Wynnstay MS 2

Cywyddau by Dafydd ap Gwilym and others

Reference: Wynnstay MS 2

A collection made by John Price of Mellteyrn. There are about 100 poems of Dafydd ap Gwilym. The following poets are also represented: Dafydd ap Edmwnt, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, Dafydd Owen, Gruffydd Hiraethog, Gruffydd ap Ifan ap Llywelyn Fychan, Howel ap Dafydd ap Ieuan, Huw Arwystle, Ieuan ap Rhydderch, Ieuan ap Llewelyn Vychan, Iolo Goch, Lewis Mon, Lewis Menai, Llywelyn ap Guttyn, Rhobin Ddu fab Sienkin ap Bledrydd, Richard Phylip, Rys ap Dafydd ap Llwyd ap Llewelyn Lygliw, Rhys Goch o Lyn Dyfrdwy, Sion Phylip, Sion Tudur, Sion Mowddwy, Syr Ifan Lloyd, Thomas Prys o Blasiolyn, Tudur Aled and William Vaughan. There is a copy of Araith Iolo Goch at the end of the manuscript.

The manuscript is marked 'O. J. No. 1', and was purchased about 1830 by Owen Jones of Llandudno from Thomas Ebenezer Jones of Beaumaris, who had acquired it at a sale at Maes y porth in Anglesey.