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Welsh and English airs and hymn-tunes, and some English nursery rhymes transcribed by John Jenkins.

A copy, which belonged to John Jenkins, of John Rippon : A Selection of Psalm and Hymn-Tunes ... adapted principally to Dr. Watt's Hymns and Psalms, and to Dr. Rippon's Selection of Hymns ... 4th ed. (London, [1800?]).

A copy, which belonged to John Jenkins, of Psalmo-Doxologia A New and Complete Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes ... (London, no date).

Tune book, first half of the nineteenth century, containing hymn-tunes and anthems together with notes on the rudiments of music.

Tune book, mid nineteenth century, containing hymn-tunes and anthems.

Music book of Daniel Evans containing hymns and hymn-tunes, and miscellaneous notes.

Tune book, 1823-9, compiled by Juliana Isabella Mary Pennant (1808-42) of Penrhyn Castle, co. Caernarfon, first wife of Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant, first baron Penrhyn of Llandegai, containing contemporarily fashionable music, mostly dances, a few songs (words in English, French and Italian). The only Welsh tune is 'Sweet Richard' (p. 19). Includes two nursery songs, 'Anthony Rowley' (p. 34) and 'Little Bo Peep' with words (p. 35). The sources are noted for some pieces, e.g. 'Llanidan ... 1826' (pp. 37 and 38), 'C. Ma C. St Petersburg ... 1829' (p. 69).

A manuscript music book, [?1820s], belonging to a Mrs Fletcher, containing arrangements of eight Welsh folk-tunes for harp or pianoforte.

Tune book, compiled 1812-1821 (watermark 1810), containing psalm tunes, music for a funeral anthem (ff. 4 verso-6), and hymn-tunes, noted in the hands of Edward Maesgwynne [?p. Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire], 1812 (f. 3), John Phillips, 1820 (f. 22) and Richard Jones Phillips, 1821 (f. 6). The volume belonged to John Phillips of Penrallt kibier [Pen yr Allt Ceibwr, p. St Dogmael's, Pembrokeshire] (inside rear cover). Two tunes - Pleasant Morning and New Durham - are accompanied by Welsh words (ff. 6 verso-8).
The source of one tune is noted as 'David Morgan's Book 1820' (f. 3 verso), and the authorship of two tunes - Abergeleu and Wonderful - is ascribed to the same individual, 1820 (ff. 16 verso, 18 verso, 19 verso). David Morgan may possibly be identified as Dafydd Siencyn Morgan (1752-1844), the Cardiganshire precentor and composer.

Llyfr tonau William Jenkins, Blaenbarthen, plwyf Llangoedmor, sir Aberteifi, a enwir fel saer maen 50 oed yng Nghyfrifiad 1851. Cynhwysa'r gyfrol donau, a rhai anthemau, a nodwyd gan Thomas John, 1820-1825 (ff. 39-106), a William Jenkins, 1824-1852 (ff. 57-255), rai ohonynt yn dwyn geiriau. Rhwymwyd yn y gyfrol hefyd hyfforddwr cerddorol Saesneg printiedig o 32 tt., [1818x1820], yn dwyn y teitl 'The Vocal Preceptor' (ff. 17-33). = The tune-book of William Jenkins, Blaenbarthen, parish of Llangoedmor, Cardiganshire, who is named as a 50 year old mason in the Census of 1851. The volume contains hymn-tunes, and some anthems, noted by Thomas John, 1820-1825 (ff. 39-106) and William Jenkins, 1824-1852 (ff. 57-255), some accompanied by texts. Bound in the volume is a 32 pp. English printed musical instruction manual, [1818x1820], entitled 'The Vocal Preceptor' (ff. 17-33).
Nodir dyddiad wrth gofnodi mwyafrif y tonau, ac ychwanegwyd manylion ffynhonnell yn achlysurol, gan gynnwys y Parch. Daniel Davies, 1830-1832 (ff. 135, 148, 159-60, 163), ynghyd â rhai priodoliadau (ff. 56, 72, 162). Ceir mynegai i'r tonau ar ff. 1-12. = Accompanying dates are noted with the majority of tunes, and sources are occasionally noted, including the Revd. Daniel Davies, 1830-1832 (ff. 135, 148, 159-60, 163), together with some attributions (ff. 56, 72, 162). There is an index to the tunes on ff. 1-12.

