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NEWS AND NOTES INCUNABULA. Since the publication, in 1940, of the Handlist of Incunabula in the National Library of Wales, compiled by Dr. Victor Scholderer, some other examples of Incunabula have come into the Library. These are described by Dr. Scholderer in a Supplement (Series I, No. 2) which is issued with this number of the Journal. W. LL. DAVIES. THE TEXT OF THE BOOK OF LEAN DAV. Professor Mary Williams, Swansea, has presented recently what is probably a unique copy of The Text of the Book of Elan Ddv, which was edited by J. Gwenogvryn Evans and Sir John Rhys, 1893. The copy presented was specially printed on vellum and bound in vellum for Mrs. Gwenogvryn Evans and was given by her son, Mr. Emrys H. Evans, to Professor Mary Williams. WM. WILLIAMS. BOOK PLATES. The late R. D. Roberts, Bethesda, Caernarvonshire, was a well-known collector of Welsh books, prints, and medals. It was not generally known, however, that he was also a collector of Welsh book plates. His collection, which numbers 459 examples, has recently been acquired from his executors for the National Library. Nearly all are framed and glazed. On the back of each frame Mr. Roberts had written, whenever possible, a brief biographical sketch of the owner of the plate and a description of its chief features. WM. WILLIAMS. 'IORWERTH' AC 'EDWARD'. Yn ei drem ar y cywydd brud yn Harlech Studies (t. 157) myn Mr. R. Wallis Evans na all yr I yn y cwpled Ni allai'r R yn lle'r I Na rhywlio Lloegr na'i rholi o gywydd brud Dafydd Llwyd o Fathafarn sefyll am Edward yn y ffurf o Iorwerth. Y rheswm a rydd ydyw i Mr. G. J. Williams ddywedyd wrtho y tybir yn gyffredin mai mewn cyfnod cymharol ddiweddar y dechreuwyd cysylltu'r enwau Edward ac Iorwerth. Eglurodd Mr. Williams wrthyf yn ddiweddarach mai yn Drych y Prif Oesoedd (Theophilus Evans) y mae'r engraifft gyntaf y sylwodd ef arni. Mewn gweithredoedd yng nghasgliad dogfennau Llangibby yn y LlyfrgellGenedlaethol y mae engreifftiau pendant o ddefnyddio Edward ac Iorwerth fel enwau cyfochrog yng nghanol y bymthegfed ganrif. Felly symudir y rhwystr a oedd ar ffordd Mr. R. Wallis Evans i ddatrys arwyddocad yr I yn y cywydd. Yn 61 gweithred rhif B 641, dyddiedig Medi 23, 1468, trosglwyddodd Richard Cabull, mab ac aer Alys ferch ac aeres Robert Hogges o Frynbuga, holl diroedd ei fam yn arglwyddiaeth Brynbuga i John Edward a elwid