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Transcripts made by Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd), 1764, including: 'Bishop Humphreys's notes on A. Woods Athenae Oxonienses as far as it regards Wales'; correspondence relating to the publishing of Moses Williams's dictionary; a history of Britain 'from the time of Maximus the Tyrant (so called) to the retreat of the Loegrian Britains to their countrymen in Wales and Basse Bretagne…'; correspondence of Lewis Morris; poems by Ieuan ap Hywel Swrdwal, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Lewis Glyn Cothi, Iolo Goch, Ieuan Deulwyn, Gruffudd Llwyd ap Gweflyn, Rhys Goch Eryri, Gutun Owain, Gruffudd Llwyd ap Dafydd ab Einion (in the hand of Rhys Jones, Blaenau), William Wynn (Llangynhafal), Sion Tudur, and Ieuan Dew Brydydd; material relating to Meddygon Myddfai; an extract relating to John Dafydd Rhys; etc.

A manuscript in the autograph of Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd) containing a copy of Nennius's 'Eulogium Britanniæ' (ff. 1-57); notes relating to Nennius copied from a manuscript in the hand of Robert Vaughan, Hengwrt (ff. 67-88); triads copied from a manuscript in the hand of Robert Vaughan, Hengwrt, by Lewis Morris in 1738, with marginal and intertextual notes (ff. 89-112), and from the Red Book of Hergest (ff. 137-152); 'Araith Iolo Goch' (ff. 114-116); poetry, the poets cited including Aneirin, Iolo Goch and Mabclaf ap Llywarch (ff. 119-157b); etc. On f. 189 is a table of contents in a later hand. On f. iv the title page reads 'Y Cynfeirdd Cymreig, Vol. II'.
This manuscript is the source of the text of Series I of the Triads in the Myvyrian Archaiology Vol. ii, pp. 1-22. The englynion at ff. 119-122b are practically the same as those in Myvyrian Archaiology, pp. 543-547, col. i, but that the arrangement is different. The text at f. 132 was copied in September 1758 from an autograph manuscript of Edward Lhuyd. The text at f. 154 verso was transcribed from Llyfr Coch Nannau (see Mostyn MS 144) 'and collated it with my brother Lewis Morris MSS'.

A manuscript relating to the Welsh 'cynfeirdd' and inscribed 'Y llyfr hwn a ddatyscrifennais i Evan Evans o law deg y Doctor Davies o Fallwyd', i.e. taken from British Library Addl. MS 14869.
The text of this manuscript was reproduced in the Myvyrian Archaiology.

Two volumes of transcripts, [1758], compiled Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd), subsequently bound as one volume. Part I (foliated 1-153) contains 'The Gododin an Heroic poem of the sixth Century transcribed from a Copy of Thomas Wiliams of Trefriw M.D., and the Works of Taliessin from Dr Davies of Mallwyd's hand, and other particulars wrote by the Revd Mr. Evan Evans' (f. 1) and includes transcripts of Llyfr Aneirin (ff. 5 verso-36), Llyfr Taliesin (ff. 37-126) and other manuscripts.
Part II (foliated 1-73) contains further poetry, by poets including Llywarch Hen, Iolo Goch, Dafydd ab Edmwnd and Gutun Owain (ff. 1-28, 34 verso-47); notes on Welsh orthography (following the cywydd beginning at f. 19); a list of poets from a manuscript of Dr John Davies (f. 39 verso); a copy of Sir Thomas Wiliems's Preface to his Latin-Welsh Dictionary (ff. 48-64); a letter, dated 26 January 1757, from Lewis Morris to 'Mr. Vaughan of Corsygedol' (ff. 65-69); a letter, dated 14 June 1755, from Richard Morris to the same Mr Vaughan, enclosing a copy of the Transactions of the Society of Cymmrodorion and referring to Lewis Morris and to Goronwy Owen (ff. 70-71); and a table of contents for Part I only, [?in the hand of Owain Myfyr] (f. 72).

A manuscript containing poetry, etc., copied 'in the year 1757 by me Evan Evans then of Merton College [Oxford]' (f. 133 verso), mostly from the Red Book of Hergest; and from Jesus College MS 3 (ff. 114-132)
It appears that these transcripts, rather than the original manuscripts, were consulted for publication in the Myvyrian Archaiology.

Legal notebooks of Paul Panton, senior, 1745 (NLW MS 2063B), [early 1750s] (NLW MS 2062B).

An incomplete copy of an inspeximus of letters patent of Queen Elizabeth touching the twenty-four cursitors of the court of Chancery (ff. 1-24); and notes on the constitution of the borough of Caernarvon, with reference to riots there in 1712 (ff. 1-3).

