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- c. early 18 cent. (Creation)
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174 pp. (42 pages excised between pp. 8 and 9) 364 x 240 mm. Calf; 'No. 1 A Dictionary of English and Welsh' on label on outer cover
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Formerly in the possession of John Rhydderch; formerly in the collection of Egerton Grenville Bagot Phillimore
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A volume containing an English-Welsh dictionary, c. beginning 18th century. Three englynion by John Rhydderch (1673-1735) are included at the end of the volume (p. 172). It is clear that John Rhydderch made use of this manuscript when compiling his own English-Welsh dictionary (Shrewsbury, 1725), in the preface of which he refers to three manuscript dictionaries, one of which was compiled by the Reverend Erasmus Lewis, vicar of Lampeter; it is therefore possible that NLW MS 321E was written by Erasmus Lewis.
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- engwel
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English, Welsh
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Another manuscript English-Welsh dictionary, which once belonged to John Rhydderch, is now amongst the Plas Power manuscripts (in NLW); the label on NLW MS 321E is in the same hand as the labels on the Plas Power manuscripts.
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Creator ref. no.: Williams MS 523; Phillimore MS C.1
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 321E