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Papers relating to John Phillips, Bangor, minister, and first principal of the Bangor Normal College, including notes on him written by Sir Henry Lewis.

Sermon.

A notebook containing addresses given by O. L. Roberts, (?) Congregational minister.

An interleaved copy of A Summary of Doctrinal and Practical Religion ... (sixth edition, Shrewbury, 1776), with numerous manuscript notes, memoranda relating to schools, sermon texts, lists of books, etc.

A transcript of a terrier of the parish church of Gwyddelwern, co. Merioneth, 4 July 1791.

An essay entitled 'Moddion effeithiolaf i feithrin y Teimlad Cenedlaethol yn Mysg Cymry Ieuanc Birmingham' [The Most Effective Means of fostering National Sentiment amongst the Young Welsh Element in Birmingham ], submitted for competition at an eisteddfod held in Birmingham, January 1915, by 'Meirion'.

Notes of a sermon, [19]05, by the Rev[erend] D. D. Williams, M.A. [ minister of Oswald Road Presbyterian Church, Oswestry, 1896-1907].

Incomplete notes of a sermon on the text, Exodus 33, 18, ? preached 1725-1729.

Sermons written by various persons. Included among them are a sermon by James Rowe, Baptist minister, notes of a sermon preached by Christmas Evans, and a translation into Welsh by T. Griffiths, Llanerchymedd, of two sermons by C. H. Spurgeon.

'Peryglon Gwareiddiad' - an essay written by 'Sylwedydd' for 'Eisteddfod Cymry Birmingham', 1916.

Sermons, one of them preached at Waunarlwydd in 1896, and short essays.

An essay on 'Caniadaeth y Cyssegr'; notes of a sermon by Thomas Lloyd, Colwyn Bay; two letters, 1910, from Griffith Griffiths, Barry, to [Sir] Henry Lewis; and a typescript poem 'Beddau'r Milwyr' by Sam Jones, Campello, Massachusetts.

A holograph letter from [the Reverend] John Elias, Fron [ Llangefni], to Mrs. Williams, Lower Gate, Conway, 1835 (condolences on the death of recipient's husband).

Typescript notes headed ‘Recollections of a veteran journalist. A link with General Gordon’, compiled by the Reverend H. Jones Davies, and based upon recollections of General [Charles George] Gordon, by Dr. Samuel Evans [ 1859-1935], who, during General Gordon’s mission to the Sudan, 1884-5, was private secretary to Edgar Vincent (later viscount D’Abernon), financial adviser to the Egyptian government.

A volume containing transcripts of Welsh verse in strict metre (consisting mainly of 'cywyddau') transcribed, October [18]89 - February [18]90, by I[saac] F[oulkes] [newspaper proprietor and publisher]. Many of the poems are annotated to indicate that they were copied out of a volume in the possession of 'W.J.' of Llangollen, and the whole work appears to be an incomplete transcript of NLW MS 670D, which itself consists of a collection of Welsh poems transcribed by William Jones ('Bleddyn'), antiquary, local historian, etc., of Llangollen. The poets whose work is represented include Gwerfil Mechain, Howel Dafi alias Hywel ap Dafydd ap Ieuan ap Rys (Bardd Raglan), Sion ap Phelppot, Robert ap Dafydd Llwyd, Iorwerth Fynglwyd, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffydd (o Fathafarn), John ap Howel ap Tudur, Huw Cae Llwyd, Lewys Daron, Bedo Brwynllys, ? Gruffydd ap Ieuan Fychan, Syr Rhys o Garno, Morus ap Hywel ap Tudur, Gruffydd Hiraethog, Huw Llwyd Cynfael, Ifan Tew, Dafydd Nanmor, Cadwaladr Cesail, Huw Ifan ap Huw (o'r Bryn bychan), John Ifan, Rhisiart Cynwal, Huw Machno, Syr John Leiaf, Huw Pennant, Rhys Nanmor, Sion Dafydd Penllyn alias Sion Dafydd Las alias y Bardd Meddw (o Nannau), Syr Dafydd Owain, Gruffydd ab Ieuan ab Llewelyn Fychan, Hywel Cilan, Lewis Môn, Hywel Gethin, Efan ab Gruffydd Leiaf, Watkyn ab Risiart, Hywel ap Reinallt, Mathau Bromffield, Watkyn Clywedog, William Lleyn (Bencerdd), William Cynwal, Simwnt Fychan (Bencerdd), Euan Llafar, Thomas Prys (o Blasiolyn), William Vaughan, Huw Arwystli, Sion Phylip, Richard Phylip, Ifan Dyfi, Lewis Menai, Dafydd Owen, and Llewelyn ap Gutyn. A note on p. 123 indicates that three 'englynion' by [Thomas Edwards] 'Twm o'r Nant', which were to be found at this point in W[illiam] J[ones]'s volume [NLW MS 670D], had not been copied by the transcriber, as he intended including them in a proposed new edition of that poet's works, to be published by him in 1889. A second note on the same page indicates that, similarly, fourteen 'cywyddau' by Tudur Aled had not been transcribed in the present volume, but had been copied into another book, with the intention of publishing these and other poems by the same bard, together with poems by Guto'r Glyn and Sion Tudur. In fact, fourteen 'cywyddau' and four other poems by Tudur Aled, and all of the poems by Guto'r Glyn and Sion Tudur, which appear in NLW MS 670D, have been omitted from the present volume, the presence of poems by the two latter bards in NLW MS 670D being usually indicated by the transcriber by quoting the title, or title and first line, of such works. A note on p. 153 states that eighty ' cywyddau' by Dafydd ap Gwilym [which appeared in William Jones's book, i.e ., NLW MS 670D, pp. 149-263], had been used to correct the published edition of that poet's work ('Yma daw LXXX Cywydd o waith Dafydd ab Gwilym, y rhai a ddefnyddiwyd i gywiro ei waith argraffedig'). These eighty poems, and also five retaliatory poems composed by Gruffydd Grug, in a poetic contention with Dafydd ap Gwilym, and found interspersed among the eighty 'cywyddau', have been omitted from the present volume. A further note on p. 264 states that the last three 'cywyddau' [in NLW MS 670D] had not been copied, as the transcriber believed the text to be so corrupt, that they did not merit transcription. A fly-leaf is marked 'Bk i', and this possibly connects the volume with NLW MS 19313, which, marked on a fly-leaf 'Bk ii', consists of a similar volume of Welsh verse transcribed, March - April [18]90, by I[saac] F[oulkes], again, by inference, from a book in the possession of W[illiam] J[ones].

