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A notebook of Jane Hughes, 1830, containing a sermon by Daniel Rowland, 'gynt gweinidog yr efengil yn Llangeitho, a chaplan Duc o Leinster'; hymns; and an account [?by Jane Hughes] of her conversion to Wesleyan Methodism in 1815, with references to religious meetings at Maentwrog, Corwen, Penrhyn[deudraeth], etc., and to the writer's sister Elin Angel.

A commonplace book of Cellan, Cardiganshire provenance, containing sermon notes, household and weaving accounts, 1819-24, hymns, 'englynion', medical recipes, Welsh proverbs, etc. The volume was begun in 1791 by Thomas Griffiths, Tynycoed, Cellan.

The tune book of Jane Rogers, 1824, containing hymn-tunes by Hugh Price, Thomas Evans, Holywell, John Edwards, Llangadog and others.

A collection of miscellaneous music copied by David Lewis and others. The collection includes the following anthems and solos: 'The fall of Babylon' by Joseph Nicholds, Penycae, 'Wrth Afonydd Babilon' by E[dward] Stephen[s] ['Tanymarian'], Dwygyfylchi, 'Ac mi glywais lais' by J[ohn] Ambrose Lloyd, 'Flow Gently Deva' by J[ohn Orlando] Parry, 'Awn yn llon' by Rees Lewis ['Eos Ebrill'], 'Mawl a'th erys Di' by Robert Davies ('Cyndeyrn'), 'Yr Agerbair (The Locomotive)' by John Owen ('Owain Alaw'), with words by John Ceiriog Hughes ['Ceiriog']; and hymn-tunes by David Lewis, Job Thomas, Tremadog, David Williams, Cwmbowydd and others.

The tune book of John Lewis, 1850, containing transcripts of hymn-tunes, anthems and songs, including compositions and arrangements by David Lewis.

The tune book of Lewis Lewis, Tŷ'n lôn, 1815, containing hymn-tunes, anthems and songs by John Williams, D[avid] Harri[e]s, Carno, John Jeffreys, Evan Evans, Caerlleon, John Ffransis [Francis], Rhyd-hir, John Ellis, Llynlleifiad, James Mills, Llanidloes, John Edwards, Llangadog, S[tephen] Llwyd, Abergwaun and Lewis Lewis (the compiler); with some notes on the rudiments of music.

'Halsingau' by Elsbeth Iefan, Alban Thomas, Lewis David, Owen Iefen, Gruffydd Sion, Siencyn Gryffydd, Sion Bowen, Crispianus Jones, Iefan Gryffydd, D. Phillipps, Lazarus Evans, Da. Sion, Jas Gruffydd and Rees David John; hymns; 'Marwnad Elizabeth Davies Rhon a gladdwyd yn Llandy[f]riog Mai 22 1751'; 'Copi o lythyr a gafwyd tan garreg'; fragments of accounts; etc.

An early nineteenth century music book of Charlotte Louisa Talbot [afterwards the wife of the Reverend John Montgomery Traherne, Coedriglan] ('the gift of Mama'). The volume contains songs, psalms, hymn-tunes, dances, etc., and the titles include 'Glamorganshire March', 'The Soldier's Joy', ' La Piedmontaise', 'O What a beau my Grannie was', 'Progressive Lesson' ('by Hulmandel', i.e., Nicolas Joseph Hullmandel), 'Duke of Gloucester's March', 'Easter Hymn', 'Hymn' by [Ignaz Joseph] Pleyel, 'The Highland Queen', 'Song in Rosina', 'Song in poor Soldier', 'The Complaint' by [? William] Jackson, 'Somebody' by Lady Cornwallis, 1776, 'Rock & wie pickle tow', 'Lady Priscilla Bertie's Minuet', 'In Airy Dreams', 'Egyptian Love Song', 'Babling Echo', 'Song', 'Down the Burn Davy', 'The Belfast Almanack ', 'Sir Watkins Delight', 'Black Mary' ('very old Galic air'), 'Barcarole ', 'Marlbroug', 'Aria' by [Wolfgang Amadeus] Mozart, 'Kate of Aberdeen', 'The Fields were green', 'Rest beauteous flow'r . . .' by Jackson, 'Thou soft flowing Avon. . .' by Dr. [Thomas Augustine] Arne, 'Valenciennes March', 'Waltz', 'Mrs. Brunels Waltz', 'Lord Wellington', 'Oh the Moment was sad' ('Irish'), 'Leipsic Waltz', '2d Waltz', '3d Waltz', '4th Waltz', 'Amour, cruel amour', 'Oh Nanny' by [Jan Ladislav] Dussek, 'Rondo', 'Kielmark's Romance', 'Chatley Waltz', ['La pipe de Tabac'] by [ ] Varnier, 'Thirty second Psalm', '34th Psalm', '42d Psalm', 'Mrs. Macdonald ', 'Rousseau's Dream', 'La Brillante', 'Austrian Waltz' by [John] Parry [ of Ruabon], 'Air' by [?P.M] Meyer, 'Barcarole', 'The Porteynon Whim' (1817 ), 'Vincennes Waltz', 'Miss Knight's Waltz', ['Waltz'] by [ ] Ferstein, 'She rose and let me in', 'La Paysanne', 'Folia d'Espagna', 'La pion pion d' Estelle', 'March' by [Robert Nicolas Charles] Bochsa, 'Waltz' by [Johann] Schenk, 'The Hyperbole' ('composed by Mrs. R. J.'), 'Waltz', 'Thema', 'The Queens Minuet', 'Psalm 34th', 'How long wilt thou forget me Lord . . .' by [ George Frederic] Handel, 'Part of the Service of the Greek Church as performed in Russia', 'Psalm VIII' ('Magdalen Evening hymn'), 'No t'was neither shape nor feature . . .' by [Johan Sebastian] Bach, 'The Inconstant's Waltz', [ ] by [ ] Pleyel, 'The Lass that was laden wi' care', 'Conway Castle' by [John] Parry, 'Emma's Reel', Welsh air ('Os ai dithau duwa y lech blaen nant ty . . .'), [ ] by [ ] Pleyel, Welsh air ('[Pan] own i ar foreudydd ...'), 'Toi!', 'Air by Lady Catherine Bligh', ‘'Jones's Hornpipe', 'Andante' by [P. J.] Meyer, senior, 'Where the bee sucks' by Ame, [ ] by [Girolamo] Crescentini, 'Rondo' by Bach, [ ] by Bach, 'Lochaber', 'Miss Johnson's Reel', 'Sonata' by [William] Corbett, 'Romance' by [Franz Joseph] Haydn, 'Air' by [Giovanni Battista] Viotti, 'La Montaguarde' by [ ] Trenisi, 'Waltz', 'March' by Handel, 'Arietta Romana', 'Wire a' Noddin', 'Indian Air', 'Sonata' by [?Johann Samuel] Schroeter, 'Rondo in 11 Barone di Terre forte' by [?Tommaso] Giordani, 'L'Été', 'La Foe', 'La Flora', 'La Matilde', 'Le Tancred', 'Zitti Zitti', 'La Limerick', 'La Nouvelle Fantaisie', etc. The greater part of the volume is indexed.

