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Holograph poetry, with some transcripts and printed cuttings, collected by Hugh Jones ('Erfyl'), and by John Owen ('Owain Alaw'), among which are poems by or in the hand of John Blackwell ('Alun'), Richard Davies ('Bardd Nantglyn'), John Jones ('Talhaiarn'), Morris Williams ('Nicander'), William Rees ('Gwilym Hiraethog'), John Williams ('Ab Ithel'), John Jones ('Myllin'), Lewis William Lewis ('Llew Llwyfo'), David Williams ('Alaw Goch'), and W. Morgan ('Penfro'); 'Englynion o waith Sir Rees Cadwaladr Curat yn Aber Garthgelyn yn Sir Gaernarfon i ymofyn a Thomas Jones ynghylch y Seren gynffonog a ymddangosodd yn y flwyddyn 1680', with a covering letter by J. W. Prisiart, Plasybrain; 'Arwyrain i Gymdeithas Cymmrodorion Caerlleon a henwau ei Phenaethiaid' by Wm. Edwards, Ysgeifiog, 30 August 1823, printed in T. Edwards: The Chester Cambrian Societies, 1906, pp. 12ff.; 'Lines proposed to be placed on the Column, to be erected on Moel Famma ... in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of his Majesty's reign' by J[ohn] H[umphreys] P[arry], 14 November 1810; 'Ar ddyfodiad William Grenville Williams, ab Syr Huw Williams, Barwnig, Bodelwyddan, i'w lawn oed, 30, Mai, 1865', by 'Talhaiarn'; a souvenir of a testimonial presented to the Hon. E. M. Ll. Mostyn, 31 October, 1843, with a 'hir-a-thoddaid' by Evan Evans ('Ieuan Glan Geirionydd'); cuttings, 1862 and undated, of poetry by John Ceiriog Hughes ('Ceiriog'), with marginal notes by the author and a marginal covering letter from him to John Owen ('Owain Alaw'); and poetry addressed to Thomas Edwards, Junior, Chester.

An imperfect composite volume of 'cerddi' and 'carolau' and some 'englynion', 'awdlau', etc., by Rees Cadwaladr, Sr. Morrys Parry ('person Llanelian'), Sion Edward ('clochydd Llanelian'), Sr. Rys, Hu. Jones, Llangwm, Thos. Edwards ['Twm o'r Nant'], Jonathan Hughes, Hugh Jones, Glan Conwy, etc. Several of the songs are unattributed. Part of the volume is in the hand of Thomas Edwards ('Twm o'r Nant').

A book into which Peter Bailey Williams of Llanrug copied Welsh poetry between 1799 and 1834. It contains 'englynion' by Thomas Anwyl, William Burkinshaw, Cadwaladr Cesail, Syr Rhys Cadwaladr, William Cynwal, Morus Dwyfech, Griffith Edwards [?'Gutyn Padarn'], Rowland Fychan, William Llŷn, Huw Morys, Richard [Rhisiart] Phylip, William Phylip, Edmwnd Prys, Dafydd Thomas, Morgan ap Rhys, Dafydd Llwyd o'r Henblas, Hywel ap Rheinallt, Huw ab Ifan, and others, and 'cywyddau' by Mathew Bromfield, Dafydd ap Maredudd ap Tudur, Dafydd Llwyd ab Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, Guto'r Glyn, Gruffydd Bodwrda, Hywel Dafi, Ieuan Deulwyn, John Griffith, Llanddyfnan, Llawdden, Owain ap Llywelyn Moel, Rhisiart Cynwal, Richard Hughes, Sypyn Cyfeiliog, Tudur Penllyn, and Griffith Williams ('Guttyn Peris'); a large collection of 'penillion telyn'; and a few charms and recipes.