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A manuscript copy, dated 1 January 1895, of 'Y Llong Losg', a Welsh translation by Lewis William Lewis (Llew Llwyfo) of the poem 'The Ship on Fire' by Henry Russell. It was written for, and given to, Miss Anne Mary Williams, Tyddyn Rhyddallt, Llanrug, as a New Year gift.

A volume belonging to the Rev. Ellis Thomas Davies, Independent minister, Abergele, containing poems and greetings in English and Welsh, autographs and sketches, 1849-1885, mainly by other Independent ministers, including Hugh Hughes (Huw Tegai), [1849x1864] (f. 3), Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn), [1851], 1858 (ff. 3, 18 verso), William Williams (Caledfryn), 1852 (f. 5), William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog), [1850s] (ff. 8, 55), Thomas Roberts (Scorpion), 1853 (f. 9), Michael D. Jones, [1857x1879] (f. 17), Henry Rees, 1863 (f. 50), Samuel Roberts (S.R.), 1867 (f. 54 verso), R. T. Evans, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1881 (f. 57 verso), Robert Parry (Robyn Ddu Eryri), 1880 (f. 98 verso), and many others including family members.
Among the works quoted are a Latin poem by George Herbert (f. 1 verso) and a Bengali version of John 3.16, 1885 (f. 75 verso). There are englynion in English by David Griffith (Clwydfardd) referring to a visit to the Great Exhibition, 1851 (f. 77). Also included are sketches of a dog, 1878 (f. 31), and of Abergele, 1866 (f. 67).

Copi llawysgrif, [?20 gan., cynnar], mewn llaw anhysbys, o'r awdl 'Iesu o Nazareth' gan Evan Rees (Dyfed), yn cyfateb yn agos i'r testun a gyhoeddwyd yng ngyfrol Dyfed, Gwlad yr Addewid a Iesu o Nazareth (Caernarfon, 1894), tt. 155-220 (ff. 1-13 verso). = A manuscript copy, [?early 20 cent.], in an unidentified hand, of the awdl 'Iesu o Nazareth' by Evan Rees (Dyfed), corresponding closely to the version published in Dyfed, Gwlad yr Addewid a Iesu o Nazareth (Caernarfon, 1894), pp. 155-220 (ff. 1-13 verso).
Mae rhan o'r testun wedi ei gamleoli, a dylai f. 3 (sef diwedd rhan II) ddilyn f. 4 verso. Cynhwysir hefyd gopi teipysgrif o gerdd Dyfed 'Yr Iesu ar y ffynon' (gw. Gwlad yr Addewid a Iesu o Nazareth, tt. 109-110) (f. 14). = Part of the text is displaced, with f. 3 (the end of part II) following on from f. 4 verso. Also included is a typescript copy of Dyfed's 'Yr Iesu ar y ffynon' (see Gwlad yr Addewid a Iesu o Nazareth, pp. 109-110) (f. 14).

