Welsh Journals

AMRYW (MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND QUERIES). 1. The following sources of Welsh Wesleyan Methodist history in Caernarvonshire are now in the Library of the University College of North Wales, Bangor. The paragraph is taken from an article by the Librarian, Dr Thomas Richards, M.A., on "Sources of Caernarvonshire History University College Library, Bangor which appeared in the Transactions of the Caernarvonshire Historical Society for 1942- 43, and is reproduced here through the kindness of Dr. Richards and of the Editor of the Transactions A good deal comes from the papers of their professed historian in Wales, the late Dr. Hugh Jones. MS. 1 (9-35) gives first-hand evidence of the Wesle Bach controversy in the Bangor district the Wesleyan movement in Caernarvon takes up MSS. 26-28 there is an account of opening a new chapel in that town in 1826 (Broom Haìl 59 (32).), which very curiously disagrees in several instances in listing the texts of the sermons from those given in Hanes Wesleyaeth, iii. 1029 (that work does not at all supply the text of Edward Thomas Tyddyn Du, the Broom Hall paper says Luke xviii. 26). MS. 30 supplies the rhestr register book of Samuel Greenly and John Jones at Glanadda (1893-1898), but for some reason the name of Greenly does not appear in Hanes Wesleyaeth, iv. 1586-7. The • rhestri' of Clwt-y-bont appear in MS. 31 for 1860-1865, which is corroborated by the account-books of a Wesleyan preacher stationed there for 1858-1860, the Rev. W. H. Evans (Gwyllt y Mynydd), whose neatness of script and passion for exactness could not easily be surpassed (Bangor 2736-2737). Outside the H.J. papers we have the pew-rent book of the Pwllheli church for 1866-1870 (797), ond the llyfr Rhestri" for 1874-1914 (798-805) the Sunday School registers of the Pen- machno congregation for 1900-1904 (565), 1907-1909 (566). More interesting than any of these to the ordinary reader are the diaries of Thomas Williams of Rhiwlas, a zealous Methodist layman who had strong Conservative leanings in politics-they range, with some big omissions, from 1867 to 1908 (Bangor 653-680)." THE WESLEYS AND SIR JOHN PHILIPPS OF PICTON CASTLE In footnote 3 on p. 14, I drew attention to the fact that the Wesleys were related to Sir John Philipps of Picton Castle, a prominent supporter of the S.P.C.K. and an early friend of the Wesleys and other members of the Holy Club. The relation was admittedly very distant, and only by marriage at that, but even so it is interesting to know of it. Francis Annesley, Baron Mountnorris, had two sons, Arthur and John. Arthur, who was the elder, succeeded to his father's titles, and was also created Baron Annesley, of Newport Pagnell, and Earl of Anglesey. His wife was Dorothy, daughter of an earlier Sir John Philipps, who had been made a Baronet in 1621. This Dorothy was a great-aunt of the other Sir. John Philipps, the friend of the Wesleys.