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1. Add MS 14866-14961

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Add MS 14866-14961
Title:
Collection of Welsh Manuscripts, from No. 14,866 to No. 14,961 inclusive, presented by the Governors of the Welsh School, London.
Scope & Content:
Welsh Manuscripts: Collection of, formerly belonging to the Welsh School, London. Poetry WELSH: Collection of Welsh poetry, etc. Davydd Nanmor: Poems: Welsh.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Breton, Cornish, English, Greek, Modern, Irish, Latin, and Welsh
Date Range:
Early 13th century-18th century
Extent:
96 items

2. Add MS 28554

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Title:
PAPERS of William Gwavas, of Newlyn, Penzance, relating to the Cornish language, chiefly collected at Newlyn, Mousehole and St. Just; 1709-1736. 1. Letters of John Boson to William Gwavas, containing a version of the Lord's Prayer, two epitaphs on [,James] Jenkins of Alverton, Penzance (see f. 136) and various notes; Newlyn, 25 Dec. 1709-21 Feb. 1720. Cornish and English. ff. 2, 6, 10, 12. 2. William Gwavas to Oliver Pendar, John Boson, and Thomas Tonkin; London, Penzance and Newlyn, 11 ...
Scope & Content:
William Gwavas, of Newlyn, Penzance: Papers relating to the Cornish language: 1709-1736. Cornish Language: Collections on, by W. Gwavas: 1709-1736.: Corn. and Eng. Poetry: Copies of Cornish poems: 18th cent. includes: f. 1 Davies Gilbert, PRS; MP for Bodmin: Letter to Rev. W. Veale: 1836. ff...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cornish and English
Date Range:
17th century-19th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 43409

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Add MS 43409
Title:
MATERIALS RELATING TO THE CORNISH LANGUAGE and the Cornish dialect of English, collected by William Pryce, M.D., F.S.A., of Redruth (d. 1790), art. 1 (except for the title on f. 3 and the original entries on ff. 3b-5, which appear to be written by an amanuensis) and art. 2 being autograph. As follows:- (1) 'An Essay Towards an Alphabetical Etymological Topographical Vocabulary in Comish wherein the signification in English of the Names of Persons Places Towns Fields Rivers Tin and Coppermi...
Scope & Content:
William Pryce, MD, FSA; of Redruth: Compiled: [bef. 1778?]. Cornish Language: Materials rel. to the Cornish language and the Cornish dialect of English, collected by W. Pryce: 18th cent. includes: ff. 3-50 Mines: Dictionary of Cornish mining terms, by W. Pryce: [bef. 1778?].ff. 3-50 Dicti...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cornish and English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 46397-46400

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Add MS 46397-46400
Title:
PULESTON PAPERS Miscellaneous papers of the Puleston family of Emral, co. Flint, and related families; temp. Hen. VIII [between 1509-1547]-1807. Part of the collection described in Hist. MSS. Comm., 2nd Report, 1871, App., pp. 65-68, cf. ibid., 15th Report, App. vii, 1898, pp. 307-343, of which the major portion was deposited, in 1921, in the National Library of Wales (MSS. 3561-3588; Handlist of MSS. in the Nat. Libr. of Wales, i, 1943, pp. 296-299). For other material from the same sourc...
Scope & Content:
Puleston family; of Emral: Miscellaneous papers and deeds of: 1334-1807.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cornish, English, and Latin
Date Range:
[1509-1547]
Extent:
5 items