Llawysgrif yn cynnwys pump cerdd ar hugain, [1795]-[1811] (dyfrnod 1795), yn llaw John Jones (Jac Glan-y-Gors), gan gynnwys tair cerdd ar ddeg nad ydynt, fe ymddengys, wedi eu cyhoeddi (ff. 1-39 verso); dyddiwyd y cerddi 1790-1811. = A volume containing twenty-five autograph poems, [1795]-[1811] (watermark 1795), by John Jones (Jac Glan-y-gors), thirteen of which are apparently unpublished (ff. 1-39 verso); the poems are dated 1790-1811.
Cyhoeddwyd naw o'r cerddi (ff. 6 verso-8, 16-18, 22-25, 31 verso-35 verso, 36 verso-39 verso) yn Cerddi Jac Glan-y-gors, gol. gan E. G. Millward (Llandybïe, 2003), tt. 26-30, 45-51, 57-58, 69-70, 76-81, 95-97, 137-138; cyhoeddwyd 'Litani Newydd...' (f. 15 recto-verso) ac 'Englynion er coffadwriaeth am Mr David Samwell...' (ff. 20 verso-21 verso) yn y Chester Chronicle, 5 Awst 1796 a 28 Rhagfyr 1798 yn eu tro (gw. Marion Löffler, 'Cerddi newydd gan John Jones, "Jac Glan-y-Gors"', Llên Cymru, 33 (2010), 143-150); cyhoeddwyd 'Cerdd o ymddiddan rhwng J. J. Glan y Gors a Daniel Davies o Gorwen y ngylch Tref Lundain' (ff. 10-12 verso) mewn pamffled, Dwy o Gerddi Newyddion ([Caer]: Thomas Huxley, [?1791]) (JHD 209bii; heb ei gofnodi yn ESTC). Nodwyd ar f. 8 bod 'Cerdd yn dangos meddyliau Morwyn Ieuangc ddydd ei phriodas' (ff. 8-10) wedi ei gyhoeddi yn Llundain ym 1797 ond ymddengys nad oes copi wedi ei gadw. Ceir cerdd arall [?mewn llaw wahanol] ar ff. 128 verso-129. Mae eitemau a ddarganfyddwyd yn rhydd ar gychwyn y gyfrol wedi eu tipio i mewn ar ff. i-iv; yn eu mysg mae rhestr o gynnwys y llawysgrif (f. i), marwnad brintiedig i William Owen Pughe gan John Jones (Tegid), 1836 (f. iii), a chyfres o englynion gan Siôn ap Morgan (f. iv). = Nine of the poems (ff. 6 verso-8, 16-18, 22-25, 31 verso-35 verso, 36 verso-39 verso) appear in Cerddi Jac Glan-y-gors, ed. by E. G. Millward (Llandybïe, 2003), pp. 26-30, 45-51, 57-58, 69-70, 76-81, 95-97, 137-138; 'Litani Newydd...' (f. 15 recto-verso) and 'Englynion er coffadwriaeth am Mr David Samwell...' (ff. 20 verso-21 verso) were published in The Chester Chronicle, 5 August 1796 and 28 December 1798 respectively (see Marion Löffler, 'Cerddi newydd gan John Jones, "Jac Glan-y-Gors"', Llên Cymru, 33 (2010), 143-150); 'Cerdd o ymddiddan rhwng J. J. Glan y Gors a Daniel Davies o Gorwen y ngylch Tref Lundain' (ff. 10-12 verso) was published in the pamphlet Dwy o Gerddi Newyddion ([Chester]: Thomas Huxley, [?1791]) (JHD 209bii; not recorded in ESTC). A note on f. 8 states that 'Cerdd yn dangos meddyliau Morwyn Ieuangc ddydd ei phriodas' (ff. 8-10) was published in London in 1797 but there are no known copies extant. A further poem [?in a different hand] is on ff. 128 verso-129. Items found loose at the beginning of the volume have been tipped in on ff. i-iv; these include a list of contents of the manuscript (f. i), a printed elegy for William Owen Pughe by John Jones (Tegid), 1836 (f. iii), and a series of englynion by Siôn ap Morgan (f. iv).

