograph copies, 1952, of poems and other material by Frank Elijah Dudley, California, 1940-1952.
Photographs and envelopes are pasted onto the leaves.

Englyn, 1951, i Siop Jack Edwards, Aberystwyth, yn llaw T. H. Parry-Williams. = A holograph englyn, 1951, to Siop Jack Edwards, Aberystwyth, by T. H. Parry-Williams.

'Llinellau coffadwriaeth am y diweddar Barch. John Evans (I. D. Ffraid)' gan Lewis Jones, Llanddulas, 1875. = Verses in memory of the Rev. John Evans (I. D. Ffraid) by Lewis Jones, Llanddulas, 1875.

Dwy gerdd gan Walter Hugh James (Gwallter Myrnach), yn cynnwys 'Canu i Hen Gapel Glandwr', 12 Ionawr 1866 (ff. 1-2), a 'Penillion gan Gwallter Myrnach', Mai 1868 (f. 2 verso). = Two poems by Walter Hugh James (Gwallter Myrnach), comprising 'Canu i Hen Gapel Glandwr', 12 January 1866 (ff. 1-2), and verses composed in May 1868 (f. 2 verso).
Roedd yr awdur, yn wreiddiol o Lanfyrnach, sir Benfro, erbyn y cyfnod yma wedi ymfudo i Seland Newydd. Ceir copi printiedig o fersiwn o'r gerdd gyntaf, gyda'r teitl 'Hen Gapel Glandwr, Swydd Benfro', yn NLW MS 11614E. = The author, originally from Llanfyrnach, Pembrokeshire, was by this time living in New Zealand. A printed copy of a version of the first poem, entitled 'Hen Gapel Glandwr, Swydd Benfro', may be found in NLW MS 11614E.

Autograph draft of 'Pilgrims', [1896x1901], by Sir Lewis Morris.
The poem was published in Harvest-Tide (London, 1901), pp. 138-140, with a number of revisions.

'Profiad Casglwr' gan W. C. Davies (Gwilym Ceredig), [1890x1892] (f. 1 recto-verso), a dau gynnig ar gerdd yn cychwyn 'O'r baban bach siriol, daeth cerbyd angeuol', [?gan Richard Williams (Bartimeus)], [19 gan., ail ½] (ff. 2-3 verso). = 'Profiad Casglwr' by W. C. Davies (Gwilym Ceredig), [1890x1892] (f. 1 recto-verso), and two versions of a poem beginning 'O'r baban bach siriol, daeth cerbyd angeuol', [?by Richard Williams (Bartimeus)], [19 cent., second ½] (ff. 2-3 verso).
Amgaeir nodyn gan y rhoddwr (f. i). = A note from the donor is enclosed (f.i).

Typescript copies, with the author's signature, [?1949], of two poems by T. H. Jones, 'The Anglo-Welsh' (ff. 1-2) and 'Amends' (f. 3), both addressed to Aneirin Talfan Davies.
'The Anglo-Welsh' was first published in Dock Leaves, 4.11 (Summer 1953), 26, and 'Amends' in The Dublin Magazine, 25.3 (July-September 1950), 4. Also included is a letter from Jones to Davies, 27 March 1957, concerning Jones's book The Enemy in the Heart (London, 1957), in which 'Amends' was first collected (f. i).

Tair cerdd, sef 'Sbio'n Ddoeth', gan y Parch. R. Meirion Roberts, [23] Tachwedd 1945 (f. 1), 'Ti gofi'n siwr am gawell Moses gynt...' gan y Parch. Abel Ffoulkes Williams, [16] Mai 1945 (f. 2), a'r soned 'Night' gan Miss M. Rees, 29 Medi 1963 (f. 3), y tair wedi eu hanfon i'r Parch W. H. Williams. = Three poems, namely 'Sbio'n Ddoeth' by the Rev. R. Meirion Roberts, [23] November 1945 (f. 1), 'Ti gofi'n siwr am gawell Moses gynt...' by the Rev. Abel Ffoulkes Williams, [16] May 1945 (f. 2), and a sonnet 'Night' by Miss M. Rees, 29 September 1963 (f. 3), all sent to the Rev. W. H. Williams.
Cynhwysir hefyd lythyr o'r rhoddwr, 16 Mehefin 1965, yn egluro cefndir y cerddi (f. i). = Also included is a letter from the donor, 16 June 1965, concerning the background to their composition (f. i).

Dernyn yn cynnwys tri englyn, a rhan o bedwerydd, gyda'r teitl 'Apostol y Titotals', [19 gan., canol], yn cyfeirio mae’n debyg at Robyn Ddu Eryri. = Fragment containing three englyns, and part of a fourth, entitled 'Apostol y Titotals', [mid 19 cent.], apparently referring to Robyn Ddu Eryri.

Three holograph poems, 'To the Beloved', 'A Poet's Dilemma - 1947' and 'Young Artist', by David Bateman, Cardigan, [mid 20 cent].

Penillion, 1969, gan Mathonwy Hughes i gyfarch J. H. Lloyd (Peryddon) ar ei ben-blwydd yn 86 (f. 1); a thorion papur newydd o dair cerdd o ddiddordeb i'r Bala, [1889]-[1937] (ff. 2-4). = Verses, 1969, by Mathonwy Hughes to J. H. Lloyd (Peryddon) on his 86th birthday (f. 1); and press cuttings of three poems of Bala interest, [1889]-[1937] (ff. 2-4).
Amgaeir cyflythyr oddi wrth y rhoddwr, [Ionawr 1970] (f. i). = Also enclosed is a covering letter from the donor, [January 1970] (f. i).

Copi llawysgrif 'Emyn Diolch' gan y Parch. Philip Jones, Porthcawl, [1941]. Cyhoeddwyd yr emyn yn Philip Jones, Pregethau ac Emynau, gol. gan Nantlais (Llandybie, [1948]), t. 73. = A manuscript copy of the hymn 'Emyn Diolch' by the Rev. Philip Jones, Porthcawl, [1941]. It was published in Philip Jones, Pregethau ac Emynau, ed. by Nantlais (Llandybie, [1948]), p. 73.