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THE

BIBLE IN WALES

A Study in the History of the Welsh

People, with an Introductory Address

and a Bibliography.

LONDON :

HENRY SOTHERAN Q CO.,
140 Strand Q 130 Piccadilly.

1906.

QaSdr 5*030 .5'.%»f

SIX HUNDRED C(»IMES PKIXTKD FOR

THE LIBRARIES COMMITTEE OF THE CARDIFF CORI»ORATION

AT REES' ELECTRIC PRIXTIXCJ WORKS,

PLYMOUTH STREET, CARDIFF,

SEI»TEMBER, I906.

PREFACE.

FDR the centenary year of the British and Foreign Bible Society, 1904,
the Committee of the Cardiff Public Libraries decided to bring

together for exhibition in the Reference Library as many editions
as could be procured of the Scriptures in Welsh, or in other languages
if printed in Wales. The proposal was enthusiastically approved, and
loans from public and private collections were liberally offered, with
the result that almost every edition of the Scriptures coming within the
scope of the exhibition was obtained. The exhibition was open
from March ist to September 30th, 1904, and was visited by a large
number of people.

A desire to permanently record the knowledge thus acquired
led to the preparation of this volume. It was found that while
the editions up to 1800 had been frequently described (not always
accurately), yet no account had been given of the issues of the nine-
teenth century. The work of collecting and verifying the information
proved a lengthier task than was anticipated, and delayed the completion
of the work.

It should be noted that the Bibliography was printed first, although
it appears last in the volume. In a few cases fuller information has led
to the modification or the discarding of some of the notes in the
Bibliography. When, therefore, there is a divergence between the facts
as stated in the historical essay and in the Bibliography, the former
represents the revised position.

So many willing helpers have contributed to the production of this
work that it is impossible to enumerate all. I am grateful, and assure
them that I am fully sensible of the fact that without their help this
book could not have existed. To Sir John Williams, Bart,; Mr. J. H.
Davies, M.A., of Cwrtmawr; Mr. Henry Blackwell, of New York;
Mr. H. F. Moule, M.A., Librarian of the British and Foreign Bible
Society's Library; and the Hcv. Thomas Shankland, Welsh Librarian
of Bangor University College, my thanks are especially due for valuable
help continuously given, and to the Cardiff Libraries Committee for the
generous way in which they have encouraged every step. The
materials for the Bibliography were collated and arranged by Mr.
James Ifano Jones, Chief Assistant in the Reference Library. I am
responsible for the historical survey.

I am fully aware that in this attempt to bring into order the
Bibliography of the Welsh Bible there are omissions and possibly errors.
A note of any additions or corrections will at all times be welcome.

The Central Library, JOHN BALLINGER.

Cardiff,

I2th SepUmher, 1906.

CONTENTS.

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Preface
Contents ...
List of Illustrations
Explanatory Notes

Address by Sir John Williams, Bart. ...
Chapter I. The Early Translators
II. The Psalter

III. The Revised Bible ...

IV. Bibles for the People

V. The S.P.C.K.
VI. Local Efforts to supply the Scriptures

VII. The Growth of Commentaries
VIII. Through Controversy to Peace
IX. Peace and Plenty

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List of Owners
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List of Illustrations.

Titlepage of first Welsh Bible, 1588

Letter from Thomas Salisbury' to Sir John Wynn

Patent to William Salesbury, 1563 ...

Titlepage of 1567 New Testament ...

Headpieces of the 1630 Bible

Titlepage of Edward Kyffin's Psalms

Page of text of Kyffin's Psjilms

Letter of Bishop Morgan ...

Peter Williams's Bibles

Welsh Scriptures printed in America

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EXPLANATORY NOTES.

Every recorded edition down to 1900 appears in the Bibliography.

The date stands before each entry.

The title in all early editions is given verbatim et literatim. Where
no title was accessible, the substance of such title is given within square
brackets. Any words in a " Description " printed in italics stand for a
literal transcript.

In the line following the title are given the printer (or publisher)^ the
place^ and the date^ unless these have been already supplied in the title.
When they are not found anywhere in the book itself, but ascertained
from other sources, they are enclosed within square brackets. When
they are conjectural, a query-mark is added.

The letters, V.l... commencing the next line, indicate that the book
is printed in black-letter — ** English," or " Gothic " type.

The same line contains the size-mark — f^ 4°, 8°, etc., standing for
folio^ quarto^ ociavOf etc. — with tlie number of pages to the forme
or sheet enclosed within round brackets. (Size-marks are often used
inaccurately). Also, the dimensions of the printed page and of the leaf
are given both in millimeters and inches, subject, in the case of the
latter, to binder's cutting.

In the description of certain editions, "preliminary" leaves (or
pages) mean all those which precede the actual text. A full register of
signatures is given, together with the total number of leaves (or pages)
in the book whenever the leaves (or pages) are not numbered. When
they are, in ordinary editions, the signatures are not given. Unless the
contrary is stated, A — Z indicates the normal signature-alphabet of 23
letters— A BCDEFGHI(orJ)KLMNOPQRSTV
(or U) X Y Z. The recto of a leaf is indicated by a, the verso by 6.
In ordinary editions only such details are given as suffice for identi-
fication.

With the exception of the respective versions of William Myddelton,
Edward Kyffin and Edmund Prys, metrical versions of the Psalms have
not been recorded as editions of the Scripture. But the following
pages show how often Prys*s version occurs bound up with copies of
the Bible or New Testament.

The number that closes an entry is that assigned to tlie edition
in the Bibliography for purposes of reference.

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ADDRESS

BY

SIR JOHN WILLIAMS, BART.,

At the opening of the Exhibition of Printed Scriptures in Welsh in the

Cardiff Reference Library, 1st March, 1904.

WE are here to-day to open this Exhibition of Welsh Bibles, in which
are to be found examples of almost every edition of the Sacred
Volume published between the year 1567, when Salesbury's
Testament Newydd was first issued, and the year 1900. It is an
exhibition the like of which has never been seen before. We owe it
to the energy and organising power of the genius of this Library —
John Ballinger.

It would be out of place for me to make a long speech, but it
would not be inappropriate to the occasion were I to make some
reference to the efforts made in the past to supply the Welsh people
with the Scriptures in their own language, as well as to the special
event which has given rise to this exhibition.

The first Welsh Bible was published in the year 1588. For many
years before that time William Salesbury had been engaged in trans-
lating portions of it, especially parts of the New Testament ; for in the
year 1551, nearly forty years before the first appearance of the Welsh
Bible, he published a book called ''Kynniver Uith a ban,'' which
consists of the Epistles and the Gospels as they are found in the Book
of Common Prayer. Before this time — the year 1551 — the only
portions of the Scriptures which had appeared in print in the Welsh
language were the Lord's Prayer, the Ten Commandments, and two or
three verses from the New Testament, which are to be found in ** Yny
Ihyvyr hwnn " by Sir John Prys, published in the year 1546 — five years
before the appearance of Salesbury's " Kynniver Uith a ban." It is clear
that Salesbury was engaged in translating the New Testament, or those
portions of it which are in the Book of Common Prayer, some time before
the year 1551. He completed the work, and published the New
Testament in Welsh for the first time in the year 1567. Nine years
before this Mary had died, and Elizabeth became Queen. Being of the
Reformed Church, and mindful of the spiritual needs of her subjects in
Wales, it was enacted by her Parliament in the fifth year of her
reign (1563) that the Bible should be translated into Welsh, under the
supervision of the four Welsh Bishops and the Bishop of Hereford :
and that a copy of it should be placed in every Cathedral, Collegiate,
and Parish Church, and Chapel of Ease throughout Wales, by the first
day of March, 1566, under a penalty of forty }X)unds in case of failure,
to be levied on each of the said Bishops. Unfortunately, the Bishops,
with one exception — whose name should be ever kept in remembrance,
Richard Davies, Bishop of St. David's — proved themselves to be passive
resisters^ whether by reason of conscientious objection, incompetence,
indifference, or other cause, I leave to the historian of the period to dis-
cover. The Act was not obeyed. The consequence of this disobedience
was that the Welsh were without a Bible for 35 years after the enactment

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10 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

of Elizabeth, and 22 years after every Church and Chapel of Ease in the
Principality should by law have been in possession of the Sacred Book.

As I have already said, Salesbury had been engaged for many
years upon a translation of the New Testament and had completed it
in 1566, for it was published in the following year. As far as is known,
no steps had beeii hitherto taken to translate the whole of the Scriptures
into Welsh; but about this time, or perhaps a few years later, William
Morgan, Vicar of Llanrhaiadr Mochnant (a parish among the hills of
Denbighshire), began upon the task. This parish seems to have an
inspiring atmosphere, for Wales is indebted to others of its incumbents
for valuable services rendered to Welsh literature, but to none of them
in the same degree as it is to William Morgan. It does not appear that
William Morgan undertook the great work in consequence of the Act
of Parliament, nor of commands from the Queen, nor of the prayers of
the Bishops, but rather that he was impelled to it by a deep sense of
the needs of his countrymen. After having overcome many difficulties
— money and other, he published his translation of the whole of the
Old Testament and Apocrypha, together with an improved version of
Salesburys New Testament, in the year 1588. The number of copies
printed is uncertain. It has been estimated at 500, and also at 1,000.
The larger number would be sufficient to supply every Church in the
Principality with a copy.

Thirty- two years elapsed before the second edition appeared in 1620.
This was the work of Bishop Parry, and is our Authorised Version. Of
this edition it is probable that 1,000 copies were {Printed. Both
Morgan and Parry's Bibles were large volumes, suitable for
Churches, and up to this time no Bibles suitable for the home or
for the pocket had been printed. Ten years more had to pass away,
and the people — the laity — had to become alive to the religious needs of
the country before such a boon was obtained. In the year 1630 two
Welshmen resident in London, Sir Thomas Middleton and Rowland
Heylin, published an edition (believed to be about 1,500 copies) of a
small Bible, at the price of five shillings. This is Vicar Prichard's
" Beibl bach." After the publication of this, the " Beibl bach," seven-
teen years elapsed before any part of the Scriptures was again
published, when, in the year 1647, Vavasor Powel and Walter Cradoc
issued 1,000 copies of the New Testament. This was the first New Testa-
ment suitable for the pocket, and one of the first fruits of the experience
of the " Itinerant Preacher." This edition was published when the war
between King Charles and the Parliament was drawing to its final stages,
and we consequently miss the name of the King's Printer on the title-
page. The fact that the right of publishing the Scriptures was invested
in the King's Printers alone had until this period, and for a long time
after the Restoration, added to the difficulty of printing and publishing
Welsh Bibles ; and this difficulty was not entirely overcome until
towards the end of the eighteenth century. Before the year 1654 — the
early part of the Commonwealth— on the most favourable estimate,
only 3,500 Bibles and 1,000 New Testaments in addition to that of
Salesbury, had been published. This meant about one Bible to every
70 of the inhabitants. In the year 1653 Oliver Cromwell became Lord
Protector, and during the first year of his sway 6,000 copies of the
Bible, known as " Beibl Cromwel," were issued by Vavasor Powel and
Walter Cradoc. It is said that Cromwell contributed towards the cost
of this edition. Whether this be a fact or not, it is clear from other
circumstances that the Protector was mindful of the religious affairs of
the Principality.

OPENING ADDRESS. 11

From this time on, the Scriptures were published at shorter
intervals, and in greater numbers. In 1672 Stephen Hughes, the
'* Apostle of Carmarthenshire," published an edition of 2,000 Testaments,
and six years afterwards another of 8,000 Bibles and 1,000 New Testa-
ments; and in another eleven years a third of 10,000 copies of the Bible.
In this great work he was assisted by Archbishop Tillotson, Thomas
Gouge, Bishop Thomas, Calamy, and others. Here we see the first indi-
cation of co-operation in the work of supplying Bibles for Wales, and the
suggestion of a Society for printing and distributing religious literature.

Parting with Stephen Hughes, we welcome another patriot — Moses
Williams, to whom we owe an incalculable debt, not only for the
literature which he supplied to, but also for that which he preserved for
Wales. He issued two editions of the Bible, together numbering
15,000 copies. These were followed by two editions, each 15,000
copies, by Richard Morris — ^a member of a family of whose services to
Welsh literature the inhabitants of the country have a keen if not a
sufficient appreciation. The four editions — those of Moses Williams
and those of Richard Morris — were published by the Society for
Promoting Christian Knowledge.

One more edition, that of John Evans, of Portsmouth, consisting
of 20,000 copies, appeared before it was discovered how to publish
Bibles without infringing upon the rights of the King's Printers. This
discovery was made and put in practice by Peter Williams in 1770,
when he published ** Y Beibl Sanctaidd, gyd a Nodau a Sylwiadau ar bob
Pennod." The " Nodau a Sylwiadau " formed a protection for him
from any attacks on the part of the King's Printers of greater efficacy
than mail would have been to him in warfare. Peter Williams and his
Bible became as popular in Wales and as necessary to the family as
Vicar Prichard and his " Canwyll " had been, for about 38 editions of
the work have been published.

In 1790 Peter Williams and David Jones issued the Bible of John
Canne in Welsh. This passed through several editions.

Now we come to the period at which the B. & F. Bible Society
was founded, the centenary of which this exhibition is designed to
celebrate — a Society which during the 100 years of its existence has
done more than any other, and perhaps than all other agencies which
preceded it, to spread a knowledge of the Bible, not only in Wales and
the United Kingdom, but throughout the whole world.

I cannot speak of all that this Society has accomplished, but I
should like to refer to its origin and to that apparently trifling episode
which gave the impulse to form it — the desire of Mari Jones for a
Wekh Bible.

Mari Jones was a poor Welsh maid, living at the foot of Cader
Idris, near Dolgelly, who had some knowledge of the Bible, which
made her desirous of possessing a Bible of her own. The nearest copy
of it was at a house two miles distant from her little home, and there
was no copy on sale nearer than Bala — 25 miles away; and it was by
no means certain that a copy could be obtained there. This tells us
how scarce Welsh Bibles were even at that comparatively recent period.
Having saved a little money to pay for the book, she started one
morning for Bala, and walked the 25 miles with bare feet. The
following morning she called upon Thomas Charles, of whom alone
Bibles could be bought. To her dismay, Mr. Charles told her that all
the copies which he had received were sold or bespoken. This caused
the child the deepest sorrow ; her grief was distressing, her appeals
I»tiable| so much so that Thomas Charles, unable to resist her entreaties,

12 THB BIBLE IN WALES.

spared her one of the copies already promised. The little maid's face
beamed again; she dried her tears, and started on her return journey
with an inexpressible joy. Interesting as her story is, we will not
pursue it further.

The journey of the bare-footed maid to Bala is the cause of our
meeting here to-day, for it was that journey that impelled Thomas
Charles to propose to the Council of the Religious Tract Society to form
a Society to supply Wales with Bibles, whereupon Joseph Hughes said,
" If a Society for Wales, why not a Society for the whole Kingdom and
for the whole world ?" And the British and Foreign Bible Society was
established. The name of Mari Jones is written on that role of heroines
whereon are the names of the little Hebrew maid, and the widow
whose all was two half-farthings. Mari Jones is the presiding genius
here to-day. I almost hear her whisper, ** Beibl i bawb o bobl y byd."
I have touched upon some points in the history of the Welsh Bible,
but there is another story which appeals to us in a very touching
manner, and that is the story of individual volumes in the show cases.

What would the Librarian not give for the New Testament which
Salesbury kept for his own use at Caedu ? or the Bible which Bishop
Morgan used in his study at Llandaff ? What a priceless volume
would be the copy of the " Beibl bach," which Vicar Prichard carried
with him on his preaching tours, with notes in it telling the story of
itself and its owner ! What valuable copies would those be which were
the daily companions of Stephen Hughes, Daniel Rowlands, Howell
Harris, and especially that little volume which was the inspiration of
William Williams's ever-living hymns ! But, although none of these
volumes are here, there are a few whose story should not be lost. The
Bible of Moses Williams is here — that grand patriot when Welsh
patriotism was not so fashionable as it is to-day, fired by the example
of the old Hebrew to preserve the literature of his race. Here is the
pocket Bible of Richard Morris — a copy of " Beibl Cromwel " with his
notes, presumably for the edition of the Bible which he published.
Here is also the working Bible of that great preacher, John Jones,
Talysarn. Here is " Beibl Mari Jones," the volume she bought of
Mr. Charles on her epoch-making visit to Bala in 1800.

We cannot help regretting the paucity of the histories of individual
volumes, as well as the scarcity of certain Welsh books. How is it that
so few of the books — the personal possessions of the men I have referred *
to— canHOt:l>e found now ? How have they disappeared or become so
scarce ? I used to think that it was the result of carelessness and
neglect, and perhaps of consignment to the flames; and this is doubtless
true in some degree, but it is not the whole truth. Some months ago
I took a parcel of books to the binder. They had seen better days, and
wanted a new suit. They did not look very respectable, and I attributed
their condition to neglect and abuse ; but my eyes were opened to the
cause of it by the binder, who expressed his admiration for the use
which had been made of them, adding that he rarely saw English books
which showed signs of having done such service. Their condition was ,
not the result of neglect and illtreatment, as I had supposed, but of the
attention which they had commanded, and the service which they had
rendered. I felt proud of my ragged company as well as of my country-
men.

What will be the future of the individuals forming this exhibition ?
What will become of these rare volumes which Mr. Ballinger has
brought together ? They will be dispersed in a few months. ^ Will
they ever be brought together again ? Of what use will they be in the

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future ? What service will they do for Wales ? Or will they pass in to
the rooms of the auctioneer for the purpose of mere exchange, and be
disp)ersed the world over ? Many of them have come here from private
libraries, and it is often the fate of such libraries to end their existence
in the auction-room. Should this happen to any of the libraries from
which exhibits have been kindly lent for this exhibition, I trust that
there will be found Welshmen patriotic enough to secure and preserve
them for their country. Others again are from public libraries, or
at least libraries which are in a sense the property of the nation,
and are not likely to come under the hammer ; while others again,
although they belong to private owners, will be deposited in public
libraries, and so assured to Wales. It is of the greatest importance that
these relics of the past shall be secured for the nation, because of the
light which they throw upon the mental and religious history and upon
the language of the Principality. I sincerely hope that this exhibition
will not only arouse greater interest in the Society whose centenary it
is designed to celebrate, but that it will also kindle a love for our
literature in the past, which will at all cost ensure its preservation for
future ages.

Is

THE BIBLE IN WALES.

CHAPTER I.

The Early Translations.

Early translations of portions of Scripture into Welsh — The movement for
translating the Prayer Book and the Bible — The Prayer Book and
the New Testament of 1667— The whole Bible of 1688.

r understand rightly the history and character of the Welsh people,
it is essential to study their religious history, because religion has

influenced Welsh life and thought more than anything else, and
no people, during the last three hundred years, has clung more closely
to the Bible than the Welsh.

An account of the circulation of the Bible in Wales must therefore
throw considerable light upon the progress of civilisation in Wales ;
and it was to contribute to a knowledge of the forces which have made
the Welsh people what they are to-day that the proposal to hold an
exhibition of the Scriptures in Welsh was first put forward. A desire
to place on record in a permanent form the knowledge so gained led
to the preparation of this volume.

Many attempts have been made from time to time to tell the story
of the Welsh Bible. Some deal only with the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries, while none carry the story much beyond 1800.
The first of these attempts was made by Moses Williams, Vicar of
Devynnock, and the manuscript of it is now preserved amongst the
Shirburn MSS. belonging to Sir John Williams, Bart. Moses Williams's
account does not appear to have been printed during his lifetime, but
it formed the basis of Dr. Thomas Llewelyn's ^^ Account of the British
or Welsh versions and editions of the Bible," London, 1768. Dr.
Llewelyn wrongly ascribes the MS. from which he gleaned all his facts
to Richard Morris, who transcribed the MS. of Moses Williams,
adding notes of his own. The transcript is in the British Museum
(Add. MSS. 149S2).

In Wales it is quite a common thing to find in cottages three, four,
or more Bibles. Quartos and folios of the late eighteenth and early
nineteenth centuries are to be found in nearly every Welsh household,
often several diflFerent issues. These are not merely kept for show, but
bear marks of having been read regularly for generations. The quarto
Bibles of Peter Williams are the most used of any; the folios of Peter
Williams, Samuel Clark, and others, are not so much used.

The question what translations of the Scriptures into Welsh existed
prior to those recorded in the Bibliography which forms a later section
of this work, is one which does not come within our scope. We
propose to confine ourselves to the printed Welsh Scriptures. The
existence of Welsh translations in MS. before the appearance of the
first New Testament in 1567 has been dealt with by Archdeacon Thomas
in his invaluable book on ^* The Life and Work of Bishop Davies and
WjUiam Salesbury," Oswestry, 1902.

16 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

The earliest known printed Welsh Scriptures before 1567 consist
of the Lord's Prayer, the Ten Commandments, and three verses from
the New Testament in " Yny Ihyvyr hwnn," the earliest known printed
Welsh book, edited by Sir John Prys (or Price), and brought out in 1546.
Five years later, 1551, William Salesbury brought out the lectionary,
'' Kynniver llith a ban/' containing the Grospels and Epistles for each
Sunday and holy-day throughout the year. These two books are of
native origin, and indicate the beginning of the movement which
culminated in the complete Bible being translated into Welsh.

In 1555 appeared Conrad Gesner's " Mithridates. De Differentiis
ling\'arvm tvm vetervm, etc.," which gives, among examples of the
different languages, the Lord's Prayer as an example of Welsh. The
translation is not that printed by Sir John Prys in " Yny Ihyvyr hwnn,"
but an older version, given to Gesner by John Bale, sometime Bishop of
Ossory, to whom the ** Mithridates " is dedicated. Gesner's work was
printed at Zurich, and is the first example known of Welsh being printed
outside London. In the same year Gesner printed a sheet (i4i''x 13^^
containing the Lord's Prayer in twenty-three languages, Welsh being
one. The sheet is dated ^^Septimo Calendas Septembris" (1.^.,
Aug. 26), 1555. There is a copy in the University Library, Cambridge.
The Welsh version is the same as appears in the " Mithridates " with
some press errors corrected. The following is a copy : —

Eyn taad rhwn wyt yn y nefoedd, santeiddier yr henw tau. Deued y dymas dau:
Gwneler dy woUys, ar y ddayar megis ag yn y nefi. Eyn bara beunyddawl dyro inni
heddiw. A maddeu ynny eyn deledion: megis ag i maddeuw in deledwyr ninau. Ag
na thowys ni in brofedigaeth, namyn gwared ni rhag drwg. Amen.

The book was re-issued in 16 10 with the same version of the Lord's
Prayer, and in addition the first five verses of Genesis i. from the Bible
of 1588.

In 1 56 1 a Diocesan Council held at St. Asaph ordered that, after
tlie Epistle and Gospel had been read in English, they should be read
also in Welsh.* At the same council an order was made for the
Catechism in Welsh to be read in each church every Sunday. No copy
of the Catechism in Welsh of so early a date is known; it is one of the
lost books of Wales, like the " Litany " printed in 1562. The reading
of the Epistles and Gospels in Welsh stirred up a longing for the
whole Bible in the native tongue, and petitions were prepared and
sent to those in authority expressing that longing. A rough draft of a
petition to the Bishops of the Welsh Dioceses forms part of the
Gwysaney Manuscript.! This petition urges that **it may please your
good lordships to wyll and require and com'aund the learned men to
traducte the boke of the Lordes Testament into the vulgare walsh tong
so by sooch meanes as well the p'achers themselfes as also the multitude

of them may be the| together in dew knowledge of

their Lordes good wyll."

William Salesbury was the active spirit voicing the earnest desire
of his fellow-countrymen to hear the Word of God read in their native
language. In the preface to " Oil Synnwyr pen Kembero " he
suggests that his countrymen should petition the King's Majesty and
His Council that the Scriptures might be translated into Welsh for the
sake of those who were not and were never likely to be able to learn
English. The efforts put forward by William Salesbury were supported

^Archdeacon Thomas's ** Davies and Salesbury," p. 72.

t Ibid., p. 3.
{ Original defective.

THE EARLY TRANSLATIONS. 11

by many eminent men, some of whom had been his contemporaries at
Oxford, while others were neighbours in Denbighshire and other parts
of North Wales. It is a fact worth notice that in the sixteenth century
North Wales, and especially Denbighshire, was the cradle of many of
the men who made a mark upon the literary history of Wales. Amongst
these friends of Salesbury was Richard Davies, afterwards Bishop of
St. Asaph, and later of St. David's. By reason of his position, it is
probable that the Bishop was the leader in securing the passing of the
Act for the translation of the Prayer Book and the Bible into the Welsh
tongue. His zeal for the welfare of his fellow-countrymen was shown
in various ways. While Bishop of St. Asaph he was a near neighbour
of Salesbury, and also of Gruffydd Hiraethog, Humphrey Lhuyd of
Denbigh, William Myddelton (the translator of the Psalms), and several
other men of note living within the area. In exile during the reign of
Mary, Richard Davies resided at Geneva, in an atmosphere of Biblical
translation; and after his return he was one of the Committee appointed
to translate the Bishops' Bible. It is not difficult to believe that it was
during his brief tenure of the Bishopric of St. Asaph that the plan for
the translation into Welsh of the Scriptures and the Prayer Book was
agreed upon. The Act V. Elizabeth, chapter 28 (1563) was the outcome.
In the same year a patent was granted to " William Salisbury and John
Waley " for the sole printing in the Welsh tongue for seven years, of the
Bible, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Homilies. (See illustration.)

The translation of the Prayer Book was undertaken by Richard
Davies, by this time Bishop of St. David's, and the New Testament by
William Salesbury, with the assistance of the Bishop and of Thomas Huet,
Precentor of St. Ehivid's. Davies and Salesbury worked together, the
latter spending much of his time at the Bishop's Palace, Abergwili.
The fruit of their labours appeared in 1567. The Prayer Book
was issued first, followed later in the same year by the New Testament.
The former was re-issued in 1586. Of the 1567 prayer Book only
three copies are recorded — one in the Swansea Public Library, one
with Sir John Williams, Bart., and one in private hands. Each copy
lacks the titlepage. The detailed description given in the Bibliography
is the result of a collation of the three copies. This Prayer Book
contains the first printed translation, and, so far as is known, the first
translation made into Welsh of all the Psalms. The Epistles and
Gospels are not translated from the English Prayer Book, nor are they
those of the "Llith a Ban" and of the 1567 New Testament. It
would appear that the Bishop, while working with Salesbury on the
New Testament, followed his own plan for the translations in the
Prayer Book. The use of some words was called in question, and in
the 1586 Prayer Book appears **An Explanation of certaine wordes,
being quarrelled withall, by some, for that in this translation they be
otherwise written, then either the unlettered people or some parts of
the countrie sounde, or speake them."

The New Testament of 1567 was undertaken by William Salesbury
at the request of the five Bishops (Hereford being included with the
four Welsh Dioceses). The Bishop of St. David's (Richard Davies) trans-
lated I. Timothy, Hebrews, James, and I. and II. Peter; while the Book of
Revelation was done by Thomas Huet, Precentor of St. David's. All
the other books were translated by Salesbury, who supplied the notes,
alternative readings, and explanatory words in the margins, and the
" Argument," taken from the Geneva Bible, prefixed to each book.
Salesbury also wrote the dedication to Queen Elizabeth, in English, and
an address in Welsh ** At yr oil Cembru," in which he writes of Bishop

JS THE BIBLE IN WALES.

Davies as " Menevia's second St. David." The Bishop also wrote an
'* Epistol at y Cembru," which is printed after the dedication to
Elizabeth, and in which he reviews the history of the Church in Wales, and
the degradation which followed upon the destruction of the old Welsh
books of history and Scripture after the coming of the Normans. He
looks forward with hopefulness to the time when the whole of the
Scriptures could be read in the Welsh tongue. When this was written
the Bishop expected the Old Testament to be translated and printed
with the same expedition as the Prayer Book and the New Testament.
In his expectation he was disappointed. After working together
earnestly and amicably for years, Salesbury and Davies are said to have
had a difference about " the general sense and etymology of one word,"*
which put an end to their friendship. The work on the Old Testament
upon which they had entered was never finished, and twenty-one years
elapsed between the appearance of the New Testament and that of the
whole Bible, which came from quite another source. Bishop Davies
had died seven years before, in 1581.

The first issue of the New Testament is a small thick quarto of 426
leaves (852 pages). The title and preliminary matter occupy 24 leaves,
the text folios i to 401, the last two leaves of the text being un-
numbered; the colophon follows on the recto of folio 402, also uimum-
bered. Some copies contain 4 leaves of corrections, explanations, rules,
etc., at the end of the volume. Charles Ashton statesf that he saw one
copy with the colophon on the back of the title ; this, however, requires
verification. The title and the Almanack are printed in red and black. A
curious woodcut appears on the title in illustration of the text John iii.
19, ^* This is the condemnation that light is come into the world, and
men loved darkness rather than light." For the translation, the text
chiefly followed was Beza's edition of 1556, and to a lesser extent the
two Stephanie editions of 1550 and 1551, while reference was often
made to the Vulgate, the Latin text of Erasmus, Beza*s two versions of
1557 and 1560, together with Beza's Annotations on his text, 1565. J

It is not the purpose of this work to enter into any philological or
literary details; but some reference may here be made to the difficulties
which beset the path of the early translators into Welsh. The Welsh
spoken in North Wales differed considerably from that spoken in South
Wales, as in a lesser degree it does to-day, and there was no standard
that the translators could adopt. Further, the printed literature was
scanty and comprised a very much smaller vocabulary than was required
for large works such as the Prayer Book and the New Testament. The
translators had therefore to compile vocabularies for their own use ;
and it is not to be wondered at that criticism was forthcoming of
many of the words used and the meanings attached to them.
The four leaves of corrections subsequently issued by Salesbury
deal not only with the printer's errors, but also explain and defend the
use of words in the preliminary addresses by Bishop Davies and by
Salesbury, as well as in the text. The books were set by compositors
who did not understand a word of Welsh; and having regard to all
the circumstances, the existence of printers' errors and of a difference
of opinion as to the words used, is not surprising.

The issue of the whole Bible in 1588 superseded the New
Testament of Salesbury. The second translator was more successful

• Sir John Wynn's " History of the Gwydir Family."

t " Bywyd ac Amserau yr Esgob Morgan," p. 76.

JThe Rev. Dr. T. C. Edwards, Trans. Liverpool Welsh Nat. Soc.

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THE EARLY TRANSLATIONS. IQ

in producing a smooth and easily understood book. This, however,
does not destroy the fact that the earher translators by their labours
prepared the way, and rendered inestimable services to their country-
men. It is not known how many copies of the Testament were printed.
About fifty copies are recorded, and there are probably others which
have not come to light. It is a much treasured volume. Many of the
copies are in public institutions or kept as heirlooms, reducing the copies
which may change hands down to a small number. There is a copy
in the ancient library of Hereford Cathedral, chained to the bookcase
with the original chain fitted with a swivel in the last link to facilitate
the handling of the book. This is the only instance of a copy being
chained. The Bishop of Hereford was joined with the four Welsh
bishops in the translation act of 1563.

A reprint of the 1567 New Testament was projected in 1819 by
Mr. Robert Saunderson, printer, of Bala, but only one part of 48 pages
appeared. (See No. 71). It was, however, reprinted in 1850 under the
direction of the Rev. Isaac Jones, at the press of James Rees, of
Carnarvon. (See No. 188). The pubhsher was Robert Griffith, of
Carnarvon.

The translation of the complete Bible including the Apocrypha
was the work of William Morgan, D.D., Vicar of Llanrhaiadr-ym-
Mochnant, afterwards Bishop of Llandaff and later of St. Asaph.
Morgan was a good Greek and Hebrew scholar, and commenced to
translate the Five Books of Moses. A complaint was made against him
to the Bishop of St. Asaph (William Hughes). The nature of the
complaint is unknown; whatever it was, it met with no encouragement
from the Bishop, and was in consequence laid before the Archbishop
of Canterbury (John Whitgif t), before whom Morgan had to appear at
Lambeth. The Vicar and the Archbishop had been together at
Cambridge, where Morgan was one of Whitgift's pupils. The result
of the meeting of the master and his pupil cannot be better described
than in the words of Archdeacon Thomas: — " Whitgif t, on learning
what Morgan was about, and having satisfied himself as to his scholar-
ship and ability, made him his chaplain, and persuaded him to go on
and complete the whole Bible, himself generously undertaking to
discharge all costs, and promising him hospitality at Lambeth when
the work was ready for the press. The complaint against him having
thus been providentially over-ruled for good. Dr. Morgan returned
to Llanrhaiadr and braced himself afresh for the great task before
him."*

In his work he had the assistance of the most eminent divines and
linguists among his countrymen, namely, William Hughes, Bishop of St.
Asaph; Hugh Bellot, Bishop of Bangor; Dr. Gabriel Goodman, Dean of
Westminster; Dr. David Powel, Vicar of Ruabon; Edmund Prys,
Archdeacon of Merioneth; Dr. John Da vies. Rector of Mallwyd; and
Richard Vaughan, Provost of St. John's Hospital, Lutterworth,
Leicestershire, afterwards Bishop successively of Bangor, Chester, and
London. By the loan of books and critical examination of his work, these
able men did much to encourage him. Dr. Goodman not only lent
counsel and advice, but also gave Morgan a home in London for a year
while the work was passing through the press. This hospitality had
been proffered by the Archbishop, but the difficulty of constantly
crossing back and fore over the Thames between Lambeth and London
made the generous offer of the Dean of Westminster more acceptable.

^ " Davies and Salesbary," pp. 1 19-120.

id tHE BIBLE m WALES.

Dr. Gabriel Goodman was a native of Ruthin, and the founder of the
Grammar School there. He, like Bishop Richard Davies, had been one
of the translators of the Bishops* Bible.

A copy of the Welsh Bible was presented by Morgan to the Library
of Westminster Abbey, where it is still preserved. An inscription on
the titlepage is believed to be in the handwriting of Dr. Jaspar Gryffydd
of Ruthin. At the end are two pages of errata printed in roman and
italic types. These two pages have been reprinted in Archdeacon
Thomas's " Davies and Salesbury," pp. 139-140, and reproduced in
facsimile in Professor PoweFs facsimile of the 1588 edition of the
Psalms. (See No. 371).

There is no information as to when the translation of the Bible
was begun by Morgan. If he commenced after he was appointed Vicar
of Llanrhaiadr in 1578, the work of translating occupied less than nine
years, while the printing took about a year. The reference in the
dedication to the defeat of the Spanish Armada (28 July, 1588,) shows
that the printing was then not completed, while the date in the copy
presented to Westminster Abbey (Nov., 1588,) fixes the time when the
work was finished.

The book is a small folio printed in Black Letter, containing 561
leaves, or 1,122 pages. The Apocrypha is included. The text is divided
into chapters and verses, with contents at the head of each chapter.
The Psalms are divided up as they are to be sung in the daily services
of the Church, the days of the month being indicated in the headlines,
and the Psalms for morning and evening service by sidenotes. The
title is printed in black and red, enclosed in a woodcut border used by
the deputies of Christopher Barker for English Bibles of that time.
The Royal Arms at the top of the border has for supporters a lion and
a dragon, the latter adopted by the Tudor sovereigns. The
New Testament has a separate title enclosed in the same border, but
printed in black only. Each book is commenced with a large decorated
initial letter. Some of the books also have decorated head- and tail-
pieces in the form of panels across the page. The number of copies
printed is not recorded. The Act of Parliament stipulated that a copy
should be supplied to every Parish Church in the Principality, to
" remain in such convenient places within the said Churches, that such
as understand them may resort at all convenient times to read and
peruse the same : and also that such as do not understand the said
language [ix.y English] may by conferring both Tongues together, the
sooner attain to the knowledge of the English Tongue." In view of the
fact that there were at least 800 parishes in Wales, it seems probable
that somewhere between 800 and 1,000 copies were printed. Very few
complete copies remain. The number recorded perfect and imperfect
is about 50.

The question has often been raised whether Morgan did the whole
work of translation himself, and from what texts — English, Greek, or
Hebrew. Mention has already been made of the names of eminent
Welsh scholars from whom Morgan acknowledges that he received
help. Mr. Herbert Vaughan has pointed out* that Morgan's task was
far less difficult of performance than the work undertaken by Davies
and Salesbury twenty years before. Not only did he enter into the
labours of these two pioneers, but on all hands he received sympathy
and help, financial and literary.

*"The Translators of the Welsh Bible," in the Church Quarterly Review,
vol bt. 46 (1905).

THE EARLY tRANSLAtlONS. 21

Inserted in the Llanstephan MS. of Moses Williams already referred
to is a letter from Richard Morris dealing with the sources of Morgan's
translation. This letter, not having been printed before, is given here: —

" Sir,

** The following remarks (among others of less consequence) have occurred to
me in the progress I have already made in collating and correcting of orthography of
the Welsh Bible, which I submit to your consideration, and beg the favour of your
sentiments thereon. Y c^n a gerddo a yrir says the old proverb — so your kind
communicative temper and former favours to me emboldens me to be again thus
troublesome.

" There are some persons of great learning who insist that the Welsh translation
of the Scriptures is not done from the original Hebrew and Greek but from the
English ; sure I am that whatsoever of ye book speaks ye contrary, besides ye manifest
differences in the phraseology, the very sense differ in many places which I have
particularly noted, and I believe the prefaces to these antient editions you have by you,
confute this reflection upon the ability of our countrymen. Dr. Davies in the preface
to his grammar declares that himself was assisting in both translations of the folio
Bible, — that of Bp. Morgan in 1588 and of Bp. Parry in 1620; There were also con-
cerned in the former Dr. David Povvel and Archdeacon Pryse &c. persons whose great
skill in the original languages no one ever denied to call in question; and can any one
imagine they should copy Translation which ye English themselves allow to abound in
errors ? an absurdity of the first magnitude ! The marginal notes and references
indeed prove to have been taken from the English Bible, but I would be proud of your
opinion upon ye whole matter, for which [I] will make bold to call in a few days. I
am, with great respect, Sir, Your most obliged hble servant

"RicHD. Morris.
" Lovel Court

" Paternoster Row
" 14 May 1745."

Folio 2 contains numerous examples to prove the contentions in the
letter, which is addressed

"To

"William Jones, Esq.,

" in Beaufort Buildings,

" Strand."

For the New Testament Morgan had the translation of 1567 to
work upon, which he did with so much success that the rugged Welsh
of Salesbury was transmuted by Morgan into a smooth and easy literary
gem. How far otherwise he entered into the labours of his predecessors
is a matter which rests upon a somewhat spiteful observation made by
Sir John Wynn of Gwydir :* " He had the benefit and help of Bishop
Davies's and William Salesbury 's work, who had done a great part
thereof: yet he carried the name of all." Morgan does justice to
Bishop Davies "of pious memory, who above all men has deserved
well of our church." Salesbury, however, has received less than his
due at Morgan's hands. Sir John Wynn is not without prejudice
where Morgan is concerned, an unfortunate quarrel between the twain
embittering the Bishop's later years. There arc three letters of
Morgan's surviving, all relating to the substance of the quarrel.f Sir
John Wynn, keen to enrich himself and his family by leases of Church
property, found the Bishop a stumbhng block in the way of his plans.

With regard to the texts from which Morgan worked, Archdeacon
Thomas says: — " We cannot say whether he followed one particular
Version of the Old Testament, but he appears from internal evidence

• " History of the Gwydir Family," p. 96.

t The letters are printed in Yorke*s " Royal Tribes of Wales" (Appendix), and were
reproduced in facsimile at the cost of Mr. John Cory, D.L., in 1905. Two of the
original letters are in the Library of St. Asaph Cathedral, and the other is in the
Cardiff Public Library.

22 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

to have had before him not only a Hebrew Text, but also the Latin
Vulgate and the English Geneva Bible, and to have been guided in
many instances by the Latin translation brought out by Paganinus in
152 1," Morgan was a good scholar. He took his degree of Bachelor
of Divinity and was appointed Vicar of Llanrhaiadr in the same year; and
five years later he received the full degree of Doctor of Divinity. The
Archbishop inquired as to his qualifications for the work of translation by
asking, **Are you as conversant with the Welsh language as you are
with the Hebrew and Greek?" The reply was, "I hope, my Lord
Archbishop, that you will allow me to assure your Grace that I under-
stand my mother-tongue better than any other language." Clearly
Morgan was thoroughly well qualified for the work. That his success
was great in spite of the errors which escaped, is evidenced by the
story that the late Bishop Thirlwall of St. David's, a member of the
last English Revision Committee, never decided finally on the correct
rendering of a verse without consulting the Welsh Bible.* Morgan's
Bible anticipates many of the changes introduced into the English
Bible at the last revision.

^ Hughes's " Life and Times of Bishop William Morgan," p. 131.

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CHAPTER II.

The Psalter.

Morgan*s Psalms — Kyffin^s Psalms — Myddelton^s Psalms — Prys^s Psalms.

n organ's version of the Psalms as in the Bible of 1588 was published
in the same year in a small quarto for use in the daily services.
The version of the Psalms in the Prayer Books of 1567 and 1586
was not popular; and in the third issue of the Prayer Book in 1599,
Morgan's translation was substituted. Parry's revised version of the
Psalms appeared in the Prayer Book of 162 1. Copies of Morgan's 1588
edition of the Psalms are rare. It was, however, in 1896, reproduced
in facsimile, with an introduction by Professor Powel.

The translation of the Psalms in a metrical form for use in the
services of the Church, occupied the attention of at least four Welshmen
after the completion of the Bible. Maurice KyCEin, in the preface to his
Welsh translation of Jewel's "Apology," 1594 or 1595, lamented his
inability, owing to lack of leisure, to make such a translation. He
may, however, have been the moving spirit which prompted Edward
KyCEin, who was probably his brother, to undertake a task which he
also left incomplete. Only Psalms i. — xiii. 5 appeared in the small
volume issued in 1603 (No. 8a) by Thomas Salisbury, who in the
same year was likewise responsible for the publication of Myddelton's
metrical version (No. 8). Mrs. Alan Gough, of Gelliwig, Carnarvonshire,
is the owner of a letter written by Thomas Salisbury to Sir John Wynn
of Gwydir, which throws some light upon obscure points. A facsimile of
the letter and its indorsement is given. The following is the text of it : — •

** Right worshippfull my humble dutye remembred etc : I am glad to heare of
your late recouerye & present health wch I beeseche ye lorde still to continue to his
glorye and ye good of our countrey itt reioyced mee not a Htle when I understood yt
your worshippe was inquisitive whether ye psalmes are translated into our vulgar
tounge or not I sent you by your man a coppy of them yt are printed hee had finished
some fiftye of them before hee dyed this tyme seuen yeares in ye tyme of ye greate
sickness he departed this worlde in his custodye (when I came into ye co-[untrey] I
left your proverbs ye psalmes and many good trea[tyses] of mr Perkynnes wth other
good thinges in ye brittishe tounge wch weare all lost and gone by his untymly
death I coulde never heare nor learne where any of them weare bestowed I often
enquyred but could not learne of any howe and by whose meanes they weare
convaighed awaye I heare not of any that are about ye psalmes save only Archdeac.
Price who promised them longe agone but as yet hath not accomplishd his promise
nor ye expectacion of many havinge not any newe bookes worthy your readinge I
presumde to present your worshippe wth a Htle treatis written by a greate statesman
somtyme secrettarye to ye late Philipp of Spayne, mr Camdens Brittania his last
edition wth ye mappes of all ye shiers [is] latly printed and bounde in follio thus
humbly takeinge leave desyreinge yc lord to guide & protect [your] worshippe your
v[eJrtuoii8 ladye and all your religious and well nurturd issue wth all blessinges
extmiall in this present life and in ye other to come wth all blessinges spiritual! from
my house in cloth fayer in London : June ye 22.

** Sr I pray my ladye to bestowe

'* ye readeinge of my litle booke *^ Your worshippes in all

" Copied by P.W. 1795. " ^^'''^ ""^y®

"ThoiSalusburyc."

* The letter is kept in a copy of Myddelton's Psalms, 1603, which has led to the
supposition that it is the book alluded to. The facts, however, as given in the letter,
do not fit Myddelton, and they do fit Kyffin. The words, '' Copied by P.W.," refer
to Peter Bayley Williams, the son of Peter Williams the commentator. The letter is
printed in the Cambro-Briton^ Vol. I., 1820, with an inaccurate footnote.

S4

THE BIBLE IN WALES.

The book sent was Kyftin's Psalms, as appears from the title quoted
on the indorsement, and also from ttie statement that he had translated
about fifty of tile Psalms before he died. The year in which the letter
is written is not given; but the reference to the great sickness suggests
that Kyffin died in 1603, the year of the outbreak of plague in London.
This would make the date of the letter 1610, whicli is confirmed by the
reference to Camden's " Brit;innia," with the m.ips, issued in that year.
It will be seen from the letter that Kyffin's death occurred in London.
Salisbury may have fled into the country to escape the plague. Edward
Kyffin was the administrator of the estate of Maurice Kyffin in 1599,
and in it described as " Preacher."

The " Dictionary of National Biography," following Williams's
" Eminent Welshmen," makes Maurice Kyffin Ihe son of Richard Kyffin
of Glasgoed, in the parish of Llansilin, Denbighshire, This, however,
is not correct, as Mr. \V. P. Williams, of Cae'r Onnen, Bangor, is able
to show. The fact brought out by Salisbury's letter that Edward Kyffin
died in London early in the 17th century confirms Mr. W. P. Williams's
conclusions.

It is curious that while writing about the unfinished translation of
Kyffin, and the, as yet, unfuHilled promise of Archdeacon Prys, no
reference is made to the translation by Captain Myddelton, because
Salisbury published this in the same year.

William Myddelton was the third son of Richard Myddelton,
Governor of Denbigh Castle, and combined the practice of poetry with
an officer's life in the navy. It was he that brought to the Lord High
Admiral, Sir Thomas Howard, news of the great Spanish fleet prepared
for his destruction in 1591, and thus enabled him to escape the trap
laid for him. Myddelton finished his translation of the Psalms on January
24, 1595, in the West Indies. It is the first nietric-il version of the
Psalms printed in Welsh; but being in the strict Welsh metres, on
which Myddelton was an authority, it did not become popular. There
were three issues, with the inehmiiuiry matter varying in each, the text
being the same in all. They are fully described under No. 8. A
reprint was issued in 1827,

The letter of Salisbury quoted above lefers in a des^Kinding tone
to the projected translation by Archdeacon Prys, If the date of the
letter has been correctly inferred as 1610, Salisbury may well have been
despondent. He had "promised them longe agone, but as yet hath
not accomplishd his promise nor ye expectacion of many." 'i'he
" expectacion " was not fulfilled for another eleven years, because Prys's
Psalms lirst appeared in the Prayer Book of 1621. Prys died in 1624.

A skilful composer in the strict Welsh metres, and an active
participant in the bardic controveisies of his day, Prys, in translating
the Psalms, delitjerately rejected the stereotyped forms in which Welsh
poetry had hitherto appeared, in order to adapt them to congregational
singing. His success was complete, and in striking contrast to
Myddellon's failure. Prys's Psalms were reprinted In Bibles and Prayer
Books, and sung throughout the Principalily for more than two centuries ;
and even to-day several of them are in corisLint use. Some chants are
also given in the first and iumiediately subsequent editions, and there
is usuiilly a separate title.

In addition to Prys's Psalms, the Prayer Book of 1621 contains the
version of the Psalms from the Bible of 1620. The two versions
continued to appear together down to the early yeiirs of the 19th
century.

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CHAPTER III.

The Revised Bible.

Bishop Parry s Bible — The " Beibl Bach " — Financial help by London
Welshmen— The 1641 N.T. an error— The 1647 N,T.—The Cromwell
Bible — Rarity of the Commonwealth issues — The lost N,T. of 1654,

THE revised English Bible issued in i6ii prepared the way for a
revision of the Welsh Bible. This was undertaken by Richard Parry,
Morgan's successor at St. Asaph, with the help of Dr. John Davies
of Mallwyd. The Hebraisms of Morgan were rejected by Parry, whose
endeavour seems to have been to follow the English version of i6ii.
That this was an error, the revision of the English in the nineteenth
century proves. It has already been said that Morgan's Bible antici-
pated many of the improved renderings introduced into the English
Bible at the last revision. Bishop Parry's Bible deprived the Welsh
people of some of the advantages of Morgan's scholarship. Bishop
Parry's revision was issued in a magnificent folio in 1620. The title is
set within an elaborate engraved border, of the same design as is found
in English folio Bibles of the period. The rose and thistle, symbolising
the union of the crowns of England and Scotland under James I., are
prominent in the design. In some of the head-pieces throughout the
volume the harp for Ireland and the Prince of Wales's plume for Wales
are introduced. This Bible was supplied to all the Churches in Wales.
In many of the Churches it still remains, occasionally carefully treasured,
but in some instances sadly neglected. Many copies have found their
way into private hands, slightly defective for the most part, the first
title with other leaves at the beginning and end being generally missing.
It is still the authorised Welsh Bible, though its orthography has been
interfered with, as will appear in due course. Many omissions and
mistakes occur. Four folio pages of corrections appeared either from
the hand of Charles Edwards, author of " Hanes y Ffydd," or from that
of Dr. George Griffith, Bishop of St. Asaph.* Moses Williams says of
this, " 1672. About this time there was printed a sheet in T entitled
Some Omissions and Mistakes in the British Translation and Edition of the
Bible appointed to be had and read in Churches in Wales, to be supplied
and rectified. Some say 'twas by Charles Edwardes the Author of a
Book call'd Hanes y FfyddP (Llanstephan MS.) There are two copies
of the corrections in the British Museum, and one of them has, in a
hand apparently contemporary, the following note : — " Sd by Bp Griffith
of St. A." A later note, however, points out that Bishop Griffith of
St. Asaph died in 1666. This conflict of evidence as to the authorship
and the date led to the two copies, acquired at different times, being
catalogued as if they were different issues of the corrections; and they
are described as if they were two issues in the printed catalogue of the
British Museum. They are two copies of the same four pages.
Stephen Hughes in the preface to '* Gwaith Mr. Rees Prichard," 1672,
says that the corrections were printed by ** some well-wisher of our
country," and that copies were on sale with Mr. Goff at Carmarthen.

* Bishop Griffith had, in 1640, brought the question of a new edition of the
Welsh Bible before Convocation.

26 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

The following note (in Welsh) appears on the errata sheet printed
by Morgan for the 1588 Bible: —

"True it is, and often has it been seen (the dear Welshman) that no work is
made perfect at once. Do not thou wonder, then, if errors escaped in the great and
difficult and painful work of translating the Bible into Welsh: as twice as many escaped
in other famous and belauded Bibles. And in the New Testament of this [Bible] there
is more blundering than in all the other part. How and why that happened, thou shalt
soon know (through God), when that Testament is printed, with less errors, and in a
smaller size and at a lower price. If thou shalt see other errors,' for the sake of God,
and the country, and thine own soul, inform the translator thereof, so that the next
printing be as pure as he wishes it to be and endeavours to make it, and as thou also
oughtest to wish and do."

From this it appears that Bishop Morgan had designed to print the
New Testament in a small volume at a low price, so that it might find a
place in the homes of the people. His excellent project, for what
reason is unknown, was never carried out. The last years of his
life were embittered by the hostility towards him displayed by Sir John
Wynn, who resented the Bishop's opposition to Wynn's attempts to
enrich himself by leases of Church property. Morgan's own circum-
stances were not free from embarrassment. There is a note of sadness
in the letter to Sir John Wynn which we reproduce: " I rest, your
sickly neighbour." This was a few months before his death.

Thomas Salisbury, in a note prefixed to Myddelton's Psalms, 1603,
says that the New Testament prepared by Morgan is ready for the press.
This is the last heard of it. The disturbance of business in consequence
of the plague may have had something to do with the disappearance of
the manuscript, as it had with the loss of '^ many other good treatises in
the British tongue," lost through the untimely death of Edward Kyffin,
to which Salisbury makes such pathetic reference in the letter already
quoted.

It was not until the year 1630 that a Welsh Bible for the people
was available. It owed its existence to Rowland Heylin, an Alderman
of London, who was descended from an ancient family of Pentreheylin,
in the parish of Llandysilio, Montgomeryshire, and Sir Thomas Myddelton,
the brother of William Myddelton, the translator of the Psalms. These
two were the active promoters. Whether they were helped by others, or
l>orc the charges themselves, is uncertain. Moses Williams, in the Llan-
stephan MS. already cited, sa)*s that in 1630 the Bible " was reprinted in
8" at London, at the ex|>ense chietly of Sir Thomas Middleton of Chirk
Castle, and Rowland Heylin Alderman of London." Griffith Jones
(** Welch Piety," 174^, p. 12,) sa)*s : "Certain citizens and mercers of
Li^ndon (I can find the names but of two of them, viz. Sir Thomas
Middleton and Rowland Heylin) moved with compassion towards the
iH>or in Wales, procured at great expence an impression of the Welch
Hiblc in octavo ; which prov^cd to l>e of great ser\ice to revive religion
among them/* Stry|H^, on the other hand, gives all the credit to Heylin
alone: — "Aldcrmaii Heylin l>cing spning from Wales, charitably and
nobly at liis own cost and charges, in the beginning of King Charles's
ix*ign,causeii the Welsh Bible to l>e printed in a more portable bulk, being
only printcil in a Ku^gc \\Mume Ix^fore for the use of churches. He also
ca\ise\l the Ixx^k calleil ' The practice of piety ' to l< printed in Welsh
tor the use v>f the Welsh |H\>ple : and a Welsh or British Dictionary to
l>e made aiul p\ilMished (or the help i-rf thos* that were minded to
understand that ancient Uiig\iage/' (Slr\i>e*s continuation of Stow*s
" SurxTV \>f IxMuion,"* 17XK \x>l. ilv% iv t4^>^ This is clearly giving
too much CTfdJt to HeyUu» iKcause the corrector oC the press» in his
pn^ace to the to jo Bible^ m\^ *' And here Ihou must acknowledge

28 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

gratefully the great care and cost of certain pious and honourable
citizens and merchants of London, (among whom chiefly and especially
are Sr. Thomas Middleton, an honourable knight, and Rowland Heylin,
two aldermen of the same city.")*

Beyond this it is impossible to get except by guessing, of which
there has already been far too much amongst writers on this and other
Welsh subjects. The statement, for instance, that the sum contributed
by the promoters was a thousand pounds appears to be merely a guess;
and if the number of copies printed was one thousand five hundred
(another guess), it is manifestly wrong. The guess as to the number
originated with Dr. Thomas Rees: "We are not informed how many
copies of this first people's edition of the Welsh Bible were printed.
It is supposed that they did not exceed 1,500 — less than two copies for
every parish."t Until some definite evidence can be produced, the
thousand pounds contribution and the 1,500 copies printed cannot be
accepted.

Moses Williams describes the 1630 Bible as follows : — " This
edition has the Book of Common Prayer in short (or as the printers
term it, a service) annexed to it, with the Psalms in prose (which was
needless, seeing they are divided into portions in the body of the Bible)
as also Archdeacon Pryse's version thereof in meter, with musical notes
to sing them by. The Welsh preface bespeaks the Curator of the press
to be a native of Duffryn Clwyd, at least to have lived a considerable
time somewhere in that neighbourhood."

The Epistles and Gospels are not reprinted in the Prayer Book
prefixed to the Bible. Under each collect is given the passages fixed
for that day, and in the New Testament the passages are marked
with [ i at the beginning and end, and in the margins by a ,«-^^^-^

for the beginning of the passage and a """^v^-^ for the end.

Moses Williams's suggestion that the proofs were corrected by
some one from the Vale of Clwyd agrees well with another suggestion,
that the editor was Robert Lloyd, Vicar of Chirk, one of the active Welsh
literary men of the period: he translated and printed in 1629 a sermon on
** Repentance " by Arthur Dent, and in the following year Dent's " Plain
Pathway to Heaven." Lloyd dates the preface of the latter from his
room at Foster Lane in London, Sep. 20, 1629. The year 1630 also
saw the issue of Lewis Bayly's " Practice of Piety " in Welsh, translated
by Rowland Vaughan, who speaks of Lloyd in the preface as " the
learned Clergyman and my dear teacher." The passage from Strype
already quoted connects Rowland Heylin with the Welsh edition of
" The Practice of Piety." In the same year a small tract (14 pp.) called
" Car-wr y Cymru " was issued from the same press as the ** Plain
Pathway" of 1630. This also was probably brought out by Robert
Lloyd. Again, Dr. John Davies, of Mallwyd, was in London about
1630 — 2, bringing out his dictionary and ** Llyfr y Resolusion," both
printed in 1632. This appears from his preface to the latter book.
The facts as now set out suggest that Myddelton, Heylin, and other
London Welshmen, supplied the funds for printing the Bible and other
books to be circulated in Wales, the literary side of the movement
being in the hands of Robert Lloyd, Rowland Vaughan, and others.
Lloyd was in London in September, 1629, and probably Vaughan was
also there about the printing of " The Practice of Piety." Seeing that
the Bible was passing through the press at the same time, and possibly

* The original is in Webb,
t " History of Protestant Nonconformity in Wales," and ed'n, 1883, p. 14.

THE REVISED BIBLE. 29

at the instance of the same promoters, it requires no stretch of imagina-
tion to believe that one or both of these men also supervised the
printing of the Bible.

The scarce book, '*Car-wr y Cymru," 1631, contains an address in
English "To all the Worthy and True-hearted Well-willers and
furtherers of the Spiritual weale of Wales, who have put their helping
hands and hearts to that late necessary and worthy worke of Setting
forth the Bible in Welsh, in a small volume, The Author of this Welsh
treatise, wisheth Wisdome's Gift (as a gracious Recompence of Reward
from the Lord) viz.: Length of daies, riches and honor; with Eternall
life which is the gift of God through lesus Christ our Lord, Amen."
(Rowlands*s "Cambrian Bibliography," p. 112). This confirms the
theory that Myddelton and Heylin were leaders of a London movement
for supporting those who had at heart the religious advancement of
Wales. There must have been some one or more behind inspiring and
directing.

The Bible of 1630 is a small thick octavo, containing 1,118 pages
of rather small print. The Prayer Book at the beginning, and Prys's
Psalms at the end, have each a separate title, the former in the same
woodcut border as is used for the title of the Bible and the New
Testament. The title of the Psalms is enclosed in a narrow decorated
border. Copies were sold at 5s. each ; and its appearance was hailed
by Rhys Prichard, Vicar of Llandovery, in the following stanza : —

*' MaeV bibl bach yn awr yn gysson,
Yn iaith dy fam iw gael er coron,
Gwerth dy grys cyn bod heb hwnnw,
Mae'n well na thref dy dad i'th gadw.'**

There is a copy extant with a different woodcut device at the head of
Genesis, and many variations in the first eighty pages. The illustrations
of the first page of the two issues will convey a better idea of the
difference than any amount of description. Misprints in the first are
corrected in the second, and words added by the translator, printed in
italics in the first, are in the second in roman type enclosed in brackets.
Copies of the second issue are not rare ; but they are generally imperfect.
A few years ago it was frequently to be bought for a trifle ; but the
volume is now more prized by owners of it.

Rowlands records in "The Cambrian Bibliography" under the
year 1641, a New Testament on the authority of the Rev. William
Thomas, of Bwlchnewydd, Carmarthenshire. Inquiries leave no doubt
that this is an error, and that Mr. Thomas mis-read the date. The
details correspond with the New Testament of 1741 (No. 21).

The next period in the history of the Bible in Wales is of peculiar
interest. It covers the time of the Civil War and the Commonwealth,
and the rise of Nonconformity. Names well known to Welsh people
— Vavasor Powel, Walter Cradoc, Charles Edwards, and Stephen
Hughes — flit across the page, only to elude all attempts to unravel the
mystery of Wales and Welshmen during those eventful years from the
outbreak of the great Civil War (1642) to the Restoration (1660).
Between those dates three editions of the Scriptures in Welsh
appeared — a New Testament in 1647, a complete Bible in 1654, and

♦ "Gwaith Mr. Recs Prichard," 1672, p. 8. Literally rendered into English, the
stanza reads thus : —

The little Bible is now commonly

In thy mother's ton^e to be had for a crown ;

Sell thy shirt ere thou lack^ that:

Tis better than thy father's home to preserve thee.

so THE BIBLE IN WALES.

another New Testament in the same year. The New Testament of
1647 is referred to before its appearance: '^And now again I hear
Mr. Cradock is procuring the New Testament to be printed in Welsh
in a little volume, whereby it may grow more portable and more
common" (John Lewis's "Contemplations upon these Times," 1646).
There were two issues of the New Testament, both bearing the date
1647, the second having some of the mistakes corrected, though many
remain. Stephen Hughes, some years later, referred to it as having
hundreds of errors ("Gwaith Mr. Rees Prichard," 1672). This was
the first time for any Scriptures to be printed in Welsh at the instance
of the Nonconformists.

In a sermon before the House of Commons, July 21, 1646, Cradoc
said, " And what if you should spend one single thought upon poore
contemptible Wales ? its little indeed, and as little respected, yet time
was the enemy made no small use and advantage of it, how inconsider-
able soever wee deem it ; oh let not poore Wales continue sighing,
famishing, mourning and bleeding, while you have your dales of Feasting,
rejoycing. Thanksgiving and prayslng God. Oh how loath I am to
mention it to you ? is it not a sad case that in thirteene Counties there
should not be above thirteene conscientious Ministers who in these
times expressed themselves firmly and constantly faithfull to the Parlia-
ment, and formerly preached profitably in the Welch Language twice
every Lord's Day ?" ("The Saints Fulness of Joy," 1646, p. 34.)

The same ideas were expressed by Vavasor Powel in the preface to
his catechism, "The Scripture's Concord," issued in the same year
(1646) : — '^ Having finished this little Catechism in English, it is trans-
lated into Welsh for my dear and soul-hungering countrymen, who have
not to my knowledge any, excepting One (if one), of this nature, nay, far
worse, have not of godly, able Welsh ministers, one for a county, nor
one Welsh Bible for five hundred families ; although in some parts,
where the Gospel came, they far and near pressed into it night and day,
by violence took it, and through tribulations were followers of jj. They
are not so soulful but they will prise the least crumb herein, and the
rather because it is only the Scripture which they diligently learn and
examine. Couldest thou hear their groans for Bibles and teachers, and
see their grace and growth without them, thou wouldest by thy prayers,
purse, persuasions, and power, endeavour to supply them forthwith. If
thou readest no farther, yet remember Wales' spiritual wants."*

The scarcity of Welsh Bibles is constantly referred to in the
literature of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. That eagerness
to possess the Bible which characterised the Welsh people in the
eighteenth century was not a distinguishing feature in 1649, as the
following extract shows: — *^ For in many places, people are so ignorant
of the Word of God and so carelesse of knowing it, that among 20
families there can scarce one Welsh Bible be found and as for the
English Bible, in the family where any is; it is but uselesse in respect
of the generalitie of those which know nothing and understand nothing
in that tongue."t

Contemporary allusions point to Walter Cradoc as the chief agent
in having the New Testament of 1647 printed. How many copies were
printed, or at what price they were sold, cannot be traced. The number
has been stated in one place as 1,000, and in another as 3,000. These

* Quoted in Dr. Rees's ** Nonconformity in Wales," 2nd ed'n, pp. 6S— 69.

f'Sail y Grefydd Grifltnoeawl," 1649, ouoted by Mr. J. H. Davies in the
Transactions of the Liverpool W^h Nat Soc., 1897—^ p. 67.

