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A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing 'Buchedd Collen' (pp. 25-31), 'Hanes Taliesin' (pp. 33-44), 'Keyryd' (p. 77), transcripts from the Black Book of Carmarthen (pp. 1-20, 98-118) and the Book of Taliesin (pp. 79-97), triads taken from 'Y Cwta Cyfarwydd' (p. 45 (see Peniarth MS 50, p. 149)) and from the work of John Jones, Gellilyfdy (p. 62) and other material, some of which relates to Welsh geographical features (pp. 32 (taken from the work of John Jones, Gellilyfdy), 75-76, 121). P. i contains an index of the contents.
For p. 1 of this manuscript see Peniarth MS 98b, p. 2; for pp. 1-20 see Peniarth MS 98b, p. 49; for p. 45 see Peniarth MS 50, p. 149. At the end of the section at pp. 4-20 is noted 'O'r Llyfr du o Gaerfyrddin hyd yma; ac o hyn allan o law W. Salsburi medd Roesser Moris.'

A manuscript in the autograph of Moses Williams entitled 'Proper Names of Men & Women in alphabetical order transcribed out of a MS. at Hengwrt'. The list begins with 'Arawn ab Cynfarch, Brenin yr Alban' and ends with 'Ywerydd M. Cyndelig bannawg g. Earddur ab Mor ab Tegerin'.

A manuscript in the autograph of Moses Williams containing Welsh proverbs translated into Latin. Inside the front cover is inscribed: 'Transcribed out a MS. writ by Dr Davies. The Drs.' First and Second Translations are in the Harleian Library. There is another Copy with additions by Mr Vaughan of Hengwrt.' The transcript is mostly written on one side only of the folios, leaving the other side for the many additions made by the transcriber. After f. 97 there are five leaves of additions on paper of a smaller size, and ff. 129-138 contain 'additional Proverbs by Mr. W. Langford late Parson of Llan fawr communicated by the Rev. Mr. Ball Vicar of Northop'.
This collection of proverbs is fuller than the one printed by Dr John Davies at the end of his Dictionary.

A manuscript containing a copy of the Welsh Laws in Latin taken from Brit. Mus. MS Bibl. Cotton. Vespasian E. XI. 1. A note states 'Collat: cum Orig: mense Majo A.D. 1721 per me M. Williams'.

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing a 'Botanologium Celtico-Latinum'.

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams entitled 'Lexicon Historicum Brit:', being an index to the proper names occurring in the Triads, the Mabinogion, Englynion y Clywaid, De Situ Brecheniauc (MS Cott.), 'Gwehelyth Saint Ynys B.' (Harleian MS 95 A. XVI), Achau y Saint, Llyfr Gutun Owain, Historia Kulhwch ac Olwen, Breuddwyd Maxen, Breuddwyd Rhonabwy, Cyfranc Lludd a Llefelys and Brut y Tywysogion.

A manuscript containing the Laws of Hywel Dda. The volume is inscribed 'Cod[ex] M. Williams 1724. Ex dono Ervditissimi Wottoni.'

A manuscript containing the Mabinogion (pp. 1-64); the Dream of Maxen Wledic (p. 65); the Adventure of Llvdd and Llevelys (p. 74); and the History of Kulhwch and Olwen (pp. 81-120).
The text was transcribed from the Red Book of Hergest and collated by Moses Williams.

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing 'Consuedines Civitatis Hereford'; 'Consuetudines Arcenfield Ex Libro cui tit: Domesdei:' and extracts from the record of Caernarfon.

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing 'Prawf fod Degymmeu yn ddyledus wrth Ordinhad Duw', being a translation into Welsh. A note by Moses Williams states: 'Gorphènwyd ei gyfieithu y 19 Chwefror 1720/1'.

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing 'A Chronological Account of the several Editions of the Scripture in Welsh', which included 'a thin Book in Qto, that contained among other things, the Lord's Prayer & the Decalogue', which 'I suppose was done by Sir John Pryse [London, 1567]'. Loose in the manuscript is a letter from 'Rich: Morris to W. Jones'.

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing 'Y Groclith' (ff. 1-22) and 'Rybud Gabriel at Veir' (ff. 23-26) (Luke i, 26-38), both of which are written in two columns, the one in mediæval, the other in modern orthography.

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing Triads and Gorwynnion from the Red Book of Hergest, Englynion y Clywaid from Jesus College MS 3, and XIII Tlws.

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing Breuddwyd Maxen and Lludd a Llevelys from the Red Book of Hergest.

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing a transcript of the 'Cornish Vocabulary' in MS Cotton Vesp. a. XIV, followed by 'the same reduced into alphabetical order and compared with the Welsh' (ff. 1-48); and Wiliam Llŷn's 'Glossary' from MS Cott. Vesp. E. IX, followed by 'The same Alphabetically digested.'

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing 'Kelvyddyd kerdd Davod' (ff. 1-5a), being a copy of pp. 10-16 of Llanstephan MS 28, with a note stating that 'This imperfect Tract I transcribed out of a MS. writ by Guttyn Owain A.D. 1455 & communicated to me by D Foulkes of Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd.'; and an extract 'Out of Huw Machno's Book' (ff. 5b-12b) outlining the fifteen faults which may be committed when writing Welsh verse, with examples. The text cites a line from Wiliam Cynwal.

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing a pedigree of the saints.
The text beginning at p. 13 is copied from Bib. Harleian MS 95 A. 16; the text beginning at p. 21 is copied from Jesus College MS 3, p. 34.

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing an index to subjects and phrases in the Welsh laws.

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing an 'additamenta', in Welsh and Latin, to the Welsh laws.

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing an index to the subject matter of the Welsh Laws within the manuscripts owned by him.