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An anonymous Christmas anthem, and anthems by Edward Jones ('barcer') and others.

A collection of anthems and hymn-tunes including 'Duw sydd Noddfa' by Richard Mills ['Rhydderch Hael'].

A volume, [1798x1810], containing anthems and psalm-tunes.

Results sheets of [Calvinistic Methodist] Sunday School examinations at Rhosgadfan, co. Caernarvon, 1896, 1901.

Brief notes on 'Hanes Arweinwyr ein Cyfundeb 1735', 'Ffordd y cynhyddodd y Methodistiaid', 'Beth yw ein Cynydd', etc.

A diary for the year 1808 kept by a North Cardiganshire attorney.

An autograph album, 1879-1918, thought to belong to 'Ap Ieuan', possibly Samuel Evans, a member of Tabernacl Welsh Congregational church, Shrewsbury, containing entries in Welsh, English, Chinese and other eastern and African languages, mainly by Congregationalist ministers and missionaries, including Ben Davies, Pant-teg, T. Eynon Davies, David Picton Jones, J. R. Kilsby Jones and H. Elvet Lewis ('Elfed'); together with pasted-in photographs. Papers found loose inside have been tipped in at the end of the volume (ff. 27-32).

An autograph album of Ellen ('Nellie') Harris Jones (née Williams, d. 1994), Caernarfon and Llanrwst, containing entries, mostly in Welsh, 1924-45 and 1972, by E. Morgan Humphreys, R. D. Rowland ('Anthropos'), R. J. Rowlands ('Meuryn'), Eliseus Williams ('Eifion Wyn'), T. H. Parry-Williams and others.

An autograph album of Elizabeth Sarah Roberts, Llanrwst, wife of the Reverend Thomas Roberts ('Scorpion'), containing entries, 1859-1879, by Ellis Thomas Davies, Abergele, Richard Parry ('Gwalchmai'), Hugh Pugh, Mostyn, William Rees ('Gwilym Hiraethog'), William Williams ('Caledfryn'), and others.

An autograph album containing entries, 1885-1895, by John Williams, Brynsiencyn, Owen Griffith Owen ('Alafon'), William Griffith Owen ('Llifon'), Henry Jones Williams ('Plenydd') and others.

Two autograph albums, 1918-1925, which belonged to Miss Jennie Powel Parry, the donor's aunt, from her time at Pen-y-groes County School, and later at Bangor Normal College. Included with the largest album is an unpublished poem by Sir Thomas Parry, 1921, and a letter of condolence on the death of her mother in 1961.

Ballads of local interest by John Jenkins, Ffynonforgan, Felinfach, Cardiganshire.

Letter (17 pp.), 1885, from W. J. Hardy, Chancery Lane, London, outlining the result of searches carried out among records at the Public Record Office (now The National Archives), Lambeth Palace, and the British Museum, concerning the Bishop of Bangor's foreshore rights, including wreck of the sea, within all his manors and lands. Also included are extracts from, and abstracts of, documents, 1284-1715, from the three repositories; together with an abstract of a report entitled 'Bangor Bishoprick Estates. Foreshores and Waste Lands', prepared by H. W. Hewlett in 1866.

Carols, etc. by and in the hand of Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant) (1739-1810), together with one poem by Ellis Roberts (Elis y Cowper) and a few items in English.

A manuscript containing ballads, mainly in the Glamorgan dialect, and hymns.

A manuscript containing transcripts mainly by David Saunders (Dafydd ap Tomas Saunders), Lampeter, afterwards of Merthyr Tydfil, with some by David Jones (Glaswalch), Lampeter, and comprising awdlau and other poetry by David Saunders, David Jones and others; Hyfforddiad I beroriaeth Eglwys; hymn- and psalm-tunes; the rules of Welsh poetry; a list of Welsh poets; etc.

Poetry and essays written by John Jones ('Gwalch'), Aberaman, mainly for 'eisteddfodau' in Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.

A volume of transcripts of poetry, mainly 'cywyddau' and 'englynion', by Iowerth Fynglwyd, William Llŷn, Huw Cae Llwyd, Gwilym ap Sefnyn, Dafydd Nanmor, Thomas Prys, Syr Dafydd Trefor, Aneurin Gwawdrudd ('Anearan Gwowdrudd'), Rhys Pennardd, Iolo Goch, Gutun Ceiriog, Siôn Mawddwy, Dio ap Ifan Du, Rhys Goch Glyndyfrdwy, Dafydd ap Edmwnd, Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug, Philip John Philip, Siôn Philip, Owain Gwynedd, Ieuan Brydydd Hir, Siôn Cent, David Jones, Rhys Wynn, Siôn Tudur, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Meredydd ap Rees, Llywelyn ap Gutun, Syr Owain ap Gwilym, Griffith Philip, Rowland Vaughan, Richard Philip, Edmwnd Prys, Robin Ragett, Tudur Aled, John Prichard Prys, Robert Klidro, Ellis Rowland 'o Harlech', Hugh Llwyd 'o Gynfal', Huw Morris, Lewis Morris, Mr. David Roberts, Rice Lloyd, Moris ap Robert, Bala, and Thomas Jones, Orsedd Las. The greater part of the volume was written in the early eighteenth century. Among slightly later hands at the end of the volume is that of William Jones of Orsedd Las. At the end of the volume is a letter from a Welsh emigrant, written from Delaware, 21 September, 1828.

An 18th century manuscript containing carols and other poetry, mainly by Humphrey Owen, Robert Evans and John Morgan; a blacksmith's accounts, 1743; other accounts kept by John Morgan; recipes; charms.