THE RBVI8BD BIBLE. SI

are only guesses. Vavasor Powel says, '' In a few years time a great
part of a former Impression of the Welsh-Bible, was bought up, and
afterwards two Editions more, one of the New-Testament, and another
of the whole Bible, and of these two I believe are sold off, at least
between 5 and 6000." ("The Bird in the Cage," 2nd ed'n, 1662.)

The Bible of 1654 is sometimes called by the Welsh " Beibl
Cromwel." Of the supposed tradition, that Cromwell himself contri-
buted to the cost of its production, there is no evidence. Moses
Williams says, *^ The Old and New Testament and the Singing Psalms
were printed at London (I suppose by the Dissenters) in the same
volume [size] with that of anno 1630 but the character is somewhat
larger in the face, and far more beautiful to the eye, tho' of a closer
body, as will easily api^ar by comparing of them together." (Llan-
stephan MS.) The text follows the 1630 Bible, the Prayer Book and
the Apocrypha being omitted. Prys's Psalms are at the end in some
copies. The letter J as used in modern speech appears in this Bible.
The J form of the letter I had been used in the Bibles of 1588 and 1620
in accordance with the usage of the time, J being used for the initial
letter of a word, and I in the middle of a word. The use of J for the
consonantal sound, and of I for the vocalic sound, gradually became
fixed, and it is interesting to find the change definitely accepted in 1654.
In 1630 I is used throughout, and in the 1647 New Testament both
forms are used indifferently for initials, loseph and Joseph occurring
on the same page in Luke iii.

The number of copies printed is stated by Charles Edwards
(*' Hanes y Ffydd," 1671, p. 152) to be 6,000. This does not agree with
the statement of Vavasor Powel already quoted, which gives the sale
of the 1647 Testament and the 1654 Bible as '^at least between 5 and
6000." The price of the Bible was six shillings, and in 167 1 about
fifty copies remained unsold with a Mr. Owen, a stationer, in London.
(" Gwaith Mr. Rees Prichard," 1672.)

Copies of the 1647 New Testament and the 1654 Bible are rare.
Fewer copies of both are recorded than of any preceding edition.
Why ? It is not easy to answer. Were it not for the testimony of
Vavasor Powel, that between "5 and 6,000 copies " were sold, it might be
supposed that, owing to the difficulties of the time, the machinery for
distributing the copies in Wales failed to act — that a large stock
remained on hand in London, and perished in the Great Fire of 1666.
It may be that, after the Restoration, the Royalist proclivities of the
Welsh people led them to put away the books associated with the
Commonwealth period. This, however, does not seem a probable
explanation. There is nothing either in the text or the format of the
books to which exception could be taken by the most sturdy Royalist.
The survival of so many copies of the " Beibl bach," distributed
throughout the length and breadth of Wales, supports the supposition
that for some reason the next two books were not widely circulated in
the homes of the people. The matter is incapable of solution on the
evidence available, and must, for the present at any rate, remain a
subject of speculation. It may be remarked here that the scarcity of
the Welsh Prayer Books prior to the 1664 edition is due to the
opposition to a liturgy which prevailed during the Commonwealth.

There is a perfect copy of the 1654 Bible in the chained library of
All Saints' Church, Hereford. This library was bequeathed in 1715 by
William Brewster, M.D.

Scarce as are the two editions of the Scriptures just referred to, they
have to give place in rarity to the New Testament of 1654 mentioned

82 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

by Charles Edwards: ^' And as God gave seed to the sower, he multiplied
the loaves to the eaters, and there were again printed six thousand
Welsh Bibles in small type, and they became as cheap as English
Bibles. And for the sake of old people, and those having weak sight,
large numbers of the New Testament in Welsh were printed separately
in larger type. Thus was Welsh writing made plain upon tables
that he may run that readeth it."* (*' Hanes y Ffydd," 1671, p. 152.)
No copy of this Testament is known to Welsh bibliographers of the
present day. It is described in the Revue Celtiquej vol. I., p. 377, by the
late Chancellor Silvan Evans, who obviously had a copy before him
when he wrote the description. It agrees with the Testament of 1647
so closely as to suggest that it is a reprint or a re-issue with a new title-
page, with Prys's Psalms added. The points of resemblance may be
thus stated : —

1647. 1654.

Printer Matthew Symmons. M. S.

oize •.• ... ••• 12 12

No. of pages (text) ... 820 820.

The only points of difference — the date and the addition of the Psalms —
do not affect the theory, while the size of the type used for the 1647
Testament is so much larger than that used in the Bible of 1654, as to
fully meet the description given by Charles Edwards. The Bible of
1654 was printed by James Flesher, while the New Testament was from
the printing office of M.S., almost certainly the initials of Matthe\^
Symmons, the printer of the 1647 Testament. That the type of the
Testament was kept standing is shown by the fact that there was a
second issue with many of the mistakes corrected. The 1654
issue may have been a third printing, or the unsold copies of the
second issue with a new title, and the Psalms added. If it was simply
a using up of the unsold sheets, then some of the copies extant without
titlepages may have had the 1654 title. The question can only be
settled by the discovery of a 1654 N.T. with a titlepage, or of a second
N.T. similar to the 1647 issue with Prys's Psalms at the end.

* The original is in Welsh.

CHAPTER IV.

Bibles for the People.

Stephen Hughes^s New TesUiment — Beginnings of a literary and religious
movement — The Bible of 1677-8 — Thomas Gouge and his coadjutors —
The Bible of 1689-90— The third folio Bible {1690).

BEFORE the end of the Commonwealth a part of the poems of
Rhys Prichard was brought out, with a preface signed " H.M.,"
conjectured to be Henry Maurice, an Independent minister. A
further part was issued in 1670, with a preface by Stephen Hughes,
who also brought out the four parts of " Canwyll y Cymru " in 1672.
The introductory matter to these editions of Rhys Prichard*s poems
contain many references to the circulation of the Scriptures and other
religious books in Welsh; these are practically the only contemporary
sources givingan account of the work which was being carried on.*
Stephen Hughes states in one preface that the printing of the poems led
to multitudes learning to read Welsh, who afterwards bought Testaments
and Bibles. And he adds, **As to the Welsh Bible, it will be long
before it will be^ printed, unless some monied men lay out a thousand
pounds towards printing it ; the booksellers in London say, we will not
lay out our money on this work, because an impression of 6000 Welsh
Bibles will take twenty years, or fourteen years to sell, (while we are
selling about 30,000 English Bibles every year), and we, who live by
our crafts, cannot wait so long without our money back.'* (" Y Drydedd
Ran o waith Mr. Rees Prichard," etc., 1670.)

Two years later, in 1672, the New Testament was published with
the Psalter at the beginning and Prys's Psalms at the end. Stephen
Hughes was the chief promoter of this edition, with the assistance of
William Thomas, Bishop of St. David's (formerly Dean of Worcester),
some other Churchmen, and many of the Independents and Presbyterians.
The names of Hugh Edwards of Llangadoc, David Thomas of Margam,
Samuel Jones of Brynllywarch, and William Lloyd of St. Petrox, are
mentioned as having taken part in the enterprise. Thomas Gouge has
also been mentioned in connection with this edition; but he is not
referred to by Stephen Hughes, though they were known to each other
at this time.

The type of this Testament is much larger than in the two editions
of the people's Bible, and must have been a boon to old people.
Many of the errors of former editions were also corrected. Stephen
Hughes was very urgent about the need for another edition of the whole
Bible in a better type and at a lower price than the former editions.
The passionate desire of godly men to bring the Bible and other
Christian literature within the reach of the Welsh people in their own
tongue, which began with Myddelton and Heylin, still burned, and so
spread as to ultimately result in kindling an equally passionate desire
on the part of Ihe people themselves to possess the Scriptures. Up to

* For an account of the different editions of the poems of Rhys Prichard, see
Y Cyntmrodor^ vol. xiii., pp. 1—75.

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this time the people's desire had only been feeble. The seed sown,
however, produced abundant fruit later. There were stirrings of a
literary movement in Wales about this time induced by religious
awakening following a period of toleration. Stephen Hughes, Charles
Edwards, and others, were the leaders of Welsh origin, while later
Thomas Gouge came to organise the workers and to supply the financial
support which was lacking. As an illustration of the earnestness of
men anxious to promote the religious welfare of Wales, and of the
difficulties they had to overcome, the following passages from
Stephen Hughes's address to ministers prefixed to " Gwaith Mr. Rees
Prichard," 1672, are here literally translated : —

*' And the country, Reverend Sirs, is beholden to you the others, [Bishop Thomas
of Worcester having been specially acknowledged for his support in bringing out the
third part of the Vicar's work] for the help you (among other estimable gentlemen
and ministers) gave me in the work of printing the New Testament, and the Psalms,
and Mr. Perkins's Catechism, (which is shortly to come to the country) so that the
Welsh people that lack English, might have in their own tongue instruction in the
matters of their eternal salvation.

" Having had already a proof of your love towards our country, I hope
that you will be pleased to take in good part that I entreat you to do your best to have
the whole Welsh Bible again printed.

*^ For although the Testaments be sent to the country to supply the present
lack of the Word of God in print that is there, ... it were a sore pity to
let people be without the whole of it. . . .

** Many in our country have a desire to buy Welsh Bibles as well as Welsh
Testaments, as the Welsh dealers know quite well, from the frequent enquiries which
have been made for them in their shops for some years, where they are not to be had
for money.

" There are not left here but about fifty of them, and those so dear that workmen,
and servants, especially poor shepherds, cannot reach them: because they must pay
more in the country than is paid here for them.

*' These people cannot make any use at all of the English Bible, neither can
thousands of heads of families in Wales, because the language is strange unto them.

• ••• •••••

"As all this is quite known to you, may it please you. Reverend Sirs, as the
whole of the honourable Bishops of our Country (in all probability) do not know the
need of the people in this thing, either because the common people do not show them
their need in this matter ; or else because the ministers do not consider as they
ought to do the condition of the people, or make it known to tlie Bishops; may it please
you, for that reason, to lay the thing before the Bishops of Wales; and to entreat
them, as if for your life, to have the whole Welsh Bible printed again.

• •••••• •

" Firstly, to cause to be printed the Bible on good paper, and to give six months'
notice to prepare the paper, and to cause new type to be cast expressly (especially
the type proper to our language more than to any other language, such as d, y, w,
^, ^, a, e, i, 6, u,) of the same kind as those* with which the metrical Psalms bound
with the Testament are printed; because some aged people, though they use spectacles,
cannot read a small-type Bible; and unless type be expressly cast, it will be necessary
to let pass (as we had to in several places in the Testament, and Psalms, &c., for the
want of type) pob and bod instead of pob, and bod, rr, and ar, and dyn^ instead of i'r,
a'r, d^n, am and an, instead of a'm, a'n, &c.

" Next, that the whole be not impaired, as some Welsh books have been impaired,
may it please you to entreat the Bishops to send four men learned, careful, conscientious,
and skilled in the language, to attend the press, and who will undertake as in the
presence of God to correct the sheets while printing, reading them two together twice,
and the other two twice again.

" And so that the errors in the print be fewer, it were better to give the Church
Bible as copy, rather than the small Bible; because the compositors would read that
better than the other.

« This letter b called the Brevier letter and is that wherewith Fields excellent Cambridg Bible is
done in. [This sidenote is in English.]

BIBLES FOR THE PEOPLE. 35

** And though three thousand Bibles mi^ht serve our country for ten years : yet if
it be desired to issue them cheap [or cheaply, or at a cheap price], so that the poor
as well as the rich may buy them, six thousand must be printed (oh ! that ten thousand
mif;ht be printed) the more that are printed the cheaper they will be: because when
the press has been made ready to print one thousand, it is possible with a little more
trouble, and less than half the cost, to print the second thousand, and so on.

** It is not to be expected that the booksellers in London will lay out their money
for printing the Welsh Bible, as they do for printing the English Bible; because they
get their money in with a great profit from the English Bible in a few years: but if
they printed our Bibles, that is a large number of them, so that they should
be cheap; they would not have their money in until after ten, yea, fifteen or
more years. And therefore, say they, it is more profitable for us to lay out our money
on interest than on Welsh Bibles that lie so many years in our shops ere they be all
sold. Thus it may be expected that they would almost give their eyes out of their
heads rather than give a thousand or fifteen hundred pounds to reprint our Bible.
And indeed I cannot hear that they ever printed it at their own cost. It is at the cost of
gentlemen from the country that the work has been hitherto done: and unless it be again
done at the cost of such [men], there is no probability that a Welsh Bible will ever
come to Wales, while Wales is Wales

" Sir Thomas Middleton, more than anybody else, showed first this mercy
towards our country, that is, to be at the cost of printing the Bible as a small book, for
the benefit of the common people: (though it existed before as a large book in the
Churches).

** Now, if six thousand Bibles be printed in the type with which the Cambridge
Bible was printed, they will cost about fifteen hundred pounds: if in the small type,
about a thousand pounds. It were easy for the Bishops, by laying out some of their
own money, to get the remainder, by entreating them in the matter, from the Lords,
Knights, Gentlemen and Ministers, and Merchants of Wales, promising them the
value of their money in the books, to be sold throughout the land, by those appointed
by them to do so for them, so that they may have their money again.

*' I hope that you, the Keverend Dr. Thomas have not forgotten what you
promised here in London within these two years; namely, that you would be ready to
help this good work of printing the Welsh Bible."

This appeal resulted in the issue of an edition of the Bible in
1677-78, copies of which occur in various forms. A full copy contains,
in addition to the Old and New Testaments, the Prayer Book, the
Apocrypha, and Prys's Psalms. In some the Prayer Book is omitted,
and in others the Apocrypha. The errors of former editions were
corrected by the sheet of corrections issued a few years before, and
already described under the 1620 Bible. Stephen Hughes, with the
assistance of Thomas Gouge, was the editor and the chief promoter.

Gouge had been led by reading the life of Joseph Alleine to pursue
Alleine's design of devoting his life to the spread of the Gospel in
Wales. He was 63 years of age when, in 1672, this call came to him;
and for the remaining nine years of his life he pursued it consistently
and earnestly. The circulation of religious books in the Welsh language
was an important part of his plan. "The Whole Duty of Man"
translated and published in 1672, **The Practice of Piety" in 1675,
some of his own works, the Church Catechism, and many other books,
were printed and circulated either at the expense of Gouge or with funds
which he collected for the purpose. The frequency with which copies
of the books issued through his agency still occur in all parts of Wales,
shows the thoroughness and the liberality with which they were bestowed.

The printing and paper of the 1677-78 edition are better than
those of the 1630 and 1654 editions. The number of copies printed
has been put at 8,000, one thousand being said to have been given away
gratuitously, while the others were sold for four shillings a copy bound
in calf, with clasps.*

• So in Tillotson's sermon on the death of Gouge. Some copies in contemporary
binding never had clasps.

S6 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

A copy of this Bible, preserved among the heirlooms of the Duke
of Bedford at Woburn Abbey, contains an inscription that throws some
light upon the way in which the thousand copies for free distribution
were provided. The following is a copy of the inscription* : —

For the Right Honble Earle of Bedford, Knt of y* noble order of

the Garter

In thankfull acknowledgement of his tx>unty to Wales in contributing towards y*
charge of printing the thousand Bibles in the British language, w^ are to be freely
given to poore Families, and of teaching many hundreds of poore children to read,
and write

Jo. Tillotson
Edw: Stillingfleet
Benj. Whichcot
John Meriton
Tho. Gouge
Benjamin Calamy
Thomas Firmin
John du Bois

William Russell, fifth Earl and first Duke of Bedford, was born in 1613,
and died in 1700. He played an important part in the affairs of the
seventeenth century.

All the names,t except that of John Du Bois, attached to the
inscription are well known. John Tillotson, Canon of St Paul's, was
afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury; Edward Stillingfleet, Master of
the Temple, became afterwards Bishop of Worcester ; Benjamin
Whichcote, Vicar of St. Lawrence Jewry, was one of the Cambridge
Platonists and an eminent divine and philanthropist; John Meriton,
Rector of St. Michael's, Comhill, remained at his post during the plague
of 1665, and was very active in uniting and rebuilding Churches after
the fire of 1666; Benjamin Calamy, Incumbent of St. Mary Alderman-
bury, was afterwards Vicar of St. Lawrence Jewry and Prebendary of
St. Paul's ; Thomas Firmin was a friend of Tillotson's, a London
merchant and philanthropist, whose efforts to ameliorate the condition
of the poor are well known ; he was also a friend of Thomas Gouge;
and his biographer claims that Firmin was a seconder of Gouge in his
scheme for publishing the Welsh Bible and other books. Referring to
Tillotson's sermon on the death of Gouge, the biographer of Firmin
says,

** That great Preacher has given us an account of Mr Gouge's Religious Charity
in printing divers good books, in the Welsh and English tongues, to be given to those
that were poor, and sold to such as could buy them ; the chief of these Prints and the
most expensive was an edition of the Bible and Liturgic in the Welsh tongue; no fewer
than eight thousand copies of this work were printed together. One cannot question
that Mr. Firmin contributed to, and procured divers sums for this excellent undertaking
of his friend; tho' all is attributed to Mr Gouge, who was chief in that great and good
work. After Mr Gouge's death I find the sum of ;f4i9. 9s given to buy a number of
those Bibles, whereof Dr Tillotson (then Dean of St. Paul's) gave ;f 50, Mr Morrice
£67^ other persons the rest, but there was in the receipts j^6. 13. to balance the
disbursement, and that I judge was Mr Firmin's money."t

This may be allowed without in any way detracting from the value of
Gouge's work. He came at the opportune moment, and welded
together the forces working for the good of Wales. Gouge knew

* Printed with some inaccuracies in Rowlands's " Cambrian Bibliography." The
copy here given is an exact transcript kindly supplied by Mr. Pickering, Librarian to
the Duke of Bedford.

t Mr. Shankland gives a longer list of persons interested in the work. See Seren
Corner^ 1903, p. loi.

X " The Life of Mr Thomas Firmin, late citizen of London, written by his most
intimate acquaintance," 1698.

BIBLES FOR THE PEOPLE. 37

Stephen Hughes and, possibly, Charles Edwards, before 1672. By his
influence, Tillotson, Firmin, and other powerful friends, were enlisted
in the work. The society promoted by Gouge was the culminating
point of a movement not confined to Wales: he was the means of
inspiring the Irish people to move for an Irish Bible; and educational
institutions similar to those which he introduced into Wales were
started in Germany and in New England.

This impression of the Bible was sold off in a few years. The
demand increased, because so many people had been taught to read in
the schools established through the efforts of Thomas Gouge. Eight
hundred, sometimes a thousand, poor children were educated in these
schools each year; and in several places as many more were taught
in schools established by people desirous of extending the good work
of Gouge's schools. In the " Life and Writings of the Rev. James Owen "
(London, 1709,) is quoted a sheet giving a return of a year's work,
entitled, ** An account of what hath been done in Wales this last year
from Midsummer 1674 to Lady Day 1675, in pursuance of the above-
said trust, upon the encouragement of divers worthy persons, to this
Pious and Charitable Design.'' Among the things enumerated are,
thirty-two Welsh Bibles, all that could be had in Wales or London,
bought and distributed in several families; and 240 New Testaments in
Welsh, to be given away to poor people that could read Welsh. The
success of Gouge as an organiser is referred to by Tillotson, who knew
him well, and was himself a liberal contributor to the Bible fund.
Speaking of the designs for teaching the children to read and for
supplying the Bible and other books in Welsh to adults, Tillotson says,

" And in both these designs, through the blessing of God upon his unwearied
endeavours, he found very great success. For by the large and bountiful contributions
which, chiefly by his industry and prudent application, were obtaified from charitable
persons of all ranks and conditions, from the nobility and gentry of Wales, and the
neighbouring counties, and several of that quality in and about London ; from divers
of the right reverend bishops, and of the clergy; and from that perpetual fountain of
charity the City of London, led on and encouraged by the most bountiful example of
the right honourable the I^rd Mayor and the Court of Aldermen; to all which he
constantly added two-thirds of his own estate, which, as I have t>een credibly informed,
was two hundred pounds a year; I say, by all these together, there were every year
eight hundred, sometimes a thousand poor children educated, as I said before; and by
this example, several of the most considerable towns of Wales were excited to bring
up, at their own charge, the like number of poor children, in the like manner, and
under his inspection and care."*

GrifRth Jones, of Llanddowror, also writes in similar terms of the
assistance given to Gouge's work. (** Welch Piety," 1741-2, pp.

Thomas Gouge died in 1681. The work went on under the
guidance of Stephen Hughes, who put in hand another edition of the
Bible. He did not, however, live to see it through the press. After
Hughes's death in 1688, the labour devolved upon David Jones, of
Llandyssilio, who was largely assisted by Lord Wharton and other
contributors.f The fourth Baron Wharton (i 613- 1696) was a strong
and liberal supporter of the Puritans. By a deed made in 1662, he
settled some of his lands near Healaugh, Yorkshire, upon trustees, the
income to be used for supplying 1,050 Bibles and as many Catechisms
yearly to as many poor children residing in the counties in which his
estates lay — Buckingham, York, Westmoreland, and Cumberland — as
had learnt by heart seven specified Psalms. This scheme remained in

* Tillotson's sermon at the funeral of Thomas Gouge,
t Calamy, " Account of Ejected Ministers," 1713, vol. II., p. 730.

3S THE BIBLE IN WALES.

operation a few years ago, and probably still goes on. Lord Wharton
had some connection with Wales, his daughter Mary having married
first, in 1673, William Thomas, of Wenvoe Castle, near Cardiff, and
secondly, in 1678, Sir Charles Kemeys, of Cefn Mably, near Cardiff.

According to Calamy's account of David Jones, he distributed
10,000 copies of this Bible in Wales. Moses Williams,* of Devynnock,
on the other hand accuses David Jones of abusing the confidence of
those who subscribed generously by leaving out the Prayer Book
Service and the Apocrypha, printing ** only the two Testaments and the
singing Psalms, and those too so very incorrect and imperfect, that
some even of his own persuasion have complained thereof. The
volume indeed was the same with the former impression, as were also
the types, except that they had been constantly used in the interim in
printing English, which is the chief reason this is so very illegible. The
paper may be well supposed to be the cheapest he could lay his hands
on. What number he printed I never could learn, but it must have
been very considerable, since 'tis notorious that for binding some of
them he gave the Bookbinders what quantity they required of perfect
books at the same rate as if they had been waste paper." (Llanstephan
MS.) Moses Williams is wrong in blaming David Jones for the
omission of the Prayer Book and Apocrypha. Stephen Hughes, of
whom Moses Williams writes that he " was eminent for rather more
than answering the expectations of his subscribers " (Llanstephan MS.),
had planned the omissions. In his prefatory letter to the first Welsh
issue of the " Pilgrim's Progress," in 1688, Hughes says,

'* If the Bible in Welsh is to be printed again some of yoa will have to be
satisfied to receive it although it will only contain the O. and N.T.'s and the singing
psalms bound together because thus many of them may be printed so that the Bibles
will be cheaper for the poor people. And as for the Service book together with the
Psalms for reading and the Psalms in Verse they may be had in Welsh bound together
with those who sell the books of Mr Thomas Jones in Wales."t

The Prayer Book referred to was printed for Thomas Jones in London,
1687. The omission of the Apocrypha was clearly part of Hughes*s
project, the aim being to reduce the cost in order that the Bibles might
be sold at a moderate price. The complaint about the quality of the
paper disappears for the same reason. There remains the charge of
waste and the imperfections of the press. David Jones may not have
possessed the qualities of a good proofreader. There must have been
some reason for the bitter feeling displayed by Moses Williams, who
was born in David Jones's lifetime, and appears to have been a fair-
minded and tolerant man, as well as a scholar.

The third folio Bible for use in Churches was issued in 1690 from
the University Press, Oxford. This was the first time for the Scriptures
in Welsh to be printed out of London. The first English Bible
printed at Oxford is dated 1674. The folio of 1690 is known
as Bishop Lloyd's Bible, William Lloyd, Bishop of St. Asaph and
afterwards of Worcester, being the chief promoter of its publication.
The editor and corrector of the press was the Rev. Pierce Lewis, of
Llanvihangel TreV Beirdd, Anglesey, who, for his superior skill in his
mother-tongue and his care of this work, was styled by his contem-
poraries of Jesus College "The Welsh Rabbi.'*

The volume is a handsome folio, printed with a fine Roman type,
and contains " Bishop Lloyd's Chronology " and Scattergood's references

' It should be noted that Moses Williams was in his turn attacked on the ground
id his omissions and corrections.

tThe original is in VVclAh.

BIBLES FOR THE PEOPLE. 39

in the margin. The chronology ascribed to Lloyd is a reproduction of
the dates (reckoned Anno Mundi) which had already appeared in
certain Oxford printed English Bibles beginning with 1679. Lloyd
may have been the compiler of the chronology. He was a student of
the subject, and is supposed to have prepared the revised Biblical
chronology, giving dates B.C. and A.D., which first appeared in the
London folio of 1701, and has been reproduced in most editions of
King James's version down to the present day. This chronology has
been inserted without any authority in English Bibles for nearly two
centuries. It is based on Archbishop Ussher's ^^Annales Veteris et
Novi Testamenti," 1650-4.*

Mistakes which had escaped in former Welsh Bibles are corrected
in this, '* and a great many of the mutable consonants in the beginning
of proper names are varied, or left out, as the idiom of the Welsh
tongue requires. Some words indeed are erroneously spell'd according
to the vulgar pronunciation in North Wales, such as gonest and
gonestrwydd for onest and onestrwydd; gaiaf for gauaf, cynhaiaf for
cynhauaf, Daiar for Daear or Dayar, &c.''t

* Catalogue of editions of Holy Scripture in the library of the B. & F.B.S., 1903,
vol. I., p. 248.

t Moses Williams. Llanstephan MS.

CHAPTER V.
The S.P.C.K.

The Bible of 1717-18— Moses Williams's Account— Re-issue 'of the Bible
in 1727— Richard Morris and the Bibles of 1746 and 1752— Other
S.P,C,K editions.

THE Welsh Bible of 1717-18 was brought out through the Society
for Promoting Christian Knowledge, which had been established
in 1698. The society had for one of its best supporters Sir John
Philipps, Bart, of Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire, and many other influential
Welsh subscribers. The needs of the Welsh people received a con-
siderable share of attention throughout the eighteenth century. In 17 13
the society issued a circular containing proposals, and inviting sub-
scriptions, for printing the Bible in Welsh. This circular was sent out
at the instance of Moses Williams, Vicar of Devynnock, and other
correspondents in Wales. Copies were to be sold to subscribers at
4s. 6d. each book in quires, and 5s. 6d. bound in calf; subscribers to
pay down 2s. 6d. for each copy, and the balance on delivery.* Moses
Williams solicited subscriptions in Wales, and was also the editor of
this edition, which is known as ** Beibl Moses Wiliams." The supporters
of Moses Williams in the enterprise included Sir John Philipps of
Picton Castle, Griffith Jones of Llanddowror, John Vaughan of Derllys
(father of Madam Bevan), the four Welsh bishops, the Bishops of
Hereford and Worcester (William Lloyd), and many members of the
S.P.C.K. resident in Wales. Ten thousand copies were printed by
John Baskett, the king's printer, who had asserted his sole right to the
printing of the Bible. The first sheet was finished and produced to the
society by November, 1715, and the printing of the complete work
finished by May, 1718. From a minute in the society's books, it would
appear that only four thousand copies of the two maps were printed for
insertion in the Bible. Six thousand copies, therefore, must have been
issued without the maps. The maps were given, the first by J. Jones,
and the second by Richard Mostyn. The printer had stipulated that
about half the edition should be subscribed for before the printing
commenced : the 4,000 maps may have been inserted in the subscribers'
copies. The occurrence of the maps in copies with the 17 17 titles
implies that they were added to the first copies issued. The minutes
of the society show that no copies were put into circulation before May,
1718.

Copies occur in several forms, and with varying dates, partly due
to the variation of the contents to suit different classes, and partly to
the reprinting of the general title and portions of the Old Testament.
A full copy of the first issue consists of the Old Testament, the
Apocrypha, the New Testament, a Scripture index (" Mynegai'r Beibl
Cyssegrlan "), and Prys's Psalms. Copies were issued for Noncon-

*Mr. Shankland has made an exhaustive and invaluable study of the work of
the S.P.C.K. in printing and circulating Welsh books ; and he prints extracts from
the minutes and correspondence of the &>ciety. (*' Diwygwyr Cymru" in Seren Gomer,
Jan., 1904.)

THE S.P.C.K.

41

formists without the Apocrypha and the Scripture index, while to meet
the claims of members of the Church of England copies were issued in
1 71 8 with the Prayer Book preceding the Old Testament. In this issue
the dates are P.B., 1718 ; O.T., 1718; N.T., 1717; Prys*s Psalms, 1717.
The two maps are (i) Palestine, (2) The Journeyings of the Apostles.
This edition in all its forms represented a total of 10,000 copies. About
1,000 copies were distributed gratuitously. (** Welch Piety," Sept., 1741 —
Sept., 1742). The Prayer Book and the Scripture index occur separately.
The following account (Llanstephan MS.) of this edition was written
four years after publication, by the editor, Moses Williams : —

"Anno 1 7 18. About four years agoe the Society at London
for Promoting Christian Knowledge having received Advice from
some of their Correspondents in Wales that a new Impression of
the Bible in 8° for the use of the common People was very much
wanted, after mature Deliberation agread to make that of Anno
1677-78, their Specimen, & to print Proposals for Subscription,
to catry on the Work. I spent a whole year in Wales on this
Errand, and another at London while the Founders were getting
ready the Letter, & have been two more in the Press, before I
could finish it. As to an Account of this Edition, 'tis printed by
that of Oxon 1690, compared with that of Lond. 1677-78. Some
Thousands of suppletive Words that are put into the Text to make
out the Sense, & had hitherto been printed in Roman Characters,
are distinguished in this by being in Italick; & others that were
erroneously printed in Italick, are here in Roman, as being in the
Original. In proper Names the Hebrew Letter ^ is always ex-
pressed by S, and not promiscuously by S and Z as in the former
Impressions. The mutable Initials are every where varied or left
out according to Grammar, excepting a few Words that begin
with C, as Caesar, Cyrene, &c. which t^ing commonly pronounced
Sesar, Syrene in Imitation of the English, I have left to the
Reader's Choice as formerly.* To the End of it is added Mr.
Nichols's Chronological Index, translated from the English by
S. Williams Rector of Llan Gynllo in Cardiganshire. There are
also in it two Maps, the one of the Travels of the Apostles, and
the other of the Land of Canaan : the Plate of the first was given
by Richard Mostyn of Penbedw in Denbighshire Esquire, &
that of the second by the Reverend Mr. Jones Vicar of Llanamddy
frwys in Carmarthenshire, and the Expence of Paper and Press-
work was borne by the aforementioned Society. This Edition
has also a Service to it, with the Acts of Uniformity, the Offices
for Consecrating & Ordering of Bishops Priests & Deacons,
the xxxix Articles, the Canons, Mr. Archdeacon Pryse's
Version of the Psalms in Meter, the Hymns, & some Family
Devotions. Mr. Lewis Thomas, who was the Contriver of
printing the Singing Psalms &c. in that small Character at Oxon,
printed ofif the first Sheet thereof without or rather contrary to
my Directions, & that is the Reason Pryse's Letter is left out, &
the Index of the Psalms & that of the Hymns put asunder in
that preposterous manner.

Mil

?P«^«« or Sen.
Sayings

tences begin with a

Capital, the better to

distinguish them.

Instead of x I hare
substituted Cs through*
out, as being the oldest
ft the best way of ex-
pressing that sound.

In most compound
Words I hare omitted
the Hyphens, tig. Go*
dinebwr Bethel, for Go*
dineb ^nr, Beth-El, ftc.

In the Margin against
the Contenu of the
Chapters in the O. Tes-
tament are notes shew-
ing at wt Time or Times
such Chapters are read ;
whereby the Reader
may also see what
Chapters are never read
in the Church. These
are omitted in the New
T. because 'tis so often
read throughout in the
Year, excepting the
Apocalypse. whereof
some few Chapters only
are read.

The Service at the
Healing, being not used
in England at present,
is therefore left out

Memdum to print
E.P.'s Letter at ye
Bottom, vi Ed. 1630.

" I am sensible, tho' I have put to my best Endeavours to
make this Edition of the Bible & Common Prayer, &c. compleat
& correct, 'tis no more without Defects & Errata's than other's
generally are ; if it has but as few, I am content. My circum-
stances would not allow me to keep Coadjutors to assist me in the
revising it. 'Tis highly probable therefore that a curious Reader
may discover several mistakes, in this as well as in the former
Editions, and no Doubt may be able to make material Amend-
ments to it in all its Parts, by diligently comparing them with
their Originals. For my own Part I shal look into it yet more
narrowly from time to time & rectifie what I find or think amiss
in it. And I should t>e very glad if my Countrymen would
communicate to me their Observations upon it, that I might either
justifie what they may think amiss, or else own the mistake &
minute it in an interleav'd Copy to t>e examined and consider'd
of by proper Judges, before it be put to the Press whenever
another Impression is on foot'*

42 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

In less than ten years the S.P.C.K. found it necessary to re-issue
the Welsh Bible; and, accordingly, in 1727 a fresh edition was brought
out. The number of copies printed of this issue has l>een variously
estimated at from 5,000 (" Y Gwyddoniadur Cymreig," vol. I., p. 639,)
to 20,000 (Rees's *' Xonconformity in Wales.") William Roberts
('* Nefydd ") estimated the number at 10,000 (** Seren Gomer," 1855,
P' 433)- GrifiBth Jones bought above 2,000 copies, some of which were
given and some sold to pay for the teaching of others to read. In
addition, the Protestant Dissenters of LfOndon sent out of their funds
and cliarities some hundreds to be distributed by their ministers.
(•'Welch Piet}','* 1741-1742, p. 15.) The omission of the marginal
references in this edition made it less useful and acceptable to the
Welsh people, who had been used to those advantages in all former
Bibles. ('* Welch Piet}-," 1741-1742, p. 15.) The contents before each
chapter are also omitted. The Scripture Chronolog}', Table of degrees
of men, and Table of Jewish time, following the New Testament, are
omitted. A list of Hebrew names and words, with their equivalents in
Welsh, as found in the margins of the complete Bible of 17 17- 18, is
inserted. In other respects it is a reprint of the former edition, with
some reWsion of the orthography, including the Ser\'ice, the Apocrypha,
and Pr}-s's Psalms. The object of the omissions was economy, to
enable the copies to be sold at a low price, four shillings. Some copies
have the date, 1728, to Prys's Psalms, and others omit the Prayer Book,
as in the former edition.

The third S.P.C.K. edition of the Bible was issued in 1746, from
the Cambridge University Press. The editor was Richard Morris, an
official in the Na\'y Office, and a brother of Licwis Morris of Anglesey.
This Bible is known as " Beibl Rhisiart Morys." Griffith Jones was the
chief promoter of its publication. He printed in 1741 "An address to
the charitable and well-disposed in behalf of the poor in the Principality
of Wales," wherein he states that two charitable gentlewomen have, of
their own accord, freely offered thirty guineas, and two other very worthy
persons propose to give one hundred pounds each, towards helping the
poor to the Word of God in their native tongue. He appeals for further
contributions towards supplying the poor *• with Welch Bibles, Common
Prayer Books, and Catechisms."

It was in December, 1743, that the S.P.C.K., in response to urgent
representations, agreed to proceed with the printing of another edition
of the Welsh Bible, to consist of 15,000 copies, and towards which
liberal contributions had been made through the Rev. Griffith Jones
and also direct to the society. This edition is a thick demy octavo
volume, printed in double columns with small roman type. The
contents of the chapters are given, and also marginal references fuller
and more numerous than in any previous edition. Most copies have
two maps ; but some have three. The price was four shillings and
sixpence. The sale of this edition was rapid. By means of ttie
Circulating Charity Schools, a large number of people had been taught
to read, and these were eager to possess the Scriptures. They were,
however, very poor; many were in want; and nearly all lived upon the
barest necessaries of life. To pay four shillings and sixpence even for
the Bible was to most of them a matter of impossibiUty, as Griffith Jones
explains in " Welch Piety," — his annual accounts of the Charity Schools.
Many copies were distributed gratis by the aid of funds subscribed for
the purpose, in response to Griffith Jones's appeals. A Baptist minister,
the Rev. Joseph Stennett, D.D., of Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, also
gave some hundreds of copies to the Baptists in Wales, eighty of which

THE S.P.C.K. 48

were distributed in Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. (Joshua Thomas's
'* Hanes y Bedyddwyr," 1778, p. 56.)

The 15,000 copies of the 1746 edition were insufficient to meet the
demand, and the S.P.C.K., ** from a compassionate and Christian
regard to their wants put in the press another edition of the Bible,
consisting of the same number of copies, as likewise of ^\t, thousand New
Testaments, and as many Common Prayer Books in the same language."
Griffith Jones writes in October, 1749 (** Welch Piety," 1748-9, pp.
17.18),

" The great Cry and most incessant Application that is now every where in these
Parts for Welch Bibles, which yet are distributed among them with all convenient
Dispatch, shews, that the Number of Welch Readers is of late Years greatly increased
among us. They might indeed have cried all their Life for Bibles, without the least
Hope of being supplied, but for the abundant Donations of very numerous Benefactors,
and the charitable Assistance of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. The
Demand for Bibles is so extraordinary now, as the Society informs you in their last
Year's Account, that this Impression, large as it is, (not less than Fifteen Thousand
Copies) will fall exceedingly short of it; for which Reason the said Society have it
already in their Thoughts, in tender Compassion to the Poor, to print again, as soon as
possible, another Edition of the Bible, with an additional Number of New Testaments,
and Common Prayer Books in the Welch Language. It is our humble Duty lx>th to
pray God to prosper them, and do what in us lies, to convey to our latest Posterity a
most grateful Remembrance of what these worthy Gentlemen are doing, and also
what other charitable Friends have done formerly, toward promoting the Welfare of
their poor Countrymen. We are also very greatly and inexpressibly obliged to all the
Promoters of our Welch Schools. For the Bible itself can t>e but of little Use to the
Poor, if by the Charity of good People they are not taught to read it."

The second issue of "Beibl Rhisiart Morys" appeared in 1752,
making 30,000 Bibles and 5,000 New Testaments supplied by the
S.P.C.K. in six years, at a cost of about ;;^6,ooo. The 1752 issue is of
the same size, form, and contents, as that of 1746; but it was printed
from new type. The following letter, copied by the Rev. Thomas
Shankland from the society's records, shows how the books were dis-
tributed in Wales : —

"A Letter sent to the Society's Members, concerning the dispersing of the Welsh

Bibles.
" Sir,

"The Society for promoting Christian Knowledge having at length happily
finished, by the blessing of God, and the joint contributions of worthy benefactors, a
second impression of 15,000 Welch Bibles and Common Prayer Books, besides a
separate Edition of 5000 New Testaments, and as many Common Prayer Books for
the benefit of schools and servants, are considering how, and through whose hands,
they may order such distribution of them, as will diffuse the good they hope to do
thereby throughout the whole Principality of Wales. The Society have reason to
believe from the letters and accounts that have been received, that even this second
impression (large as it is) will fall short of the extraordinary and universal demand
that is made for it; and therefore they think themselves concerned, not only to prevent
abuses of every kind in the distribution, but also to take what care they can that it l>e
dispersed most prudently, usefully, and extensively, and with a particular regard to the
families of the poor. To which end they are come to this resolution. That they will
have, without respect of persons, a due regard not only to the Extent of each Diocese,
but likewise to the number and circumstances of its Welch inhabitants. Accordingly,
I have it in Command from the Society to desire their own members, and of everyone
else that shall be any-wise intrusted with such a distribution that they will do it in the
most prudent and faithful a manner, distinguishing each parish, nay each family, if
it may be, wherein they distribute the books; and being careful, that though they have
not the plenty they could wish, there may l>e still no such scarcity, but that each single
family may bie benefited, without doing a prejudice to the others, who may stand in
equal need of the same blessing, and are known to be no less willing to use it
religiously: It t>eing tx>th the intention and the desire of the Society, to supply all
their wants, at least in such equal proportions as the impression will allow of. I am
farther to acquaint you, that the Society are come to a determination to send only
one half of the number of Bibles allotted to each member at present; and that they
require certificates how these have been disposed of, as also remittances for the said
packets, before they will give orders for a second Distribution. The Society hope,

44 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

that the Distributors will be content to receive the Bible in such proportions, under
this assurance, that they will t>e equally dealt with in their several packets, till the
whole number the Society have alloted to each of them be compleated and sent.

" The Price of each Bible with a Common Prayer Book will be no more, bound
together, than three shillings and sixpence; of a New Testament and Common Prayer
Book bound together Two Shillings: of the Prayer-Book alone one Shilling and
Sixpence; carriage included: so that whatsoever the distributors shall pay on this
account, will be deducted out of their remittances for packets, which they are desired
to make with dispatch. I have nothing more to add, but that the Society do, in the
strongest terms, desire it of their members and others who may be concerned in the
distribution of the Bibles &c. that they will guard most diligently and carefully against
their being sold at a higher Price than the Society have set upon them, or or [sic]
falling into the hands of such as would make merchandice of the Word of God.

** I am, Sirs

" Your very humble Servant

" T. Broughton

'* Secretary.
" Bartlet's-Buildings

"April 2. 1754"

There was no further issue of the Welsh Bible until the year 1769.
The edition of 1752 was not sold out ten years later, for some copies
contain an " Hyfforddiadau " bearing the date 1762, which has given
rise to a supposition that the Bible was reprinted in that year. Refer-
ence to the titles of the Old and New Testaments will show that copies
of the 1752 Bible were made up with the " Hyfforddiadau " of 1762.

For the issue of 1769 the S.P.C.K. called in the Rev. John Evans,
M.A., of Portsmouth, as editor; and he, to the great annoyance of
Richard Morris and other Welsh scholars, reverted to the orthography
of the 1690 Bible. It consists simply of the Old and New Testaments,
with notes and references in footnotes, and is printed from a good clear
type in a thick demy octavo volume containing 2,308 pages. The
reversion to the older orthography was a mistake, and may account
for the slow sale. The minutes of the society show that after the 1799
edition had been sold out in the spring of 1800, there still remained
between three and four hundred copies of the 1769 edition in the
society's store; and it was agreed to offer these at 2s. 9d. each to
members who had failed to secure as many copies of the new edition
as they had applied for.

It was with a view to increasing the number of copies of this
edition that the Rev. Thomas Llewelyn, LL.D., published his
** Account of the British or Welsh versions of the Bible," 1768.
The number printed was increased to 20,000. Six years after
publication, Mr. Sporton, a LfOndon merchant, gave 500 copies to
the Congregationalists through the hands of the Rev. Benjamin Evans,
of Llanuwchllyn, afterwards of Trewen, Newcastle Emlyn. The
Book Society for Promoting Religious Knowledge among the Poor,
founded 1750, was one of the chief agencies in distributing copies of
this edition to the Nonconformists in South Wales. Dr. Thomas
Llewelyn became a member of this Society in 1768, and co-operated in
the scheme for distribution. One thousand copies were purchased by
the society. Eight copies were sent to every minister in the six counties
of South Wales, and four to each minister of Welsh congregations in
Monmouthshire. The society had intended to distribute Bibles also in
North Wales; but finding that Dr. Daniel Williams's Trustees were
willing to undertake the distribution and expense for North Wales, it
was agreed that a portion of the 1,000 copies should be assigned to
them. Mrs. Marlow, of Leominster, purchased 120 copies from the
Book Society, and presented them to the Baptists for use in the chapel
services.

THE S.P.C.K. 45

The S.P.C.K, did not again reprint the Welsh Bible for thirty years;
and then, in 1799, reverted to the orthography of the 1752 edition, but,
as subsequently transpired in the controversy over the 1809 Bible, errors
were allowed to escape in the printing. Ten thousand copies of the
whole Bible were printed, and 2,000 of the New Testament The
Bishops of Bangor and of St Asaph, according to the report of the
Society, urged the importance of another edition, and persuaded the
Society to undertsdce it Behind the bishops, however, was the Rev.
Thomas Jones, of Creaton, who had been working hard for some time
to procure a further supply of Welsh Bibles, and had even drawn up a
scheme for a Society specially to undertake the work. He discussed
the subject in correspondence with the Rev. Thomas Charles.* He
was one of those earnest and pious workers who took an active
part in founding the British and Foreign Bible Society. This 1799
Bible was the edition sold by the Rev. Thomas Charles to Mary Jones,
the Welsh maid whose pathetic appeal for a copy of the Bible is
said to have led to the organisation of the Bible Society. The story
of Mary Jones and her Bible has touched the hearts of the people
as much as any incident of modem times. The copy bought by
her is now preserved in the hbrary of the Bible Society, and was lent,
after considerable pressure, for the Bible Exhibition in the Cardiff
Library in 1904. Immediately the fact that it was in the exhibition
became known, a constant stream of people from all parts came to see
it. To many of them the rare and beautiful treasures in the collection
went for nothing : they came just to look at Mary Jones's Bible.

Altogether, the S.P.C.K. issued between 1718 and 1900 nearly
sixty editions of the Scriptures in Welsh, including a folio Bible for
Churches, and diglott New Testaments in Welsh and English. Special
donations were made for the first five editions of the S.P.C.K.; but
subsequent issues appear to have been undertaken from the general
funds of the Society, the copies being sold at one half the prime cost of
the sheets, nothing being charged for the binding. * Thus the 1799
Bible was sold bound for 2s. 9d. The binding cost the society 2s. per
copy; so that the society contributed 4s. 9d. on every copy. Each
New Testament cost for printing is., and for binding is. 4d.; but it was
sold at 6d. The total charge on the society's funds for the 1799
edition, after accounting for all receipts, was ;^2,568 6s. 8d. The
whole edition was sold out in six months. The Rev. Griffith Jones
makes frequent references in "Welch Piety" to the Welsh people's
debt of gratitude to the S.P.C.K. The work of the society for nearly
200 years, in providing the Scriptures for the Welsh people in their
own language, is beyond praise.

The Bibles used in Churches are usually supplied by the S.P.C.K.
Foho editions for this purpose were issued in 1789 and 1852. The
stereotype plates of the last named are kept at the Clarendon Press, and
used when a new issue is called for. The folio Bible has, in many
Churches, been abandoned in favour of a large quarto issued by the
S.P.C.K. in 1859 from the same plates as the quarto Bible issued by the
British and Foreign Bible Society in 1841. The 1841 Bible, or a
reprint of it, is to be found on the pulpit of nearly every Welsh chapel.
In many hsts of Welsh Bibles a folio edition, 1799, appears, following
an entry in Rowlands's " Cambrian Bibliography." All efforts to trace
a folio of this date have failed. It seems quite certain that the large
demy octavo volume of that year has been vrrongly called a folio.
Mr. Charles Ashton records a foho Bible under the date 1801 ; but all
inquiry for a copy has been fruitless.

• " Memoir of the Rev. Thomas Jones," by John Oweu^ v^S^^ W- vi^-*K».

CHAPTER VI.

Local Efforts to Supply the Scriptures.

Unauthorised printing — Peter Williams^s Bible — The Trevecca Pocket
Bible — Other locally printed Bibles and Testatnents,

ANEW Testament dated 1741 opens a new chapter in the history of
the Bible in Wales. It is the first of a long and highly successful
series of local efforts to supply the needs of the people. Hitherto,
the printing and circulation of the Bible in Welsh had been controlled
in London, and all the issues had the imprimatur of the authorised
printers. As early as 1687 the Welsh Prayer Book was printed for
Thomas Jones, then of London, but later of Shrewsbury, whether by
arrangement with the authorised printers or not cannot be ascertained.
This was the starting point. Thomas Jones re-issued the Prayer Book
in 1700, 1708, and 1712 — in each case from Shrewsbury. Throughout
the eighteenth century the printers of Shrewsbury, Wrexham, and
Chester, did a considerable trade in Welsh books, and the Prayer Book
was one of their staple products. The authorised printers of the Bible
were, however, stringent in asserting their rights, as the S.P.C.K. found
when planning their first issue of the Welsh Bible. It is, therefore, a
point of considerable interest that the first encroachments upon these
rights, — the Welsh New Testaments of 1741, 1756, and 1779 — appeared
with no printer's name or place of printing. That these three issues of the
New Testament were unauthorised, the concealment of the printers' names
clearly implies. There is no evidence of any consequences. It is quite
likely that the facts never came to the knowledge of the authorised
printers, the sale of the books being confined to Wales, and quite out of
the regular line of the publishing trade as carried on in London. Even
if the authorised printers were aware of what was going on, it is difficult
to imagine that they could lay claim to material damage, for, as has
been shown, they never undertook any issue of the Scriptures in Welsh
without guarantees and subsidies. Local printers, on the other hand,
put their money in a trade venture ; but it is doubtful whether
they found it a profitable undertaking. At any rate, they were
the first people who offered the Scriptures to the Welsh people in the
ordinary way of trade.

Thomas Durston, the well-known printer at Shrewsbury, was the
printer of the New Testament of 1741, a handy-sized volume, with
fairly large clear type, printed in double columns, and neatly bound in
calf. The Royal Arms printed on the titlepage gives the book an
appearance of that authority which in reality it lacked. The text is that
of the S.P.C.K. edition of 1727.

The New Testament of 1756, although it has the name of neither
printer nor place, was almost certainly printed at Shrewsbury by John
Eddowes. It is a crown octavo, printed with a large clear type in
double columns, and follows the orthography of the later editions of the
S.P.C.K., 1746 or 1752.

It will be noted that Durston and Eddowes each issued only one
edition of the New Testament. They could hardly have found it a

LOCAL EFFORTS TO SUPPLY THE SCRIPTURES. 47

profitable undertaking to compete with the New Testaments issued by
the S.P.C.K.: and from an advertisement of J. Eddowes in a book issued
by him in 1783 (" Amryw Salmau a Hymnau Profiadol, . . . Gan J.
Griffith," etc.), it would appear that he was offering to his customers the
S.P.C.K. Testament.

The third New Testament in the unauthorised group, also without
name of printer or place, was printed and published by John Ross at
Carmarthen. Dr. Thomas Llewelyn, author of the ** Account of the
British or Welsh versions of the Bible," 1768, is said to have " prevailed
with Mr Ross ... to undertake the publication of a good pocket
edition of the Welsh New Testament, which proved very useful."*
Dr. Llewelyn criticised the neglect of the authorised printers in not
providing an adequate supply of Bibles in Welsh, and felt that the
failure of the patent-holders to supply the needs of the Welsh people
justified the issue of unauthorised editions: ^^I would make no objection
to any thing, provided the country be duly supplied,"! he says; and
although the words are not used in the sense of sanctioning infringe-
ment of the patentees' rights, they show that the right of the people to
the Bible was the paramount idea. It is not certain what part Dr.
Llewelyn took in connection with the 1779 New Testament — whether
he merely instigated it, as the extract given above says, or took a more
active share, as tradition asserts. It is a smaller volume as regards the
size of the page, but thicker, than the Shrewsbury New Testaments, and
the lines are across the page instead of in two columns. The chapter-
contents are omitted.

The insufficient supply of Welsh Bibles from English sources,
which had led to the clandestine printing of the New Testament, was the
cause of a remarkable movement to meet the difficulty, initiated by the
Rev. Peter Williams, and imitated by others. It is not too much to
describe the work of Peter Williams as remarkable, seeing that it was
the means, directly or indirectly, of taking the Bible into nearly every
Welsh household, while in the hearts of the Welsh people the Bibles
containing his notes occupy a place enjoyed by no other edition. The
movement is remarkable, too, for the fact that its strength is still
unexpended. From 1770 — the date of the first issue — down to 1900,
thirty-eight issues have been made in one form and another. The last
issue was in 1895, by a firm at Porth, in the Rhondda Valley (No. 369),
who in the course of eight years disposed of over 8,000 copies hand-
somely bound at £2 5s. each.

The right of the two Universities to the sole printing of the Bible
did not, so it was discovered, extend to editions with notes and com-
ments, these being, under copyright law, the property of the commen-
tator. Peter Williams, by adding at the end of each chapter a note
summarising and explaining the text, not only obtained the benefit of
copyright, but also supplied the comment which enabled the Welsh
people to better understand the Scriptures. So acceptable were these
notes, that in the Welsh mind their authority became hardly less than
the text itself. In one other important point Peter Williams was able
to meet the special need of the people. By printing the Bible in a
large clear type, and issuing it in periodical parts at one shilling each,
he brought a useful family Bible practically within the reach of the
poorest people.

* Richards's '* Welsh Nonconformists' Memorial,'* 1820, p. 285.
t " Account of British . . . Versions," 1768, p. 66.

48 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

He commenced preparing the commentary in the year 1766, taking
as his model the Bible with observations by Mr. Ostervald. A pros-

f)ectus was issued in 1766, and the publication extended over nearly
our years, — 1767-1770. The Old and New Testaments, with Prys's
Psalms, were comprised in fifteen parts, of which 8,600 copies were
printed. The Apocrypha was printed last, in a smaller number, the
purchase being at the subscriber's option. It is for this reason that
copies occur with and without the Apocrypha.

The printing was done by John Ross, of Carmarthen, a Scotchman
who taught himself the Welsh language, and who became an extensive
printer and publisher of Welsh books. His career extended over an
unusually long time: the earliest appearance of his imprint is 1763, and
it occurs as late as 1807. He was also the printer of two other issues
of Peter Williams's Bible, — those of 1779-81 and 1797-6.

Before the issue of this Bible, no systematic commentary in Welsh
on the whole Bible had appeared. The New Testament had been
summarised and, to some extent, explained by Christmas Samuel, of
Panteg, in "Golwg ar Destament Newydd," 1728, and the Gospels
harmonised and expounded by the Rev. John Evans, the editor of the
1769 Bible, in " Cyssondeb y Pedair Efengyl," 1765. To Peter Williams,
however, belongs the credit of being the first Welsh commentator on
the whole Bible, as well as the first to cause the Welsh Bible to be
printed in Wales.

Peter Williams died in 1796. Edition after edition of his Bible
appeared after his death, at first mainly from Welsh presses, — Chester,
Carmarthen, Merthyr Tydfil, Carnarvon, and Swansea. With two
exceptions, the local presses adhered to the quarto form. In 1823-25
this Bible appeared for the first time with a LfOndon imprint, a massive
folio, which form the London editions retained until 1868, when a
quarto size, larger than the Welsh printed quartos, was adopted by
Blackie and Son. The difference in size is of some importance. The
smaller quarto editions show nearly always signs of constant use, while
the folios and large quartos appear to have been kept as show-books,
comparatively little used. The introduction of plates into the LfOndon
editions may have helped to sell the books, but for family reading the
old plain quartos have retained popularity against all others.

In connection with the issue of 1828-30 by J. L. Brigstocke, Car-
marthen, a sheet was printed containing a scheme for the formation of
** Bible Clubs," the members to contribute two shillings and two pence
per month for a year. When sufficient money was in the hands of the
treasurer to pay for a Bible, the members drew lots, and the holder of
the winning number had to give security to complete the payments,
after which the Bible was handed over. One other rule was enacted :
if a member had to leave the neighbourhood before the end of the
year, the value of the subscriptions paid had to be taken in other books.
Apparently no money would be returned ; and it is not clear what
happened if a member who had drawn a Bible in the lottery removed
before the payments were completed. Of course, there was the
guarantee.

Twenty years after the publication of his family Bible, Peter
Williams was associated with David Jones, a Baptist minister of Ponty-
pool, in the publication of a pocket Bible. The marginal notes and
references made by John Canne for an English Bible first printed at
Amsterdam in 1647, were translated into Welsh, and added to the text.
The printing was done at Trevecca, at the printing press belonging to

LOCAL EFFORTS TO SUPPLY THE SCRIPTURES. 49

the community founded by Howell Harris.* The type used — diamond —
is very small. Four thousand copies were printed, and bound in full
calf, for sale at six shillings each, and a number were also sold in parts at
one shilling per part. The total number printed is believed to have
been 6,000. The prospectus announcing tlie Bible is dated 1786, the
issue in parts commenced in 1788, and the printing was completed in
1791. These varying dates have led to some confusion; but they all
relate to the same book. Copies of the New Testament occur
'separately. The exact relations of Peter Williams and David Jones to
this Bible are uncertain; but in letters to his son, now in the Cwrtmawr
collection, Peter WiUiams continually refers to his work in correcting
the proofs.

The publication is said to have resulted in a loss of ^600, which
troubled the closing years of David Jones and his wife,t nnd swept
away all the profits made by Peter Williams on his great Bible.J
The loss may have been partly owing to the very small size of the type
used, making the book difficult to read save for people with unusually
good sight. The type was specially obtained by the Trevecca press for
this work, which added to the expense. The main cause of the loss,
however, may have been due to the withdrawal of support by the
Calvinistic Methodist Association. The proposal to print a pocket Bible
was encouraged by the Baptist and Calvinistic Methodist Associations,
notice of the intention being disseminated in the Circular Letters. of the
Baptist Association in 1787 and 1788 ; and it is Hkely that similar notice
of the proposal was given at the meetings of the Calvinistic Methodists.

Peter Williams had been charged by the Calvinistic Methodists
with heresy for some comments in the first chapter of the Gospel of
St. John in his family Bible. In the Bible of 1790 the received trans-
lation was altered in a few verses, with the view, as was alleged, of
supporting the supposed heresy. The discovery that in a Bible
encouraged by the Association, and issued from a Methodist printing-
press, the heresy as to the nature of the Trinity was repeated in what
they considered to be an aggravated form, led to the expulsion of
Peter Williams from the Calvinistic Methodist ministry. The financial
loss already referred to was a natural consequence. Though formally
condemned by the Association, and refused re-admission, Peter Williams
retained the sympathy of the people of his own time, his opponents
being of a younger generation. The great preacher, Daniel
Rowland, of Llangeitho, stood by his friend ; and it was not until after
the death of Daniel Rowland that the expulsion took place. An elegy
on Peter Williams was printed at the Trevecca press immediately after
his death.

** Beibl John Cann " was reprinted at Carmarthen in 1812, the
New Testament being again issued from Carmarthen in 1823, followed
by the Old Testament in 1826. Copies occur with these two issues
bound together — 1826-1823. The variations of the text introduced into

• For an account of the Trevecca Press, see " The Library," July, 1905.

t The Rev. J. Spinther James, M.A., D.Litt., refers to the 1790 Bible in " Hanes
y Bedyddwyr.** He supplements in a letter the information there given as follows : —
"David Jones's widow, Hannah Jones of Dol^och, who was a farmer and maltster
before she married David Jones, was, soon after his death, 1792, on account of *dyled
y Beibl Bach,' made a bankrupt. According; to my information, she spent the
remainder of her life at Newcastle-Emlyn, receiving parish relief. She was alive in
1S37-391 ^tid is mentioned by David Jones in his 'Hanes y Bedyddwyr' (1839) as being
in need."

t " The English Works of . . . Eliezer Williams/' 1840, p. cboav.
g

50 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

the 1790 edition were corrected to the accepted readings in the
Carmarthen reprints. They were also corrected for the Bible printed
at Carmarthen in 1796 containing the marginal references of John Canne,
and the notes of William Romaine. The offending passage in the
family Bible was printed as originally written in the first four editions.
In the fifth (John Evans, Carmarthen, 1807,) it was altered, presumably
by David Humphreys, the son-in-law of Peter Williams; and the
alteration was retained in all the editions issued by John Evans. It was
also adopted by Lewis Evan Jones, who issued four editions from his
press at Carnarvon. The printers of the first London issue (1823-25)
state in the prospectus that they have printed Peter Williams's notes as
he wrote them, and this is the course followed invariably except by the
two printers named. This general statement is made with the reservation
that six editions have not been checked on this point.

The publication of the Bible in numbers, introduced into Wales by
Peter Williams, was found to meet the special circumstances of the
poorer people. An English Bible, bearing the date 1779, and the
imprint of John Ross, Carmarthen, appears also to have been issued in
numbers. The volume contains ** Arguments prefixed to the different
books, and moral and theological observations at the end of each
chapter, composed by the pious and Reverend Mr. Ostervald, Professor
of Divinity, and one of the Ministers of the Reformed Church at
Neufchatel." The Ostervald notes were ** translated at the desire of
and recommended by the Society for Propagating Religious Knowledge."
Copies of the Bible with these notes occur with different imprints, namely,
London, Edinburgh, Southampton, Carhsle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
Carmarthen, and possibly others. In no case does the imprint occur
on the body of the book, being always on the titlepage only. It looks
as if the work had been printed at some centre, and localised for
distribution with a special titlepage ; but this is not borne out by an
inspection of the books, the issue from each centre being different in
type and, to some extent, in contents. The explanation may be that
some society promoted and encouraged the printing of this Bible for
circulation among the poor at a very low price. Efforts to obtain
evidence of this have not been successful. Nor is it clear whether the
"Society for Propagating Religious Knowledge" is the same as the
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. The Old and New
Testaments were issued from Carmarthen in 107 numbers of four leaves
each ; the Apocrypha, which is not in all copies, being issued after the
New Testament, though bound up in its proper sequence in the volume.
The signatures of the Apocrypha in the 1779 issue do not fit in with
those of the Old and New Testaments. In the second Carmarthen
issue of 1789 the signatures of the Apocrypha are different ; there is a
new general title, and a list of subscribers is omitted. In all other
respects the sheets of 1779 and 1789 are the same.* The third issue
from Carmarthen in 1807 is exactly the same as that of 1789, except
for a new general title with a slight alteration in the imprint, namely :
** Printed by John Ross, M,DCCC,VII, For Hobday and Ryder, Albion-
House, Birmingham." In the three issues the N.T. title is dated 1779.
The list of subscribers in the first issue contains just over eight hundred
names. After twenty-eight years the "remainder" of the first English
Bible, with the imprint of a Welsh printer, was sold off to a firm in
England.

*The British Museum copy of the 1789 issue is extensively illustrated with
engravings and maps.

