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A fragment of a manuscript written by David Ellis, Criccieth, containing a 'cywydd' which he addressed to Rhys Jones o'r Blaenau; 'carolau' on 'Charity Meistres', 'Mawl Merch', 'Gwel'r Adeilad', and 'King's ffarwel'; a 'cywydd' to 'Dafydd Siôn'; a fragment of a bardic grammar; 'marwnadau' - Robert Davies, Llannerch, Lewis Morris (Evan Evans, 'Ieuan Brydydd Hir'), 'rhyw delyniwr' (Simwnt Fychan), and Siôn Rhydderch (incomplete).

Adjudications by Ebenezer Thomas ('Eben Fardd') on poetical compositions at the Aberdare Eisteddfod, 1861, 'Cylchwyl Cymdeithas Lenyddol Dinorwig a Llanberis, 1861', 'Cyfarfod Llenyddol y Bontfechan', 1862, and Eisteddfod Caernarfon, 1862, ('weight of all the compositions, 87 lbs').

A holograph elegy by John Rhydderch on the death of Ellis Wynne of Lasynys, 1734.

A collection of annotated Acts of Parliament relating to the following railway projects - from the River Tees at Stockton to Witton Park Colliery, and several branches therefrom, 1821; to enable the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company to vary and alter the Line, 1823, to authorize the Company of Proprietors of the Stockton and Darlington Railway to relinquish one of their Branch Railways and make another, 1824; to enable the Company to make a branch to Linthorpe, 1828; a railway from the River Tees to Heighington, 1828; to enable the Clarence Railway Company to vary and alter the Line, 1829; to amend and extend the powers of the Clarence Railway Acts, 1832; to enable the Clarence Railway Company to make Branch Railways, 1833; to extend the Clarence Railway, 1833; a declaration of the motives of the promoters of the Clarence Railway Company, 1836; plans of the Stockton and Darlington, the Clarence and the proposed Durham South West Junction Railways, and of the Coal District in the county of Durham; with press cuttings and notes on Roman antiquities mainly in Caernarvonshire.

An album, begun by Sarah Wilson, 1827, containing copies of English poetry by James Montgomery, Felicia Hemans, T. K. Harvey, M. A. Browne, George Crabbe, and others. In 1883, the album was used by Padarn Davies, who copied into it the text of 'y sidg o Droea' with the following colophon: 'Gwallter Archiagon Rhydychain a droes y darn hwn o'r cronicl o Lading i Gymraeg. Ac Edward Kyffin ei ail ysgrifenodd fo i Siôn Trefor Trefalyn ysgwier pan oedd oed Crist 1577. A Dewi Siôn o Dref y rhyw yw'r trydydd ysgrifenydd yn oed ein Iachawdwr 1761, Mai-hafhing 9d. A John Prichard o Lanrwst yw'r Pedwerydd ysgrifenydd yn oed ein Iachawdwr 1775 Hydref y 9d. dydd. A Padarn Davies yw'r pymed ysgrifenydd ac ai ysgrifenodd i Gwilym Cowlyd (y ddau o Lanrwst) yn y dydd olaf or flwyddyn o oed ein Iachawdwr 1883 - Rhag. 31ain. Câr bob cywirdeb medd John Trevor Trefalyn'.

An address presented to Alderman W. P. Williams at the annual meeting of the Town Council of Caernarvon, 9 November 1898, by the mayor, aldermen and burgesses, on the occasion of his retirement from office.

A book into which Peter Bailey Williams of Llanrug copied Welsh poetry between 1799 and 1834. It contains 'englynion' by Thomas Anwyl, William Burkinshaw, Cadwaladr Cesail, Syr Rhys Cadwaladr, William Cynwal, Morus Dwyfech, Griffith Edwards [?'Gutyn Padarn'], Rowland Fychan, William Llŷn, Huw Morys, Richard [Rhisiart] Phylip, William Phylip, Edmwnd Prys, Dafydd Thomas, Morgan ap Rhys, Dafydd Llwyd o'r Henblas, Hywel ap Rheinallt, Huw ab Ifan, and others, and 'cywyddau' by Mathew Bromfield, Dafydd ap Maredudd ap Tudur, Dafydd Llwyd ab Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, Guto'r Glyn, Gruffydd Bodwrda, Hywel Dafi, Ieuan Deulwyn, John Griffith, Llanddyfnan, Llawdden, Owain ap Llywelyn Moel, Rhisiart Cynwal, Richard Hughes, Sypyn Cyfeiliog, Tudur Penllyn, and Griffith Williams ('Guttyn Peris'); a large collection of 'penillion telyn'; and a few charms and recipes.

