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A draft history of the parish of Llandderfel, with notes from Archaeologia Cambrensis.

A cyclostyled copy of an account of Bethel Baptist Church, Pont-rhyd-y-fen, from 1848 to 1928, by John Williams.

'Scrapiana', or cuttings from newspapers, both Welsh and English, collected by Charles Ashton. The cuttings, ranging from 1884 to 1890, are from Y Dydd, Gwalia, Cambrian News, Liverpool Daily Post, Tit-bits, Y Drych, The Welsh Farmers' Gazette, Liverpool Weekly Mercury, Wellington Journal, Y Llan, Oswestry Advertizer, and the Montgomeryshire Express.

A typescript essay, written for the National Eisteddfod held at Bangor in 1931, on the history of competitive and literary meetings in Caernarvonshire, by 'Gildas'.

A calendar of Welsh saints and martyrs compiled by Thomas Peter Ellis.

An annotated interleaved copy of T. N. Parker's Suggestions for warming and ventilating the Houses of Parliament with hot water in cast-iron pipes. Also a variety of facts and experiments, and descriptions concerning the Hot-Water system, as applied to horticultural and other purposes; showing the causes and remedies in occasional failures, and the advantages of hot- water for producing a slow, safe, and continuous effect, while the warming by steam is sudden, hazardous, and intermittent. Shrewsbury, 1836.

Items from the library of Glynwen Makinson's father, who held various pastorates in Wales and the United States. Included are holograph copies of three articles by him, 'The Influence of the newspaper on the world', 'Christ, the remedy for Christlessness', and 'Love and law'; a holograph copy of a lecture by him in Welsh, 'Y Boer yn ei wlad ei hun'; copies of his booklets Olion y Gwyriad (1898), and For what does our denomination stand (1894); a manuscript copy of a prize-winning elegy to him submitted at an eisteddfod at Clynderwen, 1905; and a cutting from Seren Gomer, 28 April 1905, containing a memorial poem to him.

A volume of press cuttings, letters, congratulatory poems, invitation cards and programmes relating to Sir Llewelyn and Lady Turner of Parcia, Caernarvon.

A collection of medical recipes, astrological notes and diagrams, and a list of christian names. Some of the recipes and notes are in cipher. The monogram 'M.L.' occurs twice in the manuscript.

Papers, 1715-[?mid 20 cent.], relating to the Wilson family of Bro[o]mhead, Hallamshire, near Sheffield, comprising nine letters, 1715-1717, addressed mainly to John Wilson (1672-1735), concerning various family news and a lawsuit; transcripts of the above letters, [?mid 20 cent.]; a copy, [19 cent.], of the Act of 1624 establishing the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire; and papers of the amateur cricketer E. Rockley Wilson (1879-1957), 1918-1944, including letters, cards and receipts for cricket memorabilia purchased.

A register of briefs laid, 1714-1765, and a note of moneys collected thereon in the parish of Winterbourn Steepleton, Dorset, with notes of affidavits of burials in woollen, 1720-1756, and an abstract of the Act of Parliament for burying in woollen.

A copy of [W. Stanley Roscoe,] Memoir of Richard Robert Jones of Aberdaron (London, 1822), with a letter from Joseph Mayer to William Upcott, 27 August 1843, and a holograph autobiography, transcripts in Greek and Hebrew, and a sketch of a harp by Richard Robert Jones (Dic Aberdaron).

Poems, 1907-1930, submitted for competition at various local eisteddfodau, by T. D. Gwernogle Evans.

Draft poems by John Oliver, press cuttings of reviews of his Cerddi Cystudd, obituary notices, and elegies, 1866; and a printed report, 1876, on the Athenaeum Middle Class School, Brecon, by William Oliver.

Letters addressed to Daniel Lleufer Thomas by David Davies, Dinas Powis, 1911, Cadwaladr Davies, Kensington, 1899, W. J. Evans, Carmarthen, 1894, William C. Howe, Cardiff, D. Morgan Jones, Brisbane, 1931, E. Pan Jones, Mostyn, 1902, John Herbert James, Vaynor, 1932, M. H. Jones, Aberystwyth, 1926, John Edward Lloyd, 1899, John T. Lloyd, London, 1924, Abraham Morris, Llantarnam, 1925, D. L. [Prosser, bishop of] St. Davids, Sam. Roberts, London, 1903, R. E. Williams, Aberdare, 1900, and others; and a printed description by Walter D. Jeremy of Dr. Williams's Trust, 1864.

A notebook written by John Jones, Cefnfaes, Rhayader, containing copies of documents relating to various charities - extracts from the will of John Davies, Clerkenwell, 1662, the Rhayader and Disserth Inclosure Award, 1829, the Disserth Inclosure Award, 1815, and the wills of the Reverend Charles Price, 1719, the Reverend Henry Williams, 1813, and David Morgan of Coedglasson, Nantmel, 1720, all relating to charity schools and lectures at Rhayader; a direction by the Charity Commission in the matter of the collegiate school at Llandovery called Thomas Phillips's Foundation, 1860; a scheme for the Foundation drawn up by the Reverend Thomas Price ('Carnhuanawc'), with observations by John Jones, Cefnfaes, and Dr Alfred Ollivant, 1847; and a short biographical sketch of Thomas Phillips.

Minutes, 1889-1894, of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Celtic Society.

A calendar of the letters, 1742-1831, collected by Isaac Mann (see NLW MS 1207E), compiled by F. G. Hastings and printed in the Baptist Quarterly, 1932-1935.

A collection of poems, medical and veterinary recipes, and miscellanea entitled 'Ail Biser Sioned sef Casgliad Cadwalader Davies [Gwyddelwern] wrth ei bleser . . .', with some additions. The poems include 'carolau', 'cerddi', 'cywyddau' and 'englynion' by Hugh Morys, Dafydd Nanmor, Maredudd ap Rhys, William Wynne, John [Siôn] Cadwaladr, Jonathan Hughes, Lewis Morris ('Llywelyn Ddu'), Ellis Roberts, Rees Ellis, Roger Thomley, Ellis Cadwaladr, Matthew Owen, Edmwnd Prys, Dafydd Manuel and others. A valentine from Cadwaladr Davies to Jane Jones is dated 14 February 1749.

Sermon notes by James Richards, Newbridge, 1843-1844; and a House of Commons admission ticket for Sir John Williams, J. H. Davies, and T. F. Roberts.