A poem entitled 'Homer's Iliads in Immortal Doggrel'.

A composite volume containing (a) a record of manuscripts and books lent by John Jones (dean of Bangor), 1683-1724 (ff. [1]-[25]), together with (b) 'Rules for ye study of Theology by Dr [Thomas] Barlow of Oxford', [c. 1650] (pp. 1-54) and, in the same hand, lists of books compiled for 'a Friend who desired ye Names of some Bookes, wich might bee fit to furnish a library for young (yet Academicall studies)', [c. 1650] (pp. 57-92).

A copy of articles of agreement concluded at Berain, 5 January 1581/2, between Thomas Salesbury of Lleweny and John Wynn of Gwedyr, esquires, and Symon Thelwall, esquire, and Edward Thelwall, his son and heir apparent, touching a double marriage arranged between Edward Thelwall and Katherine Wynne, widow, and between Symon Thelwall, junior, and Jane Wynne, daughter of Maurice Wynne, deceased.

A transcript of pp. 1029-1035 of Robert Vaughan's Book of Pedigrees (Peniarth MS 287).

A volume of notes on Latin, Greek and Hebrew grammar.

Two books of legal precedents, one containing examples from England, mainly London, and the other containing copies of documents relating to actions in the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Merioneth, and Shropshire.

A composite volume containing rentals and miscellaneous papers relating to crown rents in North Wales, comprising: a list of tenants and tenements and their chief rents in Llanfrothen, lands in Isgwyrfai, and rents in various charges, 1638 (pp. 1-42); a terrier of the King's land in Penmaen and Llysfaen viewed and written by William Lloyde of Nanlley, 1605, and the names of the jury that found the lands in Llysfaen, 4 January 17 Eliz. I (pp. 1-66); crown rents in North Wales and Chester, 1660 (pp. 1-40); the rent roll of lands assured by Owen ap Robert Owen to John Bodvell in Caernarvonshire and Anglesey, 1613 (pp. 1-4); miscellaneous memoranda relating to the rentals (pp. 1-16); and extracts from North Wales Ministers' Accounts, temp. Henry VI-Henry VIII, [?in the hand of Robert Lloyd] (ff. 1-26).

A transcript, [?1699] (p. 1), of the extent of Anglesey made before John de Delves, locumtenens of Richard Earl of Arundel, justiciar of North Wales, 26 Edward III (1352) (pp. 1-88); a list of freeholders of Anglesey, 1606 (pp. 1-30); an account of the gentry of Anglesey, arranged by commotes, and a list of sheriffs to 1676, both in the hand of William Williams, Beaumaris, but with earlier pedigrees incorporated (pp. 1-94); 'a note taken of the demeanes nowe heald and belonginge to the Heanllis' (pp. 95-96); and a note of a survey of the lands of Arthur Bagnall in Tyndaethwy and Menai (pp. 99-102).

A book of precedents and indictments mainly taken from Anglesey court records, (temp. Eliz. I-Chas I).

An incomplete transcript by Robert Vaughan of the Peniarth 20 version of Brut y Tywysogion with interpolations in the same hand from Brenhinedd y Saeson, followed by brief Latin annals: the death of Llewelyn, 1282, the rising of Owain Glyndwr, 1401, the death of Walter Barlee, master of Halston, 1442, the battle of Shrewsbury, 1403, the death of Owain Glyndwr on the feast of St. Matthew, 1415, the death of the Duke of York, the battle of St. Albans, the accession of Edward IV, the death of Alson Gwyn, 1429, the death of Robert Trevor, 1452, an eclipse of the sun, 1433, the death of Henry V, 1422, the famine of 1439, with price of corn at Shrewsbury, the death of Thomas Earl of Arundel, 1415, the death of Robert, bishop of St. Asaph, 1433, the death of Edward ap Dd., 1448, and the death of Ieuan ap Adda ap Ierwerth, 1448, [1612x1667] (pp. 1-16); together with a list of the barons of Dinmael in the hand of Robert Lloyd, surveyor, [17 cent., ?second ¼] (pp. 17-22); and extracts from the pedigrees of Gwynedd families copied out of the collections of Lewis Dwnn, [1699] (pp. 1-24).

'Historia Bellomarisci or The History of the Towne & Burrough of Bewmares', a draft history in the hand of William Williams, 1675, incorporating documents of an earlier period, 1612-[1650s]; with additional documents, including an original terrier of the rectory of Llandegvan and Beaumaris, 1690.

A history of the Bulkeley family, with pedigree charts and transcripts of documents, written mainly by William Williams, Beaumaris, [c. 1674].

'De Diversis Regulis Juris Antiqui' (p. 1), a treatise on the various rules of ancient law.