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THE 

BARDIC MUSEUM, 

OF 

PRIMITIVE BRITISH LITERATCTRE; 

• V AND OTHER ADMIRABLE RARITIES; 

. . ' * FORMING THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE 

;^usual poetical, anti historical l^tlicfes 



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DRAWN FROM AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS OF REMOTE JiNTIPJ^JITTi 

(Wn ti GREAT PAINS NOW RESCUIiU FROM OBLIVION,) 

^ATJ NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED: 

-tONTAININCj 

THT BAUniC nn,\nSs historic 0DE,S5 EULOr.lKSs SONGS lELEGlE^;^ MEMORIAIi5 OF 
THE TOMliS Ol' THE WAltKtORSi OF KING ARTHUR AND IHS KNIGtHSj REGALIAS j . 
THE WON'DERS m WALES, £r CMTERA : 

WITH 

ENGLISH TRAMLATIONS AND HISTORIC ILLU.STRATIONS: 

LIKEWISE^ 

THE ANCIENT WAR-TQNES OF THE BARDS ; riz, 

Tlie Tf I'j^nnu Cjibbijinauj Blobau i Tilijibonau , Dof|rcbbauj Tiypaij; ffipynebbau-, Hymns t 
FafloraJ^i Jigs j and Dcllglits: • /, 

To THESE NATIONAL MELODIES ARE ADDED 

NEIF B^^SSES; WITH VARIATIONS, 

FOR. 

THE HARP, OR HARPSICHORD ; 

VIOLIN, OR FLUTE; 
{DEDICATED Br PERMISSION -ro HIS ROriL Hi GH NESS tub PRINCE op WALES,^ 

BY EDWARD JONES, 

B^iRD TO THE PRINCE. ' ' ' 

DD ^>DW?aiii>i3n^CM?o4^i>(H]ocxM>QODaa(H]aDai:ic>DODaaiXic>DODDoaaDOGaLjaaaaaD 
IiCius now pr^ifc finiOLi^ itictir 

T]if 1-OTik HijEIh rtTOLi^]it ^rt^jt glory by tliemp througlihie greit pcswer (torn ilie beginnlnff. . *■ 

SuL'li :m iLid btJt rult: tii tlmir kuij^iLuiTii^j, ivctt. rrajuu^i^cil fot tlielr pu^^r^ ^^^^'^^ counfcl by thcif 

i^a^rr^ m i5]c ptjplc by their counTt^tip ;La]d hjr thctr kn*?ii'kdgc of k^rdmg meet for (he ptoplc, ^i(Cf • --' 
iDd clntjLfcL^nt in thtir tnftruftion?- . , -^ 

tiuch J9 lound out MitikaJ Tuncaj a,iiil rcEUcd Vcrfca in writingt ; ,- , ■: 

All thcJu; were hai]ouriJ iil iheir gcncraLiojiaj anil wtTC the glory of ih^^k times. " - - - * 

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LONDON: Primed by A. Btrahan, Prinkr.Sttettt .t ^ 
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'J' HI primitive BrUijh Bards conftitutcd one of the moft rcfp<:£lcd ordtr of men in the ancient Bridlii 
ftaiei"; ibey were the Fathers ef Sciemss^ -, the mtional inflruftors, rauricians, Icginitora, pricfti, 
prophets, and often princes. Thty alTuagcd favagc men to knowledge, with their oratory, and poHlhcd 
humiin nature by their Mtt/sc and Paeiry*, 

Thcfe BeirdJf or Bards» were afterwards a branch of the Dmidical ijiftitution in Briuin, and in ancient 
Gaul i and were called Dfrwyddvfirdd^ or Druid-Bards: they alfo kept an account of the dcfccnt of 
^milk$, and compofcd Songi to commemorate the actions of the worthy and the brave i which they 
fang and accompanied on the Harp, and on the Crwfh * j cflnfequcntly they were the national chroniclers i 
and from their _/ofl^j ntir ancient Annab have been colltfled ^ and not only ours, but all ancient hiftories 
of all nations were gathered from a fimilarkind of materials •, 

According to the ccftimony of Ctfar, the inland parts of Britain were inhabited by thofe "Whom l^me 
reports to be natives of the foiJ : and the inllicutiun of the Druids h fuppolcd to haiFc originated in Britain, 
whence it pafied into Gaul ; and fuch z& were defirous of being perfect in it, travelled thither for inftruftion. 
He further faya^ that the Britons had two orders of men, that were held In high degree of honour and 
etlecm, and with whom aJJ authority and diHindions were lodged; thcfe were the Druids, and the nobles : 
and that the Druids prefided in all matters ofreiigSon, decided comroverfies, and had thediredion and edu- 
cation of the youth, who were taught to repeat a great number of vcrfes by heart, and often fpent twenty 
years upon that inflicutian '* The Druids were divided into three different clalTeS| who applied to different 
branches of leatning, and pcrrurmcd fepatate parts in the offices of rcJigion* ,. .. ..' ,. -, 

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' Tht fidj'^j irc juflljP C (learned cl^c muLl: incif HE. Cfdtr cf pcDplriiv f r>/4/Vi and LKrf? wer« ht^^Tt ihe DrviJi^ ahhottgh In 
time the l^Etcr gol Lh« upper h:»nd of lh« CttlCf* 4.D gfCltClltccm." Sammt^i BrUa^nia^ F^E^* $9 '<*^ ^*^' ^" alio the AdTdAir Triaii^ 
in [be folk^Inf wprk« 

^ " Ptrt^ff JWd h^imwi^ fi^kliafim MkuiiU^ vi^mri Jfu^ia iaitdahlisim ASriMar^my i^ih^M^a fi^ Bjit'Ait ff Jbi^ff/^J^ f^ Druid^^** 
I. c. Jn tbefc ptflCcip inioih^ the rude unpoliilhed pcopte grew up the knowledge uf Ani and JcLcuceij begun JinJ kc up bj MatJi^ 

" C^/mr*i CMrifiTJtfrjjfj Aa^ v'u Cp IJh F*mpmH4 A/'ir^> iiL 111. C. l« jtih^M^iKj^ uA. r'u C* It T^ii^i^ ^' ^U C^ Jfi 7* 
"Di. IfOAfi'A DLOcnaiioD -cm J'uctrj^ apd Mu1jc> p. 1(7. and Z<^» h^miiU^^n Lii^ uc^ lOh il. 

*^ And jrou, uld Bardip wbo made it ill yuurcare, 
' - ^ ^ ' ' ^' To AAgcjiTi^arh mod men rcouwp'din wirj 

' ** Wben peace f-cturnipj railed ypur J'^iyf^t |jQn|u(,^ 

•* ' '" Secure cihntjnu'd )<{}uriinmarta3rQnE/* Luc^jf. 

* Bbhtorua Skuluii by B4joibf book 1^, c. a. p. tUi^, — Bcnk li. c. j p. 771 Ac- /'jrada/dAix /^rrriw«raj, iii viL fd^fl^ |i 
Liffi ^MbCrr^p or Kiag HcwtlV Latvi-^Aii- i<c. 19^ 45. in-d the ^Tafutf. JmrniM^m A£ar£i^j^«j,jU« jhVi c. 9. 

* OrifiB «f La»« Jf^-br F^^Jt^ dr G^gutt^ vol. i« book a^ p. il, fcc 

S M J^ Dr«di (or frirMhood) Bcrcr ^u iu wir^ tbajrirc cicnpiLed fiOB GJlX«i and tqilinArjr 1«rvici> athl «&' >r iH tbJUfl«f flf 
^' lljuwinti^ Tlrtlf Bitiktf aouttrafajHfiu indue* jnoldEudt^ oJ ibriirawii accoid kg Mo4> c1ia& pf^lelL^j-i ^ 4il4 m^u/irc Irqt 
** bf iktir pa/cnLi 4l4 rcUtiou^. Tbaji' ^ra cau^Si y^ reprnt a|r»l aunbtrof vaifa^by hcirMadi uma (jt'CLi'J m«pty yuiaupOA 

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Thcf. thr.. .urn w.r.. th. 5W.,.. before mentioned, wl.o we« rh. p.d.n.l P..«pL.rs, Poets, and 
^Thc">yi.V., r^^^^ and prophetic hym.., .nd .e^ 

rrl'n^y Ii.«. =« .he whak order, »nd r™.dm« ,ppropri.«d o„l, to i p.rE.cuhr d,f 

b.I h«o .h! ,i„.dcJ o.d.r, appear to have b«n criglndly a rribc pf rb= fi.fl ^-'"'h'- .nd d.f. 
Lndcd from C™,r, .1.. fon of ?»?i./* i .nd .h.,c hier«rch»l cutJom ™ coi,t.™.d b,r tb= Dru,d.,Bard, 
md OfjMUn, in .i.b ifl.mi, umil about the ftventb «n.ury , and much later th.nthit. in the .fl^nd 
of B/df.y, in the in.of Ma», and b.h. .««</«, or H.brid^-. The P.tri.rchd wa. th. tt,oll >n™„( 
form of eo«rnment tLmongft mankind ; and .he foundation of .he Mor..rch,«l, of the EtetnL..c»l. 
for Britifh Sain.s,) and of .he Monachal infiitution in BHtdn, and among f her Cek.o n.tiotjj. . 

