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Miscellaneous Welsh poems in strict and free metre including a 'cywydd' by R[obert] Humphreys alias Rhagatt [? of Rhagat near Corwen, co. Merioneth, fl. 1720] entitled 'Cywydd i ofyn Casseg I Thomas Holland, Esqr. o Dyrdan', stanzas by the same poet headed 'Penillion a wnaud i Evan twll naw ag i siane hewart o Lan Rhaiad ar hun gwenllian', a poem by Hugh Jones, Llangwm [co. Denbigh, ? 1700-1782], entitled 'Cerdd newydd a wnaed i Gaseg Howel Lloyd o Hafod Unnos, Esqr. iw chanu ar Bel Isle March', and two anonymous poems, one being a 'cywydd' entitled 'Cowydd am draferth y bud ar gyffraeth', and the other an elegy [to the Reverend John Wickstead, archdeacon of Wells, 1739-1742] headed 'Cerdd farwnad er Coffadwrieth am y Parchedig Ddifeunydd Mr. John Wickstead, Archdiacon Bath & Wells: ar Ddyll Ymddiddan iw Chanu ar fesur a Elwir Crimson Velvett'.

A note book containing a list of officials of the Anglesey Hunt, 1757-1833, with notes on the number of subscribers, total expenses incurred, and resolutions passed in connection therewith in some of these years. Inset is another list of officials for the period 1757-1796 under the heading 'Beaumaris Hunt'.

An account, in diary form [? by John Lloyd of Hafodunos], of a journey via Oswestry, Salop, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham to London, 4-10 April 1811, and of the writer's social and other activities in that city, 10 April-3 May. There are references to, inter alia, meals taken with Sir Joseph Banks and his family in Soho Square, the company at Sir Joseph's house, dinners at the Royal Society Club with names of members present, an introduction to Mr. [John] Pond, the recently appointed astronomer royal, conversations with bishop [Samuel] Goodenough of Carlisle concerning [ William] Aitoun's work Hortus Kewiensis, with Mr. [?Jesse] Foote concerning medical matters, and with Mr. [Thomas Andrew] Knight on horticultural topics, an account by Sir [William] Sidney Smith of some French officers he had known and of engagements at Acre and Mount Carmel, attendances at lectures [on electricity] given by Mr. [George John] Singer, comments by l'Abbe de Vey on [Hyman] Hurwitz's work on Hebrew grammar, information from Governor [William] Bligh ['Bligh of the Bounty', who had been Governor of New South Wales, 1805-?1808] about the impending court martial concerning the 'Port Jackson Business', and the proof sheets of Mr . [John] Farey's report on Derbyshire.

Accounts rendered by Thomas Williams of Bronkoed, co. Flint, gent., in respect of the estates of Mr. [? John] Langley within the manor of Mold, co. Flint, for the years 1694-1695. The accounts were submitted to Mr. John Williams of the Old Bayly, London, one of the trustees for the said estate, and were allowed and approved of by him on behalf of Mr. Samuel Langley, 5 June 1696.

An account book containing entries covering the period 1704-1755 referring, inter alia, to the setting of demesne and other lands in Efenechtid [co. Denbigh], to the setting of the [rectorial] tithes of the parish of Derwen [co. Denbigh], and to rents (including rents for tithes set) and tithe received in the latter parish. It is probably partly in the hand of the Reverend John Conway, rector of Derwen, circa 1718-1744. Some post-1744 entries refer to sums of money due to the Reverend William Conway and sums received as due 'to my late uncle John Conway'. These may have been added by the Reverend William Conway, son of Benjamin Conway, vicar of Northop (1717-1748) and warden of Ruthin (?1713-1748), and nephew of the aforementioned John Conway of Derwen. A loose leaf bearing copies of the coat of arms of the said Ben[jamin] Conway has been inserted at the end of the volume.

An account book - Edw[ar]d Lloyd, esq., and the Rev[eren]d Rich[ar]d Howard in account with R. and C. Sankey, 1822-1824.