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- [1781] x [1802] (Creation)
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164 pp. 185 x 120 mm. Calf
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Bookplate of 'John Williams M.A., Lecturer of Llanrwst, Denbighshire, 1786' on back of cover
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A commonplace book, written apparently at various times between 1781 and 1802, of the Reverend John Williams, A.B. (1760-1826), sometime scholar of Jesus College, Oxford, afterwards Master of the Llanrwst School. Pp. 84-164 are written from the back to the front of the volume. It contains extracts from Columella (pp. 1-45), a note on the Welsh prayer book of 1710 (pp. 61-70), an account of manuscripts in Wales written, apparently, by Lewis Morris c. 1745 (pp. 71-5), a copy of a letter from Goronwy Owen to William Elias, November 30 1751 (pp. 76-81), a poem on Isaac Newton, in English, by R. Glover, 1727 (written from reverse of book) (pp. 164-122) and a copy of James Thomson's poem Winter, 1726 (also written from reverse of book) (pp. 119-84).
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- weleng
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Welsh, English
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For pp. 71-5 see Hist. MSS Comm. Reports on MSS in the Welsh Language, vol. II, p. 838; for pp. 76-81 see Life of Goronwy Owen by R. Jones, vol. II, p. 22. See also NLW MSS 30B, 32B-34B, 276A, 342C, 344D-345B
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Creator ref. no.: Williams MS 263
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 58B