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A manuscript in the hand of Roger Morys, Coed Talwrn, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd comprising Pump Llyfr Cerddwriaeth; a transcript of a Grammar from the Red Book of Hergest; vocabularies; and Dosbarth Cerdd Dant.

A collection of culinary and medical recipes made by Meryell Williams of Ystumcolwyn, with a full index to the contents.

Notebook entitled 'Extracts from ancient Records principally relating to Merionethshire, and some Pedigrees' in the hand of W. W. E. Wynne. Inscribed 'Peniarth MS No. 44' on p. i.

A notebook entitled 'Records relating principally to the co. of Merioneth, but also to other parts of North Wales ... also some few notes relating to S. Wales, collected from the Archives of the Kingdom in London, Manuscripts in the British Museum' in the hand of W. W. E. Wynne.

A notebook entitled 'Records &c. relating to Wales' containing extracts made by W. W. E. Wynne from records in the Public Record Office relating to Wales, especially Merionethshire.

A composite manuscript probably made up from unbound fragments, on different paper stocks. Comprising:
(i) pp. 1-2: A leaf containing on p. 1 a grammar in the hand of Siôn Cain.
(ii) pp. 3-56: A compilation on bardic grammar, evidently a personal draft, in the hand of Rhys Cain, largely corresponding to the grammars of Gutun Owain and Simwnt Fychan [Gramadegau’r Penceirddiaid, eds G.J. Williams and E.J. Jones (Caerdydd, 1934), p. lvi]; the section ‘Y beiau gwaharddedig’ (pp. 33-40) is printed from here in Gramadegau’r Penceirddiaid, pp. 194-6.
(iii) pp. 57-84: All in the later hand of John Davies of Mallwyd [not before 1617, since there are references to his collection of Lewys Glyn Cothi, London, British Library, Additional MS 14871]. Includes: quotations from the Cywyddwyr, classified to exemplify beiau and questionable cases (‘edrych y rhain’) (pp. 57-68); quotations from the Cywyddwyr exemplifying words, alphabetically arranged (pp. 69-77); further quotations (pp. 80-1); notes, with folio references, to his collections of poetry (p. 84). All leaves of this part have suffered damage by rodents.

Miscellaneous astronomical treatises, psalms, prayers, and litanies - 'sortes apostolorum que numquam fallunt'; and the 'secretum secretorum' attributed to Aristotle.

A volume of sermons, 1717-1734, which were written, according to W. W. E. Wynne, by Lewis Price (Pryse) A. M., rector of Llanfair Caereinion and Llanwrin.
The sermons were preached at Llanerfyl, Garthbeibio, Llanfair Caereinion, Llangadfan and other places.

A volume of sermons, c. 1734.

A certificate signed by four doctors stating that Sir Kenelm Digby was suffering due to having to abstain from meat during Lent and other fasts; and a licence by Pope Innocent X allowing Sir Kenelm Digby to take meat during those periods.
Endorsed: 'Dilecto filio Kenelmo Digbeio nobili Anglo', with the Fisherman's Seal.

A manuscript containing the text of Statud Rhuddlan (the Statute of Rhuddlan) by a single scribe and dating from the second half of the 15th century.

A transcript of Admirandum & inestimabile opus Steganographiae A Joanne Tritemio Abbate Spanheymensi Anno Christi CDD conscriptum nunc demum d tenebris & pulueribus, in quibus sepultum hactenus iacuit, erutum diligentia et studio Jacobi Casteluitrei. Londini CDDXCI.

A collection of charms and spells; medical recipes; material relating to Meddygon Myddfai; and the Dream of the Man of Arwystli.
There is also a letter, 23rd November 1863, from Robert Williams including a transcript of three leaves.

A list of Welsh words containing two syllables in the hand of John Jones, Gellilyfdy, 1623.

Texts concerning Welsh grammar; the Statute of Gruffudd ap Cynan; Araith Iolo Goch; and Cysefin Lyfr Geiriau, mostly in the hand of John Jones, Gellilyfdy.
The last leaf contains some Latin texts, including a form of Absolution.

A manuscript in several hands comprising texts relating to herbology, botanology, and Meddygon Myddfai; medical recipes; and the letter and teachings of Aristotle directed to Alexander the Great.

A collection, in several hands of the first half of the 17th century, of medical recipes, theological tracts, englynion and other poetry, and astrological texts.

Medical texts and recipes in a hand of the first half of the 17th century.
There is a page of notes in the hand of Robert Vaughan (p. 65). The manuscript originally contained 72 folios.

A prose miscellany comprising the Gospel of the Pseudo-Mathew, Transitus Mariae, the Life of St Catherine, the Finding of the Cross and other texts in the hand of Gutun Owain.

Two series of extracts from Scripture in Latin entitled 'Mandata' and 'Consilia Christi'; an English text entitled 'Yis is ye abbey of ye holy gost. Yt is fou[n]ded in a place yt is cleped ye conciens'; a table to find the altitude of the sun; and a diagram of concentric circles showing the positions of hell, the earth, the planets and the heavens.