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Bundle of sermons and notes, c. 1827-1874

Eleven bundles of letters from Bishop Thirlwall to [Miss Elizabeth Johnes of Dolaucothi, co. Carm.], 1864-1875 (these letters have been published in A. P. Stanley (ed.), Letters to a Friend by Connop Thirlwall....., London, 1881); also, a bundle of letters, many incomplete, from Miss Johnes to the bishop during the same period

Transcripts of deeds in the Court of Chancery in the matter of certain estates devised by the will of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn (d. 1840), a private Act of Parliament, 25 & 26 Vic., c.108, and the trusteeship of Edward James, Earl of Powis, and Sir Hugh Williams of Bodelwyddan, Flintshire, 1873-1876

Abstracts of title, schedules of deeds and extracts accumulated by Longueville and Co., probably for sales and purchases of parts of the Wynnstay estates [1771x1789]-1877. The file includes abstracts of title of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, successive baronets Wynnstay to the manor of Maenan and diverse lands in Caernarfonshire and Denbighshire (from 1657) compiled [1771x1789], estates in Merioneth, 1832, premises at Cefn Mawr, Ruabon [c. 1842], and Cefn y Gaer, 1854; abstracts furnished to purchasers at Sir Watkin Williams Wynn’s sales (Watermark 1859); abstracts of the will (proved 1840) of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 1853, a deed for evidencing the cesser of a term of years for raising the portions of his younger children, 1858 and the settlement made upon his marriage with Lady Henrietta Antonia Clive of estates in Denbighshire and Flintshire, specifically Tan y Castell in the parish of Llansilin, 1864; schedules of title deeds relating to the Llwynymaen estate in mortgage, 1836, Plas Kynaston estate in Ruabon, 1847, Mallen Fechan, 1851, estates in mortgage to Lord Willoughby de Broke (Watermark 1851), property belonging to Sir Watkin Williams Wynn and his trustees, 1849-1863, and deeds relating to properties in Montgomeryshire executed by Edward James Earl of Powis as trustee, 1877; abstracts of deeds and copies of parish registers relating to John and Ann Parry, Edward Davies, Sarah Mills, her second husband Thomas Williams, and the mortgagee, Edward Williams of Chirk, in connection with Sir Watkin Williams Wynn’s purchase of the Dee Tavern at Newbridge, Ruabon, 1844; an abstract of the title of William Watkin Edward Wynne of Peniarth and William Robert Maurice Wynne to estates in Flintshire and Denbighshire, for purchasers, 1871; and extracts from earlier enclosure awards of Caereinion Uwch Coed showing the allotments made to Sir Watkin Williams Wynn and lands received by him in exchange, 1858-1859.

Cerddi, dyddiedig 1851-1877.

Bundle of letters, sermons, MS extracts from newspapers, etc., 1834-1873. These are accompanied by a letter from Bishop Thirlwall's daughter Christina forwarding some of her father's papers to an unknown recipient, 1884, other letters concerning his papers, 1878-1880, and a list of his works found in Trinity Library, Cambridge, n. d.

Various abstracts of title pertaining to the Wynnstay estates as follows: Sir Watkin Williams Wynn to estates in the parish of Oswestry, Salop [c. 1804]; the trustees of the late Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, dec. to estates in Denbighshire and in the parish of Oswestry, 1857, and in Montgomeryshire, 1858; Sir Watkin Williams Wynn to hereditaments in the parish of Ruabon, 1857, to estates in Denbighshire, 1857, to the Llanforda estate, 1881; and Sir Watkin Williams Wynn and the trustees to the Llwydiarth settled estates, 1884. Several of the headings and endorsements have been altered and are not altogether clear.

Bundle of stated accounts of Thomas Edward Davies, for chief rents and various expenses incurred in the administration of the courts of the manor of Emlyn Iscych, 1878-1880, together with receipts, 1879-1884. See series description for details.

Autograph letters to Samuel Roberts (S.R.) from various correspondents, together with drafts of letters from Roberts to T. J. Griffiths; etc.

Dyddiadur Evan Isaac Thomas, Llandysul, sir Aberteifi, ar gyfer 1 Ionawr 1876-31 Rhagfyr 1885, yn cynnwys cofnodion byr (dwy dudalen y mis) yn bennaf ynglŷn â'i waith fel saer dodrefn, trefnydd angladdau a ffermwr, ei ddyletswyddau fel ysgrifennydd a thrysorydd y Llandyssul Benefit Society a'i aelodaeth o Gapel y Bedyddwyr Penybont, [Pont Tyweli]. = Diary of Evan Isaac Thomas, Llandysul, Cardiganshire, for 1 January 1876-31 December 1885, containing brief entries (two pages per month) mainly relating to his work as cabinet maker, undertaker and farmer, his duties as secretary and treasurer of the Llandyssul Benefit Society and his membership of Penybont Baptist Chapel, [Pont Tyweli].

