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Notes in the hand of D. Morgan Lewis on part of the text of the tale of 'Pwyll, Pendefig Dyfed', one of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi. Inset are diary entries by him for August-October, 1899.

A manuscript volume with the words 'MABINOGI GERAINT' in gold lettering on the spine. The manuscript contains a transcript of the tale 'Geraint fab Erbin' from 'Llyfr Coch Hergest' [ff. 769-809] as the title on page 1 suggests: 'Llyma mal y treuthir o Ystorïa Geraint vab Erbin. O Lyvyr Coç Hergest Pal. 769'. The watermark '1802' is found on the front endpapers. The text which is found on pages 1-102 is entirely in the hand of William Owen [-Pughe]. On pages 105-7 is a poem beginning 'See man delightful subject . . .' by Thomas Wilks; it is preceded by the following note: 'Thomas Wilks, 38, Bow Lane, Cheapside, who served his time with an ironmonger, at Swansea, called on me to-day, April 22, 1826, with his translation of the first vision of Bardd Cwsg, for me to look over. He is now about becoming a preacher among the Methodists: he told me that he had some intention of turning the Messiah of Klopstock into English verse. . .' A note on the back fly-leaf reads 'Doctor Rt. Williams - Box Moor near Hemel Hempstead - 2 Waters'.

A manuscript volume bearing the words 'MABINOGI PWYLL' in gold lettering on the spine. The volume, which is written throughout by William Owen [-Pughe], contains transcripts, probably from 'Llyfr Coch Hergest', and English translations of 'Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed' (pp. 11-79), 'Branwen ferch Llyr'(pp. 80-1153), and 'Manawydan fab Llyr' (pp. 154-217), with the beginning only of 'Math fab Mathonwy' (pp. 218-23). Among miscellaneous entries at the end of the volume are: p. 224, a list of the descendants of Morien Glas; p. 226, couplets from the works of Guto y Glyn, Mathew Brwmfild, and Rhys Penarth; pp. 227-8, a synopsis of the tale of 'Branwen ferch Llyr'; p. 232, 'Names among the Lakes of Cumberland Westmoreland and Lancashire - Wordsworth's Scenery'; and inside the back cover the note: 'Cyrhaeddwn dy y P. W. Coxe, Bemerton, D. Llun, July 26, 11802, gan gerdded D. Sul o Southampton i Gaer Sallawg i gysgu'.

Transcripts and English translations by William Owen [- Pughe] of the 'Mabinogion' and other medieval prose texts, together with a few miscellaneous items. Most of the transcripts appear to have been made between 1826 and 1831, and the complete work was prepared for the press in 1834 but never published. The material comprises: (a) 'Math ab Mathonwy' (1805); (b) In three series, I 'Pwyll' (two copies, one incomplete), 'Bran the Blessed' [= 'Branwen ferch Llyr'], 'Manawydan', 'Math', II 'Culhwch' (see also N.LW MS 13232E, item 26), 'Peredur', 'Geraint fab Erbin', III 'Iarlles y Ffynnon', 'Breuddwyd Macsen', 'Breuddwyd Rhonabwy', 'Lludd a Llefelys'; (c ) 'Lludd a Llefelys', 'Iarlles y Ffynnon', 'Breuddwyd Rhonabwy', 'Saith Doethion Rhufain', an introduction to the prose texts, 'Trioedd', a discussion of Welsh poetry between 540 A.D. and 1600; (d) a file containing miscellaneous papers: pp. 11-44, notes on numismatics, pp. 45- 53 nine sketches by William Owen [-Pughe] (one in pencil and eight pen and wash) of scenes from the 'Mabinogion', possibly intended to illustrate the artist's translation, p. 54, a printed notice in which William Owen [- Pughe] requests that his name be inserted in the list of voters for co. Denbigh, 1832, and p. 55, a broadside containing Marwnad Evan Thomas, o D' wysog, ym Mhlwyf Henllan; A Gladdwyd yn Nantglyn, ger llaw Dinbych, 1801 by T.E. [?Thomas Edwards, 'Twm o'r Nant'] (Caerlleon: W. C. Jones, n.d.), etc. The following note is to be found on p. 124 of item (c)1 above: 'Gorphenwn hyn, ganoldydd Llun, Myhevin 11. 1827 yn Athrova Iesu, Rhydyçain: y vi yno, pan oedd Aneurin yn çwiliaw cysysgriv [sic] o gyvreithiau Hywel Dda yno', which suggests that the transcript was made from 'Llyfr Coch Hergest'.

