Welsh Journals

The books presented are not, however, confined to law subjects. Perhaps one of the most interesting donations is a volume of 17th century pamphlets relating to Charles II and the controversy regarding the authority of the Church. The authors include Edward Stillingfleet, Bishop of Worcester, the poet Dryden, and William Sherlock, Dean of St. Paul's. Another volume contains two works by one of the earliest Italian jurists, Alberico da Rosate (died 1354), published in 1529 and 1534 respectively. In 1933 were presented four examples of incunabula.' These are described at length in the contri- bution by Dr. V. Scholderer which appears as a supplement to this number of the Journal. Another interesting volume is a copy, presented in 1934, of the first edition of the Bible, Biblia, dat is De gansche H. Schriftures, authorized by the Dutch States-General and published at Leyden in 1636. This Bible is bound in oak boards covered with cowhide and has solid metal corners and clasps. Ephemeral literature is represented by files of the Daily Courant, 1718-1719, and the Daily Post, 1730-1731. Some of the books relate to Wales and other Celtic countries, particularly Ireland. One of the earliest gifts was a fine copy of The Historie of Cambria, now called Wales, by Caradoc of Llancarfan, which, edited by David Powell, was published in 1584. Mr. Llewellin-Taylour's latest gifts include a collection of almanacks for 1693 a few children's books published in the 1840's a Theatre Royal bill, dated April 18, 1818 and early nineteenth century valentines, etc. In each of the books, the total of which exceeds 500, is a label which states that it was presented by Mr. Llewellin-Taylour in memory of his mother, Eliza Winifred Mary Taylour (youngest daughter of the late Reverend John Llewellin, Vicar of Wiveliscombe, Somerset), who died October 22, 1928. Besides the printed books Mr. Llewellin-Taylour has presented a few manuscripts, including a letter in French, dated at Salisbury, August 26, 1665, sent by Charles II to Christopher Bernard von Ghalen, prince-bishop of Munster, Westphalia, and a contem- porary copy of Instructions given by Charles II to the Earl of Carbery, Lord President of the Council in the Principality of Wales and the Marches, dated at Whitehall, September 9, 1661. WM. WILLIAMS. ON THE DATING OF A VOLUME OF DRAWINGS. N.L.W. MS. 6497, which contains drawings by Rose Sotheby, is mentioned in another note-John' Warwick' Smith and the Sothebys.1 The drawings are all without date, and are on paper without a watermark. The attempt to assign a date to them provided an interesting study. The water-colour of "Goodrick Castle" (opp. p. 31) is acknowledged to be after Gilpin. Actually it was found to be a modified copy of an aquatint with no title in Observations on the River Wye 1770, by William Gilpin (opp. p. 19 of the 1st edition, 1782). This gave an earliest possible date of 1782-which was of little help since the tour was not written until that date. Similarly two other drawings, Ewenny Priory (opp. p. 63) and Chapter House at Margam (opp. p. 73), stated to be after Grimm [S. H.] and found to be copies of two of his engraved illustrations (Plates 2 and 3) in A Tour through Monmouthshire and Wales (2nd edition, 1781), provided no additional evidence. The drawings admitted to be after Smith [John' Warwick '], however, proved useful. There are five Abbey Tintern," Llanthony Abbey," Cardiffe Castle," St. Donat's Cave," and The Pont-y-Pridd (opp. pp. 15, 49, 53, 79, and 89). The original of I See p. 150.