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Poetry, correspondence and other miscellaneous family papers, 1776-1880, [?1927], relating to the Mostyn and Lloyd-Mostyn family of Mostyn, Flintshire, and the Lloyds of Pengwern, Flintshire.
The papers include: (i) poetry, 1776-[1838x1843] (ff. 1-5), comprising verses to Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th bart, by Richard Williams of Fron, 1776 (f. 1), a song in honour of Sir Edward Pryce Lloyd, 2nd Bart (later 1st Baron Mostyn) by Mrs Piozzi, 1806 (f. 2), verses 'To the Lady Harriett Mostyn on the birth of her ninth child' by Angharad Llwyd, 1838 (f. 3), and 'Lines on Sir R[obert] W[ilia]mes Vaughan, Bart' by R. Owen, [1834x1843] (f. 5), all apparently unpublished; (ii) some sixteen letters, 1801-[1864] (ff. 6-23), including juvenile letters from Edward Mostyn Lloyd[-Mostyn] (later 2nd Baron Mostyn) to 'Granny' [possibly his great-aunt Frances Mostyn], 1803-1806 (ff. 7-11), an incomplete transcript of 'Savage Mostyn's Indian Letter', dated 10 July 1858 (ff. 17-18), and a letter, [?21 February 1864], from Essex Mostyn to her sister Bessy [Elizabeth Weekes], concerning the disastrous fire at Pengwern, home of their Uncle and Aunt, on 19 February (f. 19); (iii) genealogical and heraldic notes, 1810-1880, [?1927] (ff. 24-40), including an outline of the history of the Lloyds of Pengwern, 1810 (ff. 24-25), notes for a proposed coat of arms for the Mostyn family, [?1831] (ff. 30-33), and notes by F. de Witt, [1860s] (ff. 36-37); (iv) papers, 1823-1838, relating to the lease of a property in Lower Seymour Street, London (ff. 41-44); (v) various lists of visitors and guests at Mostyn, 1832-1877 and undated (ff. 45-57); and (vi) miscellaneous other items including an essay by F. Mostyn, 1781 (f. 58), extracts from the will of Sir Roger Mostyn, 5th bart, [mid 1830s] (ff. 60-61), and a memorandum of Elizabeth Mostyn's last wishes, [?1842] (f. 62).

The manuscript is in two parts. The first contains an English poem entitled 'Faction Display'd', temp. Queen Anne; an account of the Vaughan family of Corsygedol mainly transcribed by Angharad Llwyd, with an original rental of the Corsygedol estate, 1637; a transcript by W. W. E. Wynne of Powell of Ednope's 'Pentarchia' from a manuscript at Brogyntyn, with a letter by the Rev. Robert Williams, Rhydycroesau. The second part comprises a booklet of extracts from a manuscript at Porkington (now Brogyntyn MS 14) in the hand of Lewis Anwyl relating to the families of Anwyl of Park and Owen of Porkington and Clenennau. Peniarth MS 440ii was published by W. W. E. Wynne in Montgomeryshire Collections Vol. IX (1876), pp. 357-64.

A manuscript containing an index by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) to some of her folio manuscripts; letters to Angharad Llwyd from W. W. E. Wynne (1801-1880) and John Williams (1833-1872), Beaumaris; a list of manuscripts belonging to Peter Bayley Williams (1763-1836); etc.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of pedigrees of North Wales families, inscriptions in North Wales churches, and deeds relating to the Gwersyllt estates; miscellaneous genealogical and historical notes by Richard Llwyd (1752-1835) (Bard of Snowdon); portion of a history of the early inhabitants of North Britain; copy of a poem by John Jones (Tegid) (1792-1852); etc.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of pedigrees of North Wales families, Hawarden parish registers, and churchwardens' accounts; a rent-roll of the lordship of Chirk, 1591, and a fragment of a Chirkland account for 1657; an imaginary sketch in water-colour of Dafydd ap Gwilym (fl. 1315/20-1350-70); etc.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) from various sources, including diaries, essays, pedigrees of North Wales families, manuscripts, epitaphs, parish registers, correspondence, and songs for meetings of Royal British Bowmen; a letter, 1664, from Sir Thomas Powell, Horsley, to Robert Davies, Gwysaney; a letter, 1841, from Sir Joshua Colles Meredyth to Angharad Llwyd; etc.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of genealogical and biblical notes mainly relating to North Wales, together with miscellaneous extracts, and also a letter, 1828, from William Owen [-Pughe] (1759-1835) to Angharad Llwyd.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd parish registers and of North Wales pedigrees.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of North Wales pedigrees, of a letter, 1656, from Edmund Meyrick (1636-1713), Ucheldre, to his brother-in-law Robert Vaughan (1592?-1666), Hengwrt, of the arms of several English families, and of miscellaneous correspondence, 17-18 cents, etc. The manuscript also contains letters to Angharad Llwyd and various other miscellanea.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of North Wales pedigrees, an account of the trial of one Owen Hughes of Porth y llong du, Anglesey, in 1672, various extracts, etc.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) relating to land tenure in Cheshire, also transcripts by her from several parish registers, from memoranda in a Bible at Ruabon church, from a collection of arms of French families, from deeds at Hawarden, from Vaughan of Corsygedol monuments, and from various other sources. The manuscript also contains, amongst other items, genealogical notes relating to North Wales families and a letter, 1818, from Peter Roberts, Oswestry, to Angharad Llwyd.