A manuscript music book, with some annotations in pencil, containing lessons, songs, dances and airs for the harp in the hand of Elizabeth Giffard (1766-1842) of Nerquis Hall, Flintshire (for Elizabeth Giffard's dates of birth and death see e.g. Peter Howell Williams, 'Elizabeth Giffard of Nerquis Hall' in Hanes Bro Clwyd, 27 (Autumn 1991), pp. 2-11; cf. her signature in NLW Caerhun collection, 240-1, and in her will (NLW SA 1844/158)).
The title of each work and, in some cases, the name of the composer, is noted for each piece. Several of the pieces (pp. 17, 24, 26, 29, 30, 33, 39, 66 (titled the 'Nerquis March'), 69, 75, 89) are by Benjamin Cunnah (will proved 1840), organist of Ruabon, Denbighshire, and composer of New Welch Music: Consisting of Three Sonatas, Chase Minuets, Siciliano, Rondos, Marches, Airs with Variations for the Harp or Piano Forte (London, 18--). Several Welsh airs are included (pp. 10, 12, 21 ('Ar Hyd y Nos'), 22 ('Codiad yr Ehedydd'), 23 ('Nos Galan'), 25 ('Pen y Rhaw'), 71 ('Ar Hyd y Nos'), 84-85 ('The March of [the] Men of Harlech'), 280-1 ('Morfa Rhuddlan')). Above the piece entitled 'Midnight Cerus' (p. 89) Elizabeth Giffard has noted 'Blowed June 29 1807 at Nerquis Hall'. At the end of the volume (pp. 278-286) are some technical exercises for the harp together with instructions for tuning the instrument and for pedalling. Staves ruled in ink on pp. 1-286; pp. 1-91, 278-286 completed with music. See also Peter Howell Williams, 'Elizabeth Giffard of Nerquis Hall' [Part 1] in Hanes Bro Clwyd, 27 (Autumn 1991), pp. 2-11, in which a family tree, ending with Elizabeth and her sister Eleanor, is included (p. 3), together with an account of a legal wrangle and religious dispute between Elizabeth Hyde, Elizabeth's maternal grandmother, and her father, John Giffard; and Peter Howell Williams, 'Elizabeth Giffard of Nerquis Hall' [Part 2] in Hanes Bro Clwyd, 28 (Spring 1992), pp. 12-17, which largely involves family legal matters such as inheritance rights and marriage settlements, and which also includes tables showing the pedigrees of Elizabeth's Wynn of Nerquis forebears and their connections to the Williams family of Pont-y-Gwyddel and to the Wynns of Gwydir (p. 17). See also Patrick J. Doyle, 'The Giffards of Nerquis' in Flintshire Historical Society Publications, 24 (1969-1970), pp. 79-85.

'The "Te Deum" arranged to be sung to 10 Double & 9 Single Chants-following each other, in order to avoid the monotony of singing the whole to one Chant', 'Jubilate', and hymns and psalm-tunes, most of them composed by John Orlando Parry when he was organist of St. Jude's Church, Southsea.

Psalms, hymn-tunes, and carols composed by David Harris (Carno), David Jones (Caio), and others. Included are two Breton airs.

Hymn-tunes and psalm-tunes in two- and three-part harmony, together with a copy of W. Owen, Y Caniedydd Crefyddol (1828), and a Welsh translation by David Harris, Carno, of John Wesley's advice on congregational singing.

Unharmonised hymn-tunes, anthems, and psalm-tunes.

Hymn-tunes and psalm-tunes in four-part harmony.

Hymn-tunes and anthems, with an index to the major portion of the contents. The volume belonged to Lewis Roberts ('Lewis Robart'), 'Pentraglas, Dolgelley' on 20 March 1840.

A music book containing anthem-, psalm-, and hymn-tunes.

Copies of the index to 'Welsh Melodies and Tunes by Welsh Composers', in the [Presbyterian] Church Hymnary, 1927, and a few hymn tunes.

Four volumes of hymn-tunes, etc., submitted by William Evans ('Alaw Afan') for competition at various eisteddfodau in Wales and America.