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The journal of Mrs Elizabeth Baker, Dolgelley, 1778-1786. Part I in ten volumes.

The letter book of Mrs Elizabeth Baker, relating to mining ventures in Merioneth, 1770-1775. With printed appeals for contributions towards her relief, 1787-1788, and lists of donors.

A volume of awdlau and cywyddau by various poets. The manuscript is a composite volume and is divided into four books: Part I (pp. 49-434), Part II (pp. 435-512), Part III (514-942) and Part IV (pp. 943-998). Pages 57-432 appear to have been written before 1563; the remainder belongs to the mid-seventeenth century.

A collection of 'cywyddau' and 'englynion' mainly in the early hand of Thomas Wiliems, otherwise called Thomas ap William, of Trefriw, with a few items in his later hand. The poets represented are Iorwerth Beli, G[o]ronwy Gyriog, Owen ap Llywelyn [ap] Moel [y Pantri], Dafydd ab Edmwnd, Lewis Môn, Tudur Aled, Lewis Daron, Guto'r Glyn, Iolo Goch, Inco Brydydd, Thomas Prys, Ieuan Brydydd Hir [Hynaf], Llawdden, Ieuan Deulwyn, Rhys Nanmor, Rhys Pennardd, Robin Ddu ap Siencyn Bledrydd, Ieuan ap Tudur Penllyn, Ithel ap Rhys, Gwilym ab Ieuan Hen, Tudur Penllyn, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Llywelyn ab y Gutun, Lewis Glyn Cothi, Mastr Harri, Ieuan [D]ew Brydydd, Rhys Goch Glyndyfrdwy, Ieuan ap Hywel Swrdwal, Gruffudd Gryg and Gutun Owain. There is a section at the end of the book in another hand of the close of the sixteenth century. Simwnt Vychan wrote one of the poems in this section. There are marginal notes, mainly genealogical, by John Davies, Rhiwlas, Llansilin throughout the entire manuscript.

A collection of Welsh awdlau and cywyddau by various poets.

A collection of cywyddau in several hands of the seventeenth century, including poems by Thomas Prys (pp. 559-609).

Poetry of Guto'r Glyn, Bedo Brwynllwys, Lewys Morgannwg, Huw Dafi and others; a series of 'cywyddau' directed between Bedo Hafesb and Ieuan Tew; a text by William Salisbury adressing Gruffudd Hiraethog; and the text of Y Deg Tri Arbenig.
The manuscript is in four hands: hand A is that of Dr John Davies of Mallwyd; hands B and C seem to be those of professional clerks; and hand D is that of William Salisbury. There is an index of first lines from A-T in the hands of Dr Davies of Mallwyd and William Maurice of Llansilin.

Poetry of Gutto ap Siancyn, Dafydd ap Gwilym and others.
The first part of the manuscript is by a single scribe of the mid-15th century. The second part is by several scribes and dates from 1501 to 1540.

Seven holograph letters: W. Cadwaladr Davies, University College of North Wales, Bangor, to [Lewis Jones], 1892 (the writer's health, donations to the College from the Welsh Colony); John Duguid, Rosario, to Lewis Jones, [18]62 (support for the recipient's emigration scheme); L[ewis] Jones, Chubut Colony, to the Minister of Interior of the Argentine Government, 1871-1872 (2) (the loss of the brig 'Mont[e]allegro', land titles, the expected arrival of immigrants) (carbon copies); and Samuel R. Phibbs, Argentine Consulate, Liverpool, to Lewis Jones, Chairman of the L[iver]pool Welsh Patagonian Emigration Committee, at Buenos Ayres and Liverpool, 1862-1863 (3) (support for the proposed emigration, and the rejection of the treaty by the Argentine Congress).

The score of an orchestral overture in D Major (No. 1), by Dr Joseph Parry, dated London, 9 October 1869.

Various accounts, etc., 1861-1881, giving details of receipts and disbursements of the secretary, treasurer, etc. of 'Y Wladychfa Gymreig', Patagonia. Among them are balance sheets, 'Rhestr or arian a dalwyd gan wyr Lleyrpwll (Liverpool) tuag at dreuliau y Wladychfa Gymreig', 'Cyfrifon New Bay [Porth Madryn]', 'Cyfrif Chupat [Chubut]', 'Arwerthiant Eiddo Elis Griffith yr hwn a voddodd yn y Gamwy Mawrth 17, 1876. Gwerthwyd ar ran y perthynasau dros [?] Lywydd yr Wladva gan R. J. Berwyn Arwerthwr ...', 'Papurau amodol y Fos Vawr', etc.

The separate scores of the orchestral suite of three tone statuettes for violins, violas, cello, cornets, flutes, trombones, oboes, clarinet, drums, triangle, and cymbals.

A quartette for string instruments - first and second violins, viola, and 'cello - by Dr.Joseph Parry.

The score of 'Tydfil', an orchestral overture by Dr. Joseph Parry.

Notebook of Lewis Jones, used largely to record his journal of his exploratory visit to Patagonia, November 1862-January 1863 (ff. 12-30). The journal is continued in NLW MS 12199A.

A register of shareholders of the American Branch of the Welsh Colonising and General Trading Company, 1871-1873.

A manuscript containing the text of Statud Rhuddlan (the Statute of Rhuddlan) by a single scribe and dating from the second half of the 15th century.

One of the earliest Welsh versions of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regnum Britannie in the hand of a single scribe dating from the mid 13th century.
The manuscript also contais seven folios in the hand of William Morris of Llansilin, 1660.

Various version and fragments of the Laws of Hywel Dda. The manuscript comprises three parts: A and B were written by Gwilym Was Da during the first half of the 14th century; C was written by another scribe during the period from the late 15th century to the early 16th century. The manuscript comprises two volumes kept in one box.