MS. 61 Shirburn E. 59. Brut y Tywyssogion. Paper; 8 x 5 inches; 156 pages, discoloured by damp, wanting beginning and end; first half of the xvith century; half-bound, and labelled TRAN SCRIPT FROM THE RED BOOK OF HERGEST.

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This manuscript is in the same hand as MS. 62 C. 3, q.v., and their texts are in agreement in the passages tested. Thomas Gryffydd and others have written in the margins.

1 || Dengmlynedd a daygaint a ssait[] gant oed o.k. pan vyr vrwydr rrwng y bryttaniait ar picteit yn gwaith maes ydawc y by diffic ar yr haul ac y by varw kadell vrenin powys ends: yna y kytvnawd Rys ap Mred: a Rys wyndawd nai y tywyssawe // a phaen ap padric a În y vrawd a ho ap Rys || Cf. Bruts pp. 258, l. 11-382, l. 16.

MS. 62 Shirburn C. 8. Brut y Tywyssogion. Paper; 8 × 53 inches; 184 pages, wanting end; first half of the xvith century; halfbound, and labelled, BRITISH HISTORY.

This manuscript is in the same hand as MS. 61 MS. 8

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E. 59, and Jesus College

Llyma lyfyr Dd ab Jeuan o blwyf llangrallo tyst o W. Dd. y fub (p. 57). llyma lyfyr dafydd ap Jevan o blwyf llangrallo Tyst o sion ap Rys o dre lales ay o ddafya thomas dafydd ag o Thomas howel ten ac o gryffyth treharn per me thomam Johnes (p. 176). Moses Wiliar.s A.M., R.S. Soc. Ex dono D. J.Powell, [of Talgarth. See MSS. 27, 41, and 45 supra.]

(p. 1.)

This text is taken from the Red Book of Hergest. Though there are many verbal omissions and changes, still so many peculiarities are retained that there can be no doubt about its original

1 Pedɓar ygain mlynedd achɓechant oedd oet krist pan vy y varvolaeth vawr drwy holl ynys brydain

a gwaith gwarchmaelawe

720 pan

ends: Ac

vyr haf tessawe yddaeth Rys ap Mred: a Rys wyndod a dav vab Mred: ap owain y lys y brenin y hebrwng y gwrogaeth hyd y kwnssel nessaf gan ellwng i dre Rys ap Mred a gr ap Mred: ||

MS. 63 Shirburn C. 1. Brut y Tywysogion (261 pages), copied by Moses Williams from the Red Book of Hergest, cols. 231--376.

MS. 64 Shirburn C. 3. Index to MS. 63 by Moses Williams.

MS. 65 Shirburn C. 6. A COLLECTION OF TRIADS by Moses Williams with Prefaces &c., prepared for publication. Paper; 73 × 6 inches; pages 1-98, 1-112, 1-74; strongly bound in leather.

There are at the beginning a collection of notes including directions to the printer, a list of subscribers [1717] &c.

1 A collection of the "Historical" Triads with variant readings from B.B. of Carm., R.B. of Hergest, Cwtta Cyfarwydd, Rich: Wynne of Gwydr's MS., Dr. Foulkes's Book, and two versions of transcripts by Moses Williams-Ready for the printer, with a preface in Latin,

81 The 24 Knights of the Court of Arthur

91 XIII Tlws Ynys Brydain

PART II.

1-112 "Moral" and other Triadic sayings

PART III.

1-74 "Proverbial triads," followed by a translation into Latin. The contents of Parts II. and III. are to be found in the Myvyrian Arch: of Wales.

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MS. 66 Shirburn E. 23. Gildas De Excidio Brittanie in Latin and Welsh on opposite pages, transcribed by "Samuel Williams person Lan Gynllo"-127 pages; half-bound.

MS. 67 = Shirburn E. 34. apparently of Peniarth MS. 28 1722; 47 pages; half-bound.

Leges Howeli Da-a transcript in the hand of Moses Williams,

MS. 68 Shirburn E. 37. LEGES HOWELI DA etc. Paper ; 75 inches; 148 pages; circa 1613; half-bound.

This MS. was apparently written by John David (see below).

1-107 A transcript of RAWLINSON MS. C. 821 in the Bodleian Library: Dei provide ntia Howeli da filius Cadell Rex totius kambriæ videns suos Wallenses insolenter legibus abuti . . . . . Explicit edictus legibus liber bene fictus / Quem regi scripsit Blangoredus etc.

109 Am ossodedigethau Dyfnwal: Dyfnwal moel mut oed vrenin ar yr ynys hon a mab oed Dyfnwal i Jarll kerniw &e.

111 Excerpts, in Welsh, from a very old MS. of the Laws in the hands of John Edwardes of Chirke

129 A leitre & exposition of Welsh words in Hoel Da's lawes written to Mr. ffr. Tate*: The sending of words to me to be expounded, putteth me in remembrance of sundry things. ends: Here also is inclosed Sr Henry Williams lettre to me touching the exposition of ye words Tuus ex animo nunc et semper

132-49 "The exposition of words "

Jo. Dauid. /

MS. 69 Shirburn E. 30. 175 pages; bound in calf.

