A miscellaneous collection of records mainly relating to Wales compiled towards the middle of the seventeenth century. -- The manuscript begins on page 53 with extracts from 'Llyfr Coch Asaph', with the additions from the hand of William Bullocke, as in Peniarth MS 231 - a manuscript written by Robert Vaughan, Hengwrt, and most probably the immediate source of the Nefydd version; the 'summa' of 'Llyfr Coch Asaph' compiled in 1602, which is also contained in Peniarth MS 231, as well as the list of contents of another St. Asaph record - the 'liber pergamenus' which is now deposited with the Church in Wales records at the National Library; a transcript of a record of proceedings on a writ of quare impedit brought by the Prince of Wales against Howel Gymen and a hundred and seventeen others, touching the advowson of a prebend in the collegiate church of Holyhead ('prebenda de Castro Keby') supplied by 'Mr. Ellice the Councellor'; a collection of historical records relating to Wales taken directly from the hand of Robert Vaughan in Peniarth MS 236; a transcript of the 'Historia Britonum' of Nennius, copied out of a book given to John Selden by William Camden, compared with a version in 'Oxford Library' under the name of 'Gilda Minor', and ending with an extract from a Cottonian manuscript (pp. 245-88); a copy of the statutes of Chester Cathedral, temp. Henry VIII (pp. 289-310); 'Ymrafaelion henwau Ynys Brydain', etc. - seventeen chapters of pseudo-history and description of the Isle of Britain (cf. slightly different versions in Peniarth MSS 163 and 215), with a supplement containing accounts of place-names not included in the main text, a reference to the earthquake of 1574/5, the wonders of Scotland and Ireland, the conversion of the various British nations to Christianity, and 'y naw helwriaeth', 'mesurau cerdd dant', and 'trioedd mab y krinwas' (pp. 312-49). -- At the end of the volume are a number of documents relating to Cheshire and Flintshire - a note of entail of Flintshire lordships, Flintshire rents of assize, the customs of Dee mills and other records taken from a book of Edward Whitby, recorder of Chester, and a transcript of Robert Vaughan's copy of the fealty roll of the Prince of Wales, 29 Edward I .

A register [compiled by the Reverend Thomas Rowlands, vicar choral of the cathedral church of St. Asaph, [ ]-1683, and comportioner of Llansannan, 1683-?1696] in which are recorded marriages, christenings, and burials which took place within the parish of St. Asaph, and also those of inhabitants of the said parish which took place elsewhere, 1595-1653. Amongst the burials recorded are those of John Tuder of Wickwer ['Sion Tudur', the poet], 5 April 1602, and of three bishops of the diocese of St. Asaph, viz. W[illia]m Morgan, 11 September 1604, Richard [Parry], 28 September 1623, and John Hammer, 24 July 1629. On a blank end paper inserted when the volume was bound is a note stating that 'This Diary of Peter Roberts formerly belonging to my great uncle John Lloyd of Wygfair and Hafodunos [1749-1815, 'The Philosopher'] was rebound by Richard Henry Howard of Wygfair A.D. 1878'. The writer of this note appears to have been under the impression that the present volume was the original manuscript of the chronicle or memoranda book compiled by Peter Roberts, notary public at St. Asaph, for the period ?1595-1646, and known as 'Y Cwtta Cyfarwydd'. The present manuscript, however, is a different work, although a comparison of the two would seem to suggest that Thomas Rowlands's compilation was based upon that of Peter Roberts, with alterations in the order of entries, omissions, etc., for the period up to 1646, and additional entries for the years 1647-1653.