A notebook containing questions by Samuel Roberts on chapters in the Old Testament.

Papers relating to Montgomeryshire tollgates, including a mounted letter from Thomas Penson, road surveyor, to Mr Griffiths, lessee of tollgates, 1822; a mounted 'Memorandum of interest due from the commissioners of Llanymynech Trust', from the Oswestry District trustees' minute book, 1 May 1824; a mounted memorandum of the clerk to the Oswestry District trustees, 1824; handbills and posters relating to the First District of Montgomeryshire Roads, 1840-1885; a newspaper cutting containg a notice of auction of tolls of First District of Montgomeryshire Roads, 1842; and three encapsulated posters, 1842 and 1870.

The First District of Montgomeryshire Roads handbills and posters comprise conditions of letting, 7 Feb. 1840, 2 Feb. 1841; notice of auction of Berthllwyd gate, 5 June 1840; notice of auction of St Giles and Pwllybidron gates, 7 Aug. 1840; notice of auction of tollgates of First District, 24 Dec. 1840; notice (2) of meeting of Trustees of Turnpike for co's Mont., Mer., Shrop. and Denb., 24 Dec. 1840, to consult re. erecting tollgate near Highgate; notice as above re. erecting tollgate at Nantdwyfildir; notice of auction of tolls, 5 Feb. 1841; newspaper cutting (2) of a notice of auction of tolls of First District, 6 March 1841; notice of auction of tolls of same, 27 Jan. 1842; notice for electing new trustees, 22 Mar. 1842; notice for electing new trustees, 8 Dec. 1842; notices of expiration of Trust, 28 Feb. 1885; 2nd District of Mont. Roads, statement of receipts.

Toriad papur newydd dyddiedig 9 Hydref 1886 yn rhestru'r myfyrwyr rheini oedd wedi cymhwyso i gael mynediad i golegau hyfforddi athrawon, yn eu plith John Edwal Williams a George William Roome, a oedd yn gyd-fyfyriwr i John Edwal yn ystod eu cyfnod yn y Coleg Normal, Bangor (1887-1888), ac a fu'n gyfaill iddo am lawer blwyddyn wedi hynny. Ceir arysgrif ar frig y ddalen, yn ôl pob tebyg yn llaw Dilys Williams, merch John Edwal, sy'n darllen 'Dad' a 'Mr Roome'.

Llyfr nodiadau yn cynnwys ysgrifau drafft, [1885]-[1886], mewn pensil, gan Daniel Owen. = A notebook containing autograph drafts, [1885]-[1886], in pencil, of prose works by Daniel Owen.
Maent yn cynnwys drafftiau cynnar o'r Rhagarweiniad (ff. 57-73, rectos yn unig) a phenodau I-XIV (ff. 74-93, rectos yn unig, 93 verso, 1 verso-65 verso, versos yn unig) o Brofedigaethau Enoc Huws (Wrecsam, 1891); ynghyd â drafftiau o 'Llythyr fy Nghefnder' (ff. 1-17, rectos yn unig) ac 'Yr Ysmygwr' (ff. 32-56, rectos yn unig), a gyhoeddwyd yn Daniel Owen, Y Siswrn (Yr Wyddgrug, 1886); 'Adgofion am Glan Alun' (Y Geninen, 4 (1886), 108-112) (ff. 18-31, rectos yn unig); a 'Diweddar olygydd y Drysorfa' (Y Drysorfa, 56 (1886), 361-369) (ff. 66 verso-92 verso, versos yn unig). Cynhwysir hefyd drafftiau o englynion, yn eu mysg rhannau o'r gerdd 'Oriel' (Y Siswrn (Yr Wyddgrug, 1886), tt. 50-52) (f. i recto-verso, tu mewn i’r cloriau). = These comprise early drafts of the introduction (ff. 57-73, rectos only) and chapters I-XIV (ff. 74-93, rectos only, 93 verso, 1 verso-65 verso, versos only) of Profedigaethau Enoc Huws (Wrexham, 1891); together with drafts of 'Llythyr fy Nghefnder' (ff. 1-17, rectos only) and 'Yr Ysmygwr' (ff. 32-56, rectos only), published in Daniel Owen, Y Siswrn (Mold, 1886); 'Adgofion am Glan Alun' (Y Geninen, 4 (1886), 108-112) (ff. 18-31, rectos only); and 'Diweddar olygydd y Drysorfa' (Y Drysorfa, 56 (1886), 361-369) (ff. 66 verso-92 verso, versos only). Also included are draft englyns, including parts of the poem 'Oriel' (Y Siswrn (Mold, 1886), pp. 50-52) (f. i recto-verso, inside the covers).

