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'Cyhoeddir ar fyrr, Cyfrinach Beirdd Ynys Prydain ...' (Merthyr Tydfil, 1821). Printed.

Dedication by Edward Wiliams, Flimston, Dec. 21 1814 'To the Memory of Thomas Wyndham of Dunraven Castle Esqr., MP for the County of Glamorgan ...' of an attempt at rescuing from oblivion the history and antiquities of his favourite seat. Draft.

A list of 'Llyfrau Cymreig iw cyhoeddi yn gylchynol ag achlysurol (achlysurgylch)', with a metrical version of the 23rd Psalm in Welsh (crossed out) on the reverse side.

Dedication by E. Wiliams of a certain little work (unspecified) 'To the Prince of the Powers of the Air', &c. &c. Draft.

'Cyhoeddir ar frys. Dwy bregeth ragorol gan Sion Hwpper o Drefflemin, ar y testunau canlynol ...'. On the reverse side (in pencil) is a copy of the tombstone inscription of David Moses (of the parish of Givan [sic] near Glasgow) in Cowbridge churchyard (d. 15 August 1770, aged 40).

Proposals (draft) for printing 'by subscription, War incompatible with spirit of Christianity. - An Essay, By Edward Wms'. On the dorse are some lines entitled 'old battle array, a new year's ode', containing a reference to 'these whelps of Tom Paine'.

'Matterials for Cambrian Register, 1809' (the year seems to have been added at a later date).

A copy of 'John Bull's Litany, Absolutely necessary to be used by all Good Christians, that hope for Salvation. Translated from the Ancient British of Iolo Morganwg, A mad Welsh Bard. With Notes, and a Key. &c. &c. ... By one of the Swinish Multitude' (the verses have been scored out, but can still be read).

Verses beginning 'Remember well what pow'r to kill is In Baillie, Heberden, and Willis', written in imitation of a jeu d'esprit crambo which appeared lately in a Bristol paper.

An Ode 'On the Birthday, completing his twenty first year, of Charles Morgan Esqr. son of Sir Charles Morgan of Tredegar. (April 10th 1813)', ?by Iolo Morganwg, with some explanatory notes.

Dedication by Christopher Crabstick, who subscribes himself 'Mr. Wyndham's most humble servant', of a certain poem 'To the Honble. Captain Thos. Windsor' (in the autograph of Iolo Morganwg). On the back is some electioneering verse in Welsh and English.

'Ode, on the Bardic Mythology' by Iolo Morganwg, 'Recited in a congress of the Ancient British Bards, held on Primrose Hill, nenr London, Sepr. 22d 1792 ...' (see The Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. LXII (1792), Part II, pp. 956-57). This appears to be a draft of a copy intended for publication, prefaced by an Advertisement and followed by a short account of the Ancient British Bards, intended for the English reader. There is also a draft copy of the sonnet 'On my Mother' (cf. Poems Lyric and Pastoral, Vol. II, p. 97).

Drafts of the 'Advertisement' designed to preface Iolo Morganwg's 'Ode, on converting a sword into a pruning hook, Recited on Primrose Hill, at a meeting of Ancient British Bards, Residents in London, Sepr. 22d. 1793, being the day on which the Autumnal Equinox occurred, and accordingly one of the four solemn Bardic days'.

Letter from T. Spence, No. 8, Little Turnstile, Dec. 24 1794, 'To the Public' on being restored to his shop 'after a tedious confinement of more than seven months'. Printed. Repaired.

Two copies of 'Trial by Jury, ... A Song, sung at the Crown and Anchor, Feb. 4 1795, In Celebration of the Late Trials for High Treason, and Triumphant Acquittals of Thomas Hardy, John Horne Tooke, and John Thelwall; and in honour of their Counsel Thomas Erskine, and Vicary Gibbs. By Edward Wiliams, Author of Poems, Lyric and Pastoral, lately published'. Printed.

A sheet containing, 'Dr. [J.] Priestley's Letter to the Inhabitants of the Town of Birmingham' dated London, July 19 1791, and 'A Short Reply to Doctor Priestley' by John Churchman, July 20 1791. On the back is printed 'Self Murder; or The Doctor Tried and Convicted on his Own Evidence'. Printed.