LOCAL EFFORTS TO SUPPLY THE SCRIPTURES. 51

There is one other instance of an English Bible being printed in
Wales, and it is represented by only two known copies. The story
of its production is somewhat peculiar. In 1839 an edition of the Rev.
Joseph Harris's diglott Bible, in parallel columns, was printed at
Swansea by Benjamin Hull, who formulated a plan of re- making the
English portion of the text, and issuing it as an English Bible with the
title, "The Christian's New Evangelical and Self-Interpreting Family
Bible." The diglott edition does not contain the Apocrypha, but the
English edition does, the imprint of a London firm being found on it.
The explanation is simple : to save expense, the pubHsher purchased
the requisite number of copies of sheets containing the Apocrypha from
a firm in London. The style and type of the Aprocrypha differ
distinctly from the rest of the book.

With the printing of the Trevecca Biblej of 1790 commenced a
series of locally printed Bibles and Testaments, with brief notes,
introduced to evade the rights of the authorised printers. In some
instances, only one or two notes are inserted, and these so brief as to
leave no doubt as to the reason for their introduction.

The 1790 Bible with the notes of Canne, and the 1796 Bible with
the notes of Romaiue, the second having been printed at Carmarthen,
may have been the means of stirring up another Carmarthen printer,
John Evans, to publish editions of the Scriptures. Altogether eleven
issues bear his imprint between the years 1801 and 1822. His first
venture was a Bible issued in thirteen sixpenny parts, the first appearing
in 1800 and the last in 1802, the titlepage bearing the latter date. It is
a thick demy octavo, printed in double columns, with the marginal
notes of Dr. John Brown, of Haddington. It contains also tibles of the
miracles and parables, and Isaac Watts's rhymed version of the Psalms
translated by David Jones, of Caio. Some copies do not contain the
Psalms. The advertisements of John Daniel and John Evans show that
there was keen rivalry between them as printers and pubHshers, and the
issue of a Bible by John Evans in 1802 appears to have been resented
by John Daniel, who still held a stock of the 1796 Bible. On the
appearance of the first part of Evans's Bible in 1800, John Daniel
proceeded to advertise his stock of the 1796 Bible as if it were a
new edition at a much reduced price.

John Evans brought out four editions of Peter Williams's Bible —
1807, 181 1, 1822-21, and 1830-29; and he also published four editions
of the New Testament — the first in 1801, for John Richards; the second
in 1802, for Titus Lewis, a Baptist minister, of Carmarthen; the third in
181 1, with a few phrases from Peter WilUams's commentary; and the
fourth in 1822 — a re-issue of Titus Lewis's edition.

A New Testament with a short comment at the foot of two of the
pages was printed at Merthyr in 1808, by William Williams, a well-
known printer. Another New Testament bearing the Merthyr imprint
appeared in 1822, from the press of the Rev. John Jenkins, of Hengoed.
This Testament also has the brief notes. This press became well-known
in connection with the commentary of Jenkins, of which more hereafter.
It was started April 21st, 1819, by John Jenkins and Thomas Williams
" Gwilym Morganwg." Williams retired from the joint ownership
before the end of the same year, the press continuing in the name
of Jenkins alone. In 1827 he removed the press to Maesycwmmwr,
and in 183 1 to Cardiff.

The multiplication of copies of the Scriptures at very low prices
after the establishment of the British and Foreign Bible Society
rendered the local printing of the text of the Scriptures unnecessary

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and anprofitabJe ; but as late as the year i845» there was a tiny New
Testament with a few very short footnotes printed at Wrexham. It is
described in the Bibliography (Xo. 171a) from the only recorded copy,
now in the Cardiff Library*.

CHAPTER VII.

The Growth of Commentaries.

Commentaries of native origin — Translated commentaries — Development
of local printing — Ministerial presses — The system of publishing in
numbers,

THE success of Peter Williams's Bibles caused considerable activity
in the publication of works in numbers, and also led to different
religious bodies providing Bibles with suitable commentaries for
their adherents. In compiling the Bibliography of the Welsh Bible, it
was found necessary, in order to keep the work within reasonable limits,
to adopt a rule excluding all editions with comments interspersed with
the text. Hence, some ^* Esboniadau " are excluded which are almost
as much a requisite in some households as the Bible of Peter Williams
in others. Some of these were original works, while others were
translations.

The earliest of the translations was that by the Rev. John Evans,
M.A., of Francis GastreFs " Christian Institutes," which appeared in
Welsh in 1773, as ** Y Deddfau Cristianogol," from the press of John
Ross, of Carmarthen. The "Christian Institutes" is a collection out
of the writings of the Old and New Testaments delivered in the words
of Scripture. The translator was the author of " Cyssondeb y Pedair
Efengyl," 1765, and editor of the 1769 edition of the Bible (No. 25).

Another translation was by the Rev. Richard Jones, Curate of
Ruthin, who, between 1801 and 1807, published Dr. Adam Clarke's
paraphrase of the four Gospels, with notes by other English com-
mentators. This work appeared in four volumes— one on each Gospel,
the first from the press of W. Minshull, of Chester, in 1801 ; the second
and third from the press of W. Collister Jones, of Chester, in 1802 and
1804, respectively ; and the fourth from the press of Broster and Son,
of Chester, in 1807.

The translation of the commentary of John Guyse on the New
Testament, was done into Welsh by the Rev. William Thomas, of Bala.
The first part of this was printed at Machynlleth in 1803, and the last
at Merthyr in 1815. This work is a curiosity on account of the number
of times the translator changed his printer, returning more than once
to the same ofHce. The stages of its printing are : Machynlleth, Bala,
Machynlleth, Trevecca, Bala, Carmarthen, Bala, Merthyr Tydfil.
William Thomas published some small books, mostly printed at the
Trevecca Press ; he complained of the trouble he had with the
printers there in connection with the publication of Guyse's com-
mentary, as the parts were never ready to time. He is said to have
bought the paper himself, and sent it to the printers. He would send
his son from Bala to Trevecca on horseback, to get the parts and convey
them to the distributors about the country. Sometimes the son had to
wait about for weeks for the printers to finish a part The translator
died in 1809, before the completion of the work, and the last eight
parts were seen through the press by the Rev. Ebenezer Jones, of
Pont>'pool. The delays in bringing out the work wearied the subscribers,

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who at first numbered i,8oo, but who, before the end, had declined to
800, resulting in a loss of ;f 300. Very few complete copies now exist.

An unhappy fate also overtook the Welsh issue of the Bible with
commentary by the Rev. Thomas Coke, LL.D., who was bom at Brecon,
and who himself arranged for the translation and printing. His relations
with the translators and printers were not happy ; and the work, which
took from 1806 to 18 13 to print, was not very successful. It is in three
volumes, quarto. The first two volumes were translated by Thomas
Roberts, Wesleyan preacher of Bonwm, near Corwen ; the third volume
from Matthew to the end of the Epistles by John Hughes, Wesleyan
minister, of Brecon, author of " Horae Britannicae," 1818-19 ; and the
remainder by Timothy Davis, of Evesham, a Unitarian minister, son
of David Davis, Castell Hywel.

The printer of the first portion, J. Hemingway, Chester, became
bankrupt when the O.T. was finished, and delay occurred in publishing
the N.T., which was commenced by London printers; but so many
mistakes were made that John Hughes threw up the work, which was
later transferred to a Carmarthen printer, with Timothy Davis as
translator. (** Yr Eurgrawn Wesleyaidd," 1849, pp. 163-165, 193-194.)

By 1810 the first volume of the Rev. Dr. John Gill's commentary
on the New Testament had appeared from the press of John Evans, of
Carmarthen, translated by Christmas Evans, Titus Lewis, and Joseph
Harris "Gomer''; but about 1818, owing to lack of subscribers and
irregular payments for the parts issued, the second volume was left
unfinished after 15 parts, comprising Acts — L Cor. v. 9, had been issued.
The first volume consisted of 28 parts, sold at is. each, or ;^i 12s.
bound. In a note in "Seren Gomer " for Apr. 8, 1818, the editor says
that not much less than j£^o was owing for parts in Carnarvonshire
alone, while in another note in "Seren Gomer" for Sept. 8, 1819,
the editor reports that the publisher, John Evans, complains that the
support is inadequate to carry on the work, but that if 300 pledged
themselves to take it, he would proceed without delay. The required
number of subscribers was not secured, as may be inferred from the
preface of the publisher of the second edition, which appeared in
shilling parts between 1849 and 1854. Its size is imperial octavo,
and it is still found bound in two volumes in many a Welsh Baptist
home and library. The printer and publisher of the second edition was
the Rev. William Owen, of Cardiff, who adopted the first translation as
far as it had proceeded, and finished the remainder himself. In his
preface he says that at the commencement of the work he had 700
subscribers, but that before the end they had dwindled to 500. He
complains also that he had lost ^^ several scores of pounds at the hands
of unfaithful subscribers and distributors." Copies of this work are
still being sold by a bookseller at Cwmavon, Glamorgan.

The commentary of the Rev. Samuel Clark was translated by
John Humphreys, a Calvinistic Methodist minister, of Caerwys, Flint-
shire. It was issued in sixty- two parts, title dated 18 13, and is usually
found strongly bound in leather, sometimes with the large-headed brass
nails so much used by the Welsh binders of the late eighteenth and
early nineteenth centuries, in imitation of the brass bosses of an earlier
time. Copies of Peter Williams's Bibles often have these brass nails,
and they were no doubt serviceable in preventing the wearing of the
leather by rubbing on tables or desks.

The commentary on the New Testament by the Rev. George Lewis,
D.D., of Llanuwchllyn, the publication of which commenced in 1802,
went on for twenty-seven years before it was completed in seven octavo

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volumes. The name of Edward Davies, Lewis's son-in-law, appears as
co-editor on volumes V. — VII. Volume I. was printed at Chester by
W. C. Jones, the other six volumes at Wrexham by John Painter.
Dr. Lewis died in 1822.

The commentary accompanying the Bible of David Davies, Con-
gregational minister, of Swansea, was of native origin. It was printed
at Carmarthen, being issued in forty parts at one shilling each, and the
titlepage is dated 181 5. The work was completed by another David
Davies, Congregational minister, of Pantteg, Carmarthenshire, who
wrote the notes to the Book of Revelation. At the end is bound up
with a separate title, dated 18 17, Isaac Watts*s metrical version of the
Psahns, clone into Welsh by David Jones, of Caio. It is a quarto
volume of 1,358 pages ; and as a family Bible was much used in the
first half of the nineteenth century.

The Bible, with commentary by the Rev. John Jenkins, known as
** Jenkins Hengoed," was one of the most popular, especially with the
Baptists, though the work was also accepted as a sound authority by
Calvinists of all denominations. Jenkins commenced life as a collier,
became a Baptist minister, and prepared a commentary on the whole Bible
fuller than the commentary of Peter Williams. This Bible, with
commentary interspersed with the text, was printed at Jenkins's own
press, and sold in parts. To his ministerial labours Jenkins added those
of author, printer, publisher, and bookseller. His stipend was small,
and it is a remarkable achievement for a man of small income to have
produced the three bulky quarto volumes containing his commentary,
and to have carried the work through without loss. His reputation as
a theologian contributed to his success, and helped him to secure
subscribers from all over Wales. Following the practice which even
yet survives in Wales, he went on preaching tours for the purpose of
selling iiis book to the chapel members up and down the country.

When the Old Testament was completed (April, 1828,) he printed
a note complaining that many subscriptions were in arrear, and prompt
payment is asked for, as even when all the money owing had been
paid, the book would barely cover its expenses. The work was com-
pleted in 88 parts, sold for one shilling each. The publication of the
parts extended over about ten years. On completion, the three volumes
were offered at four guineas for ready money, or four pounds eight
shillings with a year's credit and adequate security. Jenkins died
June 5, 1853.

Matthew Henry's commentary up to Joshua ii. was translated into
Welsh by John Llwyd, of Penybryn, Dolgelly, and published by
Richard Jones of the same town.* The first part appeared May i, 1820.
Like the earlier venture of John Evans, of Carmarthen, in connection
with Dr. Gill's commentary, it appears that, after the issue of 17 parts
at IS. each, the publication came to an end for lack of support. Part 17
included the titlepage and preliminary matter. The wrapper of parts
5 and 6, issued as a double part, contains a notice that, unless the
work is better patronised and payments made more promptly, it would
have to be discontinued.

This failure was followed by a successful attempt on the part of the
Rev. Evan Griffiths, Congregational minister, of Swansea. He com-
menced the publication of a Welsh version of Matthew Henry in 1828,

* John Llwyd's name alone appears on the title as translator; but in an advertise-
ment of the first part, on the wrapper of " Seren Gomer/' May, 1820, the work is
described as translated without abbreviation under the editorship and care of the
Rev. Simon Lloyd, M.A., of Bala, and the Rev. Michael Jones, of Llanuwchllyn.

56 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

using John Llwyd's translation as far as it went, and enlisting helpers
to carry it on. By far the greater part was translated by Evan Griffiths
himself, who also superintended the whole work, together with the
publication and distribution of the parts, and ultimately the printing at
a press which he established at Swansea. With the publication of the
fourth volume in 1835, the work was brought to a successful conclusion.

John Wesley's commentary on the New Testament was" first
translated into Welsh and published in 1825. The translators were the
Revs. Hugh Hughes and John Williams 2nd, Wesleyan ministers. It
was issued in twenty shilling parts. Another translation was made by
Rowland Hughes, Wesleyan minister, and published in a small 8vo.
volume in 1850.

In 1828 a Welsh version of John Calvin's commentary on the
Psalms was printed and published at Brecon, in a quarto volume of 530
pages.

Burkitt's " Help and Guide to the New Testament '■ was translated
into Welsh by the Rev. Josiah Thomas Jones, Congregational minister.
He, like so many other preachers, set up a printing-press of his own, at
which he printed his translation, which is dated 1835.

The commentary of James Hughes " lago Trichrug," a compilation
translated from several English commentators, was of considerable
authority amongst the Calvinistic Methodists. The New Testament
was published first, in 1835, the four volumes dealing with the Old
Testament appearing at intervals from 1848 to 1843. The New Testament
was re-issued in 1846 and i860.

The Bible commentary and critical notes of Dr. Adam Clarke were
translated by the Rev. John Jones " Idrisyn," and printed at
Llanidloes, in six volumes, between 1837 and 1845, under the title, " Yr
Esboniad Berniadol." The translator afterwards made a com-
mentary of his own, ** Y Deonglydd Berniadol," in five volumes, printed
at Llanidloes in 1852. Eight editions of this commentary have appeared
and eighty thousand copies of it are said to have been sold in Wales
and America. The author was up to the year 1853 a printer
at Llanidloes, and a Wesleyan local preacher. In that year he joined
the Church of England, and at his death in 1887 was Vicar of
Llandyssiliogogo.

The commentary of Owen Jones " Meudwy Mon," in three volumes,
printed at Mold in 1838-40-42, was chiefly used by the Calvinistic
Methodists.

The Rev. Thomas Scott's commentary on the Prophets, translated
by Thomas Jones, of Amlwch, printed and published at Carnarvon in
1840, is a quarto volume of 675 pages.

The notes on the New Testament of Albert Barnes were translated
by Dr. Thomas Rees, of Swansea, and four volumes were printed at
Llanelly, 1846-50; but owing to irregularity in the issue of the parts,
and a consequent failure of regular support from the subscribers, the
work was suspended before completion. It was afterwards brought out
by Mr. Thomas Gee, of Denbigh, complete in six volumes.

The Rev. Evan Evans " leuan Glan Geirionydd " was the editor
of an illustrated Bible with commentary and notes, brought out in three
volumes in 1844-47-50, and comprising the Old Testament only. This
Bible is illustrated largely with woodcuts. Mr. Hugh Jones " Erfyl "
and others assisted in its production.

In 1861 Messrs. Hughes and Son, of Wrexham, issued the first
part of Dr. John Kitto's commentary on the New Testament, translated
and added to by the Rev. Owen Thomas, D.D., of Liverpool. Its size

THE GROWTH OF COMME^H'ARIES. 57

is octavo, and it is sold bound complete in two volumes, the titlepages
dated respectively 1862 and 1885. This, like the Bible of leuan Glan
Geirionydd, is called " Y Beibl Darluniadol " (« The Pictorial Bible).
The Rev. John Hughes, Calvinistic Methodist minister, of Liverpool,
had proceeded with the translation as far as Matthew xv., when owing
to his death, August 8, i860, Dr. Owen Thomas was engaged to con-
tinue the work.

Amongst other commentators were the Rev. Robert EUis
** Cynddelw," a Baptist minister whose commentary on the New
Testament in several volumes was issued in parts between 1855 and
1875, when he died leaving the work incomplete; the Rev. Thomas
Lewis of Risca, afterwards of Newport, whose commentary for the
family, " Esboniad y Teulu," first issued in 187 1, has recently been
republished at Carmarthen ; and the Rev. T. Roberts ** Scorpion,"
autlior of " Y Testament Daearyddol," and " Esboniad Cyflawn ar y
Testament Newydd," in two volumes, Dolgelly, 1880-85.

Several Calvinistic Methodist ministers were engaged in preparing
the popular " Testament yr Ysgol Sabbathol," in two volumes, published
first in 1866-71, and kept regularly in print. It is chiefly used by
teachers in the Calvinistic Methodist Sunday Schools.

It is impossible to do more than thus briefly enumerate some of
the commentaries used by the Welsh people in the study of the
Bible. The number of such works is so large, that any effort to treat
of them would involve departure from the main theme of this history.
There are, however, two small books which ought to be mentioned :
they are " Y Testament Daearyddol" and ** Y Testament Cyfeirnodawl."
These are the pocket reference books on the New Testament ; and
devout Welshmen and Welshwomen still carry the one or the other
in the pocket for ready reference, especially on Sundays.

CHAPTER VIII.

Through Controversy to Peace.

Foundation of the Bible Society — Proposed revision of the orthography
— The first Welsh issues of the new Society — The authorised text of
1808— Mr, Charles's Bible, 1814— loan Tegid's attempts at a
recused orthography.

THE British and Foreign Bible Society, founded on the 7th of
March, 1804, owes its origin mainly to the dearth of Welsh
Bibles and the difficulty of procuring a further supply. Appeals
made to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, hitherto the
principal source, met with very little encouragement. From 1769 the
Society did nothing beyond printing a folio Welsh Bible for churches
until the edition of 1799 was put in hand. The number of copies
determined upon for the 1799 issue, — 10,000 Bibles and an
extra 2,000 New Testaments, — was quite insufficient to meet the
demand. The revivals had brought many converts to religion, who,
unable to obtain Bibles for themselves, visited the houses of more
fortunate neighbours for the purpose of reading the Word of God.
The worn condition of Welsh Bibles in circulation at this time bear out
the reports of the constant use made of them. The minds of earnest
men were much exercised how to overcome the dearth of Welsh
Bibles. The Rev. Thomas Jones, of Creaton, Northamptonshire, wlio
had held curacies on the Welsh Borders, and whose sympathies were
with the Welsh people, seems to have conceived the idea of some such
Society as afterwards took shape at the hands of Thomas Charles and
others. In the " Memoir of Thomas Jones," by John Owen (London,
185 1,) the following account of his relation to the Bible Society drawn
up by himself in 1833 is printed : —

*' It is now generally allowed, that the British and Foreign Bible Society had its
cradle in Wales . . . Two things alone can be mentioned as the occasion of this
society, — the great dearth of Bibles and Testaments in the Principality of Wales, — and
the failure of the Christian Knowledge Society to supply that country with sufficient
numbers.

*' On visiting South Wales in the year 1791, I found that there was a loud and
general cry for Bibles among the lower classes, when none were to be had for
money. On my return to England I established a correspondence with some of the
clergy in South Wales, and with my friend, Mr. Charles, in North Wales, in oidcr to
gain information as to the extent of want of Bibles in the Principality." Then
Mr. Jones describes the steps he had taken to prevail on the Christian Knowledge
Society to publish a large edition of Welsh Bibles. Through the intervention of his
Bishop, Dr. Madan, he succeeded, and the Society printed ten thousand copies,
which came out of the press in 1799. The whole edition was sold in a very short time,
and was not found. to have been half sufficient to supply the want. An earnest and
repeated application was made for another edition, but it was met with a repeated
denial.

** In this failure," says Mr. Jones, " as to the old Society, may be seen the seed of
the new Bible Society. Had the Committee of the Society granted the supply Wales
called for, it is probable a new Society would not have been established to this day."

Having thus completely failed with the old Society, Mr. Jones attempted to devise
means to get Bibles by subscriptions in the Principality ; he sent his plan to
Mr. Charles.

triROUGH CONtROVfiRSY tO PEACJ^. SO

" He and others," he says, " approved of it, and without loss of time endeavoured
to act upon it : but owing to scarcity of money in that part of the kingdom, no great
progress was made. Mr. Charles, at his usual time of the year went to serve at Spa-
iield Chapel : and while in town he made known to his friends there the great dearth
of Bibles in Wales, and how he had failed to obtain any more from the old Society.
The case was taken into consideration ; and, I believe, the first that acted in the affair
was that excellent man, the late Kev. Joseph Hughes. So the new Society was soon
formed ; and may it continue to bless mankind till time shall be no more.'*

The distinct parts which these originators of the Society have acted, were these: —
Mr. Jones repeatedly tried the old Society and failed ; he then proposed to form a new
Society in Wales, and that failed ; — Mr. Charles, his partner in these struggles, while
in London, unburdened his mind to a company of friends, detailed what had been done,
and proposed to form a Society for the purpose in r>ondon : — Mr. Hughes, one of the
company, said, " If for Wales, why not for England, and for the whole world ! '*

Thus commenced the British and Foreign Bible Society ; which has done wonders
already, and is destined, we hope, to do still greater wonders.

The Rev. Thomas Charles, of Bala, whose evangelistic labours up
and down the country made him fully acquainted with the difficulties,
was much concerned, and constantly introduced the subject into his
letters and conversations. It was at a committee meeting of the
Religious Tract Society held in a Counting- House in Lower Thames
Street, London, on the 7th December, 1802, that Mr. Charles put the
question, ** How a large and cheap edition of the Bible could be had
in Welsh, and how, if possible, a permanent repository of Bibles could
be procured, that there might be no more scarcity of them amongst the
poor Welsh." During the discussion which followed, the Rev. Joseph
Hugiies, a Baptist Minister, of Battersea, made the suggestion which
contained the germ of the future Society in these words, " Surely a
Society might be formed for the purpose ; and if for Wales, why not for
the Kingdom ; why not for the whole world ? "

FVom the discussion thus incidentally initiated sprang the British
and Foreign Bible Society. The story of the Society, its founders, and
its operations, has often been told. The work which it has done in
circulating the Scriptures amongst the Welsh people more than realises
the dream of Thomas Charles of " a permanent repository of Bibles,
that there might be no more scarcity of them."

The Bible Society went straight to the hearts of the Welsh people;
and during the first year a fund of nearly ;f 1,900 was subscribed
towards the funds by the Principality, mainly through the exertions of
Mr. Charles and Dr. Warren, Bishop of Bangor. In the first report of
the Society are printed extracts from a letter written by a clergyman in
North Wales, Feb. 22 y 1805, which are as follows : —

" There are none of our poor people willing to live and die without contributing
their mites towards forwarding so glorious a design. Their zeal and eagerness in the
good cause, surpasses every thing I have ever before witnessed.

" On several occasions we have been obliged to check their liberality, and take half
what they offered, and what we thought they ought to give. In very many instances,
servants have given one-third of their wages for the year.

*' In one instance a poor servant-maid put down one guinea on the plate, t>eing
one-third of ht-r wages : that it might not be perceived what she put down, she covered
the guinea with a halfpenny. One little boy had with much trouble reared a brood of
chickens ; when the collection came to be made, he sold them all, and gave every
farthing he got for them towards it ; and this was his whole stock, and all the living
that he had. Innumerable instances of a similar n«iture might be mentioned. Great
joy prevails universally at the thought that poor heathens are likely soon to be in
possession of a Bible ; and you will never hear a prayer put up without a petition for
the Bible Society and heathen nations."

The same spirit has been manifested by Welshmen ever since. The
Annual Reports of the Society frequently refer to the consistent support
received from Wales. A Welsh auxiliary of the Society, formed in

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London in 1814-1815, contributed ;;^450 to the funds. As soon as the
Welsh found their way in any numt>ers to the United States, they there
formed themselves into auxiliaries, and contributed to the funds of the
American Bible Society, as will appear later. Measures were at once
taken to obtain a large supply of the Scriptures in Welsh. The objects
of the Society were greatly assisted by the introduction of stereotype
printing, which had just been discovered, and adopted by the University
Press at Cambridge. On the 3rd day of September, 1804, it was decided
to order 20,000 Welsh Bibles and 5,000 Testaments from the Cambridge
Press, the Rev. Thomas Charles being appointed to prepare the copy
for the press. With the sanction of the Syndics of the University
Press, it was decided to print from the Bible of 1799, re\'ised by Mr.
Charles.

Unfortunately, Mr. Charles did not confine himself to correcting the
rather numerous errors in the 1799 edition. He proposed to revise the
orthography in accordance with the scheme of Dr. William Owen-Pughe
and others who at the time were endeavouring to get their views on
Welsh orthography accepted. On this, and on another occasion, did
the zeal of the advocates of language reform outrun discretion. To
alter the orthography of the received text of the Bible was a proceeding
not to be countenanced, however eminent the authority proposing it, and
when the nature of the changes intended leaked out, a controversy
arose which lasted for many years.

The opening shot was fired by the Rev. John Roberts, Vicar of
Tremeirchion, curator of the press for the 1799 Bible. In a letter to the
Secretary of the S.P.C.K., Mr. Roberts stated that improper alterations
in the orthography of the Welsh version were being made by Mr.
Charles. The Secretary of the S.P.C.K. sent extracts from Mr. Roberts's
letter to the Bishop of London, who brought the subject before the
President of the Bible Society. A sub-committee was at once appointed
to consider the matter, and the sub-committee referred the question of
the proposed changes to the Rev. Walter Davies " Gwallter Mechain."
Ultimately, it was found that, by the Act of Uniformity, the sanction of
the four Welsh Bishops and the Bishop of Hereford was necessary
before any changes could be introduced ; and steps were taken to
comply with the law in this respect.

The proceedings are fully set out in a pamphlet by the Rev. William
Dealtry : ** A Vindication of the British and Foreign Bible Society," etc.,
London, 1810. This was in reply to charges brought against the Bible
Society in more than one pamphlet, the Welsh Bible forming the
groundwork of the attack. It should be noted that the Society was in
no way to blame. Immediately the facts were disclosed, steps were
taken to arrive at a correct decision ; and the Society is entirely free
from any suspicion of a desire to alter the received text. Some friends
of the S.P.C.K. unwisely tried to use the incident to damage the new
Society. In calling attention to the danger of unauthorised alterations,
the S.P.C.K. and its supporters were absolutely in the right. Subsequent
events, however, disclosed a want of cordiality towards the Bible Society
on the part of some supporters of the S.P.C.K. ; and the Society which
had received coldly all suggestions for the new edition of the Welsh
Bible, realising, too late, that a mistake had been made, hurried forward
a new edition, following the text of 1746. For the sake of uniformity,
the Bible Society agreed to follow the same text ; but found later that
the S.P.C.K. had altered its decision, and was following the 1752 text.
A letter addressed to the S.P.C.K. on the subject elicited a reply which
was not candid. Altogether, the behaviour of the S.P.C.K. at this period,

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and for some years before, was not what its best friends could have
desired. The Bible Society, more wisely counselled, overcame the
obstruction of the older Society without loss of dignity, and waxed
stronger for the fierce light thrown upon its proceedings. By agreeing
to follow the same text as the S.P.C.K., the new Society removed any
possible ground for criticism. It is not necessary to discuss further the
technical merits of the controversy, beyond stating that, while the 1799
Bible had many inaccuracies, the changes proposed by Mr. Charles
were not restricted to a correction of misprints, and never received the
approval of Welsh scholars. It was fortunate that the British and
Foreign Bible Society was saved from putting forth a Bible which would
have been unpopular with the Welsh people.

The issue of the Society's Welsh Scriptures was retarded by the
controversy. It was not until July, 1806, that the New Testament was
put into circulation. There are three issues dated in this year,
distinguishable by the imprint,~the first, ** Argraffedig gan loan
Smith . . . Mai 6, 1806"; the second, "Argraffedig gan Richard
Watts . . . Mai 6, 1806 '' ; and the third with the same imprint as
the second, but with the date on the last leaf altered to " Mai 7." • The
three issues make up 10,000 copies, sold at one shilling each. The Rev.
John Owen* quotes from " The Christian Observer" for July, 1810, the
following account of the manner in which these Testaments were
received, given on the authority of an ** eye-witness": —

" When the arrival of the cart was announced, which carried the first sacred load,
the Welsh peasants went out in crowds to meet it ; welcomed it as the Israelites did the
ark of old ; drew it into the town ; and eagerly t)ore off every copy, as rapidly as they
could be dispersed. The young people were to be seen consuming the whole night in
reading it. Laborers carried it with them to the field, that they might enjoy it during
the intervals of their lat)or, and lose no opportunity of becoming acquainted with its
sacred truths."

The whole Bible was printed and published for the Society in the
following year, 1807, copies of the New Testament being also issued
separately. 20,000 copies of the Bible were printed, the proofs being
read by Dr. William Owen-Pughe. Some copies had been worked off
before it was discovered that a whole chapter (Judges viii.) had been
omitted. Before the omission was discovered 2,750 copies had been
bound and sent out. These were rectified by cancelling two pages
(189-190) and inserting four (189, 190, 189*, and 190*) ; but some
copies were not traced, and such of these as survive still lack the eighth
chapter of Judges. In the un-issued copies sheet H (pages 169-190) was
reprinted, the contents at the head of each chapter being abridged,
which enabled the printers to bring in the missing chapter. This was
not the only disaster due to the eagerness of the promoters to get the
work completed. In Psalm cv. verse 36 is omitted, the text of verse 33
Ixiing repeated in its place, and a portion of verse 4 of Jeremiah xxxv. is
omitted. Corrections were issued for these errors, but not inserted in all
copies. The mistakes were detected by the Rev. Thomas Charles.t

Meanwhile the S.P.C.K. were making arrangements for a new
edition of the Bible. Having regard to the controversy over the text,
the Welsh Bishops took steps to have the whole Bible carefully collated
by a committee of three persons. The Rev. Walter Davies " Gwallter
Mechain " was one of the three. The names of the other two do not

• " History of the Origin and First Ten Years of the Bible Society," 1816, vol. I., p. 263.

t These facts have been kindly supplied by the Rev. D. E. Jenkins, of Denbigh,
who is engaged upon a biography of Thomas CJiailes, in which the subject will
be more fully treated.

63 The filBLE tU WALES.

appear to be on record ; but it is likely that the Rev. David Hughes,
Rector of Llanfyllin, who afterwards corrected the press, was one, and
the Rev. Francis Owen, then of Christ Church, Oxford, afterwards
Rector of Efenechtyd, may have been the other. The text of the 1752
edition was collated by this committee with Parry's Bible, 1620, and the
folio of 1690. The result is thus given in the Bishop's certiiicate pre-
fixed to the edition : —

'* From this collation, it appears, that some emendations in the orthography were
made in the edition of 1690, commonly called Bishop Lloyd's, which have been
generally approved ; and that it has been important only to correct some errors,
chiefly of the press, in later copies of the Bible, and to restore the orthography
of proper names after the text published in the year 1620."

The certificate is signed by the four Welsh Bishops and the Bishop
of Hereford, who approve the text as required by the Act of Uniformity,
14 Caroli II., Ch. IV., Sect. 27. This became the authorised text of the
Welsh Bible, and has been adhered to ever since. It was adopted by the
Bible Society with certain very slight modifications in the edition of 18 14.
The following letter, written by the Rev. Walter Davies to " Tegid " in
1825, is valuable as coming from one of the committee which collated
the text : —

" You begin with four questions —

" L Whether I approve of Mr. Hughes's Bible ?

" I am at a loss to know what edition you intend to designate by this appellation.
If you mean the edition printed at Oxford in 1799, I cannot recommend it as a pattern
for future editions ....

'* But if you give the name of Hughes to the Oxford edition of 1809, I must beg
leave to change my opinion. In this edition, the errors of 1799 are avoided, as the
edition of 1752 was followed. I was one out of three deputed to read over the edition
of 1752, for the purpose of correcting inaccuracies in orthography and punctuation. I
was an advocate for uniformity in general ; but I was outvoted in almost every
instance. The word nteisiraid, for instance, I wanted to be printed so altogether ; but
my friends saw no deformity in mcistryd^ mcistrcd^ mcistrcid — sometimes one, some-
times the other, 'for the sake of variety,' said they. In one verse of 1752 I observed
uniawn and union : I proposed uniformity ; but it was negatived, bishop Parry,
in 1620, has diffacthuxh uniformly throughout ; Bijihop Lloyd, in 1690, has diffaithwch
and diffcithwch ; the editions of 171 7, 1746, 1789, follow diffcithwch altogether.
I succeeded in proposing the restoration of Bishop Parry's dtffacthwch ; as I
wished di-ffacth to represent barren^ stcrtlc ; — as a distinction from di-jffaith^ a word
in common use for hasCy I'ile^ &c. However, in the stereotyped i2mo editions of the
Bible Society, I find diffaith again adopted, excepting in Job xxxviii., 27, where * tir
diffacth ' occurs.

** You now see that I disapprove of the edition of 1799, upon good grounds, but
that in a great measure I approve of that of 1809, though it be a specimen of the old
orthography.

"Your question II. is, How do I approve of Mr. Charles's edition of 1814 ?

" I approve of it- equally with that of 1809, though there may be some variations in
literal orthography between them. Mr. Charles, owing to a compromised under-
standing between the two Societies, 'was under considerable restrictions in the
preparation of this edition. I remember well the alterations he intended for an edition
in 1814, [sic 1804] and which auised some unpleasant discussions at the time. Mr.
Charles, in 1814, adopted more of the ' stiaviU'r in modOy and in niy opinion can
scarcely give offencx to the most rigid advocates of the old orthography.

•* Your question III. may be soon answered, by saying that the Webh people are
in general partial to Marginal References^ and they are very useful. But I am of
opinion that they have not been revised since the middle of the last century. They
should be correct and without inappropriate references ; otherwise they would
be worse than blank margins. A correct edition of such a Bible would be very
desirable for the Principality."

As the letter just quoted shows, the Bible Society adopted the text
of the 1809 Bible, with some slight modifications in the orthography
made by the Rev. Thomas Charles. To put its intentions beyond doubt;

THROUGH CONTROVERSY TO PEACE. 68

the Society, in 1810, amended the wording of its first rule — "The
designation of the Society shall be the British and Foreign Bible
Society, of which the sole object shall be, to encourage a wider
circulation of the Holy Scriptures. The only copies in the languages
of the United Kingdom to be circulated by the Society, shall be the
Authorized Version, without note or comment." As altered, the latter
part of the rule reads, " to encourage a wider circulation of the Holy
Scriptures without note or comment : the only copies in the languages
of the United Kingdom to be circulated by the Society shall be the
Authorized Version."

The Bible of 1814 was prepared by the Bible Society in response
to a generally expressed desire for a larger type. It was printed from
stereotype plates, and reprinted again and again. As the 1809 issue
became the standard for the S.P.C.K. editions, so the 1814 has been
adhered to by the Bible Society. Attempts to rake the dead ashes of
the controversy met with scant success ; and when next a difficulty arose
over alterations to the text, there is a marked absence of suspicion and
bitterness towards both Societies.

Another attempt to introduce a revised orthography, this time of the
New Testament only, was made by the Rev. John Jones '• loan Tegid,"
who was employed to supervise the printing of the Welsh and English
New Testament of 1826. The Bible Society, having inquired what text
was to be followed, received a reply from the printer that " he believes
Mr. Jones, as corrector of the press, intends to use the text of Mr.
Hughes (1809) to print from, and to read by that which was corrected
by Mr. Charles, of Bala" (18 14). This was satisfactory to the Bible Society,
and an order was given for 2,000 copies, which were duly delivered. It
was not until after the publication of the New Testament of 1828, also
supervised by " loan Tegid," that the Bible Society heard of the objections
to the 1826 diglott. The S.P.C.K., on the other hand, refused to accept
the copies of the 1826 issue, for which its committee had contracted.
The matter appears to have remained in abeyance until the issue of the
1828 New Testament. This edition, as soon as it became known, met
with strenuous opposition, especially from members of the Church
of England. The Rev. W. Bruce Knight, then Chancellor, afterwards
Dean, of Llandaff, vigorously assailed the changes. His objections are
fully set out in two pamphlets,* and may be summed up in his own words
— he was unwilling to allow " private opinion, private criticism, private
interpretation, and individual caprice," to be exercised on the text of the
Scriptures, and adds, '^ Of the consequences of such conduct I think it
unnecessary to dwell."

The changes introduced were brought before the Bible Society and
the S.P.C.K. Memorials from the clergy of the Dioceses of Llandaff and
Bangor were sent to the S.P.C.K., objecting to the changes introduced.
Objections came also from other quarters ; and the two Societies
formally repudiated the action of " loan Tegid," and refused to take any
copies.

That " loan Tegid " was perfectly honest in his intentions there can
be no doubt ; his mistake was in taking upon himself the responsibility
of introducing alterations without proper authority and sanction being
obtained. In a letter to the Bishop of Oxford (Dr. Lloyd) he says, " I
wish it to be understood, that when I undertook upon me to conduct the

*(i) "Remarks, historical and philological, on the Welsh language," Cardiff, 1830;
(2) " A Critical Review of the Rev. J. Jones's reply to the Rev. W. Bruce Knight's
Remarks on Welsh Orthography," Cardiff, 183 1.

64 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

Testament through the press, that [sic] I was influenced by no other motive
than that of presenting to my country a correct and genuine copy." In
another letter dated March 31st, 1829, he says, *' The Testament has
already gone through four editions. The first edition which appeared
early last spring consisted of 2,000 copies, the other three of 5,000 each ;
and I can assure your Lordship, that there is a great demand for it in
the country, and that it is greatly approved of by the rising generation.
I am willing to stand or fall by the reception my Testament will have in
Wales ; let this decide in favour of, or against the orthography."*

A movement was subsequently made by Dr. William Carey, Bishop
of St. Asaph, who proposed to submit to a small committee, consisting
of the Rev. Henry Parry (Llanasa), the Rev. Rowland Williams
(Meivod), and the Rev. Walter Davies *' Gwallter Mechain," the proof
sheets of a hew edition of the New Testament, with such alterations as
*' loan Tegid " thought were necessary to secure a faithful edition which
would be favourably received throughout the Principality. It was
intended to submit the sheets also to similar committees in the other
dioceses. The proposal was not, however, carried into effect.

* The figures of editions here given, while accurate as regards the total number
printed, cannot be relied upon as to the numbers of each issue, if more than
one actually was made. The Bible Society ordered ^^ooo before the book went
to press, and cancelled the order after it was printed. These letters and others
are printed in ** Gwaith Gwallter Mechain," Vol. III., Carmarthen, 1868.

CHAPTER IX.

Peace and Plenty.

Thi loork of the Bible Society — The Naval ami Military Bible Society —
The American Welsh editions — Diglott editions — Modern translations
into Welsh — Welsh Scriptures for the Blind — Conclusion,

AFTER the controversies mentioned in the last chapter, all parties
accepted the two standard texts, 1809 and 1814. There are
shades of difference in orthography; but the two are so nearly
alike that no further objections to either have disturbed the peace for
nearly seventy years.

It has already been stated that between 1718 and 1900 the S.P.C.K.
issued nearly sixty editions of the Scriptures: more than fifty of these
belong to the nineteenth century. From its foundation to the year 1900,
the Bible Society has issued at least 208 dated editions, not counting the
embossed Scriptures for the blind, which will be dealt with later, and
omitting undated editions, of which there have been many, and which
it has been impossible to collate, as they are stereotype reprints and no
account of them is available. The dated editions of the Bible Society,
so far as they are recorded, may be summarised thus : —

Editions of the whole Bible, 1807-1900 ... 100

N.T., „ ... 87

Diglott N.T., „ ... II

Single books „ ... 10

It must be borne in mind that this table only includes such editions as
are recorded in the Bibliography. It is known that there are others of
which particulars have not been obtained.

The early issues of the Bible Society are somewhat rare. They
may be easily recognised by following closely the description given in
the Bibliography. The date, May 6, 1807, on the final page of the
Bibles printed at Cambridge was retained for several years. Many
people have been misled by this into believing they possessed one of
the first issues, an error which would be corrected by a reference to the
title of the Old or the New Testament.

The association of the Bible Society with the Cambridge University
Press for the printing of Welsh Bibles was continued from 1806 up to
1814. In that year the first Welsh Bible for the Society was printed in
London. No Welsh Scriptures were printed in London between 1769
and 1814.

The Bible Society did not issue a Welsh Bible printed at Oxford until
1824. The S.P.C.K. issued an edition printed at Cambridge in 1826, but
did not revert to London until 1847. These dates, except perhaps the
last, are important, as they indicate the wearing away of the difficulties
which had prevented the full utilisation of the forces of the two societies.
'^ij scanty means of a large proportion of the Welsh people made it

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06 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

necessar}' to fix the prices as low as possible if the design of the Society
to bring the Scriptures within the reach of the poorest was to be
effective. The price of the 1806 New Testament was tenpence in cloth,
one shilling in sheep, and eighteenpence in calf, and of the Bible of
1807 three shillings and threepence in calf. In 1852 the whole Bible
was issued at tenpence, the N.T. having been put on sale at fourpence
two years earlier. This fourpenny Testament had a very extensive sale.
The Sunday School Testament (a i6mo issued first in 1859 at fourpence
bound in leather) has also sold very largely, and is still used in Sunday
Schools, having been frequently reprinted. An earlier issue (crown
8vo, 1835,) is stamped on the cover " For use in Sunday Schools
exclusively." In 1865 the N.T. was published at twopence, and in 1885
at one penny, each being constantly reprinted as necessar)'. The issue
of single books of the Bible in small pocket volumes, sold for a penny
each, began in 1862 with the Gospel of St. John. Six other books, at
least, have been issued in this form.

Besides these cheaper issues, the Society has provided from time
to time large-type editions for the benefit of people with defective sight,
and also more expensive editions. Reference has already been made
(p. 41) to the quarto edition first issued in 1841 for use in places of
worship. This is the first Welsh Bible issued by the Society with
marginal notes and references. A small (crown 8vo) Bible issued in
the same year has also the marginal notes and references, and from this
time Bibles with references were continually printed for the Society.

The Jubilee of the Bible Society was celebrated in 1853, and copies
sold in that year have stamped on the covers **Blwyddyn y Jubili 1853."
This occurs on editions issued before 1853, and on at least one dated
1854. A history of the Society in Welsh was published at this time,
written by the late Rev. Thomas Phillips, D.D., of Hereford, the Welsh
Agent of the British and Foreign Bible Society. The book is entitled,
" Llyfr y Jubili," and was printed by Gee and Son, Denbigh, in 1854.

A Welsh Bible was issued by the Society in 1897 in honour of the
Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The copies are stamped on the
cover "Er Coffhad am Drigain Mlynedd o Deyrnasiad V.R. 1837 — 1897."
It was illustrated with eight maps and sold at prices ranging from one
to three shillings according to the binding, or without the maps at
elevenpence.

The Welsh Bible that belonged to Mary Jones came in 1877 into
the possession of Robert Oliver Rees, of Dolgelly, the author of " Mary
Jones and her Bible," who, in the same year, presented it to the library
of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist College at Bala. In 1880, the
Principal, the late Rev. Dr. Lewis Edwards, presented it to the Bible
Society.

In 1840 an edition of the N.T. in Welsh was printed by the Bible
Society for the Naval and Military Bible Society (founded in 1780) for
the supply of Scriptures to the men in the two services. The copies
are stamped on the covers " Naval and Military Bible Society." The
Society took some copies of the 1845 Bible, and obtained other supplies
of Welsh Scriptures from time to time, and in 1787 supplied twenty-five
copies to enable a clergyman in Wales to meet the scarcity of Bibles in
his parish.* A printed slip on a copy of the 1845 edition of the Bible
(No. 169) gives the price to sailors as 8d.

The American Bible Society was founded in 18 16, but did not make
any provision for printing the Scriptures in Welsh until 1854, in which

• Owen's " History of the Origin ... of the Bible Society,*' vol. I., p. 3.

PEACE AND PLENTY.

67

year a New Testament, Welsh and English in parallel columns, was
published by the Society. Probably, the demand for Welsh Scriptures
in America before 1854 was limited, and such as could be supplied by
importing Welsh Bibles and Testaments from London. The flow of
Welsh settlers into America, and their tendency to form groups in
particular districts, which enabled them to hold divine service in their
native language, would increase the demand. The Welsh settlers
proceeded to form Bible Societies almost as soon as they arrived, the
contributions of the members being forwarded annually to the parent
Society in New York.* The Annual Report for 1905 gives a list of
forty-three Welsh auxiliaries that contributed to the Society *s funds
during the year. The largest number of Welsh auxiliaries are in
Wisconsin (14), New York State (8), and Minnesota, Iowa, and Ohio (5
each). The other States having VVelsh auxiliaries are Vermont, IlHnois,
Kans;is, Missouri, and Nebraska. From 1854 to 1900 at least thirty
editions of the Scriptures in Welsh have been issued from New York.
The diglott New Testament has been issued nine times, the New
Testament, Welsh only, thirteen times, and the whole Bible, Welsh
only, eight times. The following list of American editions has been
compiled with great difficulty, and is printed here as a basis for further
inquiry : —

No in
Bibliography.

Date.

Description.

2ioa

1854

N.T. Diglott, 1st edii.

218

1855

N.T. DigloU, 2nd cdn.

224

1856

N.T. Diglott, 3rd edn.

232

1858

Bible. 1st edn.

234<i

1859

Bible. 2nd edn.

237

1859

N.T. 1st edn.

248<z

1861

N.T. 2nd edn.

258

1863

N.T. 3rd edn.

203rt

1864

N.T. Diglott, 4th cdn.

270a

1S65

N.T. 4th edn.

282a

1867

N.T. 5th edn.

285

1868

Bible. 3rd edn.

285<i

1868

N.T. Diglott. 5th edn.

287:1

1869

N.T. 6th edn.

297

1871

N.T. 7th cdn.

297.1

1871

N.T. 8th cdn.

2976

1871

N.T. Diglott, 6th edn.

3oo<i 1

1872

Bible. 4tii edn.

306<i

i«73

N.T. DigluU, 7th cdn.

3iirt

1874

N.T. 9th edn.

315"

1875 !

N.T. loth cdn.

33»''

1881

N.T. Diglott, 8th edn.

340ii

1882

Bible. 5th edn.

343*'

1882

N.T. nth edn.

346*1

1885

N.T. Diglott, 9th cdn.

35«

1889

NT. [ 1 2th cdn. J

361

1891 i

Bible. 7th edn.

363

ih93

S. Luke.

367

1894

N.T. [i3tliedn.l 56,000 printed.
Bible. [8th edn.J 24,000 printed.

3^0
Missing from

1900
the above list

, Bible, 6th edn., between 1882 and 1891.

* For an account of some of these Societies sec '* Hancs Cymry Minnesota," 1895,
PP-56— 64.

68 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

In the year ending March 31st, 1905, the Society distributed the
following Scriptures in Welsh : —

Bibles ... ... ... 509

Testaments ... ..I ... 339

Testaments and Psalms ... 64

Testaments (Welsh and English) 593

Gospels ... ... ... 76

The publications kept in stock include the whole Bible in Welsh in
seventeen styles, ranging in price from five dollars down to twenty-five
cents per copy, Testaments ranging from seventy-live cents down lo
ten cents, diglott Testaments at twenty-live and thirty-five cents^
Testaments with the Psalms fifty-five cents, and the Gospel of St. Luke
three cents. This last was issued in 1893, »^s a souvenir of the Columbian
Exposition. In addition to meeting the needs of Welshmen in the
United States, the Society provides for the Welsh Colony in Chubut,
through its agent at Buenos Aires, who is responsible for the distribution
of Welsh Scriptures in Patagonia. In 1904 " the Rev. Esau Evans, a
good Welshman of long residence in that region," was started off with
a cart containing a good supply of Scriptures in Welsh, Spanish, and
Italian. Mr. Evans was still absent on his mission when the report was
prepared; but the agent at Buenos Aires states that the Welsh Colony
had contributed in the year then expiring three hundred dollars for the
work of the Society, the largest sum ever contributed at one time
through the Buenos Aires agent.

The British and Foreign Bible Society has also from time to time
supplied Scriptures to the Welsh colonists in Patagonia, and the
colonists have sent contributions to the funds of the Society in grateful
acknowledgment. After the disastrous floods that nearly ruined the
colony some years ago, the Committee of the British and Foreign Bible
Society very readily replaced the lost and damaged Bibles.

Editions of the Scriptures with Welsh and English in parallel
columns date from 1823, when the Rev. Joseph Harris " Gomer "
and J. A. Williams brought out the first part of a diglott Bible from
their printing-press at Swansea. The work was issued in forty-five
parts at one shilling each. The Rev. J. Harris died in 1825, and the
work was completed by his partner, the last part being issued in 1827.
The sale was very large, there being 1,500 subscribers in Glamorgan-
shire and Monmouthshire alone. It was reprinted in 1839, and twice
again circa 1850. The New Testament has been very frequently
published in this form both in this country and in America. '1 he first
diglott N.T. was printed at Denbigh, in 1824, by Thomas Gee (father of
the late Thomas Gee), who issued it in six parts at one shilling each,
with marginal notes to every verse.

The publication of the N.T. in diglott form obviously met a want,
and it was re-issued again and again by the Bible Society from 1826
onwards, by the S.P.C.K. from 1831, and by local printing offices at
Carmarthen, Dolgelly, Merthyr, and Llangollen. One of the issues from
the last named place is the Gospel of St. Matthew for the use of
children, tourists, visitors, etc., price sixpence. Altogether there have
been at least twenty-five editions of the New Testament in diglott form
printed in Wales, Oxford and London, besides nine printed in New York
for the American Bible Society. The followhig is a table of the
editions: —

SHOW CASE IN THE WELSH BIBLE EXHIBITION CONTAINING
WELSH SCRIPTURES PRINTED IN NEW YORK.

PEACE AND PLENTY.

69

No. in
Bibliography.

Date of
Publication.

I'lace of Printing.

Swansea

Description.

87

1823-27

Bible.

" Corner "'s.

92

1824

Denbigh

N.T.

1st N.T. diglott.

98

1826

Oxford

N.T.

1st B. & F. diglott.

99

1826

Carmarthen

N.T.

Issued m parts.

103

1827

Dolgelly

N.T.

Same as 92.

120

183 1

Oxford

N.T.

1st S.P.C.K. diglott.

150

1830

Swansea

Bible.

"Gomer"'s.

154

1840

Oxford

N.T.

S.P.C.K.

182

1849

Merthyr and Oxford

N.T.

"Jones Llangollen'"s.

186

[Cinn 1850I

Swansea

Bible

" Corner "'s.

190

i8so

Oxford

N.T.

S.P.C.K.

202a

1853

Ix)ndon

N.T.

B. & F.

203

1853

Llangollen

N.T.

206

1853

Llangollen

Matt.

only, for use of visitors.

2ioa

1854

New York

N.T.

American B.S.

211

1854

London

N.T.

B. & F.

212

1854

Oxford

N.T.

S.P.C.K.

218

1855

New York

NT.

American B.S.

224

1856

New York

N.T.

American B.S.

233

1858

lx)ndon

N.T.

B. & F.

244

i860

Ix)ndon

N.T.

S.P.C.K.

249

1861

Ix)ndon

N.T.

B. & F.

259

1863

I^ndon

N.T.

B. & F.

263

i8(>4

London

N.T.

B. & F.

263<i

1864

New York

N.T.

American B.S.

285<i

1868

New York

N.T.

American B.S.

290

1870

London

N.T.

B. & F.

2976

1871

New York

N.T.

American B.S.

301

1872

Ix>ndon

N.T.

B. & F.

3o6ii

1873

New York

N.T.

American B.S.

312

1874

London

N.T.

B. & F.

322

1876

London

NT.

B. & F.

338''

1881

New York

N.T.

American B.S.

346rt

1885

New York

N.T.

American B.S.

Undated

London

NT.

B. & F.

ITndated

London

N.T.

B. ik F.

Undated

London

NT.

B. & F.

Various efforts have been made during the last hundred years to
translate anew portions of the Scriptures into the Welsh language.
The first of these was made by John Jones, LL.D., a barrister, who was
bom at Derwydd, Llandybie, Carmarthenshire, and who wrote a
" History of Wales" and other works, none of them of great impoitance.
He published in 181 8 a new version of the P'our Gospels, translated
direct from the Greek into Welsh; but as his knowledge of Welsh was
not good, the result was not satisfactory. The Xew Testament was
again translated from the Greek by the Rev. John Williams ** Philologos,"
of Rhosllanerchrugog, a Baptist minister, who used the W^elsh word
irochi (to immerse) instead of the more generally used bcdyddio (to
baptise), and trochicdydd (immerser) instead of hedyddhcr (baptist). The
work was published in 1842 under the title, ** Yr Oraclau Bywiol " (The
Living Oracles), and it has been repiinted twice (1881 and 1887), undtr
the editorship of the Rev. Dr. Owen Davies, Carnarvon.

The Rev. Thomas Briscoe, sometime Vicar of Holyhead, made new
versions direct from the Hebrew into Welsh of the books of Isaiah,
Job, Proverbs and Psalms. These were published in three separate
volumes at Holywell in the years 1853, 1854 and 1855. He also pub-
lished in 1894 a translation into Welsh of the New Testament based on
the revised English version. The varied readings of the levised

70 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

English text had been done into Welsh in 1882 by the Rev. John
Ogwen Jones, B.A.; and in 1888 the Rev. Owen Williams, Carnarvon,
had published " Testament yr Efrydydd " (The Student's New Testa-
ment), containing the alterations in readings and translations adopted in
the English revised translation.

The first number of a translation from the Septuagint version of the
Old Testament was published at Carmarthen in 1866. This number
contains Genesis i. — x. 2. The translator, the Rev. Evan Andrews, B.A.,
Vicar of Llandefeiliog, Kidwelly, had designed to publish the whole in
three volumes, and had translated the five books of Moses, and a
portion of the Book of Joshua. He was encouraged by the opinions of
some of the leading Welsh scholars; but found that the sale of thefirst
number did not justify him in proceeding. This single number of the
Septuagint in Welsh is extremely rare, and a copy had not been found
when the Bibliography was printed Through the kindness of the
translator's daughter, a copy has now been placed in the Public Library
at Cardiff. The following is a description of it : —

Dy. 8° (8); lines across the page, with commentary and footnotes beneath in
double columns; wrapper; 184 X 112 mm., 227 X 150 mm.

7iX4l in., HlXSl in.; 32 pp.

Description. — Title (on wrapper), not dated; ** I'r darllcnydd hynaws.," signed
" E. A.," h ; Gen. i. — x. 2, sigs. i — 4* and 6, pp. i — 32; testimonials to the work,
dated respectively " Oct. 12, 1865," and •* Dec. 19th, 1865."

The Song of Solomon was translated literally from the Hebrew,
with brief notes, by A. Rhys Thomas. It was printed at Llanelly in
1870. A new version of the Minor Prophets from the Hebrew, with
variant marginal readings from other texts, was made by the Rev. John
Davies " Shon Gymro," of letwen. Congregational minister at Glandwr,
Pembrokeshire, and published at Llandilo in 1881. 'J'he Rev. William
Edwards, B.A., D.D., Principal of the Pontypool-Cardiff Baptist College,
brought out in 1894—8 two volumes of a version of the New Testament
from the Greek, with critical notes and introductory chapters. This is
the most thorough attempt yet made to re-translate the New Testament.
The volumes already issued comprise the Four Gospels and the Acts of
the Apostles.

Portions of -the Welsh Bible in embossed characters for the use of
the blind have been issued from time to time, mainly in Moon's
embossed type, the simplified roman letter. Some books, the epistles
to the Colossians and Philippians, and the Gospel of St. Mark, are
recorded as being embossed in Braille character, and issued by the
British and Foreign Blind Association. The reproduction of single
copies of any book in the Braille character is easy and not expensive.
It is not therefore necessary to prepare and stock books of whicli only
a very limited number are required. Readers of the Braille system can
get any part of the Bible from the British and F^oreign Blinil Association,
33, Cambridge Square, London, W.

The Bible Society lirst issued embossed Scriptures in Welsh in 1882;
and, practically, the whole of the New Testament, and parts of the Old,
are now available in the Moon type. The demand for the Scriptures
in this form has been small, and the provision of them is an evidence of
the Society's earnestness in its great work of supplying the Scriptures to
all mankind in the form most acceptable. A hst of the volumes is set
out at the end of the Bibliography.

PEACE AND PLENTY. 71

Such is the story, imperfectly told, of the* Bible in relation to the
people of Wales. F'rom the issue of the lirst Testament in 1567 to the
year 1800, thirty-three editions are recorded ; from 1801 to 1900,
three-hundred-and-forty-nine, not counting those undated and embossed
editions for the bHnd. It is hardly possible to estimate tiie numbers
of the various issues, and to attempt to arrive at the total copies
circulated would be surrounded with almost insurmountable difficulties.
It would be better to regard the influence which the Bible has had in
moulding the character of the Welsh people, and, judging from the
number of editions, among no other small nationality is there evidence
of such a demand for the Scriptures.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

THE BIBLE IN WALES.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

154 6. Ynylhyvyr | hwnn y traethir. | Gwytfor kymraeg. | Kalandyr. |
Y gredo, ney bynkeu yr | ffytf gatholig. | Y pader, ney wefifi yr
arglwyd. | Y deng air detfyf. | Saith Rinwetf yr egglwys. | Y.
kampey arveradwy | ar Gwytfieu gochlad- | wy ae keingeu. |
M.D.XLVI. [Edward Whitchurch : London.]

B.E., in black and red ; 8* (i6) ; 138 X 85 mm., 173 X 118 mm.) (leaves cut by

5A X 31 in., 6i| X 4t in- ) binder).

Contains the Lord's Prayer, the Decalogue, and three verses from the N.T., being
the first known printed portions of the Bible in Welsh. Edited by Sir John Prys,
Knight, of Brecon (1502-55). Facsimile reprint issued 1902 (Jarvis and Foster,
Bangor — J. M. Dent and Co., London), edited by John H. Davies, M.A., for the Guild
of Graduates of the University of Wales. The eighth commandment {Thou shall nol
steal) is omitted in the text, but supplied in a list of errata at end of book.

Description. — Title (in woodcut border, with a monogram, EWCR^ at the bottom),
blank, b ; Address to the reader, Kymro yn danvon Anncrch at y darlhcawdyr^
ff. 2-3 (not numbered or signatured) ; Orthographical rules, fif. 3-4 ; Calendar,
ff. 5-10 (signatured A^ on a of f. 5) ; Almanak dros ugainl mlymHy f. 11, a ;
Blwydyn yr hattl^ etc., f. ii, 6; Numerals, f. 12 ; Creed, Lord's Prayer, etc., etc.,
ff. 13-17 (signatured B^ on a of f. 13 and B"* on a of f. 14) ; blank, f. 17, b.
Total ff., 17=34 pp.

1.

15 51. Kynniver | llith a ban or yscry | thur Ian ac a tfarlleir yr Eccleis
pryd I Commun / y Sulieu a'r Gwilieu | trwy'r vlwytfyn : o Cam- |
bereiciat / W.S. | Tit. ii. | . . . | Rom. i. | . . .

Robert Crowley: London. 1551.

».a.; 8» (8) ; 148 X 114 mm., 191 X 130 mm. ) ,, . , hin6cc\

5H X 4i in., 7i X 5i in. ] ^'^^^ ^^ ^^ Dmacr).

Gospels and Epistles as in Pr. Bk. Translated and edited by W[illiaiii1 S[alesbary ].
Facsimile of titlepage in Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion
(London, 1899).

Description.— Title ; GwaeW Offeirieit byt, etc. (Taliesin stanza), 6; Dedication
[in Latin] of W.S. to the Bishops of St. David's, Llandaff, Bangor, and Hereford,
sig. At and b ; text, Dalen i. — Dalcn Ixxxv. (leaves numbered i . — Ixxxv.) ;
A copy of the Kynges moste gracious priuilege^ b; Colophon, Imprinted at \
London by RoberU Crow- \ Uy for William Sales- \ bury dwellynge in I Elye
rentes in \ Holbourne. \ Anno Domini. \ MJ).LJ. | , a; blank, b. Total fif.
(first two and last not numbered), 88=si70 pp. Folio xxzviii. wrongly numbered
xxxvi.

2.

4 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1555. Mithridates. | De Diffe | rentiis lingva- | rvm tvm veter\'m
... I Conradi Gesneri | . . . | M.D. LV. | Tigvri excvdebat | Fros-
chovcrvs.

8"* (i6) ; 122x650 mm., 149x90 mm.
4i|X2Ain.. 5«X3Ain.

Contains the Lord's Prayer, an older version than that given in No. i. Printed at
Zurich by Froxhover. Reprinted, with the addition in Welsh of Gen. i. 1-5, Zurich,
1610, by Wolphian. The Lord's Prayer in 23 languages, including the Welsh version
slightly corrected, was issued from the same office in the same year on a broadside
sheet.

Description. — Title ; blank, 6; Dedication, sig. A* and b; text, ff. 1-78 ; blank, 6.
The Lord's Prayer in Welsh appears on b of f. 13. Total ff., ii.-|-78^8o=:i6o pp.

5.

1567. [The Book of Common Prayer.]

Henry Denham for Humphrey Toy : London. 1567.

IS.ft ornamental initials ; foolscap f* (8 and 12) ; 235 x 151 mm., 288 x 184 mm.

9iX5i|in., iit^xyi in.

First Welsh edition of Pr. Bk., translated by Richard Davies, D.D., Bishop of
St. David's, and William Salesbury. Reprinted 1586.

Description. — (No copy with title known.) Title ; ? blank, b; Act am Vujvnnat^
etc., sigs. ^ii — ^iiij and 6; Y Racymadrodd^ sigs. ^v — ^vi and b; Or Ccremoniis^
sig. ^vii (not numbered) and b; Y Tabid ar Kalendar^ etc., sig. ^viii (not
numbered); Y Tabul am drcfny Psalmeu^ etc., b; Y Drefn^ etc., sigs. *(i) — 'i'(iii);
Yr Almanack^ b ; Y Gahcl y Pasc^ etc., sig. •i'(iiii) ; list of movable feasts (no
headline) and Bod cadw^ etc., b ; calendar (no headline), sigs. >ii(v)— >ii(x) and b
(not numbered); text, sigs. A(i) — [F(vi)] and b; Dale {H.) i.-cxliii. ; colophon
on b of f. cxiiii., viz. : — Imprinted at Loudon \ by Henry Denham^ at the
costes and \ charges of Humfrey Toy^ \ /jdy. \ ^And are to be solde at his shof
at the I sygne of the Helmet in Paules \ churchyard. \ (*) | ^Cum friuilcgio
ad imprimen- \ dum solum. \ ; tailpiece ; title of Psalms ; text of Psalms,
sigs. Aij — [O^'l and 6; ff. ii.-lxxxiiij. ; colophon, 6, as at end of Pr. Bk. Total
ff., 18 (not numbered) -f cxliii.+lxxxiiij.=:245, or 490 pp.

