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The second of two volumes of sermon notes, miscellaneous extracts, and anecdotes relating to Ann Griffiths, the hymnist, in the autograph of John Jones, Llanfyllin.

The first of two volumes of sermon notes, miscellaneous extracts, and anecdotes relating to Ann Griffiths, the hymnist, in the autograph of John Jones, Llanfyllin.

Miscellaneous documents from the Clayton manuscripts, consisting of a statement relating to the estate of John Bodvell under a deed of 20 February 1639/40; a quotation from William Lane of the Inner Temple to [Judge] George Jefferies with authority to the latter to deliver his chamber in the Inner Temple to Thomas Sturmy, 8 July 1665; a letter from John Moorer to William Davies at Drusloyne [Dryslwyn] concerning iron at Carmarthen and elsewhere, 1669; a letter from H. Buller to Sir Robert Clayton concerning a loan on the security of Streetmarshall and other manors, 26 May 1673; a bond from Paul Cole and Judith Faustus to [Sir] John Jones of Fonmon, 14 December 1674, for the performance of covenants; a receipt by John Jones of Fonmon, 4 May 1676, for the marriage portion of his wife Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Bludworth; letters from Henry Morgan to Sir Robert Clayton, September-November 1676; an order in Council, 30 October 1678, signed Phi. Lloyd, to Sir George Jefferies, recorder of London, to attend to the prosecution of one Child; a bill from Jo. Henley, tailor, to Sir John Jones, June 1677; a receipt by Anna Morgan, 4 October 1679, for a tally on Excise revenue; a petition by John Williams to the Right Hon. George, Lord Jefferyes, Baron of Wemm, Lord High Chancellor, circa 1680; opinions in favour of the King's dispensing powers given by Sir Thomas Powys and Richard Hopton, Justice of North Wales, 1686; a letter from George Evans to the Lord Chancellor concerning a riot in Southwark, 15 April 1687; a docket to the Lord Chancellor of the offices of the Marquis of Powis in Wales, 4 April 1688; a letter from Sir Thomas Powys to the Lord Chancellor, 9 May 1688; a letter from Jo. Brecknocke to John Saville; a quit claim from James Jones of Abergavenny, hair bletcher, to John Sutherland, hair merchant, 24 November 1719; a letter, 1 November 1755, from John Rees, Penymas concerning lead ore under Maesgwenllian in Kidwelly and concerning the seizure of a ship and cargo of brandy; a certificate of the baptism of Robert Chiping at Bletchingley, 16 February 1701; and a warrant, 25 November 1806, signed by Charles Watkin Williams Wynn for the payment to Peter [Burrell], Lord Gwydir, of £85 for the attendance of attendants and marshalls at the trial of [Henry Dundas] Lord Melville.

Miscellanea in the hand of Rees Jenkin Jones. (Formerly Rees Jenkin Jones MS.) English, Welsh. In boards. Donated by Dr Goronwy Jones, Swansea.

Miscellanea in the hands of William Bro[o]me and Edward Lhuyd. English. (Formerly Belmont Abbey MS 4.) Parchment. Purchased from Belmont Abbey, April 1954.

Miscellaneous papers comprising holograph notes of an address by D. R. Daniel on 'Yr Ysgol Sul ar Oes', delivered at Pwllheli, 13 May, [18]95; holograph notes by D. R. Daniel of a Caernarvon Boroughs election address; a pocket-book containing diary entries, accounts, etc., of P. Ll. Daniel, Fourcrosses, 1903; 'englynion' by William Henry Roberts ('Iseifion'), Fourcrosses, entitled 'Llinellau Byrfyfyr a wnaed ... ddiwrnod cyn pleidleisio am aelod i'r Cyngor Sir dros y plwyfi Llanarmon a Llanystumdwy &c. 1910' and 'Er Cof anwyl Am y ddiweddar Miss Blodwen Ellen Jones, Talafon, Chwilog'; and press cuttings.

Miscellanea from the collection of Hugh Jones ('Erfyl'), consisting of poems by him and in his own hand, among them being 'Emyn y Tymmorau' translated from James Thomson's The Seasons and awarded a prize at the Tegeingl Eisteddfod, 1829, and 'Englynion i Fab ac Etifedd Syr W. W. Wynn, 1820, composed in a field near Wrexham; transcripts by 'Erfyl', including the 'Substance of a Sermon preached at the Baptist Chapel in Oswestry, on Sunday, August 13th, 1815. By the Revd. J. Palmer of Shrewsb[ur]y', a translation (copied at Whittington, 1814) of a petition to Governor [Warren] Hastings by the wife of Almas-ali-can 'who was seized upon and put to death for political purposes in India', and extracts from printed sources relating to Bangor, Tegeingl, etc.; a draft in the hand of Richard Llwyd, 'Bard of Snowdon', relating to the slave trade; a short-title list of Welsh periodicals ('Rhwydd Restr o Gyhoeddiadau Cym[r]aeg a Chymreig Amseriadol') in the hand of Robert Davies, Llansannan; and holograph poetry by Robert Ellis ('Cynddelw'), John Jones ('Myllin'), Thomas Edwards ('Caerfallwch'), and John Owen, Liverpool (1835) (awarded the prize at the Holywell Eisteddfod, 1834), etc.

