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An account of Easter offerings payable to James Phelps from the landholders and cottagers of the parish of Cilycwm, Carmarthenshire, 1776.

Cipolwg ar hanes Sir Forgannwg gan y Parchedig Ezekiel Thomas. Rhwng byrddau. Rhoddwyd gan Mrs Beatrice E. Williams, Wrecsam, Chwefror 1965.

The editor's own copy, with a few manuscript notes, of The Ottley Papers at Pitchford, Shropshire, relating to the Civil War, Transcribed an edited by William Philips from the original in the possession of Colonel James Cotes. Reprinted from the Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological Society, 1893. The original papers are deposited in the Library in the Ottley collection.

Civil War papers, 1643-1644, from the collection of Sir Edward Walker (1612-1677), secretary-at-war in 1642, who became a secretary of the Privy Council in 1644. The papers include copies of letters, orders, commissions, etc., nearly all of them relating to Wales.

Typescript copy of a diary kept by L. E. Latchford, 20 January 1940-23 February 1941, when he was employed at HM Customs and Excise, Swansea, as well as being an air-raid warden. It provides a day-by-day record of civilian life and reactions during the period of the 'phoney war', Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain and contains particularly vivid accounts of the bombing of Swansea. Also included are three letters from publishers and a reader's report, 1979-1980, concerning an attempt to publish the work (ff. i-iv). Extracts from the diary were serialized in the 'South Wales Evening Post', 2-17 September 1980.

A claim for allowances sent to the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury by Thomas Clifford, receiver general of taxes for Monmouthshire for the years 1715 and 1716, and including notes on plays presented at the Swansea Theatre in 1800.

Printouts of documents and index relating to a claim in the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Cardiff District Registry, between Mark Andrew Roberts, Lord Marcher of Trelleck (Claimant) and Swangrove Estates Limited (1), The Crown Estate Commissioners (2) and John Wardlaw Hanbury-Tenison (3) (Defendants).

Poor rate assessments made on the inhabitants and land-holders of the township of Clarach in the parish of Llanbadarn Fawr, Cardiganshire, 1826-1835.

A copy of a thesis 'Britain and Scandinavian Ireland: The Dynasty of Ívarr and Pan-Insular Politics to 1014', presented by Clare Elizabeth Downham for the degree of Ph.D. (Cambridge, 2003), and submitted for the Legonna Celtic Research Prize, 2003.

Class attendance registersof a school in the Lampeter district. (Formerly W. S. Jones MS.) English. Between boards. Donated by Principal W. S. Jones, M.A., MSc., Llandre, 1947.

Class register (imperfect) of Blaenconyn British School, Pembrokeshire. English. Between boards. Donated by the Reverend D. J. Michael, Tenby, November 1964.

A classical student's notebook containing also an index to English statutes, a catalogue of over 1,600 books, and abstracts of Chancery and other cases, 1681-1699.

(a) Eleven holograph letters, 1665-1668, from John Hinton from Pembroke, etc., to John Morris (Morice) in Corn hille and Augustin Fryers, relating mainly to an action resulting from the arrest of iron shipped on board the 'Katherine of Waxford' by John Chaplyn (Shapland), together with affidavits, 3 January, 1667/8, of Thomas Dulan, factor of the iron, and David St. John, master of the vessel, taken before Jno. Hinton, mayor of the town and liberties of Pembroke, and a contemporary copy of a letter [26 December, 1667] from John Morris to John Hinton. (b) Nine holograph letters, 1678/9-1679, of Hugh Mathews, from Cardiff and Aberthaw, the first written to Samuel Sumerford, Lincolnes Inne, and the remainder to Sir Thomas Bludworth, M.P., at Camden House near Goldsmith's Hall, relating to the administration of the estate of Sir John Jones of Fonmon Castle (d. 15 October, 1678). The letters refer to difficulties between Dame Ann Jones (daughter of Sir Thomas Bludworth) and her brother-in-law Oliver Jones in connection with manorial rights, an allegedly irregular manorial court held at Lancadle, an inventory of the estate, the payment of bills, the letting of properties and collection of rents, and the loading and manning of Dame Ann Jones's vessel 'Ann' from Aberthaw to London. Also included are transcripts of a letter, 16 November, [16]78, from [Dame Ann Jones] from Fonmon to Hugh Mathews, commissioning the latter to be steward of her estate, and of her instrument of appointment, of even date, of Edwd. Williams of Wringestone, Glamorgan, yeoman, as bailiff to take care and dispose of her stock of cattle and sheep.

