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Three music books bought by Isaac Williams 'of Mr. Parry, Relieving Officer, Dolgellau, Sept. 1903' and bound together into a single volume. They contain hymn-tunes, anthems and psalm-tunes, mainly by John Williams, Dolgellau, with a few tunes by R[ichard] Mills ['Rhydderch Hael'], one by I. R. Ellis, Dolgellau, 1841, and traditional and anonymous tunes; a poem entitled 'Amgylchiadau Marwolaeth Crist', an 'englyn' ('Y Farchnad Ysprydol'), 'englynion' by 'Shion Rhydderch', three hymns ('Mae'r gwaed a redodd ar y Groes', 7 stanzas, and 'Wrth edrych ar y sail', 4 stanzas, 'Ni'm diystyrir gan fy Nuw', 1 stanza), and a recipe for a cough.

The tune book of Edward Williams, Trehedyn, Pendoylon, 1841, containing Welsh hymns and a part song ('Ynni y gog').

Poetry and hymns by 'Rhuddenfab'.

Three volumes of Welsh hymns.

Original hymns and poems and some translations.

Hymns and secular poems, including some 'englynion'.

The tune book of Thomas Roberts, Runcorn, containing Welsh hymn-tunes and anthems.

Miscellanea, including memoranda, accounts, copies of letters, poems and hymns, sermon notes, etc.

Addresses by Meredith J. Hughes on 'Myth and legend in the literature of Wales', 1914, and 'Democratic Theory and Institutions', 1919; a hymn 'Ymwel a mi o Arglwydd da', and a poem entitled 'Afon Alun', 1924.

Notebook containing arithmetical problems (ff. 1-35), sketches of local views (ff. 71v, 74v, 75v, 104v), hymns in English and Welsh (ff. 112v-24, inverted text) and hymn-tunes (ff. 125v-50v, inverted text), together with an index to the tunes (ff. 151-62v, inverted text).

Hymns written by J. Gwyndud Jones.

A volume of sermon notes, in different hands, belonging on 28 April, 1825, to David Arthur of Pantycelyn, later co-pastor of Builth Baptist Church. Pages 1-74 are described in a colophon as 'cyfieithiad pigion o Gyfansoddiad Saesnig' (translations of selections from English compositions) by Josiah Evans (d. 1792), pastor of Pantycelyn Baptist Church. At the beginning and the end and in occasional blank spaces in the volume are written Welsh hymns, and there is at the end also a list of the sermons comprised in pages in pages 1-88. On page 109 is recorded the marriage of Rees Arthur [son of David Arthur] and Ann Arthur, his wife, 5 December, 1851.

The tune book of John Roberts, Llanegryn, 1826, and later of Bontdolgadfan, containing anthems, hymn-tunes and psalm-tunes by John Roberts, Pantyniwl, John Williams, Abermawddach, H[ugh] Jones, Maesglasau, W. Williams, Llanegryn, John Edwards, Llangadog, the Reverend Richard Phillips, Bala, John Roberts, Llanbrynmair and others; and a hymn for use in Sunday Schools ('Yn ysgol bur fy Nuw').

A volume of hymn-tunes, chants and anthems compiled by Owen Williams, [Caerdegog Uchaf, Cemais, Anglesey,] 1839, containing examples of the work of Richard Mills ['Rhydderch Hael'], David Harri[e]s, David John James, Penrhyndeudraeth, John Williams, Dolgellau, William Evans, Llanfwrog, and J. Roberts, Henllan.

A tune book belonging to Richard Jervis, Ty-pellaf, Llanbrynmair, 1831, containing hymn-tunes.

A collection of anthems, hymn-tunes and other pieces, including 'Mawr yw yr Iôn', 'Preswylwyr y Graig', 'Dyfodiad Brenin Seion', 'Arlwyaeth Gras', 'Robin Goch' and 'Kitty Annwyl'.

The tune book of John Williams, Tynyffordd, weaver, containing psalm-tunes, hymn-tunes and traditional Welsh songs.

A book of psalm-tunes, hymn-tunes and anthems belonging to Rees [Rhys] Price, Builth, 1833.

A tune book containing hymn-tunes and temperance songs by D[aniel] T[homas] Williams ['Tydfylyn'], D[avid] J[enkin] [Dafydd Siencyn] Morgan and others.

Transcripts by William Griffiths, Pontardawe ['Ifander'], in 1850-1852, of Yr Arweinydd Cerddorol, in two parts, by Richard Mills ['Rhydderch Hael'], and a collection of a hundred and fifty hymn-tunes selected by William Griffiths ('Tonau Cynulleidfaol sef Casgliad o 150 o donau wedi eu dethol fel y goreuon o wahanol gasgliadau, Pontardawe, 1860').