.. Mofic and poetry were doubtleft inverted by the fages before .he flood. Mofes partieobrly lells u5. 
th-t -jHkd was .he fiHl inventor of rauf.c* -. and with refpefl lo poetry, he has given ii> a (hort fpecimen 
of it in (he fpereh of La„ifch to his tm wivesf- I"'*"'' "a" '^""l'^ n°' '==*'"''' '""= '^*""''' of nature with, 
out admiration i and the fight of ihe wondrous objeas of creation mud inlpiie b.m to return thanks to 
■the grca. Author of his being, in the mod beautiful and pk.ling words his mind could fugged. His raptures 
would have been but ill exprefPed, had he ufcd ihe common langu age i fomething more fwiet and hjir. 

'* it^j] LEiflltulwn E for it i»<i«mcd unlawful l& cCMnmiL ihdr n*iutcs towriring 5 Llioughlrt other nuElcMp *liethcF public, or priraftp 
*- rhvyiUBkc ufeof Grrck chHriifler*. Jhc^ {«m fo mc to follo^t ikiL* rnetKud (qr two rf afo-ii : to hide thdr myftfljie* from th» 
" knowrfd^Drthe TuEgar; iBid [q cmcirt the mcmfiry of chdr fclic-U". TJicy te«h Ukcwiie ininy chlTij^ralaEing lo the (Uri 
-- and \\vt\t iiiQtioui f [Jie nagnLcudc of the ^rld a^d^aur i^ith. the nature of things, E"id the p&w^crand pffircr£ativci of (itiflu 
** nortiJ Godh" Cttjhf'i t/cwnr/sr-ar/K/, Bi.*k vi. c. 13- 

* 5^rrtA*, /li, iv. ^fflflTfNM/ M^f^iffMuiJrA. x^, C.9. f/pfl7- /r*- J", t. 4^. /^*- Xitlf- c. r- Lifl«ffl^» FtartaUfl, book i; 
440- Rowland'* Mooa /intn^iia^ and ISortaft^aHiftory of Coru^^l- 

BeJide ihe DmuJi, the Britunj hq4 i^nJJtfJci, ivhotflilted in thcoffic«of rcltgionp antl (hrarcdln the hnngun and exnoluoicdu of 
Ihe pricfthoad. The Dnitd^nci ofCAul and BriCiin arc {^d (o h^ivc brcn diviJcJ inta three J-^nk^ or cl^ffei* 

Thorcsf tht fifH claffl TChvcd pcrpctdal VErRloky^ apd lived idgcthtr in fiftcrhfloda, very much fetinellerfd frqm [he worrJ. 
Thefe Tcrtrible veilalj itrrc great pretfTDdrrs Co dEvirHTiortj prtpbiccj^ irid mirul^Mf were hjghljr sdmtred by thtf people, who 
Confultcd thrEH on ^LL JmpQTtnint rKC^IJcna a^iofEiLUb-k Otacte^-. 

The iTrizond clif« cofifLAcd ot ceria.bri r<emi.1o devotees, who were iride^ marncdp but Ipent the fargmttr ptrtaf thartlmciA 
ihf: company of tt)E Druadsj uid io chc qdUcci of r^^ligion ;^ »ad convcrlcd only 0K4^^iukii/ witk cheir ^ifb^ndi^ wJig perbapa 
thought ihfmfalvei very ^^VTY ^^ havlpg fuch pious wiTe*« 

The ihird claTi qI T>m4tff^t iH-a^ the 1o4<cltj and coiiflAtd of fuch is pcrfcrjncd tlie moft fcrrile oiEcei abciiic the tccnples* iLff 
facHGces* and the p^Koni of tin* Druidsn 

A/Wfl, /^i. ill, C. 1h Crii^^^j, ji. 62. Jf/%H A G^iy /li. 1- -C. 37. Tofti. ^tsx^. li^ %iv^ tpd Henry^ Hifkiry of EgjfaE^d* 

Th«^ fprcading oak waihcldin ihc hhghcdt veneration by chr Dir^vydtiojrf orUAkruenna^ well aiitncmgchc [-I«brf# Pjtriaiclij, ud 

they never performed any religioua ceremony wich-r^Ul being adqrncd with gjirlandi of \li [eavei; (ti P/in/ informs ua, frif ivi.c. 

^.-|, and yp^iTitfi^c. 7viv< v^rrl6.) The RonrLani like>A*3fe wgre wrL^thiof o^ inhundtir of Cerej. becauLe the Aril UUjjht fflankbd 

the ufe of Urnj inftead of icurnr, VirgiTa Gi^rgicst t^t- ii j4f ■ 

^' ^ r iStrcing knotted trunka of oik jlood ne^r* 

" And urtJcTi cmblcPJi of their goda appear/^ Rowt'a LucANp book ail. Ttr. ,^[a. 

" The monarch oak, ttiepiiriarcli of the rreei* 
' T . *' SbDOfA liQng up> and fprcads bj flow degrcei j 

" Three ceiHurica he growi^a^d three bcKayi ' 

" ^uprAnc in flace ; and aa three morEdecayi/' t>R Y&ev, 

f Raodul^c. vx\w. E/r4,c,vjL. ver x4h i ChronklcJi c^ vi. XXf, 3 ChrOnli^Ecv Cp v^^'^^nift 4Am £dferWp ani %j 
that the Arl) rp«e>ch ufed in Briiain, wai fuppofcd to be the Hetirtw. 

' -■ When she rchgiOL^ij men of Hn tain wcfe fit ntifernbly harAtTed »d prrfetut«l by thepv^nn Sl^OOf^ th«y were fcrccii to 
reiire into pitceiof RiOlt diflitu]i*cctfi fuj-thEpr own fecurity^and iherc they buiLt churchei fuitahlo C4Cheir C&f^uiw^^anrtl lived rery 
jeiirffd live.,"' Si^/itm^r^ A^itjMtna 9/ iriujf, Cluniti, c, i^pafeaU;. SccaJfonoLff 4, in pi^iragftiuA wak^ aoJ 
poteajp p^a^e 47. 

Th* vEit^ff iflandsaqaired Ui4t naitan prob^bLy fnjmthi clafiof Druid* c^Sed S^su*^ or Qvat»^ u «eLI ai J*^^ i4]4oJ. 
ftom (hofc of the Bsr^'i^ 

* Gfufhi, c. i¥- vir. tt. f G«efia* c. it* ter- i}.^Uintcli flra« the fatker of Noih, G^mA^ e, t- rtf. jo* 

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monioii?i more kjftv anJ fublliiiej was wanting lo cjtprcfsthe ideas he IiaJ Conceive J ofhU Maker, and the 
thanks he owed him for To many bltrfTings ; and hence lie ranl^tckrtl nature forciprcffions^and lively images, fi« 
formciito himfelf, i^ it wtrc, n new l-jnguage, and adorned it with numbers and cadence* This wasundaubr- 
edly the origin of poetry; and \t was long applied aniy to k^ proper object j the celebrating the greatnefs of 
iht Almighty, and the mJigr.lficcncc: of hU works*, which the ancient //f^^Ti' barJs defcHbed in the moft 
pompous, the moftmajtftic, and the moft fublime manner that is potTible to betfrnccived. The tspreffions, 
(he icntimcnts, the figures, the variety, the aftionsj every thing ufurprifingl But this facred ufe ofpuecry 
aitd mufic did not long continue i the Heathens borrowed thefc arcs, and iifcd them (irrt m the fervicc of 
their h]tt: ^ods, iind afrerwards, to record ilic adii^s of their great men, and the founders ofcnpires." 

Bardic Si^fi^Sy and hiftoric cxa;;iplca of our great and wifeprogenitorsj have al^fays been canTidcred ai a 
molt urefni and pleafing branch of polite htcrature. They inform m of die aftiona, and cuftoms of mankind 
in former agrs, bring the limes paft into our prefcnt view, m^kc m as it were co-evat witli t!ie celebrated 
hcrots of former tibes, and naturally incite us to an emulj[i'>n with thenj in glory* Natural affcdion* 
ftir up every one's curioliry to invefdgatr the lives and gallLifii deeds of bis own ancettors j for the virtues 
and iiOhours f/ our foie-fachf rs form the raoft intcreiling fubjcft of :ill others, • .' 

I wifh 1 were cqu:;lto do adequate juftice to in important a fubjci^ i .:'■'" 

" O, for a Mule of fire, that would afccnd - , ■» ,,'.'' 

