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A commonplace book containing poetry, prose extracts, culinary recipes, etc.

Memorandum book, 1852-9, of Evan Davies Jones, Esgergraig, Betws Ifan, co. Cardigan, containing a brief account of his education at Glynarthen School, Adpar Academy, Lampeter Grammar School, and St David's College, Lampeter, 1848-59, and of books read; monetary accounts, 1850-7, including details of books purchased from John Richards Davies, printer and bookseller, Newcastle Emlyn and Thomas Evans, bookseller, Carmarthen (ff. 2-6, 14-15); miscellaneous memoranda and verse in Welsh and English.

A commonplace book kept by the Honourable John Scott, M.P. [? for Boroughbridge, 1802-5, son of the first earl of Eldon], in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. It contains poems, epigrams, epitaphs, parodies, metrical translations of the classics, etc., by J. Scott, W. 'Spencer, J. Fenton, and others, including ' Prologue to - Nothing, spoken at a Masquerade at Wynnstay, Septr. 1800, by a Character of a Strolling-Player' ; letters and copies of letters mainly to and from John Scott ; ' An account of the present State of England', by C. Heberden ; a copy of an address delivered at Oxford, June 25, 1800, by William Crow[e], entitled 'Oratio Crewiana'; miscellaneous quotations and extracts; etc.

Commonplace book, 1866-1916, in Welsh, of Owen Roberts (1848-1917), Frondeg, Tre-garth, co. Caernarfon, containing transcripts of hymns and secular verse, and notes of local events, including notes concerning chapel activities and the Penrhyn slate quarry.

Extracts from printed works, journals, etc., 1817-1829.

A commonplace book of Robert Edwards, Tai Draw, near Bala. It contains notes on astrology, witchcraft, legerdemain, geography, natural history, Biblical history, medicinal and household recipes, arithmetical and other tables, algebraical problems, poems, and a copy of a Welsh letter written in 1722-3, by a man born and bred in America to his kindred in the Bala district.

Commonplace book, 1829- , of Thomas Lloyd Jones (‘Gwenffrwd’).

A manuscript volume, 1832-44, belonging to Catherine Wood, containing transcripts in various hands of verse and prose extracts.

Estate records of Clynfyw and associated estates in Cardiganshire and Pembrokeshire. These records represent two groups that came together at the end of the nineteenth century: papers relating to the Lewis family of Llwyngrawys in the parish of Llangoedmor, and of Cardigan and Clynfyw; and the Bowen family of Pantyderi, Pembrokeshire, which in turn includes papers relating to the Williams family of Tre-fach, Pembrokeshire. -- The Clynfiew estate records includes deeds, 1749-1888, relating to lands mainly in the parish of Llangoedmor, Cardiganshire, and Maenordeifi, Clydau, Llanfihangel Penbedw, and Cilrhedyn, Pembrokeshire, and rentals, 1825-1837, 1886-1916. The Pantyderi and Tre-fach estates records include deeds, 1549-1700; rentals of the Tre-fach estate, 1818-1820; and a bundle of papers relating to Hafod Colliery, parish of Llanwonno, Glamorgan, 1879-1885 (J. W. Bowen was arbitrator in a dispute over the colliery). A substantial group of deeds relate to the estate of the Morgan family in Cardigan. -- Miscellaneous material includes a number of commonplace books, one of them containing substantial notes on Welsh history, [c. 1800]; two logs kept on board H.M.S. Royal Adelaide and other ships, 1837-1838; and two emblazoned pedigree rolls, one of David Morgan 'of Lhanbylan' and David Moris 'of Ffynnone Bychan', [c. 1700], continued down to the Williams family of Tre-fach, the other of the Bowens of Llwyngwair down to James Bowen, copied from the original in 1788.

A commonplace book of Jane Jenkins, Llandilo, 1810-1853, containing miscellaneous poems, including some of local interest by Julia of Swansea, Miss Beale, and T. Lotherington.

A commonplace book containing poetry, Latin axioms, and extracts relating to religion, theologym philosophy, etc.

An album or commonplace book containing a romance, illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings, entitled The Cuckow and the Hedge-Sparrow or Mr. Jacques & Mr. Lockit ...; a poem entitled The Humble Petition of the Bryn morfydd Oak to John Price, Esq., Llanrhaiadr Hall, with a reference to the meeting of the Cambrian Archaeological Society at Ruthin, September 1854; Prologue to the Eunuch of Terence, 1854; the script of a charade; songs of the Royal British Bowmen; cartoons and other miscellaneous items, many of them illustrated with pen-and-ink sketches, of north-east Wales and Cheshire interest.

A commonplace book [?of John Jones, Ioan Triphlyg] containing Welsh poems, mainly in free metre, prose extracts, arithmetical and astronomical exercises, etc.

A commonplace book containing poetry, prose extracts, medical recipes, etc.

A pocket-book containing memoranda and household and parish accounts kept possibly by a member of the Anwyl family of Llugwy.

A pocket book containing miscellaneous verse, 1748-1787, and particulars of cocks sent to Dyffryn, Penmachno, Ffestiniog and Carmarthenshire, 1757.

Commonplace book, [c. 1817]-[1883x1887], of John Price (Old Price), containing entries relating mainly to the natural sciences (with a few drawings and specimens) and the niceties of classical philology, some entries indicating that Price was also interested in the Welsh language. There are references to members of the Darwin family of Shrewsbury on ff. 20, 31v, 46, 47v, 50v. An index is on ff. 144-156v.

The commonplace book, 1699-1715, of John Copner, vicar of Abergwili.

Day-book of Hugh Owen, Tal-y-sarn, co. Caernarfon, cobbler, with entries in Welsh, 1894-1896.

A commonplace book, [19 cent., second ¼], probably written in the vicinity of Henllan, Denbighshire, containing poetry, prose, medical recipes and proverbs in English and Welsh.