A manuscript containing pedigrees, mainly of North Wales families; medical treatises and medical and veterinary recipes; particulars of taxes and tithes levied in Montgomeryshire c. 1591-1593; transcripts of cywyddau, etc. by Sion Tudur, Llywelyn Goch ap Meurig Hen, Lewis Môn, and others; legal memoranda; a prose tract beginning Mi a ddangosaf gen hynny ar fyrr eirie pa beth yw sacrament ...; notes, etc. by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866); various transcripts and notes; etc.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of genealogies, including pedigrees of Welsh families, also of poetry, deeds, etc.; transcripts from 14th cent. documents relating to the governing of Ireland; a list by Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain) (1761-1849) of some of his manuscripts; etc.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of pedigrees of Welsh families and of letters of Robert Vaughan (1592?-1666), Hengwrt, as well as various extracts. The manuscript also contains poems by Richard Newcome (1701-1769), Reginald Heber (1783-1826) and J. Slaney.
A letter, 17 October 1634, from [Sir] Marmaduke Lloyde to 'Lieutenant Colonell Davys' [Thomas Davies] is loose in the volume.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of pedigrees of Welsh families and of letters from various correspondents to Robert Davies, Llanerch; a fragment in the hand of Lewys Dwnn (c. 1550-c. 1616), 1591; notes relating to the Holland family of Berw; a grant of a road in Corvedwen, Denbighshire, 1609; letters to Angharad Llwyd; an examination of Robert Griffith, Caerwys before Thomas Pennant (1726-1798), 1782; fragments in Cornish; etc.

A manuscript containing letters from various correspondents to Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866); miscellaneous English and Welsh poems and poetry written for meetings of the Royal British Bowmen, 1819-1820; a copy of Hester Lynch Piozzi's (1741-1821) last letter to 'Mr. Roberts Vicar of Dymeirchion'; an essay on Welsh genealogies; extracts by Angharad Llwyd from Sir John Wynn's history of the Gwydir family, etc.; Flintshire and Cheshire historical notes; etc.

A manuscript containing a transcript of Henry Perry and William Salesbury: Eglvryn Phraethineb (London, 1595), with marginalia and short poems; cywyddau, englynion and other poetry; miscellaneous extracts; miscellanea mainly in the hand of John Lloyd (1733-1793), Caerwys (father of Angharad Llwyd); a pedigree of the Pennant family; numerous culinary and medical recipes; an essay by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) on Welsh genealogies.

A manuscript containing a historical account by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of castles in Montgomeryshire and Denbighshire; transcripts by Angharad Llwyd of Northop parish registers, of pedigrees of Welsh and English families, of an inventory, 1637, of Sir Peter Mutton's goods, of Llewenni rents, 1638, of monuments at Gresford church, and of correspondence, 17 cent., etc. relating to Gwysaney; a letter from Hester Lynch Piozzi (1741-1821); a letter, 1705, to Robert Davies, Llannerch; miscellaneous correspondence and deeds, etc., 17-18 cents.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of pedigrees of Welsh and English families, of Denbighshire parish registers, and of various memoranda, manuscripts, etc.; material relating to Salusbury property, 1712; the original manuscript of an elegiac cywydd to Evan Lloyd Vaughan (d. 1791), Cors y Gedol, by John Richard of Llanfair near Harlech; a poem by Jonathan Hughes (1721-1805); a poem in Latin written to a member of the Mostyn family; a letter, 1620, from Sir Roger Mostyn (1673-1734) to Sir Peter Mutton, Llewenni and to Robert Davies, 1665; letters to Angharad Llwyd; etc.

A manuscript containing pedigrees, mainly of South Wales families, as well as Norman and English families, with transcripts of further pedigrees by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866). Also contained is an index by Lewis Morris.