4.

1567. Testament | Newydd ein Arglwydd | Jesv Christ. | Gwedy ei
dynnu, yd y gadei yr ancyfia- | ith, 'air yn ei gylydd or Groec a'r
Llatin, gan | newidio ff urf llythyreu y gairiae-dodi. Eb law hyny | y
mae pop gair a dybiwyt y vot yn andeallus, | ai o ran Uediailh y
Vlat, ai o ancynefin- | der y devnydd, wedi ei noti ai eg- | lurhau ar
'ledemyl y tu da- | len gydrychiol. | . . . | Matheuxiii.f. f Gwerthwch
a veddwch o vudd | (Llyma'r Man lie mae'r modd | Ac mewn ban
amgen ny bydd) | I gael y Perl goel hap wedd. |

Henry Denham for Humphrey Toy : London. 1567.

B.L, black and red ornamental initials, 31 long lines to the full page, with
marginal notes ; sm. 4to (16) ; calf ; 157x91 mm., 188x145 mm.

^AXSAin., 7|X5Hin.

First N.T. in Welsh. Edited by William Salesbury, who was also translator except
of I. Timothy, Hebrews, James, I. and II. Peter (Richard Davies) and Revelations
(Thomas Huet). Marginal notes occnir — f. 310, end of II. Thess. — O Lyvcr ccncd- \ Icth^
&c. yd y I van hyn^ W.S.: \ a'r Efistol iso. \ D.R.DM. ci \ translatodd. \ \ f. 317.
beginning of II. Tim. W.S. yr vn \ hwn^ a'r ddau \ iso \ ; f. 327, beginning of Hebrews,
D.RJ).M. yr \ vn hwn at yr \ Ebraieit^ y I ddau i Petr^ | a'r vn i laco | ; f. 344, 6,
beginning of James, D.R.DJI.; f. 351, 6, beginning of I. Ptltr D.R.DM.; i. 362, b,

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 5

beginning of I. John, IV.S. tri loan \ ac vn ludas. \ ; f. 373, beginning of Revelations,
T.H.C.M. a transltitot'dd oil text yr Afocalypsis yti icith ci wlat. The initials mean —
ir.S., William Salcsbury ; I).R.D.M.<, Dr. Richard Davics Mynyw (i.r., St. David's) ; and
T.H.CM.f Thomas Huet Cantor Mynyw (i.r., Precentor of St Davids.)

Acts xxi. and xxii. to verse 12, and II. Tim. to end of Revelations, divided into
verses. All other text not divided into verses. Each book preceded by a summary,
Yr Argvment.

Re-issued with colophon on b of title, and 8 pp. at end containing errata (3 pp.), a
reply as to the errors found by certain critics in the epistle of the Bishop of St. David's
(2 pp.), explanations, rules, etc. (2 pp.), blank, i p.

For reprints, see Nos. 71 and 188.

Description. — Title ; blank, b; Almanack dros. xxi'. o vlynyddcu^ sigs. ^.ii — ^.iiii.,
etc. (ff. 2-8, not numbered); blank, b; dedication, To the most Vcr- \ tttous and
noble Prince Eliza- | 6f//i, by the grace of God^ of England^ \ Fraunce and
Ireland Qucene^ defender of \ the Faith^ &c.^ signed William Salesbnry^ sigs. a.j. —
a.ij. and b (ff. 9-10, not numbered) ; address to the Welsh people by Dr.
Richard Da vies, Richard can 'rat \ Dyw Efiscop Mencu\ yn damn- \ no
adncuyddiat hen ffyiid catholic a' got- | launi [sic] Euangel Christ ir Cembru
oll^ yn en- \ wedic i bop map eneid dyn o vcwn \ ey Escof^wt.^ sigs. a.iii. — c.iii.
(ff. 11-23, not numbered); address to the Welsh people by William Salesbury,
At yr oil Cembru \ ys ydd yn cam ffydd ei hen deidieu y Bri- \ tanieit \gynt^
b of sig. c.iii. (unsigned) ; the advice of St. Chrysostom to laymen, etc., in Latin,
D.lo. Chrisost. Archiefiscop. | . . . 40^.^ and in Welsh, Cygor Sanct loan Aur-encu
ir I Haicon ai 'rei bydol. ccccv.^ sig. c.iiii. (unsigned, f.24) ; contents, Gosodiat
Llyvrce y Testa- \ ment Newydd, rt, niuer eu penneu a'r dalenne.^ b of sig. ciiii.
(unsigned); text, sigs. A.j. — Eee.iij. and b (ff. 1-399); table of Epistles and Gospels
read in Churches, Tabid 1 gahel yr \ Epistolce a'r Euangelon y ddallenir {sic]
yn yr \ Egluys truy'r vluyddyn.^ sigs. Eee iiij. — Eeev. (ff. 400-401, not numbered);
colophon, imprinted at Lon | don by Henry Denham^ at the \ costes and
charges of Humfrey \ Toy^ dwelling in Panics church \ yarde^ at the signe of
the I Helmet. \ Cum priuilegio ad imprimen- \ dum solum, \ Anno, z/^/. Octob. 7.,
sig. Eee vi. (unsigned, f. 402, not numbered) ; blank, 6. Total ff., 24-1-402 — 426=
852 pp.

5,

1588. YBeiblCys- | segr-lan, sef | yrHenDesta- | ment,aVNewydd. |
2. Tiinoth. 3. 14, 15. I Eithr aros di yn y pethau a ddyscaist, ac a
ymddyried- | wyd i ti, gan wybod gan bwy y dyscaist. | Ac i ti er
yn fachgen wybod yr scrythur Ian, yr hon | sydd abl i'th wneuthur
yn ddoeth i iechydwria | eth, trwy'r flfydd yr hon sydd yng-Hrist
lesu. I Imprinted at London by the Deputies of | Christopher
Barker, | Printer to the Queenes most excel- | lent Maiestie. |
1588. '

B.L, ornamental initials, double columns, with marginal references ; foolscap
i" (12); stamped calf on oak boards ; 260X 135 mm., 323x220 mm.

loAXSAin., I2|x8|in.

First complete Bible in Welsh, translated and edited by William Morgan, D.D.
The number of copies printed is not known ; but as it was an edition for the churches,
and they numbered 800, according to the Bishop's returns made in 1603 (Ed Owen's
Catalogue of MSS. in Brit. Mus., pp. 159-160), the number printed approached 1,000.
Dr. Morgan voluntarily undertook the work of translating while Vicar of Llanrhaiadr-
ym-Mochnant, and practically bore the cost and responsibility of publishing, although
he in his dedication acknowledges " the help of the generosity, authority, and advice,"
of John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury. He was also encouraged and assisted
by William Hughes, D.D., Bishop of St. Asaph; Hugh Bellott, D.D., Bishop of Bangor;
Gabriel Goodman, D.D., Dean of Westminster, who befriended him during the year
he spent in London reading and revising the proofs ; David Powell, D.D., Vicar
of Ruabon, the editor of Humphrey Llwyd's English translation of Caradoc of Llan-
carfan's Historic of Cambria, 1584; Edmund Prys, Archdeacon of Meirioneth, the author
of the rhymed version of the Psalms ; and Richard Vaughan, who died Bishop of
London in 1604. John Davies, D.D., of Mallw^d, also, claims in the preface to his
Antiqua Lingya Britatmica (London, 1621), that he had a share in the translation
of both this edition and Xo. 9.

6 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

The text, which includes the Apocrypha, is divided into chapters and verses, with
contents preceding each chapter. The headlines denote the days of the month (thirty)
on which the Psalms are to be sung, and side notes in the text indicate the Psalms for
morning and evening service. The copy in the Library of V\ estminster Abbey contains
2 pp. of errata, printed in Roman and Italic types. This errata has been reprinted in
Archdeacon Thomas's Davies and Saleshury 1902 (pp. 139-144), and is reproduced in
facsimile in No. 371.

Description. — Title, in woodcut border, with the Royal Arms, the supporters
being a Lion and a Dragon, the latter introduced as a compliment to the
Tudors (the same border used for English Bibles printed by Barker) ; blank, b ;
dedication in Latin, lllvstrissimae^ \ Potentissimae^ Sere- \ nissima qve Principi
Eli' I zabethae^ Dei gratia^ Anglice^ Gallice^ & Hibcr- \ nice Regina;^ etc.,
sigs. Jj — »iij (ff. 2-3, not numt)ered); names of promoters, etc., and contents,
sig.» [iv] (f. 4, not numbered); calendar, b of sig.^v — sig. ^vi (6 of f. 4 — f. 5, not
numbered); table of chapters to be read in Churches, sig. [vi] (f. 6, not numbered);
text (Gen. — Mai.), tailpiece, Royal Arms, with Lion and Dragon Supporters, on
^- 351. sigs. A.i. — Nnn.iii. (ff. 1-351); blank, b ; text (Apocrypha), sigs. Nnn.iiii. —
Dddd.iiii and b (ff. 352-436); title of N.T., in same woodcut border as general
title, Testament I Newydd ein \ Harglwydd lesv \ Grist. | Rom. /. /6. \ Nid
cywilydd gennif Efengyl Gristy o \ blcgit gallu Duw yw hi er iechydwria- \ eth
i bob vn a'r sydd yn credu. \ Anno j^SS. \ , sig. Eeee.j. (f. 439); blank, b; text
(Mathew — Gweledigaeth Ioan\ sigs. Eeee.ii. — Zzzz viii. (ff. 440-555); table of
Epistles and Gospels read in Churches, 6. Total ff., 6-1-555^561=1122 pp.

Note. — Dr. Morgan revised his version of the N.T. with a view to publishing it
in a more correct and cheaper form (see statement in the copy of the Bible presented
by him to the Library of Westminster Abbey in token of his gratitude to the Dean and
Chapter for their great and continual hospitality during the printing of the work).
From the address to the reader prefixed by Thomas Salesbury to No. 8, published the
year before Dr. Morgan's death, it is inferred that it was then ready for the press.
Why it was not published, and what t>ecame of the MS., is not known.

6.

1588- Psalmau | Dafydd o'r vn cy- | iieithiad aV Beibl | cyffredin.
laco. 5. 13. I A oes neb yn esmwyth amo ? | caned Psalmau.
Anno. 1588.

[Deputies of Christopher Barker : London,']

B.ii., ornamental initials, 35 long lines to the full page ; 4* (16); calf ;

175x102 mm., 198x147 mm.
6i|X4in., 7i|X5i|in.

Version of No. 6, corrected, intended for use in the Church service instead of the
version in Nos. 4 and 5, for which it was sul>stituted in the next edition of the Pr. Bk.,
1599. The days of the month (thirty) are indicated in the headlines, and the Ps. for
morning and evening service in side notes, as in No. 6. For fac-simile reprint, see
No. 371.

Description. — Title, in composite woodcut twrder; blank, h; text, sigs. A.ii. — Liv.;
blank, h. Total pp., 168 (not numbered).

7.

1603. Psalmae | y Brenhinol | Brophwyd Da- | fydh, gwedi i
cynghanedhu | mewn mesurau cymreig. | Gann Gapten Wiliam
Middelton. | Yn nesaf y gallodh at fedhwl yr | Yspryd glan. |
Simon Stafford | a Thomas Salisbury a4 printiodhyn | Llunden.
1603. I

V.Sr., ornamental initials ; sm. 4* (8) ; calf ; 163x80 mm., 179 x 134 mm.

6AX3Ain., 7AX5iin.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 7

First printed metrical version of the Psalms in Welsh, composed according to the
rules of (ynghannedd (^ assonance) peculiar to Welsh poetry. This version never
became popular, and was superseded by that of No. lo. It was reprinted in 1827
(Llanfair-Caereinion, R. Jones). The author was a captain in Queen Elizabeth's
navy fighting the Spaniards in the West Indies, where, at Scutum, January 24, 1595-6,
the work was finished. He was the third son of Richard Myddelton, governor of
Denbigh Castle. The editor was Thomas Salisbury, whose name appears in the
imprint ; he was the son of Pierce Salisbury, of Clocaenog, Denbighshire, and was
admitted a freeman of the Stationers' Company October 16, 1588. There are copies of
3 variants as to prefatory matter in the British Museum.

Description. — Variant a : — Title ; blank, 6; Mawl-gerdh farwnad i Gapten \
William Middelton \ , signed Edward Kyffin.^ pp. 3-4 ; Docdcd y frydydhion
pa fesur \ nc fesurau yw hwnn (os medrani) a I dosbarthant cf, I , signed
Tho Price ai Kant I a^ ai gwranta. | , p. 4 ; At y Darllenvdh^ signea Thomas
Salisbury^ p. 5 (numoered at foot) and p. 6 (not numbered) ; To the Worshipfull
M. Tho. Middleton Esquier^ \ etc., signed Thomas Salisbury.^ p. 7 (not numbered);
blank, b; At y pendefigion fritaniaid M, Pierce Gryffydh I or Penrhyn^
M. Thomas Price^ o bias lolyn I M. Thomas Glynn^ a M. Wiliam Glynn
lynn \ Lhivon^ M, Wiliam Gruffydn Gaer-arvon^ M. \ Fowlke Lloyd o Ffoks-hal^
a M. Edmund \ Price o Veirion. \ , signed Thomas Salisbury^ p. 9 ; Mawl-gcrdh
fr Awdur.^ signed Tho. Price., p. 10 ; To the Reader, signed Thomas Salisbury,
pp. 11-12; text, sigs. A-2q*, pp. 1-287; Terfyn. \ Apud Scutum Insulam
ouidentalium Indorum \ finttum erat hoc opus, vicesimo \ quarto lanuarij.
Anno salutis \ nostra. iS95' I Halleluiah. \ , end of p. 287 ; blank, b. Total

pp., I2-|-288:=300.

Variant Br— Title ; blank, b; To the Worshipfull Tho. Middelton Esquier, \ etc.,
p. 3 ; blank, b ; Vw anwyl-gariadus wldd-wr a gwiw | ymgeledhwr ei iaith,
Mr. George Rogers : \ Thomas Salisbury yn damuno p6b Uwydhi- | ant a
llewenydh. | , signed Thomas Salisbury., pp. 5 (numbered j at foot) and 6 ;
To the Reader, signed Thomas Salisbury, pp. 7-8 ; text, as in variant A. Total
pp., 8+288=296.

Variant c : — Title ; blank, fr ; To the high and mighty Monarch, \ James, etc.,
signed Thomas Salisburie., pp. 3-4 (not numbered); To the Reader, signed
Thomas Salisbury, pp. 5-6 (not numbered) ; text, as in variants a and B.
Total pp., 6+288=294.

8.

1603. Rhann o | Psalmae Dafydd I Brophwyd iw ca- | nu ar 51 y don
arferedig yn | Eglwys Loegr. | Simon Stafford a'i printiodd | yn
Llunden dros. T.S. | 1603. |

B.ii., with the prose version of No. 6 in Roman type in a parallel column ;
crown 8* (8); 163 X 128 mm., 187 X 135 mm.

6|X5TVin., 7fX5Ain.

A rhymed version of Ps. i. — xiii., and the first attempt in free meters. The author
was Edward Kyfiin, son of Richard Kyfiin, of Glasgoed, Llansilin, Denbighshire, and
brother of Maurice Kyffin, the author of The Blesscdncs of Brytaifte (1587), and other
works. The initials, T.S. in the imprint, stand for Thomas Salisbury, the editor and
part-printer of No. 8.

Description. — Title, in ornamental border ; blank, fr; preface. At fyngharedigion
wldd-wyr \ y Sawl a gdrant Ogoniant yr Arglwydd, \ ag ymgeledd ei guflad- J
iaith. I Wrth weled mor ofalus ydiw \ ieithyddion eraill am ei gwlad- \ iaitn,
etc., ending Yr eiddoch iw orchymyn \ yn^hrist lesu. \ Edward Kyffin. \
d e i awy y \ Lie* gwel och y llythrennau ychod \ a*r nodau hynn dros ei
pennau \ rhaid fydd ei Uefaru hwynt yn hir, sigs. A«— A* ; blank, b; tcx*
(Ps. i. — xiii.), sigs. B-D ; ends with Ps. xiii. 5. Terfyn ar hynn: hyd oni | th
Dttw - Gymmorth ymheUach, sigs. E* — E*. Totil lenves, 17 (not numhere

8 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1620. YBibl | Cysscgr-lan, | sef yr Hen Desta- | menta'r | Newydd. |
2. Tim. 3.16. I Yr hoU Scrythur sydd wedi ei rhoddi gan | yspryd-
oliaeth Dduw, ac sydd fuddiol i | athrawiaethu, i argyoeddi, i
geryddu, i | hyfforddi mewn cyfiawnder : | 17 Fel y byddo dyn
Duw yn berffaith, we- | di ei berfifeithio i bob gweithred dda.
Printedig | Yn Llundain gan Bonham | Norton a lohn Bill,
Printwyr i Ardderchoc- | caf fawrhydi y | Brenhin. | 1620. |

18.&.. ornamental initials, double columns, with marginal notes and references,
large f"* (12); stamped calf on oak boards, sometimes with clasps, and large brass
bosses on sides ; 332 x 205 mm., 385 x 255 mm.

i3T^X8T»^in., i5iXioiin.

Revision of No. 6, by Richard Parry, D.D., Bishop of St. Asaph, assisted by John
Davies, D.D., of Mallwyd. In this version the Hebraisms of No. 6 were in very many
instances rejected for the Anglicisms of the English Authorised Version of 161 1. This
is the version still in use. The editi .n, like that of No. 6, was solely for use in churches.
There were many errors ; and about 1666, and afterwards about 1672, according to
the British Museum Catalogue, either Charles Edwards (the author of Hanes y Ffydd^
1st ed'n London, 1666) or R. \^sic George] Griffith, D.D., Bishop of St. Asaph, prepared
and published a foolscap f"* sheet (4 pp.) of errata, entitled Some \ Omissions attd
Mistakes \ in the \ British Translation and Edition of the Bible^ ap- \ pointed to be
had and read in the Churches \ in Wales^ to be supplied and rectified. \ The second
issue of this errata is recorded in Rowlands's Cambrian Bibliography^ p. 200,
with a footnote by the editor (the late Rev. Chancellor D. Silvan Evans), thus : —
"[Moses Williams, Cofrestr^ rh. 23.]'* Stephen Hughes, in his Llythyr at rai
Gweinidogion^ etc., preceding the 1672 edition of Canwyll y Cymru^ says in a
marginal note on 6 of sig. a* Y mac'r \ sheete iw \ chael ar \ werth gan \ Mr Goff
I Gaerfyr- \ rfrfyw.(=The sheet is on sale at Mr. Gough's of Carmarthen); but he
does not mention the name of the publisher, etc. : he only speaks of him as rhyw
Ewyllysiwr da fn Gwldd (=:some well-Wisher to our Country).

The days (thirty) on which the Ps. are to be used are indicated in the headlines,
and the morning and evening service in side notes as in Nos. 6 and 7.

Description. — Title, in the wide woodcut border used for the folio Bibles printed
by Bonham Norton and John Bill, containing emblematic representations of the
Twelve Tribes and the Twelve Apostles ; blank, 6; Latin dedication by
Dr. Parry, Sacrosanctce \ et Individvae Trinitatiy \ vni Deo Optimo maximo^
nominis \ Sanctificationem ; lacobo Dei eiusdem gratid Magna \ Britannia^
Franciaiy & Hibernia; Regi Augusttssimo^ faelicitatem \ omnem precatur^ creatura
humilis^ subditus fidclis,] ^ sig. a"* and verso; Dr. Morgan's Latin dedication
to Queen Elizabeth as in No. 6, sigs. a* — a* (unsigned, the headpiece comprising
the Prince of Wales's feathers and two Celtic harps); Dr. Morgan's list of
promoters, etc., as in No. 6, 6; calendar, sigs. B* — B« and 6; ^Almanac
tros 33. o flynyddoedd.^ sig. c ; / gael y Pasc byth.^ b; ^Tabl a Chalendar^
yn hyspysu trefn y Psalmau a'r llithiaUy and Y Drefn pa wedd heb law'r
Psalmau y dosparthwyd bod darllain y rhan arall o'r Scrythur Idn^ sig. c* ;
^Pennodau neilltuoly ncu briod^ iw darllcn yn llithieu cyntaf ar \ Forenol a
Phrydnhawnol weddi^ ar y Sulieu tnvy'r holt \ Flwyddyn^ a rhai o'r ail
Llithiau. | , 6 of sig. c* — sig. c» ; Y Tabl i ddangos pa drefn y darllcnnir y
Psalmau ar \ Foreol a Phrydnhawnol weddi. | , b; table of feast-days, etc.,
sig. c* ; Henwau a threfn llyfrau^ etc., 6. ; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs A — Nnn* ;
blank, b; text (Apocrypha), sigs. Ooo — Eeee* and 6; a blank leaf; title of
N.T., in composite woodcut border, containing the Royal Arms, with emblematic
figures in the upper part, and the Lion and Unicorn at the bottom ; on the sides
the initials /./?. (lacobus Rex), each surmounted by a crown, Testament Newydd
ein I Harglwydd a'n \ Hiachawdr \ lesv Crist. \ Rhvf i. 16. \ Nid ocs arnaf
gywilydd Efengyl Grist^ | oblegid gallu Duw yw hi, er Icchydwriacth \ i bob
vn cCr sydd yn credu. \ Printiedig yn Llundain gan Bon- \ ham Xorton a
lohn Bil, I Printwyr i Ardderchoccaf fawrhydi \y Brenhin. | Anno. | 1620.
blank, b; text (Matt. — Rev.), sigs. [A]— [Y»] ; index tu Epistles and Gospels, b.

9.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 9

1621. Llyfr y Psalmau, Wedt ev | cyfieithv, a'i | cyfansoddi | ar fesvr
cerdd, | yn Gymraeg. | Drwy waith | Bdmwnd Prys | Archdiacon |
Meirionnydd, | (•^•) | A'i Printio | Yn Llvndain. | 1621. |

Bonham Norton and John Bill : London, 1621.

V.H., double columns, sm. 4"* (16); 176 X 125 mm, 189 X 146 mm. ) measurements of

6i*X4i*in., 7TVX5|in. j title.

First edition of Edmund Prys's rhymed version of the Ps., in free meters 1
published with the Pr. Bk. (1621). This version became at once popular, and has
maintained its popularity up to recent times. The music of several of the tunes is also
printed. The 162 1 Pr. Bk. also contains the version of the Ps. (with separate
title-page) from No. 9. This version, with slight modifications in orthography,
has been adopted for the Pr. Bk. down to the present day, the rhymed version of
Edmund Prys l)eing usually added as an appendix to Pr. Bks. and Bibles.

Description. — Title, in woodcut border; blank, 6; address to the reader, At y
DarlUydd ysfyriol. (in Roman type, with a headpiece comprising the Royal Arms
and Supporters, and emblems of the rose and the thistle), sig. A' and b ; Te Deum,
(and Canticles), with a headpiece, sigs. A* — A* [sic A^] and h; Psalms, sigs.
B— P (ff. I — 63, numbered thus : — i, 2, 3, 4, 7, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
I5i 16. [17, omitted], 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, [23, omitted], 24, 25, 26, [27, omitted],
28, [29, omitted], 30, 31, 32. 33, 34, 35, 35, 37, 38, 39, 4©, 41, 42, 43, 44. 45, 4©,
47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 55, 53, 61, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 67, 65) ; table of first lines,
b of sig. V — sig. I" [b of f. 63 — f. 64, not numt>ered) ; blank, 6. Total ff.
4-|-64=:68=i36 pp.

N.B. — The pages of the text vary in size.

10,

1630. YBibl | Cyssegr-lan, | sefyrHen | Destament j A'rNewydd. |
2 Tim. 3. 16, 17. I . . . Printiedig | yn Llvndain gan | Robert
Barker Printiwr i | Ardderchoccaf fawrhydi y Ere- | nin : a chan
Assignes lohn Bill, | Anno Dom. 1630. |

Cr. 8"* (16) ; ornamental initials ; small Roman type ; double columns, with
marginal notes and references ; calf ; 153x83 mm., 164 X 109 mm.

6X3iin., 64X4A »«•

Reprint of No. 9, and first people's edition, price 5/- This is the Bible referred to
by Rhys Prichard, Vicar of Llandovery (1579-1644), in Canwyll y Cymry —

" MaeV bibl bach yn awr yn gysson,
Yn iaith dy fam iw gael cr coron,
Gwerth dy grys cyn bod heb hwnnw,
Mae'n well na thre dy dad i*th gadw."

— 1672 ecTn^ p. 8,

Sir Thomas Middleton and Rowland Heylin, two London Welshmen, contributed
a thousand pounds towards the cost of printing and publishing. Generally known as
Bcibl Midltwn. It is not improbable that the Rev. Rol>ert Llwyd, Vicar of Chirk,
Denbighshire, corrected the press for this edition. About 1,500 copies were printed.

There were two issues of this edition ; the collation of both issues is the same, but
the sheets A — E (80 pp.), containing Gen. i. — Lev. xx. 26, differ as follows, viz.: — ^The
first issue has Llyfer Cyntaf Moses^ etc., as heading to Genesis, but the second
^ Llyfr Cyntaf Moses, etc.; the headpiece on the same page (sig. A) is not the same ;
and while, in the first issue, words added by the translator are italicized, they appear in
the second in square brackets. Very many of the misprints in the first issue are
corrected in the second.

B

lO THE BIBLE IN WALES.

Description.— Title of Pr. Bk., Uyfr \ Gwcddi \ Gyjfredin, \ a gwenido- | gaeth
Y Sacra- \ mentav : \ A Chynttiddfau a Ccremoniau \ eraill yn Eglwys Loegr. |
Printiedigyn Llvndain gan \ Robert Barker Printiwr i \ Ardderchouaf fawrhydi
y Bre- \ nin : a chan Assigncs lohn Bill^ \ Anno Dom. idjo., in woodcut tx)rder,
blank, 6; Text of Pr. Bk., sigs. A«— G« and b; title of Bible, in the same
woodcut border, sig. G* (unsigned) ; blank, b ; Dr. Parry's Latin dedication to
King James I., as in No. 9, sigs. G* — G* and 6 (unsigned); Dr. Morgan's Latin
dedication to Queen Elizabeth, as in Nos. 6 and 9, sigs. G« — G' and 6
(unsigned); an address to the reader, At y Darlleydd^ probably by the corrector
of the press, sigs. G" and 6 (unsigned); names of promoters, etc., as in
Nos. 6 and 9, sig. H. (unsigned); ^Henwav a threfn llyfrai\ b; text (Gen. — Mai.),
sigs. A — Nn* and 6; text (Apocrypha), sigs. Nn« — Yy*; blank, b; title of
N.T., Testament \ Newydd ein \ Harglwydd \ a'n Hiachawd- \ wr lesv Grist. |
Rhvf. /. /6. \ . . . Printiedig yn Llvndain gan \ Robert Barker Printiwr i j
Ardderchouaf fawrhydi y Bre- \ nin: a chan Assignes lohn Bill^ \ Anno Dom,
i6jo. I , in the same woodcut tx)rder; blank, b; text (Matt. — Rev.), Yy« — Lll'
and 6— -colophon at the end ; a blank leaf ; title, Llyfr y Psalmau^ \ Wedi
ev I cyfieithv, A'i \ cyfansoddi \ Ar Fesur Ccrdd, | yn Gymraeg. \ Druy waith
Edmwnd Prys \ Archdiacon \ Meirionnydd. \ {**) \ A'i Printio \ Yn Llvndain.
1630. I ; blank, 6 ; an address to the reader, \At y Darlleydd Ystyriol^ sig. A'
and 6 ; 7> Deum^ sig. A3 and 6 ; text of Psalms, with music as in No. 10,
sigs. A^ — E^ and b\ table of first lines, sig. £" and 6. Total pp. (not numbered),
112+ 14+570+ 142+200+80=1118.

11.

1647. Testament | Newydd ein | Harglwydd | a'n Hiachawdr | Jesv
Grist. I Rhvf. 1.16. | . . . | Printiedig yn Llundain gan | Matthew
Symmons yn ymyl y llew | goreurog yn heol Alders- | gat. 1647. |

Sm. 12* (24); Roman type ; lines across the page ; calf, with clasps ;

119x60 mm., 131 X74 mm.
4fX2fin., 5iX2«in.

This edition was the first by and for Nonconformists, the editors and publishers
beini; Vavasor Powel and Walter Cradoc. John Lewis, of Gla<*^rug, Ab'^rvstwyth, in
his Contemplations upon these times ; or, the Parliament ' explained to Wales, etc
(London, 1646), says. And now af^ain I hear Mr. Cradock is procuring the Nem
Testament to be printed in fVelsh in a liitle volume. No contents precede
chapters. 1,000 copies printed. Re-issued in the same year, with printer's errors
corrected. Stephen Hu<;hes, in his Uythyr at rai Gweinidogion, etc., preceding
the 1672 edition of Canwyll y Cymru^ speaks of the errors as being cannoedd
(sshundreds).

Description.— Title ; blank, b; text, sigs. A«— Kk»« (pp. 1-820). Total pp.,

ii.+820=:822.

12,

1654^56. Y Bibl | Cyssegr-lan, | Sef yr Hen | Destament | aV |
Newydd. | 2 Tim. 3. 16, 17. [ . . . Printiedig yn Llundain gan
James Flesher, aca [sic] werthir gan Thomas Brewster, tan lun y
tri Bibl yn | ymmyl Pauls ; yn y Flwyddyn 1654. |

Cr. 8* (16); small Roman type, double columns, with marginal notes and references;
calf ; 158 X 84 mm., 162 x 109 mm.
6AX3iinM 6f X4A in.

Fourth edition, reprint of Nos. 9 and 11, omitting Pr. Bk. and Apocrypha. Some-
times called Beibl Cromwel^ the Protector, according to tradition, having contributed
towards the cost of publishing it. The English/as pronounced \ii Joseph^ Jeremiah, etc.,
appears in this edition for the first time, although its form is found in Nos. 6 and 9 ;
*^M /jnw/, fsaac, etc. 6,000 copies (see Y Ffydd Ddi-Ffvani, Oxford, 167 1, by
Charles Edwards ; p. 152) were printed, some occurring with Prys's Ps., dated
1656, at the end. What the price of this edition was may be inferred from a marginal

BIBLIOGRAPHY. II

note on 6 of sig. A* of Stephen Hughes*s Llythyr at rat Gw€inidogion^ etc., pic-
ceding the 1672 edition of Canwyll y Cymru — Mr. \ Owen^ a \ Stationer \at the \
white Hart \in Brtad'Street in \ Lonaon^ | has about \ jo Welsh Bibles yet | unsould^
which the \ Dealers \ of IVales | would do \ well to | send for, \ They may \ have them \
for 6s. a | Booh^ it | may be 4d. | less if they | buy any | quantity. \ Charles Edwaids,
in his Y Ffydd Ddi-Ffvant (Oxlord, 1671), p. 153, says that this Bible was "as cheap
as English Bibles " \^^yn raited a biblau Saesonaec).

Description. — Title ; Henwav a threfn llyfrav^ b; text (Gen.—Mal.), sigs. A«— Nn* ;
blank, ^; title of N.T.; blank, b; text (Matt— Rev.), sigs. [A"]— [M«] and b;
title of Prys's Ps., Llyfr y j Psalmau, \ Wedi Eu Cyfieiihu, | A'i Cyfansoddi \
ar ftsur cerdd^ \ yn Gymraeg. | Drwy waith \ hamund Prys | Archdiacon
Meirionnydd. | Frintiedig yn Llundain gan fames Flesher^ | yn y Flwyadyn
i6j6. I ; index to hrst lines, b; text, sigs. A'' — D* (pp. 1-60, numbered 1-14,
13-5^) i I blank leaf. Total pp., 5604-1924-62=822.

13.

1654. Testament Newydd ein Harglwydd a'n hiachawdr Jesu Grist.
London. Printed by M. S. for John Allen at the Sun-rising in
St. Pauls Churchyard. 1654. 12% pp. 82o4-i34-»=954.

No copy of this edition is known. Quoted from /fetme CeUique^ vol. I., p. 377,
a note says, // contains the metrical Psalms as well as the Ntw Testament.
Mentioned by Charles £dwards, in V Fjydfl Ddi-Ffvant (Oxlord, 1671), p. 152,
where he says, Ac fel y | rhoades Duw had ir hauwr^ amlhdodd y torthau ir
bwyttawyr a phreintwyd eilwaith chwe mil o Fibtau \ Cymraeg a Uythytennau mdn^
ac aethont cyn rat- \ ted a bidlau Saesonaec. Ac er mwyn hin 6obl^ a | rhcU fyddent a
golugon gwannachf pnntwyd Haw- | eroead or 'J estament Aewyaa yn gymraeg ar eu |
pennau eu hunain a Uythyrennau brci^ach. Felly \ gwnawd urtjen gymraeg o
ewyllys Duw yn eglur | ar lechau, fel y rhedo yr hwn at aarllenno. (^^Anu as God
gave seed to the sowei, he muiupnea Uie lou\es 10 the eateis and there were again
printed six thousand Welsh Bibles in small type, and the> k>tcan)e as cheap as. English
Bibles. And lor the sake ot old ptople, ana those havmg weak sight, large numt>ers
01 the Ntw Testament m Welsh were printed separately in larger type. Ihus was
Welsh wi iting made plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it).

14.

1672. Testament | Newydd | ein | Harglwydd | a'n Hiachawdwr |
Jesu Grist. | The New Testament of our Lord | and Saviour Jesus
Christ. I Rhvi. i. 16. | . . . Printiedig yn Llundain gan £. Tyler a
R. Holt| I dros Samuel Gelhbrand, tan lun y Bel (at the Ball) | ym
Monwent Powls. 1672. |

Cr. 8* (8) ; double columns ; calf ; 154x91 mm., 6^^ X3i\ in.

101 X 107 mm., 6^V X4i^ in.

Edited by Stephen Hughes, and published with the assistance of Hugh Edwards, of
Llangadoc, Carmarthenshire; David Thomas, of Margam; Samuel Jones, of Biyn-
Uywarch, Llangynwyd, Glamoiganshire; William Lloyd, of St Petrox, Peml>rokeshire;
and others, including probably 1 homas Gouge, of London, although he is not named like
the atx>ve by Stephen Hughes in his Llythyr at rat Cweinidogton^ etc., preceding the
1672 edition ot Canwyll y Cymru. The association ot his name with the publication
of this edition is based upon a MS. account by Kichard Morris, of the Navy Ofiice, and
died by Thomas Llewellyn, LL.D., of Hengoed, in An Historical Account \ of the \
British or Welsh \ Versions and Editions \ of the \ Bible (London, 1 768), p. 5O. The
type is larger than that of Nos. 11 and 13. There are no contents to chapters, or
marginal relerences. The Testament is preceded by the Ps. as in the Pr. Bk., and
followed by Prys's metrical version. 2,000 copies printed.

Description.— General title, Llyfr y | Psalmau, \ ynghyd i d Thestament \ Newydd
ein Harglwydd a'n \ Hiachawawr Jesu Crist, | The Boom of Psalmes in Prose \
and Meeter; &'c. | Printiedig yn Llundain gan E. Tyler a R. \ Holt^ ac a
werthir gan Samuel Cellibrana, tan | lUny Bit {at the Ball)ym monwent Powls^
a I chan Peter Bodvel yng-Haerlleon^ a John Hughes | Wrecsam^ i&j2. \ blank, b;
text 01 Ps., sigs. a'' — m^; end of Ps. and list of N.T. books, b; tiUe of
N.T.; blank, b\ text (Matt.— Kev.), sigs. A«— Kkk«; blank, b; Utle of Prys's Ps.,
with the imprint, Printiedig \ Yn Lhmdain, t(yf2.; blank, b; text, sigs. A — L^.
Total pp. (not numbered), 90+4464-90^32.

15.

y

15 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1677^78. Y Bibl | Cyssegr-lan, | Se£ yr Hen | Destament | aV
Newydd. | II. Tim. III. i6, 17. | . . . Printiedig yn Llundain gan
John Bill, Christopher Barker, | Tho. Newcomb, a Henry Hills,
Printwyr i Ardderchoccaf fawrhydi y | Brenin : ac a werthir gan
John Hancock, tan lun y tri Bibl yn | Popes- Head Alley, yn
Cornhill. 1677.

Dy 8** (16); small Roman type; double columns, with marginal notes and references;
calf, with clasps ; 175x89 mm., 183x120 mm.

6iX3Ain., 7AX4fin.

Edited by Stephen Hughes, whOj assisted by Thomas Gouge, was the prime mover
in its publication. A number of copies issued without the Apocrypha and Pr. Bk.,
and a smaller number of copies without the Apocrypha only.

Description. — Title of Pr. Bk., Llyfr \ Gweddi \ Gyffredin^ \ A \ Gweinidogaeik
Y I Sacramentau. \ A \ Chynneddjau a Ceremoniau | eraill yr \ Eglwys^ yn ol
ar/er Eglwys \ Loegr. \ Printiedig yn Llundain gan John Bill^ Christopher
Barkery | Thomas Newcomb ^ a Henry Hids^ • • • I ^(yi^* \ \ contents ot Pr.
Bk., b; preface and text of Pr. bk., sigs. A« — E*»; Royal Imprimatur in Welsh,
signed Edw. Nicholas^ with the Royal Aims as headpiece, b; title of Bible,
dated 1677 ; Henwav a threfn LlyJraVy etc., b; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. A^ — Pp*;
blank, b; text (Apocrypha), sigs. A— K» and b\ i blank leaf; title of N.T.,
dated 1678; blank, b; text (Matt.— Rev.), sigs. Pp"— Eee« and b\ title of
Prys's Ps., dated 1678; index to first lines, b; text, sigs. Eee* — Hi" and 6.
Total pp. (not numbered), 80+604+ 150+208468=1 no pp.

16.

1689^90. Y Bibl | Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Printiedig yn Llundain gan
Charles Bill, a Thomas | Newcomb, Prinlwyr i Ardderchoccaf
Fawrhydi y | Brenin ar Frenhines. 1689. |

Dy. 8° (16) ; small Roman t>'pe ; double columns, with marginal notes and
references ; calf, with clasps ; 175x86 mm., 188 X 120 mm.

6iX3|in., 71 X 41 in.

Reprint of No. 16, edited up to his death in 1688 by Stephen Hughes, and
afterwards by David Jones, a clergyman who had been ejected from the living of
Llandyssilio, Caimarthenshire, in 1C62. The principal patron of this edition was
Lord Wharton; but David Jones was patronised by other persons of quality and some
ministers and citizens of London. 10,000 copies printed, soon distributed by the efiorts
of David Jones. (Calamy's Ejected Jhinistef^^ 1713, vol. II. p. 720).

Description.— Title, dated 1689; contents, b; text (Gen.— Mai.), sigs. A«— Pp« ;
blank, b; title of N.T., dated 1690; blank, b; text (Matt.— Rev.), sigs. Pp.*— Eec*
and ^ ; title of Prys's Ps., dated 1690; index to first lines, b; text, sigs.
Eee" — lii" and b. Total pp. (not numbered), 604+208+68^80.

17.

1690. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Rhydy chain, | Printiedig yn
y Theatr yn y Flwyddyn MDCXC.

La. f* (8) ; large Roman type, with marginal notes and references ; calf ;

324 X 179 mm., 386x244 mm.
12} X 7 in., i5AX9t in.

Edition for use in churches. Generally kncwn as Beibt yr Esgob Liwyd^ its
publication having been chiefly prcmoted by William Lloyd, D.D., successively Bishop
of St. Ataph and Worcester. Ihe Misaieal dates afreiir lor the fiist time on the
margins of this edition.

Description. — Blank, a; frontispiece, b; title, with an engraving ; hehuau . .
Lly/raUy etc., b\ text (Gen.— Apoc.), sigs. A— Lllll* and b ; title oi N.I., wiih
an engraving; blank, ^; text (Matt.— Rev.), sigs. A'— Fl* and ^. Total pp.
(not numbered), 1058.

18.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 1 3

1717'18. Y| Bibl | Cyssegr-lan, | . • . | Printiedig yn Llundain
gan Brintwyr y Brenin, loan Basged, | ac Asseins Tomas Niwcwm
a Harri Hils, a fuant feirw. M DCC XVII. |

Dy. 8"* (i6) ; small Roman type ; double columns, with marginal notes and
references ; calf, with clasps ; 182x90 nun., 196 X 123 mm.

7iX3Ain., 7H X7f in.

First Welsh edition published by the S.P.C.K. (founded 1698), commonly known
as Beibl Moses IViliams^ edited by Moses Williams, B.A., Vicar of Devynnock. It has
contents preceding the chapters, and contains the Apocrypha ; a Scripture Index or
Chronology ; two maps ; and Prys's Ps., printed at Oxford. Copies were issued
for Nonconformists without the Apocrypha and Scripture Index. The latter was,
however, issued separately.

The Pr. Bk. so often found preceding this edition and the second issue of the O.T.
in 17 18, was not published until 1718 (see date on title), and was also issued separately.

The second issue, with the exception of the general title (bearing date 17 18), and a
portion of the O.T., and the addition of the Pr. Bk., was the same as the first. The
Pr. Bk. (si[!s. A — H* and b) contains, for the first time in Welsh, Cosodedigaethau a
Chanonau Eglwysig (=The Ecclesiastical Ordinances and Canons of 1603). Both
issues numl>ered 10,000 copies, sold at 58. 6d. per copy, bound.

Description. — A folded map of Palestine, Hun Tit yr Addewid, . . . Rhcdd
J. /ones f> Cymru; title, dated 1717/ contents, b; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs.
A* — Qq<><and6; text (Apocrypha), sigs. [a] — [k*J ; blank, ^; a folded map
of the travels of the Apostles, TtUhiau yr ApostoUon .... Rhodd Rhisiari Mostyn
[of Penbedw, Denbighshire] iV Cymru; title of N.T., dated 1717, sig. Qq p. 13 ;
blank, b\ text (Matt. — Rev.), sigs. Qq» — Fff"; blank, b\ Scripture Index,
Mynegatr Bibl Cyssegrlan^ etc., sigs. A — B^; labl Swyddau a Graddau Dynwn,
sig. b^ and b ; Tabi Amser^ b ; title of Prys's Ps., with imprint, Fnntiedig
yn Rhydychen^ dtos John Baskett^ Printwr i Ardder- \ choccaf Fawrhydi
y Brenhin. 1717, ; index to hrst lines, b ; text, in treble columns, sigs. A* — C* and
6; Hymnau^ sigs. C* — C^; Gueddiau, sig. C^ andfr; labl yr Hymnau^ b.
Total pp. (not numbered, except last 4 pp.), 11 72.

19.

1727. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-lan, | . • . | Printiedig yn Llundain gan
Brintwyr y Brenin, Joan Basged, | ac Asseins Harri Hils, a fu farw.
1727. I

Cr. 8* (8 and 16) ; small Roman type, double columns ; calf ;

160x88 mm., 165 X 104 mm.
6AX3iin., 6JX4i in.

Reprint of No. 19, omitting contents before chapters and references on margins.
Published by the S.P.C.K., and issued in three forms, (i) Complete, with the Pr. Bk.,
Apocr>'pha, and Pr>'s's Ps.; (2) Without the Pr. Bk. and Apocrypha; (3) N.T. only.
The numl)er of copies printed is not known. The price was 4s. per copy: * 7'Ae WeUh
Bible^ with Apocrypha^ Service^ and Psalms^ corrected by the Revirena Mr. Moses
Willtams. 4s' — List 0/ Books Hinted and Sold by the htbie-SeUers oj Louden,
cyssylltiedig iVr • Whole Duty of Man^ a arpafwya (yn Seisonaeg) yn I7S7' I Rowiands'b
Lly/ryddiaeth y Cymty^ p. 34O.

DEScRiPnoN.— Title of Pr. Bk., printed at Oxford, dated 1727; ? blank (all copies
seen imperfect), ^ ; text, sigs. A* — K^ and b (8 pp. to the sheet); general title,
dated 1727; contents, b\ text (Gen.— Mai.), sigs. A* — Tt* and b (16 pp. to the
sheet); text (Apocrypha), sigs. [a]* — [1*]* (16 pp. to the sh^t); blank, b\ title of
N.T., dated 1727; blank, b\ text (Matt.— Kev.), ti|^ U^** ^ fi6 pp. to

the sheet*; glossary of Hel>rew names, etc. (^*W
Hebreaeg^ , , , O gasgljad Mos4S Wiiiawu.)^ aigi. ■
with the imprint, i*ri$ui€dig yn Rkyetyekmm
ArddwchoccaJ Fmwrkyek y Bnmm* ifSf»s
A*— H« (8 pp. to the sbect)^

u

1741. T

Jon Gntf.|
MDCCXLLi

Cr,r«J6|;

jii y Flvjddjn

•]

A*— H« and 6. Tool ppc (pol

*;

21.

1 746* Y i Bibl | Cys^r-lan, t • • • I Cacr-Gravnt : | Ptmtiedig gan
Joseph Beotham, Pnntiwr ft Brif-VsgoL | JUXXJU^VI. |

Dj. IP (i6) ; double cohmin*, vitb taaxpaai
with ckttps ; 183x90 wm^ 213X 134 ami.
7AX3iVm-» »iX5iiii-

oolesaiKi refi

» calfy itomctiiiics

Third S.PXJLcditk«,laM>«rn as BrxMJZtouirlJrofTS. Edited by Iticbani Morris,
of the Navy Oibcc Copies occur with several variatioas. A toil copy cooifiriscd the
Fr. Bk^ O.T^ Apocrypha, X.'l^ Bible luoez. Tables. Pryss Ps^ H>mDs, Prayers. A
few copies have three maps, but iDost have oiil> two. Jiany copies liave Ixcn re-
arranged for binding in two equal volumes^ Ihe mapts were engraved by
Nathaniel HilL 15,000 copies were printed, ana sold at 4s. (xl cacti.

Desckiftiox.— Blank, a ; CoUd fv arfer oflucu darUaim jr ^ Ysgryikyr Idm^ \ b;
title of Pr. Bk.; blank, b; text, aigs. *A—*U*; blank, 6, general Utlc ;
contents, b; text (Gen.— Num. zxzii. 22)^ sigs. A«— H* and 6; map, Tetikutu
Plant I Israel yn yr \ AnuUnxk \ Hkoda U m. Jom€S Esqr. FRS | J'r tymru, |
[ Wtn. lanes was the lather 01 Sir William Junes, the Orientalist j ; text
(Nom. xxxii. 22— MaL), sigs. H*— Qq* and b; text (Apocrypha^ sigs. ^"— Ccc«;
blank, b; title ot N/i.; blank, b; map, Darlumad \ Ttr yr Addaeid^
Rhandiroedd \ Plant Israel^ y Lleoedd | hynodaj yn y Testament Sewydd | a
TheithiauJesuGnst, | Anrheg Lewis Morysot'&n \ Aiam-gymru^ntGydwiadwyr (
yr Hen Frutamaid; a | Diolch 1 toneddtgion \ Lloegr am yrru t*n \ llodion
Lyfrau *n \ Khodd acyn Rhad | ynein hiatiH an \ Hunain, \ [the vaxcs^Rhodd
ac yn^ are crossed out in inkj; text (Matt — Acts i. 5), sigs. Ccc^ — lii* and b;
map, Teilhtau | yr | Apastolion. | Rkoiid Wm. tones tJsqr, fRS. | J*r Cymru. | ;
text (Acts i. 6— Kcv.), sigs. lii»— ^q*; blank, b; Mynegafr Babl Cyssegr-lan^
sigs. ^q* — Krr*; 'tabl Swyddau a Oraddau Dynton^ sig. krr* and b; labl
Amser^ b; Tablau | Anan^ i^'sau^ a Atcsurau^ sigs. bss — Sss* and b; title of
Prys's Ps.; Llythyr yr \ Arch-dtacon Prys, b; text, sigs. fA' — t^^" and b;
EmynaUf sigs. t^* — t^'; index to hrsi lines, sig. t^'' ^nd b; Gwcddiau^
sigs. t^'— t^^i blank, 6. Total pp. (not numl>erea), 1278.

22.

1752. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-lan | . . . | Llundain : | Printiedig gan
Tomas basgett, Printiwr i Ardderchoccai Fawrhydi'r | Brenhin ; a
Chan Wrthddrychiaid Rhobert Basgett | M.DCC.Lll. |

Dy. b* (16) ; double columns, with marginal notes and references ; calf ;

196x98 mm., 209 X 134 mm.
7lX3|in., «AX5iin.

A reprint, omitting the maps, of No. 22, by the same editor, publishers, and
promoters. Copies occur with several variations. A full copy comprised Hyjjordd-
laUau I I I Ywddygiad Dcjosiynol; Pr. Bk. (without Ps.); O.l. and Apocrypha;
N.T.; Tables; Prvs's Ps. In some copies the titlepage to the Hyjfforddiadau is
dated MDCCLXll, printed by Marc Bascett, 15,000 copies were prmted, and sold

At 41. 6d. per copy. 5,000 copies of the N.T. with Pr. Bk., and 5,000 of the Pr. Bk.

only, were al»o issued separately.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. IS

Note. — ^The statement made in the preface of the 1903 re-issue of the 1885 edition
of Gciriadur Charles^ that there was an edition of the Welsh Bible in 1762, is an error,
probably by taking the date of Hyfforddiadau^ etc. (1762) preceding some copies of the
1752 Bible as the date of the Bible itself (see above.)

Description.— Blank, a; Colect^ b; title of HyjfordtUadau ; blank, b; text,
sigs. A«— A* and 6, pp. 3-8 ; title of Pr. Bk. ; blank, b ; text, sigs. A«— K» ;
blank, b; general title; contents, 6; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. A* — Qq« and 6/
text (Apocrypha), sigs. Qq' — Ccc«; blank, 6; 2 blank leaves; title of N.T.;
blank, b; text (Matt.— Rev.), sigs. A«— O*; Tabl Swyddau, etc., 6; Tablau, sigs.
O* — O* and b; title of Prys's Ps. ; Llythvr yr Arch-diacon Prys^ b; text,
sigs. A» — E* ; blank, b. Total pp. (not numbered, except Hyffiorddiadau^ etc. —
8 pp.), 1230.

23.

1756. Testament | Newydd | ein Harglwydd a'n Hiachawdwr lesu
Grist. I Argraphwyd yn y Flwyddyn MDCCLVI.

[/ ^ohn Eddowes : Shrewsbury,]

Cr. 8** (16) ; double columns ; calf ; 155x90 mm., 174 x no mm.

6ix3AuiM <HiX4f in.

Reprint of No. 21, omitting chapter contents. The title is copied from Rowlands's
Llyfryddiaeth y Cymry^ p. 444, which describes a copy containing on the inside of
the cover an advertisement of the printing-office of /. Eddowes^ Gwerthwr Uyfrau^ ac
Argraphydd, yn yr Hcol a elwir High Street^ yn y Mwythig. Two copies seen do not
contain this advertisement. Dr. Llewelyn, Historical Account^ 1768, p. 56, speaking
of N.T. editions, says, / believe it has been frequently puHish- \ ed by itself at Shrewsbury,

Description.— Title ; blank, 6; text, sigs. A«— Hh" ; blank, b. Total pp. (not
numl)ered), 496.

24.

1769. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-lan. | . . . | Lltmdain : | Printiedig gan
Mark Baskett, Printiwr i Ardderchoccaf Fawrhydi'r Brenhin ; a
chan Wrthddiychiaid Robert Basket t. 1769.

Dy. 8* (16); double columns, with notes and references in footnotes ; calf ;

197 X 1 13 mm., 220 X 138 mm.
7fXAin., 8iiX5|in.

The O.T. and N.T. only, edited by John Evans, M.A., of Portsmouth, known as
Ffeirad Plymouth^ who followed the orthography of No. 18, much to the annoyance of
Richard Morris (see Y Greal^ 1806, p. 282-3), ^nd Evan Evans " leuan Brydydd Hir "
(see his Casgliad Bregethau, 1776, vol. II., pp. 323-326). Published by the S.P.C.K.

Description. — Title ; contents, 6 ; text (Gen.— Mai.), sigs. A*- 5P* and 6 ; title
of N.T.; blank, 6/ text (Matt— Rev.), sigs. 5Q»— 7G«; blank, 6. Total pp. (not
numbered), 2308.

25.

1770. Y BiblSanctaidd: | sef, | Yr Hen Destament J aV | Newydd, |
gyd a Nodau a Sylwiadau ar bob Penned. I Neh. viii. 8. | A hwy
a ddarllenasant yn eglur yn y Llyfr, yng Nghyfraith Duw ; gan
osod allan y synwyr, | fel y dyallent wrth ddarllain. | 2 Tim. iii.
16, 17. I ... I Caerfyrddin, I Argraffwyd dros y Parchedig
Mr. P. WiUiams, gan I. Ross. | M, DCC, LXX. |

4to (8); double columns, with marginal notes and references, and commentary
at end of each chapter ; calf ; 225 x 155 mm., 257x211 mm.

8ix6^in., ioix8iin.

i6

THE BIBLE IN WALES.

First edition of Beibl Peter Williams, and first Bible printed in Wales.
Published by the editor, in shilling parts, the first appearing in 1767, and sold complete,
with or without the Apocrypha, for ^i. 8,600 copies printed.

Description.— Title ; blank, b; Llythyr y Cyhoeddwr \ at y \ Darllenydd \ ,
sigs. A» — ^A» and 6, pp. iii. — vi.; Swm yr holl Ysgrytnurau, sig. A* and 6,
pp. vii. — ^viii.; Erthyglau, etc., sigs. b — b» and 6; Rhai Holiadau ac Attebion,
sigs. b* and 6 ; MynegaVr Bibl, sigs. c^-c* and 6 ; Llithiau, etc., sig. d and 6;
Y Calendar, etc., sigs. d* — d* ; Tabl i gael y Pasg, etc., b ; Tabl o*r Gwyliau
Symmudol, etc., sig. d*; Enwau . . Llyfrau, etc., 6; text (Gen. — Num. xxxiii. 28),
sigs. A — U» and 6 ; map, Teithiau Plant \ Israel yn yr \ Anialwch \ Rhodd
Rhist. Morys Esr. LIC.C. \ fr Cymry. \ ; text (Num. xxxiii. 29^Mal.), sigs.
U* — 5K* and 6; text (Apocrypha), sigs. A — X» and 6 ; blank leaf ; title of N.T.;
Enwau , , Llyfrau, etc., 6; text (Matt. — Acts i. 15), sigs. A' — Q3 and 6; map,
Teithiau \ yr \ Apostolion. \ Rhodd Rhist. Morys Esr. Ll.C.C. \ Vr Cymry. \ text
(Acts i. 29 — Rev.), sigs. Q* — Oo' and 6; tables, etc., sigs. Oo» — Pp and 6; title of
Prys's Ps. ; Llythyr . . .\ at y\ DarlUnydd Ystyriol. | , 6 ; text (Ps.), in
treble columns, sigs. Pp* — *X and 6 ; text (Hymns), sigs. *X* — *X* and 6 ;
index to first lines, 6 and •X* ; Gweddi dros holl Ystdd Eglwys Crist, b. Total
pp. (not numbered, except first 8 pp.), 1366.

EDITIONS.

I. 1770, Carmarthen (John Ross), 4°.
2 1 ^J^So^i } Carmarthen (John Ross), 4*.

3. 1797-6, Carmarthen (John Ross), 4^

4. 1805-4, Chester (W. C. Jones), f*.

5. 1807, Carmarthen (John Evans), 4^

6. 1807, Merthyr (WUliam Williams), 4^

7. 1811, Carmarthen (John Evans), 4°.

8. 1815, Merthyr (William Williams), T.

9. 1822-21-22, Carnarvon (Lewis Evan

Jones), 4**.

10. 1822-21, Carmarthen (John Evans), 4^

11. 1823-25, London (Henry Fisher, Son

and Co.), T.

12. 1824-23, Carmarthen (Jonathan

Harris), 4°.

13. 1826-22, Carnarvon (Lewis Evan

Jones), 4*.

14. 1827, London (Henry Fisher, Son,

and Co.), f*.
15. 1828-30, Carmarthen (J. L. Brigstocke),

16. 1829, Carnarvon (Lewis Evan Jones),

4^

17. 1830-20, Carmarthen (John Evans),

4 . Ps. Can, 1825.

18. 1 83 1, London (London Printing and

Publishing Co., ltd.), f*.
19- iS35i London (H. Fisher, Son, and
P. Jackson), f*.

20. 1835-32, Carmarthen (Jonathan

Harris and Edward Morris), 4°.

21. 1836, London (Henry Fisher, Son,

and Co.), f*.

22. 1837-40-36, Carnarvon (Lewis Evan

Jones), 4°.

23. 1838, London (H. Fisher, R. Fisher,

and P. Jackson), f*.

24. 1840, Swansea (E. Griffiths), 4°.

25. 1 84 1, London (H. Fisher, R. Fisher,

and P. Jackson), T.

26. 1843, London (H. Fisher, R. Fisher,

and P. Jackson), T.

27. 1846, London (H. Fisher, R Fisher,

and P. Jackson), f*.

28. 1850, Carnarvon (Lewis Evan Jones),

4^

29. 1858, Swansea (J. Rosser and D.

Williams), 4^

30. [1863], 4 issues — I. — III., London

(London Printing and Publish-
ing Co.); IV., Bradford (E.
Slater), T.

31. [1868], London— Glasgow (Blackie

and Son), 4°.

32. 1873, London — Glasgow (William

Mackenzie), 4°.

Owen Jones and Peter Williams.

1. [187 1 ], London — Glasgow (Blackie

and Son), la. 4°.

2. [1872], London — Glasgow (Blackie

and Son), la. 4^

Peter Williams and Matthew Henry.

1. [ 1874], Edinburgh (T. C. Jack), la. 4*.

2. [1876 J, Edinburgh (T. C. Jack), la. 4^

3. 1878 (2 issues— 2nd in 1895, from

Forth (Jones & Jones), London
(Murdoch), la. 4".

Notes and Marginal References.
181 1, N.T., Carmarthen (J. Evans), 8^

26,

BIBLIOGRAPHY. I?

1779. Testament | Newydd | ein Harglwydd | a'n | Hiachawdwr |
lesu Grist. | loan v. 39. | ... | Rhuf. i. 16. | . . . | Argraphwyd
yn y Flwyddyn ein Harglwydd | M,DCC,LXXIX. |

\yohn Ross: Carmarthen.']

i2mo (24 and 12 alternately); calf, with clasps; 123x70 mm., 134x89 mm.

4HX2|in., 5iX3iin.

Edition brought out by Thomas Llewelyn, LL.D., of Hengoed.

Description.— Title; contents, 6; text, sigs. A«— ^T'* and 6. Total pp. (not
numbered), 682.

27,

1779. The I Holy Bible, | . . . | with Arguments prefixed to the
different Books ; | and | Moral and Theological Observations at the
End of each Chapter: | composed by | The Pious and Reverend
Mr. Ostervald, | Professor of Divinity, and one of the Ministers of
the Reformed Church at Neuf- | chatel, in Swisserland. | Translated
at the Desire of, and recommended by | The Society for propagating
Religious Knowledge. | To which is prefixed, | A Preliminary
Discourse concerning the Reading of the Holy Scriptures, f
Carmarthen, | Printed by John Ross, M, DCC, LXXIX. |

La. i° (4); double columns, with marginal notes and references ; calf ;

370x212 mm., 409x256 mm.
HAXSAin., iSfXiOTVin.

An English Bible published in numbers by the S.P.C.K. and distributed from
several centres in the United Kingdom, Southampton, Carlisle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
and Carmarthen. The titlepage bears the imprint of the local agent in each case.
Re-issued with new general title in 1789 and 1807. Some copies contain the Apocrypha.

Description. — Title ; blank, 6; Subscribers namcs^ a and b; The \ Prelimituiry
Discourse^ | etc., sigs. [b] — [c]*; The Names . . , of all the Books^ etc., b;
text (Gen.— Mai.), sigs. A— 7X« ; Of the Time between the Captivity of Babylon,
ami the Coming of\ Our Lord Jesus Christ. | , 6; text (Apocrypha), sigs.
9G — loK ; 2 blank leaves; title of N.T., blank, 6; text (Matt. — Rev.), sigs.
7Y"' — loG and 6; tables of kindred and affinity, etc., a and b. Total pp. (not
numbered), 976.

28.

177 9-81. Y I Bibl Sanctaidd : | . . . | gyd a | Nodau a Sylwiadau
ar bob Pennod. | Yr ail argraphiad. | . . . | Caerfyrddin,
Argraffwyd dros y Parchedig Mr. P. Williams, gan I. Ross.
M, DCC, LXXIX. I

4'' (8); 233X 158 mm., 257x215 mm.
9Ax6iin., ioJx8^in.

Reprint of No. 26, omitting the Apocrypha and a few of the tables at the end of
N.T. 6,400 copies printed, issued in shilling parts.

Description. — Title ; blank, b; Uythyr y Cyhoeddwr, etc., sig. A* — A* and 6,
pp. iii. — vi.; Swm yr holl Ysffrythurau, sig. A* and b. pp. vii. — viii.; Erthyglan
Crtfyddy sigs. b — ^b* and b; Rhai Holiadau ac Attebion, etc., sig. b* and b;
Mynegtii'r Hibl, sigs. c— c* and b; Llithiau^ etc., sig. d and b; Y Calendar,
etc., sigs. d* — d*; Tabl i gael y Pasg, etc., b; Tabl o'r Gwyliau Symmudol,

linn ou'if»<i(i/f, cii.., u, Muuniit j^mtrty civ^., ai|;. a*.^ aiiu t/, iiiic Ul i^iyss

Fs., dated 1779; Uythyr \ at y \ Darllenydd Ystyriol, b; text, in treble
columns, sigs. Fp* — Uu* and b; text (Emynau), sigs. Xx — Xx*; index to first
lines, Xx* and h. Total pp. (not numbered, except first 8), 1 176.

29(\),
C

\

l8 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1780-81-79. Yj Bibl Sanctaidd : | . . . | Yr ail argraphiad. | . . .
I Caerfyrddin, I Argraff wyd dros y Parchedig Mr. P. Williams, gan
I. Ross. I M, DCC,LXXX. |

Re-issue of No. 29 (a), with the title and all up to Lev. vii. 10, reprinted in 1780.

29(B).

1 789-79. The | Holy Bible, | . . . | with | Arguments prefixed . . .
and I . . . Observations at the End of each Chapter : | . . . by
. . . Mr. Ostervald, | . . . | Carmarthen, | . . . John Ross,
M, DCC,LXXXIX. I

La. r (4); 370x212 mm., 408x256 mm.
I4t^x8W in., i6t^XiotV in.

