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A transcript of the printed book entitled The Urinal of Physick, by Robert Recorde (London, 1547).

A scrapbook containing statistics collected by Sir John Williams (1840-1926) in connection with the Welsh Church Commission, together with letters and press cuttings relating to the Alltymynydd Sanatorium, 1903-1907, the Welsh Hospital for South Africa, 1900-1905, and the Welsh Hospital, 1914.

A catalogue of books, end of 19 cent., in the library of Sir John Williams (1840-1926).

A commonplace book containing mainly notes on ecclesiastical history in the hand of Thomas Vowler Short, student of Christ Church, Oxford, 1829, afterwards bishop successively of Sodor and Man and of St Asaph.

A volume containing transcripts and abstracts made for Sir John Williams (1840-1926), under the supervision of Dr E. A. Lewis (1880-1942), of historical material relating to the abbey of Whitland and the castle, town, lordship and priory of St Clears.

Miscellaneous letters addressed to Sir John Williams (1840-1926), together with drafts of letters in his hand; also a receipt by William Pamplin (1806-1899) and personalia.

A transcript, 1880, in the hand of Sir John Williams (1840-1926) of a treatise entitled l'Essai sur les menstrues from Essais de Medicine sur le Flux Menstruel et la Curation des Maladies de la Tete ... translated by M. Hurtant from the Latin of M. Robert Emett (Paris, 1754).

A volume containing letters, 1916, to Sir John Williams (1840-1926) concerning the farm of Froodvale in Carmarthenshire and tanks; an address delivered at Amlwch by J. R. Jones, 1849; miscellaneous papers belonging to A. J. Brereton (Andreas o Fôn) (1827-1885), including letters from W. M. Hughes, John Davies, Bangor, Edward Roberts (Iorwerth Glan Aled) and L. W. Lewis (Llew Llwyfo), poetry in English and Welsh, and englynion by Gwyneddon, Asiedydd, Nicander, Robyn Ddu Eryri, Andreas o Fôn, Eos Powys, William Edwards and anonymous writers; poems associated with Morriston.

A volume containing particulars of Pencarreg tithes, 1775-1777; minutes of a county meeting, 1816; particulars of felons, 1809-1816; lists of burgesses sworn, 1820; bills from carpenters, masons and merchants to John Jones, Ystrad Lodge, 1833-1835; miscellaneous papers.

A collection which includes letters addressed to John Jones of Ystrad Lodge, M.P. for Carmarthen, 1821-1831, and for Carmarthenshire, 1837-1841, together with bills for contested elections, 1816-1825; miscellaneous letters, including those in the hands of Augusta Hall (Gwenynen Gwent), 1838, T. Johnes, Hafod, 1810, John Jones (Talhaiarn), 1868, and Robert Moffat, 1879; mounted autograph signatures.

A transcript, 1854, of a 17th century document entitled 'A Catalogue of all those which usurped the names and Titles of Gentlemen without authority and were disclaymed [sic] in Exeter and Towns Corporate within the Counties of Devon and Cornwall ...' and containing the names of those guilty of the above charge together with their places of residence.

A transcript by Hugh Maurice, 1799, of Nennius from Panton MS 13.

A volume containing correspondence, 1826-1827, between the Rev. Howell Holland Edwards (d. 1846) and Miss Sarah Williams concerning the library of her father, the Rev. John Williams of Llanrwst (1760-1826), and his collection of Wynn (of Gwydir) papers; also letters, 1827, to the Rev. Holland Edwards from John Jones, Llanrwst, relating to the sale of the same library and a letter, 1894, from the Rev. D. J[ones] Davies asking Sir John Williams (1840-1926) to accept the Wynn (of Gwydir) papers.

A collection of letters, 1742-1786, mainly to John Williams, agent to the Duke of Ancaster's estate at Gwydir, from John Ellis, Thomas Ellis, Robert Hughes, William Hughes, Robert Lloyd, D. W. Linden, L. Meyricke, Robert Myddelton, J. Parker, Thomas Patton, John Spranger and C. Wilmot. Also included are drafts and copies of letters by John Williams, transcripts of documents relating to the Llanrwst free school (cf NLW MS 470E) and memoirs of the Gwydir family, together with notes on books, Latin exercises and poetry.

Two sermons, one, on Matthew i, 21, preached at Llansilin and Llanarmon Dyffryn Clwyd, 1770-1793, and at Gyffin and Conway, 1795-1807, and the other, on Proverbs xix, 17, preached at 'Llan'dle', 'Llan'reth' and Denbigh, 1769-1779.

A collection of letters to David Jones of Trefriw ('Dewi Fardd') from Lewis Morris, 1757-1759; Richard Morris, 1759-1767; their nephew John Owen, 1758; Margaret Davies of Coedcaedû, 1758; the Reverend Evan Evans ('Ieuan Brydydd Hir'), 1776; Owen Jones ('Owain Myfyr'), 1776-1778; John Powel of Llansannan (with a 'cywydd'), 1766; John Williams (with drafts of letters in the hand of David Jones), 1764; and copies of letters by Richard Morris to [Zachary Pearce], bishop of Bangor, 1753, concerning Goronwy Owen, 1752, and to [George Parker] Lord Macclesfield for the loan of the manuscripts of William Jones, F.R.S. (ie the Shirburn Castle manuscripts now in the Sir John Williams Collection at NLW), 1754, together with an undated draft in the hand of Lewis Morris concerning a proposal to deposit the manuscripts in the British Museum.

Letters, mainly relating to Goronwy Owen, addressed to the Reverend John Williams, master of Llanrwst school, by the Reverend Edward Owen, Warrington, 1795-1805; John English Dolben, 1795-1805; D. Davies, Llanidloes, 'visitor' of 'the Charity School', 1811; Richard Davies, Bangor, 1791; Turner Edwards, Oldport, 1789; the Reverend Walter Davies ('Gwallter Mechain'), 1792; the Reverend Richard Jones, curate of Ruthin, 1787; the Reverend Henry Hughes, vicar of Llangefni, 1789; Thomas Jones, excise officer, 1791-1799; William Owen[-Pughe], 1793; Paul Panton [the elder], 1791-1795; the Earl of Powis [Henry Arthur Herbert] [?to Lewis Morris], 1753; T. Roberts, Christ Church, Oxford, 1788; David Thomas ('Dafydd Ddu Eryri'), 1791-1792; and Simon Yorke, 1793.

Letters, notes and poems (autograph and copies) and a sermon on I Cor., xi, 28 by Goronwy Owen; and 'Trioedd Taliesin' in the autograph of Lewis Morris.

Eight English poems of the 16th century; an anonymous Welsh poem beginning ''Roedd geneth lân, sobr, ar ochr y rhiw'; and extracts in the hand of the Reverend John Williams, Llanrwst.

A survey of Merioneth by and in the autograph of Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt.