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A ballad relating to a foxhunt in Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire.

An illustrated copy of The Litterary Life of Thomas Pennant, Esqr. Copy of the Original MS ... signed by Pennant, 1 March 1790, being possibly the actual copy offered by Pennant to Richard Bull in a letter dated 29 May 1790 (see NLW MS 5500C). It is followed by printed copies of some of the appendices to The Literary Life of the late [sic] Thomas Pennant, Esq. ... (published 1793), including A Letter from a Welch Freeholder to his Representative (Chester, 1784), Of the Patagonians (Darlington, 1788), Flintshire Petition (1779) and A Letter to a Member of Parliament on Mail Coaches (London, 1792); a copy of American Annals; or Hints and Queries, for Parliament Men, 1775-8; broadsheets, 1792, 1798, etc.

Sermons, some possibly in the autograph of Griffith Jones, Llanddowror (1683-1761), and others in the autograph of Thomas Evans (d. 1807), curate of the same parish. Some of the sermons noted as having been preached at Llanddowror, Llangan and elsewhere at various dates between 1775 and 1829.

A volume containing copies of The Book of Common Prayer ... Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David ... (Oxford, 1786), The Holy Bible ... (Oxford, 1794), and The Whole Book of Psalms collected into English Metre ... (Oxford, 1787), with manuscript biographical entries relating to members of the Frere family, of which Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, first baronet (D.N.B. xx, 257), who was christened at Llanelly, Brecknockshire, was a member.

A collection of miscellaneous letters and papers, [early 18 cent.]-1998, purchased or received by donation from various sources by the National Library of Wales during the period 1997-2004, and bound as one volume. A list of contents has been placed at the front of the volume (ff. i-viii).

Papers of Brythonydd and others, [early 18th century]-1952, comprising essays and notes on Teifiside history, 1902-1909; notes on sermons and lectures; diaries, 1906-1923; transcripts of various historical, literary and religious material including Ystradyfodwg parish records, 1735-1930, and Howel Harris' diaries, 1738-1771; transcripts of poetry by Cardiganshire poets including Gwinionydd; letters, 1898-1952; vestry books and account books of Cenarth and Penbryn and other parishes, [pre 1798]-1876; records of Libanus, Treherbert including minute books, registers and account books, 1842-1946; papers of Benjamin Williams (Gwinionydd), including letters, sermons, 1855-1890, essays, notes and poetry; papers of David James (Defynnog), Treherbert, relating mainly to the column he edited in The South Wales News and including sermons and adjudications of his uncle, Benjamin Thomas (Myfyr Emlyn), 1875-1928; papers of John Morris Jones (Ioan Cunllo), John Thomas, Charles Davies, Thomas Cynfelyn Benjamin, Lewis Jones, Treherbert, Rees Price, David Price, Joseph Davies and Rhys Lloyd Jones, Troed-yr-aur, and others, consisting mainly of poetry, accounts, letters, addresses, notebooks and sermons, [19th century]-[20th century].

A collection comprising papers, notebooks and letters of David Richard Thomas.

Miscellaneous manuscripts from the library of Thomas Davies, Aberaeron, including sermons, poetry and accounts.

Twenty two Breton manuscripts, comprising religious plays and sermons, [18 cent.]-[19 cent.], acquired by Roparz Hemon, and listed in Revue Celtique V, pp. 327-8.

Papers, [18 cent.]-[1876], from the library of Professor Richard Humphrey Richards, including a manuscript of John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt), Llyfr Tonau Cynnulleidfaol (Wrexham: Hughes, 1876), Ieuan Gwyllt's manuscript of a proposed English hymnal, and correspondence, 1860-1874, and notes of Ieuan Gwyllt; sermon notes, 1731-1763; and an eighteenth-century commonplace book.

Transcripts by David Samwell (1751-1798) of poetry and of letters from Goronwy Owen (1723-1769) to Lewis Morris (1701-1765) and William Elias (1708-1787), Plas y Glyn, Anglesey; also included in the volume is a stipple-engraved portrait of Robert Hughes (Robin Ddu o Fôn) (fl. 1793).

A notebook, containing geographical memoranda, bearing the names of Abigail Powell, 1726, and Eliza Maria Lewis, 1755.

A collection comprising largely of eighteenth and nineteenth century volumes of music, including vocal music, piano and other instrumental arrangements, dance music, etc., some of which are of Italian and Spanish-American origin. Amongst the composers mentioned are Weber, Beethoven, Rossini, Mozart, Verdi and Mendelssohn. Also included is a nineteenth century volume comprising poetry, hymns and transcripts of correspondence.