The Laws of Howel Da in Welsh ;

"The original MS. (Bibl: Cott: Titus D. IX.) whence this was copy'd from was lost in the fire A.D. 1731. So this is the only perfect Copy of this class " Williams.

Moses

MS. 70 Shirburn E. 31.

The Laws of Howel Ɖa; 361 pages

written in 1663 by : W: P:; well bound in leather.

*This Francis Tate has a note dated 23 Jan. 1613 at the end of Vesp E. XI. in the Brit. Museum.

MS. 71 Shirburn E. 32. Welsh Laws in the hand of Moses Williams.

1. "A transcript of an ancient MS. of Cyfraith Howel Da communicated to me by Mr Wm Baxter, A.D. 1714 . . . sold afterwards to the Earl of Oxford"; pages 1-60.

2. "A transcript of Cyfraith Hywel [Bibl. Harl. 63. B. 20 membr.] H. 3" pages 69-199.

3. A transcript of an old Latin Copy of Cyfraith Hywel [Bibl. Har!. Membre]; pages 205-31.

4. Ex Llyvyr Koch Hergest col. 1032; p. 233.

5. "Statuta Walliæ (Eleod: MS. cui Tit. Liber Memorandorum Ecclesiæ Conventualis de Bernewelle) Anno 1284"; pages 235-62.

6. Hewel da mab kadell &c. from " Cleopatra A. XIV. Membr. Cott. 6"; pages 269-349.

7. "A Transcript of C. Hywel taken out of ... Caligula A. 111. 3 Cott. 2"; pages 356-92. Followed by fragments, pp. 396-429.

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/ 1713.

MS. 72 Shirburn E. 29. Meurig o Fod-organ y Mon, Esq."

66

Cyfraith Hywel Dda o Lyfr Owain
Pages 1-128; half-bound.

MS. 73 Shirburn E. 36. A Collection of LEGAL TRIADS in the autograph of Moses Williams. Paper; 8 x 6 inches; 262 folios, written on one side only and wanting end; half-bound.

1 Tri defnydd hawl y sydd: Gair, Golwg a Gweithred . ends: Ail lledrad y bydd gwad a rhaith rhagddaw lle bo ammherchennog da a dwyn lliw ar||

= Shirburn E. 28.

Welsh Laws.

MS. 74 "Variantes Lectiones & Addidamenta Ex Codd. MSS. Gul. Williams Baronetti." The MS. has also a List of the subjects contained in Y Lyfr Gwyn o Hergest (p. 38, part i), and "Oes Gwrtheyrn Gwrtheneu,' as well as a copy of Mostyn MS. 136, pp. 1-44; half-bound.

MS. 75 Shirburn E. 35. Cyfraith Howel Dda o Lyfr Wm. Philips o Aberhodni. 186 pages; half-bound.

MS. 78 = Shirburn E. 39. An Index to the subject matter of the Welsh Laws in the MSS. owned by Moses Williams, in whose hand it is,

MS. 77 Shirburn C. 16.

(see

MS. 74 above), by Moses Williams, in Welsh and Latin; half-bound.

MS. 78 Shirburn E. 33. An Index to subjects and phrases in the Laws by Moses Williams and in his hand; half-bound.

MS. 79

Shirburn E. 38. A portion (68 pages) of the Welsh

Laws in the hand of Dr. John David Rhys; half-bound.

MS. 80 Shirburn C. 4. Dated Events extracted from Brut y Tywyssogion (pp. 1-16), followed by a chronological table "out of Sir Tho. S. Sebright's MS. N° 13. Ex libro D'ni Jo. Prise Militis"; half-bound.

MS. 81 Shirburn C. 11. =

The Pedigree of the Saints. Paper; 7x6 inches; 32 pages; in the hand of Moses Williams; half

bound.

1 Lyma Achoedd y Sainct a'r lle y mae yn nodedig lawer o Sainct Cymru a'i Genedigaeth: (1) Meibion Cynwyd cynwydion &c. 13 Gwehelyth Saint ynys B. from Bib. Harl. 95 A. 16. 21 Ach Cattwg Sant etc. from Jesus College MS. 3, p. 34.

MS. 82 Shirburn C. 44.

MEDICAL. Paper; 715 × 64 inches; 326 pages; first half of the seventeenth century; half-bound. Much of the text in this MS. agrees practically with that of the Medygon Mydvei, but the order is quite different, and the wording varies also. The extracts below indicate some of the original sources. The manuscript wants the beginning. The name of Thomas Euan occurs on page 9 in a late hand.