Cyfrol o farddoniaeth, [1795]-[1830], yn cynnwys copïau o faledi a cherddi eraill, yn dyddio'n bennaf o'r ddeunawfed ganrif. Mae'r rhan helaethaf o'r llawysgrif (ff. 1-42) yn llaw John Davies, gydag ychwanegiadau, [?1820au], gan John Evans, gof o Lanrhaeadr[?-ym-Mochnant], sir Ddinbych (ff. 42 verso-46). = A volume, [1795]-[1830], containing transcripts of Welsh ballads and other poems, mainly of the eighteenth century. The majority of the manuscript (ff. 1-42) is in the hand of one John Davies, with later additions, [?1820s], by John Evans, blacksmith, of Llanrhaeadr[?-ym-Mochnant], Denbighshire.
Ymysg y beirdd a gynrychiolir yn y gyfrol mae Jonathan Hughes (ff. 3-4 verso, 12 verso, 34 verso-36), Huw ap Huw [Hugh Hughes, y Bardd Coch o Fon] (ff. 4 verso-9 verso, 11 verso-12 verso), Rhys Jones [y Blaenau] (ff. 10-11), Jonathan Hughes Ifangc (f. 13), Walter Davies [Gwallter Mechain] (f. 13 recto-verso), David Thomas [Dafydd Ddu Eryri] (f. 13 verso), Ellis Roberts [Elis y Cowper] (ff. 14-16 verso, 18-22, 38 verso-41 verso), Hugh Roberts y Teiliwr o blwy Llanllyfni (ff. 16 verso-18), Richard Llwyd o'r Plas [Meini] (f. 22 recto-verso), Robert Richard o Bentraeth (ff. 24 verso-26 verso), Richard Parry [o Niwbwrch] (ff. 26 verso-29, 33 verso-34 verso), Humphrey Wiliam, Tywyn, Meirionnydd (ff. 29-30), Y Parch. [William] Williams, Llaneilian-yn-Rhos (ff. 30-32 verso), a Huw Morris [Huw Morys] (ff. 32 verso-33 verso). Ymddengys bod y mwyafrif o'r cerddi wedi eu copïo o ffynnonellau printiedig, gan gynnwys Blodeu-gerdd Cymry, o gynnulliad David Jones o Drefriw (Amwythig: Stafford Prys, 1759, Libri Walliae 2804) (ff. 22-34 verso) ac amryw bamffledi. Mae yn y gyfrol hefyd ymgais gan John Evans i ysgrifennu beddargraff, dyddiedig 1825 a 1830 (f. 44), a dwy fersiwn o 'Cerdd yr Offeiriad Dur neu Steel Parson', o bosib gan John Evans, [1820au] (ff. 43, 46 recto-verso), gyda chopi teipysgrif o'r ddwy fersiwn, [20 gan., ail ½], [?gan D. Tecwyn Lloyd] yn rhydd yn y gyfrol (2 ff.). Mae taflen o dablau rhifyddol a werthwyd gan P. Sandford, Amwythig, [c. 1795], wedi ei bastio y tu mewn i'r clawr blaen. = Amongst the poets represented in the volume are Jonathan Hughes (ff. 3-4 verso, 12 verso, 34 verso-36), Huw ap Huw [Hugh Hughes, y Bardd Coch o Fon] (ff. 4 verso-9 verso, 11 verso-12 verso), Rhys Jones [y Blaenau] (ff. 10-11), Jonathan Hughes, junior (f. 13), Walter Davies [Gwallter Mechain] (f. 13 recto-verso), David Thomas [Dafydd Ddu Eryri] (f. 13 verso), Ellis Roberts [Elis y Cowper] (ff. 14-16 verso, 18-22, 38 verso-41 verso), Hugh Roberts, tailor, of Llanllyfni (ff. 16 verso-18), Richard Llwyd ('o'r Plas [Meini]') (f. 22 recto-verso), Robert Richard, Pentraeth (ff. 24 verso-26 verso), Richard Parry [of Newborough] (ff. 26 verso-29, 33 verso-34 verso), Humphrey Wiliam, Tywyn, Meirionnydd (ff. 29-30), the Rev. [William] Williams, Llaneilian-yn-Rhos (ff. 30-32 verso), and Huw Morris [Huw Morys] (ff. 32 verso-33 verso). The majority of the poems were apparently copied from printed sources, including Blodeu-gerdd Cymry, selected by David Jones, Trefriw (Shrewsbury: Stafford Prys, 1759, Libri Walliae 2804) (ff. 22-34 verso) and numerous pamphlets. The volume also contains attempts by John Evans at composing an epitaph, in 1825 and 1830 (f. 44), and two versions of 'Cerdd yr Offeiriad Dur neu Steel Parson', possibly by John Evans, [1820s] (ff. 43, 46 recto-verso), with a typescript copy of both versions, [20 cent, second ½], [?by D. Tecwyn Lloyd], inserted loose in the volume (2 ff.). A sheet of arithmetical tables, sold by P. Sandford, Shrewsbury, [c. 1795], is pasted inside the front cover.

A manuscript containing poetry by various Welsh poets, together with a letter from Ebenezer Thomas (Eben Fardd) (1802-1863).

Poems, including one entitled 'I Iforiaid Llansawel 1851', and recipes, most of them composed or transcribed by David Evans (Dewi Dawel).

A notebook containing poetry, 1869-1875, by W. C. Evans (Gwilym Caradog), Cwmdu Inn, Talyllychau, some of them written for competitive meetings at Cwmdu, etc.; a note on the history of Talyllychau (Talley) and its abbey; etc.

Transcripts by Nathan Dyfed of copies by Thomas John Jones ('Cynonwyson') of poems by Sion Llewelyn (Coed y Cymmer), Rhys Hywel Rhys (Blaen y Glais), Edward Williams ('Iolo Morganwg'), Thomas Llywelyn (Ystrad y Fodwg), Evan Bevan, Thomas Evans ('Tomos Glyn Cothi'), Thomas Morgan (Blaengwrach), William Harri ('Gwehydd Garwdyle'), Edward Harri ('gwehydd Cefn Coed y Cymmer'), etc., together with original poems and translations.