*^Thc brij^hteft Hcivtn of invcmiont !'* 
t<^ddine.ite the B;irdic Lnre.ftnd foimtainof ancient Briiifti muftc and conviviality in their true light- But, 
I cannot do better ilian refer my reader to the original Jpccimcns of poetry and mufic of the b^trds them- 

felves, in the following Ihcets : ' 

** Thefe venerable ancient fong-cndicers 
'^ Soar'd many a pitch abnve our modern writers i 
" With rnugh m^ijc (lie force they movM the heart> 
** And ftrcngth, and nature made amende for art',' 
*' Amidik the rtide fcenes of naajre, amidlt rocks, and torrents, and whirlwinds, and battles, dwells the 
rublimt:. It is tht thunder and IJgbtnmg of genius i it is the offspring of nature, not of art." 

*■ Amons the fam'd remains of ancient time, . . ' ' 

" SouUmoving poetry fbincs mod fublimc," 
*' The giy and the beatitiful will appear to more advantage in the midfl: of fmiting fcenery, and plcafur. 

** able themes." * j ■ 

The Britons were alwavs famous for three things j namely, handfome Women, brave Warriori, and emi- 
nent Pards. Na^, the piety as well as the beauty ofour Britirti ladies is too elfential to be onrvitted : that I 
mav have the felicity of gratifying the fair fcs, it is with pleafurc I oblerve, that it i^ taken nt>ticc 
of, not only by the Roman wits, but by Saint P^ulhlmkU, who, in one of his Epiftles, falutes Cfrndf^ 
J?«/^^", a Britirti lady, eminent for her extraordinary beauty and leirning, and who was commended by 
Miirfiaij'miUtk vcski*. ' " • .•' 

Ciiitiiiift c^ruhh cUmfn Rnfina Britanms 

Kdita, cur L^tia pe^ora plebis h^het ? ' 

^uale de(us f$rmjt Romanam £rtdere matrts 
Itaiides pjfunt, Atthidfi tffs Judm.'' 
■ ' . *' Among the painted Brims ^ Claudia, born, 

By what ftrangc arts did you to Roman turn ? 
What fhapcs ! what heavenly charmi ! enough to raife 
** A noble ftrifr in lisf/, and Grerce' 



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•h..htw..tbc«. -S-^.. m-kci «en.i«of * Book of Kpig^im. -tvi.b «» wricico bjr O— i-, md « EUgy .p«, lur 
hA&tDd'i defcib, biJidci uih<f »erfei- A\iu, fee mrnMiJtA. i i>f . ]>- "d f'^- "'■ ^/If* »**■ 

For Fimuiit'ini> faridgei, ri«Fij churehei. Wi 

WpmcD^uad wool, JiBj^liivJ » p!* wmpirt, 

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\Itrt ybu have Ckudif^t a Briiifh woman, ind Linus her Ton, bcnK Chrirtijn?, m the verp dawn of 
chj|ni.itiiiy J anti Lhms wj&oixldinctl biftiop of Rome, by rhe fjcr^d bands uf ihe apoftle himfdf* 

Re rpf fling our Warrior:-, buih uf cJic Army, and Navy", their fjnje is coo *ell kno*n from [he rarlieft 
ages, lo need an iituftraEJon : and as to the Bartls, cheir htflory will be found in m^ Jitft Dook of Kdicks, 
and iri this volume. 

TIj-^Tc venerable remains ofhlflfiry, poetry, and muHc of the aboriginal Britons, are perhaps unparql[el«l 
many other counirvj in point of authmtirity, as well as antiquiiy ; ami if there were ^-anting farther proofs 
corrobtjratc thcfc anticnt relicts, here we have the record ofth^ toia&sof ths Brit'ijh JVarrkri^ Bard:, Saiafj, 
ajiJ others, which arc pointed our to us i and many of thein ftill retuain to this day, and the very plices rctaitt 
theirnamcs ; likewifcjihett la another corrcfponding proof, in that (if tlir tradition of the country. Thefcarq 
rarities almo*^ unknown to the Englllh hiftorians, and fuch uncontrovertible documents I conceive would 
be of more efTential conftqucnLrc in ctjrrcding, and illutlrating the ancient Britifli hiftory, than all the 
Monkifh legfndi and Tomanccs, which have lb frequently bcrn recurred to by the ling[i[h hiltorians for 
want of better* Wow I fhaSl be^; Ir.ivt to infert here, the opinioo of four of the rnoft rcfpcftabie Englifh 
literary charaflcrs, relative to the old Britons, in their own words: 

'* The EriiQus, or Welih, were the firft ptifltlfors of this idand, wfiofe names are recorded^and are chere- 
*' fore in civil hiftot^y always confidercd as the prcdccenbrs of the prefcnt inhabitants." 

Mihm fjys, f' The fltjJies of learning in its dcepcfl fcicncti innvc btrcn To cmtntjnt among us, (hat writers 
*' ofgood antiquity have been perluadrd tliat even the fcliool o( Pyt/ia^tjras^ and tilt Fir/tan wifdorn, took 
** br^inning from the old philotbphy of this Jpmd*.'*' 

. " Or if I would delight nw privitc hours . . 

" With mtific or with poem, where fo foon ' '. 
" As in our native language cjn 1 Hnd ' . " . 

■ ' * " That Ibiacc ? all our law and (lory (Irow'd ■ '•' 

"With hymns, our pf^lms with artful [ermsinfc[ibd, , ? 

" Our Hebrew fongs and harps in B ibylon, 

" That pleasM fo well our vitJlor'scar, declare . . . ' 

" 1' h at ra the r Grfic£ from us tl icfc a ris dc ri v *d f . " 

From certain general wif^Mnadms.or principles of truth, fidelitv,ji]ftice, and equity, in which the Bards 
and Druids inQrufted the peopk in their orations, they made tlie rule* of chdr dtci/ions whm they aflcd ^i 
judges at the G.rf,ddf^, An eminent f:igc of the law hath indeed amrmed, liiat the ancient Briton., before 
ih^Y were fnbdutdby the Romans, ^^e^e in polMon of that admirable fyflcm of junrpruJencc, the prefcnt 
common law of England I and that no material changes were midc in thac fyrtem, cither fay the Re- 
mans, the Sa.ons, Danes, or Normans. His words are thefe : - The realtti of England was firit inhabited 
by the BrLtons . next after them it was ruled by the Romans . then again by the Britons : after whom the 
Saxons polTefTcd it, and changed its name from Britain to England :|: : dien the Dane, for fometime had 

- TlJ.botk ^.y by chance f^l Sm» iK< h..J, .ffon^c oW brave t.r,, ,hcrcfar=. f.r their an, uf^n^cnt. I rt^all W V,., ,„ 
i«.d* .. . ^uni.. i. the g>rde., 1. .he n,lddl. of four w.lk,. alt cov.r.d pvcr hr»d w3:h leVonld 0^.^.^: "^ /d *" 




t Egbert IrSi^ f V w rt Hj < itched. iJj *^"' ^^ffsaasj ; atd E;,rliiff', ^n:ieaitiiiefCorniutidi b 6» 

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Introduction, vu 

"r)ipt?^mi!>ion of ii ; thfn again the Saxooi: laft of all the Nordiam, whufe portcitty govern it at 
" prdtnt. Yci, in the tkncs i^f all tlitfr diffcrfnt luttiynj and kingi, [his kingdom hath lUiyi bttn 
" Rrwfrncd by the fjimc cuSlomi b^ which it 15 gov^rnrd at pre fen r. if ihtCc andrnt Bmim funoini 
*• hitU nor been muft ficcHcm, rcafan, juClirc, and jhe love of ihcir country wo-ilj hii^c induced 
" fume of thcfc king^ to thangp, or abnlifii rhcm ^ cfpeclaHy [he Romans/ s^ho ruled all Ehc reft of 
"the worU by die Rotjmn lav.*. "—And Sir Philip Sydsey, in his Diftme of Potjf^ fays. « In Walca. the 
" itLic tLmnaiil of the ancient Brjtoni, as there are good autlioritics to fiicw eIic long time ibey bad poets, 
«' which they called Bards-, fo through all the conquers of R^m.^s, Suxcrts, D^rrtts, and Normans, fomc 
*' of whom did f«k to ruin ntl memory of learning from among theHi, yet do ihdr pacti, even to this d.iy, 
" Ijft i To as it is not more notable in the foon beginning, than in longcfintinuing." 

