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- [mid 18 cent.] / (Creation)
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44 ff. ; 190 x 150 mm. Bound at NLW.
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In the possession of Robert Jones, grandson of David Jones, in 1822 (f. 4).
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An imperfect manuscript containing astrological texts and tables in Welsh and English in the hand of David Jones ('Dewi Fardd'), Trefriw, including 'Brydyn Cymraeg neu Almanac am y flwyddyn ... 1681 oed y byd 5630' by or attributed to 'Robert Lewis M:D:' of Dublin 'Printiedig ir Athro ... om ty yn chequer lane gwedderbyn ac arwydd y Carw Gwyn: Dulyn, o'r Werddon y 10 o fis Gorphenhaf 1680' (ff. 14 verso-16) and 'Astronomi Rheol y Ser ('gwaith Dr. Davies') (ff. 31-6); and also a transcript of 'Digrifwawd neu ymgynhebygiad i owdl y misoedd' by Siôn Tudur (ff. 7 verso-13).
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Welsh, English.
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The description is also available, together with a detailed list of contents, in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume VIII (Aberystwyth, 1999).
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 21943B.
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- Jones, David, -1785 (Subject)
- Lewis, Robert, Dublin (Subject)
- Tudur, Siôn (Subject)