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464 pp. (unnumbered pages between pp. 319 and 320, 333 and 334, 353 and 354, 403 and 404, 421 and 422).
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A volume containing general observations and instructions relating to agricultural and horticultural matters, a corpus of data relating to agricultural practices, agricultural and rural economy, animal husbandry, horticulture, and related matters in various counties in England and Wales, ?incomplete accounts of journeys in parts of Wales [by Edward Williams ('Iolo Morganwg')], and other miscellaneous items, all in the hand of the aforesaid Edward Williams ('Iolo Morganwg'). The general observations and instructions relating to agriculture and horticulture have usually been extracted from such sources as, according to the superscriptions to the notes, 'Will's Almanack, 1804', [Arthur] Young: [The Farmer's] Calendar, and [ ] Lawrence: The New Farmer's Calendar. The data relating to agricultural practices, etc., in the counties of England consists mainly of extracts from, or notes based upon, sections of the published surveys of agriculture, etc., in these counties which appeared largely under the auspices of the Board of Agriculture in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, viz. those of Jacob Malcolm and William James for rather William, James, and Jacob Malcolm] for the county of Surrey, George Turner for the county of Gloucester, John Boys for the county of Kent, John Monk for the county of Leicester, Nathaniel Kent for the county of Norfolk, Robert Lowe for the county of Nottingham, John Billingsley for the county of Somerset, and John Middleton for the county of Middlesex. The data concerning agriculture, etc., in Wales relates to the counties of South Wales. Some of this data has been extracted from, or is based upon, published agricultural surveys similar to those for the English counties also made in respect of the Welsh counties, e.g., those of Charles Hassall for the counties of Carmarthen and Pembroke, John Clark for the county of Brecknock, and Thomas Lloyd and the Reverend Mr. Turner for the county of Cardigan. It would appear, however, that most of the data relating to the counties of South Wales has not been extracted from such sources but it may possibly be linked with the work which Edward Williams ('Iolo Morganwg') himself undertook in 1796 in surveying the counties of Glamorgan and Carmarthen on behalf of the Board of Agriculture and with the work he undertook in assisting the Reverend Walter Davies ('Gwallter Mechain') in collecting material for his review of the economy of South Wales subsequently published under the title General View of the Agriculture and Domestic Economy of South Wales . . . Drawn up for the Consideration of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement (London, 1815) (see the introduction for references to the assistance rendered by Edward Williams to the Reverend Walter Davies in respect of this project). Pp. 73-88 of the present manuscript contain an account of a journey undertaken [by Edward Williams] in the course of which he passed through or by the following neighbourhoods, places, buildings, etc., commenting on the features noted in brackets after the names - Penygored or Llechryd (tin works, salmon weir, coracle), Kilgeran, Cardigan, Blaen y Ffos Baptist meeting house, Fryni Vawr, Llanfernach ('a rich lead mine on the Estate of Captain Lloyd of Bronwydd worked by Lord Milford about 7 years ago . . .'), Bribwll ('a large old mansion'), Glandwr Meeting House ('very large, Independants'), Llangludwen Mill ('saw the place where they had been without any success digging for coal'), Llanboidy (adverse comments on the inhabitants of the area and also on the 'Pembrokeshire Peasantry'), Meidrym ('a decent village'), Job's Well near Caermarthen, and Gillimoor near Caerm[arthe]n Town ('100 acres of the rankest moor or bog drained by . . . Philips, Esqr.'). (continued)
Pp. 149-71 contain further notes relating to a journey [by Edward Williams] proceeding from Aber Cothi via Llanegwad, Hendre Wencyn Farm, Plas Newydd, Middleton Hall ('fine seat of Sir William Paxton . . . highly finished appartments and numerous flourishing plantations'), Grongar Hill, Dryslwyn Castle, Llanarthne, Golden Grove ('a fine old Mansion'), Llandeilo ('an ill planned and in general ill-built Town . . . some good houses . . . a large clumsy old Church', adverse comments on the inhabitants of the district, comments on a local custom of hanging jugs on nails 'all round the rooms of their houses', rather adverse comments on Dinevor Castle, Dryslwyn Castle, Carreg Cennen Castle, and the tomb of Sir Rhys ap Thomas in the church of Caermarthen), Newton Dinevor ('Fine seat of Lord Dinevor, the Park . . . one of the finest in the whole Kingdom', report on a conversation with Lord Dinevor), Derwen fawr, Aberglasney ('Mr. Dyer's, the Birth place of the Bard