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A 17th century manuscript containing prayers.

A volume of meditations, prayers, hymns and religious verse, first half 18 cent., some of the meditations and hymns taken from The Guardian, 1713, and The Spectator, 1711-1713, with an incomplete index on pp. 1-2.

An 'album' containing the names of preachers, and the texts of their sermons, at [the Calvinistic Methodist Chapel] Solva, 1837-1852; together with a few relevant accounts.

Photostat facsimiles of the Preacher's Certificate, dated 20 October 1824, issued to John Jones (1796-1857), Talysarn, Caernarvonshire, Calvinistic Methodist preacher, and the printed pedigree of the family of Tanycastell, etc., of which John Jones was a member.

Precedent book of Thomas David, including domestic wages. (Formerly Thomas Dyke MS.) English. Vellum. Purchased from Mr Grenfell Jones, Abergavenny, June 1971.

A precedent book, 1793-1823, probably compiled by Rees Davies of Swansea, under-sheriff of Glamorgan in 1793-1794, with additions by Wyndham Lewis, under-sheriff in 1809-1810, and others. The volume contains legal processes, 1766-1823, mainly of Glamorgan and co. Brecon interest, relating to bankruptcy, highway repairs, actions of trespass, trespass upon the case, debt, etc., and includes an application and licence to perform 'Tragedies, Comedies, Interludes, Operas, Plays & Farces' in Brecon for sixty days between November 1792 and February 1793 (ff. 47-48); a case concerning the appointment of a non-Welsh speaker to the vicarage of Aberysgir, co. Brecon, 1774 (ff. 70-2 verso); and costs of the under-sheriff of co. Radnor in executing a convicted horse-thief, 1785 (ff. 91 verso-92 verso). A copy of a treatise, written [c. 1750], on the practice of the court of Chancery in the Brecon circuit of the court of Great Sessions has, with the exception of the first page (f. 17 verso), been cut out leaving only stubs.

Precedent book of William Jones, Rhuthun, 1830, comprising 'Rules and practice of the Courts of Great Sessions for the Counties of Denbigh and Montgomery' and an index of precedents.

A composite volume containing precedents in the form of copies of grants, letters patent, warrants, etc., Elizabeth-Charles II, relating to bishoprics, deaneries, officers of the royal household, etc. (e.g. congé d'elire, letter recommendatory to elect a bishop, oath of allegiance for a bishop's homage, instalment of first fruits of a bishopric, commendams, presentations, grants to royal musicians, grants of annuities and pensions, grants of offices, baronet's patent, dispensations, directions from the signet, indentures, etc., etc.); a brief account, in French, of the Portuguese revolution of 1 December, 1640; a report, in reply to a questionnaire, on the length, depth, security, etc., of His Majesty's mole at Tangier, written on board H.M.S. the Mountagne, 13 October, 1683; pedigrees of the royal house of Portugal; forms of addresses used by the King to his subjects; styles of noblemen and otehrs; lists of cathedral churches and of their prebends; dedications of cathedral churches, etc.

Precelly Presentation Fund minutes, accounts and press cuttings, the minutes and accounts in the hand of E. T. Lewis. Welsh, English. Between boards. Donated by E. T. Lewis, Mynachlog-ddu, April 1969.

A holograph preface revised by John Lewis, vicar of Minster, co. Kent, for the second edition (1723) of his The history of the life and sufferings of ... John Wicliffe ... (1st ed., London, 1720). The work was completed on 5 November, 1721, and is described on the fly-leaf as 'A new Preface to Mr. Lewis's History of John Wicliffe: in Mr. Lewis's own hand-writing. This being an Original'. At the end of the volume is 'A Glossary explaining the old and obscure words in Dr. Wiclif's writings'.

A sermon on 2 Peter I, 19.

A sermon preached at Llangaffo and Llangeinwen, Anglesey.

A sermon, 1829, written by John Jones (1802-1863), Unitarian minister, Aberdare.

A manuscript containing a 19th century Welsh sermon.

A notebook containing an autograph sermon by the Rev. Owen Griffith Owen (Alafon).

The original manuscript of the sermon preached by Edward Roberts at Carmel Baptist chapel, Pontypridd, on the occasion of the funeral, October 3, 1878, of Evan James (Ieuan ap Iago), author of the words of Hen Wlad fy Nhadau.

Pregeth ar Mathew IX. 12, gan H. Lewis. (Gynt Oakford MS 49.) Gweler hefyd NLW MSS 14036-14060. Mewn byrddau. Rhoddwyd gan Mr S. Jones, Oakford, Llanarth, Ionawr 1942.

A sermon, 1835, by John Elias.