A book of hymn-tunes and psalm-tunes belonging to Morgan Price, boot- and shoe-maker, Llangamarch, 1821, containing a miscellaneous collection of tunes, notes of preachers and their texts at Gwarwydd, 27-8 August 1817, and English and Welsh versions of an African hymn.

A collection of hymn-tunes, anthems and miscellaneous songs compiled apparently in the Llanbrynmair district. The tunes are mostly anonymous but there are items ascribed to the Reverend J[ohn] D[avid] Edwards, John Ashton, Trefeglwys, W[illiam] Owen [Prysgol], J[oseph] D[avid] Jones, 1851, and D. P. Price, Cazenovia.

The tune book of Lewis Lewis, a huntsman at Gogerddan, 1821, containing hymn-tunes and anthems, 'carol plygain', 'The African hymn', and notes on psalmody.

Anthems and hymn-tunes for temperance campaigns and other purposes, including anthems by D[avid] Hughes ['Cristiolus Môn'] ('Cwymp Dagon'), D[aniel] T[homas] Williams, Merthyr ('Diolch i Ti, O Dad') and Owen [Humphrey] Davies ('Anthem Nadolig'), a glee by 'J. O. R.', and a song entitled 'Nos Dawch'.

A commonplace book kept by Owen containing hymns, 'englynion' and other poems, specimens of different types of handwriting, and miscellaneous transcripts and notes.

A collection of hymn-tunes, anthems and glees taken by David Lewis from printed sources, with some additional notes and remarks by the compiler; a transcript of 'Islwyn's [William Thomas] hymn 'Y Nefoedd' taken from Yr Oenig, 1854, and other hymns.

The tune book of Lewis Lewis, Ty'n lôn, Llanrhystyd, 1816-1821, containing hymn-tunes, psalm-tunes and anthems; and examples of musical notation with a round 'Hosanna' written in a circle.

The tune book of Samuel Jones, a native of Dolgellau, 1855, containing popular songs, dances, folk tunes and hymn-tunes.

Extracts by D. Morgan Lewis from printed sources, entitled 'Old Hymn Tunes, with some historical notes'.

The file, [1890]-[1891], contains articles on 'Facts about hymns' (pp. 2-4), 'Vanishing London' (pp. 14-15), 'Christmas services and rations in the district. Carmarthen. Service at St Peter's' (pp. 35-36), 'Death of Cardinal Newman' (pp. 52-53, 79, 81-83) and 'Cardinal Newman's letters' (pp. 65-67).

A collection of hymn-tunes, anthems and chorales taken by David Lewis from various printed sources, 1852.

The tune book of John Richard, Black Lion, Llanrhystyd, 1777, containing hymn-tunes, psalm-tunes, anthems and hymns; and leaves from a tune book of James Jenkins, blacksmith, of Cilcwm, Llangwyryfon, containing hymn-tunes, with additional memoranda by John Jenkins, 1801.