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- Late 18 cent./early 19 cent. (Creation)
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478 pp. (four pages missing between pp. 128 and 129) 202 x 159 mm. Half sheep skin
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Archival history
Formerly in the possession of the descendants of Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant) and of Sir John Williams, bart.
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A volume, late 18 cent./early 19 cent., consisting of four different manuscript books bound together. Pp. 1-48 are partly (pp. 1-3) in the hand of Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant, 1739-1810), the manuscript containing many unpublished works of his; pp. 49-204 consist of the poems of John Jones, schoolmaster at Llanddeiniolen, Caernarfonshire in his hand; pp. 205-370 are probably in the hand of David Jones of Caeserwyd (see pp. 325, 342), who also wrote the englyn on p. 363; pp. 371-478 are either in the hand of or written on behalf of the same David Jones (see p. 469).
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- Welsh
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Welsh
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Note
See also NLW MSS 347B-350B, 352A, 353B-354B
Note
Creator ref. no.: Williams MS 548
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 346B