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Transcripts in English, French and Latin of the rolls of the Parliaments of 12 and 19 Henry VII (1496/7, 1503/4). Paper; 112 ff., unnumbered; 302 x 197; full calf with blind tooling.

Transcripts of records of the King's signature of bills and of petitions addressed to the King and the King's replies, January 1625/6 - October, 1637, together with indexes. The pagination is in the autograph of Albert Addams-Williams, who has added, at the beginning of each volume, an index of documents relating to Wales. Paper; ff. 1-385, 396 [for 386]-485, and 7 unnumbered.

Transcripts of records of the King's signature of bills and of petitions addressed to the King and the King's replies, January 1625/6 - October, 1637, together with indexes. The pagination is in the autograph of Albert Addams-Williams, who has added, at the beginning of each volume, an index of documents relating to Wales. Paper; 1-217 [ff. 172-176 twice], 219 for 218]-502 [500 twice], and 3 unnumbered.

Transcripts of records of the King's signature of bills and of petitions addressed to the King and the King's replies, January 1625/6 - October, 1637, together with indexes. The pagination is in the autograph of Albert Addams-Williams, who has added, at the beginning of each volume, an index of documents relating to Wales. Paper; 1-230, 239 [for 231]-249, 230 [for 250] - 259, 261 [for 260] - 396, and 57 unnumbered.

Transcripts of records of the King's signature of bills and of petitions addressed to the King and the King's replies, January 1625/6 - October, 1637, together with indexes. The pagination is in the autograph of Albert Addams-Williams, who has added, at the beginning of each volume, an index of documents relating to Wales. Paper; 1-259 [22 twice] and 203 unnumbered; 304 x 197; full parchment.

Transcripts of 'Divers seuerall speeches made by King James of famous memorie late King of Great Brittaine France & Ireland etc with diuers other speeches & Passages in a Parliament holden at Westminster the 19th day of February Anno D'ni 1623'. Paper; ff. 1-96; 305 x 200.

Transcripts in Latin and French of the rolls of Parliament, writs of summons, and writs for the payment of members, during the period 4-51 Edward III (1329/30 - 1376/7). On p. l is written the name of 'Robertus Cotton Bruce'. Paper; 1110 pp., of which the first 169 are numbered; 315 x 210; full parchment.

Copy mandate to George Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury, relating to the trial of Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk [1572]. This document is incomplete. Paper; pp.1-63; 313 x 268; unbound.

Miscellaneous papers including notes by Edward Jones, 'Bardd y Brenin' (1752-1824) on early Irish poetry and heraldry, Irish saints, and early Scottish music, and extracts by him from the 'Expurgatio Hibernica' by Giraldus Cambrensis from Holinshed's Chronicles, Vol.2; a transcript of a letter 9 January, 1826, from John H. Shelton, on behalf of the Western Literary and Scientific Institution, to Alexander Mills, soliciting a building site near Charing Cross; miscellaneous extracts from printed works and newspapers, and newspaper cuttings. Paper; 23 ff.t unnumbered; 325 x 203; boards. This volume was formerly Phillipps MS. 25197.

Observations, rules, and orders transcribed from the Journals of the House of Commons, 1547-1678, together with an index; a transcript of 'A Treatise Concerning Registers' by William Pierrepoint (? 1607-1678) [See BL Harleian MS. 1243 and Harleian Miscellany, Vol. III, pp. 320 et seq.]; a transcript of 'An Act to restraine the Number of Officers sitting in the House of Commons' [temp, William III]; and a transcript of a treatise in defence of the attitude of the House of Lords to the claims made by the House of Commons over 'the bill for an addicionall Imposicion on fforaigne Commodities1 [? temp. William III]. This volume was presented by Lord Sidmouth to Henry Hobhouse in February, 1840, and was in the possession of J. Harland in 1851. On the spine is lettered the name of I. Brydges. Paper; pp. [1-4], 1-204 (p.2 omitted), [1-12], 1-132; 302 X 195; full calf with gilt and blind tooling.