Re-issue of No. 28, with date on general title altered, list of subscribers omitted>
and Apocrypha inserted.

Description. — Title; blank, 6; The | Preliminary Discourse, \ etc., sigs. [b] — [c]*;
The Names . . . of all the Books^ etc., b; text (Gen. — Mai), sigs. A — 7X*; Of the
Time between the Captivity of Babylon ^ and the Coming of\ Our Lord Jesus
Christ. \ ^ b; text (Apocrypha), sigs. A — Hh* and b; title of N.T.; blank, 6;
text (Matt. — Rev.), sigs. 7Y* — loG and b; tables of kindred and affinity, etc.,
a and 6. Total pp. (not numbered), 990.

SO.

1789. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-lan | . . . | Appwyntiedig i*w ddarllain
mewneglwysi. | Rhydychain : | Printiedig yn Argraphdy Clarendon,

I Gan W. Jackson ac A. Hamilton, Printwyr iV University. | Ac ar
werth gan W. Dawson, yn Ystordy Biblau Rhydychain . . . 1789. |
Cum Privilegio. |

La. r (8); large Roman type, double columns ; calf ; 324 x 185 mm., 379x243 mm.

i2fX7Ain., i4«X9Ain.

An edition for use in Churches, known as Beibl Parri Llanasa^ having been seen
through the press by Henry Parry, Vicar of Llanasa, Flintshire. Its errors are many,
the most notorious being Ail [s/c] Epistol Paul yr Apostol at y Colossiaid.

Description. — Title; blank, b; Latin dedication of No. 9, sig. a; Latin dedication
of No. 6, 6 and sig. a*, pp. ii. — iii.; names of promoters of No. 6, and contents,
6, p.iv.; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. A — 40* and b; text (Apocrypha), sigs. 4O* — 5L»
and b; title of N.T.; blank, b; text (Matt.— Rev.), sigs. A— Ff« and 6. Total pp.
(not numbered, except 4 at beginning), 1058.

SI.

1790. Y I Bibl Sanctaidd: | . . . | a | Nodau Ysgrythurol | ar ymyl y
Ddalen, wrth y rhai y gwelir maiV Ysgrythur | yw*r Deonglydd
cywiraf oV Ysgrythur. | . . . | Trefecca: | Argraphwyd, dros y
Parchedig Gyhoeddwyr, | P. Williams, a D. Jones. | M,DCC,XC.

Cr. S"* (12); very small Roman type, double columns, with marginal notes and
references, and comments at foot ; calf ; 152 X 84 mm., 171 X 105 mm.

6X3Aint 6}X4iin.

Known as Beibl John Cann, the editors and publishers (Peter Williams and
David Jones, a Baptist minister, of Pontypooi,) having adopted the marginal notes and
references of John Canne's English edition of the Bible (ist ed'n, Amsterdam, 1647).
The prospectus, with sample pages, was issued from Trefecca : Mcdi 5, 1786. 4,000
copies of the Bible were printed, issued in parts, and sold complete at 6s. each.
The N.T. was also issued separately. This edition was reprinted in 18 12 and 1823
/Carmarthen, Jonathan Harris, 12"), and the O.T. only in 1826 (same press). The
same marginal references were used in No. 33, but with the notes of William Romaine.

Description. — Title; blank, 6; Llythyr y Cyhocddwyr at y Darllcnydd, a;
Enwau . . . Llyfrau, etc., b; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. B — Aaa*; blank, b; title of
N.T.; Enwau . . . Uyfrau, etc., b; text (Matt.— Rev.), sigs. Aaa[«]— Qqq«;
blank, 6. Total pp. (not numbered), 736.

Note. — William Rowlands " Gwilym Lleyn," seeing probably the first parts of
this edition, dated 1788, assumed that the whole appeared in that year, and records it
so, describing it as the third edition of No. 26 (see Llyfryddiaeth y Cytnry, p. 632).

S2.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 1 9

1796. Y Bibl Cyssegr-lan, . . . gyda Nodau Cyfeiriol ar Ymyl
y Dail, yn dangos maiV Ysgrythur yw y Dehonglydd goreu oY
Ysgrythur. Gan John Canne. Caerfyrddin, Argraphwyd (ac ar
werth yno) gan loan Daniel. M, DCC, XCVI. |

Dy. 8° (8) ; double columns, with marginal notes and references, and comments at
foot ; boards and calf, sometimes with clasps; 196 x 112 mm., 2 15 X 135 mm.

7iX4|in., 8T^X5|in.

This edition is not a re-issue of No. 32, because although Canne's marginal
references are adopted, Peter Williams's readings of certain verses are rejected, while
the comments at foot are by William Romaine, M.A., of St. Dunstan's West, London.
4,000 copies printed, issued in 19 parts. N.T. also issued separately.

Description.— Title (not seen); contents, 6; text (Gen.— Mai.), sigs. A— 5G* and 6,
pp. 1-800 ; title of N.T., rcstamcnt Xcuydd \ . . . \ Yr Ysgrythurau Cyfeiriol
ar Ymyl y Dai!, \ Gan y Parchcdig John Cannc ; \ A'r Sylwiadau ar Odrcu'r
Dail, I Gan y Parchcdig William Romaine. | . . . | Caerfyrddin, J • • • ^0^"
Daniel. \ M.DCC.XCVl. \ ; text (Matt— Rev.), 6— sigs. A«— 2K* and 6, pp. 2-264;
title of Prj's's Ps.; text, in treble columns, b — sigs. A* — F and 6, pp. 2-42;
Emynau, sigs. F* — F*, pp. 43-45; index to first lines, sigs. F» — F*, pp. 45-47;
Gweddi dros holl Ysiad Egluys Crist, sig. F* and 6, pp. 47-48; poem,
Rhagoriaelh y Bibl, 6, p. 48. Total pp., ii.+8oo+264+48==i,ii4.

33.

1797-6. Y I Bibl Sanctaidd : | . . . |Y trydydd argraphiad. |
... I Caerfyrddin, | Argraffwyd dros y Parchedig Mr. P. Williams,
gan I. Ross. | M, DCC, XCXVII. |

4** (8); 235x160 mm., 265x203 mm.
9iX6iin., 10^ X Sin.

Reprint of No. 26, omitting the Apocrypha and a few of the tables at the
end of N.T. 4,000 copies printed, issued in shilling parts. The editor died (August 8,
1796,) while the edition was yet in the press, the remaining proofs being read by his
son, John, who says at the foot of the last page, S.B. Os gu*eli fai adgyuxiria mown
cariad, gan gofio maVr tro cyntaf yw i mi deithio truy fath lafurus orchuyl. \
(Cf. note on p. vi. of the Bible.)

Description. — Title ; blank, b ; Uythyr y Cyhoeddwr, etc., sigs. A* — A* and 6,
pp. iii. — vi.; Sivm yr holl Ysgrythurau, sig. A* and 6, pp. vii. — viii.; Erthyglau,
sigs. b — b» and b; Rhai Holiadau ac Attebion, etc., sig. b* and 6; Myncgai'r
Bibl, sigs. c — c* and b; Llithiau, etc., sig. d and b; Y Calendar, etc., sigs.
d* — d'; Tabl i gael y Pasg, etc., b; Tabl o'r Guyliau Symmudol, etc., sig. d*;
Efnvau . . . Llyfrau, etc., b; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. A — 5I*; blank, b; title of
N.T., dated 1796; Enwau . . . Uyfrau, etc., b; text (Matt. — Rev.), sigs.
5K*— 2Y»; Tabl Suyddau, etc., 6/ Tablau Arian, etc., sig. 2Y* and 6; title of
Prys's Ps., dated 1797 ; ZJythyr \ at y \ Darllenydd Ystyriol, b; text, in treble
columns, sigs. Pp* — Pp* and b, and 7A — 7F* and b. Total pp. (not numbered,
except first 8), 1,176.

34.

1799.

Note. — Rowlands's Uyfryddiaeth y Cymry, p. 724, records a folio Welsh Bible
under this date ; but no trace of a copy has been found. Rowlands has more than
probably wrongly described the 1799 8* ed'n (No. 36) as a T. According to Rowlands,
and also to Walter Davies *' Gwallter Mechain " in Y Guyliedydd, 1830, p. 263,
this edition, the printing of which was commenced in 179^^, and finished in 1799,
was for use in Churches, published by the S.P.C.K., under the patronage of Richard
Bagot, D.D., Bishop of Oxford, who instructed D. Davies, Vicar of Penegoes, Mont-
gomeryshire, to adopt the orthography of No. 23, and to correct any errors occurring
in it. Davies, however, appointed Evan Evans, of Llanfihangcl, then at Jesus College,
Oxford, to give in his corrections to the printers. The proofs of the Pentateuch were
read by Robert Hughes, a Fellow of Jesus College, assisted by E. Hughes, of Caeiwys;
and the remainder by John Roberts, afterwards Vicar of Tremcirchioii.

35.

20 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1799. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-lan ; | . . . | Rhydychen : | Printiedig yii
Argiaphdy Clarendon, | Gan W. Dawson, T. Bensley, a J. Cooke, |
Printwyr iV Brif-Ysgol. | M DCC.XCIX. |

Dy. b° (i6); double columns, with marginal notes and references ; calf;

178x91 mm., 212x137 mm.
7X3Ain., 8T«VX5|in.

For patron, editors, and proof-readers, see note on No. 35. Published by the
S.P.C.K., at the instigation of Thomas Jones, Curate of Creaton. 10,000 copies were
printed, a number omitting the Pr. Bk. and Apocrypha. 2,000 of the N.T. were also
issued separately. " Mary Jones's Bible " is a copy of this edition.

Description.— Title of Hyfforddiadau, etc.; blank, h; text, sigs. A«— A* and 6,
PP- 3—8; title of Pr. Bk. ; blank, b; text, sigs. A« — H» and b; blank, a; Colect^ b;
general title ; contents, b; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. A* — Qq« and 6; text
(Apocrypha), sigs. Qq"— Ccc* ; blank, b; title of N.T.; blank, b; text (Malt. — Rev.),
sigs. A* — O*; Tabl Swyddau^ etc., b; Tablau . . . gan Risiart Morys^ sigs.
O'— O* and 6; title of Prys's Ps.; JUythyr yr \ Arch-diacou Prys^ b; text, sigs.
A* — D' and b; Emynan^ sigs. D* — E*; index to first lines, sig. E* and b;
Gweddiau^ sigs. £• — E* ; blank, 6. Total pp. (not numbered, except first 8), 1188.

S6,

1800. Testament Newydd | . . . | Jesu Grist. | Rhydychen : |
Printiedig yn Argraphdy Clarendon, | gan Dawson, Bensley, a
Cooke, I Printwyr i'r Brif-Ysgol. | MDCCC. |

Cr. 8** (24); double columns; calf; 157x89 mm., 168x105 mm.

6^X3iin., 6JX4i »"•

An edition without chapter-contents and marginal references, but with the Table
of Offices and Degrees at the end, published by the Sunday School Society (founded
1785).

Description.— Title; contents, b; text, sigs. A«— K» and b; table of offices, etc.,
sig. K* ; blank, b. Total pp. (not numbered), 228.

87,

1800. [Testament Newydd.]

[Shrewsbury,"]

Mentioned in Y Gwyddoniadnr Cymrcig^ 1856-79, vol. I., p. 639, as having been
issued in various sizes to the number of 10,000 copies. No authority for the statement
is cited ; and no copy is known. It may be the same as No. 40.

88,

1801. Y Bibl Cyssegr-lan; Sef yr Hen Destament aV Newydd.
Rhydychen: Printiedig yn Argraphdy Clarendon, gan W. Dawson,
J. Bensley, a J. Cooke, Printwyr i*r Brif-ysgol. MDCCCI.

Unflyg; gyda'r Llyfr Gweddi Gyffredin^ a Salman din Edmnnd Prys^—y rhai
ydynt yn dwyn yr un amseriad — wedi en cydrwymo ag ef.

No copy found. Recorded as above in Charles Ashton's unpublished bibliography.

89.

1801. Testament New>'dd ein Harglwydd a*n Hiachawdwr lesu
Grist. Yn y Mwythig : Printiedig ac ar werth gan J. a W.
Eddowes.

^^Ph'^* f*^f> rifnodi y tndalcnan^ ac heb amseriad. Nis guyddom a gyhoedduyd
hwn yn y ganrif brcsennol at feidio ; ond guyddom fod yr argraffuyr yn argraffiu,
o*r hyn lleiaf rhwng lygo a 180J.

No copy found. I^ecorded as above in Charles Ashton's unpublished bibliography.

40.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 21

1801. Testament Newydd | ein Harglwydd | a'n | lachawdwr | lesu
Grist. I ... I Caerfyrddin : | Argraphwyd, dros loan Richards, ac
ar werth gan loan Evans. | M, DCCC, I. | Pris 3s. 6ch. heb ei
rwymo, ynghyd aV Mynegair, 4s. 6ch. |

Cr. 8° (8); double columns, with chapter-contents, and a short introduction to each
book, to evade the rights of the King's printers ; calf ; 162x97 mm., 179X 115 mm.

6|X3i|in., 7TVX4Hn-

Description. — Title; contents, 6; text, sigs. B — 3D*; blank, 6. Total pp. (not
numbered), 390. A number of copies was issued with a Bible Index (Myncgair
{sic Myneg^iJ).

41.

1802. Y I Bibl Sanctaidd, | . . . | gyd ag | Ysgrythurau Cyfeiriol, a
Sylwiadau ar ymyl y dail, | Gan John Brown. | . . . | Caer-
fyrddin: I Argraffwyd (ac ar werth yno) gan loan Evans. |
M, DCCC, II. I

Dy. 8* (8); double columns, with marginal notes and references ; calf, with
clasps; 195x91 mm., 212x131 mm.
7HX3Ain., 8|X5Ain.

Issued in opposition to No. 33 in 13 sixpenny parts, the first in 1800, and the last
early in 1802, price los. tK>und. Chapter-contents condensed. Marginal notes by
John Brown, D.D., of Haddington. Contains also, for the first time in connection
with the Welsh Bible, tables of the miracles and parables, and Dr. Isaac Watts's rhymed
version of the Ps., translated by David Jones, of Caio. Copies occur without the
Ps.

Description.— Title ; contents, b; text (Gen.— Mai.), sigs. A*— 4N and 6; title of
N.T.; blank, b; text (Matt. — Rev.), sigs. 4N* — 5Q* and 6; tables of miracles and
parables, 6; title of Watts's Ps.; text, 6 — sig. F; Ffurfo ogoniant y Cristion^ b;
index to first lines, 6 — sig. F* and b. Total pp. (not numbered), 908.

42.

1802. Testament Newydd | . . . | gyd a | Sylwiadau ar Odreu'r
Dail. I A gyhoeddwyd gan | Titus Lewis, Gweinidog yr Efengyl. "
... I Caerfyrddin : | Argraphwyd ac ar werth gan John Evans.
1802.

12° (12); double columns, without chapter-contents, but with a short comment at
the foot of two of the pages to evade the rights of the King's printers ;

123x67 mm., 134x81 mm.
4}X2g in., 5iX5A in. ; 462 pp.

48.

1 802. Pigion allan o Destament William Salesbury ; (yr hwn) oedd y
cyntaf erioed a argraphwyd yn yr Jaith Gymraeg) ynghyd a
sylwiadau cymhwysiadol at amryw o amgylchiadau ag sydd wedi
cymmeryd lie yn ddiweddar yn Nghymru : neu, Bapuryn
Achlysurol (Rhifyn y pedwarydd) yn cynnwys, ymmysg pethau
eraill, ystyriaethau difrifol ar y gwahanol gyfieithiadau cymreig oV
ysgrythur, ac ar yr elyniaeth sydd wedi ymddangos yn erbyn y
Cymreigiad diweddar o amryw fanau yn y Testament Newydd. —
Mewn Llythyr at Dafydd Daties, oV 'Scubor fawr, yn Llandyfriog,
wTth Emlyn.

Pcnau'd if) tmiiiUn Spiyg (Demy). Y mac y llythyr wedi ci arwyddo gan
William Richards^ ac yn ddyddicdig " Lynn^ Mawrth /, 1802" Diwcddeb: —
" Whittingham, Argraphydd, [Pris tair Cciniog.]'*

Recorded as above in Charles Ashton's unpublii>hed bibliogiaphy.

4Sa.

22 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1805-4. Y I Bibl Sanctaidd : | . . . | Caerlleon, | Argraffwyd gan
W. C. Jones. — 1805. |

La. i° (4); calf; 364 X 186 mm., 420x257 mm.
12^X71 in., i5fXio|in.

First f° reprint of No. 26, omitting Apocrypha. Title of N.T. dated 1804; N.T.
also issued separately. Prys's Ps. also dated 1804. It was entirely a printer's venture,
issued in 34 parts at is. each, from 1803 to 1805, 12 nos. having appeared by Oct. 5,
1803. 1,200 copies printed, and sold at £1 14s. unbound, or £2 tx>und.

Sigs., A — G* and 6, and A — 9M* and b. Total pp. (not numbered), 810.

44.

1806. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb. | Caer
Grawnt : | Argraffedig gan loan Smith, Ystrydebiaethydd i'r
Brifathrofa, | oddiwrth ystrydebiaeth Andrew Wilson, o Lundain; |
tros I Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd eraill. | Mai 6,
1806.

Cr. 8° (24); double columns; chapter-contents; calf; 154x83 mm., 170x106 mm.

6V^X3lin., 6i^X4iin.

First Welsh issue by the B. & F.B.S. Price is. Sigs., A— O^®. Total pp., 332.

45.

1806. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb. | Caer
Grawnt: | Argraffedig gan Richard Watts, Ystrydebiaethydd i'r
Brifathrof a, | oddi wrth ystrydebiaeth Andrew Wilson, o Lundain : |
tros I Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd eraill. | Mai 0,
1806. I

Second issue of No. 45.

46.

1806. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . Richard
Watts, ... I tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd
eraill. | Mai 6, 1806. |

Third issue of No. 45, with date in imprint on last page altered to May 7, thus
making three issues in two days, numbering 10,000 copies. (Canton's History of the
British and Foreign Bible Society^ 1904 ; Vol. I., p. loi.)

47.

1807. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan ; | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb Caer
Grawnt. | Caer Grawnt : | Ystrydebwyd ac argraffwyd gan Richard
Watts, I ... I tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd
eraill. | 1807. | Cum Privilegio. |

Cr. S"" (24); double columns ; chapter-contents ; calf ; 154x83 mm., 163x101 mm.

6TVX3iin., 6^X4 in.

First Welsh Bible by the B. & F.B.S., dated in imprint on last page, Mai 6, 7^07.
20,000 copies printed. N.T. also issued separately.

Description. — Title ; Enwau . . . Llyfrau^ etc., b; text (Gen. — Cant.), sigs.
A«— U»* and 6, pp. 3—478; text (Isaiah— Mai.), sigs. U»«— Dd»« and b,
pp. (I)— (170); title of N.T.; blank, b; text (Matt.— Rev.), sigs. A— K» and 6,
pp. 3 — 210 ; table of offices, etc., sig. K^ and 6, pp. 211 — 212. Total pp., 860.

Note. — In some copies 4 pp., numbered 189, 1^0, 189*, 190*, arc inserted after
Judges vi. 38. The type is thin-lcadcd, while the book, as a whole, is type-close.
These 4 pp. form a cancel sheet, owing to the omission of Judges viii. from the stereo
plates, the proof-reader. Dr. William Owen-Pughe, having passed the proof without
that chapter. This concerned 2,750 copies already sent out by the binder. The
remainder were remedied by abiidging the chapter-contents in sheet H, thus getting
the omitted chapter into the same number of pp. ; i.r., 2. A copy of this issue is in the
library of the Theological College, Bala. Verse 36 of Ps. cv. is omitted, and verse 33
lepeated instead ; and a portion of verse 4 of Jer. xxxv. is omitted. Cancel sheets weic
also issued for these. These omissions were detected by Thomas Charles of Bala.

48.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 23

1806-08-13. Y| Bibl Sanctaidd; | gyd a | Sylwiadau Eglurhaol
a Defnyddiol, | yn cynnwys | Esponiad Cyflawn | oV | Hen
Destament aV Newydd. | Wedi eu cymmeryd allan o Esponiad
Thomas Coke, LL.D. | O Brif- Ysgol Rhydychen. | ... | Caerlleon:
Argraphwyd, ac ar werth, gan J. Hemingway. | 1806.

4° (4) ; double columns, with marginal references and commentary at end of each
chapter ; 228x185 mm., 260x217 mm. )p. «, . 223x171 mm., 287x229 mm. ) »j«,
8HX74in., iOT»,x8TVin. j"^^' 8^^X61 in., 11^^X9 in. j

The family Bible of the Wesleyan Methodists in Wales, sometimes called
Beibl Dr. Coke, published in shilling parts comprising three books, viz.: — Book I.,
Gen.— II. Chron. (1806); Book II., Ezra— Mai. (1808) ; Book III., Matt.—Rdv. (1813),
part of the last being printed in London by Paris and Son, and part at Carmarthen
by D. Rees, for tlu Editor of the Carmarthen Jourtuil [i.e., John Daniel], as stated
at the bottom of the last page.

Description. — Title ; blank, b ; Cynhwysiad y LXyfr Cyntaf sig. a* ; Etnvau . . .
Llyfrau^ etc., 6; Rhagymadrodd 6vr, etc., by Thomas Roberts, of Bonwm,
sigs. b--<l, pp. V. — xiii.; blank, b ; text (Gen. — II. Chron.), sigs. A — loO and 6,
pp. 1—882; title of Dyfr //., dated 1808; blank, b; Cynhwysiad yr Ail Lyfr;
blank, 6; text (Ezra— Mai.), sigs. A — loD*, pp. i — 861; blank, b; title of N.T.,
Testament Newydd | . . . | Gyd a \ Sylwadau eglnrhaol a defnyddiol ar bob
Pennod. | Wedi eu cymmerwyd \_sic\ allan o Esponiad \ Thomsis Coke^ LL.D.
... I Caerfyrddin : \ Argraphwyd gan D. Rees^ yn Heol y Farchnad Issaf.
1813. I ; Ettwau . . . Llyfrau'r Testament Newydd^ b; Llithian^ etc., sig. [a]
and 6; Y Calemlar, etc., sigs. [a]' — [b] ; Tabl i gacl y Pasg^ b; Tabl o'r
Gwyliau Symmudol^ etc.. sig. [bj«; Enwau . . . Llyfrau'r Hen Destament^ b;
text (Matt. — Rev.), sigs. B — 9L and ft, pp. i — 842 ; errata, fe, p. 842. Total pp.,
xiv.+882+iv.+862+x.+842=26i4.]

49,

1807. Y I Bibl Sanctaidd : | . . . | gyda | Nodau a Sylwadau | ar
bob pennod. | . . . | Caerfyrddin : | Argraphwyd, dros Mr. David
Humphreys, gan John Evans, yn Heol-y-Prior. | M,DCCC,VII. |

4° (8 and 4); 228 x 157 mm., 252x209 mm.
9X6t^ in., 9jx8T^in.

Reprint of No. 26, omitting the Apocrypha, issued in shilling parts, and sold
bound in calf at £1 los. The publisher, David Humphreys, was son-in-law to
Peter Williams.

Description. — Title; blank, b ; Llythyr y Cyhoeddwr, sigs. A* — A*, pp. [iii — vi;
Gweddi, etc., b; Swm yr holt Ysgrythyrau^ sig. A* and 6, pp. [vii— viiij;
fr/Ziy^/fiM, sigs. B — B* and f»; Rhai Holiadau^ etc., sig. B* and b; Mynegat r
Bibl^ sigs. c — c* and b; Llithiau^ etc., sig. d and b; Y Calendar, etc., si^s.
d« — e' (4 pp. to a sheet); Enwau . . . Llyfrau, etc., b; text (Gen. — Mai.),
sigs. A— 5K* and b; title of N.T.; Enwau . . . Llyfrau, etc., b; text (Matt. — Rev.),
sigs. A'— Oo« and b: tables, sigs. Oo»— Pp* and b; title of Prys's Ps.; Llythyr,
etc., b ; text, in treble columns, sigs. Pp» — 3A" (sigs. Ss— Zz, 4 pp. to a sheet) ;
Emytiau, b; index to first lines, 3A* and b. Total pp. (not numbered except

first 8), 1,200.

50.

1807. Y I Bibl Sanctaidd : | . . . | gyda | Nodau a Sylwadau ar bob
pennod. | . . . | Merthyr Tydfil, | . . . William WiUiams, 1807. |

4** (4 and 2); 229 x 153 mm., 256x209 mm.

9x6 in., io^x8i in.

Reprint of No. 26, omitting Apocrypha. Sold l)ound in calf at £1 los.

Description. — Title; blank, b; preliminary matter, 30 pp.; text (Gen. — Mai.),
sigs. A— 9D« and b; title of N.T.; contents, b ; text (Matt.— Rev.), sigs. A'— lit
and b; tables, sigs. Ttt»— Uuu and b; title of Prys's Ps., dated 1807 ; text, in
treble columns, 6— Xxx, etc. (2 pp. to a sheet). Copy seen imperfect at end.

61.

24 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1807. Holy Bible, | . . . | by . . . Mr. Osten-ald, | . . . | The second
edition, carefully revised and corrected. | Carmarthen, | Printed by
John Ross, M,DCCC,VII, | For Hobday and Ryder, Albion-House,
Birmingham.

La. r (4); 370x212 mm., 401 x 262 mm.
HAxSyVin., 161^x10^ in.

Re-issue of Xos. 28 and 30, same as No. 30, with the exception of general title.

51a.

1808. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan ; | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb Caer
Grawnt. | Caer Grawnt : | Ystrydebw>'d ac argraffwyd gan Richard
Watts, I Argraffydd i*r Brifathrofa ; | tros | Gymdeitlias Biblau
Saesoneg ac leithoedd eraill. | 1808. | Cum Privilegio. |

Cr. 8** (24); 154x83 mm., 173 X 103 mm.
6iVX3jin., 6HX4iV»n.

Reprint of No. 48, dated in imprint on last page, Mai 6, 1807. N.T. also issued
separately. " 20^000 Bibles atid ^o^ooo Testaments were," according to Canton's
History of the British and Foreign Bible Society^ I904» vol. I., p. 10^,*'*' circulated
[in Wales] at a loss to the Society of £i8(^."

52.

1808. Testament Newydd | . . . | gyd a | Sylwiadau ar odreu'r
dail. I . . . I Merthyr Tydfil : | Argraphwyd ac ar werth gan
W. Williams. | 1808. | [Pris 4s. wedi ei rwymo.] |

12° (12); double columns, without chapter-contents, but with a short comment at
the foot of two of the pages to evade the rights of the King's printers ; calf ;

160x85 mm., 178x107 mm.
6^X3^ in-. 7x44 in.

Description. — Title ; contents, b; text, sigs. A" — Ss', pp. 3 — 493 ; advertisement,
Llyfrau Cymraeg^ etc., b. Total pp., 494.

5S.

1809. Y I Bibl
Rhydychen

Cyssegr-Lan ; | . . . | Argraphiad Cyfargraph. |
Argraphedig yn Argraphdy Clarendon, | Gan
Dawson, Bensley, a Cooke, | Argraphwyr i r Brif-Ysgol ; | Ac a
werthir gan W. Dawson yn Yst6r-d5' Biblau Rhydychen, Pater
noster Row, Llundain. | 1809. | Cum Privilegio. |

Dy. 8° (16) ; calf ; 190x122 mm., 225x149 mm.

7iX4H»nM 8JX5Jin.

Reprint of No. 36, restoring the Orthography of proper Names after the Text
published in the Year 1620. (Preface, p.*6), under the sanction of the four Welsh
bishops and the Bishop of Hereford. David Hughes, M.A., Rector of Llanfyllin,
conducted the edition through the press for the S.P.C.K., with some assistance from
Thomas Charles of Bala. Walter Davics, M.A. " Gwallter Mechain," says,
In this edition^ the errors of lygg are \ avoided^ as the edition of iy^2 was followed.
1 was I otie out of three deputed to read over the edition of | 1752^ for the
purpose of correcting inaccuracies in or- | thography atid punctuation. I was an
advocate for \ uniformity in general ; but 1 was outi'oted in almost \ Ci'tTV instance. \
(Gwaith; vol. HI., p. 222.) N.T. also issued separately.

Description.— Title of Hyforddiadau ; blank, b ; text, sigs. A'— A* and 6,
PP- 3 — 8; preface (English), signed R. Llandatf^ \ W. Asaphens^ \ John Bangor, \
Thomas St. David's^ \ John Hereford. \ May 2?, iSoi^. | , pp. *5 *6 ; preface
(Welsh), pp. *7— *8 ; blank, a; Colect, b) title of Pr. Bk.; blank, b; text,
sig-*. A'-*— H* and />, pp. 5 — 120 ; general title ; contents, b ; text (Gen. — Mai.),
sigs. A'— Qq** and ft, pp. 3 — ^)20 ; text (Apocrypha), sigs. Qq' — Ccc» and 6,
pp. 621—772; title of N. r.; blank, b; text (Matt.— Rev.), sigs. A^ -0^ pp. 3— 21 1 ;
tables, 6— O* and 6, pp. 212 — 216; title of Prys's Ps.; Llythyr, etc., b; text,
sigs. A^ — D" and />, pp. 3 — 62; Emynau, sigs. D**— E"', pp. 63—67; index to tirst
lln.*s, sigs. E* and b, pp. 67 -l>8; Gweddian, Sig**. E* — E*, pp. 69 -71 ; blank, b.
Total pp., 1,192.

64.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 2$

1811. Y Bibl J Cyssegr-Lan; I . . . | Argraphiad Cyfargraph. |
Rhydychen: J Argraphedig yn Argraphdy Clarendon, | Gan Bensley,
Cooke, a Collingwood. | Argraphwyr Vv Brif-Ysgol ; | Ac a werthir
gan E. Gardner, yn Ystor-dy Beiblau Rhydychen, Pater noster
Row, Llundain. | 1811. | Cum Privilegio. |

Dv. 8° (16); calf; 190x122 mm., 213x143 mm.

7.iX4H»n.. 8|X5iin.

Reprint of No. 54.

66,

1811. Testament Newydd | . . . | Rhydychen. | Printiedig yn
Argraphdy Clarendon. | Gan Bensley, Cooke, a Collingwood, |
Printwyr Vr Brif-Ysgol. | MDCCCXI. |

Cr. 8»(24); 157x88 mm., 175x103 mm.
6AX3Ain., 6iX4TV»n-;

Reprint of No. 37. Copies occur with the date on title in Arabic figures, thus : —
18 II (Ashton's unpublished bibliography.)

66.

1811. Testament Newydd | . . . | gyda | Sylwadau ac Adnodau
cyfeiriol ar Ymyl y Ddalen, | gan y diweddar | Barchedig Peter
Williams. | . . . | Caerfyrddin: | Argraffwyd gan J. Evans. — 18 11. |

Or. 8" (12); large type, lines across the page, with marginal notes and references ;
calf; 159x88 mm., 175 x 107 mm.
6iX3iin., 6iX4lin.

No Sylwadau (remarks) except a phrase here and there amongst the marginal
references. Issued in 6 parts at is. each, sold bound for 5s. 6d.

Description.— Title ; Enwau . . . Uyfrau^ etc., 6/ text, sigs. A— 3F« and 6,
pp. 1-624. I^otal pp., ii.+624^26.

67.

1811. Y J Bibl Sanctaidd, I . . . | gyda | Nodau a Sylwadau | . . . |
Peter Williams. | Y seithted argraffiad. I Caerfyrddin : | Argraffwyd
ac ar werth gan J. Evans, yn Heol-y-Prior. | M, DCCC, XI. |

4* (8 and 4); 228X 156 mm., 263x216 mm.

9X6| in., I0ix8| in.

Reprint of No. 26, omitting Apocrypha, issued in 32 parts at is. each.

Sigs., A— e* and 6; A— 5K« and 6; and A— 3A^ and 6. Total pp. (not nambered),
1,224.

68.

1812. Y I Bibl Sanctaidd: | . . . | Gydag Ysgrythyrau Cyfeiriol ar
ymyl y dail, | Gan y Parchedig John Canne ; | ynghyd a | Sylwadau
ar odreu y dail. | . . . | Caerfyrddin : | Argraphwyd, ac ar werth
yno, gan Jonathan Harris. | M,DCCC,XII.

Foolscap 8" (12); 139x77 mm., 154x92 mm.

5iX3TV»n., 6TVX3|in.

Reprint of No. 33, issued in 6 parts at 2s. each, sold tx>und for 9s. N.T. also
issued separately.

Description. — Title; contents, 6; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. B— 3M and 6, pp.
674]; title of N.T.: text (Matt.— Rev.
etc., b. Total pp., ii. +674+ 222^^)98.

[ij— [674]; title of N.T.: text (Matt.— Rev.), h of A— T», pp. 2-221; Uble of
offices,

69.

26 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1813. Y I Bibl Sanctaidd; | . . . | gyda nodau eglurhaol, a dosparth-
iadau ar | gynnwysiad y pennodau. | Gan y Parch. Samuel Clark^
M.A. I Hefyd, hoU nodau cyfeiriol | Y Parch. John Brown, | ar
ymyl y ddalen. | Gwedi eu cyfieithu iV Gymraeg, er budd iV Cymry ;
allan oV argraffiad diweddaf | yn Saesoneg; | Gan John Humphreys.
I Llyfr I. I Gwrecsam : | Argraffwyd gan J. Painter, tros y
cyfieithydd. | M,DCCC,XIII.

La. r (4); double columns, with marginal notes and references, introduction to
the books, and a commentary; calf ; 360X 167 mm., 419x260 mm.

15x6^ in., i6^X 10^ in.

A family Bible, sometimes called Beibl Clark^ issued in 62 parts (the first 3
re-issued), comprising 2 books, published by John Humphreys, a Calvinistic Methodist
Minister, of Caerwys, Flintshire (died at a great age 1829), and translated by him from
Clarke's Old and New Testaments, with Annotations and Parallel Scriptures (1690, f*;
reprinted 1760 and 1765). The 1760 English ed'n was published under the supervision
of Whitefield : hence his Rhagymadrodd in Humphreys's translation. The commentator
(t)orn 1626, at Shotwick, near Chester ; died 1701, at High Wycombe) was an ancestor
of the late George Thomas Clark, of Talygarn, Glamorganshire. John Brown, whose
references are given on the margins, was the divine of Haddington.

Description. — Title of Book I.; blank, b; title of Book H. ; blank, b;
Rhagymadrodd \ yr Awdwr \ , sigs. a — ^a'; Rhagymadrodd at y Darllenydd
difrifol^ signed George Whitefield^ b of sig. a* — b ; Llythyr y Cyhoeddwr at
ei gyd'Wladwyr, signed J. Humphreys^ \ Caerwys, Mawrth 2ofed, j8i$. \ , sig. b ;
CyfarwyddiadaUy etc., and contents, b; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. A — 9P and b ;
title of N.T.; blank, b; text (Matt.— Rev.), sigs. 9K«--i3L; blank, b. Total pp.
(not numbered), 1,238.

Note. — Sigs. Aa— Zz are repeated.

60.

1813. Y I Bibl I Cyssegr-Lan ; | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb Caer
Grawnt. | Caer Grawnt : | . . . loan Smith, | Argraffydd iV Brif-
athrofa : | tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd eraill. |
18 13. I Cum Privilegio. |

Cr. 8* (24); 154X83 mm., 174X103 mm.
6TVX3Ain., 6}X4TVin.

Reprint of No. 48, dated in imprint on last page, Mai 6, 181$. N.T. also issued
separately.

61.

1813. Y I Bibl I Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Argraphiad Cyfargraph. |
Rhydycnen : | . . . Argraphdy Clarendon, I Gan Bensley, Cooke, a
CoUingwood, | Argraphwyr iV Brif-Ysgol ; | . . . | 1813. I Cum
Privilegio.

Dy. %* (16); calf ; 190 X 122 mm., 223 X 144 mm.

7iX4iS in., 8i|X5Hin.

Reprint of No. 54.

62.

1814. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb. | Llundain:
I . . . George Eyre ac Andrew Strahan, | . . . | Tros Gymdeithas y
Biblau Brutanaidd ac leithoedd eraill, | A Sefydliwyd yn Llundain
yn y Flwyddyn 1804. | Ac ar werth, i Gynnorthwywyr yn unig, gan
L. B. Seeley, | yn Ystordy y Gymdeithas, 169, Fleet Street. |
1814. I

Dy. 8"> (16); double columns ; calf ; 198X in mm., 223 x 139 mm.

7HX4|in., 8|X5iij in.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 2^

First London-printed Welsh edition (stereotyped) for the B. & F.B.S. N.T. also
issued separately. Copy for press prepared by Thomas Charles. This edition was
re-issued without date, and is often described as an 1804 edition, owing to the date of
the founding of the B. & F.B.S. appearing in the imprint.

Description. — Title ; contents, h; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. A* — 3O' and h; tables
of weights, measures, money, and time, sig. 3O* ; blank, b; title of N.T.;
contents, h; text (Matt. — Rev.), sigs. A« — U* ; table of offices, etc., h. Total
pp., 960-1-320=1,280.

1814. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb. | Llundain :
I . . . George Eyre ac Andrew Strahan, | . . . | Ac ar werth gan

Longman, Hurst, Rees,Orme, a Brown, | Paternoster- Row. | 1814. |

Re-issue of the N.T. of No. 63, with altered imprint.

1815. Y I Bibl Sanctaidd : | . . . [gyd a | Nodau a Sylwadau | ar |
Bob Pen nod. | . . . | Merthjrr Tydfil: | Argraphwyd gan William
Williams. | 1815. |

La. r (4) ; calf ; 333 X 157 mm., 374x232 mm.

UAXbiVin., i4fX9iin.

Reprint of No. 26, omitting the Apocrypha and title of Prys's Ps. Issued in 24
parts.

Sigs., B — 14S* and 6, with 8 preliminary pp.

65.

1816-17. Y I Bibl Santaidd, | . . . I gydag | Ymyl-Nodau Cyfeiriol
ac Eglurhaol, | a Chrynodeb o Gynnwysiad pob Llyfr a phob
Pennod ; | hefyd, | Nodau | Hanesiol, Eglurhaol, ac Ymarferol,

ar odre y dail,
Deut. 6, 6, 7.

Gan y Parch. D. Davies, | Abertawe. |
Caerfyrddin : | Argraffwyd gan J. Evans, yn

Heol-y-Farchnad Isaf. | 18 16. |

4"* (8 and 4); double columns, with marginal notes and references, introductions to
the books, and commentary at end of each chapter; calf; 238x183 mm., 267x211 mm.

9lX7TVini ioix8TVin.

A family Bible, commonly called Bcihl Dafis Ahcrtawe^ issued in 40 parts at is.
each. The editor died before the completion of the work. David Davies, Congre-
gational Minister, of Pantteg, Carmarthenshire, wrote the notes to Revelations (see
preface.)

Description.— Title; contents, h; Y Rhagymadrodd^ a and 6; text (Gen.— Mai.),
sigs. A— 6H* and b; Cyfrijiad o rifcdi \ Llyfr au^ etc., b; title of N.T.; contents, 6/
text (Matt. — Rev.), sigs. 61* — 8B* and b ; Rhai awgrymau^ etc., and glossary,
8B« and b; title of Watts's Ps., trans. David Jones, of Caio, dated 1817; ind^
to first lines, b; text, sigs. B-— N' and b (4 pp. to a sheet). Total pp. (not
numbered), 1358.

66.

1818. Y I Cyfammod Newydd, | yn cynnwys | Cyfieithiaid
Cyffredinol | Y Pedair Efengyl, | gwedi ei ddiwygiaw | Yn ol y
Groeg I Gan John Jones, L.L.D. et J.c. | Llyndin : | Argraffwyd gan
John Williams, Ship Place, Strand; | ac ar werth gan Lackington a
Co., Finsbury- | Square; a phobgwerthwr llyfrau trwy | Gynmry. |
Pris. 58. 1 i8i8. 1

Cr.t^t Mer«ccmteDts ; short note at foot of few

2S THE BIBLE IN WALES.

A version of the four Gospels from the Greek, by John Jones, LL.D., a
barrister-at-Uw, who went the Oxford and South Wales circuits ; lx>m 1772 at
Derwydd, Llandybie, Carmarthenshire ; died 1837 ^^ Islington. He published in 1824
a History of Wales,

Description.— Title ; blank, 6 ; Rhag-ysgrifcn^ sig. a* and b ; text, sigs. B— M
and 6. Total pp., iv.+350s:254.

67.

1819. Y I Bibl I Cyssegr-Lan ; | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb Caer
Grawnt. | Caer Grawnt : | . . . loan Smith, | Argrafifydd iV Brif-
athrofa ; | tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd eraill. |
1819. I Cum Privilegio.

Cr. 8* (24); 154x83 mm., 173x106 mm.
6TVX3im., 6«X4Ain.

Reprint of No. 48, dated in imprint on last page, Mai 6, 1807.

68.

1819. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb. | Caer
Grawnt: | . . . I. Smith, Ystrydebiaethydd i'r Brifathrofa, | • • • |
tros Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd eraill. | 1819. | Cum
Privilegio.

Cr. 8" (34) ; type larger than in N.T. of No. 68, and no date in imprint on last
page ; calf ; 151x83 mm., 172x104 mm.
5«X3lin., 6fX4iin.

Description. — Title; blank, 6/ text, sigs. A"— 0» and &, pp. 3 — 330; table of
offices, etc., sig. 0*° and 6, pp. 331 — ^332.

69.

i

1819. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb. | Llundain:
... George Eyre ac Andrew Strahan, | . . . I tros Gymdeithas y
liblau Brutanaidd ac leithoedd eraill, | . . . | 1819. |

Dy. 8"* (16); 198 X III mm., 324 X 144 mm.
7«X4fin., 8HX5«in.

Reprint of the N.T. of No. 63.

70.

1819. Testament W. Salesbury. | Rhifyn I, | (Pris Chwe Cheiniog)
o'r I Testament Newydd, | yn ol | Y Cyfieithiad a Gyhoeddwyd
gan yr enwog | W. Salesbury, | gynt oV | Cae Du, Llansannan,
Sir Dinbych, | Yn y Flwyddyn 1567. | Hefyd, | Epistol Esgob
Menyw at y Cembru, | A Llythyr yr Awdwr | At y Frenhines
Elizabeth. | Bala : | Argra£fedig gan R. Saunderson. | 1819. |

Foolscap 8** (8); lines across the page ; marginal notes ; wrapper ;

130x80 mm., 158 X 102 mm.
5iX3iin., 6JX4in.

First part (all published) of a reprint of No. 5. Title on wrapper only.
Sigs., A— F, pp. 1—48.

71.

1820. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb Caer
Grawnt. | Caer Grawnt: | . . . loan Smith, | . . . | tros | Gymdeithas
Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd eraill. | 1820. | Cum Privilegio. |

Cr. 8' (24); 154x83 mm., 174x107 mm.
61^x31 in., 6iX4iin.

Reprint of No. 48, dated in imprint on last page, Mai 6, j8oy,

72.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 2g

1820. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb. | Llundain :
I . . . George Eyre ac Andrew Strahan, | . . . | tros Gymdeithas y
Biblau Brutanaidd ac leithoedd eraill, | . . . | 1820. |

Dy. S'^lib); 198x111 mm., 220x144 mm.
7HX4|in., 8«X5«in.

Reprint of the N.T. of No. 63.

73.

1821. Y I Bibl I Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrjdeb Caer
Grawnt : | . . . loan Smith, | . . . | tros | Gymdeithas Biblau
Saesoneg ac leithoedd eraill. | 182 1. | Cum Privilegio. |

Cr. 8* (24); 154X83 mm., 173 x106 mm.
6TVX3jin., 6||X4TVin.

Reprint of No. 48, dated in imprint on last page, Mai 6, 1807.

74.

1821. Testament | Newydd |. . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb. | Caer
Grawnt: | . . . I. Smith, | . . . | tros Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg
ac leithoedd eraill. | 1821. | Cum Privilegio. |

Cr. 8** (24); 151 X 83 mm., 172 X 104 mm.
5«X3iin., 6fX4iin.

Reprint of No. 69.

75.

1821. Y I Bibl I Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Argraphiad Cyfargraph. |
Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy Clarendon, | Gan Samuel Collingwooa
ac eraill, | Argraphwjrr i'r Brif-Ysgol; | . . . | 1821. [Cum
Privilegio.

Dy. 8"* (16); calf; 190x122 mm., 224x148 mm.

7iX4H in., 8^X5*1 in. ; 1,188 pp.

Reprint of No. 54. Price, 15s. bound. N.T. also issued separately.

76.

1821. Y I Beibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Y Cyfieithiad Cyntaf Vr
Gymraeg, | Gan William Morgan, D.D. | A argraphwyd yn
Llundain yn y flwyddyn 1588. | Dolgellau: | Ad-argraphwyd a
Chyhoeddwyd, gan R. Jones. | 1821. |

4° (4); 2 founts of Roman type; double columns, with marginal notes, and shori
comments at foot of few pages; calf; 239x193 mm., 269x219 mm.

9TVX7Sin., ioAX8|in.

Reprint of No. 6, omitting the Apocrypha. Issued in 22 parts at is. each, and sold
l)ound at ;^i 7s.

Description. — Title; blank, 6; Latin dedication to Queen Elizabeth, names of
promoters, and contents, a — 6; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. A — 8M and 6, pp. i^^86;
title of N.T.; blank, 6; text (Matt.~Rev.), sigs. A— 3B* and 6, pp. 3 — 204.
Total pp., 894.

77.

1 822-2 1-22. Y | BiblSanctaidd: | . . . | gyda | Nodau a Sylwadau
ar bob pennod. | Gan y diweddar Barchedig Peter Williams.
. . . I Yr Wythfed Argra£Bad. | Caernarfon: | Argraffwyd a
chyhoeddwyd gan L. E. Jones; ac ar wertb gan £. CarneSi
Tre-ffynnon. | M, DCCC, XXII. |

4' (4); 227x187 mm., 266x221 mm.
8HX7f in., io|x8|in.

30 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

Reprint of No. 26, issued in 32 parts at is. each, omitting the Apocrypha, but
including, for the first time as part of Bcibl Peter Williams^ a biography and portrait
of the commentator from an engraving in The Gospel Magazine for 1777. The
biography is an abridged reprint of the 1817 edition published and translated from the
English of Peter Williams by Owen Williams (" Owain Gwyrfai "), of Waunfawr.
Title of N.T. dated 1821, and Prys's Ps. 1822.

Sigs., a— h« and b; A — 9T' and b; A— 4D* and b; A— I \_sic S] and 6. Biography
occupies last 10 pp. Total pp. (not numbered, except first 24), 1,206.

78.

1 822-2 1. Y I Bibl Santaidd ; | . . . | gyda | Nodau a Sylwadau | ar
bob penned. | . . . | Caerfyrddin: | . . . J. Evans, . . . |
M, DCCC, XXII. I

4° (8); 232x153 mm., 270x219 mm.
91 X 6} in., lojxajin.

Reprint of No. 26, issued in 32 parts at is. each, omitting the Apocrypha, and
substituting Watts's Ps. as in No. 66 for Prys's. Title of N.T. dated AT, DCCC, XXI.

Sigs., A — 5K*, A — Oo*, and A — N. Total pp. (not numbered, except first 8), 1,196.

79.

1822-21. Y I Bibl Santaidd, | . . . | gydag | Ysgrythyrau Cyfeiriol, |
a I Sylwadau Eglurhaol, | y'nghanol y ddalen. | . . . | Caerfyrddin:
I ... J. Evans, . . . | M,DCCC,XXII. |

Dy. 8° (8); large type; double columns, with notes and references between;
calf; 200x112 mm., 222x137 mm.
7iX4TV»n-. 8JX5|in.

With anonymous modern preface. Issued in 28 parts at 6d. each.

Description. — Title ; Enwan . . . Llyfrau^ etc., b; Rhagyniadrodd^ a — 6,
pp. iii. — iv.; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. a — 60* and 6, pp. i — 1,018 ; title of N.T.,
dated 182 1 ; Enwau . . . Llyfran^ etc., b; text (Matt. — Rev.), sigs. A* — 2X*
and 6, pp. i — 348. Total pp., i v. -f 1,0184-348^1,370.

80,

1822. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb. | Caer
Grawnt: | . . . | loan Smith, | . . . | tros | Gymdeithas Biblau
Saesoneg ac leithoedd eraill. | Cum Privilegio. | 1822. |

Cr. 8'' (24); 151x83 mm., 175x102 mm.
5MX3iin., 6JX4in.

Reprint of No. 69.

81.

1822. Testament Newydd | . . . | gyda | Sylwadau ar odre y Dail.
A Gyhoeddwyd y waith gyntaf j Gan y Parch. Titus Lewis, | . . . .
Yr ail argraffiad. | . . . | Caerfyrddin: | Argraffwyd ac ar werth
gan D. Evans, | yn Heol-Spilman, a J. Evans, yn Heol- | y-Farchnad
Isaf. I 1822.

12 (12); calf ; 119x68 mm., 127x78 mm.

4UX2H in., 5x3* in. ; 316 pp.

Reprint of No. 43, issued in 4 parts at 6d. each, sold bound for is. 6d.

Description. — Title; Enwau a Threfn Llyfrau^ etc., b; text, pp. 3 — 416.

82.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 3 1

1822. Testament Newydd | . . . | Gyda rhai | Sylwadau ar odreur
dail, I Gan J. Jenkins, | Gvveinidog yi* Efengyl yn Hengoed.
I Merthyr Tydfil: | . . . J. Jenkins, ar y Llan-dir : . . . |
1822. I

Foolscap 8° (8) ; double columns ; no chapter-contents ; note at foot of 2 pp., to
evade the copyright of the King's printers ; calf; 127x79 mm., 144x96 mm.

SXaAin-, 5HX3f in.

Known as Testament SttSn Shincyn o*r Hengoed, John Jenkins, D.D., Baptist
minister, of Hengoed, Glamorganshire, having published and printed it at his own
press.

Description. — Title ; contents, b ; text, sigs. A«— 3I and 6, pp. 3 — 434 ; Y
Graddau Carcnnydd a Chyfathrach, sig. 3P; blank, b. Total pp., 436.

88.

1823. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan ; | . . . Argraffiad Ystrydeb Caer
Grawnt. | CaerGrawnt: | . . . loan Smith, | . . . | tros j Gymdeithas
Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd eraill. | 1823. | Cum Privilegio. |

Cr. 8" (24); 154x83 mm., 174x107 mm.
^X3tVini 6JX4T^in.

Reprint of No. 48, dated in imprint on last page, Mai 6, 1807.

84.

1823. Testament Newydd | . . . | Yr Ysgrj'thyrau Cyfeiriol ar ymyl
y dail, | Gan y Parch. John Canne; | ynghyd a | Sylwadau ar odreu
y dail. | . . . | Caerfyrddin : | . . . Jonathan Harris. |
M.DCCC,XXIII.

Foolscap 8" (12); 139x77 mm., 150x89 mm.

5*X3TVin., 5HX3iin.

Reprint of the N.T. of No. 32, price 2s.

Description. — Half title ; contents, b; title ; text, b of A— T«, pp. 2—221 ; table
of offices, etc, b. Total pp., ii. +222^224.

85.

1 823-25. Y I Bibl | Sanctaidd: | . . . | Gyd a | Nodau a Sylwiadau
arbobPennod, | Gany | Parch. Peter Williams. | . . . | Llundain:
Argraffwyd yn yr Axgraff-Wasg Caxton, gan Henry Fisher.
(Argraffydd yn Gyffredin iV Brenin.) | Cyhoeddedig yn 38, Heol
Newgate, a chan holl Gwerthwyr Llyfrau yn y Deyrnas. | 1823. |

La- ^ (4); 339x202 mm., 371x244 mm.
12JX7* in-. I5UX9S i».

Reprint of No. 26, omitting Prys's Ps., but incluling a portrait of the editor
(Peter Bailey Williams, Rector ol Llanrug and Llanberis, son of Peter Williams), a
large number of engravings, the biography as in No. 78, and the Apocrypha. Title of
N.T. dated 1825. Imprint on last pAge, Llundain: Argraphwyd yng Xguujsg Caxton,
gan H. Fisher, Son, & Co. This reprint was advertised by the publishers as being
according to Peter Williams's original plan, and as having been first revised and
corrected by Evan Evans (" leuan Brydydd Hir '*). Issued in 13S parts at 6d. each, or
in five-shilling sections. (See under No. 26 for reprints.)

32 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

Description.— Portrait of Peter Bailey Williams, dated 1825; Tal-Eilun (frontis-
piece), dated 182J; title; blank, b; Uythyr y Cyhoeddwr^ etc., pp. 3 — 4 ;
Hanes . . . Peter Williams, sigs. fa] — [6]' and 6, pp. 5 — 12; Mymgafr Bibi,
sigs. [c]— [</] and 6, pp. 13—18; Swm yr hoU Vsgrythurau^ b of sig. Td^ — [^]*,
pp. 18 — 19; Gweddiy 6, p. 20; Erthyglau, sigs. [e] — [/], pp. 21 — 25; Llithiau, b
of [/]— [ij, pp. 26—29; Tabl i gad allan y Pasg, b of sig. [g], p. 30; Tabl o'r
Gwyliau Symmiuiol^ sig. [^]*, p. 31; Enwau , . . Uyfrau, etc., &, p. 32; text
(Gen, — Mai.), sigs. B — 8 H«, pp. 5—675; tables, 6, p. 676; text (Apooypha),
sigs. 8 1—9 R« and 6, pp. 677— «04; Tdlwyneb (frontispiece); title of N.T., dated
1825; Enwau . . . Llyfrau^ b; text (Matt — Rev.), sigs. 9 S* — 12 F, pp. 807 — 1033;
tables, b — 12 F* add 6, pp. 1034 — 1036; title of P^'s Ps.; index to first lines, b;
text, sigs. A*— H» and 6, pp. 3—32; Hymnau^ sigs. I — !•, pp. 33—35; Gweddiau,
sig. I* and 6, pp.. 35—36. Total pp., 32+1032+36=1100.

86.

1823-27. Y| Bib! Dwyieithog, | yn cynnwys jrr | Ysgrythyrau
Santaidd, | yn ol y cyiieithad awdurdodedig, | Yn yr ieithoedd
Cymraeg a Saesoneg, | gyda | Darlleniadau a Chyfeiriadau Ymylenol
helaeth, | cyflenwedig a | Rhai Nodiadau Eglurhaol, | gan | Y
Parch. Joseph Harris. | Abertawy: | Argraffedig a Chyoeddedig gan
J. Harris a J. A. Williams, 25, Heol-Fawr. | MDCCCXXHI—
MDCCCXXVII.

4to (4 and 8); double columns, with notes and references; calf;

240x182 mm., 265x216 mm.
9AX7iV»n-. I0tVX8J in.

First Welsh-English Bible, edited and partly published by Joseph Harris ** Gomer,"
who died (August, 1825,) while the work was in the press. Issued in 45 parts at
IS. each, or 9 sections at 53. each, comprising 2 vols. (I., Gen. — Canticles ; II.,
Isaiah— Rev.) Vol. II. was published by J. A. Williams alone. The circulation
was very large, 1,500 copies being subscribed for in Glamorganshire and Monmouth-
shire only. Reprinted in 1839 and circa 1850.

Description. — Frontispiece, Prodigal Son, dated 1827; title (Welsh), dated
MDCCCXXIII^MDCCCXXVII. ; contents, 6; title (English), dated
MDCCCXXHI— MDCCCXXVII.] contents, 6; text (Gen.— Canticles, Vol. I.),
si)?s. B— N*, pp. 1—785; Terfyn y Gyfrol /., etc., b; title (Welsh) of Vol. II.,
62iiQd MDCCCXXV—MDCCCXXVIL] blank, 6; title (English) of Vol. II., dated
MDCCCXXV—MDCCCXXVIL] blank, b; text (Isaiah— Zech. vi. 5), sigs.
2N'— 6Z* and 6, pp. 787—1056; text (Zech. vi. 5— Mai.), sigs. /E— CE*, pp.
1057— 1067; Terfyn y Prophwydt, etc., b; title (Welsh) of N.T., dated
MDCCCXXVII,] blank, b; title (English) of N.T„ dated MDCCCXXVIU\ blank,
h; text (Matt.— Rev.), sigs. B— 2X% pp. 5—343; Cyfrcs,—A Table, 6. Total pp„
1,420.

87.

1824-23-24. Y | Bibl Sanctaidd: | . . . | gyda | Nodau a Sylwadau
ar bob penned. | Argraffiad Newydd. | . . . | Caerfyrddin : | . . .
Jonathan Harris, . . . | M,DCCC,XXIV. |

4** (4); calf; 244x155 mm,, 268x213 mm.
91^X6^ in., I0j\x8i in.

Reprint of No. 26, omitting the Apocrypha. Title of N.T. dated M,DCCC,XXIII.,
and Prys's Ps. M,DCCC,XXIV, Issued in 30 parts at is. each. Proposals for this
reprint appear in Harris's Catalogue of Welsh Books (1818), where it is requested that
subscribers should give their names to David Humphreys, Nant-y-llan, Llandefeiliog
(see under No, 50), or to printer.

Sigs., A— ioE« and 6, pp. 1—848; and A— 4T« and ft, pp. 1—352. Total pp„ 1,20a

88.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 33

1824. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan ; | . . . | Argraphiad Ystrydeb. |
Rhydychain : | . . . Argraffdy Clarendon, | Gan Samuel Colling-
wood ac ereill, | . . . Tros y Bibl Gytndeithas Gartrefol a
Thramor, | . . . | 1824. Cum Privilegio. |

Dy. S'' (16); 190x99 mm., 221 X 149 mm.
7iX3|in., SfxsJin.

Reprint of No. 63.

89.

1824. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Argraphiad Ystrydeb. |
Rhydycnain : I . . . Argraffdy Clarendon, | Gan Samuel Colling-
wood ac ereill, | . . . | Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwbodaeth
Gristionogol; | . . . | 1824. | Cum Privilegio. |

Dy. 8"* (16); 190x122 mm., 225x148 mm.

7iX4il in., 8JX5H in. ; 1,176 pp.

Reprint of No. 54, omitting prefaces, collect, etc. N.T. also issued separately. I

90.

1824. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . Argraffiad Ystrydeb Caer-
grawnt. | Caergravvnt: | . . . loan Smith, | . . . | tros | Gymdeithas
Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd eraill. | 1824. | Cum Privilegio. |

Cr. 8*124); calf; 154 x83 mm., 177 x106 mm.

6TVX3lin., 6i*X4TVin.

Reprint of No. 48.

90a.

1824. Testament I Nevvydd | . . . I Argraffiad Ystrydeb. I Llundain :
I . . . George Eyre ac Andrew Strahau, | . . . | Tros Gymdeithas
y Biblau Brutanaidd ac leithoedd eraill, | . . . | 1824. |

Dy. 8** (16); calf; 198x113 mm., 225x144 mm.

71 X 4tV in. , 7J X 5« «n. ; 320 pp .

Reprint of the N.T. of No. 63.

91.

1824. Y Testament Newydd | Dwyieithawg. | . . . | Gyda nodau
cyfeiriol o bob adnod. | . . . | Clwyd-Wasg : | Dinbych, | . . .
Thomas Gee : | . . . | 1824. | The Duoglott | New Testament. | . . .
With marginal notes to every verse. I . . . | Clwydian Press : |

: I . . . I i8i

Denbigh, | . . . Thomas Gee : | . . . | 1834. |
Foolscap 8* (12); doable cohunnt, wiUi i c to mc M botwaea

First separate ed'n o£ BL!

Descriptiom.— Tifl**
A— aX«, pp. I-

£

mil., 162x99 mm.

34 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1825. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain : | . . . George Eyre
ac Andrew Strahan, | . • . | Tros y Gymdeithas Biblau Brutanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | 1825. |

12* (24); double columns; leather; 115x62 mm., 133x81 mm.

4AX2Am. ,5AX3Ain.

N.T. also issued separately.

Description. — ^Title ; contents, 6; text (Gen.— MaL), sigs. A* — Gg', pp. 3 — 709 ;
blank, b; title of N.T.; contents, b; text (Matt— Rev.), sigs. [A*]— K" and 6,
PP- [3]— [240]. Total pp., 710+240=950.

98.

1825. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Gyda | Sylwadau Eglurhaol ar
bob Pennod. | Gan | Y Parchedig John Wesley, M.A. | . . . |
Dolgellau, . . . Richard Jones, | 1825. |

4** (4); double columns, with references and commentary below text;

238x183 mm., 262x214 mm.
9AX7Ain., ioAx8Ain.

Translation of John Wesley's Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (ist
English ed'n, 1754), issued in 20 parts at is, each. Re-translated and published in
1850. (See 190a).

Description. — ^Title ; blank, b ; Rhagymadrodd^ pp. v. — viii. ; text, sigs. A — 5N
and 6. Total pp. (not numbered, except first 6), vi. +41 8=424.

94.

1826. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb. | Llundain :
I . . . George Eyre ac Andrew Strahan, | . . . | Tros y Gymdeithas

Biblau Brutanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1826. |

Dy. 8*" (16); 200x113 mm., 228x146 mm. .
7lX4Ain., 9x5} in.

Reprint of No. 63.

95.

1826. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb Caer
Grawnt. | Caer Grawnt : | . . . loan Smith, | . . . | Cum Privilegio. |
1826. I

Cr. 8« (24); calf, stamped for the S.P.C.K.; 155x84 mm., 176x107 mm.

6iX3Ain., 6HX4Ain.

Reprint of No. 48, dated in imprint on last page, Mai d, i8oy. Collect in English
inside front cover.

96.

1826. Testament Newydd | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb. I Caer
Grawnt : | . . . loan Smith, | . . . | tros | Gymdeithas Biblau
Saesoneg ac leithoedd eraill. | 1826. | Cum Privilegio. |

Cr. 8' (24); calf; 150x84 mm., 176x106 mm.

5lX3Ain., 6||X4TVin.

Reprint of No. 69, with date in imprint of last page, Mai 7, 1806,

97.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 35

1826. The | New Testament | in Welsh and English. | Testament
Newydd, | . . . | Rhydychain : | . . . Argraffdy Clarendon, | Gan
Samuel Collingwood ac eraill, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
Brutanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1826. |

Cr. 8** (24); parallel columns; 158x87 mm., 181 x 109 mm.

6iX3fin., 7iX4A>n.

First Welsh-English cd'n of N.T. for the B. & F.B.S., who agreed to take 2,000
coftes of those worked off at the Clarendon Press for the S.P.C.K. The latter Society,
however, refused to take any copies, because of the orthographical innovations of the
editor, John Jones, M.A. (" loan Tegid "), who used the text of No. 54 to print from,
and read by that which was corrected by Mr. Charles, of Bala [No. 63] (Gwaith
Gwallter Mechain; 1866-68; vol. HI., p. 219.)