A school exercise book containing the text of three short papers on the topics 'Sefyll allan a'r Canlyniadau' [Strike Action and its Consequences] (10 pp.), 'Yr Mesur er Dad-sefydlu a Dadwaddoli yr Eglwys yn Ngymru [1894]' [The Bill for Disestablishing the Church in Wales] (9 pp.), and 'Hap Chwareu' [Gambling] (8 pp.). At the head of the first paper is a pencilled note reading '1894 Cymdeithas Lenyddol Gymreig Crewe', and the three papers may have been prepared for reading at meetings of that society. On blank pages opposite sections of the papers on strikes and gambling are the names of persons, ? who were present when the papers were read, with, in some instances, what appear to be summaries of contributions they made to an ensuing debate.

A statistical analysis of the number of ministers and preachers available and required, within the North Wales Association of the Presbyterian or Calvinistic Methodist Church of Wales, February 1938 (typescript).

A group of miscellaneous deeds and documents, including a bond, 1748/9, from Edward Jones of Llwyn malli, parish of Llangwm, Denbighshire, to Roger Thomas of Henvache, parish of Llanrhaiadr yn Mochnant, for the payment of £61 7s. 0d.; a bond, 1760, from Edward Jones of Rhosynwst, parish of Llantysilio, Denbighshire, and Maurice Jones, his eldest son and heir apparent, to Edward Frank of Crumpwell, Salop, for the payment of £320; a settled statement of account, 1767-1774, between Maurice Jones and Mr. Edward Frank, touching the payment of a principal of £650 and interest; bills of costs, 1800-1827, due from Morris Edwards and Robert Jones for the conveyance of properties in Bala, etc.; notices of tithe audits for the parish of Llantisilio, Denbighshire, 1847-1863, addressed to Godfrey Tudor and John Tudor of Pentredwr, Llantisilio, and receipts for the payment of poor rate and general district rate in respect of Bache Farm, parish of Llangollen, 1859-1862; a receipt, 1855, from Thomas Edwards, Llangollen, to John Tudor, on behalf of the congregation of the Methodist chapel of Pentre'r dwr, for the payment of £3 10s. 0d. for an eight-day spring piece; vouchers, 1859-1860, to John Tudor, Pentredwfr, from the Llangollen Slab & Slate Co. Ltd., and William Clarke, general furnishing ironmonger, Llangollen; a lease, in Welsh, 1876, from Richard John Lloyd Price of Rhiwlas, Merioneth, to Margaret and Catherine Edwards of Penybont fawr, Merioneth, of properties called Penybont fawr, Penybont bach, etc., in the parishes of Llanfor, Llangower, and Llanycil, Merioneth; a voucher, 1876-1877, to Miss Edwards of Penybont from Robert Humphreys, stater, in respect of repairs to houses in Bala; undated [after 1922] typescript memoranda by Dr. Bradley Hughes, Penrhyn Quarry Hospital, Bethesda, N[orth] Wales, on the effect of slate dust on the toxins of microbes; and a typescript copy of a letter, 1926, from John Gill, c[ivil] e[ngineer], Bangor, to the Chairman and Members of the Ogwen Rural District Council, Bangor, regarding the water supply of the districts of Tregarth and St. Anns.

Papers relating to Henry Hughes, Vron, Llangefni, great-uncle of Sir Henry Lewis.

Sermons.