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Holograph copies and transcripts of Welsh verse in strict and free metre, including poems in strict metre entitled 'Cywydd marwnaed er Coffadwrieth am . . . Richard Owen, esqr., o Benierth, y rhwn a madawodd ar Byd . . . 1714', by Richard Edwards (y prydydd), 'Cywydd marwnaed Mr. Francis Williams ai Wraig, Mrs. Jane Williams, of [sic] Penierth ucha . . .' (1732 ), also by Richard Edwards (bardd ag athraw ysgol), 'Marwnad y parchedig Mr. Wiliam Wynn, Person Llan Gynhafal . . . a Manafon . . .', by Evan Evans, 'Cowydd Galarnad am Ynys Minorca a Phorthladd St. Philips, yr Hon a Gollwyd trwy ffalster a Llwfrdra A . . .l B . . . g', by Hugh Hughes, 'Cywydd Marwnad y parchedig Mr. Wiliam Wynn, Person Llann Gynhafal a Mynafon', by Rice Jones, 'Cywydd Marwnad Mrs. Sydney Fychan, Gwraig Howel Fychan o'r Hengwrt, Esqr., 1750', also by Rice Jones, 'Kowydd dau wr soredig wrth i gilidd o achos Merch', by Thomas Price (Plas Iolyn), 'Kowydd trafferth y byd ar Gyfraith', also by Thomas Prys, 'Cywydd Marwnad it parchedica Mr. John Nannau o faes y pandu', by Dafydd William, 'Cowydd Marwnad I William Wynn o Faes-y-neuoedd, Esqr., a ymadawodd a ni A[nn]o 1730', by Er. Will[ia]ms, 'Cowydd Marnad Mer. Robert Wynne', 'Englynion i Edward Sawdwr . . .,' by R. J., 'Englynion i annerch Edwart Hudol . . .' by Rice Jones, 'Englynnion er Coffadwrieth I Naid Mr. Hugh Pugh o Risie'r Mysseum ir Colofn gerllaw', by Mer. Lloyd, and 'Englynion'r Eos'; free- metre poems entitled 'Ychydig o ddiolch o waith William Davies i Mr. Wynn o fays yneyoedd, Dros gerdd ddorion Sir feirionydd' (1759) 'Carol y Scuthen', by Moris Lloyd, 'Cerdd o glod i Mr. William Weeinn o faes y neiodd i ofin hen wasgod' (1757), by Morris Parry, 'Carol Siani', by Phylip Richiard, 'Hanes Gwr Ifangc oedd mewn blinder achos Cariad . . .', ‘'Penhillion o foliant i Gras', 'Rhybydd ne Hanes Carwriaith drwstan dyn Ifangc', and 'Can i'r Gwydde . . .'; and other anonymous, miscellaneous compositions.

An imperfect composite volume of 'cerddi' and 'carolau' and some 'englynion', 'awdlau', etc., by Rees Cadwaladr, Sr. Morrys Parry ('person Llanelian'), Sion Edward ('clochydd Llanelian'), Sr. Rys, Hu. Jones, Llangwm, Thos. Edwards ['Twm o'r Nant'], Jonathan Hughes, Hugh Jones, Glan Conwy, etc. Several of the songs are unattributed. Part of the volume is in the hand of Thomas Edwards ('Twm o'r Nant').

A volume of 'englynion' and a few 'cywydd' couplets in the hand of David Jones, Trefriw ('Dewi Fardd a 'sgrifenodd y Mydrlyfr hwn'). Among the poets represented are Lewis alias Llewelyn Glyn Cothi (1450), David Jones ('o Drefriw'), Sion Tudur, Edward Morris (1688), Alis ych Ruffydd, Ambrose Burchinshaw, Edward Evans, Robt. Llwyd, Dafydd Nanmor, D[afydd] ap Edmund, Evan Tho[mas] ('or Nilig'), Hugh Morris ('ynghastell y Waun'), Gr. ap Ieu. ap Lln. fychan, Ieuan Brydydd Hir, Huw ap Ifan ap Robt., Sion ap Robert ('o Juwch Aled'), Richard Hughes ('or Henfryn'), D[afydd] ap G[wilym], Tho. Prys, J. D., Richd. Davies ('Esgob Dewi', 1561), Sr. John Trefor, Edm. Prys, Sion Phylip, Richd. Phylip, Sion Clywedog, John Evan (1649), Sr. Dai. Llwyd ['Deio Ysgolhaig'], Sr. Ifan, Morris Dwyfech, Howell ap Matthew (1588), Moris Pari, Lewis Lleyn, Inco Brydydd, Rowland Wynne, Watcin Clowedog, Robin Ragad, Roger Cyffin, R[obin] Ddu, John Evans ('or Ysgwyddfrith'), Hugh Jones ('o Gaer Drudion', 1744/5), John Ridd[erch], Owen Griffydd, Sr. Rys, Richd. Thomas (Pen machno), Morris Roberts, Harry Howel, Sion Cain, Ieuan Llwyd Tudur, Sion ap Edward Grythor, Tho. Evans, Rissiard Cynwal, Tho. ap Ifan, Huw Machno, Gryffydd Phylip, John Thomas, Howel ap Sion Evan (1627), John Roberts ('Book binder', 1722), Tho. Morris ('or Ddôl'), John Richard, Rowland Fychan, John Prichard, Matthew Owen, Wiliam Phylib, Robert Wynn, Elsbeth Evans ('o Ruddlan'), Wm. Cad[wala]dr ('Clochydd Caer y Drudion'), John Edwards, Richd. Morris ('y Telyniwr'), etc. A few Latin 'englynion' have been included in the margins, as well as an ' englyn' by J. Williams, 1801.

A transcript [?in the hand of Evan Evans] of 'Memoirs By Sir John Wynne of Gwydir', taken from the 1683 copy by Thomas Mostyn of Gloddaeth which itself was 'transcribed from a copy belonging to Sir Morris Parry of Llan-Elian clerk in the year 1674' [probably the volume now NLW MS 23289B] (pp. 78-79).