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A photostat facsimile of the Chartres manuscript, written c. 900, of the Historia Britonum of Nennius.

A copy of W. Gunn : The "Historia Brittonum", commonly attributed to Nennius ... (London, 1819) which belonged to John Hughes, author of Horae Britannicae, and which has corrections and annotations by him.

A folio manuscript containing a Latin text of Geoffrey of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae'. The spine is inscribed in gilt 'Galfrid Monvmetensis Historia'. A small, square label bearing the number 32 has been pasted on at the base of the spine. A note 'Bound by Lewis' and the inscription 'Sir T. P., Middle Hill, No. 32' under the figure of a lion rampant are found on the centre panel of the inner side of the upper cover. The name 'Thos. Phillipps' and the note '32 MSS. Ph.' have been inscribed on the recto of the first (modern) fly-leaf, and the bottom left - hand corner of the verso of the same leaf is stamped 'Bound by Hering'. The vellum leaves have a generous margin but some have natural medial flaws and irregular edges and a few have flaws which have been repaired. The text is written in double columns of forty lines each in a regular, somewhat angular, Gothic hand probably of the first half of the thirteenth century and possibly the first quarter. The preface and 'Historia' proper have large initials in red and blue and each chapter has a large initial in red or blue often with decorative work in the same or the contrasting colour. Most of the catchwords appear to have been cut away probably in the process of trimming for binding. The text is not divided into books. It has the customary preface (Incipit and Explicit, f. 1 recto) but there is no direct reference to a patron. Robert, earl of Gloucester, is referred to obliquely as follows - 'Si autem in hoc libello corrigendum est aliquid a to corrigatur nec gaufndi monomutensis censeatur sed sale minerue minerue (sic) tue conditus illius dicatur editio quem henricus anglorum rex generauit . . .'. The 'Historia' proper commences on f. 1 recto, and the prophesies of Merlin, with the prefatory remarks referring to Alexander, bishop of Lincoln, are introduced on f. 29 verso. The explicit of the 'Historia' (f. 60 verso) is preceded by the epilogue with references to [William] of Malmesbury and Henry of Huntingdon. The following note in French - 'an 11? 52 mommouth an angletere' - has been inserted in the space between the heads of the two columns of f. 1 recto.

A printed copy of Geoffrey of Monmouth, Britannie vtriusq[ue] regu[m] et principum origo & gesta insignia ex antiquissimis Britannici sermonis monumentis in Latinum traducta, 2nd edn ([Paris]: Jodocus Badius Ascensius, 1517, Adams G445), containing marginal annotations and underlinings throughout, in Latin, Welsh and English, by Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt (ff. 1-99 verso passim).
The annotations are written in at least two different inks and occasionally in pencil. Vaughan's inscription 'Dauydd ap Mredydd Glais a ysgrifennodd historia brenhinedd y Bryttanied o Vruttus hyd Gadwaladr Vendiged pan oedd Crist 1444 ar llyfr membrwn sydd gyda Mr Jon: Jones o Ysgeifiog', [?1620s], on f. 100 verso refers to the manuscript now Peniarth MS 22 (see Daniel Huws, Repertory).

A notebook containing cuttings of an article by J[ohn] R[ead] Dore entitled 'Historical account of Welsh Bibles to the end of the eighteenth century' (ff. 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24). The article was published in the journal The Bazaar, [1881].
A transcript of the dedication of the Welsh New Testament of 1567 by William Salesbury is included (ff. 9, 11).

Seven bound volumes of offprints of articles on Welsh history by the donor W. R. B. Robinson entitled 'Historical Articles', published in various journals between 1957 and 2003.

Historical notes relating to C. M. chapels in the districts of Rhyl, Prestatyn, Tywyn and Galltmelyd. (Formerly Borth-y-gest MS 45.) Welsh, English. Between boards. Purchased from the library of Mr R. E. Jones, Borth-y-gest, 1959-1961.

An imperfect copy of David Powel, The historie of Cambria, now called Wales ... (London, 1584), containing many notes and comments on the text, including collation with other chronicles (Roger de Hoveden, Stow, Matthew Paris, Giraldus Cambrensis and Brut y Tywysogion, e.g. p. 333). Most of the notes are probably in the hand of George Owen Harry (c. 1553-c. 1614), rector of Whitechurch and Llanfihangel Penbedw, co. Pembroke (see signature on pp. 1 and 15 (first sequence) and notes on pp. xvi, 115, 193); included are a brief pedigree of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (p. 63) and coats of arms, mostly in trick (pp. 28, 103, 115, 131-7, 193, 246, 392). An englyn on the death in 1569 of William Herbert, 1st earl of Pembroke, is written, probably by the same scribe, on p. viii. According to a note on p. 402, the scribe read the volume in 1584 and 1592. Several leaves are missing and the deficiency in the printed text is supplied on inserted leaves in a mid or late XVIII cent. hand.

Manuscripts containing contemporary transcripts or drafts of historical papers.

A typescript copy of an 'Historical record of Building No. 6, Former Manor House at Neath General Hospital, Neath, West Glamorgan' for Neath Port Talbot Borough Council, prepared by Redrow Homes (South Wales) Ltd, June 2003.

Historical Survey of Treharris and District by D. H. Gwynne Davies (typescript). Paper. Sourced from The Librarian, Central Library, Merthyr Tydfil, September 1949.

History and pedigree of the family of John Owens, blacksmith (1816-1883) of Llanelidan and Llandrillo by J. Humphrey Owen. English. Between boards. Donated by J. Humphrey Owen, Shrewsbury, May 1967.

A manuscript containing a history of Aberdare written by Ivor Astle, together with a letter to him, 17 September 1901, from D. A. Thomas (afterwards 1st Viscount Rhondda).

Traethawd, 1884, ar hanes eglwys y Bedyddwyr, Bethel, Mynachlog-ddu, sir Benfro, gan 'Croniclwr', sef Thomas Rees, Felin Dyrch, Mynachlog-ddu, hendaid y rhoddwr. / An essay, 1884, in Welsh, on the history of Bethel Baptist Church, Mynachlog-ddu, co. Pembroke, by 'Croniclwr' (Thomas Rees, Felin Dyrch, Mynachlog-ddu), great grandfather of the donor.

Two copies of the history of Horeb Baptist Church, Blaenavon, Monmouthshire, March 1862 - March 1962.

A draft history of the parish of Llandderfel, with notes from Archaeologia Cambrensis.

A typescript history of Penydarren English Congregational Sunday School (Williams' Memorial), 1902-1952, by J. Ronald Williams, Church Secretary.

A xerox typescript history, 1952, of Penydarren (later Williams' Memorial) English Congregational Sunday School by J. Ronald Williams, church secretary, recounting the Sunday School's history from its inception in March 1902.
A table of statistics (f. 13) and list of officers (ff. 14-15) is included. The typescript contains corrections and emendations throughout in the hand of the author.