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A miscellany of prose and verse begun by Robert Edmund, corvizer, Bala. It includes 'englynion' by David Thomas ('Dafydd Ddu Eryri') [1759-1822], 1784-1792, Rolan[t] Huw [1714-1802], Evan [Evans] 'Fardd ac Offeiriad' ['Ieuan Fardd' or 'Ieuan Brydydd Hir'] [1731-1788], Robert Lewis, Robert Edwards, Sion Brwynog 'o Edeyrnion' [d. ?1567], Evan Ellis (Llanfawr, 1791), John Williams (Dolgellau), W[illiam] Jones (Llangadfan) [1726-1795], Thomas Jones, J. Robert, Rice Jones, Rhobert Gwilym and Robert Edwards (Llandderfel); a hymn by Walter Davies ('Gwallter Mechain') [1761-1849], with a letter and 'penillion' by David Jones ('Dafydd Sion Siams'); 'cywyddau' by Evan Ellis, 1791-1793, Robert William [1744-1815], Maredudd ap Rhys [fl. 1440-1483], Tudur Aled [c. 1465-c. 1525], Edward ap Raff [fl. 1587], Hugh Hughes ['Huw ap Huw' or 'Y Bardd Coch o Fôn'] [1693-1776], John Prys (Cae'rddinen), John Roberts (Tydu, 1782-1787), Rhys Jones ('o'r Blaenau', 1789), William Jones (Llangadfan) and Walter Davies; 'awdlau' by Robert William, Pandy, 1793, John Williams alias Shon Cynwyd, 1792, Rowland Huw and Rhys Jones 'o'r Blaenau' [1713-1801]; a copy of the first twelve chapters of Rhetoreg ... by Henry Perry [1560?-1617]; copies of letters by John and Evan Robert, 1793-1794; correspondence concerning Llandderfel, 1843; an extract from the will of 'Mr. Meyrick' relating to a charity school at Bala.

Transcripts, [late 17th cent.]-[18th cent., third ¼], of Welsh poetry by numerous poets, mostly of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, including David Nanmor, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Gruffydd Hiraethog, Wiliam Cynwal, Iolo Goch, Gutto'r Glyn, Huw Pennant, Davydd Llwyd ysgolhaig, Lewis Morganwg, Gwerfyl Fechain, Edwart Prys. Clerc, Gruffydd Gryg, D'd ap Edmwnt, Iorwerth Fynglwyd, Sion Kent, Tudur Penllyn, Ifan brydydd hir and Lewis Glyn Cothi and Sion Cain.
Material relating to Tanybwlch itself includes the elegies on the death of Evan Evans, Tanybwlch, 1680, by Sion Davydd alias Penllyn [Sion Dafydd Las] and [Huw Morys], 'Cywydd Priodas Mr Evan Gruffydd a Mrs Sioned Meirig [Berth-lwyd]', 1716/1717, by Evan Williams, Egwy-lain, 'Cywydd yn dangos llwyddiant a happusrwydd Teulu Tan y Bwlch yn y flwyddyn 1717' by John Prichd Prys. Other poems written about the family are 'Cywydd Marwnad Mrs Jonet Meyrick cywelu Evan Griffith o Tanybwlch, Esqr.' by Ellis Rowland, 'Cywydd ir Plastanybwlch', also by Ellis Rowland, 1722, and englynion of unknown authorship entitled 'Cwyn Colled am ... Robt. Gryffydh Esqr. 1750'. Other items include the cywyddau in the bardic disputation between Edmwnd Prys and Wiliam Cynwal, 'Cywydd Marwnad Mr Ellis Wynn o Lâsynys ...' by John Rhydderch o'r Amwythig, 1734, 'Marwnad i'r haelaf elusengar ac anhepgor Wrda, Mr John Owen o Geidio yn Llyn' by Gronwy Owen, 1754, 'Cywydd y Farn' by W. Wynne, 1755, and elegies on two members of the Corsygedol and Nannau families, 1767-1768, by Rees Jones. The last-mentioned elegies and a few other pages here and there are in the autograph of Margaret Davies, Coetgae-du.

Transcripts, by Edward Edwards, of the poetry of John Davies ('Siôn Dafydd Las').