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Cyfrol o farddoniaeth, [1795]-[1830], yn cynnwys copïau o faledi a cherddi eraill, yn dyddio'n bennaf o'r ddeunawfed ganrif. Mae'r rhan helaethaf o'r llawysgrif (ff. 1-42) yn llaw John Davies, gydag ychwanegiadau, [?1820au], gan John Evans, gof o Lanrhaeadr[?-ym-Mochnant], sir Ddinbych (ff. 42 verso-46). = A volume, [1795]-[1830], containing transcripts of Welsh ballads and other poems, mainly of the eighteenth century. The majority of the manuscript (ff. 1-42) is in the hand of one John Davies, with later additions, [?1820s], by John Evans, blacksmith, of Llanrhaeadr[?-ym-Mochnant], Denbighshire.
Ymysg y beirdd a gynrychiolir yn y gyfrol mae Jonathan Hughes (ff. 3-4 verso, 12 verso, 34 verso-36), Huw ap Huw [Hugh Hughes, y Bardd Coch o Fon] (ff. 4 verso-9 verso, 11 verso-12 verso), Rhys Jones [y Blaenau] (ff. 10-11), Jonathan Hughes Ifangc (f. 13), Walter Davies [Gwallter Mechain] (f. 13 recto-verso), David Thomas [Dafydd Ddu Eryri] (f. 13 verso), Ellis Roberts [Elis y Cowper] (ff. 14-16 verso, 18-22, 38 verso-41 verso), Hugh Roberts y Teiliwr o blwy Llanllyfni (ff. 16 verso-18), Richard Llwyd o'r Plas [Meini] (f. 22 recto-verso), Robert Richard o Bentraeth (ff. 24 verso-26 verso), Richard Parry [o Niwbwrch] (ff. 26 verso-29, 33 verso-34 verso), Humphrey Wiliam, Tywyn, Meirionnydd (ff. 29-30), Y Parch. [William] Williams, Llaneilian-yn-Rhos (ff. 30-32 verso), a Huw Morris [Huw Morys] (ff. 32 verso-33 verso). Ymddengys bod y mwyafrif o'r cerddi wedi eu copïo o ffynnonellau printiedig, gan gynnwys Blodeu-gerdd Cymry, o gynnulliad David Jones o Drefriw (Amwythig: Stafford Prys, 1759, Libri Walliae 2804) (ff. 22-34 verso) ac amryw bamffledi. Mae yn y gyfrol hefyd ymgais gan John Evans i ysgrifennu beddargraff, dyddiedig 1825 a 1830 (f. 44), a dwy fersiwn o 'Cerdd yr Offeiriad Dur neu Steel Parson', o bosib gan John Evans, [1820au] (ff. 43, 46 recto-verso), gyda chopi teipysgrif o'r ddwy fersiwn, [20 gan., ail ½], [?gan D. Tecwyn Lloyd] yn rhydd yn y gyfrol (2 ff.). Mae taflen o dablau rhifyddol a werthwyd gan P. Sandford, Amwythig, [c. 1795], wedi ei bastio y tu mewn i'r clawr blaen. = Amongst the poets represented in the volume are Jonathan Hughes (ff. 3-4 verso, 12 verso, 34 verso-36), Huw ap Huw [Hugh Hughes, y Bardd Coch o Fon] (ff. 4 verso-9 verso, 11 verso-12 verso), Rhys Jones [y Blaenau] (ff. 10-11), Jonathan Hughes, junior (f. 13), Walter Davies [Gwallter Mechain] (f. 13 recto-verso), David Thomas [Dafydd Ddu Eryri] (f. 13 verso), Ellis Roberts [Elis y Cowper] (ff. 14-16 verso, 18-22, 38 verso-41 verso), Hugh Roberts, tailor, of Llanllyfni (ff. 16 verso-18), Richard Llwyd ('o'r Plas [Meini]') (f. 22 recto-verso), Robert Richard, Pentraeth (ff. 24 verso-26 verso), Richard Parry [of Newborough] (ff. 26 verso-29, 33 verso-34 verso), Humphrey Wiliam, Tywyn, Meirionnydd (ff. 29-30), the Rev. [William] Williams, Llaneilian-yn-Rhos (ff. 30-32 verso), and Huw Morris [Huw Morys] (ff. 32 verso-33 verso). The majority of the poems were apparently copied from printed sources, including Blodeu-gerdd Cymry, selected by David Jones, Trefriw (Shrewsbury: Stafford Prys, 1759, Libri Walliae 2804) (ff. 22-34 verso) and numerous pamphlets. The volume also contains attempts by John Evans at composing an epitaph, in 1825 and 1830 (f. 44), and two versions of 'Cerdd yr Offeiriad Dur neu Steel Parson', possibly by John Evans, [1820s] (ff. 43, 46 recto-verso), with a typescript copy of both versions, [20 cent, second ½], [?by D. Tecwyn Lloyd], inserted loose in the volume (2 ff.). A sheet of arithmetical tables, sold by P. Sandford, Shrewsbury, [c. 1795], is pasted inside the front cover.