We have no regular account that throws much light on the profcrTion of the Bards, after their reparation 
from the ficcrdotal chara^tr. and the enijnfbion of the Druids, uniil the reign of Ik'^vd, king of Wales ; 
in fthnfe lime, all the ancient reciirda, and la*s of the BritttRS were colltflcd togeiher,ind he, ar*d hjs wife 
men, Iclcfted from them, expounded, reformed, aJdc<l to, and adjulleJ, accor ling ru the exigency ofthofc 
times i which were afterwards proclairticd, and confirmed, in A- D. 940; and eilled CyfrtitbiiU Hywd 
DJ<h ^tfrmli: The Lws of King Howel the Good, and otJiers j Or Lsgts IF^lUcy. Th-l code ofliWi 
isfo very intcrefttng und curicjus^ that I llialt extra.T from it whit rclatei to che Bards, for the informitiofi 
of the reader, as it conveys tu us a perfcd idea, of the B*rdiC charaftcr, as well 1^ of the ftitely grandeur 
of [hat period. 

The Bardd Tfu!»yor Bard ofihe pilace, was, in rank, the eighth officer of the king's houfcboid^ he WM 
■Ifoone of the roj^al guefls and jjt at hia table, next to the heir apparent. On his a^jpointmcnc, the B^rd 
received a harp from ilie King, and a golden ring from the Queen: (he obtained that pre-eminence by 
his fuperior merit in the fcietice of mufic and poetry, at one of the Bmi(h Olympics :) The king foimd 
him his woollen appire!, and 3 horfe ; and the Queen found him his liften apparcL His lodging wn 
in the houfe of the heir apparent, who was the controller of the houlhold j and on the three great fef- 
tivals in the year, it was die office of that prince to deliver the harp into the hamls of the Bard, when he 
wii going [o perffirm i anil for whi^h fcrvict, he ^as cniitlcd co a fong (ura tune) frimthe Bard, whenever 
he chofc \ When the Koyil family defired a fqng in thegreac hali, the Bard^ Cadeiri^wg, or Chiired- 
Bard was to fingftrft, a hymn in praife ofGod^anJ another in honour of the King, and of the moll worthy 
of his anctftrjrs*, and their expluic^.* When thoCe were over, the Bard of the palace was tO fingncit 
upon fomc other fubjcct, in the lower par: of the hall : And, if the Queen defired to have mufic, after Ihc 
retired from the tabic to hire apartment, he was then to perform three tender and eloquent fong?, or pa- 
thetic tunes, different rryin thofe which he had played in the halL The Bard accompanied the army 
when they marched on a warlike expedition into an enemy's country ^ and when they were preparing far 

* J/r J*i» F^rff/^w/iU^JrL/ U^^m ^JixA>,pub|iniM Lvi[h notca by Mr. Sctdcn, c. xm. p, j8, 59. C^/arA Bft. CJ, hi. »L 
€* I]. £>odiiipC. TTihi. ftr. 5^ 6, 7, JifET. jQtii Cilxir. vrr. i, See Dyv^mti At^imkji'i Zou^j, mrriULb^jfJ ia G^/riJ Mt*^^ H, 
ii. C^ 17- £/^'i ff^fiit^t h&r lit £^fi. X. l£,~^^, ill. and if, S.'rah^ ^4. if* 

irADOftud Inio Licb, H^^ki iwccj, by l>. WiJIi^m Wotion^ ind Mar>;> Wjlliidil; printed in r^^Liu, Londunp t,?^?- 
" Lrx" f^^f'^P' K^ Jfij 17* 1^1 3^- J7p *^- * If/fJ ^Jii/^Jjrrf^p-fiHp 6y. jO. j6i 57, lod 14. 

^ The rD(lMriEXCCiiiioi]»irlqi|u*o/our bc^noiirrd Smith htrOpthe fiEhf-r of Ohhvalr^, I thbkwonbj of ■ phce hcrr t h« w» tb* 
itmQUj[riw, P4tcktriorC<]rKWilt>b/bcrhelbiiid£^fV'^/A,/j^tfX*«^Kiogci-tBriiAm^ defcendtnLol C^H^ii^uw: thhi li d Icuer tn^o) 
iWf^ XxMi A^it^t {^hQ vu CxoMud lujigof UHuin, nbuai A. D. ]i6) to 1^ Scuu 4f ftenij Ja w^kb bi Uuaid bi* 

•' Ui.to<pn^^ «DOflXX°^ **F Ron** *l^at I am Km;^ 7i^|Lthup c^ BfiTun. anbjPne*5^iT hofb, inb fbill bclb^ tr>b ic Aoot 
•*kiptjly pdi J be: nOrM ^Itw ^Ofltpd^Ac* bax XQ blUtf t^ai^Op yuu 5 );apCL»iip^iiDbiLc ^hic fip^Ecrtj^ fo«» hnb crehsji *>p 
*' oiiH jiicffTGfip* cpflqu^r^tKciin«« ftr.bih«;it4,|r p^pf (Tqtp^jLopi* i ub tliac chey hth ^m^ Mb j I yhMii biM you^f, Ci>bbdf 
*• ii|HK«.'* Aff^f J4^ iz-^rj" */ f^'fiJ^p Book iu p. 10?. 

Kli| Arthur bore hi bu ^imi^ ** Dur htdy ll*ivdia| by (be iroTi/' Blit^ icd^rdia^ to //Wwfp bf boC4» *" ^rrf* m Ci^i v 14 

'[km Mj*k of Ujlwfbjirjr fiy^of bin l '- ThUUttlAC Arthgr wham ths BriEoni v^rin ta ibii da^ fpnk of, 4 m^a rj^bl 
*< iwtby 10 btvr brM frifbfjud by crtti dory^ rk^ bjf ftli^tiUi j Tujai ii wu bt ibAE li>o| nra« u^Jiiid bu diclmtoi ^^u^aur* 

ill j^i4j ^ri^«r%(wi4;|Miffli bf K^^miyj liL. Abuoi AD. $17, £h HArbJayl'i AttQwl ftr Hirij^dsBi ind Vori|ti« nti L 
M, Irii^r /#^'i H^. J/ ^m^i^mJ, p. }J. OjblM'4 Uilft^n, llC, 



II 



D*"* 

?III 



INTRODUCTrON. 



.m^'c he rch-^ snd'performcJ CO ihemlhe nn\tT>Uw-h:^g. called t/^^rv:"^.^^^ Pr^../^- or t1.* Mon.rcfir oF 
Britain i (whkh pn^b^bly w^i fo rcinina [hem of ihdr ancient righi, in priift: ofilicir br^vc Einccftors, anJ 
t., infpu^ (htm to h.r:jtrmi) anJ tor whkh fcf.'ice he wis r^warJeJ wiih one of the nvMl v.luible things <jf 
the pimuler. If he "'tnc wkh other Birds, upon a mufidl p>crcgrifiJclt>n» he was cntirled to a double 
poriion Tor hs fli irr. He held ht^ l^nd fr^. If the Bard deli retl anjrfivourof rhc Kmc.. he was tQ pcr- 
(bmi lotiiat one of his o^n compofuionsi if of a nobleman, he wasM perform to him three j atitl iFof ^ 
plebeian, he w;.5ro fee him to Heep. Whoever nightly injured the Bard, v,Ai Rnel fix c^ws, and a hundred 
and tAfcotjf pence : and whoever flew a Bird, was fined a hundrrd and twenty, ft Jt C(ivts\ 

When the Kin- rode r-ot of his cafllr, his royal rctiniJC confifted of Ehiriy-fu: horfcmen ; who wcrt 
his nnbleSj his fjmily, iTiilitary officers, ind five Bards j btfidcs fervant^*, . 

In tlie ancient Ible of rude magnificence of the BrltiJli cnurz, there was one cfficer whofe original occu- -. 

pation is now endrcly difitftd ; and ihat w^is, the Trofa'id^^vSj orfootmin, whnfc offiec was to fispportthc ■ 

Kind's fcer, at Binquers; he was the foQtftnol of his throne, and the guard of his pcrfon i hence is derived ^ H 

the origin of footmm^: 

- The P^mrfrtiJ. a: Oi-ffirJjrdJ, the Head of Song, or Chaired-Bard, waa one who had achieved hii 
hrf'.cminencc in a moficjl and paeitLal conteil, in an Fjjiiddfsii, or Stfuon nf the Barih, whicti was hcM 
irtennially in the royal palace; (or in the Hill of the l/>rd j) this tokmniiy wis dcciJcd by the 
vcncrablejudgcnf the piliice \ and a4 a re^v,ird, he received from the vn^toriius Bard a hugle^hurn, a guld- 
ring, and a cutliion for hb chair ofLSigniiy. But if the juJ^^c pronounced an Ufijiill fcntencc, and the 
accufation was proved : he was then forever depT>r.l ofhii olHce, and condcniiied to lofc h"(s tongue ; or to 
pay a conliderable ranfum ftT that member". This ChaBred-B.irdi accordin^^ to Kini^^ H'iWtVi L^vfit wai 
the Bard uf a dtllriit, or coiintry, and thief prefcdcnt of niufic and poetry, hirhin that preciniS j and in 
him \ias veiled the control of all the other Bards within r!ut jririfdj^Sion i he was .lilb a teaehefj and at 
llated pcriads he prepared the usulergraduitcs ttJ tjkc thejr drj^reca j which vvere ratified by the ScITiu.ia 
of the Bards, every third year : and he aijii rcgi]hted and aHigned to tach of t3it other Birds their GVj-.* 
circuits wichin his dillri^. This Pfjiccrdd GiuIaJfOv head B^rd of the diftri^, had bis lands free i his per- 
qiiifitcs arofe from his fcholars, and he wai ajfu entitled to a fee from every bridt;, and the Amdr^ or 
marriage *inc of the daughters of all the infrnnr Hards within his diftriiH:, He wis no: numbered atnong 
the regular officers of the pabce, but whenever he intended the king, he fat in the tenth place in the royal 
hall, next to the judge of the palace. Hii privilege of prote^L'jn hlled from the beginning of his firft 
fong in the hall of the pihcei to the coiiclufion of the bit *. ■ ■ ^ 

