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A volume described on the title page as 'The Heraldic Arms of the Welsh Princes Compiled by N[icholas] Bennett, Glanyrafon [Trefeglwys, co. Montgomery]. Copied & Emblazoned by his Nephew Breese Bennett Owen at Glanyrafon during . . . 1876'. The work is in the form of a biographical dictionary of eminent Welshmen from the earliest times to the nineteenth century, with, whenever ascertainable, descriptions and copies (emblazoned) of their coats of arms. Included as insets are a holograph letter from J[ ohn] Deffett Francis, Swansea, to Captain Thomas [of Swansea, 18]78, thanking the recipient for the opportunity to peruse the manuscript; and a family pedigree tracing the descent from the Bennett family of Glanyrafon of Mrs. E. I. Wynne-Jones of Rudgwick, Sussex, who donated the volume to the National Library. A list of manuscripts and books consulted in compiling the work is given at the beginning.

Extracts from memorial inscriptions in the churchyards of Llanllugan, 1817- 1910, Trefeglwys, 1833-1847, Llanwyddelan, 1783-1887, and Manafon, 1865-1908; transcripts of miscellaneous entries of baptisms, marriages, and burials from the parish registers of Tregynon, 1689-1800, Manafon, 1689-1784, and Carno, 1755-1836; abstracts of title deeds of the families of David of Garthbwt [Llanwnnog], 1679-1816, and Bennett of Glanyrafon, Trefeglwys, 1546?-1795; genealogical entries extracted from family Bibles, etc.; extracts from a diary ('Hen Lyfr y Parch. R. H. Jones') recording preaching tours of Merionethshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, and Montgomeryshire, 1819-1822; and genealogical notes and extracts from printed and manuscript sources.

Transcripts of baptisms, marriages, and burials from the parish register of Trefeglwys, 1773-1812; an incomplete list of the churchwardens [of Trefeglwys], 1778-1812; extracts from a register of burials at Llawryglyn Cemetery, 1870-1914; a list of 'Persons whose abodes are mentioned in this book', 1773-1812; and extracts of marriages, baptisms, and burials relating to the families of Bennett of Glanyrafon, Lloyd of Cefnbarrach, Savage of Ch[urch] Farm, and Mills of Pwllglas, all in the parish of Trefeglwys.

Deeds and documents of the Bennett family of Glanyrafon, Montgomeryshire, and the Owen family of Dolgoed and Llawrpenegoes, 1546-1946, relating mainly to properties in the parishes of Llanidloes, Llanwrin, Penegoes, and Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, and Talyllyn, Merionethshire; and a map of properties in Trefeglwys, 1819.