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A register of services by boars, 1927-1943, recording sows serviced by a boar owned by the Evans family of Old Hall farm, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire.
The register was issued by Montgomery[shire] County Council in accordance with the Swine Fever Order, 1911, and records names and addresses of sows' owners.

Part of the vestry book of the parish of Llanaber, Merioneth, 1812-1825 (watermark 1804), containing minutes, July 1812-March 1823, of meetings concerning the parish poor rate, housing for the poor, etc.
The volume is probably incomplete, consisting of three loose gatherings only. A receipt, dated 5 July 1825 is tipped in on f. 14.

A volume of thirteen sermons in Welsh, 1831-1833, by the Reverend Timothy Thomas (1811-1887), Baptist minister at Rhuddlan, co. Flint, 1830-1836, together with addresses on baptism and Sunday School. For details of Timothy Thomas's pastorate at Rhuddlan, see Llawlyfr Bedyddwyr Cymru am 1888 (Cwmafon, 1888), pp. 128-9, and T. Frimston, 'Hanes Eglwys Fedyddiedig Rhuddlan', Seren Gomer, sixth series, 8 (1886), pp. 30-41.

Papers, 1967-1996, including correspondence, newspaper cuttings, plans and photographs of the memorial site of the Aberfan disaster, 1966. Included are letters from Dewi-Prys Thomas, Head of the Welsh School of Architecture at Cardiff, and his design.

Copies of the Queen's instructions to Henry, Earl of Pembroke, Lord President of the Council in Wales and the Marches, 1586; the commission of the lieutenancy of Wales and the Marches to Henry, Earl of Pembroke, March 22, 1600, with power to make deputations to persons named in the commission for the different counties within the lieutenancy; a petition by six members of the Privy Council to the Lord Keeper to renew the commission of lieutenancy for Merioneth and to leave out the names of John Lewys Owen and Cadwalader ap Ris, who had been arraigned before the Court of Star Chamber for misdemeanours, and to appoint Griffith Vaughan and Robert Lloyd to be deputies for the Earl of Pembroke for that county; a Privy Council letter to the same effect covering a renewed commission to the Earl of Pembroke, March 31, 1600, with a list of justices of the peace for Merioneth; and orders for the reformation of the Court of the Marches, 1577.

Papers of Professor J. N. Hutchinson, 1940-1996, comprising reports on the Aberfan tragedy including Geotechnical investigation into the causes and circumstances of the disater of 21st October, 1966 , by the donor and others, together with a very rare copy of Rubbish Tip slide, Cilfynydd Common 5 December 1939 (1940), and an offprint of an article by him and others entitled 'Rapid failures of colliery spoil heaps in the South Wales coalfield', Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, 1996.

Minute-book of the Union of Welsh Teachers from its formation in 1926 up to 1938.

Journals, January 1897 - June 1908, April 1920 - October 1932, of Samuel D. Williams, Pen-y-graig, Brynaman, Carmarthenshire, written in Welsh and containing a record of deaths in the district and of various, mainly local, events. MS 22127B, ff. 1-38v is a draft copy of MS 22126B, ff. 5v-36v. Genealogical memoranda, 1828-1894, copied from the family Bible, are contained on f. iii of MS 22126B.

Journals, January 1897 - June 1908, April 1920 - October 1932, of Samuel D. Williams, Pen-y-graig, Brynaman, Carmarthenshire, written in Welsh and containing a record of deaths in the district and of various, mainly local, events. MS 22127B, ff. 1-38v is a draft copy of MS 22126B, ff. 5v-36v. Genealogical memoranda, 1828-1894, copied from the family Bible, are contained on f. iii of this manuscript.

A volume containing a transcript of Griffith Jones, Welch Piety for 1751-1752 (London, 1753) and of part of the Welch Piety for 1753-1754 (London, 1755) and 1756-1757 (London, 1757) (ff. 1-138); extracts relating to the history of religion in Wales (ff. 139-232v) mainly from published works but a few extracts from manuscripts of H. T. Edwards, dean of Bangor (see ff. 149v, 168v-9v, 171v-2, 188. 201v); and extracts from Panton MSS 41 and 57 (ff. 234-343). Most of the volume appears to be in the hand of the Reverend David Jones, biographer of Dean Edwards and author of Life and Times of Griffith Jones sometime Rector of Llanddowror (London, 1902) and the dates 1889 (ff. 198, 201, 202v) and 1891 (ff. 332, 343, 'Copied by me D. J. ...') occur.

A volume of twenty-three sermons, fourteen (ff. 1-94 verso) compiled during the 1660s by William Watkins (ordained priest 1665), vicar of Llanfihangel Crucornau, Monmouthshire, 1665 - c. 1672, the remainder, which includes a sermon in Welsh, belonging to the following century. Some of the sermons were preached, 1753-1756, at Llan-arth or Llanwenarth, Monmouthshire (ff. 101 verso, 148 verso) and the first sermon (ff. 3-9) at Llanddewi Rhydderch in 1781 by the vicar, William Charles.

Account book, 1887-1916, of Thomas Jones, Pant-teg, Bronnant, co. Cardigan, weaver, with a few later memoranda, 1921-1924, mostly concerning machinery, by his son E. D. Jones. Note on 'Patrwn Carthen Felinfach' inside back cover.

Parochial records, 1742-1846, relating mainly to the parish of Llanwddyn, Montgomeryshire, including poor-law settlement and removal papers (ff. 1-37), bastardy papers (ff. 38-67) and miscellaneous receipts and accounts.

Fourteen day-books, 1880-1891, of Hugh Parry Jones of Llannerch-y-medd, co. Anglesey, doctor and a member of the famous family of Anglesey bone-setters, containing names of patients and details of medicine prescribed.

A manuscript armorial of English and Welsh families entitled The nomenclature or Heralds Alphabett of Surnames, L-Z (vol. II), with additional notes by Peter Le Neve (1661-1729), Norroy King at Arms. Painted coats-of-arms have been affixed to the manuscript at relevant points throughout the work.

Cofnodion Pwyllgor Gŵyl Undeb Dirwestol Dyffryn Taf, 1929-1020, yn cynnwys cyfrifon ariannol, rhaglenni yr ŵyl, a phapurau eraill yn ymwneud â'r Gymanfa Ddirwestol = Records of the Dyffryn Taf Temperance Union, Festival Committee, 1929-1949, comprising financial accounts, festival programmes, and other papers relating to the Gymanfa Ddirwestol.

Twenty-four deeds and documents, 1714-1822, concerning the Hanter estate, Radnorshire, relating to lands in Burlingjobb, parish of Old Radnor.

Hanes Eglwys Bethel (B), Rhosybol, 1841-2002, Eglwys Sardis, Dulas, (dathlu canmlwyddiant a hanner, 1983) gan y rhoddwr; ac Eglwys Bethania, Llaneilian (allan o'r Greal).

A copy of a conveyance, dated 4 June 1877, relating to Penrhyn Castle, St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire.

Account book, 1934-1949, of the Laleston and District Nursing Association, co. Glamorgan.