of Grongar Hill', praise of Grongar Hill and the views of the surrounding country to be seen from there), Crongaer Farm House, and Cross Inn (a brief note on and a sketch of 'Caermarthenshire Gates and Posts'), to Allt y Gog (a note here on 'Caermarthen Trade' with mention of 'Vaughan's anchor smithery', 'Vaughan's foundery', shipping, and ship building). Pp. 177-205 contain a further account of a journey [by Edward Williams] from Landilo ('Scattered Town with some good houses others wretched') via Dinefwr Park, Dinefor Castle, Llanfynydd village ('neat without & whitened, dirty & black within'), Glyn Cothi Mountains, Bryn Llywelyn Mountain, Llanybyddar, Llanwnen ('people most intelligent of any in Wales, mostly Presbiterians, very little English'), Cribin Clottas, Silien ('a scattered village of shabby aspect'), Langybi ('Church no Windows . . . a grammar school in the church . . . women do all the works of husbandry, threshing, grubbing, hedging . . . . have a tone or brogue that is far from pleasant . . . meeting houses numerous'), Llonio isa farm house, John's of hafod's estate, Llonio Mill, Llan Ddewi Brevi ('large double Isle Church & large village'), Tregaron New Bridge, Tregaron ('ragged Town that has a market, inferior to a Glamorgan village . . . Church large and long a clumsy high Tower, no windows in front'), House of Twm Siôn Catty ('½ mile out of town in ruins'), Llynn maes y llynn, Pont Rhyd fendigaid, Ross Fair ('4 or 5 houses only'), Yspytty ystwyth, the great bog between Tregaron & Ystrad Meuryg ('the property of Johns, Lisburne, &c., who are paid 5s per day for as much as one man can cut . . . this is called Corsgoch ar Deifi'), Ystrad Meuryg ('a dry healthy place, fine views . . .', note on E[dward] Rich[ar]ds and his school and library), Devils Bridge ('meet Messrs. Boddington & Este . . . walk over Havod grounds'), Ystrad Flur (brief note on the ruins of the abbey), dreary mountainous Country for many miles in Lanbadarn parish (' the inhabitants very stupid and extremely ignorant . . .'), foot of Pumlumon, Glasbwll village, Machynlleth ('a very good Town for Wales, many neat houses, good hall recently built. . . '), Pennegos, Dolgeiog, Llanwryn, Llancemais ('Decent Church & good village'), Mallwyd ('a very pleasant village . . . Church is a rude building with a Tower of oaken boards constructed in 1640', notes on Dr. John Davies 'the saviour of the Welsh language', his 'grammar of the Welsh language', his 'Welsh & Latin Dictionary', his revision of 'the Welsh Bible and prayer book' and his translation of 'some useful books of practical devotion into the Welsh language'), Mallwyd Bridge (sketch of bridge), Dinas ym Mowddwy ('a Market weekly but its number of houses do not exceed 30, here is a new meeting house built about 4 years ago'), Abercowarch village ('many new cottages . . . a spinning mill at work', a note here on South walians who were thronging 'to the Methodist Association at Bala' and on one young woman whom the writer had met who had come '100 miles on a pilgrimage to this circulating Mecca of Welsh fanaticism'), and Llanymowddwy, as far as Bwlch y Groes (further note on the Methodists looking forward to hearing [David] Jones of Llangan preaching at Bala). The accounts of the three journeys noted contain observations on topographical, agricultural, and geological features of the areas through which the traveller passed.
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English, Welsh.
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The description is also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971).
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Digital version available http://hdl.handle.net/10107/5014514 (October 2019)
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Formerly known as Llanover C. 69.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 13156A.
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- Agriculture
- Horticulture.
- Animal culture
- Agriculture -- Wales, South
- Baptists -- Wales -- Blaenffos
- Lead mines and mining -- Wales -- Llanfyrnach
- Tin mines and mining -- Wales -- Llechryd
- Coracles -- Wales -- Llechryd
- Salmon -- Wales -- Llechryd
- Congregationalists -- Wales -- Llanfyrnach
- Congregational churches -- Wales -- Llanfyrnach
- Water mills -- Wales -- Llanglydwen
- Coal -- Wales -- Llanglydwen
- Shipbuilding -- Wales -- Carmarthen
- Shipping -- Wales -- Carmarthen
- Welsh language -- Dialects -- Wales -- Ceredigion
- Bridges -- Wales -- Tregaron
- Schools -- Wales -- Ystradmeurig
- Spinning -- Wales -- Abercywarch
- Bridges -- Wales -- Mallwyd.
- Textile industry -- Wales -- Abercywarch
- Methodists -- Wales -- Bala
- Agriculture -- Wales -- Carmarthenshire.
- Agriculture -- Wales -- Cardiganshire
- Agriculture -- Wales -- Montgomeryshire
- Geology -- Wales -- Carmarthenshire.
- Geology -- Wales -- Cardiganshire
- Geology -- Wales -- Montgomeryshire
- Geology -- Wales -- Pembrokeshire.
