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A volume containing nine autograph sermons by the Reverend Hugh Davies ('Hywel Ddu o Arfon', d. 1909), curate of Glasinfryn, co. Caernarfon, 1876-83, afterwards serving with the South American Missionary Society at Chubut, Patagonia, with details of the date and place of delivery, 1871-9 and 1906-8, together with an index of texts (f. i verso).

Notebook, apparently of Phillip Nicholas (b. ca. 1799), Pantygwyddel, Llanfyrnach, co. Pembroke, containing farming accounts and memoranda, 1847-68. Miscellaneous receipts and accounts, 1830-66, found loose inside, have been filed separately (MS 23191iiB).

Notebooks containing sermons in Welsh, ca. 1866-1869. There is a draft letter from William Owen (see 561, below) to officers of Llanddona chapel on p. 144 of MS 23144.

Six notebooks containing notes of sermons. Five are in the hand of Timothy Evans (d. 1837), vicar of Llanbadarn Trefeglwys and Cilcennin, Cardiganshire, and contain sermons which were preached during the period 1797-1812 at Llanb[adarn Trefeglwys] and Kilk[ennin], Llandewi [Aberarth], Llandinol, Llansantffraed, and Kiliau [Aeron]. The sixth notebook contains a sermon in another hand which was preached at Llanbadarn Trefeglwys and Cilcennin on 8 July, 1787, and which bears the inscription 'By V. Davies'.

A minute book of the Six-weekly Meetings of the Arfon District of Calvinistic Methodist Sunday Schools, Caernarvonshire, 1845-52, mainly in the hand of Richard Owen Williams, Bangor, and subsequently of Thomas Lewis (1821-97), Bangor, Member of Parliament for Anglesey.

A volume, dated 1888, from the library of James Morris, blacksmith and magician, of Cwmbelan, Montgomeryshire, containing transcripts from ['Raphael' (pseud.):] The Art of Talismanic Magic: being selections from the Works of Rabbi Solomon, C. Agrippa, F. Barrett, etc. ... 1879 (London, 1880).

Tune book of David Thomas, Bremenda, Llanarthney, Carmarthenshire, containing anthems, hymn-tunes, and carols by David Thomas and others.

A volume of psalm- and hymn-tunes by 'Zabulonun' [i.e. Thomas Edwards, 'Caerfallwch'], John Francis, Pwllheli and others.

An account book of receipts and disbursements by Owen Hughes, overseer of the highways for the parish of Llanwnda, Caernarvonshire, for the year ending 25 March, 1843. The accounts relate to Rhydynogfelan road, Lone Coch, from Tymawr to Bontfayn, Voryd road, from Saron to Mount Pleasant, from ffrood y Caedy to Penyfridd, from 'Weslian' Chapel to Ishoreb, from Voryd to Caedoctor Bridge, from Bontnewydd to Alldloydmawr, from Frood y Caedy to Tynlon, Lone y Clip, etc.

'Rhostryfan. Hanesion o'r Dyddiau Gynt', being a typescript copy of stories of local characters written by W. Gilbert Williams, Rhostryfan, July, 1936, and based on their associations with four ruined buildings in the district, namely 'Y Castell', 'Pen y Gaerwen', 'Y Felin Frag', and 'Y Pwrws'.

Cyclostyled copies of hymn-tunes and other sacred music by Thomas John Hoskins ('The Blacksmith Organ Builder'), Pentre, Glamorgan.

Results sheets of [Calvinistic Methodist] Sunday School examinations at Rhosgadfan, co. Caernarvon, 1896, 1901.

Brief notes on 'Hanes Arweinwyr ein Cyfundeb 1735', 'Ffordd y cynhyddodd y Methodistiaid', 'Beth yw ein Cynydd', etc.

An imperfect volume of South Caernarvonshire provenance containing accounts of a blacksmith, 1847, and accounts of a farmer [?Watkin Williams], 1847-1861.

Sermons and sermon notes, 1843-1863, by Evan Lewis, Congregational minister at Brynberian, Pembrokeshire, with some notes of sermons heard by him, 1840.

A copy of the publication given to James Ifano Jones by its author William Williams, Keeper of Printed Books at the National Library of Wales, and annotated by the recipient who was a Welsh Librarian at Cardiff City Library.

The original manuscript score of a cantata - 'Gwarchaead Harlech' - by Joseph David Jones, Ruthin (1827-70).

The autograph album of Mary Hughes (née Jones), containing entries by William Rees ('Gwilym Hiraethog'), John Roberts ('J.R.'), Richard Davies ('Mynyddog'); Samuel Roberts ('S.R.'); and others.

Snowdon Visitors' Books, 1863-1889, containing the autographs, addresses and comments of visitors to the summit of Snowdon. They contain entries for the periods 11 July 1863-1 July 1866 (NLW MS 16083C), 20 June 1883-25 September 1885 (NLW MS 16084C) and 9 January-20 October 1886, 30 May-25 December 1887, 29 June-11 October 1889 (NLW MS 16085C).

A court leet record book, 25 April 1771-29 December 1806, of the manor of Bishopston, Glamorgan. The volume also contains loose sheets of notes in a 20th century hand relating to some of the records.
The court records are written in what appear to be four different hands. There is some annotation, possibly in the same hand as the loose sheets. There is an index at the back of the volume; it appears that the last page of the index is written in a later hand and is pasted onto the recto of the previous page.