IN THE WILL of the Reverend JOHN SKINNER late Rector of Camerton in the county of Somerset deceased dated 1st February 1839 is as follows:—
No. 2. I give and bequeath to the trustees of the British Museum all my Journals and other Manuscripts transcribed by my late brother Russell from No. 1 to No. 110 both inclusive and interleaved with original drawings together with the Journals I have made in my own hand-writing since my brother’s death from the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three to the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight in volume 1 to volume 36 of an Octavo size with blue Morocco backs containing altogether in number one hundred and forty six which I desire may be safely conveyed to the trustees of the British Museum with the five Iron Chests in which they are now contained and I request my said executor the Reverend John Hammond to see to the performance of this bequest in the manner aforesaid and it is my particular wish and request that neither of the Iron Chests with the contents aforesaid shall be opened till after the expiration of fifty years from the day of my death but provided the trustees of the British Museum should raise any objection thereto it is my will that my before mentioned request should not be insisted upon.
Proved (with two Codicils) 14th November 1839 Fos 4 J J C 716 Vaughan
N.B.—It is not to be inferred that the foregoing extract contains the only portion of the said Will referring to the matters therein mentioned.
PAGE 1. Plâs Goch 23 2. Blochty Enclosures 25 3. Bryn Gwyn. Stone by Cottage 27 4. Ground Plans, Caer Leb, etc. 28 6, 7. Bodowyr Cromlech (2) 30, 31 8, 9, 10, 11. Carnedd at Plas Newydd (4) 34, 37 12. Cromlech at Plas Newydd 39 Cromlech and Stables (omitted) 5. Ground Plan, Bryn Gwydryn, etc. 42 Coins of Edward VI and Elizabeth (omitted) Bryn Celli, Plan and Finds 44 Llanidan Church 49 16. Stone (Fitzgerald) in Llanidan Church 50 17. Maen Llwyd Cromlech 52 18. Frondeg Stone 53 19. Llangadwaladr Church 55 20. Llangadwaladr Doorway, showing Stone 56 Inscription to Rich. Williams (omitted as it is in the text). 21. Llangadwaladr Church Inscribed Stone 57 22. Henblas Cromlech 60 23. Cerrigceinwen Church 63 24, 25. Cerrigceinwen Church Clochti (2) 64, 55 26, 27, 28. Cerrigceinwen Church Font (2) 66, 68 29. Aberffraw Church Arch 70 Llangwyfan Church (omitted) 31. Llangwyfan Church, Interior 72 32. Llangwyfan House 74 33. Cromlech at Mynydd y Cnwc 75 A half-finished sketch of Trecastel Bay (omitted) 34. Llanfaelog Cromlech (2) 78, 79 36. Crighyll Cromlech 81 37, 39. Presaddfedd Cromlech (3) 84, 86 Proposed Menai Bridge (omitted) 41. Llantrisant Stone Pabo Stone (omitted, _vide Arch. Camb._, January, 1908) Doorway at Llanbabo (omitted, _vide Arch. Camb._, January, 1908) 45. Llanfechell Stones Llanfechell Church and Font 46. Llaneilian Church Parys Mine (omitted) 48. Three Stones (near Amlwch) 49. Llanol Stone 50. Cromlech on Bodafon Mountain and Carreg Lleidr Coin of Diocletian (omitted) 51. View of Bodafon Mountain from N.W. 52. View of Bodafon Mountain from S.E. 53. Stones in Penrhos lligwy Churchyard 54. Lligwy Cromlech 55. Lligwy Cromlech, Caer Lligwy 56. Llanallgo Cromlech and Font (_vide_ note) Stones at Marianglas (omitted) 58. Llaniestyn Stone 59. Llaniestyn Font 60, 61. Cromlech at Trefor (2) Altar Tomb in Penmynydd Church, sketched from memory (omitted)