- Agriculture -- Wales -- Pembrokeshire
- Tregaron (Wales)
- Llechryd (Ceredigion, Wales)
- Cilgerran (Wales)
- Frenni Fawr (Wales)
- Llanfyrnach (Wales)
- Bribwll (Troedyraur, Wales : Farm)
- Llanglydwen (Wales)
- Llanboidy (Wales) -- Population
- Meidrim (Wales)
- Carmarthen (Wales)
- Job's Well (Carmarthen, Wales : Farm)
- Carmarthenshire (Wales) -- Description and travel
- Llandeilo (Wales)
- Llandeilo (Carmarthenshire, Wales) -- Population
- Aberglasney (Llangathen, Wales)
- Grongar Hill (Llangathen, Wales)
- Crongaer (Llangathen, Wales : Farm)
- Cross Inn (Wales)
- Allt y Gog (Carmarthen, Wales : Dwelling)
- Carmarthen (Wales) -- Commerce
- Llanfynydd (Carmarthenshire, Wales)
- Llanwnnen (Wales) -- Population
- Silian (Wales)
- Llangybi (Ceredigion, Wales)
- Llanio Isaf (Llanio, Wales : Farm)
- Cardiganshire (Wales) -- Description and travel
- Llanddewi Brefi (Wales)
- Pontrhydfendigaid (Wales)
- Ffair-Rhos (Wales)
- Ysbyty Ystwyth (Wales)
- Cors Caron (Wales)
- Ystradmeurig (Wales)
- Cors Goch Glan Teifi (Tregaron Rural, Wales)
- Devil's Bridge (Wales)
- Strata Florida (Wales)
- Llanbadarn Fawr (Ceredigion, Wales)
- Llanbadarn Fawr (Ceredigion, Wales) -- Population
- Plynlimon (Wales)
- Machynlleth (Wales).
- Montgomeryshire (Wales) -- Description and travel.
- Cemmaes (Powys, Wales)
- Mallwyd (Wales)
- Dinas-Mawddwy (Wales)
- Abercywarch (Wales)
- Carmarthenshire (Wales) -- Geography
- Ceredigion (Wales) -- Geography
- Montgomeryshire (Wales) -- Geography
- Pembrokeshire (Wales) -- Geography.
- Pembrokeshire (Wales) -- Description and travel
- Hafod Estate (Ceredigion, Wales)
- Golden Grove Estate (Carmarthenshire, Wales)
- Dynevor Park (Wales)
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- Board of Agriculture (Great Britain) (Subject)
- Blaenffos Chapel (Blaenffos, Wales) (Subject)
- Llanfyrnach Silver Lead Mine (Subject)
- Capel Glandwr (Glandwr, Pembrokeshire, Wales) (Subject)
- Middleton Hall (Llanarthne, Wales) (Subject)
- St. Teilo (Church : Llandeilo, Wales) (Subject)
- Dinefwr Castle (Llandeilo, Wales) (Subject)
- Dryslwyn Castle (Wales). (Subject)
- Carreg Cennen Castle (Wales) (Subject)
- St. Peter (Church: Carmarthen, Wales) (Subject)
- Newton House (Llandeilo, Wales) (Subject)
- Llanio Mill (Garth and Ystrad, Wales) (Subject)
- St Tydecho (Church : Cemmaes, Montgomeryshire, Wales) (Subject)
- St. David (Church : Llanddewi Brefi, Wales) (Subject)
- St. Caron (Church : Tregaron, Wales) (Subject)
- St. John's College (Ystradmeurig, Wales) (Subject)
- Strata Florida Abbey (Wales) (Subject)
- St. Tydecho (Church: Mallwyd, Wales) (Subject)
- Young, Arthur, 1741-1820. (Subject)
- Malcolm, Jacob (Subject)
- Turner, George (Subject)
- James, William, agriculturalist (Subject)
- Boys, John, 1749-1824 (Subject)
- Monk, John (Subject)
- Kent, Nathaniel, 1737-1810 (Subject)
- Lowe, Robert, agriculturalist (Subject)
- Billingsley, John (Subject)
- Middleton, John, agriculturalist (Subject)
- Hassall, Charles (Subject)
- Clark, John, d. 1807 (Subject)
- Lloyd, Thomas, agriculturalist (Subject)
- Davies, Walter, 1761-1849 (Subject)
- Paxton, William, Sir, 1745-1824 (Subject)
- Jones, Thomas, approximately 1530-approximately 1620 (Subject)
- Rhys ap Thomas, Sir, 1449-1525 -- Death and burial (Subject)
- Dynevor, George Talbot Rice, Baron, 1765-1852. (Subject)
- Richard, Edward, 1714-1777. (Subject)
- Richard, Edward, 1714-1777 -- Library (Subject)
- Jones, David, 1736-1810 (Subject)
- Johnes family, of Hafod, Cardiganshire (Subject)
- Vaughan family, Earls of Lisburne (Subject)
- Davies, John, 1567-1644 (Subject)