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A facsimile of the death warrant, 1587, of Mary, Queen of Scots, together with a transcript of it made, [1930s], by R. D. Roberts.

Annotations, [c. 1931], by R. D. Roberts, written in a copy of W. Wynne Ffoulkes, Pedigree of the Family of Ffoulkes of Eriviat, in the Parish of Henllan, in the County of Denbigh (London: privately printed, 1874), together with related letters, 1928-1931.

A note, 1926, in the hand of A[rthur] Foulkes-Roberts, highly critical of Saunders Lewis, pasted on a printed review by the latter of Cywyddau Iolo Goch ac Eraill, ed. by Henry Lewis, et al. (1925), which appeared in Y Llenor, October 1926.

Annotated and corrected typescripts of three short plays by A[rthur] Foulkes-Roberts, performed at the Denbigh Historical Pageant, 1907, together with related correspondence, 1909-1915.

Correspondence, 1936-1938, between T. A. Glenn and R. D. Roberts concerning Katheryn of Berain.

Miscellaneous documents, 1831-1938, including letters, photographs and press cuttings relating to Peter Roberts of St Asaph, and the families of Foulkes of Llechryd, Llannefydd, and Hughes of Penybryn, Abergele, Denbighshire.

Facsimiles of documents relating to the parish of Llannefydd, Denbighshire, comprising pages from manuscripts in the Peniarth Collection and letters in the Lleweni Papers, together with transcripts of the documents by R. D. Roberts and a letter, 1932, to him from W. Ll. Davies, the Librarian at the National Library of Wales.

Transcripts made, 1918-1922, by D. Inward on behalf of R. D. Roberts of chancery proceedings, 1544-1553, chancery warrants, 1616, and exchequer bills and answers, 1619, 1627, relating to Llannefydd, Denbighshire, together with four letters, 1917-1937, relating to the research undertaken.

Pedigrees compiled, [c. 1930]-[c. 1939], by R. D. Roberts of families in the parishes of Henllan and Llannefydd, Denbighshire, together with related correspondence, 1930-1939 (ff. 93-101), and miscellaneous notes.

Pedigrees compiled, [c. 1936], by R. D. Roberts, of families in the parishes of Henllan and Llannefydd, Denbighshire, together with transcripts of wills and other documents. Included are the families of Roberts of Henllan, and Brickdall, Edwards and Williams families of Llannefydd.

A volume compiled, 1936, by R. D. Roberts, containing abstracts of St Asaph diocesan wills, 1660-1729, of persons living in Llannefydd, Denbighshire, together with a first name index (pp. 149-63), and related pedigrees (pp. 164-89).

A volume compiled, [c. 1936]-1939, by R. D. Roberts, containing abstracts of wills, 1564-1652, of persons living in Llannefydd, Denbighshire, together with a first name index (pp. 163-77), and related pedigrees (pp. 178-89).

A volume containing pedigrees compiled, 1915, by R. D. Roberts, of the Roberts family and collateral families in the parishes of Llannefydd and Henllan, Denbighshire. Pasted-in throughout are photographs, 1906, of Llechryd and Foxhall, together with miscellaneous press cuttings and photographs, 1918-1937, which were added later.

A volume compiled by R. D. Roberts containing transcripts and abstracts of deeds, wills and pedigrees, 1627-1887, relating to the township of Llechryd in Llannefydd, Denbighshire. Two maps, 1926, showing the names and acreages of fields in Llechryd are tipped-in on ff. i verso-ii.

A copy of Frederick Watson, The Life of Sir Robert Jones (London, 1934), which was given to R. D. Roberts by the author in September 1934 in recognition of the help he received in preparing the work (see f. i), with notes by R. D. Roberts and press cuttings, 1933-1938, relating to Sir Robert Jones added or tipped in on pp. 1-321 passim and inside back cover. Also included are notes and press cuttings, 1934-1938, relating to Jones's uncle and mentor, the osteopath Hugh Owen Thomas (pp. 10, 12, 28, 84, 320-1, 329), and Dame Agnes Gwendoline Hunt (inside front cover, p. 120).

A volume containing a copy of Joseph William Gleeson White, Ballades and Rondeaus ... (London, 1887), with a transcript in the hand of R. D. Roberts of an English translation by B. M. Cholmeley of an unidentified rondeau by Alain Chartier (ff. iv verso-v) and press cuttings, 1909-1912, of poetry by R. D. Roberts, published mostly in Country Life (pasted on ff. iv, ii, iii and pp. 302-4, 307).

A volume containing an interleaved copy of Thomas Matthews, Gwaith Iolo Goch, vol. 1 (Llanuwchllyn, 1915), bound together with a copy of David James (Defynnog), Owain Glyndwr: His Life and Times (Cardiff, 1915), which was published as part of his volume Hanes Owain Glyndwr (Cardiff, 1915), with notes, press cuttings, 1920-1934, and other printed items added by R. D. Roberts relating to the lives and works of Iolo Goch and Owain Glyndŵr, together with a photograph, 1906, of Llechryd, Llanefydd, co. Denbigh.

A volume containing the first of a limited edition of thirty copies of Frederick Arthur Crisp, The Parish Registers of Kegidog, alias St George, near Abergele, 1694-1750 (London, 1890). Genealogical and other notes by R. D. Roberts and A. Foulkes-Roberts are added or tipped in on f. ii verso, iv, pp. 1-52 passim. Also included is correspondence, 1890-1891, concerning the publication of the registers (pasted or tipped in on ff. i-ii, iv verso); press cuttings, 1928-1936, relating to the parishes of St George and Llanfair Talhaearn (pasted or tipped in on f. v verso, pp. 53-54); and the signatures, 1844-[c. 1845], of the Rev. Thomas Davies and the Rev. Charles Williams, curates of Holyhead, and the Rev. David Roberts, curate of Llangedwyn, Denbighshire (tipped in on f. iii verso).

A volume containing an interleaved copy of Catalogue of the Loan Collection of Welsh Antiquities ... compiled by William R. Owen, secretary of the Liverpool Welsh National Society, for an exhibition held under the auspices of the Welsh Industries Association in Liverpool, 1902, with notes added by R. D. Roberts, and related press cuttings and correspondence, 1902-1933, tipped or pasted in, including a letter, 1902, to R. D. Roberts from W[illiam] R. Owen requesting the loan of exhibits (f. ii).

The second of two volumes containing copies, partially interleaved, of Notes & Catalogue for the Flintshire & Denbighshire Historical Exhibition held at Rhyl, 23-25 April 1902, with notes added in the hand of R. D. Roberts. Press cuttings, 1899-1939, relating to Flintshire and Denbighshire, and letters (3), 1902-1915, to R. D. Roberts, including one, 1906, from Llewelyn Nevill Vaughan Lloyd-Mostyn, 3rd baron Mostyn (p. 84), are pasted or tipped into the volume.