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An essay by D. Pryse Williams on 'Hanes Cenarth, yng nghyd a Thref Castell Newydd Emlyn, a hen Fwrdeisdref Trefhedyn', which was awarded a prize at an eisteddfod at Newcastle Emlyn in 1902, under the adjudication of Sir John Rhys. Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 1.

Miscellaneous unbound material of south Cardiganshire interest collected by D. Pryse Williams, being largely notes towards his essay on the history of Cenarth [cf. NLW MS 15623]. They contain extracts from parish records; abstracts and transcripts of public records; notes on tithes, education and Newcastle Emlyn postmasters; pedigrees; biographies of residents and anecdotes associated with them; notes on old houses; accounts of the Baptists of Drefach; biographies of Benjamin Thomas ('Myfyr Emlyn'), Benjamin Williams ( 'Gwynionydd') and others torn from an earlier essay (pp. 103-4, 136-141, 177-186); and a photograph of the entry in the Order Book of Carmarthenshire Quarter Sessions of the registration of Ty Mawr, Newcastle Emlyn, for worship by the Baptists, 1776. Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 2.

A group of notebooks containing further material towards a history of Cenarth. They include copious extracts from parish records, tithe commutation, 1842, accounts of the Newcastle Emlyn branch of the Cardigan Auxiliary of the Bible Society, 1816-1836, and minutes of the Guardians of Newcastle Union, 1838-1839; notes on the fishery, on the 'Classical and Commercial School', of the Rev. Timothy Thomas, old houses, and folk lore and folk custom; pedigrees; extracts from tours and printed sources; etc. Formerly D. Pryse Williams MSS 3-4.

Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 8.

Lectures, addresses and class essays by D. Pryse Williams, continuing similar material in NLW MSS 15630-15631. Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 11.

Diary (incomplete) of D. Pryse Williams, 1923, subsequently used by him as an album for newspaper cuttings ('Welsh Queries', 1927). Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 14.

Poetry in the hand of D. Pryse Williams including 'Pryddest: Y Samaritan Trugarog' submitted to an eisteddfod at Towyn, New Quay, New Year's Day 1908, and 'Pryddest: Ymdaith y Ddynoliaeth' submitted to an eisteddfod at Llandysul, Good Friday 1908, together with a cutting of in memoriam verses by him, 1911. Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 16.

A bibliography by D. Pryse Williams (with extracts and abstracts, and correspondence, 1925) of works by, relating to, or published by, Joseph Harris (Gomer). Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 23.

Transcripts by D. Pryse Williams of poetry and personal newspaper cuttings of John Morris Jones ('Ioan Cunllo'), taken from the latter's scrapbook, together with some poetry by Henry Lewis Davies ('Bardd Coch'), Cenarth (with a holograph inset), John Jones ('Tegid'), W. Jenkins ('Gwilym Gwenog') and Robert Parry ('Robyn Ddu Eryri'), and a letter, 6 Dec. 1876, from 'Robyn Ddu Eryri', from Hereford, to 'Ioan Cunllo'. Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 32.

Transcripts by D. Pryse Williams of poetry by George Samuel (d. 1742), Brongwyn (with an elegy to him by Nathaniel Jenkin), David Davies, schoolmaster, Llansawel, 1863, 'Ioan Cunllo', 1879 and undated, David Howell, rector of Troedyraur, 1900, John Thomas, Brynceirios, 1906, etc., and an account of the family of Dafydd Thomas, Dan-yr-allt. Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 36.

A vol. in the hand of D. Pryse Williams containing poetry, largely in the form of memorial stanzas, 1822-1883, by 'Ioan Cunllo', John Oliver, 'Rhys Dyfed', J. Jones, Rhydlewis, etc. Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 42.

A vol. containing extracts of Teifi-side interest by D. Pryse Williams from Yr haul, 1844-1846, and The Carmarthen journal, 1915, an adjudication by him on a recitation competition, etc. Formerly D Pryse Williams MS 44.

A vol. of extracts by D. Pryse Williams from Y Tyst, 1939-1941, British Weekly, 1939, Y Dysgedydd, 1938-1940, J. O. Williams ('Pedrog'): Stori 'Mywyd (1932), D. Merezhkovsky (trans. H. C. Matheson): Jesus the Unknown ( 1933), J. W. Graham: Conscription and Conscience. A History 1916-1919 (1922), Sir Charles Marston: The Bible Comes Alive (1937), Leslie D. Weatherhead: The Transforming Friendship ... (1928), etc. Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 45.

A vol. in the hand of D. Pryse Williams containing poetry by Thomas Owen, Penlon, Cwmgoednerth, 'Dafy Bwlchgwyn', etc.; 'Rhai Hen Emynau', including hymns recorded by David Owen, son-in-law of Rev. Lewis Jones [of Libanus, Treherbert], who had heard them during his [D.O's] early life at Newport and Llangloffan; miscellaneous notes on 'Sashwn Twrgwyn', 'Cerdded Posseshwn', Thomas Jones, Breninlle ('y dirwestwr cyntaf ar lannau Ceri'), etc., and on some Swansea and district antiquities, including Penllys-newydd, Treforys, Pont yr hafod, etc.; and transcripts of two letters to Thomas Evans ('Telynog') from N. M. Jones ('Cymro Gwyllt'), Taffs Well, near Cardiff, undated, and 'Dewi Garmon', Pontypridd [1864]. Inset are the originals of two letters to 'Telynog', and 'Anerchiad i'r ddau fardd H. Williams, Pant, a'i ddisgybl talentog Coch y berllan, Cwmbach', by 'Gwerfyl'. Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 51.