Every P^ncerddjOr chief Bird chat the Lord alFii^ncd privileges to, he was to find with mufjcal inftru- 
, menCs i that is, a h.^rp to one j a irwib to annthcrj and /'j/^'j to the third ; and when tJie Bards died, 
thofe inflruments were to revert to the I-ord '°, • . • 

The chancellor, (or chief magiftrare,) on entering into office rectrived from the Kingagold-ring^ a hJirp 
and achefL-board*, which he was never to part wirh. In the beginning of the tenth century, it was the ofF.cc 
of the king's domcftic chaplain to fay grace^ before and at'tcr meals j to chant the fcrvice, and oCcafionDlly 
to he confuhed on matter of confcience". He wns alfo frcrttary to the King : and during the Kind's 
abrence^ his chaphin, the judge, and fteward of the hourhold, fuppnrted the royal dignity, and excrcitcd 
the authority annc:icd to ic: in early periods, thcdudcsof thofc officers were in the province of the 
Bardj Druid, and Ovydd, as I have before intimated!. 

-.1 ■ - 

• Ltgfi ff^&Ihi:^tC. ^vL p- 26- l6tL^ ifc, * * Lf£fj //^j/AVj^ and the ft/ft ^61, of the Rdi = t* of tnc Birdsp p, 27, it iS, 

• There 11 a very q«r1otn arj hcrautiful Ctr/i^ifforJ, tn the King'i mufeutntfor pailact,) atDrerden s ^iihtntn &f fiWer, and ^td» 
And ft^Orn-ed ■A'llh ihe iiC^Jin or fKutrnln of the cLcftor -fafiy7irj( ^inJ cElnsr princca tk^n Uvtng'- Jo&jf i^/^ffJ^ tiw-- poctj calts Cnitl'j 
fL^ Gamp Ri^ya^^t ^nd cuoip^rc^ h to ah ajiLgrgnii iiif 1 and Atcvvv [be eAee^ti he bad kn Ji^ by dsdicati^i^ o^eof hli poc^ffhi 10 ^hfi 
Joveirt ofthat gnnHd. • ' ' 

" Lt£ii If^^Iliiftt^M )iiih p* i8> &SC. ind ji. 

t Wfi^Qd, EhiL whocvfr li^ii rAifcd to the ntuationefA judjc^ ar chic^r> wni cohimonly inveflcJ nat cvAf with tbe prophetic^ 
but tbcbArd-UkcchAridcrifi^r weknow* [bat the pr^pbcti ^cticriLt^ fun g thetr prophetic r&pturei ta tbetltrp. (1 Sirmutif^.x^y^r. 
^p6h — J CirrcMi^iift c. -xxyu y^Tt ip ;- 61 7i&Cp In art^r-ttmci, wbcn isaul wai defied kLngp he mit^^f^^mtd 11 Ofice the prCiphrtic 
acd muJiciI oSicc. TtKlctiagt irtdUfd-iike pciwencif D^vidi hli Ltin^t^ fucctHarjarc twwdL k^^^tk LaiicEda.13 ilEu^iui^n. Tb* 



INTRODUCTIOM, . b; 

Prior to the year ijoo, it was the ofiicc of the Bard to praifc virtue, and to cenfurc vice: for he 
was required ro pofTcfs learning and genius j a fkUl in pedigrees and arms i metres of poetry j the irt of 
finging, knowledge of harmony^ and to be perfect mader of an inftrumcru: and according to C^/ar'i 
iccounr, the Druid-Bards ftudicd to acquire their prorcfTion twtnty years* Such a variety of excellence.^ 
was unatcainablc by human capacity. The Bards were oow tfiercFore diftributcd into three grand orders, 
(by prince Gru§ydd ait Cynun^') of M^ftcisitii^ PctUj and Ho'slds-t each of which, again branched into 
iubordimtc diftinftiona. Neither of thefe orders, or diftinftions was any longer compatible with rhofo 
with which it hid been connefled, or with any other profeflion^ According to a more minticc arrringe- 
mcnt, by this fcparacionj there were of regular Bards, proceeding to degrees in the Ei^eddvifdf or SefTion 
of the Bards, fix clalTcs : that is to fay, three of mtifician$, and chrce of poets j wMch I have already given 
a parEicular account of, in the former volume of this work*, 

Aknough, the poor Bards, were fupprctfcd at dificrcnt periods in Wales, yet, for honour fake, (to re- 
cord, and to bUzon Englifli achievement!, and to marflial and conduft their pageantries,) it was found 
Indifpenfably ncceffjry to revive aclafs of them in England, about the year 1J40, which was the Arwydd- 
viirdd^ or Herald-Bards j who flill continue, in a great degree, their primitive occupation, and alfo retain 
their digni tits and tidc$. Their bnfijicfs is to regifter genealogies, ad]u[t cnfigm armorial, regulate funerals, 
coronations, and other folemnities j and anciently, m carry mcffiges between princes, and to proclaim 
war, and peace. This clafs of men was principally eftecmcd among the three orders of Welflt Poets j and 
the chief of them was cdled King of the Bards j which tide was revived in England by the brave Henry V. 
of Monmouth, and i* (Till retained by the three principal Englifh heralds: that is, G^rUrjpi'mdpdKifigttt 
Armii Clarettftiix King at Arms ; and Nurth-roy King at Artm* Be fides chefc, there are fix provincial, or 
county Heralds J viz. the Chejigr H^r^d, 2"crir, Lamajhr, mnd/or, KkhmeRd.md Smerjet j and, fgurmar- 
ihals, or Fur/tthwifs ai jirtrn ; i, e, ih^ EIue-Mimtle, limgi-CTaJs ^ RsMgi^Bragunt and Perhidli:, Roger dc 
Montgomery, Eatl of Shrcwlbury, was the firft who had the title of Marfhal in England 1 after that, 
Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Pembroke, of Stryghall, was made hereditary Marfhil of England; and whofe 
family held that office uniil itdcfccndcd to the prcdtccffors of ihc prefent duke of Norfolk, who now is 
Earl Marflial of England \ . ■' 



fame mufical ind pactical charaftcr maintained hi ubIoh with ttinit of Icing, in hi? fon Solomon ; whoft {ttagu we are toW, w«re no 
hfi ihin » thoufand and five* i Kin£i^ c. i. v«r. 34. Chap. viii. and. Lkap. ivn vcr, z% 30, jJ, ic. 

r 

* See vol. L. of ihc Eardi, p, ic^i ftCh And p. Gj, Jtc. 

When prince Gmffydd ib Cynan reformed ihit complex chai.ifltr of the Ban!, by fimplSfyitig each chfi of them to one 

profeflion only} even then they were obliged itmndcrgn 1 novkiaLC of twelve years, ard to take regular trietinial degrees at the 

Eijitiiifa, or Scflion of the Bird*, before any ooe cohIlI he a I'initrdi, oi nullcr of h» art 1 or thai of a JJ^rdJ-Tr!jn, (Bard at 

ibe Harp,) or dioftor ofisufic. ' ' 

^ The Gaiwr principal King at j^rma, was firft inJlituted and created among the Engllfh, by King Henry the Flfih,— See Ssevf'r 

A^^ds, p. 584- And CJarenceujt King at Arms, was ordained by Edward the Foorth. See £/-r. 1+ CiirL 2. i^* 33- ^""i H-SptSfts^. 

Sir Johp Wrothen!y> Garter principal King at Arm»> had his patent for hii creation, the [Sch of Edward !<?. Sndlies buried in St. 