A notebook belonging to James Hughes (Iago Trichrug), Calvinistic Methodist preacher, scriptural commentator and poet, containing notes on infant baptism, poetry by Iago Trichrug, Peter Jones (Pedr Fardd) and Daniel Jones, Rhiwabon, etc.

Two notebooks containing addresses given at eisteddfodau, Penny Readings, education meetings, etc.; and Welsh poetry.

'Llyfr Miss Catherine Jones Post Office Clynnog 1861', being a notebook containing a pedigree showing the descendants of Gruffydd Humphrey, Llangybi, Caernarvonshire, one of them being Evan Owen, who was a Calvinistic Methodist preacher at Talysarn in 1861, together with miscellaneous poems by Ebenezer Thomas (Eben Fardd).

A transcript by John Thomas ('Sion Wyn o Eifion') of cywyddau and other poems by Robin Ddu, Rhys Goch Eryri, Iolo Goch, Tudur Aled, Dafydd Gorlech, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Dafydd ap Hwlcyn ap Madog, Rhys Llwyd ap Rhys, Maredudd ap Rhys, Mathew Owen, Edward Morus and Sion Lleyn; the manuscript also contains triads, genealogies, 'Breiniau Gwŷr Arfon', 'Meddygon Myddfai', 'geirlyfr William Lleyn', etc.

'Englynion' and miscellaneous verses, some in the autograph of the authors and some of them relating to the Wynn Williams family of Menaifron, Dwyran, Anglesey and Bronwylfa, Llandderfel. They include 'englynion' by Robert Williams ('Robert ap Gwilym Ddu') (1766-1850), E[van] Breeze ('Ieuan Cadfan') (1799-1855), R. Lloyd Foulkes and Rowland Huw (1714-1802); verses by G. B. Lewis, Ebenezer Thomas ('Eben Fardd') (1802-1863), R. A. Pierce ('Cystenyn'), Richard Roberts (1818-1876), E. Jones, R[obert] [Mona] Williamson (1807-1852) and David Lewis; an English translation [?by and] in the autograph of William Owen [-Pughe] (1759-1835); 'Marwnad ... am y Farddones glodwiw Mrs. Hemans' [Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans (1793-1835)] by 'Trallodus'.

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.

'Hymnau o Fawl i Dduw' written by Evan Lewis, Carmarthen, 1798; poems by Evan Lewis, Rees Jones ['Amnon'], I. Thomas, R. Davies, 'Ioan Machno' [John M. Price], 'Britwn' [Edwin Foulkes], 'Eryr Trichrug', 'Meudwy', 'Dewi Glan Ffrydlas' [David E. Davies], 'Telynog' [Thomas Evans], 'Talhaiarn' [John Jones], 'Gwerydd Gwyllt' [Evan W. Jones], John Jones and Richard [Rhisiart] Phylip; 'englynion'; miscellaneous notes on Unitarians and Unitarianism.

Poems, including several 'englynion', by Daniel Jones and others, many of them submitted for competition at various eisteddfodau in Monmouthshire and Glamorgan.

A commonplace book containing miscellaneous poems and prose extracts in the hand of David Roberts Pugh. Among the contents are 'Epigram addressed to the Inhabitants of Carnarvon', 'The Life of John Pugh of Lleyar Bach Nr. Clynnog Carnarvonshire', and 'Can Newydd yn erbyn y Papistiaid ... 1813' by E. Owen, Rhydwen.

A small notebook containing 'Englyn ar fedd y diweddar D. R. Pughe, Esq. or Frondidion, Clynnog fawr Gan un oi hen gyffeillion ffyddlon Eben Vardd', and other poems, etc.

A copy, made about 1788 by Cadwalader Pugh, of the poetical works of Rhys Jones o'r Blaenau. Though it does not appear to have been made from the author's holograph collection (Mostyn MS. 163), it contains most of the items included therein.The latter portion of the book was used between 1836 and 1849 as a commonplace book and contains material taken from newspapers, including The Christian Advocate, The Weekly Dispatch, The Shropshire Conservative, The Sunday Times, and particularly The Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald. The longer poems include 'Ffarwel Caerludd' by R. D., 'Cerdd y Myglys' (anonymous), 'Hiraeth am Feirion' by Owen Thomas ('Twrog'), 'Carol Plygain' by O. Williams, 'Pennillion Serch' by John Jones ('Talhaiarn'), 'Can y Crys' by Edward Roberts ('Iorwerth Glan Aled'), and 'Meirion i mi' by William Roberts ('Gwilym Aran').