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Add MS 14938

Record Id:

040-002086622

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002086547

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000001404.0x00037a

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ISAD(G)

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Add MS 14938

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"A COLLECTION of old songs, [in Welsh,] chiefly such as contain some wild fancies and comical notions, taken out of antient and modern manuscripts, by me, Lewis Morris, 1726-7," prefaced by some remarks on Welsh poetry. The only names of writers given, are, Rowland Vauahan, Harry Bevan, and L. Morris, the collector, ff. 1-16 b;-

is Definitions and Maximes, or axioms in metaphysicks and natural philosophy, by L. Morris," f. 17 ;-Indexes to the contents of three manuscript collections of Welsh poetry [now Mss. Add. 14,880.

14,882. 14,894.] , purchased by L. Alorris, f. 19 ;-Contents of a Ms. of Welsh poems, intitled Llyfr y Bottwm, with list of authors, f. 35 ; -Contents of a Welsh Ms. belonging to Robert Lewis, of Carne, 1731, f. 48 ;-Extracts from Fontenelle's " Dialogues of the Dead," translated from the French by John Hughes, 1708, f. 52 ;-Notices of poems of Davydd ap Gwilym, Lewis Glyn Cothi, and Thomas Price, in the Llyfr Coch Nannau, f. 59 b.;-Welsh poems, by Peter Williams, Robert Prichard, John Griffith, Rhys Gray, and Davydd Lloyd, with others, modern and ancient, by anonymous writers, ff. 61 b. 69. 79;-Contents of a Welsh Ms. borrowed of Thomas Lloyd, ff. 67 b. 60 b.;-Poems of Davydd ap Gwilym, in the Ms. of John Morgan, f. 77 b. ;-Notices of ancient Welsh poems at Mrs. Owen's, of Tre Ddavydd, near Aberffraw, 1728, f. 80 b. Narrow Folio. [14,938.]

Lewis Morris, alias Llywelyn Ddu: Poems collected by.: Welsh.

Rowland Vaughan: Poems: in Welsh.

John Griffith: Poems, in: Welsh.

Harri Bevan: Poetry: in Welsh.

includes:

f. 17 Lewis Morris, alias Llywelyn Ddu: Definitions, maxims or axioms, in metaphysics.
f. 35 Poetry WELSH: Contents of a book intitled Llyfr y Bottwm.
f. 48 Robert Lewis, of Carne: Contents of a Welsh Ms. belonging to: 1731.
f. 52 John Hughes: Extracts from Fontenelle's Dialogues of the Dead, translated into: 1708.: Welsh.
f. 59. b Thomas Price, of Plas Jolyn: Notice of his poetry.
f. 59. b Davydd ab Gwilym: Notice of his poetry.
f.59.b Lewis Glin Cothi: Notes on.
f. 61. b Peter Williams: Poetry: in Welsh.
f. 61. b Robert Prichard: Poetry: in Welsh.
f. 61. b Rice Gray: Poetry: in Welsh.
f.61.b David Lloyd: Poems: in Welsh.
f. 67. b Reverend John Morgan: Contents of a Welsh Ms. belonging to.
f.77.b Davydd ab Gwilym: Poems: Welsh.
f. 80. b Mrs Owen, of Tre Ddavydd, near Aberffraw: Poetry: in Welsh.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002086547
040-002086622

Is part of:

Add MS 14866-14961 : Collection of Welsh Manuscripts, from No. 14,866 to No.14,961 inclusive, presented by the Governors of the Welsh School, London.

Add MS 14938 : "A COLLECTION of old songs, [in Welsh,] chiefly such as contain some wild fancies and comical notions, taken out of antient and…

Hierarchy:

032-002086547[0071]/040-002086622

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View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 14866-14961

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
Welsh

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1708

End Date:

1731

Date Range:

1708-1731

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Names:

Dafydd ap Gwilym, poet, c 1315-c 1370
Gray, Rice
Griffith, John, poet, fl 16th century
Harri Bevan
Hughes, John, of Add MS 14938
Lewis Glin Cothi
Lewis, Robert, of Carne
Lloyd, David, of Add MS 14873
Morgan, John, Reverend; of Add MS 14866
Morris, Lewis, alias Llywelyn Ddu
Owen, Mrs; of Tre Ddavydd, near Aberffraw
Price, Thomas, of Plas Jolyn
Prichard, Robert
Vaughan, Rowland
Williams, Peter, of Add MS 14938