Ciie^'i. Cripplegate, The Herald's College wai inftituled iiv 13+0. atid incorporated by Edward VI. Stt IVitvtr'i Mc^^tmf^it. 
" Among the alteration of namej. it may alfo be remembered how Kings of Arm% HenlJ., and Parfuivants art ne* named 

with a bo*iof *me poured on their heads by the Printe, or Earl Mardial, when [hey are m.eiVd, and the King cro*ned j ai 

Cdr/ir.C/rt^M^^.*. ^^rtitrcj, La^c^pr, n.i. Rubm^^d. Stmtrfii. *c^ whkh it ai anclerti as the tsmc of Kmg Edward the Third* 
For M read that i^hen new* was brought him at mnJjhr, by a l'urf«i«fan[. of the vitlory at the baftic of Aurcvy ; he bounu* 
fflUy rewarded him. and imsiediatety created biro Herald, hy the name of WindiDr." C«^,V,.^ ^rW«. ^ who alfoqnotei 
Ffifard fSir G. Mmit-^t ifju" The firfl ufer of J^« r, or l^rmJne in arma was ifri/^r ihc ton of Sj/'viui.''} 

Arm* *ere origtnally [he reward of merit. C^^'^^i at[ribiitei [he ficft Invention of ^rm,,in in thii iJland to the A^atMi Brm>ii, 
and FiH^ -J^^*^ ^^*^/^* F- ^H^-P't'^^^i, /'*■ ij-SpctiMn^s GJuJIary.--The BarJ.c rriad., and the firtl vol. of [he ^-.^f 
MtLih p«ECilo. 30.36 0. B4»8!, &c. Thcmoftcuriouiprlntedbook. of Heraldry are by 7^fl CW/«. of llorcf^/dthire. 
Jl„w Crtixtur/u>'V^.i;zuyxK\tA J D>/pLy ./mrnUry, foL 161C. and in i63».-The Sfbi., */ G»irjf. hiflorL^al and geneilog.cil 
*orkof Arm. aad Ula=ton, by J>«,«, A/-r^-.. fol. t46.; and i666.^A]Ib. hi« ^r«.ijrfl,/^ Ar^ Chr.m^m.ca, J^ Langn^ge 
Df Arm. by Cdour. and Frfetal*. t^U by V*«»" ^^i«"- 4tC' 1666. ~C-^*W^ rr^«^/*^^.. flr BrU.Jh ind WelJh H,ft«ry, hfP^r.u 
EH^srh,,, fd. i66i.-Aod, BoolEiby L^-wi^k L^J, one of Queen Eli^abeth^* ferjeadti at Armi. The (earned Jrr W/.ry Sfrim^^ 
*ill not aHo* tb*t aay of the Sa*oa King, had Arin. flri^ty fpeaklng. a. they .re commonly depifled on a QiietJ i and very juLlly 
f adi fault with our Herald., for def.ribing thetu in the .f«l terins of Bl^.oary. But yet he alto*., th.t Ihey had .hin.er m time 
o( **r i and that the figure in the banner mult h»ve bren poartrayc4 i^poe fome ground, like [hat upo« White Horfe h,ll .n Berk- 
fcire. i. ytogether .onfUlent with reafon, aad ruleiof arlE tnd thi* i* whit we ell ihe field i«aB efcutehSM. Sftfm^, .*^./.i«. 

fol. i6i4,pMi.-S« Bwc in rf«* !^/»-. '^t Ojf,..&i,f,i. bl. i^h^ tit- i^- ?■ '^^^ '^l- i*»- ^'^^''^ ^" '^''^ ''■ *" ^*** 

Th^rc 



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X INTRODUCTION. 

-' Thcrcare two other occupit ions re fern bling the Birdic profefTions, which ^rt ftill continued in ilni 
Englifii court i ind thofc arc, the p«t L.urm*; and ihc Madcr of the king's b.nd af MuHcian., vrho 
compolis the inufic of the birth-day odes, and the new year's ode '. In ihe rcign of King Richard die 
Second, Che chief mufician had then the tide of King of the Minfireh; fimilac to chat of King of (he 
Bards, their predecefTors. - ^ 

According to the laws of prince Gruff) dd ab Cynan, when mufic, poetry, her.ildry, &c/were fcpi- 
rated,and each of diem made a diftinftprofcmon of, it was the office of the vocal fongfter at the nupdala 
of any of the princely blood, to aflift dte lEluarious bride at the entertainment, and he was required to cirvc 
dcxtcr^un/ every kind of fowl that might come before him. There wis aUb a fimilar occupation for- 
merly in the Englifii caurr. called the q^tvct ; Sir Gabriel Silvlus was the carver co the qu^cn of Charity 
the Second, in the ye^r 1669 : that knight was afterwards a mbaJTador co the court of Denmark. 

There was another officer in the EngUfh court which h now obfolcte, chac was very fimilar to tlutof 
the Wcllh poetic, or domcJtic Bard of the middle ages, which formerly was ktpt in noblemen's and gen. 
tlemen's houJbj whofe occupation was to foliCc, and co enliven the IcifLire of his patron with wit and 
pleafantry, and to inftd fcntiments of liberality j and that was, the Jefter : to convey fome idea refpc^ing 
■ this noted cliarafterj I Ihall beg leave to quote here, che account feivcn ofleveralof them by Lord Orfortl, 
which IS as foUowj : 

" Hans Holbein drew Will Somcrs*, king Henry VliTs. jcftcr, from wlicch there is a print. It is per- 
»* haps a little drawback on the fame of hemes and ftatcfmen» thac fuch perfons who (liarcd ac leaft an equal 
" portion of royjJ favour formerly, continue to occupy a place even in che records of Lime — at leafi, wc 
" anticjtrariePj who iiold every thing worth prefdrving, merely becaufe it has been prefervcd^ have wich the 
"■ namts of Henry, Charles, Elizabeth, Krancis L WoH'ty, Sir Thomas More, &:c* treafured up thofc of 
** Wili Somcrs, Sasccunj Tom Deny, (Qijecn Ann*&jeiter ,) Tarkon^ (Queen Eliziberh's ;) Pace, anoiher 
"fool in drat reign i Archee, the dilkrber of Laud's greatnefsj Mucklejofm, whofuccecded l^acch,Wohc?'* 
*' fooli Harry Fatcnfonj Sir Thomas Mo re's; and of Bifquet, and Amaril, the jeflers of 1^'rancis L not to 
y mention Hitard-j-j king Edmund 's_bulFooni Sconejj and Jc fiery Hud fon^ the dwarfof Henrietta Maria*." 

^ I ihtti inentbn here the form ot the crcaiuon of three poettTaurc^t^ by the Cha-ncellorDrtheUnivrrEt^'Df ScraCburgh, jn tbe 

'■ I creite yosj being placed in ■ chair cf Aitt^ crQwArd wTeIi laurel ind ivy, xriA wearing ai ring of goli.^ ind the f^nicd* 
'■ pronounce an-d conEtiiucfp poeii lmrca:e^ In ihe Aiinr of the llc^ly Trinai^^ the FAther» Snn^ md IJi>1y Chofl, Amcrir'' 

frarf&is'jHi/lQrj ff/ £7i£!t^ P^fty^ Gerund VoL 

Thli fcems to be romtwhat JjmiliT to thr ■ndert tcj-tmoBy of i::hiinn^ the chief Binl^ Among the WHfti ; hnt mftead ^ 
laurel v^rmhij, (be BHtont ufcd [hofcof ^^^j (or cvcr-grecn oak^J which ift/tt che embfcm of valour, and virtdie; A(v^ wc £nd [b« 
titxb was in g^^^^ eftimation Hir-Dng the Bards, In [he i\mri>{ D^tsyx^Jx^^C^i/jm^ abQUE A^ D. ijSo ; (berei^a crati^hionthaE he "rv^are 
ichiiplctp made of birch |wi£Ji^Ornani£[jlfd iVJth filvcr ringip Jjid br.iided h^y his f^fVc^llnedrC. . . * , . 

A I Cflrly aj. thfirrign of 1 1 en ry lit- it ere wiaa A Court poel ; Hrnry jV> J^rancifij \ " M^gf^rv MwrpV^ Fifr^for^,*^ Or Maftei Keflrjf 
the VcrGficrj whoi* mentioned \nALJax'i Hf/hrj ^/tLt Ex^liq^tr. Alfo it appears by a pipe-roJ].,ilua. 36, DrHcTkr}< HI. Si£ifarJt 
ihe King^Q harpcrj wat illdwcd annually a pipt of wiliiep And anothirr far hia ^vtfc> A-wW^v. 

Sir Joiii Ga^^ir^ a nali™ of Ccv^r^ or U-nwcHand in GJamflrg^nniire, wla poci laureat lO King Riehard II. %q whotn he dedl- 
ciccd hii -Aork^ ihouc the year 1380. Dn JoKnfonjin his InEresdiailion 10 the \it\gl\tit Un$>iiagep fiiyap ■■ The firit of asr tuchorip 
" wbocin be prc^perly f*id lohive written EnglSlh wai Sir Jfii^C^w-rr-nwho^Iit hia CVa/j^jj e/a L&v/r^ caJli Lhiuccr hii dLTciplvi 
** and mt}- thercilorc bi^covifidercd ai the Father of Englilh Poetry," After dr^^^ir^ hii pupil C&ntunrt fuccccded him u Itufcit. 

