File Brogyntyn MS I.1 [RESTRICTED ACCESS]. - Rhyddiaith a barddoniaeth,

The signature of Oliver Lloyd or Oliver ap David of Hafod-wen occurs on ff. 51 verso, 59, 164 verso, etc., a note of a court held before him at Pool, 20 June 1551, on f. 66, a note of a bond between him and Oliver ap Rees of Pool on f. 152, and a record of the banns of marriage between him and 'Alice verche Dd', probably written in jest, on ff. 191 verso, 193 verso; other members of the family whose names occur include Oliver Lloyd's sons 'Wmffrav llwyd' (f. 57) and 'Wyliam ap Olyver lloyd ab dd' (f. 60 verso). The signature of the poet James Dwnn (c. 1570-c. 1660) of Welshpool occurs on f. 80; he has also added titles to some of the poems. Evidence of late-seventeenth century owners includes: 'Rowland Moris' (f. 52); the poet Owen Gruffudd (c. 1643-1730), Llanystumdwy, Caernarvonshire: 'Owen Griffith Anno Domini 1680' (f. 72), 'Owen Griffith' (f. 84 verso), 'Owen Griffith scripsit 1673' (f. 168 verso), 'Owen Griffudd biau y llyfyr hwn o rhodd Rowland Moris tystion iw Rowland Mredith, Iohn Hughe r gof' (f. 192 verso)); and 'John Morgan His Booke so said Edward Jones 1696' (f. 110 verso). Also occurring are the following: 'Rhopert Amorys' (f. 8), 'Nouerit vniuersi presentes me dd ap Iohn lloid de Wolstanmynd' (f. 49), 'Kad' ap gruff de lloydiarth, Ior' tayllr de ll'nsanffrayd, per kad' ap gr' ap ll'n dolva' (f. 71 verso), 'per me Owen ap moris ap moris' (f. 60 verso), 'Iohn ap Rychart In haste' in the hand of Harri ap Llywelyn ap John (f. 145 verso), 'Ho' ab Hvw' (f. 150 verso), 'me anerchariad amynychorchymvn atoch i Reinallt Morvs' (f. 152), 'Reinalld ap Morys' (f. 159), 'Hugh ap portor borthor' (f. 186 verso), 'Robert ap davyd ap Ieuan ap Ho'll ap atha of the paryshe of a' (f. 191 verso), [mid-16 cent.]; 'Meredith Dauid de Glyn cairig', [early 17 cent.] (f. 93); 'Edward Vaughan' (f. 83), 'Evan Rowland' (ff. 83, 88), 'Rowland Lewis' (f. 88) and 'William Morgans' (f. 152), [17 cent, second ½].