Manuscripts, 1707-[1937], from the library of Richard Bennett of Llanbrynmair and Caersws, Montgomeryshire, much of which is in the hand of Richard Bennett himself. The collection comprises material largely of Montgomeryshire interest and includes parochial records, transcripts from parish registers, extracts from probate records (some of Merionethshire interest) and genealogical records, and extracts from printed works relating to Montgomeryshire.

A manuscript volume, begun in about 1709, belonging initially to an Elizabeth Salusbury, containing numerous medicinal remedies and culinary recipes (pp. 1-186, 197-236, 238-242), together with a series of 'amlegues', diagrams displaying collections of dishes for different meals (pp. 187-196, 237). The volume appears to be in at least two different hands, the second appearing on pp. 122-207 passim. The contents of pp. 1-40 are listed at the front of the volume (pp. i-iv).
Also included is a small group of loose papers, 1756-1792 and undated, some relating to the Jones family of Llantisilio Hall, Llangollen, mostly consisting of further recipes (pp. 243-276). Elizabeth Salusbury is likely the daughter of Peter Salusbury of Abergele, who married firstly Thomas Peirce of Llysvaen in 1715/6 and secondly John Lloyd of Llansilin in 1720; her daughter Mary Lloyd married Thomas Jones of Llantisilio Hall in 1740. A letter, 1756, from John Leche (p. 275) refers to 'you and Mrs Jones' and to 'good Mrs Lloyd'.

A collection made by Isaac Mann (1785-1831) of about two hundred autograph letters of Baptist ministers, missionaries (including William Carey) and converts, written 1711-1831; together with a calendar, prepared by F. G. Hastings, with annotations by W. T. Whitley, which was printed in The Baptist Quarterly, VI and VII (1932-1935).

Manuscripts of, or collected by, John Edwards Griffith, [c. 1715]-1929, including pedigrees, memoranda and genealogical notes relating mainly to Anglesey and Caernarvonshire; a volume of pedigrees by John Ellis, Tai Croesion, 1723; manuscripts of William Williams, Llandygái; and some 350 letters, [c. 1892]-1929, to J. E. Griffith relating to botany and genealogy and to his publications.

Notes on lectures given by Prof. Nicholas Saunderson at Cambridge, comprising 'Hydrostatics' (pp. 1-53), 'Sanderson upon the tides' (pp. 54-63), 'Sandersons Opticks' (pp. 65-130), 'Sanderson's Astronomy' (pp. 131-200) and 'Lectures on Mechanicks partly professor Sanderson' (pp. 205-266), followed by brief notes on various subjects such as distillation, the Zodiac, the barometer, etc. (pp. 269-290).

Papers, 1715-1985, of miscellaneous provenance, including a brief memoir [watermark 1794] of Richard Wilson by Joseph Farington, apparently unpublished (ff. 5-7); a transcript of the regulations, 1795, regarding the charges for crossing the ferry at Llandeilo (ff. 174-5); scenario and cast, [c. 1807], of 'Miller of Mansfield', a play, apparently unpublished, for performance in the theatre at Wynnstay by members of the Wynn family and their friends (ff. 179-84); autograph fragments of 'De Chatillon' and of the original manuscript of The Vespers of Palermo by Felicia Hemans (ff. 9, 178); a copy of the fourth Report, 1832, of the Anglesey branch of the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (see also NLW MS 1600E and Anglesey Antiquarian Society and Field Club Transactions 1957, 20-5) (ff. 53-4); draft lecture notes, [c. 1846]-1847, of the Rev. Calvert Richard Jones, photographic pioneer, describing his visit to Malta during the winter of 1845-1846 and containing his observations on evidence in favour of St Paul's shipwreck having occurred in Malta (ff. 98-101); and a copy of a special typescript issue of the North Wales Chronicle, 6 May 1926, outlining the state of the country during the general strike of 1926 (ff. 102-3).

Papers of Sir Kyffin Williams, 1716-[2008], including correspondence, 1923-2006; diaries and journals, 1939-2006; catalogues of, and papers regarding, solo and group exhibitions, 1950-2006; drafts of books and articles by Kyffin Williams, [?1965]-[?2004]; works about him, 1953-[2008]; financial papers, 1939-2005; personal papers, 1931-2006; together with papers relating to various family members, 1716-2006, and papers accumulated by the artist, 1796-2007.

Kyffin Williams photographs include personal and professional, family, Welsh views, artworks and views abroad, most notably Patagonia.