An album or commonplace book originally kept at the New Inn, Llanberis. It contains a short sketch of the history of Llanberis, a note on John Closs, who died of exposure on Snowdon in 1805, with lines composed on the occasion by P[eter] B[ailey] W[illiams]; a 'Sonnet to Snowdon' by Miss Locke; odes to Snowdon, 1819; a 'Sketch of Snowdon for the benefit of sojourners at Llanberis' by Colonel Bell; a note on Evan Evans ('Ieuan Brydydd Hir') with an elegy by R. Williams of Vron near Mold, 1790; a sonnet by Kirke White; particulars of ashes carted, 1823-1827; and notes of visitors to the Inn, 1819.

A copy of 'Awdl farwnad y diweddar Barchedig Peter Williams o Gaerfyrddin gan y diweddar fardd cadeiriawg sef Gruffydd Williams o'r Braich Talog, Llandegai ger llaw Bangor' ['Gutyn Peris']; notes relating to the Bailey Williams family.

An account of John Calvin and Michael Servetus and notes on the persecution of Peter Williams written by Owen Williams, Waunfawr, 1869.

Transcripts of Welsh poetry by Owen Williams, Waunfawr, 1859, including poems by Ieuan Tew Hynaf, Siôn Brwynog, Dafydd ab Ieuan ab Owain, Cadwaladr Cesail o'r Gesail Gyfarch, Dafydd Nanmor, Dafydd ab Edmwnd, William Llŷn, Rhys Cain, Simwnt Fychan, Iolo Goch, Robin Ddu, Ieuan Môn, Guto'r Glyn, Ieuan ap Madog ab Dafydd, Gruffydd Llwyd, Lewys Daron, Syr John [Siôn] Leiaf, Hugh Pennant, Rhys Nanmor, Siôn Dafydd Penllyn, Syr Dafydd Owain, Gruffydd ab Ieuan ab Llywelyn Fychan, Hywel Cilan, Siôn Tudur, Lewys Môn, Hywel Gethin, Ieuan ap Gruffudd Leiaf, Watcyn ap Rhisiart, Hywel ap Rheinallt, Mathew Bromfield, Watcyn Clywedog and Adda Fras; with a note of the sources of 'Llyfr Mr. Lloyd Ffestiniog' then (1859) in the possession of David Williams, solicitor, Bron Eryri.

Minutes, 1882-1886, of the bi-monthly meetings of the Sunday Schools in the Clynnog district, kept by Griffith Lewis, Pen-y-groes, with notes and statistics; letters by John Owen Jones, Llanberis, 1885, W. W. Jones, Clynnog, 1886, and by G. Ceidiog Roberts, [?1895]; statistics of the district in April 1854 by Ebenezer Thomas ('Eben Fardd'), and a report on the Clynnog district Sunday Schools, 1857.

A report by John Roberts, Llangwm, on the scheme for monthly collections to defray the costs of building and to clear the debts of Calvinistic Methodist chapels in Caernarvonshire, 1797-1829, with a brief survey of arrangements made by the North Wales Association between 1779 and 1797.

Reminiscences, by W. Barrow Williams, of Roger Edwards, Mold, and a cyclostyled list of periodicals in the library of the Calvinistic Methodist College at Bala, circa 1912.

An account of the Sunday school movement by Owen Gethin Jones, and additional notes on the history of Calvinistic Methodist churches in Caernarvonshire.

Itineraries arranged for Calvinistic Methodist preachers mainly in Caernarvonshire, 1838; and a letter, 1830, from Rice Williams, Hafod Llain, to Edward Jones, concerning a consignment of copper, endorsed with an account of payments made to preachers, 1830-1831.

A cyclostyled copy by John Thomson, Glasgow, 1884, of J[ane] L[ead]: The Revelation of Revelations particularly as an Essay towards the Unsealing, opening and discovering the Seven Seales, the Seven Thunders, and the New- Jerusalem state, the which have not hitherto so far been brought forth to light (except by the spiritual discerner) to any degree of satisfaction, as to the understanding of the grand mystery . . . London, 1683.

An incomplete text of a dissertation on the doctrine of assurance.

A collection of booklets of sermons, in various hands, preached at (a) Llan-rhudd, Gyffylliog and Llanynys, 1709-1715, and Efenechtyd, and Llanychan, 1729; (b) Llandisilio and Egremont, 1746; (c) Llanddowror and Llanwinio, 1755-1756; (d) Beddgelert and Llanfrothen, 1789: (e) Llanrwst, 1815-1816, by John Titley; (f) an undated sermon translated from Burns: Vol. 4, sermon xix; (g) an English sermon preached at Taynton, Great Barrington, Shilton, Swinbrook, and Alvescot, 1770-1771; (g) brief notes by William Hobley and another.

A notebook containing early nineteenth century sermons in English; and the manuscript of an article entitled 'Gwr o'r Goron; neu naturioldeb gyda chrefydd' by William Hobley.