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Lists of Welsh - Latin words selected under specific topics, including 'God', 'Heaven', 'Earth', 'man and his members', and 'the house and furniture' in the hand of John Jones, Gellilyfdy, 1632.

A list of one-syllable words in Welsh in the hand of John Jones, Gellilyfdy, 1622.

Medical texts and recipes in a hand of the first half of the 17th century.
There is a page of notes in the hand of Robert Vaughan (p. 65). The manuscript originally contained 72 folios.

A collection, in several hands of the first half of the 17th century, of medical recipes, theological tracts, englynion and other poetry, and astrological texts.

A manuscript in several hands comprising texts relating to herbology, botanology, and Meddygon Myddfai; medical recipes; and the letter and teachings of Aristotle directed to Alexander the Great.

A roll containing a copy of the Statute of Gruffudd ap Cynan in the hand of Gruffudd Hiraethog (f. 1); together with the original licence of Gruffudd Hiraethog as Pencerdd, (1545/6) (f. 2).
Ancilliary papers included with the manuscript are a note on the contents of the manuscript, [?18 cent.] (f. 3); a transcript of the Pencerdd licence by W. W. E. Wynne (f. 4); a letter from Tho[ma]s Price, Llandrillo, to Wynne, 11 January 1861, referring to Price's translation of [?the Statute] (ff. 6-7; the translation is not present in the present manuscript); a typescript translation of the licence, [20 cent, first ½] (f. 5); and a xerox copy, [20 cent, first ½], probably of the label on the box in which the manuscript was formerly kept (f. 8).

A mid-16th century manuscript comprising pedigrees and notes concerning pedigrees; notes on grammar; lists of words; and poetry.
The notes relating to pedigrees may be in the hand of Gruffudd Hiraethog.

The office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, translated from Latin by Dafydd Ddu Hiraddug; and part of a calendar.
The text agrees with, and supplies the lacunae in, the text of Peniarth MS 191.

A mid-15th century manuscript comprising the Office of the Blessed Virgin; prayers; Y Groglith; Ystoria y Grog o Hynt Elen i Gaersalem; and a Calendar.
Pp. 5-10, 61-2 are in the hand of W. W. E. Wynne, Esq. of Peniarth.

An early 15th century manuscript comprising Lucidar; Kyssegr Lan Fuchedd; the Penityas; and Cyffes y Pechadur, written in a hand which is similar to that of the Mabinogion in the Red Book of Hergest.

A manuscript partly in the hand of Simwnt Fychan comprising vocabularies; grammatical texts; texts on the rules of cynghanedd; poetry of Hywel Cae Llwyd (possibly in his hand) and others; and pedigrees.

A calendar, 1596, in the hand of Thomas Evans, giving additional entries to Mostyn MS 88. The manuscript also includes the Compot Manual and texts on astronomy, also in the hand of Thomas Evans.
According to a note on f. 54 this manuscript is a transcript of a manuscript by or belonging to 'E. D.'.

A calendar in the hand of Gutun Owain, giving additions or variations to the calendar in Mostyn MS 88.
The manuscript is in good condition.

Historical triads compiled from several sources in the hand of Robert Vaughan; extracts from the Doomsday Book; and portions of a log book which was kept by a Welshman sailing in 1627 with a fleet past the Canary Islands, the Cape of Good Hope and as far as Mozambique.

Poetry of Siôn Tudur, Iolo Goch, Dafydd ap Gwilym and others, compiled after 1606; texts written during the second half of the 16th century, namely medical recipes, Aristotle's letter to Alexander, etc.; and a short Latin-Irish dictionary of the first half of the 17th century.

Descriptions, in two 17th century hands, of the arms of British kings, Welsh princes and the gentry of North Wales.

A late 15th century manuscript in three different hands comprising a copy of the Welsh laws; pleadings; and the pedigree of Aldudd ferch Owain.

A manuscript in the hand of Roger Morys, Coed Talwrn, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd comprising Pump Llyfr Cerddwriaeth; a transcript of a Grammar from the Red Book of Hergest; vocabularies; and Dosbarth Cerdd Dant.

A manuscript in several 16th century hands, including that of John ap Rhys, comprising prophecies attributed to Merlin, Taliesin and others; poetry of Tudur Aled; pedigrees; the Divisions of the Lordship of Powys; and the Blessed Oil.
Various dates occur in the manuscript, for example 1541(p. 183) and 1588 (p. 219); other leaves were written temps Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.