, - . , ■■* FoF chEcr io poeti ftich refpe^ beloT^gi^ 

■ s. ' " . . ' "By ruvql naiioni courted for th^ir tbiig* ; 

" Thcfcj Itates invite, itrid mighcjr kingi idmirc 

'■ Wide It thpfundifpU^i hli vitiilfirc/* 0/ i. 17- 

* Ht>ny J^mi Pyt^ Ef<j. ia the prcfent Poet Liurcu, And Sir H^iWam Par/ff^r U the Mafler of ibe K5n2*i Band of MiiUc- 
Thefc WAi formerly Anpthcr ofEcer belonging uth? courts vyhofeoTice 1 believe i» nuw extin^ 7 and Eh^t y^i^^ ii^ M^tr ^ 

jjt? RfVfitE In the reign of George LIf Mr Wotlaftan d^rtapied thu J^tuation^ 

• There Lah^ burkfquc A^urtol hSin airicng the arnnQry in the Tower- ^ ^ 
•\ Sec Dut'i AntiquJLiev of Cantcrhurj-p p. 6. 

1^ A foL^l fDeptionedin ;!Je]iJon*i Table TaJk^ 

^ or feme of ihefe perroDigei I hart found the following tncedote^: ^dxioiriithe firCt perfc^n recorded tD hav« wdtei 1 wig r 
In in ^ccfriini efthv trufurcrof the chijiibfln iathe rei|aDrHcnr/ VlII* ihere ii cn:cfed> " P^J Ji/ Sa^^;^^ ft* JCi^^'xJ^\ /^r 



Introduction* 



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Pace^ Qufen Elizabcih^s jeilcr, was fo bicwr in his retorts upon hcfj tbathe was forbid her prcfcnce* 
BuE :it one cimr, fome onr cntrc^trd the QtJ^f^n that he might come to hcri lanrwcrmg fcr hinij th^t he 
would be more careful in hi& difcourfc^ So he was brought to her* and the Queen faid^ ■* Ccme aa P^it^ 
*' jftTO w^J?AiiII htdr c/ Qur/^ulfj" ** JVI?j" faid Pace, " / flfy^r /d/* of what u iii/cGur/id iy all fbi w^rUJ' 

" True wit h like the brilliant flone^ 

" Dug from the Indian mine j 
" Which boafts two various pow'rs in one^ 
. '* To cut as well aa Dime. ^ 

Geniui like that, if polifh^ right, 
'^ With tfae fame gif: abounds^ 
Appears at once both keen and bright^ 
■' And fprklea while it wounds* -'^ 

I thought it neccffjry thus far^ tq give my reader aji^Il idea of the ancient BrltiHi oracles, or prittiitlvd 
BarJa i as well as a comparative Iketcti of their fucccflbrs among the Englifli ; boEli of whom in reality, are 
now but imperfectly known*. . • yy 

** N[iw the rich flrcanrf of Mufic winda along^ ^ "* ' 

" DecpjMajeftic, Smooth, and Strong/* ' ' 

Something now remains to be faid rcfpc^ing the national Mufic of the aboriginal Britons, or Welfb, 
which hjs been tranfmittcd down to us by tradition ffocn time immemorial, and is ftinj the favourite. 
2murcment of the natives. Some few of thefc Tunes have been taken from manufcripta ; but all the original 
WelEh poems arc tranfcribedj and tranflattd from ancient manufcnpts^ The following Eune^^ fongJt poemg^ 
and hifliory^ arethc refult of fome years re(carch and hbour, coHefted^ and adjntlcfd at intervals. The 
greateR pare of thefc melodLc^ I have cammitted to writing from hearing them fung by the old pcoplfi atjd 
from their being played by tJae moft venerable I larpers^ in North \Vaks j and it is very fof tunaie that I did 
Jo, beCaufcmofl: of them are fince dead. Being a native of Mclrionydd, where our national cuftoms are 
bed reuinedj and where I generally ufed to pafs my fummcts; being atfu well acquainted with molt of 
the popular WclJli airs from my infancy, from having been brought up in the murical prof^flion, and having ■ 
always had a prcdile£lhm fur native cufloms; I may perhaps, have the advantage of my contemporaries 
on this fuhjcft, or at leafl 1 hope I fliall be found adequate to the ufk which I have undertaken, in rcf- 
Cuingfome of the B;irdic lore from being irretrievably Joft, 

I have given theie native Melodies as genuine as pofTible; and have added new JJalTc^j and Compofed 
Variations to feveral of them : thofc Tunes to which I have not given Varlailon&j arc arranged two or ihrec 
together^ in the fame kcyj fo that they may be played to follow each other, as little Lcflbns. 



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e w^i JMu'^ In llie ■ccounci of ll^c Lord IInrringlCKTij who wai in the fjjnc latlicc under Jiraei I. tlitfre u, "' Pi^Jt^T^ Ms^'t/e^ - 
'Uiff4iHawJhJgiM£ffTQffiDfrr}\hirJaiiJfJt/iJ^^ i^w^i/, toLiSi. 6tl-" PixCM^ and ARCmt were pulmcil cKimdben. Tha 
furmEi^ who lajid been Wolftiy^i Tooh iT^tl who. Tike ivSfcr men, bad Jlvcd in favour [lirojj^h ill ih^chitEig^iarrclJ^kin^rdriDL^}^ witH 
wbkh fcnirfuCCci^vf cOOrlw ha^j aTnufcd E^icjnfdvc^ri ^'' tormirnied every boij elfCj wai empbycd by i>\r FranErii Kncdlyi to br»lc 
down the c^uciExj whkb n^ucca Elizibtch Jttll rciaii^cJ in bcrchapu] ; srvdltic laEtcr^ I fupp&tc on fume Aich i^Jli^aucn, dcm[>1i(hc4 
HkMl wbJch Landcrcdcd at $T, Jann^f'tj And T^<hichwa± probably itic true ciufcof that prelitc cngaginj^ ||>c king a^d cganci] in i)Il 
q-jaricJp ihojgh abufiifc ivordt vem ihrpritcncc-" LorJ <5r/&r*i^J jfwiet^au^ ^f PaiHiia^iH Em^vUrsJ^ voL U 

According lo uotbcr iccoliae, die fDllowing i& fiid lu hive bfcm \\\^ caufi;. King Cbtrtca I. going ccrdihuicr wlico the chap^ 
]ain >4r4iQat oftbcwty^ (£]|d Anhf^^ hlij^jlrrj, vahy grac« ; which he imincdLati^ty prrfoimcd itius : "* L^liglcity be r& Uod on hjgba 
^^ M^^Aiijfli L^ud tothfrdciirjj V^ Ai which all ihe courtier* ImUed^ bcc^ufe \l n^ftcf^^d en LakJ^ Arcliblltiap orCa^iciburyi who Wi4 
a litiEc mao [ Lhc king told Anb^t he would gtve itn account of hLm co his Grjce the ArchbkAiop ; '* aad wh^i vould ycu do then i^** 
fajd the King. " O,'' raid Arclice '' ]"i| hido myrcif where he dia]] never £id Die.'' " Whcic'j EhAt^' aiked th? Ktag. '' in 
^* liifiJfxff" fiud Afchcr*" for /*uw/trrf ht *«jfr jrfj r^f/' 

' See rmJie of jjrJIcfii in Jf^^'^j^J Mam^f^ift boolf ui. p. 9] — Siim Tay!or^i Hi^. 4fGaw^iiimJ^ p^ Qi Sc^m SMiJt^j Ti^ia ifH^mtK^ 
p. $14^ Aad U^ wOrdi» <i^ar,/ui DudboDi JcCteriOr £j'j>?na^aKjV b tbc Law UidiuuirSfii 4iidr la Sbalccfpc^r'i Kiag Le^ftr^ jtei ^ 

* X' Couai Ehe proofi 1 tiare cotleftcdp 

*' To have my wriiingi well proftftcdt 

^' ybti^ I hy by for Unu of nccdp ' 

*' And thcKi miiy^Jl^i thj kifhuc rcad« 



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.r ' INTRODUCTION- 

\ -^ J ,. mTifir- flud I found it very difficult to idapt 

Tt.r. old Air. a;fr=r mud, In ftruaur. fr.m A= "^°''" J"^« * *^'';^;i^ f„„d.mcmal harmomc, .«. 
„^.U B.ni. to .hem. .ccordins » the nr,^ rul= of =r"Xr 'w mdk.ted by the >vUd mcdul.t[on. 
.L .mbiguof., and even d« keys ar= rom«™« " "^^^^^^/^^V, r«io«. or .n .mft.nf ; I have 
H..«..r, .s melody i.the fo.l of m.fic. =«d harmcay = ^^^/f ^ ™'^„,,^„ Kc harmony, i. it. owa 
generally preferred fteeri.g by .he original n^clody. >ndro ^f '^'^";; Jf„' li,,,,^ ^Jj.n b^fs, too 

reguhrly 0-.=>Mged ; bceiufe, thai unwen tranfit.™, ^.ilI abrupt fimphcitj. 

