Ffeil 206B. - Llyfr Cadwaladr Dafydd,

A volume of poetry in strict and free metres and some prose texts in the hand of Cadwaladr David, Llanymawddwy, with some additions (ff. 132b-135b) and marginal emendations by William Wynn (1709-60), Llangynhafal. The volume contains 'awdlau', 'cywyddau', and 'englynion' by Howel ap Gutto, Sion Tudur, Rus Cain, William Llyn, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gryffydd, Rees Lewis ('o fallwyd'), Ellis Cadwalader, Cad[waladr] David, Thomas Prys ('o Blas Iolyn'), Gruffudd Phylip, Hugh Morys, Hwm[ffre] D'd ap Evan, Huw Llwyd Cynddel [sic], John Vaughan ('o Gaer gai'), William Phylip, Owen Gwynedd, [Lewys Glyn Cothi], Hugh Evan, Hugh Morus, Thomas Llwud, John Roger, [Simwnt Fychan], Morrus Dwufech, Dafydd ap Gwilim, Rhus Morgan ('o ben Craig nedd yn Llangattwg y morganwg'), Sion Rowland, John David Lâs, John Philip, William Cynwal, Sion Mowddwy, Tydur Aled, John Cent, Morgan Gwynn ('talerus'), Rowland Fychan, Gruffudd Hafren, [Rhosier] Cyffin, Hugh Gruffud[d], Robin Cildro [sic], Evan Brydydd hir, Gutto or Glunn, Hugh Arwysdl, Gryffydd Grug, [Ieuan ap Hywel Swrdwal], Evan Evans ['Ieuan Brydydd Hir'], W[illiam] W[ynn], Edmwnt Prys, Lewis Morgannwg, Robert Hwmffre alias Robin Ragat, Evan Jones ('gynt person Newbwrch'), Sr Rhys Cad[walad]r, David Cadwaladr (Llanymow[ddwy]), Twm Tegyd, Richart Cynwal, Richard Phylipp, Ieuan Tew Brydydd and anonymous 'cywyddau' and 'englynion'; 'penillion', 'carolau', 'ymddiddanion' and 'cerddi', etc. by Hugh Morus, Mr Edward Wun ('person Gwddelwern'), John Parry, Cadwaladr ap Robert, John Prichard Price, Cadwaladr David, Mr Rogar Ed[war]ds (translations), Mr. William Wunne, William Phylip, Edward Morus, Mr Peter Lewis ('Eglwyswr ieuanc o'r Deyrnion'), Dic Abram, Edward Samwel and Robert Ieuan, and anonymous poems in free metres; 'Y Compod Manuwel, o waith Dafudd Nanmor' (incomplete); 'Dechre areth Wgan'; 'Dymma ymddiddanion a fu rhwng adrain ymerodor Rhufain, ag Epig ddoeth'; 'Dyhuddiad Elffyn' by Taliesyn; nine grades of kinship ['naw gradd carennydd']; 'Llyma Bregeth Ddewi'; 'Hanes Proffwyd dieithr a rhyfeddol, fy'n ddiweddar ymrydain Fawr'; and extracts from 'Llyfyr barddoniaeth o waith y Capten William Midleton'. It is lettered 'Llyfr Cadwaladr Dafydd 1730' but contains poems of a slightly later date.