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A letter, 22 December 1679, from Henry Herbert, 4th Baron of Cherbury, to Arthur Herbert, vice-admiral of the Fleet in the Mediterranean, relating to his election contest against Lord Powis and the fear of popery.

A cyclostyled copy of an account of Bethel Baptist Church, Pont-rhyd-y-fen, from 1848 to 1928, by John Williams.

Extracts by Charles Ashton from Dufief's Master Key to the Correct Pronunciation of French, an essay on 'Dwyfol sefydliad y Sabboth a pharhad y rhwymedigaeth o'i gadw', and an unfinished story entitled 'The Mendicant'.

Extracts and notes, mainly by Charles Ashton, wedding stanzas, folk-lore, notes on Glamorgan, etc.

Three musical compositions by W. Hubert Davies: - a variation on the Bells of Aberdovey, 1927; 'In Normandy', 1930; and Passacaglia for full orchestra, 1931.

Eight compositions by, and in the autograph of, T. Hopkin Evans: - a song for children's choir: 'Croesaw i'r Gwcw' (c. 1900); a part-song: 'Crowns of Golden Light (Ei aur Goronau Ef)' written to the memory of C. E. J. Owen, Hengwrt-ucha, 1907; a song: 'Memories-Atgofion' dedicated to Ll. R. Bowen (c. 1904); 'Song of the Spheres: Cân y Planedau', 1928; a carol- lullaby: 'Clychau Bethlehem: the Bells of Bethlehem', 1933; a simple anthem : 'Hosanna' (c. 1913); an anthem: 'Gwywa y Gwelltyn (Gair ein Duw)' (c. 1905); and a composition for the piano: 'Enchantement' (c. 1906).

A notebook containing a collection of poems composed by John Gaerwenydd Pritchard, Bethesda.

An extract from the lay subsidy roll for the hundreds of Llanbadarn, Llanilar, and Pennardd, Cardiganshire, 35 Henry VIII, (P.R.O. Exchequer, King's Remembrancer; Box 219, roll 68) covering the parish of Llanrhystyd.

A typescript essay, written for the National Eisteddfod held at Bangor in 1931, on the history of competitive and literary meetings in Caernarvonshire, by 'Gildas'.

A typescript copy of the register of baptisms, marriages, and burials for the parish of Disserth, Radnorshire, 1734-1812.

A collection of essays, in typescript, by Thomas Peter Ellis: - 'Welsh Memories'; 'Our Raison d'Etre'; 'Welsh Caricature'; 'Our Island Home'; 'Welsh Gardening'; 'The Cistercians in Wales'; 'Y Marian'; 'A XVth century Prayer'; 'Urien Rheged and his son Owain'; 'In the heart of Powysland'; 'St. David's Pilgrimage'; 'Bells'; 'Welsh Fairies'; 'What's in a Name?'; 'The Dream of Maxen Wledig'; 'Quo Vadis?'; 'Owain Glyndwr and the Church'.

A List of Catholics connected with Wales who suffered death for the Faith, 1539-1680 A.D., with an addition and a corrigendum in manuscript by Thomas Peter Ellis.

A calendar of Welsh saints and martyrs compiled by Thomas Peter Ellis.

Account book, 1876-1929, of the Treasurer of Montgomeryshire Presbytery in respect of the Ministers' Fund of the North Wales Association of the Calvinistic Methodist Connexion.

An annotated interleaved copy of T. N. Parker's Suggestions for warming and ventilating the Houses of Parliament with hot water in cast-iron pipes. Also a variety of facts and experiments, and descriptions concerning the Hot-Water system, as applied to horticultural and other purposes; showing the causes and remedies in occasional failures, and the advantages of hot- water for producing a slow, safe, and continuous effect, while the warming by steam is sudden, hazardous, and intermittent. Shrewsbury, 1836.

An annotated interleaved copy of T. [N]. Parker's Remarks on the Malt Tax: with reference to the debate in the House of Commons on the 10th March 1835, and in defence of the farmers and maltsters against the injurious effects of misrepresentations and misprints, and the indiscreet kindness of some of their friends. Shrewsbury, 1835; with a covering circular and cuttings from the Salopian Journal.

'Maxims on the political, social, and domestic economy of the English country gentleman in his public and individual capacity', written in 1823 by Thomas Netherton Parker, Sweeney [Hall, near Oswestry]'.

Accounts of Dr Williams's Trust, 1778-1808, with particulars of payments to ministers, apprentices, and exhibitioners in North Wales, and to students at Northampton, with miscellaneous receipts, 1808-1821, and a statement of accounts of the estate of Edward Parry, vicar of Baschild (d. 1798), with Abraham Rees of Hackney, executor, and residuary legatee.

Two accounts of a tour through North Wales, beginning at Erthig, 12 August 1775, and proceeding by way of Llangollen, Corwen, Bala, Dolgelley, Barmouth, Harlech, Penmorfa, Llanllyfni, and Caernarvon, to Bangor; with a brief account of a journey to Brussells.

A bibliography, compiled by Henry Blackwell, of books, periodicals and newspapers in Welsh, or of Welsh interest, printed or published in America.