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- [16-18 cents] / (Creation)
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129 ff. (foliated 3 blank ff. + 123 ff. (some previous pagination remains) + 3 blank ff.) ; 175 x 161 to 203 x 164 mm. Rebound at NLW. The old covers are included in the manuscript.
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'A Breef discourse of the ordenary charge gyven to the juries at quarter sessions', 16th century.
Genealogy of the family of Williams of Cochwillan transcribed from a pedigree compiled by John Salusbury of Erbistock, and continued to the year 1722 ,18th century.
An 18th century transcript of Evelyn's Kalendarium Hortense, 1664.
'A booke of remembraunce', namely a fragment of a memoranda book of a Merioneth magistrate or attorney, with entries of law-suits, 1615.
A translation into English, with notes, of the Historia Britonum of Nennius by Robert Roberts of Hendrecoed, near Llanaber, 1782.
Miscellaneous English poetry transcribed by Mrs Elizabeth Baker.
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Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
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Usual copyright laws apply.
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- English
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English.
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The description is also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Part I (Aberystwyth, 1940-3), 6.
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Available on microfilm at the Library.
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Formerly Hengwrt MSS 507, 382, 377, 481, 505, 461.
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Preferred citation: Peniarth MS 377 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
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- Salusbury, John, d. 1566. (Subject)
- Evelyn, John, 1620-1706 (Subject)
- Nennius, fl. 796. Historia Britonum -- Translations into English (Subject)
- Roberts, Robert, d. 1792 (Subject)
- Baker, Elizabeth, ca. 1720-1789 (Subject)
- Williams family, of Cochwinllan (Subject)