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- 1785 (Creation)
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ii, 66 ff. (paginated 1-132) ; 200 x 165 mm.
Quarter leather and marbled papers over boards; rebacked at NLW.
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A volume containing an account of the manuscripts transcribed by Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd) in the form of a dedicatory letter, dated 8 August 1785, addressed to Sir Roger Mostyn (pp. 1-15), together with his introduction to British History (pp. 17-132). The text includes many quotations and extracts from Robert Vaughan, William Jones, Bishop Humphrey Humphreys, from Greek and Latin authors, etc.
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Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
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Usual copyright laws apply.
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English, Greek, Latin.
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Finding aids
Historical Manuscripts Commission, Report on Manuscripts in the Welsh Language, ed. by J. Gwenogvryn Evans, 2 vols (London: HMSO, 1898-1910), II (1905), 837.
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Available on microfilm at the Library.
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Formerly Panton MS 28.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 1997B.
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- Mostyn, Roger, Sir, 1734-1796 (Subject)
- Vaughan, Robert, 1592-1667 (Subject)
- Jones, William, 1726-1795 (Subject)
- Humphreys, Humphrey, 1648-1712 (Subject)
- Ussher, James, 1581-1656. (Subject)