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Observations beginning, 'All who believe the Bible to be a divine revelation will think the prophecies which it contains worthy of their attention'.

'For the Appendix to Cyfrinach y Beirdd.' Beneath is the following note: 'Conjectures cannot be admitted as Authorities where both written and oral Tradition is (are) silent'.

A list of different kinds of carpenters (Saer Celfi, Saer pen Tai, etc.). On the reverse side is a note written by Iolo Morganwg towards the end of his life relating to the (?) system of Prifeirdd Ynys Prydain.

A list of various commodities, with a stanza attributed to Ann bwtti on the reverse side ('Mae uchel lais doethineb blant Dynion attoch chwi ...').

A quotation from the Critical Review, May 1802 (Review of Bloomfield's Rural Tales), containing a reference to 'Edward Williams, the Welsh bard'.

An early version (crossed out) of stanzas 3 and 4 of 'Fortitude' (Poems Lyric and Pastoral, Vol. II, p. 47), with some references and quotations on the reverse side.

A fragment beginning 'Crefftwyr Crefydd - Na feddylied un dyn fy mod yn erbyn cyfrannu tuag at gynnaliaeth cysurus y gweinidog cydwybodol, a fo'n ...'.

Observations beginning 'There are several kinds of Christian duties to which we must bear testimonies in our present state of existence'.

'Glam Prov[erb]s', etc. On the reverse side are some observations (beginning wanting) containing a reference to the 'Calvinistic Methododism [sic] which has long ago deluged this Country'.

Triads (crossed out). On the reverse side is an extract from the White-Hall Evening Post, Feb. 19, 1793, 'Extract of a letter from Philadelphia, Jan. 4th'. The side containing the triads has been numbered 249 [?by Taliesin Williams].

Observations beginning 'Let us apply the good old proverb Brag is a good dog - but holdfast is still [? better] apply the name of Brag to the North walians - and hold fast to the Glamorgan Bards' (written over part of a bill, 1807-1809, from John David to Mr E. Williams). On the reverse side are notes headed 'Llawdden', beginning 'Pedair Llythyren ar hugain y sydd nid amgen ...'. Repaired.

A paragraph beginning 'The division of Wales into 3, or rather, 5, independent sovereignties, divided it into so many factions, as we may term them, which still continue tho' the sovereignties have long ago ceased to exist'.

A paragraph beginning, 'Christianity has been more eminently the Religion of Literature than any other Religion that was ever known in this world.' On the reverse side are some Glamorganshire words.