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Six bifolia, one watermarked 1799 (ff. 7-8), containing school exercises and traditional tunes written during the first half of the nineteenth century and bearing the names of Thomas Richards (f.1), Lewis Richards (f. 2), the Reverend David Richards (f. 4), John Lloyd (f. 7), and Mair Richards (f. 8). Two further loose folios, also first half of the nineteenth century, contain the tunes 'Sims March' (f. 13) and 'Agatha' (f. 14), the latter with accompanying words in English. Eleven cyclostyled folios of Welsh folk-tunes, 1919-1925, found with the above, are now kept separately as Cwrtmawr Music MS 50 ii.

Tune book, dated 1855 (f. 3 verso and front cover), containing three popular tunes, 'Ar hyd y Nos' (f. 3 verso), 'Duw gadwo yr Brenhnin' (f. 3 verso) and 'Blacksmiths of Cologne' (f. 3), without accompanying words.

Tune book of Mair Richards (1787-1877), Darowen and Llangynyw, containing hymn-tunes, anthems, carol-tunes, psalm-tunes and popular tunes, with some accompanying words in Welsh and French.