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- [17 cent., second half; 1880] (Creation)
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The volume bears the names, among others, of Ed'd Owen, Elizabeth Owens of Crogen Ithon, and John Edwards [of Crogen Iddon, etc.] (1755). A note by J. H. Davies on the fly-leaf states that the manuscript was purchased by him from the Glanrafon Collection. According to the same note the manuscript 'was used by the writer of the interleaved Repertorium in the NLW ... ' [NLW MS 717].
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A volume of Crogen Iddon (Pontfadog, Denbighshire) provenance, written mainly during the second half of the seventeenth century. It contains pedigrees of North Wales families (including Owen of Crogen Iddon); 'cywyddau', etc., by Guto['r] Glyn, William Llyn, Davydd Llwyd ab Ll'n ab Gr., Euan Llafar, Lewis Mon, Thomas Price (Plas Iolyn), Gryffydd Phylib, Watkin Klywedog, Rees Kain, Ivan Clowedog, Sion Tvdyr, Ifan brydydd da, Sion Philip, Lewis Morganwc, David ap Rees, Edmund Prys, Sion Glyn ap Digan, Doctor Sion Cent, Morgan ap Hugh Lewis, Robt. Lewis, Richard Gele, John Clywedog, Ivan Gethin ap Ivan, Robyn Dyfi, William Phillip ('o ddyffrun y dudwu'), William Cynwal, Gryffydd Hiraethog, Mredydd ap Rys, Howel ap D'd ap Ie'nn ap Rys, Iolo Goch, Hugh Lloyd Cunwal, ?Jon. Hughes (Crogen Ithon), Hugh Moris, Rob. Cylidro, Sion Tudur, Ro[bert] Mydd[elton], Lewis Glyn Cothi, Mathew Owen, John Moris, Moris Becwn, Roger Kyffin, Wiliam Puw Llafar, Ffowlke Prys, and Tudur Aled; 'A sacred Mystery of ye Jesuits delivered in french to a Louer of ye reformed Religon, shortly After ye Murder of Henry ye 4th King of France'; 'Arfav twysogion Kymry ag arglwyddi'; and a list of contents of the pedigrees and poetry. Some of the later additions are in the hand of John Davies, Rhiwlas, Llansilin. The copious arithmetical calculations recorded in the margins are probably by John Edwards of Crogen Iddon, etc. (1755). Bound in at the end are six pages of notes on the volume in the hand of John Ceiriog Hughes ('Ceiriog'), 1880, together with an undated holograph letter from 'Ceiriog', Van Railway, Caersws to Nicholas Bennett [at Glanrafon, Trefeglwys].
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Welsh, English.
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The volume is of the same provenance as Cwrtmawr MS 22B.
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Preferred citation: 21B.
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- Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610 (Subject)
- Hughes, John Ceiriog, 1832-1887 (Subject)
- Bennett, Nicholas, 1823-1899 (Subject)
- Davies, John, Rhiwlas, Llansilin (Subject)
- Edwards, John, Crogen Iddon (Subject)
- Owen family, of Crogen Iddon, Pontfadog (Subject)