Account of the proceedings of Parliament from 2 Maroh 1627/8 to 26 June 1628. Paper; ff. 1-285; 320 x 204; full rough calf with gilt ornamentation and blind tooling.

A volume containing lists of commissions granted by the Crown during the period 1485-1661. Paper; pp. 1-125; 334 x 212; full parchment.

A volume of autograph observations by the Reverend Edmund Jones, Tranch, Pontypool, on printed collections of sermons by eminent English divines of the seventeenth century. The first 124 and other pages have been cut away. Inside the front cover is a list of contents compiled by E.I.Williams, Pontypridd, in May, 1924. Outside the back cover is the inscription 'Stephen Edwards His Book 1828'. Paper; pp. 125-142, 149-448, 450 (for 449) - 487, 494-497, 499 (for 498) - 620, 625- 1620], 637-640, 643-684, 691-710, 713-732, 737-768, 771-784; 302 x 188.

A volume containing 'An explanation of and some Consideration on the Statute made in the three and fortieth year of the Reign of Elizabeth entituled An Act to redress the Misemployment of Lands Goods and Stocks of money heretofore given to Charitable uses Collected from the severall Reports and other treatises on that head but chiefly from Dukes Digestion of Sir. Francis Moors reading on that Statute [i.e. The Law of Charitable Uses ... whereunto is now added the learned reading of Sir F. Moor ... Methodically digested by G[eorge] Duke]', 1676, together with marginal notes in another contemporary hand. Paper; 2 pp., unnumbered; 308 x 198; quarter vellum.

A composite volume consisting of: (1) a schedule of books, accounts, and papers delivered by Geo. Toilet, secretary to the late Commissioners of Accounts, to Paul Jodrell, esq., clerk to the House of Commons,15 April 1697, together with a memorandum. Of their delivery and also an acknowledgement of the receipt of other books on 1 December 1697. These accounts embrace the period 1606-1697 and are classified and arranged in alphabetical order. (2) A similarly arranged schedule of accounts embracing the. Period 1685-1704. On the outside front cover is the inscription: 'A Copy of the Books and Papers Delivered by Gregry King Esq. Secretary to the Com[m]issLion]ers of Accounts for the years 1702 and 1703. To Paul Joddrel Esq. Clark to the Hon House of Commons'.On the fly-leaf is the inscription: 'MSS. Carew'. Paper; pp. 1-93 some unnumbered, and some wrongly numbered, and pp. 1-79, wrongly numbered; 317 x 197; full parchment.

Transcripts of warrants follow forfeitures of popish recusants' estates. Transcripts, in different hands, of warrants directed to the receivers of revenue issuing from the forfeitures of Popish recusants, 1680-1683, together with an Index. Paper; pp. [I], 1-200, many being blank, aid [1 - 14]; 359 x 234; full parchment.

Transcripts of the commission of Charles II to Prince Rupert, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Viscount Osborne, the Earl of Anglesey, the Chancellor, Treasurer, and Keeper of the Privy Seal for the time being, the Dukes of Buckingham, Monmouth, Lauderdaile, and Ormond, the Earl of Arlington, Sir George Carterett, Henry Coventry, esq.., and Edward Seymour, esq., for executing the office of Lord High Admiral vacant by the surrender of the Duke of York, July 9, 1673, together with a record of its renewal on 28July 1675 and on 26 September 1677; and a record of the approval by the Privy Council of the draft of instructions for ascertaining the duties of the office, 13 June 1673. Paper; 7 pp.; 360 x 235; 18th century; marbled paper.

Transcripts of an Act of Parliament for augmenting Windsor Castle, 32 Henry VIII (1540); and of accounts and estimates of public revenues and disbursements during the period 1679-1693/4, together with observations and reports thereon. Paper; pp.3-169 (for 171) and 81 unnumbered; 368 x 230; full parchment.

Part songs (S.A.T.B.) entitled Jubilate Deo and Responses composed respectively on 6 and 7 October 1848, by Dr. A[ndrew] Wastfield, [conductor of the Usk Choral Society]. Paper; 2 pp. unnumbered; 302 x 241; unbound.