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A volume of Welsh poetry, cywyddau and cerddi, given by [Thomas Edwards] (Twm o'r Nant), to [William Owen-Pughe] (Idrison), in 1809. Pages 1-172 are in the hand of Twm o'r Nant and pages 102-110 are bicolumnar. Most of the items contained in the manuscript are the work of Twm o'r Nant and are unpublished for the most part. Other poets represented in the volume are: John Thomas o bentre'r Foelas, Jonathan Hughes, Sion Prichard y gof o Dreffynon: alias Sion y Gôf ffyrnig, Gutun Gwrexham [=Edward Charles], Hywel Wehydd [= Hugh Evans (Hywel Eryri)], John Roberts of 'plwy Lygen', and Rog[er] Edw[ar]ds. Other poems are attributed to Gwas Ystiwart Castell Rhodwy, Rhys y geiriau duon, Gelyn y Bleiddiaid, and Cynffon yr Esgob.

A collection of letters and papers, in the form of seven documents, in the hand of or relating to Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant, 1739-1810) which, besides correspondence, includes poetry and an essay.

A volume containing carols in the hand of Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant, 1739-1810), c. 1800, the first beginning at the third line of verse five due to missing pages and the last being imperfect.

A volume containing first drafts of poetry, c. 1800, by Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant, 1739-1810), together with a letter to Owen Jones (Owain Myfyr, 1741-1814), 1799, in which Thomas Edwards offers to lend his manuscripts to the Gwyneddigion Society.

A notebook, [18 cent.], containing poetry, notes, correspondence, etc., in the hand of Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant, 1739-1810); the manuscript also shows evidence of other hands (see englyn on p. 107).

A volume containing transcripts, 1780-1810, of poetry, mainly incomplete and unpublished, mostly in the hand of Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant, 1739-1810); the book has been written from both ends but pagination is continuous.

A volume containing a imperfect copy, [c. 1770], of an interlude probably written by Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant, 1739-1810) and which was never printed; the characters are Y Ffwl, Y Brenin a'r Frenhines, Mr Cybydd-dod, Modryb Crintachrwydd, Sion Dlawd, Pencynghorion y Brenin sef Theologus a Refformassion, y Parcwr a'i Fachgen, etc.

A copy of Pregethau a osodwyd allan trwy awdurdod ... Gwedi eu troi i'r iaith Gymraeg drwy waith Edward James ... (London, 1606), which belonged to Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant) (1739-1810) and which has a few marginal notes by him and by previous owners.

A volume in the hand of Thomas Edwards ('Twm o'r Nant') containing (a) a Welsh bardic grammar comprising 'Traethiad am Gerddwriaeth Cerdd Dafod, nid amgen nog or Cynghaneddion ...' (pp. 1-11), 'Am adnabod mesurau cerdd' (pp. 12-14), 'Traethiad am y pedwar mesur ar hugain ...' (pp. 15-26), 'Henwau beiau Cerdd' (pp. 27-35), and '... y pedwar ffugur sydd yn esgusodi dros bedwar cam neu fai' (pp. 35-36), and (b) 'Llyfr or ffigurau ai rhannau y rhai a ymchwelawdd William Salbri or Lladin ir Gamberaeg' (pp. 1-25). Both sections are indexed.

A volume, second half 18 cent., containing poetry in two hands, the first part (pp. 1-34) probably written by Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin, 1752-1824), the second (pp. 35-86) by Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant, 1739-1810).

A volume, [19 cent.], containing four unbound tracts, namely, an essay, in Welsh, on Y Ferch Rinweddol, with verses, probably sent in for an unknown competition (18 pp.); a tale, in Welsh, about Twm o'r Nant, together with a portion of a song by him, in the hand of David Evans, Llanrwst (4 pp.); notes for sermons, in English and Welsh, in the hand of the Rev. D. Davies, Pantteg (18 pp.); and notes, in Welsh, on the Protestant Reformation in the hand of the Rev. D. Davies, Pantteg (8 pp.).

Cerdd gan Thomas Edwards ('Twm o'r Nant') ar achlysur pen-blwydd Roger Butler Clough, Castle House, Dinbych yn un-ar-hugain oed. = A poem by Thomas Edwards ('Twm o'r Nant') on the coming of age of Roger Butler Clough, Castle House, Denbigh.

The file comprises a copy of the will of Thomas Edwards of Nant (Twm o'r Nant), 1807, in which he devised to his wife, Elizabeth, land called Bryn Rhedyn in the parish of Henllan, near the border with Llansannan, which he had from his father, bought using money borrowed from Evan Jones, butcher, of Nantglyn, with further bequests to other members of his family.

Carols, etc. by and in the hand of Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant, 1739-1810), together with one poem by Ellis Roberts (Elis y Cowper) and a few items in English.

A manuscript partly in the hand of Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant) (1739-1810) and partly in the hand of Twm Ifan containing poetry by Sion Prisiart, Edward Williams, Robert Humphreys (Robin Rhagad) and many others, together with Cydymaith Lufr o deithiau Syr John Mandifel ... .

An arithmetical exercise book, with transcripts of 'cerddi' by Thomas Edwards ('Twm o'r Nant') and others, transcripts of 'bidding' letters, and miscellanea.

The series includes letters, typescripts and manuscript copies of articles of antiquarian interest, including letters of Thomas Edwards, accumulated by HFJ for his lecture notes and newspaper articles.

Copi o 'Marwnad Richard Hughes' gan Thomas Edwards o'r Nant (Twm o'r Nant), [19 gan.]. = A copy of an elegy, 'Marwnad Richard Hughes', by Thomas Edwards o'r Nant (Twm o'r Nant), [19 cent.].