1 Rag Brath draen ney beth arall ni ellyr y dynny o gnawd dyn Cais wraidd yr ysgall ney y dail ag wyn wi a ffyg ai bwnio yn dda ai

roi wrtho

Meddeginiaeth y agori ag ydynny allan hayarn ney bren ofrath &c.

5 Llymar llyn ar modd o enway llysoyodd dayar mywn amrafael enw

Angnws Castws y fendigaid lys / dail y fendigaid

mam llysoyodd yr vn yw :

ffilogiel+filagw+ y dorllwyd +

ffiwmiws terre mwg y ddayar

(followed by a blank page.)

10 Rhag gwander ymenydd berw y betoni ar ganmil ar dryw a golch dy ben yn fynych. llyma veddeginiaeth y llyged a gafad o lyfyr

yr yddewon.. Bystyl skwarnog &c.

y

galpian

27 Pan fy ef vaun yn edrech y llyfyr tragwyddawl Jechyd gwelas amrafaelion gyfrinrhwydd.. ar groen neidir a ddowad. . . . minne Jeuan or apig ai troes yn llading &c. 42 llyma dwr llygaid a wnaeth ipogras i Elen luydog &c. 107 Lyma LYFYR a sydd ar ol llawer or ffilosoffers Magnus De Colonia a galenus a llawer am Ben hynny yn gynta am gorff dyn yr ail am lyssoedd a natyrieth a ffa Radd o wres y maent yn Sefyll, or pedwar nattyr a sydd mewn dyn. . . sangwys

fflewma.. melankolia &c.

164 Lyma henwr llyssoyoedd

Angnws kastws, Dail y fendigaid

filogela ffilagw/ y dorllwyd

yr ydafeddag da rhag ysten

Albertus

kolera

Saxaffragia kylor ... ends: flosmos y gedowr wrach.

171 Eli. . a wnaeth ipokras rhag y parlis &c.

175 Amser gorey y roddi meddeginieth &c.

179 Rifedi Eskyrn korff dyn day kant ag wyth a deigen &c. 185 Y LLYFYR hwn anacth ipokras Pysygwr ar meddygon gorey ar a fy er Joed, rhag pob klefydoedd &c. . . . ends (p. 325)

Hipocras laxative for any fever. Take of Sena an ounce of Rubarb and garlicke.

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MS. 83 Shirburn E. 57. WELSH GRAMMARS. Paper; 7 × 5 inches; folios 1-12b; in the autograph of Moses Williams; half bound. 7×5} Folios 1-5. Kelvyddyd kerdd Davod, being a copy of pages 10-16 of MS. 28 above.

"This imperfect Tract I transcribed out of a MS. writ by Guttyn Owain A.D. 1455 & communicated to me by D Foulkes of Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd." "Out of Hugh Machno's Book "

5b-12b. Lyma bellach Bennill yn Batrun o bob un or 15 Bai cyffredin У rhai sy raid eu gochel yn y Gerdd dafod odlan fal hyn: Ai gad wyth oes gyd a'i Thad. (1) Gormod .... ends: Syncope a cttyb dros dynnu y llythyren nesaf at yr olaf or pennill fal hyn Rhyd Foroedd y rhoed farias

W. Cynwal

MS. 84 = Shirburn 111 C. 27. A CORNISH DICTIONARY by EDWARD LHWYD. Paper; 73 x 43 inches; 168 pages; in the autograph of the author; boards with vellum back.

This is evidently the work referred to on p. 253 of the Archæologia Britannica. Looking over these Sheets of the Cornish Grammar; I find 1st. that I must recal the promise made of a Cornish-English Vocabulary. I have one by me, written about six years since, and have lately improv'd it with what Additions I could; But there being no room for it in this Volume . . . it must be deferred to the

next.

1 De rubricatis in hoc Dictionariolo: Codex quo hæc exscripta, varia continet miscellanea &c.

3 GEIRLYER KYRNWYEIG

Cottonianus ex
Ed. Lhwyd

A The.. A, de, ab, From; [S. with: A barh; On the side, on the Purt of. Eithr a barth [& a barh] mam, An uncle by the mother's side. A barh an dzhýi, within; A barth an dre, At home ends:

Zowl Soul. gwelht i doi
Zowznak Saesneg

164 Carmen Britannicum dialecto Cornubiensi ad Normam Poetarum seculi sexti

Mi rykavaz an mezir kôthma &c.

with a Latin translation.

MS. 85 Shirburn 112 D. 28. VOCABULARIES. Paper; 71 × 53 inches; 73 folios; in the autograph of Moses Williams; bound in leather.

1 A transcript of the Cornish Vocabulary in MS. COTTON Vesp. A. XIV., followed by "the same reduced into alphabetical order and compared with the Welsh."

49 Wiliam ILŷn's Glossary from MS. COTT. VESP. E. IX. followed by "The same Alphabetically digested."