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Poetry of Rhys Goch o Eryri, Siôn Ceri, Lewys Môn and others in two hands, the first of which is that of Dr John Davies of Mallwyd.

A collection of cywyddau gathered from various sources by John Jones of Gellilyfdy.
Sources include manuscripts in the hands of Dafydd ap William, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd and Wiliam Thomas ap Edward o Bodfari. The manuscript was written in three stages: from 1609 to 1610, at a later period but prior to 1619, and finally 1621.

A manuscript in several late 18th century hands comprising summaries and transcripts of texts from the Book of Llan Dâf and from Jesus College MSS 2 (Llyfr Ancr Llanddewibrefi), 3, 7 and 17. The manuscript also includes a copy of a note book by Robert Vaughan; transcripts of the British Genealogy relating to Wales; topographical notes on Glamorgan and the Gower; and poetry concerning Anrawd and The Wars of Brecknock.

Pedigrees; texts on heraldry; Bonedd y Saint; Y Pedwar ar Hugain Marchog Urddol; 'Compd Mannwel'; a proclamation of the Caerwys Eisteddfod of 1523; poetry and other texts.
The first part was compiled by Sir Thomas ap Ieuan ap Deicws around 1510; the second part of the manuscript was written between 1531 and 1544.

A collection of pedigrees and armorial bearings (coloured) in several 16th century hands.
The scribes include William Llŷn, Simwnt Fychan and Robert Vaughan.

A collection of pedigrees and armorial devices; and a brief chronicle.

A collection of vaticinatory prose and verse in Welsh, Latin and English, dated c. 1445, written by a scribe identified as 'Dafydd' and including prophecies, Welsh history, and a prescription for a recipient 'out of mynde'.
Included are verses associated with Myrddin and Taliesin and a collection of verse by Rhys Fardd.

A manuscript of the first half of the 14th century, in two hands, comprising a version of the Laws of Hywel Dda; and pleadings.

Secular and religious prose and narrative texts by three scribes dating from c. 1330.
The texts include a biblical history (p. 1); Brut y Tywysogion (p. 65), with a continuation from 1282 to 1332 (p. 292); Kyfoesi Myrddin a Gwenddydd (p. 302); and a Welsh grammar (p. 305).

The manuscript consists of two parts: The first part, written 1538-1539, comprises pedigrees and recipes in the hand of Huw Bangor; etc. The second part, written c. 1587, comprises Rhannau Arbennig yr Ynys; XIII Tlws; XXIV Marchog; prophecies; etc.
The old vellum cover for the first part has bicolumnar text in Latin.

A collection of statutes, writs, and other legal instruments, including the Provisions of Merton, the Statutes of Westminster I and II, the Statute of Merchants, the Statute of the Exchequer, and the Statute of Winchester.

A collection of Latin texts: 'Secretum Secretorum', 'De Willielmo Conquestore', 'Generatio Regum Scocie', 'De miseria humane condicionis', 'De Adam & Eva vxore eius', 'De ligno vite post eiectionem Ade de Paradiso', 'De tribus Marijs', 'De infantia Christi', 'De Asseneth filia Potipharis ...', 'Versus', 'De spe ... Desperacio & presumpcio'.

An index to book CC [200] of escheats and inquisitions for the county of Salop, 27 Hen. III to 3 Rich. III, compiled by Edward Lloyd of Trenewith, 1707.

A volume of sermons, 1717-1734, which were written, according to W. W. E. Wynne, by Lewis Price (Pryse) A. M., rector of Llanfair Caereinion and Llanwrin.
The sermons were preached at Llanerfyl, Garthbeibio, Llanfair Caereinion, Llangadfan and other places.

Memoranda in Welsh relating to relics of the Crucifixion; a fragment of a play in Latin and English entitled 'Judith'; and a transcript of Cato Construed or A familiar and caste interpretation upon Cato's morall verses first doen in latin and frenche by Maturus Corderius and nowe newly englished to the comforte of all young scolars, printed for Andrew Maunsell in London [? 1584].

Notes written on fifty seven small cards kept in a vellum case.

Pedigrees in the hand of Gruffudd Hiraethog, which include fairly full details of authorities and sources.

Fragments of Ach Dewi a Thalm o'i Fuchedd; Buchedd Beuno; Cysegrlan Fuchedd; Ymborth yr Enaid; Ieuan Offeiriad; the Lives of St Margaret and St Catherine; etc. compiled by three scribes of the 14th and 15th centuries.

Pedigrees and poetry in three different hands of the mid-16th century.
Copious repetition occurs within the manuscript.

A collection of charms and spells; medical recipes; material relating to Meddygon Myddfai; and the Dream of the Man of Arwystli.
There is also a letter, 23rd November 1863, from Robert Williams including a transcript of three leaves.