A vol. in the hand of D. Pryse Williams containing letters from the Rev. E. T. Jones, Zion Baptist Church, Llanelli, to [W. Cynon Evans, Blaenycwm], 1929-1933; copious extracts from a manuscript biography of M. O. Jones, Treherbert, by W. Morgan Evans, Treorci (the biography by 'Brenig' which was awarded the prize at the National Eisteddfod at Llanelli, 1930); prayers and addresses of Abram Evans, Libanus, Treherbert, 1922-1923; biographical notes and anecdotes concerning early members of Libanus, Treherbert; a history of the family of Davies, Cwmseirbren, who were closely associated with the foundation of Libanus, Treherbert, compiled by Evan Davies, 1859; and extracts from printed sources. Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 52.

A vol. in the hand of D. Pryse Williams containing an essay by 'Hen Frodor' on 'Hanes Treorci', with a supplement entitled 'Cribinion Hanes'; an obituary notice of the Rev. W. S. Jones, Llwynpia, from the News Chronicle, 2 Sept. 1933 (with the original cutting inset); and resolutions of a committee meeting called by Ynysfach Baptist Church, 4 June 1856, to consider the question of building a new meeting-house (with the original resolutions inset, received by Mrs Davies, Carreg Wen, Penrhys Road, June 1929). Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 59.

The writers include E. Edmunds, Swansea; Cecil Edwardes, Admiralty, for Lord Cawdor; D. T. Edwards, Cwmduad; J. Lloyd-Edwards, Cheam; John Edwards, Salem, Porth; Sir Owen M. Edwards; R. Edwards, Maesteg; W. Edwards, Baptist College, Cardiff; Tom Elias, Council School, Rhydlewis; W. J. Elliott, Director, NSPCC; Madeleine Elsas, County Record Office, Cardiff; D. Evans, Blaenconin; D. Arthen Evans, Barry; D. Frank Evans, Porth; Dewi O. Evans, Treherbert; E. A. Evans, Treherbert, widow of W. Cynog Evans, Blaenycwm; E. M. Evans, Cross Inn, Llandysul; Evan Evans, Sarnau, Henllan; George Eyre Evans, Aberystwyth; Gwladys Tobit Evans, Sarnau, daughter of H. Tobit Evans; H. Tobit Evans, Llanarth and Sarnau; Mrs H. Tobit Evans; Henry Evans, Penrhyn-coch; Hermas Evans, Manselton; Howell Evans, Chief Constable's Office, Aberystwyth; J. D. Evans, Tal-y-bont (co. Card.), etc.; J. H. Silvan Evans, Whitland; John Evans, Boncath; John Evans, Eastcombe, Stroud; John J. Evans, Henllan, Llandysul; Mary J. Evans, London; N. Hughes Evans, Merthyr Tydfil; O. Evans, Brongest Smithy; Sir Samuel T. Evans; T. Gwernogle Evans, Neath; T. Valentine Evans, Clydach; Thomas Evans, Treherbert; Sir Vincent Evans, London; W. Cynon Evans, Blaenycwm; W. Eilir Evans, Cardiff; W. Justin Evans, London; Walter J. Evans, Carmarthen; William Evans ('Wil Ifan'); and William Evans, Treherbert. Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 64.

The writers include E. Samuel, Trehafod; John Samuel, Treorci; T. Shankland, Rhyl; W. Spurrell, Carmarthen; Mr and Mrs Aeron Thomas; D. Thomas, Llangamarch; Dan. Thomas, Rhydlewis; Dan Thomas, Blaenrhondda; David Thomas, Glanmedeni and Ystalyfera; E. G[wynhefin] Thomas, Cwmparc; E. Ungoed Thomas, Carmarthen; J. D. Thomas, Nunhead; J. Lynn Thomas, Cardiff; J. Myrddin Thomas, Carmarthen; J. Towy Thomas, Llwynypia; James Thomas, Carmarthen; John Thomas ('Eifionydd'); John Thomas, Burry Port; John Thomas, Cilgerran; M. Jones Thomas, Porthcawl; N. Thomas, Llanbadarn Vicarage, Aberystwyth; T. D. Thomas, Llanon, Aberystwyth; T. L. Thomas, Pontypool; W. G. Stedman Thomas, Carmarthen; W. H. T[homas], Swansea; W. J. Thomas, Treorci; W. Jones Thomas, Porthcawl; W. P. Thomas, Porthcawl; S. E. Thompson, Swansea Public Library; John A. C. Vincent, Lincolns Inn Fields and ?J. Sydney Vincent, Treherbert. Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 69.

A group of unbound holographs and transcripts of poetry by John Thomas, Brynceirios, Twrgwyn, Rhydlewis (d. 7 July 1914); together with a holograph letter from J. Thomas to [Dr] A. T. Evans, Llandysul, 5 April 1913, with the recipient's reply endorsed; holograph letters to D. Pryse Williams from E. ('Nell') Thomas, Brynceirios, wife of John Thomas, 1915-1916 and undated, E. A. Hamer, Barry Dock, niece of John Thomas, 1916, and Benjamin M. Evans, Troedyraur Farm, Newcastle Emlyn, 1916; biographical material in the form of replies by Mrs E. Thomas to a questionnaire compiled by D. Pryse Williams; an address on 'Yr Ysgol Sul fel mamaeth'; and an elegy to John Thomas by 'Cynfelyn' [T. Cynfelyn Benjamin], Ffostrasol, in the form of a newspaper cutting. Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 74.

Fair copies of the poetry of John Thomas, made by D. Pryse Williams with a view to publication. Formerly D. Pryse Williams MS 75.