their original bold ohiraftcr, . . ■„ c„„„ ^ ynwft 

" Biiain, whofe genius is in Snug exprcir, 

* ■ «. Bold and fublimt. but negligently dreft." ' 



Mowing lines: 



" Now, good Cefiro, b\]C chatpiccc of Song, 
" Thac old, and aniiquc foiig wc heard lift niglit;, 
" Mtthought it did rclitvt my paETion much ; ■ 
*^ More than light airs, and rccollc£tcd terms - 
« Of thcfc molt briikanJ giatly^pccd times/' 



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r , r ',■ .,1 e;r,nf,. and Tunes breathe the high fpitit of Ljric entliuriafm, and I think are 
Severn .f thefe ..t,o a Song anj Tu s bre^^^^ „„,! of refer, to fome partic.lar event, and alf^ 

"•"^ ::::, het uin *^ -'lo-. -^^ -"-^ ^^ <>•" -^-^ -""<'- ^ '^■=" ^^ ''"^'ir'"' f '■ "^"7 

"e^X in 1 of " ^ ec;,»red by the Bards. at the very time when each eircumftan.c happened, 
Wf, 'r or P rfo™-'! by them on the various ceeaf.ons which they refer to. Ana.mly no Ba d def- 
h tv Jt u„kfs he hadbeenaneye-«itner. thereof: for, fome of the cb.ef Bards were marilialsof 
r: les ey ; «u .ii in the field . and were the king's, or general's intelligeneer. how the .fl.on we« 
n^ B Me thi. the autl>en,lcity of thefe ancient fongs and poems renders their, the more valuable. For 

A -frll did fo they were ibvereU' punilhed with fines, long imprifonment, and lofs of dignity . 

r , /ht tl^f t onfeffes, the aneient Btitons .ealoufly kept their language unmixed^ and that the. 
hift^tv and an-iah as well as thofe of other Celtic nations, were compofed in verfe, and fung to the mufic of 
tile hirp DrDr." alfo fays, that the law of the Britons e.ptelily forbade the Bards to .ntroduce any 

"" r;!:!::: t::^M .o meJlon her. 1.0. .he Wel^. O^ng. and poems are «, «ell remen^red. 

i, is beeaufe they are fo admirably confttuSed, and braided in fuclt alliterative harmony by the Bards, thst 

; par of afongbe remembered, itisalmoft impoff.ble but that the red of it mud naturally occur, by 

2 concatenation of the poefy. fomewhat analogous to the following famous couplet of Shakefpear, on 

Cardinal Wolfcy; ,,,.„,. j ' 

" Begot by butchers, but by bilhops bred, 

"How high his high nefs holds his haughty liead." 

OrtofachaMhiM- « As o*cr ih* aerial Alps fublimcly fpread ^_ ^\, 

" Some aged O^k uprears hi5 reverend head. / tit s jf^ima. 

This art is called Cyfrimchy Bsirdd, or Poetic Secret of the Bards*. . ^ 



* 5« tht Rfv, Mr. M^f^""' mh' *" %''i* ^^"''^ ^M^' P- ^ ' * ^^^ ^?* '^"° ^"^^ ^^^^f^ 7*f>>«^ Q^/irvMii«Jt « t^t ff^'i 

Siaft of Mi'&i-t Lbndoa, p. y* *=' , , , - ,. . . r X W\\<-%tt 

\ i.^!xijy\i^^^X\rA^ol\iiiVi^tn^^*z^^iAKhwi!^nAt\i^fnii\^x\ah fcnlimenta of xt\ig\an, virtue, ficncrofit^ inil litucice 

" terdtmeii, by whkh M b^mais foul \t exilicd arnl refined." Chaf^ut't Lmtri. 

I Mirtufclioi "m the BiMeian Uk-^rf. OxfoFtl, marked A' K K, page 307. «fc. 

\ In I'it, j£fii. £0^^ 3 It 



MlALifcrlpl 

1 Dr^Ba'viu't preface to bu SrHiJh Gr^mm^ir j and Nifholfon'* Englifti lUlWrical Library, p. 24* 
• See Cant' I Ui^tfj'/^tiio'"^* tuI u p. 33. 

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*< Some Beauties yet, no precepts can declare, 

'* For there*s n happtnefa as well as care, 

" Mufic refembles Poetry, in each 

** Are namckfs graces which no method tCAchi 

" And which a Mitper-band a.\onc can reach," y Popi* 

The immortal Miitsa likcwife describes the melody of Mufic in a fimilar elegant manner, thus t 

" In noici, with many a winding bout 

** Of linked fwcetnefs long ij raw n out, 

** Wiih wanton heed, and giddy cunn'i*^, 
' '- " The mching voice througli maMS running, 

'^ ■ ce Untwirting :ill the chains thut lie 

" The hidden foul of harmony,*' MiUen's UJllfgrQ. 
Sijrdttotiiiietht Pirwiaeib, Crrdd'j^nasthj or Mufic, la of all oihers ihe moft. ^ineicnt fcience. In the 
time oFthc pricnidvc Bird^i, [his term was very comprehcnfivc j and indeed, however confined at prcfcnt, 
it is evident from the fotluwing quotations, tl]>it under ihe name of BanLknifseJ^^ CeniSnaerh, or the 
mufical Arr^ the ancients inclLjded poetry, pbilofopNy, gctlurc, and even ihc circle of early fdenccs. 
Hermes defines Mufic to be the knowledge of order in all things ; This was alfo the dchflrinc in the fchool 
^^ Pytbugoras' i and in that of P/^^o, where it was tuightihac every thing in rhe unKerre was mufic. 
If0£hiai,thc Ad^cnian, gave llie name of tnwric co all tnc arts** Afhoij^ui^ artbres us, chat m former 
times, all laws, human and divine, exhortations to vlnue , the knowlcd^^e of what concerned tlie goils and 
heroes, were written in verfe, and fiing publlckly to the found of inftrumentsj and that fuch was the 
euftom of the Ifrachccs** //owj.-'r fiys, it was a part of his hero's educition. The poets rcprcfent mu- 
fictans at the table ofklns^ fmglng ilic praifcs of the gods, and heroes : and VirgU menilons /pp^j, at the 
table at Dtiio^ finding [o the lyrc» 

But the Htirp is reconted to be the moft ancient, and perhaps, I may add, the moftexpreirive* and 
elegint of all mufic^l uiarumcnts. Among the ancients Lt was deemed the fymbol ofConcord i and mort 
probably^ it was the Innrnmcnt of all tnhers, firft attuned to Harmony, or Counterpoint, 

The Themes which ihe Wclih Bards wrote upOrt, were very multifirious j we have various poems, and 
fomc profc elTiys in ancient manulcripts, by different Bards» on the following fubjeits : theology i ethicks ; 
wir i laud, or panegyric J love i beauty j happinefsj forrow i fatire^; mufic j poetry ; mirth; hiftoryj ge- 
nealogy j aRroncmyi philofos^hy i prophecicsj maglcj mathematicsj mechanics j geography i the ma- 
litimc fcience; the praifcrs of nature, of art, and of harmony i agriculture ; rural fports; games, &cJ 
And yet theft people arc called rude and barbarous by fome furcign writers, becaufc, perhaps they were 
«ifer than thcmfclws; orat leaft,it is evident, that thole writers were ignorant rcfpcflingihcir knowledge'. 

Every 

' /^^y.i^inihe Lift o( Pyikri^rat, tdU ut, tliU muGcwii uparl ofihc difoptine by which he formed tht mbdi ofhU khoUru 

* rp«ij^*#fj. and ^iMi,iia>i , hh. i, c. 1 1 . prove that Mufic li ihc moJl ancient ftitnec, 

J jffhtn^u, D,>f>*«J^fhi^a. hh. i. ei !ih^ vi. x]v. AnJ Dr. ]irO*D^a DlFcliaOan an %WU and Po«ry. 4lO> 

1 Or. Jibn Dat^siJ Rbyt'i C^br^ryta^iik^ C,Mr*f*i.^ Xf^M^ i^ptUufmy p, 1 46. M7* »"<) 3^3- 

M«y of Ihe moftiincWntWchh poems, anJBrmlhclirOmClcJ.htve [llcly been hippil)^ r.fcucd/rcm bciOBlon, by bcmg pub- 
Eftied, irr*0 U^fiS ail*vo volTime,. »V»h «n Englilb preface i intilled. The MlfVirRfAH AsCMMOLOtpV of WxL£i> i^t.3rd 
«^././^Jl/d-./r-/r.^WJ!«Wi, irui fold by Lon6ii.afl.nd Retain Pa<cr-no^^^^^ 

'The «.c3eni £tr]L..b «rord B.rM, or Eard, ori^Ln.Hj/ implied . Prophei. M.r^.io, Poet, