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- 1763-1764 / (Creation)
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26 ff., ff. 2 verso, 3 recto blank.
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The name of Evan Willian (sic) and the inscription 'Evan William a biau y Llyfyr hwn' appear on f. 26 verso.
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A volume described on f. 1 as 'Llyfur O gwyddau (sic) ag awdlau Ag Englynion Diwiol a Dyfysionol O waith John Williams [?'loan Rhagfyr'], Hetiwr o Ddolgelley'. The contents consist of Welsh poems, 1763-1764 and undated, by the said John Williams, all the compositions except one being in strict metre. In addition to the religious and devotional poems referred to in the superscription on f. 1 there are several poems of a secular nature including 'Cywydd I ofyn Coat I Mr. Edward Roberts o Hendre'r Coed Tros Ellis Pritchard', 'Molad Meirion ', 'Englyn I Gastell Harlech', 'Cywydd I annerch John Richard, Bardd Ieuangc yn Nyffryn Ardudwy', 'Cywydd I ofyn Coed Gwydd I Mr. Dafydd Lewis o fron wion Tros Robart y Panwr', and 'Cywydd I Annerch Ellis Roberts o Lanrwst'.
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Welsh.
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Finding aids
The description is also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971).
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Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Formerly known as Gwern-y-Pant 2.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 12866D.
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- Harlech Castle (Harlech, Wales) -- Poetry (Subject)
- Williams, John, Ioan Rhagfyr, 1740-1821 (Subject)