Thirty-eight letters, 1868, from William Watkin Edward Wynne, Peniarth (1801-1880), mainly to Mr Williams [?Messrs Longueville & Co, Oswestry] relating to business and estate matters, including many relating to the lease of Tir extent, parish of Brithdir, co Merioneth.
A volume containing 'Extracts so far as concerns Wales from the "Index & Preface to the Harleyan Collection of Manuscripts in the British Museum".' Tipped in is a letter from J. P. Earwaker, Withington, Manchester, 24 April 1880, to W. W. E. Wynne (f. 1).
A volume containing an alphabetical index compiled by W. W. E. Wynne of personal and place names in Peniarth MS 461 (Ancient Peniarth MSS 24 and 62), being a collection of letters and papers entitled 'Merioneth Collections' (not in NLW).
A volume containing an alphabetical index of personal and place names in Peniarth MS 456 (Ancient Peniarth MS 58), vol. 2 (not in NLW). 'Index to Peniarth MS 58. vols 2 ... WWEW. Peniarth Nov'r 1st 1871' on f. 1 verso.
A printer's copy in the hand of W. W. E. Wynne of part of his 'Catalogue of the Hengwrt MSS. at Peniarth', which was published in Archaeologia Cambrensis 3rd series, vol. XV (1869), pp. 209-25, 352-78; 4th series, vol. I, pp. 73-100 (see Peniarth MSS 554-555); together with a letter, dated 21 July 1869, from W. W. E. Wynne to the editor of the Archaeologia Cambrensis (f. 73), and three letters, dated 7 May - 15 August 1869, from Robert Williams, Rhydycroesau, Oswestry to W. W. E. Wynne concerning the proof-reading of the text (ff. 74-6).
A notebook entitled 'Welsh Records & Memoranda' containing brief notes on records relating to Wales extracted from indexes in the Public Record Office; together with notes by [W. W. E. Wynne] on memorial inscriptions in Cricieth and Llanfihangel y Pennant churches, Caernarvonshire (ff. 2 verso-3).
Another copy of W. W. E. Wynne's 'Catalogue of the Hengwrt MSS at Peniarth' (see Peniarth MS 554), with the revised Peniarth manuscript numbers written in the margins and some additional entries by J. Gwenogvryn Evans, 1861-1902.
A copy of W. W. E. Wynne's 'Catalogue of the Hengwrt MSS at Peniarth' published in Archaeologia Cambrensis 3rd series, vol. XV (1869), pp. 209- 25, 352-78; 4th series, vol. I (1870), pp. 73-100, 324-40; vol. II (1871), pp. 101-39, and 'Catalogue of the Peniarth MSS', 3rd series, vol. VII (1861), pp. 164-8, marked-up with J. Gwenogvryn Evans's revised Peniarth manuscript numbers and with valuations of the manuscripts.
Printed pedigrees of the family of Eure of Easby, Ingleby, Witton and Malton; the descent of Robert Aglionby Slaney, esq., from King Edward III, and of his daughter, Mary Slaney, who married W. W. E. Wynne, together with a proof copy with corrections in the hand of W. W. E. W.; a manuscript pedigree of the Foley family; and verses entitled 'The Shropshire Bouquet'.
A rubbing probably made by W. W. E. Wynne of part of the inscription on the tombstone of Jane Brynkir, daughter of Robert Wynne of Glyn, 1691, at Llanbeblig, Caernarvonshire, the other part of the inscription being covered by the 'altar platform'.
A list of books compiled by W. W. E. Wynne, 14 May 1826, a quarter of which belonged to the Penbedw Library and which were sent, 5 June 1826, to R. H. Evans, 93 Pall Mall, London to be sold.
'A Discourse of the Pedigree of Percys and Stanley' (ff. 1-21); notes by W. W. E. Wynne on Welsh manuscripts in the Catalogue of Additional MSS in the British Museum (ff. 22-8 verso); and a letter, dated 5 November 1859, from Joseph Morris, Shrewsbury to W. W. E. Wynne concerning the date of Owain Glyndwr's death (f. 29). The following note occurs on f. 21 verso: 'Copies of Manucsripts &c at Penbedw in Denbighshire concerning the Families of Percy and Stanley'.
A bundle of miscellaneous papers comprising an English translation of 'ye Memorial presented in Latin to the King of Great Brittain by Monsieur Le Baron de Palm the Imperial Resident upon ye speech made by His Majesty to the two Houses of Parliament on the 17/28 of January 1726/7' (No. 1); a printed programme for a musical concert at Penbedw, 24 March 1772 (No. 2); a pedigree of the Scudamore family certified at the College of Arms, 21 March 1821 (No. 3); booksellers' bills and receipts, 19 January-5 May 1827, for books and manuscripts purchased by W. W. E. Wynne (Nos 4-7); lines composed by John Roberts on Penbedw rent day, 22 January 1829 (No. 8); a transcript by W. W. E. Wynne of 'Kywydd barddnad Lewis ab Owen' by Owain Gwynedd (No. 9); and a description by W. W. E. Wynne of the Mordaunt family vault in Twivey Church, Bedfordshire, 1832 (No. 10).
A notebook containing transcripts by W. W. E. Wynne of correspondence, 1642-1655, mainly to and from Sir John Owen, taken from originals at Porkington. The correspondents include Charles I, Princes Rupert and Maurice, Gilbert Byron, John Byron, Robert Corbett (Ynysymaengwyn), H. Mackworth, Thomas Mytton, William Neale, Richard Vaughan and John Williams, archbishop of York. Also included are notes by W. W. E. Wynne on Llanegryn and Llangelynnin churches, Merionethshire (ff. 8 verso-12). 'Historical Letters, &c: Peniarth MS 18 [corrected to] No. 75' on spine; '495' on label pasted on spine.
A notebook containing genealogical notes and pedigrees mainly of North Wales families in the hand of W. W. E. Wynne. On p. iii 'Peniarth M.S. No. 47' has been corrected to '18'.
A notebook entitled 'Stemmata Britannica' containing genealogical notes and pedigrees of Welsh families in the hand of W. W. E. Wynne. 'Peniarth MS No. 19' is on p. ii.
A notebook containing genealogical notes and pedigrees of North Wales families in the hand of W. W. E. Wynne. 'Book No 3' has been deleted from the front cover.
A notebook containing genealogical notes and pedigrees of Welsh families, mainly of Merionethshire, in the hand of W. W. E. Wynne. 'Peniarth MS No. 46' and 'Book No. 4' inside front cover.
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.