A scrap-book of John Jones ('Myrddin Fardd') containing cuttings from Welsh and Welsh American newspapers, with occasional manuscript annotations by the compiler. The titles include 'Llenoriaeth Geltaidd' by [John Peters] 'Ioan Pedr', 'Cyfraith a Chyfreithwyr yr Hen Gymry', 'Prydain yn yr Hen Amser', 'Beirniadaeth Feiblaidd' by L. E. Lewis, Lisle, New York, 'Llosgi Llyfrau' by 'Thalamus', New Straitsville, Ohio, 'Gwahanfodaeth y Genedl Gymreig' by W. Morris ('Rhosynog'), Treorci, 'Y Mabinogion', 'Y Llyfr Gweddi Cyffredin' by [John Jones] 'Tegid', Oxford, 'Eisteddfod Salt Lake City. Beirniadaeth Pryddestau y Gadair .....' by T. C. Edwards ('Cynonfardd'), 'Bedyddwyr Cymru: eu dyled i'w haneswyr' by E. T. Jones, Llanelli, 'Hanes yr Hen Eglwys Brydeinig' translated by Herbert Jones, 'Noson gyda'r Llyfr Emynau' by E. M. Evans ('Morfryn'), Liverpool, 'Geiriau Saesneg diarfer wedi aros yn y Gymraeg' by J. Hammond, Scranton, 'Gwerin-eiriau Sir Gaernarfon', etc., by [Owen Griffith Owen] 'Alafon' (1907), 'Llen Gwerin Sir Fon' by [Morien Môn Huws] 'Morien', 'Gwerin-eiriau Sir Gaernarfon' by [James Spinther James] 'Spinther', 'Myrddin Fardd a Llenyddiaeth Lleyn' by J[ohn] Daniel [rector of Llandudwen] (1907), 'Pererindod i Lanilltyd Fawr (Llantwit Major)' by 'Caron', 'Y modd y daethym o hyd i fedd Goronwy Owen o Fon' by David Lloyd, Maine, 'Taith i Glynnog' by 'Llwyd y Gwrych', 'Taliesin Benbeirdd' by [Ellis Pierce] 'Ellis o'r Nant', 'Poblogrwydd Ysbrydegaeth, a barn dynion mawr ar y pwnc' by Joseph Roberts, DD [of New York, etc.].

A volume in the hand of J. H. Davies containing notes on words taken from lectures on the Mabinogion by Professor [John] Rhys [in the University of Oxford], 1891.

A text of 'Dosparth Edeyrn Dafawd Aur' written by Lewis Richards, Darowen Vicarage in 1821. The manuscript is a transcript of Cwrtmawr MS 250 and formed the basis of the spurious Dosparth Edeyrn Davod Aur (Llandovery, 1856), published for the Welsh MSS Society, with an English translation and notes by John Williams ('Ab Ithel') (see John Morris-Jones: 'Dosbarth Edern Dafod Aur', Trans. Cymm., 1923-4, 1-28). The 'cywyddau' by Ieuan ab Hywel Swrdwal and Gruffudd ab Ieuan ab Llywelyn and 'Chwedl Rhitta Gawr, o Lyfr Iago ab Dewi' which follow the treatise in Cwrtmawr MS 250 are also included in the present volume.