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A collection of manuscripts, [12 cent.]-1909, from the library of Peniarth, Merionethshire, the core of the historic collection being that of the library accumulated at Hengwrt, Merionethshire, by Robert Vaughan during the seventeenth century. The collection includes many of the most important Welsh language manuscripts, including the Black Book of Carmarthen (Peniarth MS 1), the Book of Taliesin (Peniarth MS 2), the White Book of Rhydderch (Peniarth MSS 4-5) and Brut y Tywysogion (the Chronicle of the Princes) (Peniarth MS 20), as well as important manuscripts in other languages such as the Hengwrt Chaucer (Peniarth MS 392), the Law of Hywel Dda (Peniarth MS 28), Beunans Meriasek (Peniarth MS 105) and Bede's De natura rerum (Peniarth MS 540B).

A collection of secular and religious prose in two hands from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
The manuscript includes the romances of Peredur and Charlemagne; Ystoria Adda; Ystoria Pilatus; and Ystoria Judas Iscariot; and an account of the Crucifixion and the finding of the Cross.

A transcript of the Black Book of Carmarthen (see Peniarth MS 1) by Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt.

Poetry copied by John Jones of Gellilyfdy while he was detained in the Fleet Street prison (p. 63).
The contents are divided into three parts and are numbered accordingly.

Poetry of Siôn Cain in his own hand, 1623-1647, with dates given for most of the works. The titles are in the hand of Robert Vaughan.

Poetry of Siôn and Rhys Cain and others, mostly in the poets' respective hands.
Dates given to entries in the manuscript range from 1594 to 1648.

A collection of poetry, including cywyddau by Owen Griffith and Griffith Philip and others.

A manuscript written after 1505 comprising a fragment of a Welsh Grammar; pedigrees; and texts concerning horses and the verse metres.

A collection of pedigrees, mostly in the hands of Gruffudd Hiraethog and William Llŷn, with some in the hands of Simwnt Fychan (pp. 199-200, 255-270) and Rhys Cain (pp. 34, 173-8). There are also some entries by Robert Vaughan.

Extracts from the Laws of Hywel Dda; pleadings; and a list of the hundreds and commotes of Wales.
The manuscript is in several hands of the late 15th to the early 16th centuries, two of the hands being distinct.

A manuscript in the hand of Roger Morys, Coed Talwrn, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd comprising John Powys's Wonders of the Island of Britain; the Statue of Griffith ap Cynan; a British History compiled by Roger Morys; and Hywel ap Syr Mathew's English History.

A manuscript mainly in the hand of Sir Richard Jones comprising texts on astrology, palmistry and dream interpretation; and a calendr.

A copy of the De Verborum Inflexione taken from the Grammar of Dr J. D. Rhys in the hand of Griffith Roberts of Dolgellau (pp. 56, 61).

An extensive collection of poems.
The pages were arranged by Lewis Morris in 1745.

A collection of poetry, mostly of Gruffudd Hiraethog.
The text is in a single hand, possibly that of Rhys Cain.

A collection of poetry, 1670, mostly that of Edward Moris.
The text is possibly in Edward Moris's hand.

A collection of texts in the hand of John Jones, Gellilyfdy, including Aristotle's advice to Alexander the Great; Trioedd Taliesin; Cynghorau Catwn Ddoeth; Swydd a Dyled y Melinydd; and others.

A manuscript in the hand of John Jones, Gellilyfdy comprising lives of saints and apostles, including those of Mary Magdalen, Martha and Mary of Egypt, and Curig Sant.
There are also two loose memoranda.

A transcript of texts from the Red Book and Green Book of St Asaph, the Taxatio of 1291 and other texts, mostly in Latin, in two hands, the second of which is that of William Bullock (p. 198), 1602.
There is also a list of the eight benefices which are not in the gift of the bishop, and a letter from Arthur W. Haddan to W. W. E. Wynne.

Sermon notes or titles of sermons.