Dangos 478 canlyniad

Two sermons, one, on Matthew i, 21, preached at Llansilin and Llanarmon Dyffryn Clwyd, 1770-1793, and at Gyffin and Conway, 1795-1807, and the other, on Proverbs xix, 17, preached at 'Llan'dle', 'Llan'reth' and Denbigh, 1769-1779.

A transcript, 1854, of a 17th century document entitled 'A Catalogue of all those which usurped the names and Titles of Gentlemen without authority and were disclaymed [sic] in Exeter and Towns Corporate within the Counties of Devon and Cornwall ...' and containing the names of those guilty of the above charge together with their places of residence.

A collection which includes letters addressed to John Jones of Ystrad Lodge, M.P. for Carmarthen, 1821-1831, and for Carmarthenshire, 1837-1841, together with bills for contested elections, 1816-1825; miscellaneous letters, including those in the hands of Augusta Hall (Gwenynen Gwent), 1838, T. Johnes, Hafod, 1810, John Jones (Talhaiarn), 1868, and Robert Moffat, 1879; mounted autograph signatures.

Miscellaneous letters addressed to Sir John Williams (1840-1926), together with drafts of letters in his hand; also a receipt by William Pamplin (1806-1899) and personalia.

Holograph manuscripts of two awdlau - Albert Ddu by John Jones (Talhaiarn) (1863) and Y Gadair Ddu by Thomas Jones (Tudno) (1877).

A book of prayers on the life, passion, resurrection and apparitions of Christ written 'per fratrem Petrum Dunym de Traiecto' and preceded by a calendar of slightly later date than the text.

An illuminated book of hours from the diocese of Utrecht, Holland.

A volume containing a copy of an Indenture, 17 November 1725 (pp. 1-3), made between divers parties as to the lands of Tyr-yr-allt or Tyr Llan y gorse in the parish of Llangunnock, Carmarthenshire, charged with the payment of the charity; a note (p. 4) as to the origins of the charity; and accounts (pp. 5-148) of the charity, 1726-1819.

A volume containing sermons (1712) preached at Tredington (pp. 1-148), notes by the Reverend W. L. Bowles (1762-1850), poet and antiquary (pp. 149-80, 213-308) and The Remembrance of Gwenlian [sic], a poem by Bowles (pp. 181-204).

A volume containing genealogies of families in Glamorgan, Monmouth and other parts of Wales, pp. 1-275 having been written in 1678 (see pp. 95, 103, etc.) and pp. 276-303 in various hands of the second half of 18 cent.

Transcript written by the Rev. David Ellis at various times. Originally consisted of four or five separate books. Book I, pp. 1-270 written in 1789 (p. 119); Book II, pp. 271-398 and 713-794 written in 1794 (pp. 271 and 380); Book III, pp. 399-556; Book IV, pp. 559-608; Book V, pp. 609-712. It appears that pp. 47-148 were copied from Pen[iarth MS] 124, pp. 233-266, or from a common original, and pp. 747-797 from Cwrtmawr MSS 3 and 4, which were used by David Ellis. The version of the Gododin (pp. 559-608) was used by Rev. J. Williams ab Ithel (see p. 559) in his edition of that poem.

A grammar of Welsh Poetry by David Thomas (Dafydd Ddu Eryri) entitled Cyfrinach y Beirdd wedi ei ddwyn i'r amlwg : neu Reolau Prydyddiaeth Gymraeg. Dafydd Ddu appears to have circulated copies of this work among the Welsh bards with the object of obtaining their criticism thereon before publication (p. 4). The manuscript also contains a Welsh grammar said to be written by William Jones of Llangadfan (1726-1795), and a religious song of anonymous provenance.

One of six volumes containing transcripts of sermons by the Rev. Griffith Jones of Llanddowror (1683-1761) on the New Testament. This volume, the fifth, contains sermons on the Epistles of Paul to the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians and Ephesians. The manuscript is said to have been 'copied by the Rev. Evan Evans, curate of Llanddowror and incumbent of Walton, Pembrokeshire' (nineteenth-century note, p. iii), however the curate of Llanddowror at the time was Thomas Evans, in whose hand are written the title page and contents (pp. v-xii). The (unidentified) copyist of the main text finished transcribing the sermons on 8 January 1763 (p. 773). A list of the places where the Rev. Griffith Jones preached appears on p. 781.

A volume containing extracts from various sources, in Latin, Welsh and English, by the Reverend John Williams, Llanrwst.

Commonplace book, late 18 cent., of the Reverend John Williams, Llanrwst, containing prose and poetry, including poetry in Latin and Greek (pp. 29-38). Eight loose pages in the Reverend Williams's hand have been inserted at the end of the manuscript.

A selection of Welsh poetry with English translations in the hands of Edward Jones ('Bardd y Brenin') (1752-1824) and William Jones, Llangadfan (1726-1795).

A manuscript, in Welsh, apparently transcribed by Richard Thomas from the Red Book of Hergest, or a transcript of it. Pp. 7-95 correspond to pp. 100-136 of Vol. I of the R. B. Texts, Oxford, 1887 and pp. 117-137 correspond to pp. 1-11 of Vol. I of the same.

A catalogue of the Reverend Thomas Price's (Carnhuanawc's) Library bought by Sir Thomas Phillipps. It consisted of 1,281 lots, besides the Gododin and other manuscripts.

Welsh and Breton grammars, mid 19 cent., in the hand of William Probert, in a volume divided into two sections. The Introduction is dated Walmsley, near Bolton, June 11, 1857. In the first section, Probert's own grammar is divided into five parts: 1) Letters 2) Parts of Speech 3) Derivation of Words 4) Syntax 5) Laws of Welsh Poetry. Probert has also added chapters on Pennillion and Pennillion Singing and on the Bardic Alphabet. The second section of the volume consists of a translation by Probert, completed September 2, 1865, of the Celto-Breton Grammar of Le Gonidec, first published in 1807.