Description. — Title; blank, h; contents, a; blank, b; text, sigs. A — Gg* and fr;
table of ofifices, sig. Gg* and 6. Total pp. (not numbered), 713.

98.

1826. The Duoglott I New Testament, | with notes. | Testament
Newydd I . . . | yn Gymraeg ac yn Saesoneg, | gyda | Sylwadau
Eglurhaol. | . . . | Caerfyrddin: | . • . Jonathan Harris; | . . . |
1826. I

Foolscap 8* (8); parallel columns; 136x77 mm., 147x93 mm,

51 X 3 in., 5H X 3« in. ; 384 PP.

Issued in 9 parts.

Description. — Title; blank, b; contents in Welsh and English, a; blank, 6;
text, sigs. A* — 38^, pp. (5)— (383); table of offices, etc., in Welsh and English, a.
Total pp., 384.

99.

1 826-22. Y I Bibl Sanctaidd: | . . . | gyda | Nodau a Sylwadau |
ar bob pennod. | Gan y diweddar Barchedig Peter Williams. | . . .
Y Nawfed Argraffiad. | Caernarfon: | Argraffwyd a Chyhoeddwyd
gan L. E. Jones, yn Heol-y-Bont. | M,DCCC,XXII. |

4*" (8); calf; 335x190 mm., 270x216 mm.

9i X 7i in., lof X 8 A in. ; 1 474 PP.

Reprint of No. 26, but the preliminary matter (including portrait and biography),
and the tables and Prys's Ps. at the end, are the surplus sheets of No. 78. The general
title-page, although dated like No. 78, is not the same (C/.) Gen. — Mai. is of the same
reprint as the N.T., called on title Argraffiad Newydd, and dated MfiCCCyXXVI.
Issued in 46 parts, at is. each.

100.

1 826-23. Y I Bibl Sanctaidd : | . . . | gydag | Ysgrythyrau Cyfeiriol

Ynghyd a | Sylwadau
J. Harris. |

ar ymyl y dail. J Gan y Parch. John Canne.
ar odreu y dail. | . . . | Caerfyrddin :
M, DCCC, XXVI. I

Foolscap 8* (12); 139x77 mm., 153x91 mm.

5iX3TVin., 6x3 A in.

Reprint of the O.T. of No. 32, made up with the surplus sheets of the N.T. of
No. 85, issued between 1825 and 1826 in 6 parts at 2s, each.

701.

36 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1827. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan ; | . . . | Argrafifiad Ystrydeb Caer
Grawnt : | . . . loan Smith, | . . . | tros | Gymdeithas Biblau
Saesoneg ac leithoedd eraill. | 1827. | Cum Privilegio. |

Cr. 8** (24); 154x84 mm., 179x108 mm.
^iVXaA-in., 7TVX4iin.

Reprint of No. 48.

102.

1827. Y Testament Newydd | Dwyieithawg. | . . . | Gyda nodau
cyfeiriol o bob adnod. | . . . | Gomer-Wasg : | Dolgellau, | . . .
R. Jones. | 1827. | The Duoglott | New Testament. | . . . |
Gomerian Press: | . . . R. Jones. | 1827. |

Foolscap 8° (16); 137x74 mm., 149x95 mm.

5|X2«in., Six 31 in.

Reprint of No. 92, price 5s. in boards, and 6s. in calf.

Description. — Title; blank, h; text, sigs, A — XX* and &, pp. i — 470; table of
offices, etc., 6, p. 470.

lOB.

1823-27. Y I Bibl | Sanctaidd : | . . . | Gyd a | Nodau a Sylwiadau
ar bob Pennod, | Gan y | Parch. Peter Williams. | . . . | Llundain:
I . . . Argra£f-wasg Caxton, gan Henry Fisher. | . . . | 1823. |

Re-issue of No. 86, omitting the Apocrypha. N.T. title-page dated 1827,

104.

1827. Testament Newydd. | . . . | Argrafiiad Ystrydeb. | Llundain :
I George Eyre ac Andrew Strahan, . . . | Tros y Gymdeithas
Biblau Brutanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1827. |

Dy. 8' (16); 200X III mm., 224x141 mm.

71 X 4l in., 8i| X 5t^ in. ; 320 pp.

Reprint of N.T. of No. 63, price 2s. 3d. and 3s.

105.

1828. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Argraphiad Ystrydeb. |
Rhydychain: | . . . Argraffdy Clarendon, | Gan Samuel Collingwood
ac ereill, | . . . | Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwbodaeth
Gristionogol; | . . . | 1828. | Cum Privilegio. |

Dy. 8' (16); 190X 122 mm., 226X 150 mm.

74X4« in., 8^X5} in. ; 1,184 PP.

Reprint of No. 54, N.T. also issued separately.

106.

1828. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Argrafifiad Ystrydeb Caer
Grawnt. I Caer Grawnt: I . . . loan Smith, I ... I Cum Privilegio.
■ 1828. '

Cr. 8* (24); 154x84 mm., 178 x 106 mm.
6TVX3Ain., 7X4Ain.

Reprint of No. 48.

107.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 37

1828-30. Y| Bibl Sanctaidd; | sef yr | Hen Destament, | a*r
Newydd, | gyda | Nodau a Sylwadau ar bob Pennod, | gan y
Diweddar Barch. Peter Williams. | . . . | Caerfyrddin : | . . .
J. L. Brigstocke, yn Heol-y-Bont. | M,DCCC,XXVIII. |

4' (4); 229 X 178 mm., 267 X 216 mm.
9x7 in., loixSiin.

Reprint of No. 26, omitting the Apocrypha, Title of N.T, dated 1830. Issued in
parts.

Description. — Frontispiece, Tal-lun. \ Duwioldehy yn cad ci chynnorlhwyo gan
Ffydd a Gohaith^ yn dcrbyn y Bibl Sanctaidd o ddwylaw Gwirioncdd, \
Piety ^ suffortcd by Hope & Faith^ receiving the Holy Bible from the hand of
Truth, I ; title and preliminaries, sigs. a — d* and 6, and I — 2 and b; text
(Gen. — Rev.), sigs. A — 9U», pp. 5 — 1,007; tables, sigs. 6 of 9U* — 9X* and 6;
Prys's Ps., sigs. A — L» and 6. Total pp., 1,078.

108.

1828. Testament | Newydd, | . . . | Argrafifiad Ystrydeb. | Rhyd-
ychain: | . . . ArgrafTdy Clarendon, | Gan Samuel Collingwood ac
eraill, | . . . | 1828. |

Cr. 8' (24); 157x84 mm., 193x117 mm.

6AX3tV in., 7AX 4l in. ; iv.+ 356=360 pp.

Known as Testament Tegid^ John Jones, M.A. (" loan Tegid") having edited it for
the S.P.C.K. He substituted his own system of orthography, as in No. 98, for that of
No. 54 and its subsequent reprints. An order for 5,000 copies given by the B. & F.B.S.
was rescinded in consequence of the alterations made in the orthography of which
they had not been apprised.

109.

1829. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan ; | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | • • • loan
Smith, I ... I tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd
eraill. | 1829. | Cum Privilegio. |

Cr. 8** (24); 154x84 mm., 182x109 mm.
6TVX3Ain., 7AX4jin.

Reprint of No. 48, with rule border around titles of both O. and N.T.

110.

1829. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan ;
Grawnt: | . . . loan Smith,

... I Argraffiad Ystrydeb. | Caer
. I tros Gymdeithas Biblau

Saesoneg ac leithoedd eraill, | 1829. | Cum Privilegio. |

Cr. 8** (24); 154x84 mm., 179x108 mm.
6AX3AinM 7T^X44in.

Reprint of No« 48. N.T. also issued separately.

111.

1 829. Y I Bibl f Cyssegr-Lan; | . . .
ychain: | . . . Argrafifdy Clarendon,

eraill, | . . . | Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwbodaeth
Gristionogol ; | . . . | 1829. | Cum Privilegio. |

Argraffiad Ystrydeb. | Rhyd-
Gan Samuel Collingwood ac

Dy. 8'' (16); 190 X 122 mm., 226 X 148 mm.

7iX4H in., 8|X5H in.; 1,184 PP-
Reprint of No. 54.

llJi.

38 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1829. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Argrafiiad Ystrydeb. I Llundain:
I . . . George Eyre ac Andrew Strahan, | . . . | Tros y Gymdeithas
Biblau Brutanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1829. |

Dy. 8*" on title [SmalUpica SvoJ] (16); 200x1 11 mm., 227x143 mm.

7J X 4f in., 8H X 5* in. ; 320 pp.

Reprint of the N.T. of No. 63.

lis.

1829. Testament | Newydd, | . . . | Argrafiiad Ystrydeb. | Rhyd-
ychain: | . . . Argraffdy Clarendon, | Gan Samuel CoUingwood ac
eraill, | . . . | Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristionogol,
1829.

Cr. 8'*(24); 157x84 mm., 193 x115 mm.

6A X 3 A in., 7* X 4A in. ; iv.+356=36o pp.

Reprint of No. 109.

114.

1829. [Y I Bibl Sanctaidd: | . . . | gyda | Nodau a Sylwadau | ar
bob penned. | Gan y diweddar Barchedig Peter Williams. | . . . |
Caernarfon: | . . . L. E. Jones, . . . | M,DCCC,XXIX. | ]

4** (8); 236x179 mm., 261x216 mm.
9JX7tV in.» lO^xS^in.

No j)erfect copy seen. Title copied from No. 100. Reprint of No. 26, omitting
the Apocrypha. Issued in parts.

115.

1830-29. Y I Bibl | Santaidd : | . . . | yn nghyd a | Sylwadau
helaeth ar bob Pennod, | a | Nodau Cyfeiriol | ar ymyl y ddalen. |
... I Caerfyrddin: | . . . J. Evans, . . . | M, DCCC, XXX. |

4* (8 and 4); 240x156 mm., 268x219 mm.
9^X6? in., lOixSfin.

Reprint of No. 26, omitting the Apocrypha, Issued in 30 parts at is. each.

Description. — ^Title; blank, 6; Llythyr y Cyhocddwr^ sig, a* and 6; Gweddi dros
holl ystad Eglwys Crista sig. A» ; Tahlau o Oesoedd y Bydy b ; Swm yr holl
YsgrythyraUy sig. A* and 6, pp. [vii] — [viii]; Erihyglau^ sigs. B — B» and b;
Rhai HoliadaUj etc., sig. B* and 6; Afynegai y Btbly sigs. C — C* and b; LlithiaUy
^\g. D and b; Y Calendar, sigs. D«— D»; Tabl i gad y Pasc.b; Tabl 0>r
Gwyliau Sytnudol, sig. D*; Enwau . . . Llyfrati, b ; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs.
A— 5K* and b; title of N.T., dated MfiCCC,XXlX.; Enwau . . . Llyfrau, b;
text (Matt.— Rev.), sigs. A'* — Oo'» and b; tables, sigs. Oo»— Oo* and b; title of
Watts's Ps. (translated by David Jones), called Y Pcdwarydd Argraffiad^ and
dated 182^; index to first lines, b; text, in treble columns, sigs. B — N* and 6.
Total pp. (not numbered), 1,194.

116.

1830. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb. |
Llundain : | . . . George Eyre ac Andrew Strahan, J • • • f Tros y
Gymdeithas Biblau Brutanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1830. |

Dy. 8°, on title [Small-pica Svo.], (16); 200X iii mm., 230 X 141 mm.

7J X 4f in., 9tV X 5t^ in. ; 1,278 pp.

Reprint of No. 63, omitting tables,

117.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 39

1830. Testament Newydd | . . . | Argrafiiad Ystrydeb. | Rhyd-
ychain: | . . . Argrafifdy Clarendon, | Gan Samuel Collingwood ac
eraill, | Argraffwyri'rBrifysgol; | trosy BiblGymdeithasBrutanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | 1830. |

Cr. 8* (24) ; 156x83 mm., 181 X 108 mm.

6| X3 A in., 71 X44 in. ; ^.+354=358 pp.

Price, to societies, is. 5d. and 2s. 2d.; to sut>scribers, is. id. and is. 9d.

118.

1831. Y I Bibl I Cyssegr-Lan ; | . . . I Caer Grawnt: | . . . loan
Smith, I ... I tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd
eraiU. | Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.XXXI. |

Cr. 8° (24); 154x84 mm., 177x106 mm.
6tVX3A in., 6«X4Ain.

Reprint of No. 48.

119.

1831. The I New Testament, | in Welsh and English. | Testament
Newydd, | . . . | Rhydychain: | . . . Argraffdy y Brifysgol, | Gan
Samuel Collingwood ac eraill, | . . . | Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu
Gwybodaeth Gristionogol. | . . . | 1831. |

Cr. 8* (24); 159x85 mm., 195 x 116 mm.
6JX3Ain., 7|X4Ain.

Reprint of No. 98.

Sigs., A — Gg». Total pp. (not numbered), 730.

120.

1831. Y I Bibl I Sanctaidd: I . . . | gyd a | Nodau a Sylwadau ar
bob pennod, | gan y | Parch. Peter Williams. | . . . | Llundain : |
. . . H. Fisher, Son, & Co. . . . |

Reprint of No. 86. Title of N.T. dated 1831, A wrapper of one of the parts is
dated 1830,

121.

1831. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George Eyre
ac Andrew Strahan, | . . . | Tros y Gymdeithas Biblau Brutanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | 183 1. |

12'' (24); 115x62 mm., 131x81 mm.

4AX2tV in., 5AX3A in.; 240 pp.

Reprint of the N.T. of No. 93.

122.

1832. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . loan
Smith, I ... I tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd
eraill. | Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.XXXII. |

Cr. %'* (24); 154x84 mm., 179x108 mm.
6TVX3Ain., 7TVX4iin.

Reprint of No. 48, with rule border around titles of both O. and N.T.

12s.

40 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1832. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan, . . . | Llundain: | . . . George Eyre
ac Andrew Spottiswoode, . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1832. |

12** (24); 115x62 mm., 131 x8i mm.
4AX2Ain., SAX 3^ in.

Reprint of No. 93.

124.

1833. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . loan
Smith, I ... I M.DCCC.XXXIII. |

Cr. 8* (24); 154x84 mm., 177x107 mm.
6TVX3Ain., 7X4* in.

Reprint, for the S.P.C.K., of No. 48. Collect inside front cover.

124a.

1833. Y Bibl Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Rhydychain: | . . . | 1833. I

Dy. 8vo.

Recorded in the Salesbury Library shelf-list. No copy found.

125.

1833. Y I Bibl Teuluaidd, I . . . | gyd ag | Adfyfyriadau helaeth
ar bob pennod, | gan | Y Parch. John Brown, | o Haddington, | a
hoU nodau cyfeiriol yr un gwr ar ymyl y ddalen: | hefyd, | Pigion
o'r pethau mwyaf nodedig a rhagorol yn Esponiad \y \ Parch.
Matthew Henry, | gyd a hynny, | Nodiadiau Achlysurol ar Fannau
Neillduol, | allan | o waith amryw o'r awdwyr mwyaf enwog a
dysgedig ; y'nghyd aV teithwyr goreu eu gair, | yn gystal hen a
diweddarach. | . . . | Bala: | . . . R. Saunderson. | 1833. |

4* (8); 223x186 mm., 288x235 mm.
7T»rX7l^ in., ii-ArX9lin.

Family Bible, edited by John Humphreys, of Caerwys. Issued in shilling parts,
comprising three books, viz.:— I., Gen.— Ps.; II., Pro v. —Mai.; III., Matt. — Rev.

126.

1833. Testament Newydd. | . . . | Caer Grawnt | . . . loan Smith, |
Argrafifydd i'r Brifathrofa. | Cmn Privilegio. | M.DCCC.XXXni. |

Cr. 8** (24); 154x84 mm., 174 x 106 mm.

6TVX3tV in-i 6HX4A i"- ; 332 pp.

Reprint of N.T. of No. 48.

Description.— Title; blank, h; Enwau . . . Llfrau [sic], etc., sig. A«; blank, b;
text, sigs. A» — 0»° and 6, pp. 5 — 332.

127.

183 3. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George Eyre ac
Andrew Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | 1833. |

12**, on title Pearl 24tno. (24); 115x62 mm., 131 x 81 mm.

4AX2TVin., 5lVX3iVin.

Reprint of N.T. of No. 93.

128.

BIBLIOGRAPHY 4I

1834. Y J Bibl Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Rhydychen : | Argraphdy y
Brifysgol, | Gan Samuel Collingwood ac ereill, | . . . | Tros y
Gytndeithas cr Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristionogol. | . . . f
M.DCCC.XXXIV. I Cum Privilegio. |

Dy. 8* (16); double columns, with marginal notes and references; calf;

205 X 103 mm., 231 X 154 n»in«
8TVX4inM 9tx6Ain.

N.T. also issued separately.

Description. — Blank, a; Colect, b; title, a; blank, h; Enwau . . . Llyfrau^ etc.,
a; blank, b; Bishops' preface (in English and Welsh), a; blank, b; text
(Gen. — Mai), sigs. A — 3K« and b; text (Apoc.), sigs. 3K^ — 4A»; blank, b;
title of N.T.; blank, b; text (Matt. — Rev.), sigs. 4A* — ^4T' and 6; 3 maps
(folded). Total pp. (not numbered), 1,414.

129.

1834. Y

Smith,

Bibl I Cyssegr-Lan ; | . . .1 Caer Grawnt: | . . . loan
. . . I Cum PrivUegio. | M.DCCC.XXXIV. |

Cr. 8*" (24); 150x85 mm., 178 X 105 mm.
5lX5A>nM 7x41 in.

Reprint of No. 48 for the S.P.C.K.

ISO.

1835-32. Y I Bibl Sanctaidd: | . . . | gyda | Nodau a Sylwadau ar
bob pennod. | Argrafiiad Newydd. | . . . | Caerfyrddin: | . . .
Edward Morris, Heol-Awst. | 1835. |

4'' (4); 241 X 181 mm., 256x207 mm.
9AX7jin., ioAx8|in.

Reprint of No. 26, omitting the Apocrypha. Title of N.T. dated i8$2. Issued in
30 parts at is. each. This reprint was commenced by Jonathan Harris, of Dark Gate,
Carmarthen, and finished by the printer whose name appears in the imprint of the
general title. (See p. 3 of wi*apj)er of Scren Gomer^ Feb., 1836.)

ISl.

1835. Y I Bibl | Sanctaidd : | . . . | Gyd a | Nodau a Sylwiadau ar
bob Pennod, | Gan y | Parch. Peter Williams. | . . . | Llundain :
. . . I H. Fisher, Son, a P. Jackson, 38, Newgate-Street. | . . .

1835- '

Reprint of No. 86, omitting the Apocrypha.

ISla.

1835. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb. | Llundain :
I . . . George Eyre ac Andrew Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl
Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1835. |

Dy. 8°, on title [Smalipica Svo.] (16); 200X m mm., 230 X 144 mm.

7iX4|in., 9TVX5lin.;

Reprint of No. 63, omitting tables.

132.

1835. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan; | . . .(Argraffiad Ystrydeb. I Caer
Grawnt: | . . . loan Smith, | . . . | tros | Gymdeithas Biblau
SaesonegacIeithoeddEraill. | Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.XXXV. |

Cr. 8 (24); 154x84 mm., 179x108 mm.
6TVX3Ain., 7AX44in.

Reprint of No. 48.

ISS.
F

42 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1835. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . loan Smith ,
... I tros I Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd Eraill.
Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.XXXV. |

Cr. 8* (24); cloth; 151x83 mm., 179x108 mm.

5«X3lin., 7TVX4iin.

Reprint of No. 69, omitting table of offices, etc., at end. The words, For use in \
Sunday Schools | exclusively. \ appear on front of cover.

Description. — ^Title; blank b; Enwau . . . Llyfrau^ etc., sig. A«; blank, b; text,
sigs. A» — 0»° and 6, pp. 5—332.

1S4,

1835. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George Eyre ac
Andrew Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | 1835. |

12^ on title Pearl 24mo. (24); 115x62 mm., 131 X 81 mm.

4t^ X 2tV in., 5 A X 3 iV in. ; 240 pp.

Reprint of the N.T. of No. 93.

135.

183 5. Y I Testament | Cyfeirnodawl: | Sefy | C5rfieithiad Arferedig |
o'r I Testament Newydd, J y'nghyd a chyfeiriadau, J ac I Agoriad a
Holiadau | Daearyddol, Hanesyddol, Athrawiaethol, | Ymarferol, a
Phrofiadol ; I . . . | At yr hyn y chwanegir | Amrywiol Dablau
Buddiol. I Wyddgrug: | Argraffwyd gan y cyhoeddwr, J. Lloyd. |

1835.

32** (16); morocco, gilt edges; no chapter-contents; 80x44 mm., 86x54 mm.

3|Xif in., 3|X2|in.

Issued in parts, and sold for 3s. (unbound) and 4s. (bound). Seventh thousand issued
in 1840.

Description. — Title; blank, 6; Nodiadan Rhagarweiniol^ sigs. A" — A» (not given)
and 6; Agoriad Vr Testament^ sig. A* (not given) and b; text, sigs. B— 2C*;
Llyfrau y Testament^ etc., b; Tablen \ O'r pethau hynotaf, etc, sig. 2C«;
Cyssondcb Cryno &r EfcngylaUy a — 2C^; Cyfres o enwau, etc., b — 2D»; Mynegai
daearyddol, etc, sigs. 2D* — 2D« and b; Tablen gyfeiriadau, sig. 2D' and b;
Cyfarwyddiadau i> Dospeirth \ Biblaidd^ sig. 2D*; imprint, 6. Total pp. (not
numbered), 440.

186.

1836. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan ; | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . loan
Smith, J ... I tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd
Eraill. f Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.XXXVI. |

Cr. 8** (24); 154X83 mm., 179x108 mm.
6iVX34in., 7TVX4lin.

Reprint of No. 48.

187.

... I Caer Grawnt: | . . . loan
M.DCCC.XXXVI.

1836. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan;
Smith, I ... I Cum Privilegio.

Cr. 8** (24); 154x83 mm., 175x108 mm.
6TVX3Jin., 6ix4iin.

Reprint of No. 48 for the S.P.C.K.

188

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 43

1836. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy
y Brifysgol, | Gan Samuel Collingwood ac Ereill, | . . . | Tros y
Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristionogol. | . . . f
M.DCCC.XXXVI. I Cum PrivUegio.

Dy. 8° (i6); 190x122 mm., 227x148 mm.

7iX4il in., 8if X5il in. ; 1,180 pp.

Reprint of No. 54.

139.

1836. Y I Bibl | Sanctaidd: | . . . | Gyd a | Nodau a Sylwiadau ar
bob Pennod, | Gan y | Parch. Peter Williams. | . . . | Llundain: |
. . . H. Fisher, Son, a P. Jackson, . . . | 1836. |

Reprint of No. 86, omitting the Apocrypha,

140.

1836. Testament | Newydd. | . . . | Caer Grawnt. | . . . loan Smith,
... I tros I Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd Eraill.
Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.XXXVI. |

Cr. 8" (24); 151 X83 mm., 178 X 107 mm.

5 A X 3i in., 7 X 4A in. ; 332 PP.

Reprint of No. 69, omitting table of offices, etc., at end, and including Enwau . . .
LlyfraUf etc., as in No. 134.

141.

1837. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb. | Llundain :
I . . . George Eyre ac Andrew Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl

Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1837. |

Dy. 8*, on title Small Pica 8vo. (16); 203 X 114 mm., 228 X 146 iu.

8X4jin., 9x5! mm.

Reprint of No. 63, omitting tables.

142.

1837. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan; J . . . | Llundain: | . . . George Eyre
ac Andrew Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1837. |

12° (24); 115x62 mm., 131x81 mm.
4AX2^in., 5AX3Ain.

Reprint of No, 93. N.T. also issued separately.

143.

1837-40-36. Y | Bibl | Sanctaidd: | . . . | gyda | Nodau a Sylwadau
I ar bob pennod. | Gan y diweddar Barchedig Peter Williams. |
. . . I Y Degfed Argraffiad. | Caernarfon: | . . . Lewis Evan Jones;
Heol-y-Bont. | M,DCCC,XXXVn. |

4" (4); 236 X 157 mm., 269x214 mm.

9/f X6i in., io|x8| in.; 1,268 pp.

Reprint of No. 26, omitting the Apocrypha. Title of N.T. dated MfiCCC^L , and
title of Pr>'s'8 Ps. jS^. Issued in parts at is. each. Described on title of N.T.
as Arf^raffiad Newydd.

144.

44 'i^HE BIBLE m WALES.

1838. [Y Bibl, etc.]

[^London.']

8vo.

Recorded by Mr. J. Glyn Davies, librarian, University College, Aberystwyth.
Fuller details unobtainable.

145.

1838. Y I Bibl | Sanctaidd: | . . . | Gyda | Nodau a Sylwiadau ar bob
penned, | gan y | Parch. Peter Williams. | . . . | Llundain: | . . . |
H. Fisher, R. Fisher, a P. Jackson. |

Reprint of No. 86, omitting the Apocrypha. Title of N.T. only dated.

146.

1838. Testament

Newydd | . . . Caer Grawnt : | . . . | loan W.

Parker, | . . . | Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.XXXVIII. |

Small 4* (24); 157x88 mm., 216 X 172 mm.

6 A X 3tV in., 8i X 6f in. ; 354 pp.

An edition for the S.P.C.K., with wide margins.

147.

1839. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Rhydychen : | . . . Argraphdy
y Brifysgol, | Samuel Collingwood ac Ereill, | . . . | Tros y
Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristionogol. | . . . f
M.DCCC.XXXIX. I Cum Privilegio. |

Dy. 8" (16); 190 X 122 mm., 230 X 148 mm.

7i X4il in., 9tS X5il in. ; 1,032 pp.

Reprint of No. 54, omitting the Apocrypha.

148.

1839. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb. | Llundain:
I . . . George Eyre ac Andrew Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y
Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1839. |

Dy. 8°, on title Smallpica 8vo. (16); 198X m mm., 230 x 145 mm.

7i|X4f in., 9TVX5Hin.

Reprint of No. 63, omitting tables. N.T. also issued separately.

149.

1839. Y I Bibl Dwyieithog, | . . . | Gan | Y Parch. Joseph Harris. |
... I Abertawy : | Argraffwyd a chyhoeddwyd gan B. Hull, Heol
Oroyd. | 1839. J The [ Duoglott \ Bible, | . . . | By | The Rev.
Joseph Harris.
Orange Street.

4** (4); 237x172 mm., 272x213 mm.

9t^x6} in., laHxSf in. ; 1,416 pp.

Reprint of No. 87.

150.

1840. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan | . . . | Argraffiad Ystrydeb. | Llundain:
I . . . George Eyre ac Andrew Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl

Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1840. |

Dy. 8*, on title Smallpica 8vo. (16); 198X m mm., 229 X 144 mm.

7UX4|in., 9X5Hin.

Reprint of No. 63, omitting tables. N^T. also issued separately.

Swansea: | Printed and published by B. Hull,
1839.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 45

1840. V I Bibl I Santaidd: | . . . | ynghyd a | Sylwadau helaeth ar
bob Pennod, | a | Nodau Cyfeiriol ar ymyl y ddalen. | . . . |
Abertawy: | Argraffedig a Chyhoeddedig gan E. Griffiths, Heol
Fawr. I M, DCCC, XL. |

4* (4); 336x191 mm., 270x211 mm.

9A X 7I in., lof X 8^ in. ; 1,350 pp. (not numbered).

Rei5rint of No. 26, omitting the Apocrypha.

158.

1840. The | New Testament, | in Welsh and English. | Testament
Newydd, | . . . | Rhydychen : | . . . Argraphdy y Brifysgol, | Gan
Samuel CoUingwood ac Ereill, | . . . | Tros y Gymdeithas er
Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristionogol. | . . . | 1840. |

Cr. 8*" (24); 158x83 mm., 179x108 mm.
6JX3lin., 7TVX4iin.

Reprint for the S.P.C.K. of No. 98, omitting table of offices, etc

Description. — Title; blank, b ; contents, a; blank, b; tc3rt, sigs. A — Gg* and 6,
pp. I — 706. Total pp., 710.

154.

1840. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . loan W.
Parker, | . . . | tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd
Eraill. | Cum PrivUegio. | M.DCCC.XL. |

Cr. 8*" (24); calf, with clasp; 155x87 mm., 179x112 mm.

6iX3AinM 7tVX4fin.

Reprint for the Naval and Military Bible Society, of No. 69, omitting table of
offices, etc., and including Enwau . . . Llyfrau^ etc., as in Nos. 134 and 141.

DsscRiPTiON.—Title; blank, b; Emvau . . . Llyfrau^ etc., sig. A'; blank, b; text,
sigs. A— ?• and 6, pp. i — 348. Total pp., iv. +348=352.

155.

1840. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain : | . . . George Eyre
ac Andrew Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1840. |

12*, on title [Pearl 241710.'] (24); 116x60 mm., 129x77 mm.

4 A X 2| in., 5tV X 3 A in- ; 240 pp.

Reprint of the N.T. of No. 93.

156.

1840. Testament I Newydd, | . . . | Rhydychen: I • • • Argraphdy
y Brifysgol, | Gan Samuel CoUingwood ac ereill, | . . . | Tros y
Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristionogol, | . . . |
M.DCCC.XL. I Com Privilegio. |

^ '^*" '»vtA mm., 177x108 mm.

6MX4iin.

156a.

46 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1840. The I Christian's New Evangelical and Self-Interpreting |
Family Bible, I • • • I ^i^ ^ suitable | Introduction to each book,

I and I Practical Observations at the end of every chapter: | also
are annexed, all the | Marginal Readings and References placed
parallel with the Text ; in which every | obscure and important
passage is fully explained, | and the Text quoted, and evfry [sic]
period of time placed at the head of its respective column. | The
whole carefully Collated, and Selected from the Most Esteemed
Authors. I Swansea : | Printed and Published by Bishop Hull,
Orange Street. | 1840. |

4" (4); calf; double columns; 243x181 mm., 274x216 mm,

g^Xykin., loifxSJin.

Description. — Frontispiece, The Holy Family; title ; The Names . . . of the
BookSy etc., b; Introduction^ sigs. a — c* and b; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. B--6Y*;
blank, b; text (Apocrypha), sigs. B— 38', pp. i— 187; blank, b; title of N.T.,
dated 1840; The Names . . . of the Books, etc, b; text (Matt. — Rev.), sigs.
6Z — 8T» ; A Table of Offices, b. Total pp. (not numbered, except Apocrypha),
920.

157.

1841. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
ac Andrew Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1841.

4° (8); double columns, with marginal notes and references; leather, gilt edges
stamped on front side, Y Fibl Gymdeithas \ Frytanaidd a Thramor \ Blwyddyn y
Jubili I i8s3. I ; 245 X 189 mm., 284x229 mm.

9lX7Ain-» iiAX9in.

First 4** Welsh Bible by ttie B. & F.B.S. This or a reprint of it is the Bible
generally used on pulpits.

Description. — Title; blank, b; Enwau . . . Llyfrau, etc, sig. A'; blank, b; text
(Gen.— Ma!.), sigs. A»— sQ*, pp. [5]— [863]; blank, 6/ title of N.T.; blank, 6;
text (Matt.— Rev.), sigs. 5R«— 7G* and 6, pp. [867]— [1156].

158,

1 84 1. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
ac Andrew Spottiswoode, | . . . I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1841. (

Cr. 8°, on title {Nonpareil Reference i2fwo. ] (24); leather, gilt edges; double
columns, with marginal notes and references; 158x93 mm., 172x111 mm.

<^X3iiin., 6fX4f in.

Description. — Title; blank, b; Enwau . . . Llyfrau, etc., sig. A'; blank, b; text
(Gen.— Mai.), sigs. A»— 2G», pp. [5]— [7"]; blank, 6; Utle of N.T.; blank, 6;
text (Matt— Rev.), sigs. 2G»o— 2R« and 6, pp. [7»5]— [952].

159.

1841. Y I Bibl I Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . loan W.
Parker, ] . . . Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.XLI. |

Cr. 8° (24); leather, gilt edges; 151 X 86 mm., 175 x 109 mm.

5i« X 38 in-i 6i X4A in-; 784 PP.

Reprint for the S.P.C.K. of No. 48. N.T. also issued separately.

160.

1841. Y I Bibl I Sanctaidd : | . . . | Gyd a | Nodau a Sylwiadau
ar bob pennod, | Gan y I Parch. Pet<
H. Fisher, R. Fisher, a P. Jackson. |

ar bob pennod, | Gan y I Parch. Peter Williams. I ... I Llundain:
•, a P. ■ "

Reprint of No. 86, omitting the Apocrypha. Title of N.T. dated 1841, and
frontispiece dated 1840.

160a.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 47

1842. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain : | . . . George E. Eyre
ac Andrew Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1842. |

12^ on title [Pearl 24fno,] (24); 116x60 mm., 127x80 mm.

4AX2f in., 5X3jin; 948 PP-

Reprint of No. 93.

161.

1842. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan ; | . . .1 Caer Grawnt : | . . . loan
W. Parker, | . . . | Cum PrivUegio. | M.DCCC.XLII. |

Cr. 8* (24); 151x83 mm., 170x102 mm.

5« X 3i in., 6^^ x 4 in. ; 784 PP.

Reprint for the S.P.C.K. of No. 48. Collect inside front cover. N.T. also issued
separately.

162.

1842. Testament | Newydd | . . . Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
ac Andrew Spottiswoode, | . . . Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . 1842. |

Dy. 8*, on title [Small Pica Svo.] (16); 198x111 mm., 223x140 mm.

7i|X4l in., 8f X5i in. ; 320 pp.

Reprint of N.T. of No. 63.

163.

1842. Yr Oraclau Bywiol, I neu I Ysgrifeniadau Cysegrlan | Apos-

~ ■ " ----- -. - Y

y

tolion ac Efengylwyr | le u Grist, | a elwir yn gyffredin
Testament Newydd. | Wedi ei gyfieithu drwy gynnorthwy
beirniaid mwyaf dysgedig, | gan | John Williams, I gyda | Rhag-
lithiau ac | Attodiad, | gan | Alexander Campbell. | Llundain ; |
Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. | Llynlleifiad ; D. Marples. | Gvvrecsam;
Wm. Bay ley. | 1842. |

Cr. 8** (16); lines across the page; 144x80 mm., 174x108 mm.

5HX3iin., 6|X4J in.

A new translation from the Greek by the Rev. John Williams (" Philologus "), a
Baptist minister, of Rhosllanerchrugog, in which the words, hedyddio (^o baptize) and
bcdyddiwr (=baptist), are rendered trochi (^to immerse) and trochiedydd (smmerser).
Imprint on colophon and on last page, Llynlleifiad: \ Argraffivyd gan D. Marples.
Reprinted 1881 and 1887 (H. Humphreys, Carnarvon).

Description.— Half title; blank, 6; title; colophon, 6; Nodiadau Rhaglithiol.^
signed /. Williams.^ sigs. h — 6* and 6, pp. iii. — xii. ; Rhaglith^ etc., signed
A. Campbell. ^ sigs. 6« — e* and 6, pp. xiii. — Iviii.; text, sigs. A — 2F and 6,
pp. I — ^466; Attodiad., signed /. Williams., sigs. 2F* — 2H* and 6, pp. 467 — 512.
Total pp., 572.

164.

184 3. Y I Bibl | Sanctaidd : | . . . | gyd a | Nodau a Sylwiadau ar
bob pennod, | Gan y | Parch. Peter Williams. | . . . | Llundain: |
H. Fisher, R. Fisher, a P. Jackson. |

Reprint of No. 86, omitting the Apocrypha. Title of N.T. only dated.

166.

48 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

184 3-2. Y I Bibl I Cyssegr-Lan; I ... I Caer Grawnt : | . . . loan
W. Parker, | . . . | Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.XLIII. |

Cr. 8** (24); 151 X 83 mm., 171 X 102 mm.

5«X3jin., 6fX4in.; 784 PP-

Reprint for the S.P.C.K. of No. 48. N.T. title dated 1842.

166.

1844. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan
ac Andrew Spottiswoode,
a Thramor, [ . . . | 1844.

I ... I Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
. . . Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd

12^ on title [Pearl 24mo.] (24); 116x62 mm., 129x76 mm.

4AX2A in., 5tVX3 in.; 948 PP.

Reprint of No. 93. N.T. also issued separately.

767.

1 844. Y [ Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan ; | . . . jCaer Grawnt : | . . . loan W.
Parker, | . . . | tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd
EraiU. | Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.XLIV.

Cr. 8', on title [Nonpareil iimo.] (24); 151 X 83 mm., 168 X 102 mm.

5« X 3 Jin., 6| X 4 in. ; 784 pp.

Reprint of No. 48.

168.

1844. Testament I Newydd | . . .
Parker, | . . . | M.DCCC.XLIV.

Caer Grawnt : | . . . loan W.

Cr. 8** (24) ; 151 X 83 mm., 174 X 103 mm.

5H X 3lin., 6i X 4tV in. ; 232 pp.

Reprint for the S.P.C.K. of the N.T. of No. 48.

168a.

184 5. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre

ac Andrew Spottiswoode,
a Thramor, | . . . | 1845.

. . . Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd

12 (24); 116x62 mm., 126x76 mm.

4V^X2tV in., 4HX3 in.; 948 PP-

Reprint of No. 93. Some copies bear a printed slip pasted inside front cover,
worded, Naval & Military Bible Society, \ instituted in lySo. \ Welsh Bible, j
Reduced Price to Sailors . . . 8d. \ Depository^ 52, Sackville S/., London. \ N.T. also
issued separately.

169.

184 5. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . loan W.
Parker, | . . . | tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd
Eraill. | Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.XLV. |

Cr. 8* (24); 151 X 83 mm., 175 x 108 mm.

5H X 3i in., 6} x 4A in. ; 784 PP.

Reprint of No. 48. N.T. also issued separately.

170.

BIBLIOGRAPHY, 49

184 5. Testament | Newydd | . . . Llundain : | . . . George E. Eyre
ac Andrew Spottiswoode, | . . . Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas FryUinaidd
a Thramor, | . . . 1845. |

Dy. 8', on title [Smallpica Svo.] (16); 198X 113 imi., 220X 135 mm.

7if X Ai6 in-, K X 5t? »"• ; 320 pp.

Reprint of the N.T. of No. 63.

171.

184 5. Y I Testiment Newydd^ | yn ol | Y Cyfieithiad Awdurdodedig,

I ynghyd a | Nodiadau Eglurhaol. | Gvvrecsam : | Argraffedig a

chyhoeddedig gan W. Bayley. | 1845.

32® {16); double columns; no chapter-contents or references; a few very brief notes
at foot of pages; leather; 82x49 mm., 92x60 mm.

3lXiHin., 38X2g in.

Descripton.— Title; contents, h; text, sigs. A'— 2E*; blank, 6. Total pp. (not
numbered), 442.

171a,

1846. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E,
Eyre ac Andrew Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1846. |

Dy. 8», on title [Smallpica 8vo.]; 198 x 112 mm., 221 x 138 mm.

7i|X4f in., 8|» X5A »"•; 1.278 pp.
Reprint of No. 63.

172,

184 6. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . loan W.
Parker, | . . . | tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd
eraill. | Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.XLVI.

Cr. 8**, on title [Nonpareil i2nto.] (24); 151 x 83 mm., 172 x 105 mm.

5HX3J in., 6JX4i in. ; 784 PP.

Reprint of No. 48. V.T. also issued separately.

173.

1846. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy
y Brifysgol, | Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristion-
ogol. I ... I M.DCCC.XLVL | Cum Privilegio. |

Dy. 8^* (16); 193 X 122 mm., 220X 142 mm.

7ft X4H 'n.» 82 X5tV in. ; 984 PP-

Reprint of No. 54, omitting Hyfforddiadait, Pr. Bk., Prys's Ps., etc., but including
the Apocrypha. Collect inside front cover. N.T. also issued separately.

1 74,

184 6. Y I Bibl | Sanctaidd: | . . . | gyd a | Nodau a SyUviadau ar
bob penned, | Gan y | Parch. P«ter Williams. | . . . | Llundain: |
H. Fisher, R. Fisher, a P. Jackson.

Reprint of No. 86, omitting the Apocrj-pha. Title of N.T. only dated.

175.

50 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

184 6. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . • . George E. Eyre

ac Andrew Spottiswoode,
a Thramor, | . . . | 1846.

. . . Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd

12'' (24); 116x62 mm., 126x76 mm.

4AX2A in., 4«X3 in.; 94^ PP.

Reprint of No. 93. N.T. also issued separately.

176.

184 7. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, I ... I Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
ac William Spottiswoode, 1 . . . ] Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu
Gwybodaeth Gristionogol. | . . . | 1847. |

4° (8); rough calf; 245 X 189 mm., 283x228 mm.

9iX7T^in., Iijx8i^in.

Reprint of No. 158, with the addition of the Apocrypha.

Description. — Title; blank, b; Enwau . . . Llyfrau^ etc.. sig. A«; blank, b;
text (Gen.— Mai.), sigs. A»— 5Q*, pp. [5]— [863]; blank, b; text (Apocrypha),
sigs. i4— Drf*; blank, b; title of N.T.; blank, b; text (Matt.— Rev.), sigs. 5R«— 7G«
and 6, pp. [867] — [1156]. Total pp. (Apocrypha not numbered), 1,372.

177.

184 7. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . [Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
ac William Spottiswoode, | . . . Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | 1847. I

12', on title [Pearl 24mo.] (24); 116x62 mm., 128x77 "»"»•

4AX2VV in., 5tVX3tV in.; 948 pp.

Reprint of No. 93.

178.

184 7. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . loan W.
Parker, | . . . | tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd
eraill. | Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.XLVIL '

Cr. 8° (24) ; 151 X 83 mm., 171 X 106 mm.

5H X 3iin., 6i X 4 A in. ; 784 PP.

Reprint of No. 48.

179.

1848. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre ac
W. Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | 1848. |

Dy, 8°, on title [Smalipica Svo.] (16); 198x111 mm., 222x139 mm.

7if X48 in., 8}X5i in.; 1,278 pp.

Reprint of No. 63.

180.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 5I

1848- Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Caer Grawnt; | . ■ ■ | loan
W. Parker, | . . . | tros 1 Gymddlhas Biblau Saesoneg ac teithoedd
eraill. [ Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.XLVII. |

Cr. 8°, on tille IXontKircil iimo.] (14); "5
5+
Reprint of No. 48.

184 9. Testament yr Athraw; | yn cynnwys, | Y Testament Seis-
Gynireig; | yn ii};liyda | Gramadeg byr o eKenau y Gymreig ; a |
thraetliawd ar ddysgu darllen Saeaonaeg; | ■ ■ ■ j Hefyd, | Esboniad
byr ar hoU anhawsderau | y Testament Newyda. | Gan John Jones,
Mcrthyr-Tydvil, | (Gynt o Langollen). | Merthyr-Tydvil : — | . . .
J. Jones, I ... I MDCCCXLIX. |
Cr. 8'(4, 8, II, 16 and 34); doth, gill edges; 154 X S3 mm., 175x107 mm.

Desc'hiption. — Map, PalaUnc \ . . .\ By W. Hughes; general tilte; blank, b;
Rhagymadrodd., signed John }oncs, sigs. A'— A', pp. 3 — s; Gramadee Byr \
cl/eniiu . . . Cymrarg., b — sig. c', pp. 6 — 27; (iciriait Aiisathredig., from
Trysor/a yr Athravotit . . . gau Arfouu-yson [John William Thomas]. , , .
'*J7-, sigs. C* — c*, pp. 17 — 31; Z>U'n('rfiiir/., signed Arfotnrystm., sigs. t" — D',
pp. 31 — 37; Cy/aruyildiadou i ildarlUn SatsoiiiKg., b — sig E", pp. 38 — 49;
Cyfarvyddiiidiiu i ddurlUii rhyddiailh a {fhtilhiailh. [ [Allan Ly/r' R. J. Prys,
gyda ga'tttiadau.], sigs. £' — E' and 6, pp. 4g — jl; Ceiruidnr Ptrsonol a Lleo\.,
sigs. A— E' and fc, pp, i— xl; Cdriadiir Dejiiyddtau, sigs. e*— K', pp. ili — li;
}' Misoedd luddtvig., b— sig. G, pp. lii — liii, Settati a Svyddau, b~tig. o*,
pp. liv— Iv; Pvysaii, Mesurau, ett., sig. G' and 6, pp. Iv — Ivi; Hen Vyjicilhiadau,
sigs. G' — G*, pp. Ivii — Ixi; Rhaganceiiiiad, b — sig. 1' and b, pp. Ixii — Jxxii;
Hctiajion y Biibl., sigs. K^c and b, pp. Ixxiii^xeviii; Gvyrihiati, sig. ft';
Vamcgiou, sig. Q* and b; Ychydig o Ymrtsymiadatt . . . Crist, b; Giceltiadau,
sigs, K— H*. pp. ic\ii— cv; DarlUtiiadau tidttduot yr Htn Syriatg, sig. r' and
b, pp. cv^ — cvi; poem, Y Liuyddianl Afoslolaidd, big. k' and b, pp. (cvii) — cviii;
Amseriadyiidiaclh, sigs. A2— F3* and b, pp. 1. — XXIV,; Cyfaruyddiadau \ 1 ddtall
y Darlunleni [itafi], \ , sigs. ci— ca' and 6, pp. mlv.— ixviii. ; niap, }crusalrm ;
text |Mall. — Mark i. ii|, sigs. A— D'" ; nd b; map, Environs of Jerusalem;
ttxt (Maik i. II— Bev.), sigs. D"— Gg' and 6; labie of offices, etc., sig. Gg' and
6; Esboniad, sigs. R — T* and 6, pp. 3SS— 386 ; Byr-Hancs o Gnslionogaelk,
siga. U — U*, pp. 387 — 393; Vckder Mynyddotdd, 6, p. 394 ; Tymhorau Canaan,
f>> p. 394> Total pp. (text not niunt>ered), 944.

18S.

1850. Y j Bibl Cyssegr-Lan: | . . . | Lltindain: | . . . George E. Eyre
ac William Spottiswoode, | . . . Tros y Bibl Gymdeitbas Frytanaidd
a Thnunor, | . . . | M.DCCC.L. |

13*, on title [PcnrJ J^mo.j (14); iitixi^S mm., 134x75 mm.

4AX3A in-' rtxaH In.; 94tl PP-
Reprint of No. 93.

1 850. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, I . . . | Llnndain: I . . . George E. E}tc
ac William Spottiswoode, | . . . I Tros y Oymdeithas er Taeou
Gwybodaetl) Gnstioiiogol. | . . . | UJXXC.L. |

13*, on title [I'eatl j^mo.J 134)1 1 i6x&> mm., ifiL_^
Reprint fac Ihc 8.P.C.K. of Na 9}. *^"

52 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

18 50. Y I Bibl | Sanctaidd : | . . . | gyda | Nodau a Sylvvadau | ar
bob penned. | Gan y diweddar Barchedig Peter Williams. | . . . | Y
Deuddegfed Argraffiad. | Caernarfon: | . . . Lewis Evan Jones ;
Heol-y-Bont. | M,DCCCL. |

4** (4); 236x153 mm-, 265x213 mm.

9-^x6 in., iOT^x8f in.; 1,270pp.

Reprint of No. 26, omitting the Apocrypha, hut containing a map, Teithiau \ yr \
Afostoliott. I Eitflravcd by I. J. Morf^au^ Liver fool. \ , between the Old and the New
Testaments. The N.T. in the copy seen is that of No. 144. Title of Prys's Ps. is dated
1850,. I

185.

\_Circa 18 50]. Y | Bibl Dwyieithawg, | . . . | Gyda Nodiadau
Eglurliaol^ a Darlleniadau a Chyfeiriadau Ymylenol, | . . . | Gan y
diweddar Barch. Joseph Harris. | The | Duoglott Bible, | • • .
With Explanatory Notes, Marginal Readings and References,
arranged by | The Late Rev. Joseph Harris. | Peter Jackson, Late
Fisher, Son, and Co. | The Caxton Press, . . . London; | . . . |

4" (8); 237x168 mm., 275x216 mm.

9lix6g in., lo^xSi in. ; 1,416 pp.

Reprint of No. 87, in 2 voJs., without date. Engraved titles to both vols, bear the
imprint, Lluiidnin: Argrajhryd gnu Fisher ai Gyf. There are numercus plates.
Re-issued with new title, hearing the imprint, rtiblii^iied by the Lciuicii Printing and
Publislting Company ^ Limited, etc., ind on cngia\td titles the in)piint, i/«fw/7/c;/ and
Adams \ Paternoster Rcw^ London. | The lists of illustrations and seme of the sheets of
the N.T. were also re-set for the re-issue. Both issues undated,

186.

1850. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . loan W.
Parker, | . . . | tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd
Eraill. | Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.L. |

Cr. 8** (24); 153x83 mm., 170x105 mm.

6 X 3I in., 6^ X 4 J in. ; 332 pp.

Reprint of No. 69, price 4d.

187.

1850. Testament Newydd | . . . | gwedy ei dynnu, | yd y gadei yr
ancyfiaith 'air yn ei gylydd | or | Groec aV Llatin, | . . . | Cyiieithiad
I William Salesbury. | Argraffiad Newydd. | Caernarfon : | . . .
Robert Griffith, . . . | 1850. |

Cr. 8° (16); lines across the page; boards, cloth back; 170x103 mm., 287x139mm.

6HX4tV in., 8JX5iin.

Reprint of No. 5, edited by the Rev. Isaac Jones, sometime of Aberystwyth.
Issued in parts, the first in 1849 (see 1' Bedyddiivr^ 1849, p. 114). Imprint on last
page: — Caernarfon: argraffuyd gan fames Rees, Heol y Castell.

Description, — Title; blank, b; Dr. Richard Davics's address, etc, sigs. A — a!*
bj pp. iii. — xiv.; William Salcsbury's addrtss, etc., sigs. A", p. xv.; coillf tf
p. xvi.; text, sigs. B — 2P" and 6, pp. 1—500. Total pp., 16+5OPBB516.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 53

1850. Y I Testament Dacary*ddol ;
I pump o ddarlun-leni . . . | a

. . . I a I Geiriadiir . . . | hefyd
Thraithawd ar iaith ffigyrol y

Bibl. I Gan y Parch. T. Roberts, Llanuwchllyn. | Bala: ] . . .
Griffith Jones. | 1850. |

12° (16); double columns; explanatory notes; leather, gilt edges;

110x62 mm., 119x75 mm.
4AX2VVin., 4HX2iJin.

First ed'n of Y Testament Daearyddol. The literary cognomen of the editor was
Scorpion.

Sigs., A — X", with 4 preliminary pp. Total pp. (not numbered), 356.

189,

1850. The

Newydd,

New Testament, | in Welsh and English. | Testament
... I Rhydychen : | . . . Argraphdy y Brifysgol, | Tros

y Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristionogol. | • . . | 1850. |

Cr. 8° (16); 157x84 mm., 178x107 mm.

^V^XSiV in., 7x4-^ in.; ii.-|- 706=708 pp.

Reprint of No. 98, omitting table of offices, etc.

190.

1850. Esboniad
Wesley, M.A.

ar I Y Testament Newydd; | Gan y | Parch. John
Gynt Cymrawd o Goleg Lincoln, Rhydychain.
Wedi ei gyfieithu | Gan Rowland Hughes. | Caernarfon :
Cyhoeddedig ac argraffedig gan H. Humphreys, | Castle Square.
1850.

Cr. 8° (16); double columns, with references t)etween text and commentary ;
cloth; 145x84 mm., 163x105 mm.
5i*X3A»n., 6TVX4iin.

New translation of No. 94, price 7s. 6d.

Description. — Portrait, Y Parch. John Wesley.; title; blank, b; Rhagymadrodd.^
sigs. A« — A* and 6, pp. 3—6; text, sigs. a* — 2X* and 6, pp. 7—646.

191.

1851. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, I . . . | Llundain: I . . . G. E. Eyre a
W. Spottiswoode, | . . . [ Tros y Bibl Gymaeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCCLI. |

Dy. 8", on title Smallfica 8vo. (16); 198x111 mm., 219x137 mm.

7J|X4| in., 8iX5f in.; 1,278 pp.

Reprint of No. 63.

192.

1851. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain : | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCCLI.

ta*. OP ti^ rA»f| a^Mio.] (24); 116x62 mm., 127x75 mm.

4AX2A in., 5X211 in; 948 pp.

193,

54 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1851. Testament J Newydd | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . loan W.
Parker, | . . . f tros f Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd
Eraill. | Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.LI. |

Cr. 8** (24); 153x83 mm., 172 x 103 mm.

6X3i in., 6|X4iV »n. ; 332 pp.

Reprint of No. 69, price 4d.

194.

1852. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre a
W. Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LII. f

Dy. 8**, on title [Smallpica Svo."] (16); 198x111 mm., 219x137 mm.

7ii X4l in., 81 X 5f in. ; 1,278 pp.

Reprint of No. 63, with leather cover stamped on front, Y Fihl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor \ Blwyddyn y Jubili \ 1853 | .

195.

1852. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . loan
W. Parker, | . . . | tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd
Eraill. | Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.LII.

Cr. 8°, on title [Nonpareil i2mo.'} (24); 151 X 83 mm., 171 X 105 mm.

5H X 3i in., 6f X 4i in. ; 784 PP-
Reprint of No. 48, price lod.

196.

1852. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . loan W.
Parker, | . . . | tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd
Eraill. | Cum Privilegio. \ M.DCCC.LII. |

Cr. 8** (24); 153x83 mm., 168x103 mm.

6X3J in., 6SX4iV in.; 332 pp.

Reprint of No. 69, price 4d.

197.

1852. Y Bibl Cyssegr-Lan | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
ac William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu
Gwybodaeth Gristionogol. | . . . | 1852. |

Cr. 8° (24); 151 X 83 mm., 171 x 105 mm.

5HX3i in., 6|X4i in.; 784 PP.

Reprint for the S.P.C.K. of No. 48. 15,000 copies of Bible printed, and 5,000 of
N.T. separately.

198.

1 852. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy
y Brifysgol, | Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristion-
ogol. f . . . I 1852. I Cum Privilegio. |

La,'f' (4); 343X 197 mm., 381 X266 mm.
I3ix7t in., 15X10J in.

Pulpit ed*n for the Welsh Churches, issued under the sanction of the four Welsh
bishops, whose preface is printed in English and Welsh after the general title, signed
C. Bangor^ C. St. David's^ Thos. Voulcr St. Asaph, A. Llamiaff. Hydrcf jo, iS$2.
The stereotype plates prepared for this edition are still used when reprints are
made.

Description.— Title; blank, h; Bishops' preface, a; contents, b; text, sigs. A— iiE.
Total pp. (not numt>ered), iv.-|- 938=943.

199.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 55

1852. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre a
W. Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LII. [

12**, on title [Ruby 32mo.'\ (32); 112x61 mm,, 121x74 mm.

4fX2f in., 4txa«in.

Sigs., A— K'' and 6. Total pp. (not numbered), 310,

200.

1853-52. Y| Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain: I . . . George E.
Eyre a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LIII. ]

12°, on title Pearl 24mo. (24); 116x62 mm., 125x76 mm.

4AX2tV in., 4«X3 in.; 948 PP.

Reprint of No. 93. Title of N.T. dated M.DCCC.LIL

201.

1853. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Caer Grawnt : | loan W. Parker,
I ... I Tros I Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac leithoedd Eraill.
Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.LIII.

Cr. 8° (24); 153x83 mm., 169x102 mm.

6 X 34 in., 6| X 4 in. ; 33a pp.

Reprint of No. 69, price 4d.

202.

1853. The | New Testament, | in Welsh and English. | Testament

Newydd, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre a W. Spottiswoode,

I ... I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, |

M.DCCC.LIII.

12*, on title Ruby $2mo, (32); parallel columns; leather, gilt edges;

112x61 mm., 120x73 mm.
4|X2|in., 4}X2iin.

Front of cover stamped, The Year of Jubilee 1853.

Sigs., A— U*. Total pp. (not numbered), 614,

202a.

1853. The | New Testament, | in Welsh and English. | Testament
Newydd, | yn cynwys mil o nodiadau byrion, ac y'nghylch ugain |
mil o gyfeiriadau ysgrythyrol y Parch. T. Scott. | Llangollen: | . . .
H. Jones. | MDCCCLIII. |

li"* (16 and 12); parallel columns; calf; 117x68 mm., 141x95 mm.

4tX24in., 5AX3|in.

Issued in 9 parts at 6d. each, the first in 1852.

Description. — Map of Canaan^ etc.; another map. The Countries travelled
by the Apostles, etc; title; blank, b; contents, a; blank, b; text, sigs,
A— GGG*, pp. 5—733; table of offices, etc. (in Welsh and English), 6— GGG»,
pp. *jy^ — 735; chronological tables, 6— ^tGG'; errata, 6. Total pp., 740.

20S.

56 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1853. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain : | . . . G. E. Eyre a
W. Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor | . . . | M.DCCC.LIII. |

12**, on title [Ruby 32mo.] (32); 112x61 mm., 121x74 nim.

4f X2| in., 4lX2H in.; 310 pp.

Reprint of No. 200.

1853. Llyfr | y Prophwyd Eshaiah | vvedi ei gyfieithu o newydd | a'i
drefnu | (cyn agosed ag y dichon) | yn ol yr Hebraeg | Gan | Y
Parchedig Thomas Briscoe, S. T. B. | . . . | Holywell, | W. Morris,

1853.

Dy. 8° (8); lines across the page, in verse, with marginal notes; cloth;

160x99 inin., 221 X 140 mm.
6T\X3iin., 8iiX5i in.

New version from Hebrew of Isaiah. Price 3s. 6d,

Description. — Half title; blank, b; title; colophon, Baxter^ Pritttcr^ Oxford.^ b;
preface, sigs. b — b*, pp. i — iii ; blank, b; Disj^nfiad o'r Prophwyd Eshaiah \ Gan
yr Esjilob Lowih. \ , sigs. b* — b*, pp. v — vii; blank, b; errata slip; text, sigs.
B— u* (last sig. not given), pp. i — 145; blank, b. Total pp., xii. -1-146=158.

205.

1853. The | Gospel of St. Matthew | in Welsh and English, | for the
use of I Children, Tourists, Visitors, etc., etc. | Llangollen : | . . .
H. Jones. | 1853. | Price Sixpence. |

12° (16); wrapper; 117x68 mm., 141x95 mm.

X2Hin., 5/5X3} in.; 96 pp.

206.

Re-issue of part I. of No. 203.

1854. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LIV. |

4°, on title {Pica 4(0.] (8); 245 X 189 mm., 285x230 mm.

9SX7i^in., iiiX9TVin.; 1,156 pp.

Reprint of No. 158.

207.

1854. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . • | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LIV. |

Cr. 8", on title Nonpareil Rcf. j2mo. (32); 160x93 mm., 174x113 mm.

^^\y^M i"-, 62X41^ i"-; 952 pp.

Reprint of No. 159, with front of cover stamped Bluyddyn \ y Jnbili^ \ i8$$. \

208.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 57

1854. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Caer Grawiit: | . . . loan
W. Parker, | . . . | Tros Gynideithas Biblaii Saesoneg ac leithoedd
Eraill. | Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.LIV. |

Cr.8M24); 151x83 mm., 171x105mm.

5ilX3jin., 6JX4iin.; 784 PP-

Reprint of No. 48.

209.

1854. Testament | Newydd
a W. Spottiswoode,

... I Llundain : | . . . G. £. Eyre
Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frj^tanaidd

a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LIV.

12^ on title [Ruby 32W0.] (32); 112x61 mm., 120x72 mm.

4i X 2g in., 4| X 2\\ in. ; 310 pp.

Reprint of No. 200.

210,

1854. Testament Newydd, | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
Caerefrog Newydd: | sefydlwyd yn y flwyddyn MDCCCXVI.
1854. I The New Testament | . . . I New York: | American Bible
Society, | instituted in the year MDCCCXVI. | 1854. |

Cr. 8" (32); parallel columns; no chapter contents;

161 X90 mm., 173 X 107 mm.
6AX3A»n-i 6i|X44in.;698pp.

Welsh-English. First recorded American-printed Scriptures in Welsh.

210a,

1854. The | New Testament, | in Welsh and English. | Testament
Newydd, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre a W. Spottiswoode,
I , . . Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, I ... I
M.DCCC.LIV.

I2», on title Ruby s2mo, (32); 112x61 mm., 120x73 mm.

4} X 2} in., 4f X 2i in. ; 614 pp.

Reprint of No. 202<t. Price is. and is. 6d.

211.

1854. The | New Testament, | in Welsh and English. | Testament
Newydd, | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy y Brifysgol, I Tros
y Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristionogol. | . . . | 1854. |

Cr. 8''(i6); 157 x84 mm., 171x103 mm.

6AX3tV in., 6i|X4TV »n.; ii. +706=708 pp.

Reprint of No. 98, omitting table of offices, etc.

212.

1854. Llyfr [ Y Patriarch 16b | wedi ei gyfieithu o newydd | a'i
drefnu | . . . | yn ol yr Hebraeg | Gan | Y Parchedig Thomas
Briscoe, S.T.B. f . . . | Holywell, | W. Morris. | . . . | 1854. |

Dy. 8** (8); lines across the page, in verse, with marginal notes; cloth;

160x99 mm., 221 X138 mm.
6V¥X3iin., 8HX5Ain.

New version from the Hebrew. Pric: 28.

Description.— Half title; bhnk, h; title; ootophoD, Baxter^ Printer, Oxford. \ ,6;

greface, a; btenk, b? cnM*»*QfaL a; Uank, b; teit, sigs. b— l*, pp. 1—77;
lank, 6. IVitelfv^ «<

218.

58 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1855. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
aThramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LV. |

12**, on title [Pearl 24mo,] (24); 116x62 mm., 127x76 mm.

4^X2t^ in., 5x3 in.; 948 pp.

Reprint of No. 93.

214,

185 5. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain: . . . G. E. Eyre a
W. Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwy-
bodaeth Gristionogol. | . . . | M.DCCC.LV.

Dy. 8**, on title Smallpica 8vo. (16); 198x111 mm., 222x135 mm.

7 i f X 41 in., 8| X 5 A in. ; 1 ,278 pp.

Reprint of No. 63, with Collect pasted on leaf facing title.

215.

185 5. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, I . • . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LV. |

Cr. 8°, on title Nonpareil Rcf. i2mo, (32); 160x93 mm., 175x112 mm.

6tV X 3ii in., 6 J X 4! in. ; 95^ pp.

Reprint of No. 159.

216,

185 5. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain : | . . . G. E. Eyre
a W. Spottiswoode, | . . . Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LV. |

Dy. 8**, on title Smallpica 8vo. (16); 198x111 mm., 221x138 mm.

7HX4f in., 8tJX5T%in.; 320 pp.

Reprint of the N.T. of No. 63.

217.

