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An almanac, The Kalendar, Compiled by Samuel Watson, Bookseller, For the Year of Our Lord, 1771... (Dublin, 1771) (pp. 1-64), and a notebook (pp. 65-76), containing memoranda and accounts for 1770-1771 (pp. 49-56) and [c. 1760] (pp. 65-75).

Rough drafts of pedigrees on sheets of paper, including that of Bishop Lloyd, of Worcester, the Lloyds of Bodewryd, the Pulestons, the Trevors and other families; memoranda in Welsh relating to the Mostyn family; copies of grants of arms to Sir Thomas Holland, of Barrow, Anglesey, and Lewis Owen, of Crewthyn.

An exercise book containing a rental of lands in Anglesey in 1814 (ff. 2 verso-12).

A volume of genealogies of Anglesey families, mostly of the maternal descent. Also included are a cywydd by Ie[u]an Tew Brydydd, 'Kowydd i ofyn cyngor i'r llwynog' by Hugh Lloid (Cynfel) (pp. 156-157) and a poem in free metre, written in 1636.
Five fragments of parchment have been pasted in on pp. 171, 173, 175, 177 and 179.

A sixteenth-century manuscript containing a medical treatise in Welsh, recipes, charms, and an astrological fragment; a treatise on uroscopy in English; poetry, including a cywydd by Ieuan Brydydd Hir (hynaf); 'Llythyr Aresdotlys [...] o gadwedigaeth korff dyn ac gavas ynte yn hemyl yr havl [...]' (pp. 228-237); and a prologue to a work which is called 'Compod' ('o herwydd I vod ef yn comprehendio [...] kompod Manuwel') (pp. 197-200).
The manuscript is written in several hands of the early to late sixteenth century, possibly including that of its original owner Bened ap Rhys (Bened Feddyg) of Llanelidan, Dyffryn Clwyd, as well as Tudur ab Elise (see p. 150).

A printed copy of Certayne Sermons Appoynted by the Quenes Majestie, to be Declared and Read, by al Persons, Vicars, and Curates, Every Sonday and Holy Day in Their Churches ... (London; Richarde Iugge and Iohn Cavvood printers to the Quenes Maiestie, 1559, ESTC S118797).

A notebook, [18 cent., second ¼], containing notes relating to the diocese of Hereford, etc.

Miscellaneous documents, 1703-1751, including extracts and notes on scripture and biblical history; a catalogue of books at Keselgyfarch, 2 May 1718 (pp. 97-102), and [?1723] (pp. 93-96); and a letter from David Williams, Llanedwen, to Dr. Wynne, Bodewrud, 25 July 1751 (pp. 117-118).

Manuscript containing a grammar of the Welsh language, entitled 'Rhaglwybr Brithoneg' or 'An Introduction to the Brittish Tongue'.

A manuscript containing copies of letters patent and deeds, dated 1617-1628, relating to the lordship of Denbigh.

A large bundle of legal papers, including petitions, lists of jurors, depositions replications and other documents, relating to suits for the possession of land in Tyndryvol, [?Malltraeth], Anglesey, 1562-1598.

A seventeenth-century manuscript containing memoranda relating to the Lloyd family of Llwydiarth, Llanerchymedd, Anglesey, and poems and prose extracts in Welsh, English and Latin. Some of the memorande are ascribed to David Lloyd (1576-1651) of Llwydiarth, his son Montague Lloyd (b. 1612), and Montague's children Hugh Lloyd (1649-1674) and Jane Lloyd (b. 1653). The Welsh poems include cywyddau, englynion, dyriau and ballads by John Gruffydd, Hugh Bulkley'r Gwydd, Robert Thomas, Evan Thomas, John Tuder and Ficker Llanymddyfri; one of the ballads commemorates the victory of the Dutch over the Spaniards in the Battle of the Downs, 1639 (ff. 35-36 verso). Several of the poems were transcribed by Hugh Lloyd in 1670.

A printed copy of Edward Manwaring, Stichology; or, A Recovery of the Latin, Greek and Hebrew Numbers (London, 1737, ESTC T31381).

A small manuscript volume containing sermon notes, 1688-1689.

A seventeenth-century manuscript in several hands, containing englynion, cywyddau, carolau, dyriau and other poems in free metre in Welsh and English. The following are some of the poets represented: Tudur Aled, Sion Tuder, Gytto'r Glyn, John Brwynog, Thomas Powel, Robert ap Hugh Delyniawr, Rowland Vaughan, Hugh and John Kenricke, Syr Hugh David o Sir Henford, Syr Hugh Roberts, Robin Ddu and Ficker Llan ddyfri. Among the poems in free are 'Ymddiddanen rhwng Mr. John Gruffyth a Richard Boulkley' (ff. 45-46 verso), a second poem on a similar theme (ff. 19 verso-20), published as 'Ymddiddan rhwng Mr. John Griffith, Llanddyfnan, a'i ewythr Mr. Bwlclai, yn 1647' in Hen Gerddi Gwleidyddol 1588-1660, Cymdeithas Llen Cymru 2 (Cardiff, 1901), pp. 16-18; and a copy of 'Karol y wraig o ganan' (ff. 80-81 verso) which differs slightly from that published in Casgliad o Hanes-Gerddi Cymraeg, Cymdeithas Llen Cymru 4 (Cardiff, 1903), pp. 11-15.

Literary, genealogical and medical manuscripts and two printed books, [16 cent., first ¼]-1814, relating to, or collected by, the Wynne family of Boderwyd.

1. William ap Hoell ap Gruff' ap Ll';
2. David ap Rip ap Ll' ap Gruff.
   Grant of Tyddyn ynrerddol, Kevyn y gryse, ynys yndodyn, Kay yrrosgoch, pandy, yrros vawr and y maes mawr.

1. Gwill'm ap Ll' ap Iollo, bailiff of the Bishop of Bangor;
2. Gwil' ap Gruff' ap Ieuan ap Ll'.
   Receipt for 2s. 4d., fine for non suit of Mallt verch Gruff' ap Hoell and Margaret verch Gruff' ap Hoell, free tenants of the township of Cornoweyllan.

1. Res ap Gruffith ap Gwilym [...] of Vathavarn Itha, commote of Dyndaythwy;
2. Dd. ap William ap Dd. ap Iollo.
   Grant of a tenement in the said township, and his claim from rryd y twrch to Bwlch y garrec velen.

1. Jeuan ap Gruffyth ap Ieuan ap Hoell, free tenant of the King of the township of Trefdraeth distenied, in the commote of Malltraeth;
2. John Owen ap Meuric, free tenant of St. Kadwaladr of the township of Egloysaill in the same commote.
   Grant of all his lands in the township of Trafdrayth aforesaid.