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Miscellaneous papers, many in the autograph of Edward Wynne, including: notes on British and Anglesey history; an account of the rectories, vicarages, etc., in Anglesey, recording dedications, patrons, feast days, wakes and the Latin equivalent of their names; notes on documents relating to Llandyfrydog and Llanallgo; extracts from an extent of Anglesey made in 1352; miscellaneous notes, letters, pedigrees; a brief authorizing collections in aid of the widows and orphans of sailors lost in the great storm of 26 and 27 November 1703, endorsed with a statement of the collection made at Cleobury Mortimer, 8 October 1704 (ff. 101-102); assessments of some Anglesey parishes made about 1665; account of a debate in the House of Lords on the Bill for strengthening the Protestant interest, 18 December 1718; a copy of an act for the encouragement of building parsonage and vicarage houses within the dioceses of St Asaph and Bangor (ff. 110-111); a short historical account of the Civil Law, etc. (ff. 114-121); and a few letters, 1670, 1721-1722 (ff. 30, 93, 99, 139).

An interleaved copy of Henry Rowlands, Mona Antiqua Restaurata ... (Dublin, 1723, ESTC T139797), with manuscript notes by two former owners, Lewis Morris, [1740s], and Sir J. T. Stanley (later 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley), [1840s].
The notes are to be found on additional leaves inserted at the beginning of the volume (ff. i-ii, pp. 1-84 passim), at the end (pp. 85, 166-168) and on the interleaves, with annotations on some of the original printed leaves by Lewis Morris. The volume also includes a number of pen and wash drawings by Lewis Morris of churches, houses and other objects, including churches at Rhospeirio, Llanrhuddlad (pencil draft), Amlwch, Holyhead, Llanddona, Penrhôs Lligwy, Llanelian (pencil draft), Llanerchmedd, Bodedern, Llanfechell, Llanynghenedl, Llanfflewyn, Llanvair yn Neubwll, Llanddausant, Aberffraw and Bodewryd, the village of Llanfechell, and the seats of Brynddu, Caerau, Bodowen, Bodorgan and Penrhos; these are mostly to be found on the additional leaves at the end of the volume (pp. 85-143 passim).

An imperfect draft of a plan for a history of Anglesey: Chapter 5. 'of the soil of the Island', etc. (f. 2 recto-verso); Chapter 6. 'of the Inhabitants, Religion and Sects. Their meat & drink. Their raiment. Beds' (ff. 2 verso-3 verso); Chapter 7. 'Catalogues of Fishes, Fowl & Beasts' [heading only] (f. 4); Chapter 8. 'of Reptiles &c. of Trees, Plants Comon in this Island, of Fossils & subteranian [sic] trees' [there are no particulars of reptiles] (f. 4 recto verso)); Chapter 9. 'of the air of the Island', etc. [heading only] (f. 4 verso).

Notes in the hand of Chancellor Wynne, comprising notes on Anglesey and on Welsh genealogies (pp. 1-8); a genealogical table of the pedigree of Edward Wynn of Bodewryd (pp. 9-15); abstracts of deeds relating to Bodewryd and Tyndryvol, and copies of papers relating to lawsuits (pp. 17-90); some memoirs relating to Chwaen wen and Bodowir (pp. 91-98); and biographical notes of some members of the Bodewryd family (pp. 99, 107-110).
Also included is a copy, in the hand of Hugh Hughes, of a cywydd, 'Marwnad Dd. ap Rhees ap Lle'n ap Gr. Tad Hugh Gwynn Bodewryd a Phirse Llwyd Gwredog' by Sion B[rwynog] (pp. 15-16).