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- [17 cent, last ¼] (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 membrane : parchment ; c. 140 x 535 mm.
Encapsulated in melinex at NLW.
Context area
Archival history
Ink on verso: 'The ped[igree]' [in an ?early eighteenth-century hand, cropped at the lower part of the document, possibly suggesting extensive trimming], and 'Evan Jones Gorddwr Oer', 'my lese for bottegir and the mil of melin y wig' [in two ?later eighteenth-century hands, following cropping].
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Dylan's Bookstore; Swansea; Purchase; September 2004; 0200409877.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A pedigree, [17 cent, last ¼], of Hugh Jones of Bottegir [Bodtegir], [Betws Gwerful Goch, Denbighshire], reciting his paternal ancestors back to Adam. This may be the Hugh Jones buried at Betws Gwerful Goch on 2 January 1716.
The pedigree is said to be based on the work of Gutun Owain ('Thus by Gyttyn Owens booke who flourished in King Henry the seaven his time'); the earlier portions, listing mythical and legendary kings of Britain (after Geoffrey of Monmouth), the descendants of Brutus and Eneas Ysgwyddwyn [Aeneas], figures from Roman mythology and the Biblical Patriarchs from Noah to Adam, closely mirrors Gutun Owain's genealogical text in NLW MS 3026C, pp. 63-81. More recent generations consist of mostly genuine rulers of Powys, descended from Kasnar Waledig [Casnar Wledig]. The pedigree is not recorded in Michael Powell Siddons, Welsh Pedigree Rolls (Aberystwyth, 1996).
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Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Right hand edge of membrane trimmed slightly, with some loss of text; some text illegible; slightly damaged by insects.
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Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 23929G.
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Name access points
- Gutun Owain, fl. 1450-1498. (Subject)
- Jones, Hugh, of Bottegir, d. 1715 or 6 -- Family. (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
January 2013.
Language(s)
- English
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Rhys Morgan Jones;