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A manuscript containing poetry by Dafydd ap Gwilym, Guto'r Glyn, Dafydd ab Edmwnd and others (pp. 1-102 (the text beginning at p. 99 being a fragment only)); and Myrddin's 'Vaticinium' (pp. 131-146).
The manuscript is written in three different hands: pp. 1-102 belong to the third quarter of the sixteenth century; pp. 103-130 to the fourth quarter of the sixteenth century; and pp. 131-146 are in the hand of Sir Thomas Wiliems in his earliest style, c. 1576.

A manuscript containing poetry of Taliesin, Iolo Goch, Edmwnd Prys, Dafydd ab Edmwnd, William Phylip and others.
The manuscript is written in many hands but mostly in that of T. Jones of Pennant Melangell (see p. 222), c. 1680 (see pp. 76, 81).

A manuscript containing Brut y Tywysogion. Ff. 1-111, 114-121 are in the autograph of Richard ap John of Scorlegan, Llangynhafal.
The text is a copy of Mostyn MS 116 when that manuscript was complete.

A manuscript entitled 'Dyfrif Achwyniad ar y tosdurus Sarrhâd o Ymadrodd Halogedig mewn Cymdeithas'.

A manuscript in three parts: (i) 'Catechism Eglwys Loegr wedi ei amgylchieithu'; (ii) 'Gwrth-ddadleu yn erbyn y Catechism wedi eu hatteb'; (iii) 'Gweddiau boreuol'.

A manuscript containing 'cywyddau' of Dafydd ap Gwilym.

A manuscript containing Welsh poetry, including the work of Edmwnd Prys, Sion Brwynog, Guto'r Glyn, Sion Phylip, Sion Tudur, Taliesin, Iolo Goch and others. Pp. 7-58, 61-66, 171-210 are in the hand of Roger Williams, assistant to Bishop William Morgan (1545-1604); pp. 131-137 are in the hand of Dr John David Rhys; and pp. 67-112, 139-152 are in the hand of John Powel of Talgarth, Breconshire (see pp. 67, 139; see also Peniarth MSS 27 and 45). P. 58 contains a note, 1611, in the hand of Roger Williams concerning 'the fees that goeth vpon any person in suinge owt his lyveryes', and on p. 61 is a note, 1617, in the same hand concerning the 'benefactors of the Cathedrall church of Landaphe'. Also included in the manuscript is a sermon 'in praise of theves' (p. 197), triads (pp. 200-201) and medical and veterinary recipes (pp. 199, 210b).

A manuscript in two hands containing mainly poetry of Taliesin, Iolo Goch, Dafydd ab Edmwnd and others; also pedigrees of British rulers (pp. 6, 14-27, 29), which include englynion chronicling the history of British rulers from Brutus (pp. 16-22).

A manuscript containing the 'grammar' of Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug (fl. before 1400), i.e. his 'llyfr cerddwriaeth' dealing with the structure and art of bardism and verse.
A note on p. 31 records that this manuscript was copied from a book belonging to Wiliam Llŷn (1534 or 5-1580), which had in turn been copied from a book belonging to Dafydd ab Edmwnd (fl. 1450-1490). Cf Mostyn MS 110, Jesus College MS 9, Peniarth MS 62, etc.

A manuscript in the hand of the Reverend Samuel Williams, Llangynllo containing Gildas's 'De Excidio Brittanie' in Latin and Welsh on opposite pages.

A manuscript, apparently in the hand of John David, containing a transcript of Rawlinson MS C. 821 (pp. 1-107); 'Am ossodedigethau Dyfnwal ... moel ...' (pp. 109-110); excerpts, in Welsh, from a very old manuscript of the Laws which was in the possession of John Edwardes of Chirk (pp. 111-128); 'a lettre & exposition of Welsh words in Hoel Da's lawes written to Mr. ffr. Tate [Francis Tate, who has a note dated 23 January 1613 at the end of Vesp. E. XI] ...' (pp. 129-131); and 'The exposition of words' (pp. 132-148).

A manuscript containing the laws of Hywel Dda in Welsh. A note in the hand of Moses Williams reads as follows: 'The original MS. (Bibl: Cott: Titus D. IX) whence this was copy'd from was lost in the fire A.D. 1731. So this is the only perfect Copy of this class'.

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing a collection of legal triads.

A manuscript containing the laws of Hywel Dda 'o Lyfr Wm. Philips o Aberhodni [?Aberhonddu]'.

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing an index to subjects and phrases in the Welsh laws.

A manuscript in the hand of Dr John David Rhys containing a portion of the Welsh laws.

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing 'Kelvyddyd kerdd Davod' (ff. 1-5a), being a copy of pp. 10-16 of Llanstephan MS 28, with a note stating that 'This imperfect Tract I transcribed out of a MS. writ by Guttyn Owain A.D. 1455 & communicated to me by D Foulkes of Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd.'; and an extract 'Out of Huw Machno's Book' (ff. 5b-12b) outlining the fifteen faults which may be committed when writing Welsh verse, with examples. The text cites a line from Wiliam Cynwal.

A manuscript containing a copy of Aristotle's Book of Physiognomy (originally written by Aristotle for Alexander the Great) (ff. 1-9) (cf. Jesus College MS 7, p. 48); material relating to astrology (ff. 10-26); and Traethiad Robin Moyses (ff. 26-28).
The two works contained in ff. 1-19 are copied from a manuscript written by John Jones, Gellilyfdy in 1604, which was copied by Jones from a manuscript written in 1476.

A manuscript in the hand of Moses Williams containing the Interpretation of Dreams from Llanstephan MS 28; and 'Gr. ap kynan twssog kymry a wnaith gyfreth ar y gwyr wrth gerdd' in a seventeenth century hand.

A manuscript containing lives of saints, etc. An index is included on p. i.
Pp. i, 427-433 are in the hand of Moses Williams. A note - 'Pretium £1 . 4 . 6 An. 1715' - on the fly-leaf is in the same hand as most of the manuscript. At the end of the Life of St Margaret, which begins at p. 427, the scribe has written 'Felly y terfyna buchedd saint y Marged a esgrifenodd Tho: Evans 1628 fis Mawrth 5 dydd'.