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and other tales) and a number of other ancient manuscripts, including early texts of the
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Handlist of
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Collection of Welsh books in the form of a manuscript
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72:William Watkin Edward Wynne
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103:Three Welsh Romances
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282:Categories
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63:Mansion,
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