1855. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Caer Grawnt : | Argraffwyd yn
Ngwasg y Brifathrofa. | Tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac
leithoedd eraill. | Cum Privilegio. f M.DCCC.LV. |

Cr. 8** (32); double columns; calf; 157x88 mm., 172 x 104 mm.

6T*,rX3TV in., 6|X44 in.; iv.-|-348=352 pp.
Price 4d.

217a.

1855. Testament Newydd^ I • • • I ^i^^ Gymdeithas Americanaidd| |
Caerefrog Newydd: . . . | 1855. |

Cr. 8* (32); 161 X90 mm., 173 X 107 mm.

6tVX3Vo in., 6^-1 X4J in.; 698 pp.

Welsh-English. Reprint of No. 210a, 2tui edition op

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 59

1855. Llyfr y Diarhebion | a | Llyfr y Psalmau

Wedi eu cyfieithu
Gan I Y Parchedig

y Liiai
o newydd | a*u trefnu | . . . | yn ol yr Hebraeg
Thomas Briscoe, S.T.B. | . . . | Holywell, | VJ. Morris, . . . |

■ 1855. ■

Dy. 8° (8); lines across the page, in verse, with marginal notes; cloth;

158x103 mm., 222x138 mm.
6AX4TV>n., 8|X5t8 in.

New version from the Hebrew.

Descrii*tion. — Title; colophon, Rhydychaiu : \ Argraphcdig gan I. Wright,
Argraphydd iV Brif-Athrofa, \ ar draul y cyficithydd. | , b ; preface, a;
blank, b; contents (Prov.), a ; errata, b; text (Prov.), sigs. B— i* and 6, pp. i — 60;
contents (Ps.), sig. 1*; blank, 6; text (Ps.), sigs. i* — lI, pp. 63 — 257; advertise-
ment, 6. Total pp., vi.-|- 258=264.

219.

1856. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain : | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LVL |

Cr. 8**, on title Nonfareil Re/. i2mo. (32); 160x93 mm., 175x113 mm.

6tW X 3H in., 6| X 4 A in. ; 95^ PP.
Reprint of No. 159.

220.

18 56. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan; | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy
y Brifysgol, | Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristion-
ogol. I ... I 1856. I Cum Privilegio.

Cr. 8* (16); calf; 143x87 mm., 160x105 mm.

5IX3t% in., 6^X41 in.; 612 pp. (not numbered).

Title of N.T. not dated. Collect pasted on leaf facing title.

221.

1856. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | Argraffwyd yn
Ngwasg y Brifathrofa j tros | Gymdeithas Biblau Saesoneg ac
leithoedd eraill. | Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.LVL |

Cr. 8" (24) ; 151 X 83 mm., 171 X 105 mm.

5i* X 3i in., 61 X 4I in. ; 784 PP-

Reprint of No. 48, price lod.

222.

1856. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre a
W. Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LVL |

Dy. 8', on title Small Pica 8vo. (16); 198X in mm., 221 X 138 mm.

7« X 41 in. , 8ii X 5A in. ; 320 pp.

Reprint of the N.T. of No. 63.

223.

1856. Testament New>dd, | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd, |
Caerefrog Newydd : | . . . | 1856.

^$a); 161x90 mm., 173x107 mm.

6AX3t^ in., 611 X4i in.; 698 pp.

^ RqMTint of No. 2100, srd edition on txick of title.

224.

6o THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1856. Testament Newydd | . . . | Llundain : | . . . G- E. Eyre a
W. Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LVI.

12^ on title [Ruby 321710.] (32); 112x61 ram., 120x72 mm.

4f X2| in., 4|X2iJ in.; 310 pp.
Reprint of No. 200.

225.

1857. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre a
W. Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LVII. |

Dy, 8', on title Smalipica 8vo. (16); 198X iii ram., 220X 136 mm.

7i|X4i in-i 81X51 in.; 1,278 pp.

Reprint of No. 63.

226,

185 7. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre
a W. Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | 1857. |

Cr. 8° (24); 151 X83 mm., 171 X 105 mm.

5H X 3i in., 6J X 4i in. ; 784 PP-

Reprint of No. 48, price lod. N.T. also issued separately.

227.

1857. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . J Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, J . . . | Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu
Gwybodaeth Grist ionogol, | . . . | M.DCCC.LVIL |

4° (8); 245x189 mm., 279x200 mm.

9SX7-^in.i iiX7jin. ; 1,156 pp.

Reprint of No. 158.

228.

185 7. Testament Newydd | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy y
Brifysgol, | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor,
1857. I Cum Privilegio.

...

Sm. 4' (16); large type, double columns, with references; calf;

162 X 119 mm., 176 X 140 mm.
6|X4Hin., 6iJX5iin.
Sigs., A — Pp*. Total pp. (not numbered), 608.

229.

1858. Y I Bibl Santaidd, | . . . |.Gyda | Nodau a Sylwadau ar
bob penned. | Gan y | Parch. Peter Williams. | . . . | Abertawy: |
... J. Rosser a D. Williams, Heol Fawr. | M,DCCC,LVIIL |

4* (4); 240x182 mm., 278x216 mm.
9^^1X7^ in., ioHX8iin.

Reprint of No. 26, omitting the Apocrypha. Issued in 24 parts.

Sigs., 1—228, with 4 preliminary pp. Total pp. (not numbered), 916.

280.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 6 1

1858. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre
a W. Spottiswoode, I . . . Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LVIII. |

12*. N.T. also issued separately. Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

231.

1858. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
I Cacrefrog Newydd: | . . . | 1858. j

Cr. 8°, on title Welsh Nonpareil Re/., J2mo. (16); 163x97 mm., 187x118 mm.

^iVXaHin., 7|X4l in.
First American ed'n of the whole Bible.

Sigs., I— 59% pp. [0— [939].

232.

1858. The I New Testament, | in Welsh and English. | Testament
Newydd, ] . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre a W. Spottiswoode,

I ... I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, |
M.DCCC.LVIII. I

12**, on title Ruby 241110. (32); 112x61 mm., 121x75 ™n'«

4l X 2| in., 4VV X 2tV in. ; 614 pp.

Reprint of No. 202a.

283.

1859. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, J ... I Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu
Gwybodaeth Gristionogol, | . . . f M.DCCC.LIX. |

4**, on title Pica Medium 4to Re/. (8); 248x189 mm., 283x227 mm.

9HX7A »n-. "ix8if in.; 1,156 pp.
Reprint of No. 158.

233a.

18 59. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, I . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E.
Eyre a William Spottiswooae, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
Fry-tanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LIX. |

12°, on title Pearl 241110. (32); 115x62 mm., 127x77 mm.

4JX2TVin., 5x3 in.; 94« PP-

Reprint of No. 93. N.T. also issued separately.

234.

18 59. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
I Caerefrog New>'dd: | . . . | 1891. |

Cr. 8*, on title Welsh Nonpareil Ref.^ 121110. (16); 163x97 mm., 187x118 mm.

6TVX3HJn-; 71 X4l in.; 940 pp.
Reprint of No. 232, 2nd edition on p. 3.

234a.

1859. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | . . . | George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, ] . . . | M.DCCC.LIX. |

Royal 16'', on title Brevier i&mo. (32); leather;

13^X93 mm., 144x108 mm.

MVXltt to.f 5MX4i in.; 396 pp. (not numbered).

First recorded <^ 1 "wie al present in Sunday Schools.

286.

62 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1859. Y I Testament Daearyddol; | . . . | Gan y Parch. T. Roberts.
Tr>'dydd Argraffiad. | Bala : | . . . Griffith Jones. | M.DCCC.LIX.

12° (i6); leather; 110x62 mm., 119x75 mm.

4TVX2T^in., 4HX2i^in.

Third ed'n, augmented, of No. 189, with 4 maps. Price 3s. 6d.

Sigs., A — 2D* and 6, with 4 preliminary pp., and 4 pp. of advertisements at end.
Total pp. (not numbered), iv. -1-428=432.

286,

1859. Testament | Newydd | . • • | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
I Caerefrog Newydd: | ... | 1859. |

12", on title [Welsh Nonpareil j2wo.] (16); double columns; cloth;

106x59 mm., 114x73 mm.

4AX2^in., 4iX2jin.
First American ed'n of N.T. (Welsh only).

Sigs., I — 26* and 6, pp. i — 412.

287,

1 860. Y I Bibl Cyssegrlan, | . . . | Llundain : | . . . G. E. Eyre a
W. Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LX. |

Dy. 8", on title Smallfica Svo. (32); 200x113 mm., 217x135 mm.

71x4-^10., 8iX5iVin.; 1,278 pp.
Reprint of No. 63.

287 a.

1860. Y Bibl | Cyssegr-Lan; | • . . | Caer Grawnt: | Argraffwyd yn
Ngwasg y Brif-Athrofa; | Tros y | Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwy-
bodaeth Gristionogol, | . . . | Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.LX.

Cr. 8°, on title [Nonp. /2wo.] (24); 151x86 mm., 174x106 mm.

5i^ X 3f in. , 6i x 4tV >"• ; 784 PP-
Reprint of No. 48.

288,
1 860. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre

. I Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu
M.DCCC.LX.

a William Spottiswoode,
Gwybodaeth Gristionogol.

12° on title [Pearl 24moJ] (32); 115x62 mm., 127x75 mm.

4iX2T^in., 5X2jin.; 948 pp.
Reprint of No. 93.

289,

1860. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, I • • • I Llundain : | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | M.DCCC.LX. |

4**. Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

240.

1860. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre a
W. Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LX. f

12**, on title Ruby 241110. (32); 112x61 mm., 122x73 n^m-

4|X2| in., 4HX2i in.; 310 pp.

Reprint of No. 200.

241.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 63

I860. Testament | Newydd I . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre
a W. Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LX. |

Royal 16°, on title Brevier i6mo. (32); 132x93 mm., 144x108 mm.

5ftX3ii in., 5i*X4i in.; 396 pp.
Reprint of No. 235.

242,

I860. Testament Newydd, | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy y
Brifysgol, I Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristionogol.
i860. I Cum Privilegio. |

Cr. 8*. Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

243,

1860. The | New Testament, | In Welsh and English. | Testament
Newydd . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre a W. Spottiswoode, |
... I Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristionogol | . . .
M.DCCC.LX. I

12% on title Ruby 24tno, (32); 112x61 mm., 123x74 mm.

4|X2| in., 4tVX2tV in.; 614 pp.
Reprint of No. 202^.

244.

1861. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXL |

4* (16); 248 X 187 mm., 281 X 228 mm.

911X71 in., iWiXS\l; 1,156 pp.

Reprint of No. 158.

244a.

1861. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain : | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu
Gwybodaeth Gristionogol. | . . . | M.DCCC.LXL |

4", on title Pica Medium 4(0 Referenu (8); 248 x 187 mm., 281 X 227 mm.

9i|X7f in., iitVxSil in.; 1,156 pp.
Reprint of No. 158.

245.

1861. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain : | . . . George E.
Eyre a William Spottiswoode, | • . . Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXL |

Cr. 8°, on title Nonpareil Ref. J2mo. (32); 160x93 nim., 175 x 115 mm.

6tVX3tl in., 6JX4i in.; 95^ PP.

Reprint of No. 159. N.T. also issued separately.

246.

1861. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, I . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E.
Eyre a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXL |

16*. Reported. Pulkr details imobUiiable.

247.

64 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1861. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottisvvoode, | . . • | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytiinaidd
a Thramor | . . . | M.DCCC.LXI. |

Royal 16**, on title Brevier i6mo. (32J; 132x93 mm., 144 X 108 mm.

5AX3H in., 5HX41 in.; 39^ pp.
Reprint of No. 235.

248.

1861. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
Caerefrog Newydd: | . . . | 1861. |

12°, on title [Welsh Nonpareil 52/710.] (16); 106x59 mm., 114x73 mm.

4AX2tV in., 44X2i in.; 412 pp.

Reprint of No. 237, 2tul Edition on back of title.

248a.

1861. The I New Testament, | In Welsh and English. | Testament
Newydd, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre a W. Spottiswoode,
I ... I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . |
M.DCCCLXI.

12*, on title Rnby 24mo. (32); 112x61 mm., 123x73 mm.

4| X 2| in., 4i X 2i in. ; 614 pp.

Reprint of No. 202a.

249.

1862-61. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre

Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu
M.DCCC.LXIL

a W. Spottiswoode, | . . .
Gwybodaeth Gristionogol. | . . .

Dy. 8**, on title Smallpica 8vo. (32); leather, gilt edges;

200x113 mm., 217x138 mm.
7|X4t^ in., SJXSA in.; 1,278 pp.

Reprint of No. 63. Title of N.T. dated M.DCCC.LXL

249a.

1862. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre a
W. Spottiswoode, | . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXIL

Dy. 8", on title Smallpica 8vo. (32); 200x113 mm., 218x138 mm.

7JX4tV in., 8SX5A in.; 1,278 PP.

Reprint of No. 63. N.T. also issued separately.

250.

1862. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Fiytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . M.DCCC.LXIL |

12°, on title Pearl 24mo. (32); 115x62 mm., 126x76 mm.

4iX2T7ffin., 4HX3 in; 948 pp.
Reprint of No. 93.

251

1862. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . ArgrapMv
y Brifysgol, I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thraur
... I M.DCCC.LXIL I

24mo. Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

iBIBLIOGRAPHY. 65

1862. Testament Newydd | . . . | Rhydychen: | Argraphdy y Brif-
ysgol, I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . |
1862. I Cum Privilegio. j

Sm. 4*'(i6); 162x11911101., 181x42 mm.

6| X 4ii in., 7i X 5 A »"• ; (^ PP-

Reprint of No. 229.

253.

1862. Y I Testament Daearyddol; | . . . | Gan y Parch T. Roberts.
Trydydd Argraffiad. | Bala: | . . . Griffith Jones. | M.DCCC.LXII.

12" (16); 110x62 mm., 122x73 >""i-

4tVX2t^ in., 4||X2| in.; 432 pp. (not numbered).

Fourth ed'n, augmented (called third on title), of No. 189, with 4 maps.

254,

1862. Yr Efengyl | yn ol | Sant loan. | Rhydychen: j . . . Argraphdy
y Brifysgol, Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaida a Thramor. |
... I M.DCCC.LXII. I Cum Privilegio. |

32**, on title Brevier i(mto,; double columns; cloth; 101x57 mm., 113x72 mm.

4X2jin., 4AX2Hin.

Sig. A*. Total pp. (not numbered), 88.

255,

[1863.] Bibl I yr | Addoliad Teuluaidd. | Gyda | Nodau a Sylwadau
ar bob pennod | . . . | gan y | Parch. Peter Williams. | Wedi ei
addurno a darluniau heirdd oddiar ddur. | . . . | London Printing
and Publishing Company, Limited | . . . |

La. f** (4); 356x216 mm., 386x263 mm.

i4X8i in., I5t»5XI0t^ in.; 1,102 pp.

Reprint of No. 26, with en;^raved title in black and red, and numerous steel
engravings. Not dated. Re-issued at least three times, the third with coloured plates
and new title in red and blue, bearing imprint, Argraffwyd a ckyhoeddwyd gan \ E.
Slater, | . . . | 2^, Chapel S/., Bradford \ . Issued in parts, and lx>und in various
leathers, gilt edges, sometimes with brass clasps.

256.

1863. Testament | Newydd | . . • | Llundain: | . . . | George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXIII. |

Royal 16*, on title Brevier i6mo. (32); 132x93 mm., 146x109 mm.

5 A X 3H in., 51 X 4tV in. I 396 pp.
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257.

186 J* Testament | Newydd | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
I -fiwydd: | . . . | 1863. |

I^tfifO.] (16); 106x59mm., 115x71 mm.

4AX2VV in., 4T'«X2f| in.; 412 pp.

258.

66 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1863. The | New Testament, | in Welsh and English. | Testament
Newydd, | . . . | Llimdain: | . . . George E. Eyre a William
Spottiswoode, . . . Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor,
I ... I M.DCCC.LXIII. I

12", on title Ruby 24.mo. (32); 112x61 mm., 123x74 mm.

4f X 2f in., 41 X 2H in. ; 614 pp.

Reprint of No. 202a.

259.

1864. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Ejrre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXIV. |

Dy. 8°, on title Smallpica Svo. (32); 200x113 mm., 218x138 mm.

71X4^ in., 8tX5iV in.; 1,278 pp.

Reprint of No. 63. Price 3s., 3s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 6s. 6d.

260.

1864. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, | . . . | Llundain : | . . . George E.
Eyre a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXIV.

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Description. — ^Title; blank, b; contents, a; blank, b; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs.
A*— R' and b; title of N.T., not dated; blank, b; text (Matt.— Rev.), sigs.
R» — Y**, blank, 6. Total pp. (not numbered), 700.

261.

1864. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, I . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXIV. |

Royal 16°, on title Brevier i6mo, (32); 132x93 mm., 146x110 mm.

5AX3iiin., 5fX4A in.; 396pp.
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262.

1864. The

Newydd,

New Testament, | in Welsh and English. | Testament
... I Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre a William
Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXIV. |

12% on title Ruby 24mo. (32); leather, with brass rims and clasp;

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4fX2fin., 4HX2H in.; 614 pp.
Reprmt of No. 202a.

263.

1864. Testament Newydd, | . . . J Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
Caerefrog Newydd : | . . . | 1804. |

Cr. 8* (32); 161x90 mm., 173x107 mm.

6AX3A in., 6HX4i in.; 698 pp.

Welsh- English. Reprint of No. 2io<i, 4th edition on back of title.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 67

186S. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan,
a William Spoltiswoode,

... I Llundain : | . . . George E. Eyre
. . . I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas

Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXV. |

4*, on title Pica Medium 4(0. Marg. Ref. (16); 250X 188 mm., 284x228 mm.

9iX7f Jn., 11^x9 in.; 1,156 pp.

Reprint of No. 158.

264,

1865. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdyy
Brifysgol, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor,
M.DCCC.LXV. I

4 . Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

265.

1865. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain : | . . , George E.
Eyre a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXV. |

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5fX34in., 6TVX4Ain.

Sigs., A — Cc** and h. Total pp. (not numbered), 822.

266.

1865. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Rhydychen : | . . . Argraphdy
y Brifysgol, | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, f
M.DCCC.LXV.

32mo. Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

267.

1865. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-lan; | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | Argraffwyd yng
Ngwasg y Brif-Athrof a ; | tros y | Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwy-
bodaeth Gristionogol, | . . . | Cum Privilegio. | M.DCCC.LXV. |

Cr. 8*, on title [Nonpareil i2mo.^ (24); 151 x86 mm., 171 X 105 mm.

5HX3i in., 6fX4i in.; 7^4 PP-
Reprint of No. 48.

268.

1865. Testament | Newydd I • • • I Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a W^illiam Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXV. |

Royal 16*, on title Brevier i6mo. (32); 132x93 mm., 145x109 mm.

5AX3ii in., 5iiX4A in.; 396 pp.
Reprint of No. 235. Price 4d.

269.

1 865. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Caer Grawnt: I . . . C. T. Clay,
... I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . |
1865.

3^* (32); double columns; cloth; 88x55 mm., 96x65 mm.

3i%X2Ain.,3HX2Ain.

Sigi., A— P*. Total pp., iv.+46ot=464.

270.

68 THE BI6LE IM WALES.

1865. TestaiiieiiL | Newytld | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd, |
Caerefrog Newydd: | . . . | 1865, ]

32°, on title [ Welsh Nonpareil jiino.] )i6|; double columns; cloth;

106x59 mm., M4X73tnm.
4AXlAi"., 4iXJiin.;4l2pp.

Reprint of No, 237, 4tb Edition on back of title.

1866- Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . - - | LIundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre a
W. Spotliswoode, | . , . ] Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaldd a
Thramor, | . - . | M.DCCC.LXVI.

xslin.; i,a78pp-
Reprinl of No. 63. Price 3s.

271.

1866. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . LIundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre a
W, Spottiswoode, I . . I Trosy Gymdeilhas erTaenuGwybodaeth
Gristionogol. | . . . |

Dy, 8', on title SiiiaW/i<:« «7'0, (32); 103x114 mm., 320x139 mm.

8X4iin., SHxs-Ain.
Reprint of No. 63. N,T. only d.ited M.DCCC.LXVI. Price 3s.
Sigs., A— Ri-i". Total pp., 1,280 (not numbered).

1866. Y 1 Bibl | Cyssegr-lan, | . - . | LIundain: | , . . George E. Eyre
a Wiliinn) Spottiswoode, | ■ . - | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frylanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXVI. |

Cr. 8°, on title S'oiifaral i6mo. (33); 146x89 mm., 155 X 105 mm.

5lX3iin-> OiX4iin.; 822 pp.
Reprint of No. 266. Price lod.

273.

1 866. Testament | Newydd [ . . . | LIundain: [ . . . George E. Eyre

a William Spottiswoode, I . . . | Tros y Gymdeith; ""

Gwybodaeth Grislionogol. ] . . . | M.DCCC.LXVI. |

Royal 16°, on (ille {Brci-icr 161110.^ (32); 132x93 mr
5 A X-3H i^

1)., 14s X lOfJ 1
1., 5«X4i ■"

Reprint of No. 335. Price 4d.

1866. Testament | Newydd | . . . |
... I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas
1866. I

Reprint of No, 270.

J

Caer GmwW
FrytasiJjJ^iJ^

cr Taen^^H

BIBLIOCRAPHY. 69

I 866- Y Septuugint, neu y BeibI Sanclaidd. yn ol Cylieitliad y LXX.
Gyda sytwadau, gan E. Andrews, B.A. Rhifyn 1. Caerfyrddin,
W. Spurrell.

Title copied from the wrappers o( the May no, of Vr Haul, 1868, where it is
advertised as having been issued in 1866, with a commentary and brief English
footnotes. Its price was ^d. A specimen of Ihe work had been issued in 1865. The
translator had piepared for Ihe press 3 complete translation, to be issued in three
volumes (see Crockford's Oericat Directory, 1S68, p. 13); but owing to the lack of
tiub><cribers, no more than pari [. was printed. The translator was the Rev. Evan
Andrews, vicar of Llan<lefeiliog, Kidwelly.

277.

I 867. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William SpoltJswoodc, ... Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
aThramor, ( . . . M.DCCC.LXVII. |

Reprint of No. 361.

1867- Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spiottiswoode, I . . - | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
aThramor, | . . . | M.DCCCLXVII.

y Brifysgol, J Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, |

I, I Tros

;.Lxvii

1867-66. Y [ Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Rhydychen: I . . . Argraphdy
. , _ ... „ . ■-■a^jii

I M.DCCC.t

La. S*, on title Small PUa Svo. Refs. (is); double columns, with references;
I33XI4S mm., 256X 170 mm.
^xsHin., 10AX6H in.; price 9fc

Description.— Title ; blank, b: Emrau . . . Llyfrau, etc., a; bbnk, b; text
(Gen.— Mai.), sigs. A— 4E< and b; title of NT-, dated 1866.: blank, b; text
(Matt.— Rev.), 4E'— 'jP* and 6. Total pp. (not numbered), iv. -1-1,180^1,184.

1 067. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, I . . . | Llundain: { . . . George E. Eyre
A William Spottiswoode, f . . . | 1867. |

R^orted. Fuller details unobtainable.

. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan; | . . - | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy y
^lUjol,] 'I ros y Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristionogol.
VLu67. 1 Cum Frtvilegio. |

I30X6S mm., 133x8a mm.
rtxa«in„ sAx3*'n.
cover.
\ Total pp. (not numt>cred), 860 ^ip.

70 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1867. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
I Caerefrog Newydd: | . . . | 1867. |

12**, on title [IVglsh Nonpareil 32mo.'} (16); 106x59 mm., 114x73 mm.

4AX2^ in., 4|X2| in.; 412 pp.

Reprint of No. 237, ^th Edition on back of title.

282a.

1867. Yr Efengyl | yn ol | Sant loan. | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy
y Brifysgol, | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor,
1867. I Cum Privilegio. |

• • •

32', on title Brevier 32mo.^ limp cloth; loi X57 mm., 113x72 mm.

4 X 24 in., 4^ X 2^1 in. ; 88 pp.

Reprint of No. 255.

283,

1868. Y I Bibl | Cyssegr-lan | Gyda Nodau Esponiadol. | . . . I Gan
y I Parch. Peter Williams. | Dan olygiaeth y | Parch. J. R. Kilsby
Jones. I ... I William Mackenzie. | Llmidain, Llynlleifiad,
Caerodor, ac Abertawy. |

La. 4° (8); double columns, with notes and references between, and commentary
at end of each chapter; 283x209 mm., 340x248 mm.

iiJxSJ in., i3iX9| in.

Reprint of No. 26, omitting all prefatory matter, but containing numerous steel
engravings. Printed at Glasgow.

Description. — Frontispiece, Moses; title; contents, b; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs.
i«— 108 and 6, pp. 1—864; title of N.T., dated MDCCCLXVllL; blank, 6; text
(Matt. — Rev.), sigs. 109 — 146 and 6, pp. 8i65 — 1,166; title of Prys's Ps.; tables of
Ps. and Hymns, b; text, in treble columns, sigs. i' — 6, pp. 3 — 42. Total pp.,
ii. + i|i66-|-42=i,2io.

284,

1868. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
Caerefrog Newydd: | . . . | 1891. |

Cr. 8**, on title Welsh Nonpareil Ref.^ i2mo. (16);

163x97 mm., 187x118 mm.

6tV X 3« in., 71 X 4l in. ; 940 pp.

Reprint of No. 232, 3rd Edition on p. 3.

286.

1868. Testament Newydd, | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd, |
Caerefrog Newydd: | . . . | 1868. |

Cr. 8° (32); 161 X90 mm., 173 x 107 mm.

6AX3Ain., 6HX4i in.; 698 pp.

Welsh- English. Reprint of No. 210a, ^th edition on back of title.

285a.

1868. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . C. J. Clay,
... I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, I ... I
1868. I

32' (32); 88x55 nini., 96x64 mm.

SiVxa* in., 3«X2i in.; iv.H-46o=464 pp.

Reprint of No. 270. Price, 2d., 3d., 6d., and 9d.

286.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. ^l

1869- Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXIX. |

Cr. 8^ on title Nonpareil i6tno. (32); 146x89 mm., 155 X 105 mm.

5l X3i in., 6| X4l in. ; 822 pp.

Reprint of No. 266. Price lod.

287.

1869. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Bibi Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
Caerefrog Newydd: | . . . | 1869. |

12*, on title [Welsh Nonfkireil 32mo.] (16); 106x59 mm., 114x73 mm.

4^X2,^ in., 4iX2i in.; 412 pp.

Reprint of No. 237, 6th Edition on back of title.

287a.

1870. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre a
W. Spottiswoode, I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor,
M.DCCC.LXX. I

Dy. 8*", on title Smalipica 8vo. (32); 203 X 1 14 mm., 222 x 140 mm.

8X4l in., 8iX5i in.; 1,280 pp. (not

numbcTed),
Reprint of No. 63. Price 3s.

288.

1870. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, I . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXX. |

Royal I6^ on title Brevier i6mo. (32); 132x93 mm., 145x109 mm.

5VVX3HinM 5UX4iin.; 39^ PP. (not

numl)ered).

Reprint of No. 235. Price 4cl.

289.

1870. The I New Testament, | in Welsh and English. | Testament
Newydd, | . . . | . . . George E. Eyre a William Spottiswoode,
I ... I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, |
... I M,DCCC,LXX. I

12", on title Ruby 24mo. (32); 112x61 mm., 122x73 "'"'•

4|X2| in., 4HX2| in.; 614 pp.

Reprint of No. 202a.

290.

1870. Llyfr y Psalmau. | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy y
Brifysgol, I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . .
1870. I Cum Privilegio. |

Sm. 4*" (32); large type, double columns, with references between verses; limp
cloth; 161 XI 17 mm., 182x142 mm.
6AX4lin., 7TVX5Ain.

Sigs., A— £*<> and 6. Total pp. (not numbered), 148.

291.

72 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1870. Can y Caniadau: | neu | Gyfieithad Llythyrenol | o | Ganiadau

Solomon

o'r Hebraeg,

yn nghyd a | Nodiadau Byrion, | . . .
Llanelli: | . . . B. R. Rees,

Can A. Rhys Thomas,
1870. I Pris Chwe Cheiniog. |

Dy. S'' (8); lines across the page in verse, with notes after chapters;

171 X 102 mm., 212x137 mm.
6J X 4 in., 8J X 5f in. ; 20 pp.

292.

[1871.] Y I Beibl Teuluaidd | Cynnwysfawr | . . . | yn nghyd a
lluaws o I nodiadau . . . , cyfeiriadau ysgrythyrol | a gwahanol
ddarlleniadau. | Y cyfan wedi ei ddethol a4 olygu gan y | Parch.
Owen Jones, | . . . | At yr hyn y chwanegwyd, | Sylwadau ymarferol
ac efengylaidd . . . | . . . Peter Williams. | . . . | Addurnedig a
chyfres o gerfluniau detholedig. | . . . | Llundain : | Blackie a'i
Fab, ... I Glasgow, ac Edinburgh. |

La. 4** (8); double columns, with marginal notes and references between, and
commentary at foot of page; morocco, gilt edges, brass clasps;

309x218 mm., 370x264 mm.
12^X8^ in., MAXJt^in.

Family Bible, edited by the Rev. Owen Jones (" Meudwy Mon "), who included
the commentary of Peter Williams. Contains numerous steel engravings. Issued
between 1866 and 1870 in 32 parts, at 2s. 6d. each. Not dated.

Description. — Half title; blank, b; frontispiece, The Fall of Man; engraved
title, The Giving of the Law; blank, b; title; imprint (at foot), Glasgouf: | If. G.
Blackie and Co., Printers, | Villafteld. | , b; Y Rhagymadrodd., p. (v); Etnvan
. . . LlyfraUy etc., 6, p. (vi); Rhestr o'r Cerf-lunian, pp. (vii) — (viii); Rhag-
arweiniad., pp. (ix) — (xvi); publishers' notices, etc., referring to Bible, in Welsh
and English, pp. i — 4; testimonials, pp. 5 — 7; blank, b; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs.
I — 130*, pp. (I) — (1039); Golwg gryno ar brif ddygwyd^liadau, etc., sig. 130*
and 6, pp. (I039)--(I040); family register; frontispiece, Daughters of Jerusalem ^
weep not for me; engraved title. The Annunciation to the Shepherds; blank, 6;
title of N.T.; blank, b; text (Matt. — Rev.), sigs. I3i«— 183, pp. (1043) — (»057);
blank, b; Mynegai Amseryddol, etc., sigs. 183* — 184* and 6, pp. (1459) — (1472).
Total pp., xvi.+8+ 1, 472=1,496.

293.

1871. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode.

4°, on title Pica Medium ^to. Marg. Ref (16); brass clasp and rims;

^ 250x188 mm., 277x228 mm.

9iX7t in., 10^x9 in.; 1,156 pp.

Reprint of No. 158, with a number of coloured plates, 4 maps, and a family
register. N.T. only dated M.DCCC.LXXI.

294,

1871. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan^ I . . . I Llundain: I . . . George E.
Eyre a William Soa^^ M.DCCC.LXXI. |

4% on title /*

»«X«23mfn.
. ^ H in.; 1.156 pp.

Reprint •

4Ma.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 73

1871. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytaiiaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXI. |

Dy. 16", on title Pearl i6mo. (32); 126x84 mm., 137x97 mm.

4U X 3tV in., 5* X 3iS in. ; 700 pp. (not

numbered).
Reprint of No. 261.

295.

18 71. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain : | . . . G. E. Eyre
a W. Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXI. |

Dy. 8**, on title SmuUpica 8vo. (32); 203x114 mm., 221x141 mm.

8X4i in.» 8K^X5VV »"• ; 320 pp. (not

numbered).

Reprint of the N.T. of No. 66.

296,

1871. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
I Caerefrog Newydd: | . . . | 1871. |

32°, on title [Welsh Sonparcil 52WO.] (16); 106x59 mm., 114x73 mm.

4tVX2tV in., 4ix2| in.; 412 pp.

Reprint of No. 237, jth Edition on back of title.

297,

1871. Testament | Newydd | • . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
I Caerefrog New>'dd: | . . . | 1871. |

32", on title [Welsh Xonpareil 32mo.] (16); 106x59 mm., 114x73 mm.

4j\X2j\ in., 4jX2i in.; 412 pp.

Reprint of No. 237, 8th Edition on back of title.

297a.

1871. Testament Newydd | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
I Caerefrog Newydd : | . . . | 1871. |

Cr. 8' (32); 161 X90 mm., 173 X 107 ram.

6t5X3tji in.. 6||X4i in.; 698 pp.

Welsh-English. Reprint of No. 2io<i, 6th edition on back of title.

297 b.

18 72. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy y
Brifysgol, | Tros y Fibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . .
I M.DCCC.LXXI I. I Cum Privilegio. |

La. 8% on title Sm. Pica Svo. Gvda Chvfeir. (24); 233x145 mm., 255x172 mm.

9AX5ii in.. 10,^X61 in.;

iv.+ i,i8o=i,i84 pp

Reprint of No. 280. N.T. dated 1872.

298.

K

74 "^HE BIBLE IN WALES.

1872. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan; | . . . | Llundain: | Y Gymdeithas er
Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristionogol; | . . . |

La. 8* (i6); doable columns, with marginal notes and references; cloth;

230 X 142 mm., 260 X 166 mm.
9TVX5Ain., ioJx6Ain.

Pr. Bk. only dated 18^2, Imprint on back of title, Argraphedtg gan John Childs
a*i Fab,

Description.— Title, Llyfr \ Gweddi Gyjffredin, | . . . | ynghyd a'r \ Psallivvr . . . |
. . . Llundain: \ Y Gymdeithas er taenu Gwybodaeth Gristionogol; | . . . f 18^2. \ ;
imprint, b; text, sigs. a* — c and 6, and sigs. i — 13* and 6; title of Bible;
blank, b; Enwau . . . Llyfrau^ etc., a; blank, b; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. i — ^55*;
blank, b; text (Apoc.), sigs. 55'— 67" and b; title of N.T.; blank, b; text
(Matt. — Rev.), sigs. i* — ^20; imprint, 6. Total pp. (not numbered), 1,620.

299,

[1872.] Y I Beibl Teuluaidd J Cynnwysfawr, | . . . | yn nghyd a
iluaws o I Nodiadau Beirniadol ac Eglurhaoi, Cyfeiriadau
Ysgryth3rrol, | a gwahanol Ddarileniadau. | Y cyfan wedi ei ddethol
a'i olygu gan y ] Parch. Owen Jones, | . . . | At yr hyn y chwan-
egwyd, I Sylwadau Ymarferol ac Efengylaidd, y | Diweddar Barch.
Peter Williams. | Yn addurnedig gan gjrfres ddetholedig o
ddarluniau hanesyddol. | Llundain: | Blackie a4 Fab, • . . |
Glasgow ac Edinburgh. '

La. 4" (8); morocco, gilt edges, brass clasps; 303x212 mm., 340x248 mm.

"i5x8Ain., i3iX9tin.

Reprint of No. 293, omitting publishers' notices, etc., and slightly re-arranged.
Issued in parts between 1870 and 1872. Not dated.

Description. — Half title; blank, b; frontispiece, Moses \ restoring the tables of
the Law \ ; engraved title; blank, b; title; blank, b; Y Rhagymadrodd.^ sig. a',
p. (v); Enwau . . . Llyfrau, etc., 6, p. (vi); Rhestr oW Cerf-luniau^ sig. «♦, p. vii;
blank, b; Rhagarweiniad.^ sigs. b — 6* and 6, pp. (ix) — (xvi); Cofrhestr Deuluaidd,
etc., 4 plates (coloured); text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. i — 130*, pp. (i) — (1039); Golwg
gryno ar brif ddygwyddiadau^ etc., sig. 130^ and 6, pp. (1039) — (1040); title of
N.T.; blank, 6; text (Matt. — Rev.), sigs. 131* — 183, pp. (1043)— (1457); blank, b;
Mynegai Amseryddol^ etc., sigs. 183' — 184* and 6, pp. (1459)— -(1472). Total
pp., xvi.+l,472=i,488.

300.

1872. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
I Caerefrog Newydd: | . . . | 1872. |

Cr. 8*, on title Welsh Nonpareil Ref., i2mo, (16); 163x97 mm., 187x118 mm.

6AX3H in* 7|X4l in.; 940 pp.

Reprint of No. 232, 4th Edition on p. 3.

SOOa.

1872. The | New Testament, | in Welsh and English. | Testament
Newydd, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre a William
Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXII. |

I2^ on title Ruby 24mo. (32); leather, with brass rims and clasp;

112x61 mm., 122x74 mm.
4} X 2| in., 4ti X 2\i in. ; 614 pp.
Reprint of No. 202a.

SOI.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 75

18 73-1. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre
a W. Spottiswoode, | . . . Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXIII. |

Dy. 8^ on title Smalipica 8vo. (32); 203 X 114 mm., 220 x 138 mm.

8X4i in., 8|X5i^ >"•! ^i'^ PP- ("ot
numbered, except pp. 33 — 40).

Reprint of No. 63. Price 3s. Title of N.T. dated M.DCCC.LXXL

301a.

1873. Testament | Newydd . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre

a W. Spottiswoode,

Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd

a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXIII. |

Royal 16**, on title Brevier i6mo. (32); 132x93 mm., 145x109 mm.

5AX3H in., 5«X4i in.; 39^ pp. (not

numbered).

Reprint of No. 235. Price 4d.

S02.

1873. Y I Bibl Sanctaidd, | . . . | Gyd a | Nodau a Sylwadau ar
bob pennod, | Gan y Parch. Peter Williams. | . . . | Llundain :
Cyhoeddwyd gan William Mackenzie, ... | ... | MDCCCLXXIII.

La. 4° (8); double columns, with notes and references between, and commentary
at end of chapters ; morocco, gilt edges ; 291 x 211 mm., 334x254 mm.

11^X8^ in., i3|xioin.

Reprint of No. 26, omitting preliminary matter, biography, tables, Apocrypha,
Prys's Ps., etc., and including numerous steel engravings and coloured plates. Re-issue
of No. 284. Edited by the Rev. James Rhys Kilsby Jones.

Description. — Frontispiece, Moses; engraved title; blank, b; title; colophon,
Ystrydebuyd ac argrafhwyd gan William Mackenzie^ 45 a 47 Heol Howard^
Glasgow.^ b; Enwau , . . Llyfrau^ a; blank, b; Coflyfr Teuluaidd^ 2 plates;
map, Canaan; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. i — 108 and 6, pp. i — 864; map, Canaan;
title of N.T., dated MDCCCLXXIII.; blank, b; frontispiece, Yr Jachawdwr,;
text (Matt — Rev.), sigs. io9«— 146» and 6, pp. 867—1166. Total pp., 1,172.

808.

187 3. Testament Newydd, | . - . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd
I Caerefrog Newydd: | . . . | 1873. I

Cr. 8* (32); 161x90 mm., 173x107 mm.

6-^X3* in., 6HX4i in.; 698pp.

Welsh- English. Reprint of No. 210a.

804.

1873. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Uundain : | . . . George E. E5rre a
William Spottiswoode, | . . . Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXIII. |

Cr. 8", on title Nonpareil i2mo. Marg. Re/, (32); leather;

160x93 mm., 178x114 mm.
6AX3H in., 7x41 in.; 95* pp.

Reprint of No. 159.

805.

76 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1873. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-hm, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXIII. |

Dy. 16", on title Pearl i6nto. (32); 126x84 mm., 137x97 mm.

4H X 3 A in-, 5l X 3H in ; 700 pp.
Reprint of No. 261.

306,

18 73. Testament Newydd, | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
I Caerefrog Newydd: | . . . | 1873. |

Cr. 8° (32); 161x90 mm., 173x107 mm.

6T\X3Vff in., 6ifX4i in.; 698 pp.

Welsh-English. Reprint of No. 210a, 7th Edition on back of title.

306a.

[187 3-6] Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan | . . . | Gyda sylwadau eglurhaol ac
ymarferol ar bob pennod | gan y | Parch. Thomas Rees, D.D.
Wedi ei addurno a llawer o ddarluniau ar ddur. | Llundain :
Virtue & Co., . . .

4** (8); double columns, with notes and references between, and commentary at
end of chapters and at foot of pages; 255 x 193 mm., 314x249 mm.

i0X7'fti"., i2AX9i|in.

Family cd'n, issued between 1873 and 1876, in 10 pts. — 9 at 5s., and i at 3s.
Contains numerous steel engravings.

Description. — Engraved title ; blank, b; title, not dated; Euwuu . . . Llyfrau^
etc., h; At y Darllcnydd.y a and 6, dated Abcrtau% Chwefror 22^ i8y6; Cyftyfr
Tculuol^ etc., 2 plates; text (Gen.— Mai.), sigs. B — 7C* and 6, pp. i — 1118 ; title
of N.T.; Enwau . . . Llyfrau^ etc., b; text (Matt. — Rev.), sigs. 7C* — 9!*, pp.
1 119 — 1531; Taflcn^ etc., 6. Total pp., 1,540.

307.

1874. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan; | . . . | Llundain : | Y Gymdeithas er
Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristionogol; | • . . |

La. 8** (16); 230 X 142 mm., 257 x 163 mm.

9T^X5Ain., ioix6yVin.; 1,620 pp.

Reprint of No. 299. Pr. Bk. only dated 1874..

308.

[1874] Y Bibl Cysegr-lan, | . . . | gyda | Nodiadau Eglurhaol, | Gan
y Parch. Peter Williams, | aV Parch. Matthew Henry; | a | Sylwadau
Arweiniol i bob llyfr, | Gan y Parch. R. T. Howell, | Abertawe. |
... I Edinburgh: | Cyhoeddwyd gan Thomas C.Jack. | Abertawe:
I E. Slater. |

La. 4* (8); double columns, with notes and references between, and commentary
at foot of pages; morocco, gilt edges, brass rims and clasps;

290x212 mm., 317x245 mm.
"t^x8| in., 12^X91 in.

Family Bible, with numerous coloured plates. Imprint on back of title,
Argnijffuyd gun Ballantync and Co., Llundain ac Edinburgh. Some topics bear the
following imprint on general title ; Edinburgh: | Cyhocdduyd gan Thomas C. Jack. \
Cacrdydd: \ N. Berry & Co. | (See Y Drysorfa, 1874, p. 179.)

Description. — Frontispiece, Moses viewing the Promised Land \ engraved title ;
blank, b; title; imprint, b; At y Darllenydd, signed Capel yr Argluyddcs
Huntingdon, \ Abertawe, Afawrth j6eg, 1874. \ R. Thomas Howell. \ , sig. a;
blank, b; Llythyr y Parch, Peter Williams at y Darllenydd., sig. «* — 6, pp.
iii — iv; Hanes Bywyd Peter Williams,, sigs. a^ — 6* and 6, pp. v — x; Hants
Bywyd Matthew Henry., sigs. 6' — 6*, pp. xi — xv; Cymiuysiad.^ b; text (Gen. —
Mai.), sigs. I— no* and b, pp. 1—878; Cojrestr y Tculu.^ 2 plates; iillc of N.T.;
blank, b; Family Portrait Gallery, 2 plates; text (Matt.— Rev.), sigs. Ill — 148*,
pp. 881—1183; blank, 6. Total pp., 1,202.

SOB.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 77

1874. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . Llundain : | . . . George E. Eyre
a W. Spottiswoode, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXIV. |

i6°. Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

SIO.

1874. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXIV. |

Royal 16°, on title Brevier i6tno. (32); 132x93 mm., 145x109 mm.

5AX3ii in., 5HX4i in.; 396 pp.

Reprint of No. 235. Price 4d.

311.

1874. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
I Caerefrog Newydd: | . . . | 1874.

32°, on title [Welsh Nonpareil 32mo.] (16); 106x59 mm., 114x73 mm.

4A X 2^^ in., 4i X 2} in.; 412 pp.

Reprint of No. 237, gth Edition on back of title.

311a.

187 4. The | New Testament, | in Welsh and English. | Testament
Newydd, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre a William
Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXIV. |

12", on title Ruby 24tno. (32); 112x61 mm., 124x76 mm.

41 X2| in., 4lX3A «n.; 614 pp.
Reprint of No. 202a.

312.

187 5. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain : | . . . G. E. Eyre a
W. Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXV. |

Dy. 8**, on title Smallfica 8vo. (32); 203 X 114 mm., 220x138 mm.

8X4i in., 8|X5^ in.; 1,280 pp.

Reprint of No. 63. Price 3s.

313.

1875. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. E5rre a
W. Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXV. |

Sm. 4°(i6); 162 x119 mm., 183 x143 mm.

6J X 4H in., 7t^ X 5l in. ; 608 pp.

Reprint of No. 229, with a copy of No. 291 bound at end.

314.

187 5. Testament | Newydd | • . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . C. J. Clay,
... I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . |

1875. ■

32** (32); 88x55 n^ni., IOC X 69 mm.

3AX2A in., l\^X2\l in.; iv.H-46o=464 pp.

Reprint of No. 270.

315.

78 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

187 5. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
Caerefrog Newydd: | . . . | 1875. |

32", on title [Welsh Nonpareil $2mo.'] (16); 106x59 mm., 114x73 mm.

4A X 2^ in., 4i X 2 J in. ,' 412 pp.

Reprint of No. 237, 10th Edition on back of title.

315a.

[1876.] Y Bibl Cysegr-lan, | . . . | gyda | Nodiadau Eglurhaol, |
Gan y Parch. Peter Williams, | aV | Parch. Matthew Henry; | a
I Sylwadau Arweiniol i bob llyfr, | Gan y Parch. R. T. Howell, |
Abertawe. | . . . | Edinburgh : | Thomas C. Jack, | Grange
Publishing Works.

La. 4° (8); mottled calf; 290x212 mm., 320x247 mm.

i1t^x8| in., 12-^X91 in.; xvi.-|- 1,184=1,200 pp.

Reprint of No. 309, omitting editor's preface.

316,

1876. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Rhydychen : | . . . Argraphdy
y Brifysgol, | Tros y Fibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, |
M.DCCC.LXXVI. I Cum Privilegio.

La. 8", on title Sm, Pica 8vo. Gyda Chyfeir.

Reprint of No. 280. N.T. dated 1876, Price 7s. 6d. Copy seen wanting title and
all to Gen. iv. 25.

311.

1876. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre a
William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXVI.

i6mo. Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

318.

1876. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan : | . . . | Llundain : | . . . G. E. Eyre
a W. Spottiswoode, | . . . | 1876. |

1 2mo. Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

319.

1876. Testament | Newydd I . . . | Llundain : | . . . G. E. Eyre
a W. Spottiswoode, | . . . f Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXVL

La 8*. Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

320.

1876. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. E5rre
a William Spottiswoode, I . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . M.DCCC.LXXVL |

1 21110. Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

ML

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 79

1876. The | New Testament | in Welsh and English. | Testament
Newydd, | . . . | Llundain ; | . . . George E. Eyre a William
Spottiswoode, I . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . M.DCCC.LXXVI. |

12°, on title Ruby 24tno. (32); 1x2 x6x mm., 123x74 mm.

4fX2f in., 4HX2| in.; 614 pp.

Reprint of No. 202a.

322.

[Circa 1876] Y | Testament Newydd, | gyda chyfeiriadau, | Cysson-
deb yr Efengylau, | Mynegai Daearyddol, | ynghydag amrywiol
dablau. | . . . | Wrexham: | . . . R. Hughes a'i Fab. |

32° (32); cloth and leather, with clasp; 84x46 mm., 95x57 mm.

Not dated. Reprint of No. 136, called Y Testament Bach Cyfeiriadol.
Sigs., A — Pp*«. Total pp. (not numbered), 480.

328,

1876. Llyfr | y | Diarhebion. | Llundain: . . . G. E. Eyre a W.
Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . .M.DCCC.LXXVI. |

32*, on title Brevier 32mo. (64); 100x58 mm., 114x75 mm.

3\i X 2\ in., 4i X 2\i in. ; 64 pp.

324,

1877. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | • . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXVI]. |

4°, on title Pica Medium 4to. Marg. Ref, (16); 250 x 188 mm., 285x232 mm.

9iX7|in., iiiX9i in.; 1,156pp.

Reprint of No. 158.

326.

1877. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, . . . | Llundain: | . . . G. E. Eyre a
W. Spottiswoode, | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor,
I ... I M.DCCC.LXXVII. I

Dy. 8^ on title Smallpica 8vo. (32); 203 X 114 mm., 222 x 140 mm.

8X4i in., H^Si in.; 1,280 pp.

Reprint of No. 63. Price 3s. N.T. also issued separately.

327.

187 7. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain: I . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXVII. |

Cr. 8°, on title Nonpareil Demy i2mo. Marg. Refs. (32); leather, with brass rims
and clasp; 160x93 mm., 176x114 nam.

6AX3H in., 6HX4i in.; 95^ PP-

Reprint of No. 159.

328.

8o THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1877. Bibl yr Athraw, | . . . | gyda | Chyfeiriadau a Mynegair: | . . .
I Cyhoeddedig gan | Hughes a*i Fab, | . . . Wrexham.
Argraphedig gan George E. Eyre a William Spottiswoode, | . . .
M.DCCC.LXXVII.

Cr. 8** (32); leather, with brass clasp; 160x93 mm., 176x114 mm.

6AX3liin., 6t^X4iin.

Rc-issue of No. 328, with Peter Williams's concordance, other extra matter, and
12 coloured maps. Imprint on last page of extra matter, Llundain : argraffwyd gan
G. E. Eyre a W. Spottiswoode.

Description. — General title ; blank; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. A* — Z*, pp. 5— 711 ;
blank, 6; title of N.T. (not dated); blank, b; text (Matt— Rev.), sigs. Z«— Gg*«
and 6, pp. 713 — 952; title (same as general title); blank, b; Rhagdraith fr
Attodiad.y signed Y Golygydd.^ dated Rhagfyr^ i8y6.^ a; Cynnwysiad.^ b;
Mynegair Ysgrythyrol.^ sigs. A — H** and 6, pp. I — 248; Datigoseg ... enwau
priodoly etc., b — !•, pp. 248 — 267; other extra matter, sigs. !• — K* and 6,
pp. 267 — 294; 12 coloured maps. Total pp., 952 +iv. -1-294:= 1,250.

829.

1877. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXVII. |

Royal 16°, on title Brevier square i6mo, (32); 132x93 mm., 146x111 mm.

5Tff X i\\ in., 5f X 4tV in. ; 396 pp.

Reprint of No. 235. Price 4d.

330.

[1878.] Bibl I yr | Addoliad Teuluaidd; | . . . Gyd a | Sylwadau
eglurhaol | y | Parch. Peter Williams | . . . | Nodiadau ac Eglur-
iadau gan y | Parch. Matthew Henry, y Parch. Albert Barnes, ac
eraill; | . . . | Arweiniad i bob un o*r Llyfrau Sanctaidd; a chyfeir-
iadau Ysgrythyrol. I . . . | Dan olygiad Gweirydd ap Rhys. | . . . |
London: | John G. Murdoch, | 41, Castle Street, Holborn. |

4** (8) ; double columns, with notes and references between, and commentary at
foot; 278x201 mm., 330x247 mm.
ioMX7Min-. i3X9Uin.

Family Bible, with coloured illustrations. Edited by Robert John Pryse
[''Gweirydd ap Rhys "). Not dated.

Description.— .-Frontispiece, the Lord's Prayer in fourteen languages; engraved
title (coloured); blank, b; title; blank, b; Annerchiad y Detholydd at ei Gyd-
wladwyr.^ a; blank, b; Llythcr y Cyhoeddwr at y Darllenydd.^ pp. v — vi; Hanes
Bywyd . . . Peter Williams,^ pp. 7 — xii; Hattes Bywyd Matthew Henry. ^ pp.
13 — ^xvii; Enwau . . . Llyfrau^ etc., b ; Cynhwysiad^ pp. xix — xxxi; Crynhodeb^
etc., b; Family Register^ etc, 4 plates; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. A — 3K and 6, pp.
1—882; title of N.T.; blank, b; text (Matt.— Rev.), sigs. 3K^— 4F* and b; pp.
885 — 1 192. Total pp., xxxii.+i,i92=i,224.

331.

1879. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy y
Brifysgol, | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . .
I M.DCCC.LXXIX. I

i2mo. Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

382.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 8 1

1880. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain: George E. Eyre a
William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXX. |

Cr. 8", on title Nonpareil i6mo. (32); 146x89 mm.. 158x105 mm.

51 X 31 in., 6i X 4i in. ; 822 pp.

Reprint of No. 266. Price lod.

832a,

[Circa 18 80-] Y | Bibl Cyssegr-lan; | . . . | Llundain: | . . . Y
Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristionogol; | . . . |

Foolscap 8** (16); double columns, with notes and references on margins; cloth;

141x87 mm., 158x102 mm.
5AX3Ain-» 6T^X4in.

Not dated. Imprint on back of title, Argraphcdig gan John Childs a'i Fab.
Collect inside front cover.-

Description. — Title; imprint, b; Eitwan . . . Llyfrau^ etc., a ; blank, 6; text
(Gen.— Mai.), sigs. i— 51' and b; title of N.T.; blank, b; text (Matt.— Rev.),
sigs. 52—68*; imprint, 6. Total pp. (not numbered), 1,088.

3S3,

1880. Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy y
Brifysgol, I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . .
M.DCCC.LXXX.

Cr. 8% on title Sonp. i2mo. Rcfs. (32); double columns; leather;

162 x96 mm., 179x113 mm.
6|X3f in., 7X4^ in.; 9x8 pp.

333a.

1880- Testament Newydd | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy y
Brifysi^ol, J Tros y Gymdeithas er Taenu Gwybodaeth Gristionogol.
I ... I 1880. I Cum Privilegio. [

Sm. 4*'(i6); 162x119 mm., 183x142 mm.

6|X4ii in.. 7-^1 X5A in.; 608 pp. (not numbered).

Reprint of No. 229.

334.

[1 880] Y I Testament Daearyddol; | . . . | Gan y Parch. T. Roberts.
I Trydydd Argraffiad. | Wrexham: | . . . Hughes a'i Fab. |

12' (16); 111x63 mm., 119x75 mm.

4|X2| in., 4iiX2)^| in.; 432 pp. (not numbered).

Not dated. Fifth ed'n, augmented, called third on title, of No. 189. 4 maps.

335.

[I88O.] Yr Efengyl | yn ol | Sant Marc | Gyd ag Esboniad Ymar-
ferol I gan y | . . . W. Walsham How, D.D. | . . . | Cyfieithwyd
gan y | Parch. Ellis Roberts, | Periglor Llangwm, Sir Ddinbych. |
Cyhoeddwyd dan gyfarwyddid Pwyllgor y Traethodau. | Llundain :
Gymdeithas er Lledaenu Gwybodaeth Gristionogol:

Cr. 8''(i6); lines across the page, with marginal references, and commentary at
foot; 162x90 mm., 180x120 mm.
6iX3Ain., 7AX4|in.

Translator better known to Welshmen as Blis Wyn o Wyrfai.

DBSCiUPTiGN.— Title; bfamk^ 6; introdoctkNi, pp. 3—4 (not numbered); text,
pp. 5— 114 (not nninbemO.

336.

L

82 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1881. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan | . . . I Llundain: I . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl uymdeithas Prytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXXI. |

12°, on title Diamond 24mo. Marg, Ref, (32); double columns; leather;

125x85 mm., 139x103 mm.
4ix3AinM 5AX4TVin-; hoio pp.

887.

N.T. also issued separately.

1881. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Prytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXXI. |

Royal 16°, on title Brevier square i6mo, (32); 133x95 mm., 146x111 mm.

Six 31 in., 5IX4A in.; 39^ pp.

Reprint of No. 235. Price 4d.

887a.

[I88I.] Yr Oraclau Bywiol : I . . . | Gan John Williams, | Gyda
Rhaglithiau ac Attodiad, gan | Alexander Campbell. | Ail Argraffiad,

gyda rhagarweiniad. |

Dan olygiad Owen Davies, Caernarvon,
Caernarvon: | . . . H. Humphreys, | . . .

Cr. 8° (16); lines across the page; cloth ; 144x80 mm., 168 X 106 mm.

5«X3jin., 6iX4Ain.

Reprint of No. 164, edited, with an introduction, by the Rev. Owen Davies, D.D .,
Carnarvon. Price 5s.

Description. — Portrait, Parch. J. Williams^ \ o'r Drefnavydd, \ ; title, not dated;
blank, b ; Rhagarweiniad /'r ail argrajfiad. \ Braslun hancs hywyd y Parch.
J. Williams. \ , signed Caernarfon^ Hydref2g^ 1881, Owen Davies. \ , sigs. A* — A*
and 6, pp, 3—8; Nodiadau Rhaglithiol.y sigs. A* — B and 6, pp. 9—18; Rhaglith^
etc., sigs. B' — D* and 6, pp. 19—64; text, sigs. E— 2I and 6, pp. 65 — 530;
Atiodiad.^ sigs. 2I* — aM* and 6, pp. 531—582; Dangoseg i'r geiriau ansathredig^
etc., sigs. 2M* and 6, pp. 583—584; Dangoseg 1 gynnwysiad y gwaith., sigs.
2M* and 6, pp. 585—586; advertisements, 6 pp. Total pp., 586.

888.

1881. Testament Newydd, | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd, |
Caerefrog Newydd : | . . . | 1881. |

Cr. 8" (32); 161 X90 mm., 173 x 107 mm.

6AX3A in., 6HX4i in.; 698 pp.

Welsh-English. Reprint of No. 210^, 8th edition on back of title.

888a.

1881. Y I Proff wydi Byrion, | mewn | Alleiriad, | gyda | Sylwadau
ar y testun, | ynghyd ag | Amryw ddarlleniadau ar ymyl y ddalen
oV tri hen gyfieithad, y LXX, y Syriaeg, a'r Vulgate, | Gan John
Davies, | letwen. | Llandilo: | . . . D. W. a G. Jones, . . . | 188 1. |

La. 8** (8); lines across the page in verse, with readings on margin, and
commentary at foot in double columns; cloth; 202 x 128 mm., 238 x 161 mm.

7HX5TVin., 9lx6T!Vin.

New version from Hebrew of Minor Prophets.

Description.— Title; blank, b; At y Darllenydd., sigs. A»— A* and 6, pp. iv— vi;
text (Hos.— Mai.), sigs. B— DD» and 6, pp. i — 206; Taflen Amseryddol.^ sigs.
DD*— FF*, pp. 207—219; blank, b. Total pp., vi+220=226.

889.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

83

1882. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdyy
Brifysgol, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor,
M.DCCC.LXXXII.

340,

8*. Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

1882. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
Caerefrog Newydd: | . . . | 1882. |

Cr. 8', on title Welsh Nonpareil Ref.^ i2mo. (16); 163 x 97 mm., 187 x 1 18 mm.

6A X 311 »n-i 71 X 4l in. ; 94© PP-

Reprint of No. 232, $th Edition on p. 3.

340a,

1882. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | . . . | G. £. Eyre
a W. Spottiswoode, f . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCCLXXXII. |

Sm. 4*'(i6); 162 x119 mm., 181x143 mm.

6f X4|i in., 7iX5l in.; 608 pp. (not numbered).

Reprint of No. 229.

841.

1882. Testament | Newy^dd | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . C. J. Clay,
I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1882. |

32* (32); 88x55 mm., 100x70 mm.

3 A X aA in., 3if X 2| in. ; iv. +460=464 pp.

Reprint of No. 270.

842.

1882* Y I Testament Newydd | Diwygiedig: | neu, | y cyfnewidiadau
a gynnwysir yn yr adolygiad | o'r Testament Newydd Saesneg,
yr hwn a gyhoeddwyd yn 1881. | Wedi ei gyfieithu iV Gymraeg,
gan I Y Parch. John Ogwen Jones, B.A., | Rhyl. | Dinbych : | . . .
Thomas Gee. | MDCCCLXXXII.

Cr. 8* (8 and 16); double columns, with readings between verses; cloth;

155x91 mm., 173x113 mm.
6iX3Ain., 6UX4VV»n.

Translation of the new readings in the English Revised Version.

Description. — Title; blank, h; Rhagymadrodd., sigs. A'*— A*, pp. 3—7; Eglurhad.,
h; text, sigs. B — L* and 6, pp. 9 — 162.

848.

1 882. Testament | New^'dd
Caerefrog Newydd: | . . .

. . . I Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
1882. I

32', on title [Welsh Nonfareil 52WO.] (16); 106x59 mm., 114x73 mm.

4A X 2A in., 4i X 2i in. ; 412 pp.

Reprint of No. 237, 11th Edition on back of title.

34Sa.

84 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

188 3. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy
y Brifysgol, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor,
I . . . M.DCCC.LXXXIII. I

Cr. 8°, on title Nonp, i2mo. Refs. (32); double columns; leather;

162x96 mm., 179X 115 mm.
68X3H in., 7X4i in.; 918 pp.

844,

1883. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . C. J.Clay,
... I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . .
1883. I

32* (32); 88x55 mm., 99x70 mm.

3TVX2^in., 3iX2f in.; iv. +460=464 pp.

Reprint of No. 270.

844a.

1884. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Llundain : | . . . Eyre a
Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a
Thramor. | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXXIV. |

Dy. 8% on title Smallpica 8vo. (32); 203x114 mm., 222x140 mm.

8x44 in., 8f X5i in.; 1,280 pp.

Reprint of No. 63. Price 2s. 6d.

345.

1885. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | . . . George E. Eyre
a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd
a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.LXXXV. |

12% on title Ruby 24mo. (32); double columns; limp cloth;

125x73 mm., 138x88 mm.

44ix2^ in., 5^X3i in.; 256 pp.; price l<L

346a.

1885. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy y
Brijysgol. | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . f

M.DCCC.LXXXV.

24°. Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

346.

1885. Testament Newydd, | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd, |
Caerefrog Newydd: | . . . | 1885. |

Cr. S° (32); 161 X90 mm., 173 x 107 mm.

61V X3A in., 6i|X4j in.; 698 pp.

Welsh -English. Reprint of No. 210a, gth edition on back of title.

S4ea.

188 7. Testament j Newydd | . . . I Llup«'ft*"* • ilmnngB E. Evre

a William Spottiswoode, | . . . | '■^ >

a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCXXLT

24°. Reported. Fuller details

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 8$

1887. Testiiment Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | Y Feibl Gymdeithas
Frytinaidd a Thramor, | . . . | Argraphedig yn Argraphdy y Brif-
ysgol, Rhydychen. | Pris Un Geiniog. | 1887. | Cum Privilegio. |

la', on title Ruby 24mo. (32); 125x73 mm., 137x86 mm.

4HX2J in., Si X3l in.; 256 pp., price id.

Reprint of No. 345a.

348.

[1887.] Y [ Testament Daearyddol: | . . . | Can y Parch. T. Roberts.
Wedi ei olygu a*i helaethu | Gan y Parch. John Peter (loan Pedr),
Bala. I Argraffiad Newydd a Diwygiedig. | Wrexham: | . . .
Hughes and Son. |

Foolscap 8* (16); cloth and leather; 133x77 mm., 160x101 mm.