Miscellaneous documents, including an account, [18]64, of fees due from the Reverend J[ohn] Owens, Gwndwn [Calvinistic Methodist minister, Capel Ffynnon, Cardiganshire], to Thomas Watts in respect of one quarter's tuition for A. Owens and Jno. Owens at Capel y Gwndwn School; a printed list (with manuscript entries) of subjects of examination for the ordination to be held in the diocese of St. Davids, 1883; a receipt, 1883, to John Caleb Owen for the payment of ordination fees; a holograph letter from J. T. Evans, The Rectory, Stow-on-the-Wold, to [J. C.] Owen [vicar of Llanafan-fawr, Brecknockshire], 1911 (requesting information relating to one Hannah Griffiths, and also copies of the inscriptions on the five bells at Llanafan-fawr) (copies of inscriptions enclosed); a list of patrons and incumbents of Llanafan-fawr, 1486-1910; a press cutting containing a list of ruined houses ('Hen Dai Adfeiliedig') in Llanafan Fawr; etc.

Miscellaneous papers of Thomas Darlington, one of his Majesty's Inspectors of Schools in Wales, including essays and articles, drafts of speeches and addresses, letters from Ellis Edwards, Tom Ellis, Beriah Gwynfe Evans, D. Silvan Evans, David Howell (Llawdden), J. Puleston Jones, Sir John Rhys, A. Neobard Palmer, and Hugh Williams, and press cuttings.

Miscellanea relating to Ireland, formerly belonging to Henry Blackwell, New York. They include 'A Generall Abstract of the Accounts of His Maties Revenue in Ireland For One Year Ended at Xmas 1697', 'A Rent Roll of the Lordship of St. Mary's Abby & Grange of Clonliff', 1730-1, rentals of an estate in Kilkenny, 1795-6, a map of Ireland showing the sites of 'Round Towers', letters to Luke Gardiner and others, etc.

Miscellanea relating to Neath and the Vale of Neath, in the hands of D. Rhys Phillips and others. English, Welsh. (Formerly D Rhys Phillips MS 9.) In boards. Purchased from D. Rhys Phillips, Swansea, April 1942.

Miscellanea relating to Ruthin, Denbighshire, by R. J. Edwards, mainly in the form of press cuttings.

(Formerly Llanmaes MS 129.) English. Between boards. Purchased from E. P. W. Nicholl, Llanmaes House, Glamorganshire, 1939-1940.

Miscellaneous documents including a statement of account due from the Reverend W[illiam] Griffith, Jesus Coll[ege, Oxford], to D. A. Talboys, in respect of books, 1830; an essay entitled 'Nadolig 1869'; and holographs and transcripts of poetry, among them being 'Englynion ar Briodas Maggi a Iago' by [Rowland Williams] ('Hwfa Môn'), 1882, and 'Ychydig fyfyrdod ar Uniad fy mrawd hoff Mr. James Venmore mewn glan briodas a Miss Hughes, Wylfa, Cemaes, Mon' by [Henry Jones Williams] ('Plenydd').

Extracts by Charles Ashton from Dufief's Master Key to the Correct Pronunciation of French, an essay on 'Dwyfol sefydliad y Sabboth a pharhad y rhwymedigaeth o'i gadw', and an unfinished story entitled 'The Mendicant'.

Material of Welsh interest extracted from The Liverpool Mercury, 1811-1816, and miscellanea, including two letters written in 1905 by John Strachan (1862-1907), professor of comparative philology at the University of Manchester.

Lists of persons who supplied horses to the Swansea Gentlemen and Yeomanry Cavalry, 1799-1803; a return of the Swansea Gowerland and Cilvey Volunteer Legion, 25 September - 6 December 1800; a notice issued by Lieut.-Col. Thomas Morgan, 3 May 1803, to the Swansea Gentlemen and Yeomanry Cavalry; an invoice by Edward Davies, London, for military equipment, 10 September 1803; a sawyer's bill, 1798, and a receipt for House and Window duties, 1803, made out to Thomas Morgan; a tithe notice, Llanrhystud, 1842; a poor rate receipt, and an account for Pentre farm and garden, Manordeifi, 1845; a letter by James Butler, 1773; a notice by Thomas Morgan, steward to the Duke of Beaufort, prohibiting the erection of buildings adjoining Swansea Castle, 1797; a letter by Rhys Davies, 1804; a note by David Evans, tailor, on Llanfair trefhelygen, Cardiganshire; a draft of an article 'on the Union of Church and State' by Mr. FitzWilliams; and extracts from Llangollen Church Sunday School Catechism, 1870.

Press cuttings, including the issue of Y Drafod, 12 June 1925, containing obituary notices and appreciations of Mrs. Anne Lloyd Jones, widow of Michael D. Jones; press cuttings relating to the Chubut Settlement; a patent to Mihangel ap Iwan to practise as a doctor in the Argentine, 1927; autographs of guests at a banquet given to Mihangel ap Iwan, 1923, programme of the consecration of the 'St. David's' Lodge, No. 3952 of Freemasons at Buenos Aires, 1920; and a memorial card for Ebenezer M. Morgan, Trelew, 1910.