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Statement of payments made for day labour, including harvest work in 1740.

A composite volume consisting of two manuscripts (ff. 1-26 and ff. 28-44), containing accounts of Roger Lloyd, 1556-1566, including statements of payments made in respect of his niece Jane Lloyd, and of his [?nephew] Thomas Yale (clothing and school fees); Llandorog charges, including priest's wages; payments made to his sister Elen; references to his brothers Hugh Yeal and Dr Yeal; receipts for the farm of Llantrissaint for the use of his brother Dr Yale, parson there; etc.
Thomas Yale, LL.D, was rector of Llantrisant, Anglesey, from 1556 to his death in 1577. He became Chancellor of Bangor in 1562, and was Dean of the Arches from 1567 to 1573. See also 'Owdl foliant Doctor Tho. Ial' by William Cynwal in Mostyn MS 145, p. 119.

The entries opposite the names of persons are in respect of 'lambes woole fle' lac' ', and they may represent tithe accounts for Chwythrinie, Maes yr ychen, Bodanwydog, Koydrwg, etc., between 1603 and 1618.

Copies of Chwaen, Bodewryd and Penrhyn Gwybedog estate accounts for 1683-1723, made by Chancellor Wynne and Hugh Hughes (f. ii recto-verso, pp. 1-58).

A seventeenth-century merchant's account-book for miscellaneous groceries and draperies supplied to persons mainly in Denbighshire, 1662-1687 (pp. 1-76). The remainder of the volume contains copies of Welsh poems in strict and free metres, a copy of Areth Wgon, and a few recipes (pp. 77-190, 193-194). The majority of the poems are in free metres, and among a large number of authors who are represented the following have several poems to their names: Robert Klidro and Sion Prys Caerddynen. A table of contents is on pp. 173-174.

Farm, household and other accounts of Dr Wynne for 1750-1751, with memoranda and notes of books. This seems to be a jotter from which Dr Wynne would enter the accounts into his ledger.
A bill for 1812 is also included (ff. 39-40).

1. William ap Res ap Ieuan ap David Vaughan;
2. Edward ap Hugh Gwyn.
   Acknowledgement of title to penrhyn gwybedok.

1. Cadwalader Williams of Bewmares;
2. Margarett Bold of the same (one of the executors of the will of Rice Bold).
   Acquittance and discharge for a legacy of £40 and a receipt for £10.

1. David Hughes of Woodresang, co. Norffolk, gent.;
2. Gryffith ap John Gr. and John Edwards of Bod Ewryd.
   Acquittance of a bond.

An act for more effectually embanking the marsh called Malldraeth and Corsddaugau and draining and preserving the same and the inclosed Low Lands contiguous thereto.

An act for dividing and inclosing the marsh called Malldraeth and Corsddaugau, co. Anglesey, and for embanking the same, etc.

An act for enlarging the powers of two acts of his present Majesty, for inclosing and embanking the marsh called Malldreath and Corsddaugau.

A small group of records relating mainly to the family of Wynne of Bodewryd, Anglesey, comprising: six title deeds of properties in Cregryst, Conishiog-Lys, Heneglwys, Holyhead, Isallt, Llandrygarn, Llangristiolys, Llechgwenfarwy, Llysdulas, Tregadrodd, Trelowarch, Trevirior and Uchdryd, Anglesey, 1608, 1680-1685 (items 1-2, 5-8); a precept to take the oath of a petty constable for the parish of Rhosgolin, 1680 (item 3); letters of administration of the goods and Chattels of Elizabeth verch Rees, otherwise Woods, of the parish of Holyhead, Anglesey, granted to her husband William Woods of the said parish, 18 December 1682 (item 4); three letters from Wm Kinaston to John Owen of Penrhos, near Holyhead, 1687/8-1707, relating to legal actions (items 9-11); a grant of the advowson of the curacy of the impropriate parochial chapel of Bodewrid, 1724/5 (item 12); and plaintiff's observations (partly autograph), minutes and an order, 1725/6-1727, in the suit of Edward Wynne, LL.D., chancellor of the diocese of Hereford, against William Mostyn [of Castle, Montgomeryshire] and others, touching the purchase of lands in [Bodedern, Llanfair-yn-neubwll, Rhoscolyn, and Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf, Anglesey] (items 13-15).
Also included is a covering letter, 23 March 1957, from the donor to the National Museum of Wales, relating the recent history of the documents.

Advice to Mr. Edward Wynne, by Peter Ellice, concerning the levying of a fine or recovery of his lands.

Affidavit by the defendant in the cause of Owen Meyricke v. Robert Owen and others.