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A volume of meditations and prayers written in a mid-eighteenth century hand, comprising the following: A Meditation for Sonday, 'I was glad when they said into [sic] me let us go into ye house of the Lord' (pp. 1-11); A Generall thanksgiving for Sonday, 'Worthy art thou O Ld of heaven & earth, to receive, glory & honour, & power' (pp. 11-19); Sonday Meditation before Chur[ch], 'O come let us Sing unto ye Ld let us hearttily rejoyce in ye strength of our salvation' (pp. 20-30); A short prayer for Morning, 'Almighty God heavenly father behold me O Ld prostrate before thee' (pp. 31-36 verso); Examination at Night, 'Now my Soul ye day is gone' (pp. 37-46 verso); and A Meditation for Monday, 'Since by allmighty providence I have another day added to my life' (pp. 47-54 verso).

Notebook, 1749-1777, of Samuel Deykin of Carmarthen, including a journal of his travels to London and Barnsley, March-June 1950; an imaginary journal for 1746, had Charles Edward Stuart acceded to the throne (ff. 11-16); topical verse, miscellaneous notes and memoranda, and religious meditations.

A volume containing copies, [c. 1765], probably in the hand of Mrs Egerton of Sundorne, Shropshire (see f. i), of meditations and family prayers by Thomas Wilson (1663-1755), bishop of Sodor and Man.
The volume contains the following: Morning Prayer, 'The Lord hath brought us safe to the Beginning of this Day' (ff. 2-7); Evening Prayer, 'By the Favour of God, we are come to the Evening of this Day' (ff. 8-13 verso); A short and necessary Instruction for Sunday Morning, 'The Lord who hath blessed one Day in seven' (ff. 15-22 verso); A Prayer For Sunday Morning, 'O Lord, who hast consecrated that good Day to thy service' (ff. 23-26); A plain and useful Instruction For Sunday Evening, 'That God is great, and to be greatly feared' (ff. 27-35 verso); Short and Plain Directions for the worthy Receiving of the Lords Supper, 'When Notice is given, that the Lord's Supper is to be administer'd' (ff. 37-46 verso); A Prayer, 'O Lord and Heavenly Father, we are not worthy of the least of all the Mercies' (ff. 47-48 verso); Plain and short Instructions for such as have been Confirm'd, and such as have been at the Lords Supper, 'Having given up yourself to God and his Service' (ff. 51-59); A Prayer for Divine Grace, 'Blessed Spirit of Grace' (ff. 59-60 verso); Plain and short Directions for such as are Sick, or under any other Affliction, 'When you are visited with Sickness, or any other Affliction' (ff. 63-75 verso); A Prayer in Time of Affliction, 'Almighty God, the Author of Life and Death' (ff. 76-77 verso); A Prayer in the time of any Publick Calamity By another Hand In the year 1750, 'O God in the midst of Wrath remember Mercy!' (ff. 80-82 verso).