5lX3TV»n-i 6yVX4in.

Sixth ed'n, revised and enlarged, of No. 189, with 4 maps. Price, 3s. 6d. and 5s.

Description. — Map; title, not dated; blank, 6; Rhagyniadroiid.^ etc., dated Mai^
i88y,^ a — 6, pp. iii. — iv.; text, sigs. a — pp* and 6, pp. 5—612. Total pp.,
iv. 4 6 1 2=6 16.

349.

[1887.] Yr Oraclau Bywiol: | . . . | Gan John Williams, | Gyda

Rhaglithiau ac Attodiad, gan | Alexander CampbelK | Ail Argraffiad,

I Dan olygiad Owen Davies, Caernarfon, | gyda rhagarweiniad.

Trydydd argraffiad. | Caernarfon : | . . . H. Humphreys, | . . .

Cr. 8** (16); 144x80 mm., 163x106 mm.

5riX3* in., 6,^X4^ in.; 686 pp.
Re-issue of No. 338, and reprint of No. 164. Price 3s. 6d.

350.

1888-7. Y J Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy

y Brifysgoi, | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . .

M.DCCC.LXXXVIII.

Cr. 8*, on title Nonp. i2mo. Refs. (32); leather, with brass rims and clasp;

162x96 mm., 179X 115 mm.
6lX3Uin.» 7X4§in.;9i8pp.

Reprint of No. 34 1. N.T. title dated i88y.

351.

1888. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy y
Brifysgoi, | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . .
* M.DCCC.LXXXVIII.

8^ Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

352.

1888. Testament Newydd | . . . | Llundain: | Y Feibl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor, I . • . Argraphdy y Brifysgoi, Rhydychen.
I Pris Un Geiniog. | 1888. | Cum Privilegio. |

• WitRuby 24mo.{32); 125x73 nim., 137x86 mm.

44*X2| in.. Si X3f in.; 256 pp.; price id.

353.

86 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

[1888-] Testament yrEfrydydd: | . . . | Yncynwys | y Cyfnewidiadau,
mewn darlleniadau a chyfieithiadau, a fab- | wysiadwyd yn y
Cyfieithiad Diwygiedig i'r Saesonaeg, | wedi eu corpliori yn y
testy n, | ac hefyd | y cyfieithiadau ar ymyl y dalenau: | yn nghyd a
I Chasgliad helaeth o gyfieithiadau ereill ar destynau pwysig | gan
y prif feirniaid, a nodiadau beirniadol er | rhoddi rheswm am y
cyfnewidiadau. | At yr hyn yr ychwanegwyd | Rhag-Draethawd, yn
cynwys Hanes y Prif Ysgriflyfrau, a'r Argraffiadau o'r Testyn |
Gwreiddiol, yn ngbydaV Cyfieithiadau i'r Gymraeg, &c. | Wedi eu
casglu a'u cyfieithu gan | Y Parch. Owen Williams, | Gweinidog yr
Efengyl. | Caernarfon: | . . . H. Humphreys, | . . . |

Cr. 8° (i6); half persian; 151 X92 mm., 193 x 129 mm.

5H X 31 in. , 71 X 5* in. ; 24+344=368 pp.

Ed'n of N.T. embodying the readings of the English Revised Version and others.
Title not dated. Preface signed, Pant-teg^ \ Tregarth, ger Bangor^ \ Tachwedd jyddy
1888. I

364.

1888. The Book of Job | Translated by | William Morgan, D.D.
Oxford I J. G. Evans, . . • | London I Henry Frowde, . . .
1888

Foolscap 8' (16); lines across the page; vellum; 105x57 mm., 173x113 mm.

4ixajin., 6\^X4^in.

Reprint of the Book of Job as in No. 6. Edited by John Gwenogvryn Evans,
M.A., Litl. D.

Description.— Half title, Welsh Classics for the People \ Edited by J /. Gwenogvryn
Evans, M.A. | Llyvyr lob \ Cyfieithad Dr. Morgan \ i$88 \ ; colophon, b; title;
colophon, b; facsimile page; blank, b; text, sigs. B — H*, pp. i— ^; Editor's
note., b; advertisements, 10 pp. Total pp., 106.

855.

1889. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Y Gymdeithas er Tacnu Gwy-
bodaeth Gristionogol, | M.DCCC.LXXXIX.

I2^ Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

856.

1889. Testament I Newydd | . . . I Llundain : I ... I
M.DCCC.LXXXIX. '

I^rge 8^ Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

857.

1889. Testament | Newydd | . . . Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
I Caerefrog Newydd, . . . | 1889. |

32°, on title [Welsh Nonpareil 32mo.] (16); 106x59 mm., 120x78 mm.

4YVX2tV in., 4ii X3Vtf in.; 412 pp.
Reprint of No. 237.

858.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 87

1890. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | . . . C. J. Clay,
I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | 1890. |

32' (32); 88x55 mm., 99x68 mm.

3^X2^ in., 3HxaiJ in.; iv. +460=464 pp.

Reprint of No. 270.

359.
1890. [N.T. Oxford.]

I2^ Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

859a,

1890. Llyfr Cyntaf Moses, | yr hwn a elwir | Genesis. | Rhydychen:
I . . . Argraphdy y Brifysgol, I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd

a Thramor. | . . . j M.DCCC.XC. | Cum Privilegio. |

32°, on title Brevier j^mo. ; boards; 101x57 mm., 114x72 mm.

4 X 2i in., 4l X 2H in. ; 160 pp.

S60.

1891. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
I Caerefrog Newydd: | . . . | 1891. |

Cr. 8°, on title Welsh Nouptireil Ref,^ i2mo, (16);

163x97 mm., 186 X 119 mm.

6VVX3H in., 7AX4i* in.; 94© pp.
Reprint of No. 232, yth Edition on p. 3.

861,

1892. Ail Lyfr Moses, | yr hwn a elwir | Exodus. | Rhydychen: | . . .
Argraphdy y Brifysgol, | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Fiytanaidd a
Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.XCII. | Cum Privilegio. |

32*, on title Bret'icr 32mo.; boards; 101x57 mm., 114x72 mm.

4X2^ in., 4iX2|| in.; 132 pp.

862.

1893. Yr I Efengyl | yn ol | Sant Luc. | Bibl Gymdeithas
Americanaidd, | Caerefrog Newydd : | . . . | 1893. I (Welsh Luke.)
5,000 Printed.

12' (16); cloth; 106x59 mm., 120x79 mm.

4AX2VV in., 4f X3i in.; 60 pp.

I\*e-issue of pp. 88 — 144 of No. 237. Front cx>ver stamped, Columbian \ Exposition
I Holy I Scripture \ Souvenir j Edition \ .

368.

1894-3. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan: | . . . I Rhydychen: I Argraphdy y
Brifysgol, | Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . .
M.DCCC.XCIV.

12**. Title of N.T. dated i8gj. Reported. Fuller details unobtainable.

364.

18 94. Y I Bibl Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | Rhydychen: | . . . Argraphdy y

Brifysgol, I Tros y Fibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . .

I M.DCCC.XCIV. I Cum Privilegio.

La. 8", on title Sm. Pica 8vo. Gydd Chyfeir. (24);

233 X 145 mm., 256 X 173 mm-

9AX5H in., 10AX6H in.; iv.H- 1,180=1,184 pp.
Reprint of No. 280.

865.

88 THE BIBLE IN WALES.

1894. Y I Testament Newydd | Newly Translated | from the readings
adopted by the revisers of the | Authorized Version I By Thomas
Briscoe, D.D. | . . . | Bangor | Jarvis & Foster, | MDCCCXCIV. |

Cr. 8^ (i6); lines across the page; no chapter -contents; cloth;

146x85 mm., 181 X 121 mm.
5IX3A in., 7*X4l in.; xH-462=472 pp.

366,

1894. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Bibl Gymdeithas Americanaidd,
I Caerefrog Newydd j . . . | 1894. |

32°, on title [Welsh Nonpareil 32mo.'} (16); 106x59 mm., 120x78 mm.

4^X2^^ in., 4iiX3A in-i 4" pp.

Reprint of No. 237. s^^ooo Printed appears on p. 2.

367,

1894. Cyfieithiad Newydd | oV | Testament Newydd; | wedi ei
wneuthur oV testyn mwyaf pur, yn ol y | beirniaid goreu, ac wedi
ei gymharu yn ofalus | aV cyfieithiad Cymraeg arferedig. |
Ychwanegir y gwahanol ddarlleniadau ynghyd aV | prif awdur-
dodau drostynt; hefyd, nodiadau | beirniadol ac esboniadol.
Rhagflaenir | yr oil gan ddeg o bennodau | rhag-arweiiiiol. | Gan
Y Parch. W. Edwards, B.A., D,D,f | . . . Caerdydd. | Cyfrol I.
... I Jenkyn Howell, Aberdar, a Hughes a'i Fab, Pontyp^l.
MDCCCXCIV.

Cr. 8° (16); lines across the page; cloth; 151 X94 mm., 183 x 120 mm.

5«X3iiin., 7AX4|in.
New version from the Greek, etc.

Description. — Title; blank, b; Gair at y Darllcnydd.y a; Cynwysiad., h; ten
preliminary chapters, sigs. a — E and 6, pp. i — 50; Talfyriadau^ etc., sig. E*;
blank, 6; text (Matt.— John), sigs. £• — H2', pp. 53—509. Total pp.,
iv.H-5io=5i4.

368,

[1895.] Bibl I yr | Addoliad Teuluaidd; | . . . | gyd a | Sylwadau
Eglurhaol f y | Parch. Peter Williams | . . . | Dan olygiad
Gweirydd ap Rhys. | Jones & Jones, | Hannah Street, Porth.

4° (16); morocco, gilt, with brass corners and clasps; 285x207 mm., 317x244mm.

"Ax84in., i2|X9Ain.

Re-issue, with new title, not dated, of No. 331. 8,000 copies sold in the colliery
districts of South Wales up to 1904.

Description. — Frontispiece, Christ blessing little Children.; engraved title
(coloured); blank, b; title; blank, b; Llythyr y Cyhoeddwr at y Darllenydd,^
signed Peter Williams.^ pp. v — vi; Hanes Bywyd . . . Peter Williams.^ pp.
vii— xii; Hanes Bywyd Matthew Henry. ^ pp. xiii — xvii; Enwau . . . Uyfrau,
etc., b; Cynhwysiad, sigs. b — 6', pp. xx — xxxi; Crynhodeb^ etc, 6; Family
Register, etc., 4 plates; text (Gen. — Mai.), sigs. A — 3K and 6, pp. 1—882; coloiired
plate, The Lords Prayer in Jour teen languages; title of N.T.; blank, 6; teit
(Matt.— Rev.), sigs. 3K*— 4F* and 6, pp. 885 — 1192. Total pp^
xxxii + i|i92^i ,224.

969.

1895. Testament | Newydd | . . . | Caer Grawnt: | ... J. ft (X P.
Clay, I Tros y Bibl Gymdeithas Frytanaidd a Thramor, 1 • * • I

1895. 1

32* (32); 88X55 mm., 100x68 mm.

3AX2A in..3i¥X2ii in.; iv. +460=464 pp.

Kcprint of No. 270.

BIBLIOGRAPHY. 89

1896. Psalmau Dafydd | O'r un cyfieithiad a'r BeibI Cyffredin. I The
Psalms, j Translated into Welsh | By | William Morgan, D.D., |
And originally printed in the year 1588; | Reproduced in photo-
graphic facsimile | for | Thomas Powel, M.A., | Professor of Celtic
in the University College of South Wales and j Monmouthshire, |
By I Charles J. Clark, | . . . London, W.C. I . . . | 1896. |

4° (8 and 16); large paper copy; vellnin, gilt tc

Description. — Frontispiece, Ty Uauir, Wybriiant, etc.; title; blank, b; dedication;
Latin quotation, b ; Cynwyiiad., pp. 5—6; 2 plates; RHagnodiadaii,, gigs, a* — B
and b. pp. 7^10; 3 plates; Rhagnodiadau. (continued), sig. b' and 6, pp. 1 1 — la;
3 plates ; Rhagnodiadau. (continued), sigs. b'— D', pp. 13 — 31 ; Welsh quotation,
b; I plates, 3 pp. corrections in 15S8 ed'n of Bible (facsimile); title of Psalms
(facsimile); blank, b,- text, in B.L. (facsimile), sigs. A"— L**'; blank, b; List of
Subscribers., pp. i — 6. Imprint on last page, /\inlcd al the Bedford Press, . . .
Strand, \V.C. Total pp., 31+178+6=316.

S71.

[1897.] Y I BibI Cyssegr-lan, | . . . | LIundain: | Y Bibl Gymdeithas
Ptytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | . . . Eyre a Spottiswoode, | . . . |

Reprint of No. a6i, with 8 maps. Special ed'n to commemorate Queen Victoria's
Jutrilee, 1897, stamped on cover, £r Cojghad atn Drigain Mlynedd Deytnsniad V.R.
I J57 — 1^97. Price, without maps, i id. ; with maps, from is. to 3s.

in,

1 897. Testament j Newydd | . ■ ■ I LIundain: J Y Feibl Gymdeithas
Frytanaidd a Thramor, | . . . | M.DCCC.XCvII. | Cum Privaegio.

n*, on title Ruby 241110. (33); 115x73 mm., 137x86 mm.

4HX2iin., slX3lin-; 256 pp.; price id.

Reprint of No. 34511.

art.

1897. Llytf Cyntaf ac Ail | Samuel, | . . . | Rhydychen:
Argraphdy y Brifysgol, j Tros y Feibl-Gymdeithas Fryta
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LIST OF OWNERS.

The foUowing list of owners is compiled from the schedules prepared as a
preliminary to Ihe Exhibition of Welsh Bibles in 1904. and from the lists of owners
given in the late Charles Ashton'i "Bywyd ac Amserau yr Esgob Morgan," 1891,
Modificalions mu!<t have occurred since; but the list is printed as conlaining the best
information available as to the wheceatxtuts of one or more copies of each issue. It
does not pretend to be a complete census of owners of even the rare editions.

AberKraw, Beulah Calvjnistic Methodist Chapel, 340, 36<, 353.

Aberystwyth University College, 5, 6 (3 copies— a imperfect), 9 (4 copies—a imperfect),
II (5 copies), 13, 16 (4 copies), 17 (3 copies), 18 (3 copies), 19 (3 copies),
JO (4 copies), 21 (imperfect), ai (7 copies), 33 (7 copies), 14 (imperfect),
35 (5 copies), 36 (3 copies), 37, 39A (a copies), 31 (3 copies), 33 (3 copies), 33, 36 (j
copies), 37 (3 copies), 4a, 43, 44, 45, 47 (imperfect), 48, 50, 54, 56, 59 (5 copies),
60 [N.T. only), 63, 66, 77, 80, 85, 93 (3 copies), 103, 106, 109, laS, 14s, 154, 155,
161, 173, 181, 1S3, 1)16, ititi (1 copies), 189, 196, 303, 305, ai3, 336, 355, 35S, 188,
3'3. 3"5. 333. 335. 33" l» copies), 343 (3 copies), 349. 35s i3 copies), 360, 363, 371.

American Bible Society, New York, 3iS. 337, 338, 361, 363, 367, 380.

Andenl Britons, Society of, London, 5, 6 (imperfect).

Anglesey, Marquis of, Plas Newydd, Anglesey, 9.

Ashton, Mrs. Ctiarles, Dinas Mawddwy, 16 18, 21.

Bala-Bangor Congregational College, 9 |3 copies — imperfect).

Bala Theological College, 3 (imperfect), % (3 copies — 1 imperfect), 6 |3 copies — t im-
perfect), 9 (2 copies), II, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 30, 32, 33, 25, 36, 37, 39A, 39B, 31, 31,
33, 36. 44, 45. 48. 49. SO. S3, 54. S5. S9. 6°. 63 (dateless), 66, 77, 88. 106, 143
(N.T. only), 147. 148, 149 (NT. only), 163, 167, 199, 205 313, 319, 350, 355, 371.

Bangor Baptist College, 9, 10 (imperfect), 11, 13 (imperfect), 16, 17, 18, sa, 33, 35, 30,
32. 33. 3&. 37. 44. 45: 49. 67. 98. 139, '614, '88.

Bangor University College Library, j (imperfect), 6 (imperiect),S (3 copies), 9 (3 copies),
10 l3 copies— imperfect), 11, 13, 16, 17, '8. 19. f. 23, 33, 35, a6, a? (imperfect),
a9*, 3«. 31. 33. 34, 3S. 36. 37. 44. 49. SO, 57. 60. 77. 9>-

Bangor Cathedral Library, 5 (imperfect), 6 (imperfect).

Bedford, Hii Grace Tkt Duke of, Wobum, Bedfordshire, t6.

BlacUe and Son, publtsbers, Gtaigow, 300.

Bodedcm Pariib Chnrcb, Anglewy, 9.

Bodleian Llbnry, Oxford, 5, 6. 9.

~ r, CoL R. B. Uaurice-, BrTn-y-Gwalie, Llangedwyn, Oswestry, 5.

,.lif.- T,. !j..v.L.is, 23.
Brecon Memorial Colli-i;c, 5 (wanting lillirpage).
BriMMW, The late Rn: 1., D.D., Holyhead. 6 (imperfect).

Utitiith and Foreign Uible Society, 5 (2 LO[de*— i imperfect), 6 (3 copies), 8 (4 copies— t
iinperfect). 9 (> copies), 1 1 (3 copin), 12 la copies), 13, 18 (a copies), 19, 30, 33
(J copiCT), 33, 34, 35 13 i-opie , 32. 3* (j ccqries) 45, 48, 53, 56, 61, 63 (3 copies— I
N.T. only). 87. 89. 93. 93 IN '"'1*9*97.^ "i no, ill, 113, 118, 139, 147,
>J>. "S3. IS8. IS"). •<». '74. »P5i «". "13. "19, aao, 333, 335, 236, 337, 339,

aji, a«3, 360, «& >77. 3» m, 3l9i 3»7 (N.T. only), 333, 341, 35a, 360,

373. 373. 375. 379. 38'-
Brilloh Uiiiicuni. 3 |lMpcrfM(|, 3 (J Le (UBplcfectI, 7 [3 copies), 8 (4 copies— a

-iiwrfcclt. 9. JO, It. U. I J "^^ •'• '*■ '9> ». a*, *3, a6. 3o> ja,

'- '■ M.T. only), 66, 67, 7a, 77, 84. 94, 96, 153,

•«4i •93. 307. 309. 316, 33J. 336-

■ ti lM Impe rf ect). 9 {3 copies— 3 im-
Ct), ta (imperfect), 13 (imperfect),
li 19 (♦ copiea— imperfect), ao {4
eriecfl, 23 (4 copiet— a imperfect),
f6 (J copte*-! imperfect), aj (3

94 1*HE BIBLE IN WALES.

copies — I imperfect), 28, 29 a (2 copies — i imperfect), 31 (2 copies — imperfect),
32 (4 copies), 33 (imperfect), 34 (imperfect). 36 (3 copies), 37, 42 (2 copies), 44, 46,
48, 49, 50, 51 (imperfect), 51a, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59 (2 copies), 60 (2 copies), 61,
62, 63 (2 copies — I dateless, i N.T. only), 64, 65 (imperfect), 66 (2 copies),
67 (2 copies), 69, 70, 72, 73, 77 (2 copies), 81, 83, 85, 86, 87 (2 copies), 90 (N.T. only),
91, 92 (2 copies), 93,95,96, 97,98, 99, 103, 104, 106, 107, no, 112, 113, 116(2
copies), 117, 120, 123, 124a, 131 (imperfect), 132 (wanting titlepage), 134, 136,
137 (wanting tiUepage), 138,141, 182, 144 (imperfect), 154, 155, 156a, 158, 159,
162, 164, 167, 169, 171a, 173, 177, 178, 185, 187, 188, 191, 193, 194, 197, 201,
203, 205, 207, 208, 212, 213, 216, 217, 219, 222, 223, 234, 236, 241, 249a, 250
(N.T. only), 256 (3rd issue), 263, 266 (imperfect), 271, 287 (imperfect), 288, 289,
291, 292, 296, 299, 303, 306, 307, 308, 511, 317 (imperfect), 322, 323. 324, 334, 335,
337, 338, 339, 341, 343, 349, 35°, 355, 358, 361 (2 copies), 363, 365, 366, 367 (2
copies), 368, 369, 371, 374, 377, 378, 379, 380 (2 copies), 381, 382.

Cardiff, Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Chapel, The Hayes, 244a.

Cardiff University College, 5, 6 (imperfect), 9 (2 copies — i imperfect), 11, 12, 15, 18, 19,
20 (2 copies— I N.T. only^ 29A, 33, 34, 43, 49, 54, 57, 60, 63, 65, 70, 71, 72, 74,
75, 80, 84, 88, 96, 102, 106, no, 113, n4, n8, 119, 125, 126 (Book I. only), 127,
135, 141, 149, 160 (N.T. only), 162 (N.T. only), 163, 167 (N.T. only), 168, 169, 170
(N.T. only), 171, 172, 173 (N.T. only), 174, 179, 180, 181, 186 (ist issue), 195, 196,
200, 204, 207, 215, 220, 230, 233, 234, 238, 246, 248, 251, 254.

Cardiff, Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Schoolroom, Pembroke Terrace, i6ort.

Cartwright, Edward, printer, Dowlais, 76.

Casson, Randal, solicitor, Portmadoc, 5 (imperfect).

Davies, MisSy Penmaen Dovey, 5 (imperfect).

Davies, Rev. D. H., Newcastle Emlyn, 17, 19 (2 copies), 20, 22 (2 copies), 23, 26, 31,
33, 42, 44, 48, 50, 54, 87, 90, 108, 164, 174 (N.T. only), 188.

Davies, D. Tyssul, Llewelyn Street, Aberdare, 42, 106.

Davies, D. W., stationer, Carnarvon, 25.

Davies, David, grocer, Bridge Street, Dolgelly, 9 (imperfect).

Davies, David, 12, Stuart Street, Merthyr, 189.

Davies, Ebenezer, grocer, Royal Stores, Cathays, Cardiff, 214, 247.

Davies, Rev. J. E., Llangelynin, 5 (imperfect), 6 (imperfect).

Davies, J. Glyn, Aberystwyth, 54.

Davies, J. H., M.A.^ Cwrt Mawr, 5 (3 copies — 2 imperfect), 9, n (6 copies), 12 (2
copies — I imperfect), 13, 15, 16 (4 copies), 17 (2 copies), 18. 19, 20, 22, 23,
25, 26, 27, 28, 29A, 32, 33, 37, 41, 42, 50, 56, 58, 59, 67, 68, 77, 82, 8s, 87, 92, 93,
98, 103, 106, n3, 122, 130 (imperfect), 158, 160, 164, 188, 203 (Part 1. only), 205,
206, 209, 213, 219, 224, 246, 257, 266, 272, 312, 337, 353, 360.

Davies, The late Rev. John, M.A., South Hampstead, London, 9 (imperfect).

Davies, Rev. John, Bontddu, Dolgelly, 16, 26, 90, 137, 159, 237a, 250 (N.T. only), 277,

317, 355.
Davies, John, 34, Bridge Street, Lampeter, 19, 63.

Davies, Thomas "Tegwyn," tailor and draper, Dinas Mawddwy, 9 (imperfect).

Davies, Mrs. W. Cadwaladr, Glanafon, Menai Bridge, 17, 19, 22, 23, 26, 33.

Davies, W. L., Henfryn Mills, Llandysul, 256 (4th issue).

Edwardes, Rev. E., Cacrdeon, Dolgelly, 9, 22, 23, 25.

Edwards, John, 12, Newport Road, Cardiff, 32, 78, 124, 165.

Edwards, Rev. Llewelyn, M.A., Ardwyn, Aberystwyth, 5 (imperfect).

Edwards, P., Coedpoeth, Denbighshire, 6.

Ellis, Rei>. Griffith, M.A., Bootle, 9 (imperfect), 25, 36, loi, 188, 208.

Evans, Miss^ Pwllheli, 5 (imperfect).

Evans, D., Glan Conway, 23, 55, 72, 92, 133, 240.

Evans, E. W., " Y Goleuad " Office, Dolgelly, 9 (imperfect).

Evans, Mrs. Edward, Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwnfa, Llanfyllin, 4, 9.

Evans, Rev. Evan, Vicar of Aberayron, 6.

Evans, Evan, Parke, Pcntrecwrt, Llandysul, 90, 115, 262.

Evans, Evan T., 20, Vale View, Nantymoel, 293.

Evans, Rev. Geo. Eyre, Tanybryn, Aberystwyth, 178, 226.

Evans, J. H. Silvan, M.A.^ Whitland, 4 (imperfect), 9 (imperfect), 18.

Evans, Jenkin, Tudor Road, Cardiff, 280.

Evans, Owen, 25, Chapel Street, Denbigh, 198, 246 (N.T. only), 264, 337.

Evans, T. C. "Cadrawd," Llangynwyd, 23, 26, 31, 50, 58, 75, 129, 193', 231 (N.T. only),

261,317,339,345,371.
Fisher, Rev. J., Cefn Rectory, St. Asaph, 16, 22, 54, 58, 77.
Goodwin, D. G., UfTmgton, 94, 221, 249, 298.
Gough, Mrs. Alan, Gelliwig, Pwllheli, 8.
Griffith, Edward, J.P., Springfield, Dolgelly, 9, 32, 36, 44, 54, 59, 63 (dateless), 73, 139,

147, 152, 172, 202, 326, 329, 342.
Griffith, John, Vronheulog, Bangor, 9 (imperfect).

LIST OF OWNERS. 95

Griffith, W. J., Upper Bangor, i6.

Griffiths, The Misses^ The Poplars, Abcrdare, 22, 23, 25, 78 (imperfect), 158, 167, 253.

Griffiths, Mrs.f Pantglas, Aberdare, 112, 245, 264.

Griffiths, R. P., Llangynnidr National School, Crickhowell, 16.

Hengoed (Glam.), Baptist Chapel Vestry, 150 (imperfect).

Herbert, The Hon. Mrs., Llano ver, 6.

Hereford, All Saints Church Library, 13 (chained).

Hereford Cathedral Library, 5 (chained).

Hughes, David, shoemaker, Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog, 9.

Hyslop, Rev. A. E. H., All Saints' Vicarage, Cardiff, 11 (imperfect).

iacob, H. Morgan, 58, Plymouth Road, Penarth, 22.
ames, Rev. A. O., M.A., Long Buckby Vicarage, near Rugby, 9.
James, Rev. H. A., M.A.^ School House, Rugby, 6.
James, John Lloyd " Clwydwenfro," March, Cambs., 6 (incomplete), 13 (imperfect), 17,

20, 26, 293, 339.
James, Rev. R., Llanwrtyd, 273, 275, 279, 290, 305, 352.
Jenkins, Daniel, Pantrhiw, Llangeler, 327.

enkins, James, no. Railway Street, Splott, Cardiff, 131^.

enkins, John Austin, B.A.., Cardiff, 106 (N.T. only), 166, 256 (ist issue), 259, 302.

esus College, Oxford, 5, 6.

ohn, E. T. " leuan Dyfed," Merthyr, 32.

ohn Rylands Library, Manchester, 5, 6, 16, 18, 22, 63 (dateless).

ones and Jones, Hannah Street, Porth, 369.

ones, 3/155, 12, Constantine Terrace, Carnarvon, 278.

ones, Mr.., tailor, Carnarvon, 5 (imperfect).

ones, Mrs.., 31, Kincraig Street, Cardiff, 104 (imperfect).

ones, Af r5., Parkswadog, Llangeler, 88.

ones. Rev. D., Laugharne Vicarage, 16.

ones, D., Roc Wen, Talycafn, R.S.O., 62.

ones, D., Ty'nyclawdd, Swyddffynnon, 54, 80, 108, 205, 213, 219.

ones, Evan Parry, /.P., Cefnfaes, Blaenau Ffestiniog, 9.

ones. Councillor Henry, Liverpool, 9.

ones, N., 16, Berthwin Street, Cardiff, 270, 309, 330.

ones, J., Menai Bridge, 100.

ones, \ Davies, Brynhyfryd, Menai Bridj^e, 100.

ones, ohn " Myrddin Fardd," Chwiiog, 6 (imperfect).

ones, \ ohn, Caegwernog, Llanelltyd, near Dolgelly, 9 (imperfect).
Jones, L.D. •* Llew Tegid," Garth, Bangor, 9, 26, 54, 159. 164, 205, 213, 235, 250 (N.T.

only), 261, 288, 305, 327, 328, 355, 359, 370.
Jones, Maurice Lewis, Llanfyllin, 9.

Jones, The UUe Rev. Michael D., of Bala, Library of, 6 (imperfect), 20.
Jones, Morris, /.P., Plas Uchaf, Dolgelly, 9.
Jones, Rev. R. J., M.A., Broniestyn, Aberdare, 23, 43, 77, 261.
Jones, R. Prys, Pontypridd, 9.

Jones, Richard, Drysiog, Abcr Bargoed, 289, 294, 303, 337a, 344, 344^1, 351.
Jones, Robert, Cymmunod, Bryngwran, 6.
Jones, Afi55 Sarah, Glenview, Pentrecwrt, Llandysul, 220, 316.

{ones, Thomas, postmaster. North Shields, 108, 228, 251, 261, 320, 345a, 347, 357.
ones, Thomas, saddler, 38, Rhosmaen Street, Llandilo, 9 (imperfect).
Jones, William, Cilfodau Terrace, Bethesda, 6.
Jones, William, Wolseley Street, Newport, Mon., 80.
Lambeth Palace Library, 6, 7, 9.
I^wis, />r., Sunnyside, Pontypridd, 22.
Lewis, Rev. H. El vet, 13, Highbury Grove, London, N., 16, 20, 22, 25, 32, 50, 57, 59,

99, 190.
Lewis, J.P., printer, Merthyr, 26, 59 (2 copies), 134.
Llanarth Parish Church, Cardiganshire, 9.
Llanfwrog Parish Church, Ruthin, 9.

Llanllwchhaiarn Parish Church, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 9 (imperfect).
Matthews, T., B./l., Llandebie, 22, 292 (imperfect).
Matthias, T., Pentrecwrt, Llandysul, 112.
Mee, Arthur, Llanishen, 157, 244, 301, 348.
Moon, A//55, Brighton, 383.

Morgan, Richard, painter, ii, Castle Street, Carnarvon, 9 (imperfect).
Morris, Abram, Gwynfa, Gold Tops, Newport, Mon., 186.
Morris, Edward, Pantysaer, LIanuwchllyn« 9.
Morris, John, 7.P., Lletty'r Eos, Llansannan, 5 (imperfect), 6, 9, 26.
Mostyn, The Right Hon. Lord^ Mostyn, Flintshire, 5 (imperfect).
Nicholl, John Illtyd Dillw>'n, 7.P., />./.., Merthyr Mnwr, Glnmor^anshTC, 5.
Oxford University Press, 243, 25a, 367, 283, 33a, 346.

96 THE ^IBLE IN WaLES.

Owen, Rev. D. O'Brien, CM. Bookroom, Carnarvon, iii, 142, 175, 210, 229, 256 (2nd
issue), 269, 278, 314, 323 (imperfect).

Owen, E. H., /.P., Ty Coch, near Carnarvon, 5 (imperfect), 6, 9.

Owen, Henry, D.C.L.y Poyston, Pembrokeshire, 9.

Pamplin, William, Llandderfel, Corwen, 5 (imperfect), 9 (imperfect).

Pentrevoelas Parish Church, 9.

Perkins, Afrs., 28, Clive Street, Grangetown, Cardiff, 150 (wanting original titlepage).

Phillimore, Egerton G.,3/./l.,Ty'nrhos, Cemmaes Road, Mont., 9 (imperfect), 1 1 (2 copies).

Powell, T., A/./l., Hafodwen, Penarth, 7, 9 (2 copies), 11, 18, 351.

Prichard, R., Dyfnian Fawr, Llanfair P.O., 6 (imperfect).

Pugh, Robert, Hafod-y-morfa, Llanelltyd, Dolgelly, 9 (imperfect).

Quaritch, Bernard, 15, Piccadilly, London, 5 (2 copies — imperfect), 6 (4 copies — im-
perfect), 9 (3 copies — 2 imperfect), 13.

Rees, D. J., 14, Elm Street, Cardiff, 156, 176, 179, 184, 282.

Rees, Mrs. Margaret, Llwyncelyn Cottage, Aberdare, 95, 137, 337 (N.T. only), 345.

Reynolds, Llywarch, solicitor, Merthyr, 9, 54, 59, 86, 87.

Richards, The late Mrs.^ Vronheulog, Llandderfel, Corwen, 9 (imperfect).

Richards, D. M., Y Wenallt, At>erdare, 295, 339.

Rot>erts, Mrs.^ Commercial Street, Newtown, Mont., 6 (imperfect).

Roberts, The late Rev. R., Dolgelly, 6 (imperfect).

Roberts, Rev. R. J., Pool Quay, Welshpool, 6 (imperfect), 9.

Roberts, The late W. J. " Gwilym Cowlyd," Llanrwst, 5 (imperfect).

Rogers, John, Avenue Villa, Bury Port, Pembrey, 112.

Rowland, Edward, Brynoffa, Wrexham, 5 (imperfect).

Royle, Mrs.^ Brynygroes, Bala, 9.

St. Asaph Cathedral Library, 5 (imperfect), 6, 9 (3 copies), 11, 16, 17, 18 (2 copies), 19
22 (2 copies), 23.

St. David's Cathedral Library, 9, 158, 188.

St. David's College, Lampeter, 9 (imperfect), 42, 98, 188.

Salesbury, P. H. B., 3, Little George Street, Westminster, London, 6.

Shankland, Rev. T., Bangor, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 29B, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,
36, 37, 44, 45, 82, 83, 198.

Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge, 36.

Stanley, The Right Hon. Lord^ Penrhos, Holyhead, 9.

Stepney-Gulston, Alan, /.P., D.L., Derwydd, Carmarthenshire, 16, 25.

Stevens, Mr.^ 11, Strathnairn Street, Roath, Cardiff, 137.

Swansea Public Library, 4, 5 (imperfect), 6 (imperfect), 9 (3 copies — 2 imperfect), 16,
17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 32, 33, 36, 42, 49, 56, 67, 72, 79, 87, 90 (N.T. only),
93, 112, 120, 129 (2 copies — I N.T. and Apoc. only), 144, 173 (N.T. only), 174
(N.T. only), 186, 188, 199, 205, 211, 213, 228, 239, 253, 268, 274, 284.

Thomas, Vcn. Archdeacon^ Llandrinio Rectory, 5 (3 copies — 2 imperfect), 6, 11 (im-
perfect), 16, 22, 23, 93 (2 copies), 188, 205, 213, 219.

Thomas, Evan, coal merchant, Dolgelly, 9 (imperfect).

Thomas, H. P., chemist, At>er£fraw, 88 (2 copies), 340, 344.

Thomas, John, Post Oflice, Llanwrtyd, 26.

Thomas, Mrs. Sarah, Llwynygrug, Dolgelly, 6 (imperfect).

Thomas, T. H. ** Arlunydd Penygam," 46, The Walk, Cardiff, 20, 87.

Thomas, Rev. Thomas, /.P., Green Park, Pantdefaid, Llandysul, 9, 22, 25, 42, 54, 188.

Thomas, William, Cynrig Cottage, Aberdare, 158.

Treharne, Mrs. Jacob " Tiberog," Trocynon, Aberdare, 50, 307.

Trcvccca Calvinistic Methodist College, 6 (2 copies), 9, 11, 16, 23, 25 (3 copies), 26 (3
copies), 31, 33, 36, 49, 54, 59, 60, jj, 88, 146, 153, 186 (2nd issue), 293.

Ty'nygroes Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, 222, 250 (N.T. only), 281, 310, 373.

Vaughan, John, /.P., Nannau, Merionethshire, 9.

Vemey, Sir Edmund Hope, Bart.^ Claydon, Bucks., 5 (imperfect), 6, 9.

Welsh Museum, Cardiff, 9, 19.

Westminster Alibcy Library, 6, 22.

Wilkins, Charles, F.G.S.^ Merthyr, 9 (2 copies — i imperfect).

Williams, Mrs.^ Pembroke House, Conway Road, Cardiff, 88.

Williams, David, Old Curiosity Shop, King Street, Carmarthen, 116, 221, 266.

Williams, Ebenezer "Gwemjdfed," 29, Tudor Terrace, Merthyr, 16, 20, 22.

Williams, George, 7, Moriah Terrace, Carnarvon, 9 (imperfect).

Williams, Hugh, M.A., Bala, 16.

Williams, Hugh, Liverpool House, Dyffryn Ardudwy, 9.

Williams, The late J. Ignatius, Plasynllan, Whitchurch, 6.

Williams, Sir John, Bart.^ K.C.V.O.^ Plas Llanstephan, Carmarthenshire, i, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
(2 copies), 8, 8a, 9, 10, 11 (imperfect), 12, 13 (imperfect), 16, 17 (2 copies), 19 (im-
perfect), 20, 22, 23 (imperfect), 25, 26 (2 copies), 27, 28, 29A, 29B, 30, 32, 36, 37,

44, 45, 47. 48, 50, 52, 56, 57, 58, 59 (2 copies), 66, 78, 82, 85, 90, 90^1, 114, 149,
152, i36<i, J 68, 202«i, 2i7<f, 269.

List ot? oWnerS. (fj

Williams, Rev, O. Gaianydd, Roc Wen, Talyeafn, R.S.O., 19, 2a, 25, 26, 29A, 36, 39,
162, 166, 168, 198, 20?, 213, 219, 234 {N.T. only), 251, 318, 319, 321, 330, 337,

351, 356, 359«, 364, 365, 376.
Williams, Rev, R. Peris, South View, Wrexham, 18, 44, 54, 354.
Williams, The late Richard, solicitor, Celynog, Newtown, Mont., 9, 10, 1 1 (imperfect),

159.
Williams, Samuel, New Cross House, St David's, 9 (imperfect).

Williams, Rev. T., Connah's Quay, 26.

Williams, Thomas, tailor and draper, Aberffraw, 54, 240, 261, 264, 287, 298, 352.

Williams, Thomas Dawkin, Bryngwyn, Aberdare, 87, 131, 237a, 238.

Williams, W. P., Cae'ronen, Bangor, 5 (imperfect), 9 (imperfect), 11 (imperfect), 16, 18,

19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 29A, 36, 54. 203, 231, 261, 287, 298.

Williams and Hughes, Brynhyfryd, Beaumaris, 9.

Wynne, W. R. M., Peniarth, Merionethshire, 5.

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HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, K.G.
Aberdare Free Library, per Arthur S. Morris, hon. sec.
Aberdeen Public Library, per G. M. Eraser, librarian.

Aberystwyth Welsh Library, University College of Wales, per J. Glyn Davies, Welsh
librarian (2 copies).

E. G. Allen and Son, ltd., 28, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London.

American Bible Society, Bible House, Astor Place, New York, per the Rev. W. I. Haven,
D.D., corresponding secretary.

F. E. Andrews, 49, Newport Road, Cardiff.

Prof. E. Anwyl, MA.^ 62, Marine Terrace, Aberystwyth.

Asher and Co., 13, Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C. (2 copies).

Robert William Atkinson, Angleham, Penarth, Glamorgan.

Bala Theological College, per the Rev. Alun Jones, registrar.

The Lord Bishop of Bangor {The Right Rev. W. H. Williams, D.D), Glyngarth Palace,'
Menai Bridge.

Bangor University College, per Prof, W. Lewis Jones, M.A.^ librarian.

J. M. Barry, auctioneer, Merthyr.

Barry Public Library, per John Roch, librarian.

The Vcn. W. L. Bevan, M.A.^ Archdeacon of Brecon.

The Rev. Llewellyn J. M. Uebb, M.A.^ Principal of Si David's College^ Lampeter.

C. Biddle, High Constable, Garthnewydd, Merthyr Tydfil.

Birkenhead Central Library, per John Shepherd, librarian.

Birmingham Central Free Library, per A. Capel Shaw, librarian.

Henry Blackwell, University Place, and loth Street, New York (2 copies).

Bootle Central Library, per Charles H. Hunt, librarian.

Boston Public Library, per Horace G. Wadlin, librarian.

The Rev. Oliver Bo wen, B.A., Longcross Street Baptist Church, Cardiff.

Bradford Free Library and Art Museum, per Butler Wood, librarian.

Col. Joseph A. Bradney, F.S.A., B.A.y Talycoed, Monmouth.

Bristol City Library, per E. R. Norris Matthews, F.R.Hist.S., librarian.

British and Foreign Bible Society, per The Rev. T. H. Darlow, Af.A.j literary superin-
tendent.

Briton Ferry Urban District Council Public Library, per librarian.

Brooklyn Public Library, Mass., U.S.A., per Frank P. Hill, librarian.

John Davies-Brown, Af.A., 77, Column Road, Cardiff.

The Honourable Mrs, Bulkeley-Owen, Tedsmore Hall, Oswestry.

The Most Honourable The Marquis of Bute, Cardiff Castle (2 copies).

Cambridge, Trinity College Library, per Dr. Sinker, librarian.

Cardiff, University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, per J. Austin Jenkins,
B.A., registrar.

E. Cartwright, printer, Dowlais.

The Right Honourable The Earl of Cawdor, Stackpole Court, Pembroke (2 copies).

W. H. Cheetham, manager, British and Foreign Bible Society, 135, Deansgate,
Manchester.

Cilfynydd Workmen's Hall and Institute, per John Evans, librarian.

" The Connoisseur," 97, Temple Chambers, Temple Avenue, London, E.G.

Copenhagen, Royal Library (N. O. Lange, librarian), per Francis Edwards, 83, High
Street, Marylebone, W.

Cwmcam and Abercarn Institute, per Jack Games, secretary, Fairview, Abercarn, Mon.

Cwmparc Workmen's Institute, per Howell Piicc, sec.

The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, per E. Vincent Evans, secretary, 64,
Chancery Lane, London, E.C.

Arthur Daniel, Victoria Buildings, Troedyrhiw.

The Very Rev. W. H. Davey, M.A., The Dean ofLlaudaff, The Deanery, Llandaii.

The late W. Cadwalader Davies, Glanafon, Menai Bridge (2 copies).

The Rev. Charles Davies, Baptist minister, 6, The Walk, Cardiff.

Charles Morgan Davies, architect, Merthyr.

Tlu Rev. David Davies, Mui, (Cantab.), Canton Rectory, Cardiff.

LTST OF SUBSCRIBERS. 99

The Rev. David Henry Davies, Ffinnant House, Newcastlc-Emlyn.

E. Davies, 29, Commercial Street, Newport, Mon.

The Rev. E. O. Davies, B.Sc, Theological College, Bala.

The Rev. E. T. Davies, B.A., Canon of Bangor ^ The Vicarage, Pwllheli.

Eleazar Davies, L.R.C.P.^ L.R.C.S., I for House, Fochriw (2 copies).

The Rev. Gwynoro Davies, Barmouth.

The Rev. J. Davies, Rector, Llaniestyn Rectory, Pwllheli.

J. H. Davies, Af.A., Cwrtmawr, Llangeitho, Llanio Road.

Jacob Davies, 17, Sincroft Street, Moss Side, Manchester.

Jnmes Davies, solicitor, Gwynfa, Broomy Hill, Hereford.

The Rev. John Davies, Calvinistic Methodist minister^ Bontddu, Dolgelly.

The Rev. John Davies, Pandy, Abergavenny.

ohn Davies, Hafan Dawel, 7, Plasturton Place, Cardiff (4 copies).

ohn Davies, 34, Bridge Street, Lampeter.

ohn Davies, 75, Heald Place, Manchester.

ohn Davies, solicitor, 3, Church Street, Merthyr.
The ReiK LI. Lloyd Davies. Af.A., The Vicarage, Whitchurch, Cardiff.
The Rti>. Owen Davies, D.D., Cefnfaes, Carnarvon.
Samuel Davies, 20, The Avenue, Merthyr.
William Davies, Bursary Clerk, St. David's College, I>ampeter.
Deighton, Bell and Co., brx)ksellers and publishers, Cambridge (2 copies).
The late K. J. Dcrfel, 6, Store Street, Ardwick, Manchester.
E. S. Dodgson, c/o Dr. H. Krebs, The Taylorian Library, Oxford.
Dublin Public Library, per Henry Campbell, town clerk.
John Duncan, /.P., F././., "South Wales Daily News" OITice, Cardiff.
G. W. Eccles, I, Rugby Chambers, Chapel Street, Bedford Row, London, W.C. (4

copies).
Edinburgh Public Library, per Hew Morrison, LL.D., principal, librarian.
The Ven. Frederic W. Edmondes, M.A., Archdeacon of Llandaff.
E. Bromley Edmunds, Penrhos House, Groeswen, near Pontypridd.
The Rev. E. Edwardes, M.A., Caerdeon Vicarage, Dolgelly.

The Rri'. D. Charles Edwards, M.A., Hafodybryn, Llanbedr, R.S.O., Merionethshire.
The Rev. Ellis Edwards, Jlf.A., Vice-Principal, Theological College, Bala.
Frank Edwards, M.P., The Cottage, Knighton, Radnorshire (2 copies).
Isaac Edwards, auctioneer and accountant, Dowlais.
John Edwards, Coed Cymmer, Dolgelly.
O. M. Edwards, M.A., Lincoln College, Oxford.
The Rei'. Thomas John Edwards, 4, Cambrian Terrace, Merthyr.
The Rei\ W. Edwards, B.A., D.D., Principal, Baptist College, Cardiff.
The Rev. W. A. Edwards, ^f.A., Llangan Rectory.
The Rev. Griffith Ellis, M A., 10, Pembroke Road, Bootle.
Mrs. Thom.is E. Ellis, Llwyn, Llanbadarn Road, Aberystw>'th.
The Rci'. A. Owen Evans, B.A., Diocesan Inspector of Schools, Bangor.

D. Emlyn Evans, Cemmacs, Mont.

Evans Bros., printers, stationers, etc., 17, Pier Street, Aberystwyth.
The Rev. E. Evans, Llansadwrn Rectory, Menai Bridge, Anglesey.

E. Vincent Evans, secTetary to the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 64, Chancery

Lane, I^ndon.
E. W. Evans, printer and publisher, Dolgelly.
The Rev. George Eyre Evans, Tan-y-bryn, Aberystwyth.
H. Tobit Evans, J.P., Tracth Saeth, Aberporth.

Hugh Evans, printer and publisher, 444, Stanley Road, Kirkdale, Liverpool.
Isaac Evans. 38, High Street, Menai Bridge.

The Rev. J. Evans, Calvinistic Methodist minister, 9, High Street, Llanidloes.
J. Daniel Evans, Clarendon Road, Garston.

J. Gwenogvryn Evans, Af.A., D.Litt., Tremvan, Llant>edrog, Pwllheli.
John Evans, Minhafren, Llandinam, Mont.
The Ra.'. John Evans, B.A., 2, Rosedale Villas, Cheltenham.
John Henry Westyr Evans, solicitor, 17, Quay Street, Cardiff.
Owen Evans, 25, Chapel Street. Denbigh.
The Rev. Owen Hvans, Olive Mount, Kingsley Road, Liverpool.
Samuel J. Evans, M.A., headmaster, The County School, Llangefni.
The Rev. T. Eli Evans, Conf^rcfiational minister, Saweldy, Lampeter. '

T. J. Evans, 13, Canonbury Park, South London, N.
Thomas Evans« Harford Square, Lampeter.
The Rev. W. Evans, Af.A.^ 35, Laws Street South, Pembroke Dock.
The ReiK William John Evans, B^., Dulas Villa, Lampeter.
The Rev. J. Fisher, B.D., Ccfn Rectory, St. Asaph.
Tkc Rev. W. U. Footman, M.A. (Ojvoii.), headmaster, St David's College School

Lampeter.

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W. A. Foster, Glyn Menai, Bangor.

Edward Foulkes, Erw Fair, Llanberis.

Jack Games, Fairview, Abercarn, Mon.

Frederick J. Gibbins, Gilfach House, Neath.

The Rev. Stephen Gladstone, M.A., Hawarden Rectory, Chester.

Charles Henry Glascodine, 3, Elm Court, Temple, London.

Glasgow, Mitchell Library, per F. T. Barrett, librarian.

Glasgow University Library, per James Maclehose and Son.

D. G. Goodwin, Uffington, Shrewsbury.

The Rev. C. A. \l. Green, M.A.^ The Vicarage, Aberdare.

Edward Griffith, /.P., Springfield, Dolgelly.

The Rev. G. Penar Griffiths, Pentre, Swansea.

The late Edwin Grove, /./*., D.L., Brendin View, Newport, Mon.

J. E. Moore-Gwyn, /.A, D.L., Duffryn, Neath.

W. Haines, Y Bryn, Penpergwm, Abergavenny.

W. Harpur, MJnst. C.E., F.S.L, F.R.M.S., Town Hall, Cardiff.

The Rev. W. Harries, Baptist minister^ 56, Taff Embankment, Cardiff.

Harvard University Library, Cambridge, Mass., U.SA.

The Rev. Gilbert Heaton, Af.A., St. Mary's, Cardiff.

The Rev. W. Hobley, South Road, Carnarvon.

Evan Howells, Cardiff Street, Abercanaid.

Arthur Hughes, 3/.D., Barmouth, Merionethshire.

Arthur Hughes, 8, Station Terrace, Lampeter.

Gabriel Hughes, 28, Vale Road, Rhyl.

J. Meredith Hughes, F.R.Hist.S., Bryn-y-Maen Vicarage, Colwyn Bay.

Richard Hughes, Ty Hen Isaf, Llanerchymedd, Anglesey.

W. Gwynne Hughes, 7.P., D.L.^ Gl incothi, Nantgaredig.

The Rev. W. W. Poole-Hughes, M.A.^ Llandovery College (2 copies).

The Rev. Andrew E. H. Hyslop, All Saints* Vicarage, Cardiff.

Ireland, National Library of, Dublin, per T. W. Lyster, Af./I., librarian.

Sir Henry Mather Mather- Jackson, Bart.^ Llantilio Court, Abergavenny.

C. H. James, 7.P., 64, Park Place, Cardiff.

The Rev. H. A. James, D.D., School House, Rugby.

F. T. James, Penydarren House, Merthyr.

n. E. H. James, B.A.^ Springfield, Haverfordwest.

Ivor James, 47, Coveny Street, Moors, Cardiff.

The Rev. R. James, Belmont House, Llanwrtyd.

W. P. James, The Lindens, Romilly Crescent, Cardiff.

Jar vis and Foster, publishers, Lome House, Bangor.

Edward Jenkins, Gwalia Hotel, Llandrindod.

J. .Austin Jenkins, B.A.^ 274, Newport Road, Cardiff.

l^he Rev. John Jenkins (" Gwili "), Jesus College, Oxford.

Rees Jenkins, Bronyderi, Glyncorrwg, Port Talbot.

Thomas Jenkins, civil engineer, Tyla Morris, Briton Ferry.

L. Lloyd John, solicitor, Corwen (2 copies).

A. Emrys-Jones, A/.D., 3/./?.C.S., 7.P., 10, St. John Street, Manchester.

D. W. Jones, Galon Uchaf, Merthyr.

David Jones, Ty'nyclawdd, Swyddffynnon, Ystradmeurig, R.S.O.
The Rev. David Jones, B.A.^ 21, Ivy Street, Penarth (2 copies).
The Rev. David Jones, B.A.^ The Vicarage, Penmacnmawr.

E. Parry Jones, 7.P., Blaenyddol, Ffestiniog.

Edmund James Jones, C.E., Fforest Legionis, Pontneathvaughan.

The Rev. Edmund O. Jones, M.A. (O.von.)^ The Vicarage, Llanidloes.

The Rev. Evan Jones, 27, Segontium Terrace, Carnarvon.

The Rei'. Griffith Jones, ALA., The County School for Boys, Penarth.

Henry Jones, Gwynedd, 131, Boughton, Chester.

The Rev. J. D. Jones, CongrcgatiotMl minister, Abercanaid, Merthyr.

Prof. J. Morris Jones, M.A., Llanfair PwU Gwyn^yll, Anglesey.

The Rev. James Jones, Congref*atiofMl minister, Fochriw.

John G. Jones, Rhiwlas Board School, Llansilin, Oswestry.

The Rev. John Morgan Jones, 6, Wordsworth Avenue, Cardiff.

The ReiK John Morgan Jones, B.A., 7, The Avenue, Merthyr.

L. D. Jones (" Llew Tegid "), 3, Edge Hill, Garth, Bangor.

Lewis Jones, " Journal " Office, Rhyl.

The Rev. M. H. Jones, B.A., 13, Morley Street, Carmarthen.

Owen Wyn Jones, 20 and 22, Falcon Road, Battersea.

The Rei\ R. J. Jones, M.A., Broniestyn, Aberdare.

Rhys D. Jones, B.A. (O.von.), Clyncae, Llanwrtyd.

T. D. Jones, solicitor, Leighton House, Fleet Street, London, E.C.

The Rev. T. W. Jones, Devil's Bridge, R.S.O., Cardiganshire.

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Thomas Tones, Anwylfan, East Kilbride.

Thomas Jones, Five Elms, Garston Old Road, Grassendale, Liverpool.

Thomas Jones, postmaster. North Shields.

Tom Jones, Ystrad House, Lampeter.

T. Llcchid Jones, li.A., Talysarn, Carnarvon.

T. Rhys Jones, 7, Park Street, Park Square, Newport, Mon.

The Ra'. W. Jones, M.A., Fourcrosses, Chwilog, R.S.O., Carnarvonshire.

William Jones, A/.P., 24, Gordon Street, Gordon Square, London, W.

William Jones, Pencae, Al>ercanaid.

William Jones, Cefn Bodig, Bala.

William Jones, 83, Park Road, Colwyn Bay.

John Jordan, County Alderman^ Parcyderi, Llansamlet.

J. A. Kidd, 288, Newport Road, Cardiff.

Lambeth Palace Library, per S. VV. Kershaw, M.A.

Lampeter, St. David's College Library.

E. Laws, F.S,A., Brython, Tenby.

Thomas J. I>ean, Middletun House, Moira Terrace, Cardiff.

Leeds Public Free Library, per Thomas W. Hand, librarian.

The Rev. D. Morgan Lewis, A/. J., University College of Wales, Aberystw>'th.

Gething Lewis, Cathedral Road, Cardiff (2 copies).

The Rev. H. Elvet Lewis, 13, Highbury Grove, London, N.

Henry Lewis, /.P., Belmont, Bangor.

J. Rice Lewis, 42, Shrewsbury Road, Oxton, Birkenhead.

John D. Lewis, Gomerian Press, Llandyssul.

John P. Lewis (*' Melltenydd "), 46, High Street, Merthyr.

W. A. Jones, M.A., The County School, Rhyl.

Sir William Thomas Lewis, Bart., The Mardy, Abcrdare (3 copies).

Llanelly Public Library, per J. Boulton, librarian.

Sir John T. D. Llewellyn, Bart.^ Penlle'rgaer, Swansea (2 copies).

R. W. Llewellyn, 7.P., D.L., Baglan, Briton Ferry.

H. Meuric Lloyd, 7.P., barristcr-at-law, Delfryn, Llanwrda, R.S.O.

Isaac T. Lloyd, M.P.S., 267, King's Road, Chelsea, London, S.W.

Prof. John Edward Lloyd, M.A., Gwnen Deg, Bangor.

John R. Lloyd, North and South Wales Bank, 138, London Road, Liverpool.

London, British Museum, per G. K. Fortescuc, keeper of printed t>ooks.

London, Dr. Williams Library, Gordon Square, W.C, per the Rev. Francis Henry

Jones, B.A., librarian.
London, Guildhall Library, per Chas. Welch, F.S.A.^ librarian.
London, Memorial Hall Library, Farringdon Street, per the Rev. T. J. Crippen.
London, St. Martin's Public Library.

Ix)ndon, Shoreditch Public Library, per W. C. Plant, librarian.
London, Sion College Library, Victoria Embankment, E.C.,per The Rev. W. H. Milman,

M.A., librarian.
London, Tate Public Library, Lambeth, per Frank J. Burgoyne, librarian.
Manchester, John Rylands Library, per H. Guppy, A/.i4., librarian.
Manchester Public Free Library, per Chas. W. Sutton, M.A., librarian.
Mardy Library and Reading Room, per D. V. Lewis, sec.
Edward P. Martin, J.P., The Hill, Abergavenny.

James Matthews, librarian, 42, Harrow Road, Maindee, Newport, Mon.
T. Matthews, B.A.j Gwynfa, Fishguard, Pem.
Merthyr Tydfil, Town Hall Library.
Charles Morgan, B.A., Pupil Teachers' School, Cardiff.
D. T. Morgan, Fairlield House, Merthyr.
Miss G. E. F. Morgan, Buckingham Place, Brecon.
Rhys Morgan, A/.J., Intermediate School, Pontypridd.
Lieut.'Col. W. LI. Morgan, Bryn Briallu, Swinsea.
Abram Morris, F.R.Hist.S., Gwynfa, Gold Tops, Newport, Mon.
Lient.-Col. D. Morris, Brynftin, Ammanford.
John Morris, J.P., Lletty'r Eos, Llansannan, near Abergele.
R. Jones-Morris, /./*., Ty Cerrig, Talsamau, R.S.O., Merionethfhire.
The Rev. Silas Morris, A/..!., PrittcifHil, Baptist College, Bangor.
T. E. Morris, LL.M,, B.A., 8, Fig Tree Court, Temple, London, E.C.
J. J. Neale, Park Road, Penarth.

Newcastle-on-Tyne Public Library, per Basil Anderson, B.A. {Lond.)^ librarian.
Newport Free Library, per J. C. Brook, sec.

New Tredegar Workmen's Hall and Reading Room, per Isaac Jonca, sec.
Nottingham Public Library, per J. Potter Briscoe, F.RS.L.^ Iil)rarian.
The late A. C. Humphreys-Owen, A/.P., Glansevem, Berriew, R.S.O., Mont.
The Rev. David Owen, Alltmawr, Builth.
David Owen, North and South Wales Bank, 138, London Road, LiverpooL

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The Rev. David O'Brien-Owen, Calvinistic Methodist bookroom, Carnarvon (2 oopies).

Evan Owen, J.P.^ 30, Ruthin Gardens, Cardiff.

Henry Owen, D.C.L. [Oxon], F.S.A.y Poyston, Haverfordwest (2 oopies).

Sir Isambard Owen, M.A.^ Id.D., Durham College of Science, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

The Rev. O. G. Owen (" Alafon "), Ysgoldy, Cwmyglo, R.S.O., North Wales.

Owen Owen, Aelybryn, Pwllheli.

Owen Owen, 2, Uplands Crescent, Swansea.

The Rev. Canon R. Trevor Owen, M.A.^ F,S.A.^ The Vicarage, Bodelwyddan, Rhuddlan,

R.S.O.
W. J. Owen, Kimberley House, Bangor.
His Honour Judge Owen, Ty Gwyn, Abergavenny.

Oxford, Meyrick Library, Jesus College, per £. £. Gunner, M.A.^ librarian.
Gvvilym Parry, Chapel Place, Denbigh.
Morris Parry, 21, Victoria Road, Chester.

William Parry, Talybryn, Bwlch, R.S.O., Breconshire (3 copies).
Penmount Chapel Library, per John Williams, 4, Salem Terrace, Pwllheli.
The Rev. T. A. Penry, Congregational minister^ The Manse, Aberystwyth.
Philadelphia Free Library, per John Thomson, librarian.
J. AUanson Picton, M.A.^ J.P.^ Caerl^, Penmaenmawr.
Ellis Pierce (" Elis o'r Nant ") Dolyddelen.
H. T. Poland, 73, Crawford Street, Roxbury, Mass., U.S.A.
Prof. Thomas Powel, M.A. (0.vo«.), University College, Cardiif.
Ferdinando Hamlyn Price, Erbistock, Ruabon.
The Rev. James Price, 24, Wright Street, Greenhays, Manchester.
D. P. Pritchard, Crumlin Hall, near Newport, Mon.
D. Rhys Phillips, Public Library, Swansea.
L. J. Pritchard, Menai Lodge, Chiswick, W.
Walter Pritchard, 33, Friars' Road, Bangor.
The Rev. Owen Prys, Af./l., Principal^ Trevecca College.
Bernard Quaritch, 15, Piccadilly, London.

Queensland Public Library, per J. L. Woolcock, B.A.^ hon. sec. to the trustees.
Lady Reade, Carreglwyd, Anglesey.

Alfred Rees, L.R.C.P. (Loud.), M.R.C.S. (Eng.), 29, Cathedral Road, Cardiff.
Evan J. Rees, 46, N. Court Street, Memphis, Tenn., U.S.A.
Howell Rees, J. P., 15, Richmond Road, Cardiff.
LI. S. Rees, Lee. Divinity, i, Newton Street, Abercanaid (3 copies).
Rees Rees, 7.P., Ynyslwyd Cottage, Aberdare.
R. P. Rees, chemist, Dowlais.
Walter Rees, 3, Prince's Street, Cardiff.
Mrs William Rees, St. Paul, Minn., U.S.A.
William J. Rees, Emporia, Kansas, U.S.A.

H. R. Reichcl, 3/.^., LL.D., Principal, University College, Bangor.
Llywarch Reynolds, B.A., Old Church Place, Merthyr.
D. M. Richards, M.J.I., Wenallt, Aberdare.
Edwin Richards, 7.P., Heathfield, Nantyderry.
Robert Rickards, 7.P., The Priory, Usk.

A. Rhys Roberts, solicitor, 63, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.
David Rot>erts, bookseller, Ffestiniog.

D. P. Roberts, 120, North End, Croydon, Surrey.

Edward Roberts, H.AI. Inspector 0/ Schools, Plas Maesmila, Carnarvon (2 copies).

The Rev. E. L. Roberts, Saltney Ferry, Chester.

The Very Rev. Griffith Roberts, M.A., The Dean of Bangor, The Deanery, Bangor.

John Roberts, M.D., Chester.

Robert Roberts, 21, High Street, Sheffield.

T. F. Roberts, M.A,, LL.D., Principal, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.

W. LI. Roberts, Pcnyceunant, Penytxjntfawr, Oswestry.

William Owen Roberts, Plasduiyn, Llanbcdr-y-Cennin, Talycafn, North Wales.

Professor F. N. Robinson, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A.

Sidney Robinson, M.P., Fairwater Croft, near Cardiff.

Michael Rowed, 22, The Promenade, Swansea.

Charles Jenkins Ryland, Clifton House, Southerndown, Glam.

St. Andrew's University Library, per J. M. Anderson, librarian.

The Lord Bishop of St. Asaph {The Right Rev. A. G. Edwards, D.D.), The Palace, St

Asaph (2 copies).
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