'Crul y Gweddillion'

A volume of miscellaneous material in the hand of William Williams, Llandygai, entitled 'Crul y Gweddillion...1811'.
The contents include: Bookplate of J. E. G[riffith] (f. 1); Henry's history (ff. 3-5); 'Swyn gyfaredd neu fel y geiria y Saeson hynny Witchcraft' (ff. 5v-7v); 'Gweithredoedd Moesawl, neu fel y gelwir hwynt, Gweithredoedd da' (ff. 8-15v); Distinctions which may be made in the letter O so as to serve for all the letters of the Alphabet... (f. 16); 'Ystyriaethau ar gynneddfau, Crêd, ac arferion dynol ryw o oesoedd bwygilydd' (ff. 16v-24v); 'Crêd yr Amser gynt' (ff. 25-8); Pwll Cerris (ff. 28-9); 'Clerwriaeth' (ff. 29v-31v); A doubt if the poet Homer ever existed (ff. 31v-32); 'Pregeth or Saesoneg. Yn y 5d bennod o Iob a'r 7d. Adnod' (f. 32); Welsh sermon - 1 Tim. 1 adn 15 (ff. 33-38); Y Saeson (ff. 38v-39); 'Cancer - Dafaden Wyllt' - April 9th. 1792 Universal Magazine (f. 39); 'Traith ynghylch arfer Gwelau ym mysg y Cymry a'u Cymmydogion Amgylchiol' (ff. 40-41v); 'Hanes Cymmanfa Iuddewig pa un a gyfarfu yngwastadedd Ageda yn Hungary, i Ymholi a'r Ysgrythyrau ynghylch dyfodiad Crist; ar y 12ed dydd o fis Hydref yn y flwyddyn 1650' (ff. 42-46); 'Hanes Arabiaidd' (ff. 46-50); 'Grâs bwyd' (ff. 50-52v); The Weather [Table constructed by Dr William Herschell] (f. 53); 'Effaith Coel-grefydd' (f. 53v); Rack Renting of Lands (ff. 54-55); 'Rules to be observed & practised by old people to preserve health' (ff. 55v-56); 'Y Dall yn tywys y Dall' (ff. 56v-61); 'Ychydig o hanes am yr hên Sect gynt yn y dwyreiniol India, a elwid Brachmaniaid' (ff. 61v-66); Names of Men & places corrupted by the Romans by being latinized; & others also mangled by the Saxons or English, after the commencement of their sway in Britain (ff. 66v-72, 74v); 'Rhagluniaeth' (f. 75r-v); 'Ystyriaeth ar y Creadigaeth [sic] a phriodoliaethau y Creawdwr Bendigedig' (ff. 76-81v); 'Llythyr oddiwrth wr bonheddig a thra dysgedig, a elwid James Howel o Sir Fynwy yn Neheubarth Cymru, at y dysgedig Dr Usher Archesgob Armagh yn yr Iwerddon; a ddyddiwyd y dydd cyntaf o Fawrth 1639' (ff. 82-83); On the publication of Doctor Davies's Welsh or British Grammar; written by James Howel esq. in April 1629 (f. 83); 'Hanes dwy ferch a elwid Llwyddiant ac Adfyd' (ff. 84-86v); The state of population in the parishes of Bangor Llandegai & Llanllechid in 1811 (f. 87); Metempsychosis (ff. 87v-88v); 'A List of the names of the Bishops of Rome or Popes as they style themselves, from the time Christianity was first established in the World' (ff. 89-91v); The Belief of a Christian exemplified – W W's Creed 21 September 1811 (ff. 92-94); 'Anrheg i St Clydawg' (ff. 94v-95v); Remarks on some passages in Dr Thomas Burnet's 'Theory of the Earth' (ff. 96-102); Epitaph in the Church yard of Llandrygarn in Anglesey (f. 102v); the following pedigrees from David Thomas (Dafydd Ddu Eryri)'s Book of Pedigree: Bodychen, Bodeon, Orielton & Bodeon families, Bodlew in Llanddaniel, Bodorgan, Trefeilir, Bodjor in Rhosgolyn, Gwydryn in Llanidan, Bagillt in Flintshire, Bodowyr, Bodewryd, Brynddu, Baronhill, Carreglwyd in Llanfaethlu, Gronant, Henblas in Llangristiolus, Henllys in Llanvaes, Hirdrefaig in Llanffinnen [sic], Llwydiarth in Amlwch, Llwydiarth Esgob, , Llanddyfnan, Plasgwyn Pentraeth, Prysaddfed in Bodedern, Penmynydd, Maes y Porth in Anglesey, Plas gwyn Llanedwen, Bodafon uchaf, Trysglwyn in Amlwch, Bodwigan in Llanddeusaint, Havodgarregog yn Nanmor, Bodvel of Bodvel, Bodville of Carnguwch & Bodfan, Gwynfryn in Eifionydd, Bodfuan, Penarth Efionydd [sic], Bodwrda in Lleyn, Pant du Llanllyfni, Fryars Llanvaes (ff. 103-122v); 'Llythyr oddiwrth Goronwy Owen, ar ei ymadawiad o Frydain ir America, a ddyddiwyd ar fwrdd y Llong a elwid y Trial yn Spithead y 12d o Ragfyr 1757.' (ff. 123-124); [Llythyr Goronwy Owen, 23 Gorffennaf 1767, at Richard Morris] (ff. 124-125v); Remarks upon the Book of Job (ff. 126-127v); 'Gweddi y Segurun' (ff. 128-130); 'Hanes Antur nifer o Sectwyr o Brydain i Ynysoedd y Deheufor ir perwyl o bregethu yr Efengyl i drigolion paganaidd y gwledydd hynny' (ff. 130-133); Remarks on the reception & treatment of the Christian Sabbath by the generality of those who profess themselves Christians (ff. 133v-137); 'Ystyriaeth ar hanfodau Angylion wedi ei bigo allan o'm Nodau fy hûn ar Lyfr Cyntaf Moses a elwir Genesis, Pen 24 adnod 7d' (ff. 137-143); The Thunder (ff. 143v-144v); Queries made some years ago by Wm Williams to several of his Acquaintances relating to the state of N. Wales (ff. 144v-146v); 'Cynghor Augustus Caesar' (f. 146v); 'Cynghor hên bobl' (f. 146v).

Title based on contents

Published