Forty-one holograph letters (together with the opinion of W. Phillipps, Haverfordwest, and a statement of disbursements), 1665-1676, written by Geo[rge] Powell from Pembroke, etc., to John Morris in Corne hill and Augustine fryers, to Robert Clayton in Augustine fryers, and to Thomas Lemon, cashier to John Morris and Robert Clayton. The letters relate to the payment of bills of exchange and other business matters, and refer to 'your Concerne in my trust', accounts for 'your iron', and in particular to an action against John Chapland for the recovery of iron from Wexford seized at Pembroke. Also included are three holograph letters, 1674, from John Powell, Pembroke, nephew of George Powell, to Thomas Lemon, requesting support in procuring an assurance of George Powell's office of controller of customs in the port of Milford, and a receipt, [16]80, from John Powell, apothecary, to the Right Hon. Sir George Jeoffreys [1st baron Jeffreys of Wem, Lord Chancellor of England], by the hand of Hugh Matthews, for a debt of £5 due from Sir John Jones [of Fonmon Castle], late deceased.

Seventy-one holograph letters, 1658-1665, of William Rogers from Chepstow, Gloucester, etc., to Thomas Yates (Yattes), Lincolnes Inne Fields, John Morris in Corne Hill, Robert Clayton in Corne Hill, Sir Edward Heath, and Sir John Cutler in 'Gratiens' Street, London, relating to the production of mine and cinders in the Forest [of Dean] and the lading of vessels at Chepstow, Monmouth, Lidney Pill, etc., for Wexford and Eniscorthy. The writer refers to negotiations for favourable freight charges, shipwrecks at Wexford Bar and Milford Haven, attacks on ships by pirates, methods of weighing, complaints of the foulness of mine and cinders shipped to Ireland, the purchase of elms for belly-boards for the furnace and forge, the prices of barrel staves, etc., at Bristol, requests for advances of money for the payment of wages, the hiring of workmen for service in Ireland and payments to their wives, difficulties in employing finery men, a request for additional hammers and anvils (those 'that are made of our fforest mettle doth not hold'), timber trees in the Forest reserved for the Navy, the sale of the Kington estate for £850 to a schoolmaster in Worcestershire, the results of the parliamentary election of April, 1661, etc. Also included in the group are detailed accounts of receipts and disbursements, particulars of stock, etc., by William Rogers, 1656-1662; acquittances, 1657/8-1659, by William Rogers to Colonel John Nicholas, governor of Chepstow Castle, for sums of money to the recipient's use paid by Thomas Yates to Thomas Davies, Warwick Court, London; and an acquittance, 24 November, 1663, from William Rogers to John Morris for £25 for one year and a quarter's service since Mr. Morris 'entred on the Irish busines'.

Miscellaneous holograph letters and documents including letters, 18 January, 1667/8 and 15 August, 1668, relating to an action on behalf of [John] Morris and [Robert] Clayton for the recovery of iron at Pembroke; two letters, 16 May - 1 June, 1668, to [John] Morris or [Robert] Clayton relating to the lading of cinders; a covenant, 30 September, 1679, for the observance of an award of Sir Edward Mansell, bart, and Bussy Mansell concerning the purchase of properties in Ewenny, Colwinston, and Llangan, Glamorgan; two recommendations, 18 May-26 June, 1687, signed by Henry Somerset, 1st duke of Beaufort, of persons fit to be put into the commission of the peace for the counties of Gloucester, Monmouth, Denbigh, Caernarvon, Anglesey, and Brecknock; a letter, 7 June, 1687, from William Herbert, 1st marquis of Powis, to [George Jeffreys, 1st baron Jeffreys of Wem] (recommending the appointment of a Clerk of the Peace for Montgomeryshire); a letter, 16 September, 1688, from [Sir] Wi[lliam] Williams ['Speaker Williams'] from Glascoed, 'near Oswestry', to [George Jeffreys, 1st baron Jeffreys of Wem] (the forthcoming parliamentary elections for Anglesey, Wallingford, etc.); papers, 1736, 1745, 1756, relating to the Lloyd family of Alltycadno, Carmarthenshire; an attested copy of the will, 15 June, 1782, of George Philipps of Coedgaing, Carmarthenshire; etc.