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A copy of The Daily Journal for 1780, with some manuscript entries by Iolo Morganwg.

A collection of eighty-six hymns entitled 'Salmau. Casgliad Trefflemin. 1824', by Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg).

A copy of Dagrau yr Awen neu Farwnad Lewis Hopcin Fardd, o Landyfodwg, Iorwerth Gwilim o Dre-fflemin ym Morganwg [i.e. Iolo Morganwg] a'i Cant (Pony-y-fon: R. Tomas, 1772), with some manuscript emendations by the author.

'Some Account of an Ancient Welsh Colony, And their Descendants at present existing, In the interior parts of North-America. by Edward Williams...'. Inside the front cover is 'A Sketch of the Country of the Madogwys 1792' by William Owen. At the reverse end is a note written by (Capt.) Wm Jones, thanking his friend Edwd Williams for the perusal of this manuscript; 'hopes to hear more Authenticated accounts in the Course of this ensuing Year - would also be glad at any time of a line when convinient respecting plans in agitation'. His address.

Letters on Universal Legislation: Letter 1st - Introductory; Letter 2d - Commerce; Letter 3d - Fashion; Letter 4th - Great Cities; Letter 5th - Constitution. Written by Iolo Morganwg: the first letter is dated London, Octr 20th 1792. Incomplete.

(a) A copy of a diary or journal for 1786, with manuscript entries (including English and Welsh verse, etc.) by Iolo Morganwg. At the beginning is 'A Song in praise of Glamorgan' attributed to Sir John Stradling of St Donats; 'From a MS of the late Wm Roberts of Lancarvan, who told me that he had it from one Mr Bassett of Bonvilston, Grandfather of the present Mr Bassett'. (b) Part of another diary, year not given.

Three small notebooks marked 'Miscellanies', 'Lyric Pastorals', and 'Songs' respectively. The contents include early versions of some of the poems printed in Poems Lyric and Pastoral (1794).

Fragments of collections of English poems by Iolo Morganwg, comprising early versions of Poems Lyric and Pastoral and other poems not included in the printed volumes. Above some of them Iolo Morganwg has written such comments as 'In New Collection much altered' or 'Copied for press', and in one instance 'Copied 1803, for addenda'.

'Proposals for printing by subscription a new and improved edition, with aditions [sic], of Poems Lyric and Pastoral By Edward Williams,' followed by seventeen poems, including a few shorter items (epitaphs).

'The Triades of the Island of Britain'..: an English translation made by Iolo Morganwg in 1807 of the series of 126 'Trioedd Ynys Prydain' printed in The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales, Vol. II (1801), p. 57 (in the 1870 edition this series occurs at p. 400).

A notebook containing a few Welsh words with their meanings, and some verses, nearly all in pencil ('tribanau' in praise of Glamorganshire, Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire, and Breconshire, etc.).

Papers, mainly in the autograph of Iolo Morganwg, relating to the case of the Rev. Thomas Evans (Tomos Glyn Cothi), who was imprisoned in 1801 for sedition (16 items). Some of these papers have been described by Prof. G. J. Williams in Llên Cymru, 3 (1954-6), 120-122.

Two memorandum-books or notebooks which belonged to Iolo Morganwg. The earlier of the two, marked 'Memoranda Hints. &c. 1805', contains triads, proverbs, 'englynion' and other verses, music, particulars of the contents of 'Ancient Historical Documents relating to Wales and the Welsh Nation', a work in two volumes 'To be published by E. Wms in 1807', various Welsh words with their meanings, a list of printed collections of Welsh poetry, including hymns, notes on versification, and a list of 'Traits in the Southwalian from the Troubadorian Poetry', etc. The other which has fewer entries contains, among other things, a note headed 'Ofergoelion am y Tylwyth Teg ym Morganwg', a list of Copper Smoke Subscribers and Judges, a few recipes, and a series of 'Pennillion Diarhebgoel' by Iolo Morganwg.

A notebook in the autograph of Iolo Morganwg containing grammatical notes. Inside the pocket of the front cover is written 'Grammatical Collections. Welsh.' It also contains a list of 'Beirdd Eisteddfod y Bewpyr, cyn belled (medd ef) ag y gallodd Mr Sion Bradford eu cael allan o gaffadwriaethau Watkin Powel o Ben y Fai', &c.

A copy, in the autograph of Iolo Morganwg, of 'Cyfrinach Beirdd Ynys Prydain ', correspondending to the text published in 1829. The first 150 folios (NLW MS 21320B), corresponding to pp. 1-171 in the printed copy, are more carefully written than the remainder (NLW MS 21321B), which have now been numbered in pencil (1-85) and arranged to follow as in the printed copy.

'Castles in the Air, By a Journey-man Mason', being a collection of English verse by Iolo Morganwg, in two volumes. The poems are not in their final form, and alternatives are often given above or below the original words. The pages in the first volume are numbered 1-140; the second volume is a continuation to p. 191, followed by 59 unnumbered pages. The first volume contains an index as far as p. 169.

'Poems on several occasions, By Edward Williams, A Journeyman Mason'. There are 39 items in the list of contents at the beginning, and many of the poems are to be found in Poems Lyric and Pastoral (1794), but with considerable differences. The cover consists of two leaves from John Walters' Dictionary, Citatory - Clean.

The manuscript of Salmau yr Eglwys yn yr Anialwch, Cyfrol I (Merthyr Tydfil, 1812). The printed volume contains 204 hymns: the last in the manuscript collection is numbered CC. The preface appears to correspond to the printed copy except that the last paragraph but one is wanting here: there is also another draft of a preface dated 'Trefflemin, neu fal ai gelwid gynt Llanfihangel y Twyn, gerllaw'r Bont faen ym Morganwg Alban Hefin 1811' (found elsewhere among the papers). The index which appears to be a draft is to the printed volume and not to the manuscript.

A notebook designated 'Y Melin Brith', containing Unitarian Doxologies by Iolo Morganwg, some Unitarian hymns, and Byron's Hebrew or Jewish hymns, etc. The pages are numbered 1-32 and there is an outline of the contents on the cover. There is also another copy of the Byron hymns, with music and some notes on 'Jewish Sacrifices, and Ritual', etc.

(a) A notebook (8 pp., in Welsh) containing 'Trioedd y Lladron', twelve in number, 'o Lyfr Thomas Philip o Dreos', in the autograph of Iolo Morganwg, followed by 'Credo Wladwriaethol' written in another hand; (b) The Bardic Institutes in the autograph of Iolo Morganwg (in English): (i) '[The] Bardic Institution according to [the] Laws of Gruffydd ab Cynan'. A note at the end states that this is an abstract of the Institutes as given by Dr John David Rhys in his Welsh Grammar, 1593; (ii) 'The Bardic Institutes as Traditionally retained down to the Present Day, by the Glemorganshire Bards who assert, and believe that they are unalteredly the same with those of the Ancient British Bards and Druids'.