Cyfrol, [1856x1857]-[1860au cynnar], yn llaw Ceiriog, yn bennaf yn cynnwys barddoniaeth, anerchiadau a hwiangerddi (ff. 1-49), ynghyd ag eitemau rhyddion, 1862-1886 (ff. 50-63, mewn amlen archifol). = A volume, [1856x1857]-[early 1860s], in the hand of Ceiriog, containing mostly poetry, speeches and nursery rhymes (ff. 1-49), together with loose items, 1862-1886 (ff. 50-63, in an archival envelope).
Mae'r gyfrol yn cynnwys drafftiau, neu rannau o ddrafftiau, [1850au hwyr]-[1860au cynnar], o dros ugain o gerddi (ff. 17-27 a 36 verso-49 verso (tesun wyneb i waered), 59-60 verso), gan gynnwys 'Gair Tros y Delyn' (f. 24), 'Syr Meurig Grynthwth' (ff. 24 verso-25 verso) ac 'Y Telyniwr dall' (ff. 39-40 verso), a gyhoeddwyd yn Oriau'r Hwyr (Rhuthun, 1860); 'Alun Mabon' (ff. 17 recto-verso), 'Lisi Fluelin yn deir blwydd oed' (f. 18), 'Garibaldi a Charcharor Naples' (ff. 18 verso-19), 'Tywysog Cymru' (f. 23), 'Myfanwy Fychan' (ff. 36 verso-38 verso), 'Y Wlanen' (ff. 43 recto-verso, 46-47), 'Y Glowr' (ff. 44-45 verso), 'Datod mae rhwymau' (f. 48 verso), 'Bum tros y Wyddfa fawr' (f. 48 verso), 'Eich Bachgen' (ff. 48 verso-49) ac 'Evan Benwan (Ail Ran)' (f. 59 recto-verso), a gyhoeddwyd yn Oriau'r Bore (Rhuthun, 1862); a 'Paham mae Dei mor hir yn dod' (ff. 63-64), a gyhoeddwyd yn Oriau Eraill (Wrecsam, [1868]), tt. 63-64. Mae cerddi ar yr Ysgol Sul (f. 41 recto-verso) a Samuel Roberts, Llanbrynmair (f. 42 recto-verso), ymysg eraill, o bosib heb eu cyhoeddi. Ceir hefyd casgliad o saith deg dwy hwiangerdd, [1856x1857], tua chwe deg ohonynt yn ymddangos yn Oriau'r Haf (Wrecsam, [1870]), tt. 21-47 passim (ff. 1-10 verso); ac eitemau o ryddiaith, gan gynnwys anerchiad ar farddoniaeth i Gymdeithas Lenyddol Gymreig Manceinion, [?1858] (ff. 27 verso-34 verso), 'Pilsen i Ffarmwyr' (ff. 35-36 verso), a nodiadau (ff. 23 verso, 26 verso). Mae'r papurau rhyddion yn cynnwys rhestr anghyflawn o alawon Cymreig, [1862], o bosib mewn perthynas â'r gyfrol Cant o Ganeuon (Wrecsam, [1863]) (ff. 50-57), ac anfonebau am gario nwyddau, 1874-1886, oddi wrth y Van Railway Company (ff. 61-63). = The volume includes drafts, or parts of drafts, [late 1850s]-[early 1860s], of over twenty poems (ff. 17-27 a 36 verso-49 verso (inverted text), 59-60 verso), including 'Gair Tros y Delyn' (f. 24), 'Syr Meurig Grynthwth' (ff. 24 verso-25 verso) and 'Y Telyniwr dall' (ff. 39-40 verso), published in Oriau'r Hwyr (Ruthin, 1860); 'Alun Mabon' (ff. 17 recto-verso), 'Lisi Fluelin yn deir blwydd oed' (f. 18), 'Garibaldi a Charcharor Naples' (ff. 18 verso-19), 'Tywysog Cymru' (f. 23), 'Myfanwy Fychan' (ff. 36 verso-38 verso), 'Y Wlanen' (ff. 43 recto-verso, 46-47), 'Y Glowr' (ff. 44-45 verso), 'Datod mae rhwymau' (f. 48 verso), 'Bum tros y Wyddfa fawr' (f. 48 verso), 'Eich Bachgen' (ff. 48 verso-49) and 'Evan Benwan (Ail Ran)' (f. 59 recto-verso), published in Oriau'r Bore (Ruthin, 1862); and 'Paham mae Dei mor hir yn dod' (ff. 63-64), published in Oriau Eraill (Wrexham, [1868]), pp. 63-64. Poems on the Sunday School (f. 41 recto-verso) and on Samuel Roberts, Llanbrynmair (f. 42 recto-verso), amongst others, are possibly unpublished. Also included is a collection of seventy-two nursery rhymes, [1856x1857], some sixty of which appear in Oriau'r Haf (Wrexham, [1870]), pp. 21-47 passim (ff. 1-10 verso); and prose items including a speech on poetry for Cymdeithas Lenyddol Gymreig Manceinion, [?1858] (ff. 27 verso-34 verso), 'Pilsen i Ffarmwyr' (ff. 35-36 verso), and notes (ff. 23 verso, 26 verso). The loose papers include an incomplete list of Welsh airs, [1862], possibly in connection with the publication of Cant o Ganeuon (Wrexham, [1863]) (ff. 50-57), and invoices for the carriage of goods, 1874-1886, from the Van Railway Company (ff. 61-63).

