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An autograph album belonging to Lizzie Rowlands (née Jones), Penrhyndeudraeth, Merioneth, containing entries, 1860-1911, by R. J. Derfel, Thomas E. Ellis, William Rees ('Gwilym Hiraethog'), Ebenezer Thomas ('Eben Fardd') and others including a number of prominent Calvinistic Methodist ministers; together with pasted-in photographs of some of the above and family memoranda. The album was originally owned by Lizzie Jones's father Evan Jones, London House, Bala (f. iv) and includes notes taken by him from sermons heard at Calvinistic Methodist Association and other meetings, 1847-1849 (ff. 1-6 verso). Items found loose inside the volume have been filed separately (NLW MS 22010iiE): a letter from Lizzie Rowlands, 1885, and from Thomas Charles Edwards, Bala, 1896, relating to Lizzie Rowlands's association with Mary Jones, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, and an address by Mrs Rowlands, 1904, containing an account of the walk to Bala to purchase a Bible as recounted by Mary Jones herself.

Llawysgrif yn dwyn y teitl 'Detholiad o adroddiadau (recitations) Cymreig mewn rhyddiaith a barddoniaeth, dwys a llon. Testun yr Eisteddfod Genhedlaethol 1863' yn cynnwys englynion (tt. 1-7), awdlau a chywyddau (tt. 7-15), caneuon a phryddestau (tt. 15-21), canu caeth a chanu rhydd (tt. 21-48) a rhyddiaith (tt. 49-72). Mae'r awdur yn anhysbys. = A manuscript entitled 'Detholiad o adroddiadau (recitations) Cymreig mewn rhyddiaith a barddoniaeth, dwys a llon. Testun yr Eisteddfod Genhedlaethol 1863' ['Selection of Welsh Recitations in Prose and Poetry, Grave and Gay. Subject for the National Eisteddfod 1863'], containing transcripts of englynion (pp. 1-7), odes and cywyddau (pp. 7-15), songs and pryddestau (pp. 15-21), verse in strict and free metres (pp. 21-48) and prose (pp. 49-72). The author is unknown.
Ymysg y beirdd a gynrhychiolir mae [William Williams] (Caledfryn) (tt. 1, 34, 41-42, 44-48), [William Rees] (Gwilym Hiraethog) (tt. 1, 8-9, 37, 40-44), [Richard Foulkes Edwards] (R[hisiart] Ddu o Wynedd) (tt. 2, 3), [Evan Jones] (Ieuan Gwynedd) (tt. 3, 38), [Thomas Essile Davies] (D[ewi] W[yn] o Essyllt) (tt. 3-4, 7-8, 17-18), [David Owen] (D[ewi] Wyn o Eifion) (tt. 4, 9), [Robert Ellis] (Cynddelw) (tt. 9-10, 23-24), [William Ellis Jones] (Cawrdaf) (tt. 10-11, 33-34), [John] Ceiriog [Hughes] (tt. 19-20, 25, 29-31, 47), [John Jones] (Tegid) (tt. 24, 31), [Robert Parry] (Robyn Ddu o Eryri) (tt. 36, 45-46) a [David Thomas] (D[afydd] Ddu o Eryri) (tt. 36-39, 42, 44). Ymysg y darnau rhyddaith mae yna dri darn gan J[ohn] Roberts [J.R.] (tt. 49-56, 60-64, 66-69). Roedd y testun yn rhif 4 yn adran Rhyddiaith Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 1863; yn y pen draw rhannwyd y wobr rhwng J. D. Jones, Rhuthun, Rhydderch o Fôn a Gwilym Teilo. = Amongst the poets represented are [William Williams] (Caledfryn) (pp. 1, 34, 41-42, 44-48), [William Rees] (Gwilym Hiraethog) (pp. 1, 8-9, 37, 40-44), [Richard Foulkes Edwards] R[hisiart] Ddu o Wynedd (pp. 2, 3), [Evan Jones] (Ieuan Gwynedd) (pp. 3, 38), [Thomas Essile Davies] (D[ewi] W[yn] o Essyllt) (pp. 3-4, 7-8, 17-18), [David Owen] (D[ewi] Wyn o Eifion) (pp. 4, 9), [Robert Ellis] (Cynddelw) (pp. 9-10, 23-24), [William Ellis Jones] (Cawrdaf) (pp. 10-11, 33-34), [John] Ceiriog [Hughes] (pp. 19-20, 25, 29-31, 47), [John Jones] (Tegid) (pp. 24, 31), [Robert Parry] (Robyn Ddu o Eryri) (pp. 36, 45-46) and [David Thomas] (D[afydd] Ddu o Eryri) (pp. 36-39, 42, 44). The prose pieces include three items by J[ohn] Roberts [J.R.] (pp. 49-56, 60-64, 66-69). The subject was No. 4 in the Prose section of the 1863 National Eisteddfod; the prize was ultimately shared between J. D. Jones, Ruthin, Rhydderch o Fôn and Gwilym Teilo.