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Miscellanea, including memoranda, accounts, copies of letters, poems and hymns, sermon notes, etc.

The tune book of John Roberts, Llanegryn, 1826, and later of Bontdolgadfan, containing anthems, hymn-tunes and psalm-tunes by John Roberts, Pantyniwl, John Williams, Abermawddach, H[ugh] Jones, Maesglasau, W. Williams, Llanegryn, John Edwards, Llangadog, the Reverend Richard Phillips, Bala, John Roberts, Llanbrynmair and others; and a hymn for use in Sunday Schools ('Yn ysgol bur fy Nuw').

A tune book belonging to Richard Jervis, Ty-pellaf, Llanbrynmair, 1831, containing hymn-tunes.

A collection of anthems, hymn-tunes and other pieces, including 'Mawr yw yr Iôn', 'Preswylwyr y Graig', 'Dyfodiad Brenin Seion', 'Arlwyaeth Gras', 'Robin Goch' and 'Kitty Annwyl'.

The tune book of John Williams, Tynyffordd, weaver, containing psalm-tunes, hymn-tunes and traditional Welsh songs.

A book of psalm-tunes, hymn-tunes and anthems belonging to Rees [Rhys] Price, Builth, 1833.

A tune book containing hymn-tunes and temperance songs by D[aniel] T[homas] Williams ['Tydfylyn'], D[avid] J[enkin] [Dafydd Siencyn] Morgan and others.

Transcripts by William Griffiths, Pontardawe ['Ifander'], in 1850-1852, of Yr Arweinydd Cerddorol, in two parts, by Richard Mills ['Rhydderch Hael'], and a collection of a hundred and fifty hymn-tunes selected by William Griffiths ('Tonau Cynulleidfaol sef Casgliad o 150 o donau wedi eu dethol fel y goreuon o wahanol gasgliadau, Pontardawe, 1860').

A volume of hymn-tunes, chants and anthems compiled by Owen Williams, [Caerdegog Uchaf, Cemais, Anglesey,] 1839, containing examples of the work of Richard Mills ['Rhydderch Hael'], David Harri[e]s, David John James, Penrhyndeudraeth, John Williams, Dolgellau, William Evans, Llanfwrog, and J. Roberts, Henllan.

A volume of sermon notes, in different hands, belonging on 28 April, 1825, to David Arthur of Pantycelyn, later co-pastor of Builth Baptist Church. Pages 1-74 are described in a colophon as 'cyfieithiad pigion o Gyfansoddiad Saesnig' (translations of selections from English compositions) by Josiah Evans (d. 1792), pastor of Pantycelyn Baptist Church. At the beginning and the end and in occasional blank spaces in the volume are written Welsh hymns, and there is at the end also a list of the sermons comprised in pages in pages 1-88. On page 109 is recorded the marriage of Rees Arthur [son of David Arthur] and Ann Arthur, his wife, 5 December, 1851.

The file comprises a copy of Caniadau y Cyssegr, neu, Gasgliad o Donau Hen a Diweddar...wedi eu cynghaneddu i bedwar o leisiau, gan John Roberts, Henllan (1839). The copy has been annotated and English translations of the hymns supplied by a later hand.

A collection of hymn-tunes, psalm-tunes and anthems by J[ohn] Ambrose Lloyd, Thomas Jones [Llanfaethlu] and others.

A hymn-tune: 'Awn, awn i'r Ysgol Sul'.

A transcript of Eos Cymru, sef casgliad o donau, erddyganau gwreiddiol, ac anthemau, addas i'w canu mewn addoliad dwyfol, gan William Jacob, Treffynnon. [Llanidloes], 1844.

An extensive collection of hymn-tunes begun by Thomas Jones at the age of twenty-three, in 1841. A large number of the signed tunes are by John Ambrose Lloyd. Other composers represented are J. Hughes [Allt-lwyd], R[obert] J[ohn] Pryse ['Gweirydd ap Rhys'], C. Jones, R. Williams, D. Williams, W[illiam] Owens [or Owen], W. Pritchard, R. Griffith, R[osser] Beynon ['Asaph Glan Taf'], D[avid] J[enkin] [Dafydd Siencyn] Morgan, W. Griffith, D[avid] Roberts ['Alawydd'] and D[avid] Hughes ['Cristiolus Môn']; and examples of Welsh hymns.

The tune book of John Hughes, Llaindelyn, Llanddeusant, Anglesey, containing hymn-tunes and anthems by David Harri[e]s and others unnamed, and a small collection of hymns and temperance songs.

A book of hymn-tunes and psalm-tunes compiled by Thomas Jones, Newhavren at the age of twenty ('Thomas Jones pia fi/a dig a fydd os dygir fi'). It contains tunes by Isaac Williams, Aberaeron, William Jones and Richard Roberts, Llandrygarn, arrangements by David Hughes ['Cristiolus Môn'], Bodedeyrn, an 'Anthem Gron - Ple mae'r Iesu', and a large number of unsigned tunes.

A book of anthems, hymn-tunes and psalm-tunes, including anthems by Richard Mills ['Rhydderch Hael'] ('Cenwch i'r Arglwydd') and R[ees] P. Williams, Rhymney ('Ac mi glywais lais o'r nef').

A book of anthems, including works by David Hughes, 'Cristiolus Môn' ('Elias a Jonah'), J[ohn] Ambrose Lloyd ('Y Mab Afradlawn'), Robert Davies, 'Cyndeyrn', 1861 ('Crist ein Pasg ni'), Thomas G[ruffydd] Jones, 'Tavalaw' ['Tafalaw Bencerdd'] ('Molwch yr Arglwydd' and 'Daniel'), J. Williams, 'Ab Alaw', Treffynnon ('Telyn Judah' and 'Hosannah Chorus'), Owen [Humphrey] Davies, 'Eos Llechid' ('Salm 115.1'), William Roberts ('Cenhadon Hedd'), R[owland] H[uw] Pritchard ('Y Salm Gyntaf' and 'Deffroad'), G. Williams ('Darfu am y Cyfiawn'), E. B. Williams ('Cenwch i'r Arglwydd' and 'Clych Dirwestol'), J[ohn] Ellis ('Job 14', arranged by W[illiam] J[ohn] Hughes, M.R.C.P.), J. P. Jones ('Yr Arglwydd sydd yn teyrnasu'), E[dward] Stephen ['Tanymarian'] ('Desgrifiad o'r Cristion yn marw'), W[illiam] Pugh ('Iddo Ef'), and John Parry ('Deffro di ogleddwynt'); and hymn-tunes, including 'Adria' by William Jones, 'Talwrn' by 'Madawg', 'Montrose' by W. A. Powell, and 'Rhuthin' by J[oseph] D[avid] Jones.

Anthems, psalm-tunes and hymn-tunes, including 'Margareta' and 'Llawenydd yn yr Afon' by the Reverend John Jones, Tal-y-sarn.