Holograph letters addressed to John Roberts the elder and his son Samuel Roberts ('S.R.'), Congregational ministers, of Llanbryn-mair, etc., with some copy replies: (a) Six letters to John Roberts from [the Reverend] J. W. H. Pritchard, Old College, Homerton, 1825 (an invitation to 'S. R.' to a pastorate at Chesterfield); A[nne] Williams, Ynys y towyn [Portmadoc], 1827 (an invitation to 'S. R.' to the pastorate of the new church [Salem] at Portmadoc); John Williams [Ynys y towyn], Port Madoc, 1827 (soliciting help to clear the debt on [Salem] chapel); Sarah Yallowley, Tythe Hill Cottage [co. Salop], 1827 (2) (a diary of a preacher called [Samuel] Bradburn, an invitation to preach at Lythe Hill, a book sent to the recipient); and John Bulmer, Haverfordwest, 1833 (a review by 'S. R.' in Y Dysgedydd of the writer's Hymns and Evangelical Songs, the progress of David Griffiths, son of the Reverend [Benjamin] Griffiths, Trefgarn, at the writer's school, a volume of hymns to be published by the writer). (b) Fourteen letters to 'S.R.' from Walter Davies ['Gwallter Mechain'], Manafon, 1828 (comments on the recipient's essay on 'Yr laith Gymraeg'); Wm. Williams, Carnarvon, 1833 (a request for an essay on 'Anghyfiawnder a Drygioni Sefydliadau Eglwysig' and for the establishment of a local Society to propagate information on the subject); [the Reverend] Thomas Lewis [of Builth], from Bristol, 1835 (collections in England for liquidating debts on Welsh Congregational chapels); Edward James Herbert, 3rd earl of Powis, 1849 (the succession to the Douglas peerage); D. Jones [ London], 1872 (interment of Mr. E. Jones); Edward Hooker, for Mr. Williams of George Hitchcock, Williams, & Co., London, 1872 (declining to respond to the recipient's request); Miss [ ] Edwards [London], 1872 (a subscription towards rebuilding the Welsh chapel in Southwark Bridge Road); J. T. Beighton, London Congregational Chapel Building Society, 1872 (a clause in a [Southwark] chapel trust deed relating to the use of the Welsh language); Thos. Barnes, Chirk (confining assistance to local chapels); D. Howell, Machynlleth, etc., 1876 (2) (thanks for a packet of autograph letters, the success of the 'Cronicl bach', personal and family news, the writer will endeavour to ascertain the view of Mr. D. Davies [of Llandinam]); R. M. Davies, Lancashire and Cheshire Congregational Chapel and School Building Society, from Harrogate, 1878 (the case of the Queen's Road people); Wm. Thomas, Park Glas, Carmarthen, 1879 (collections towards Y Celt, etc.); and R. Ivor Parry, solicitor, Pwllheli, 1885 (returning letters, etc.); together with a post office order for £1/1/0 from Erasmus Jones [London] to 'S. R.', [18]72.

Pedwar llythyr ar ddeg, 1801-1859, y rhan fwyaf at Samuel Roberts a'i dad, John Roberts, oddiwrth teulu a ffrindiau. Maent yn cynnwys llythyrau oddiwrth Gwallter Mechain, [1823] (ff. 1-2), James Griffiths, Treliwyd, [1821?], 1826 (ff. 5-7), J. W. H. Pritchard, Homerton, 1824 (ff. 8-11), a George Roberts, Ebensburg, 1801 (i'w dad), 1823 (ff. 14-17). = Fourteen letters, 1801-1859, mostly addressed to Samuel Roberts and John Roberts, senior, from family and friends. They include letters from Gwallter Mechain, [1823] (ff. 1-2), James Griffiths, Treliwyd, [1821?]-1826 (ff. 5-7), J. W. H. Pritchard, Homerton, 1824 (ff. 8-11), and George Roberts, Ebensburg, 1801 (to his father), 1823 (ff. 14-17).
Mae f. 13 yn cynnwys copi, 1825, o gerdd o'r enw 'The Cottage on the Hill' gan y Parch. James Troubridge, Cerne Abbas, Dorset. = On f. 13 is a copy, 1825, of a poem entitled 'The Cottage on the Hill' by the Rev. James Troubridge, Cerne Abbas, Dorset.