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A scrap-book compiled by John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd') containing poetry in strict and free metres by poets from Caernarfonshire. Among the poets represented in the volume are Gwilym Ddu (o) Arfon (fl. c. 1280-1320), David Jones ('Dewi Fardd'), Trefriw, Hugh Evans ('Hywel Eryri'), Griffith Williams, Penmaenmawr, John (Ioan) Rowland(s), Pentir, William Owen ('Gwilym Ddu Glan Hafren'), [John Roberts] 'Sion Lleyn', Hugh Jones, Pen-y-groes, Llanwnda, Morris Roberts ('Eos Llyfnwy'), Llanllyfni, John Jones ('Ioan Glan Cledr'), Caernarvon, W[illiam] M[orris] Hughes ('Gwawdrydd'), Bangor, [G. M. Williams] 'Ap Morus', Llangwnadl, O[wen] Morris ('Owen Dinorwig'), [Robert Jones] 'Llystyn', Llandegai, [William John Roberts] 'Llwydlas', Penyrorsedd, etc., Robert Williams, Bangor, Owen Jones, Tros-y-waun, Bangor, W[illiam] Parry ('Gwilym Droed-ddu'), Llaniestyn, etc., Walter Griffith ('Gwalter Bach'), Griffith Ellis, Bryniau, T. Williams ('gynt o Bont y Twr'), Richard Parry, Llandegai, Thomas Morgan ('Glan Padarn'), Dinorwig, E[dward] Foulkes ('Iorwerth Glan Peris'), Manchester, etc., Ellis Parry ('Elis ap Hywel'), Pont Saint, Ellis Griffith Williams ('Ellis ab Gutyn Peris'), Richard Davies ('Esgob Dewi'), William Williams ('Gwilym Bethesda'), Thomas Hughes, Llanllechid, John Williams, Bontnewydd, [John Jones] 'Ogwenydd', Tregarth, John Thomas ('Ogwen Fardd'), Llandegai, etc., D. M. Jones ('Dewi Peris'), Clwtybont, Hugh Jones ('Gwynton'), Llanddeiniolen, Richard Ifor Parry, Granville, N.Y., and W. Evans, Lockport, Ill. Some of the poems are in the hand of the compiler but the majority are in the form of cuttings, largely from the second and third quarters of the nineteenth century, with annotations from printed almanacs and from Yr Eurgrawn Wesleyaidd, Eurgrawn Môn, Goleuad Cymru, Seren Gomer, Y Drysorfa, Yr Haul, Yr Amserau, Yr Herald Cymraeg, Yr Arweinydd, Y Cyfaill Eglwysig, Y Gwyliedydd, etc. The volume is bound uniformly with Cwrtmawr MS 753 and the spine and title-page are lettered 'Gweithiau Beirdd Sir Gaernarfon'.
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Preferred citation: 754B.
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- Myrddin Fardd, 1836-1921 (Subject)