Llyfr nodiadau yn cynnwys cychwyn drafft pensil, [1886x1890], yn llaw Daniel Owen o'i nofel Profedigaethau Enoc Huws (Wrecsam, 1891). Ceir yma'r Rhagarweiniad a phenodau I-XIX (hyd at waelod t. 114 yn yr argraffiad cyntaf), ond wedi eu trefnu yma yn ddeuddeg pennod yn unig. Ysgrifennwyd y testun ar y rectos yn gyntaf (tt. 1-93), a'i barhau o'r cefn ar y versos (tt. 94-187, testun â'i wyneb i waered). = A notebook containing the beginning of an autograph pencil draft, [1886x1890], by Daniel Owen of his novel Profedigaethau Enoc Huws (Wrexham, 1891). The volume contains the introduction and chapters I-XIX (to the end of p. 114 in the first edition), here arranged as twelve chapters only. The text begins on the rectos (pp. 1-93) and is then continued from the end on the versos (pp. 94-187, inverted text).
Mae'r gyfrol hefyd yn cynnwys barddoniaeth yn llaw Daniel Owen (tt. i, 93a, a thu mewn i'r cloriau (testun â'i wyneb i waered)), a llythyr drafft (f. i, testun â'i wyneb i waered). = The volume also contains poetry in the hand of Daniel Owen (pp. i, 93a, and inside both covers (inverted text)), and a draft letter (p. i, inverted text).

Llyfr nodiadau yn cynnwys ail ran drafft pensil, [1886x1890], yn llaw Daniel Owen o'i nofel Profedigaethau Enoc Huws (Wrecsam, 1891). Ceir yn y gyfrol y testun o ddiwedd pennod XIX hyd at gychwyn XXXIII (heblaw pennod XXIV), ond wedi eu trefnu yma yn ddeg pennod yn unig (a'u rhifo XII-XXI). Ysgrifennwyd y testun ar y rectos yn gyntaf (tt. 188-277), a'i barhau ar y versos (tt. 278-332, 334-347 (versos yn unig heblaw am t. 346), testun â'i wyneb i waered). = A notebook containing the second part of an autograph pencil draft, [1886x1890], by Daniel Owen of his novel Profedigaethau Enoc Huws (Wrexham, 1891). The volume contains the text from the end of chapter XIX through to the beginning of XXXIII (except for chapter XXIV), here arranged as ten chapters only (numbered XII-XXI). The text begins on the rectos (pp. 188-277), and is then continued from the end on the versos (pp. 278-332, 334-347 (versos only except for p. 346), inverted text).
Mae'r gyfrol hefyd yn cynnwys draft o 'F'ewyrth Hugh', a gyhoeddwyd yn Y Drysorfa, Mai 1888, 171-177, ac a addaswyd wedyn yn bennod XXIV o Enoc Huws (tt. 1-18, testun â'i wyneb i waered); darnau ar grefydd (tt. x-xii, 1, testun â'i wyneb i waered); a barddoniaeth (tt. i, iv-ix a thu mewn i'r cloriau, testun â'i wyneb i waered). = The volume also contains a draft of 'F'ewyrth Hugh', which was published in Y Drysorfa, May 1888, 171-177, before being rewritten as chapter XXIV of Enoc Huws (pp. 1-18, inverted text); fragments on religion (pp. x-xii, 1, inverted text); and poetry (pp. i, iv-ix and inside the covers, inverted text).

Original documents, 1771-1890, the earliest on parchment, relating to the Ropars family of Bolazec, Finistère, Taldir's maternal ancestors.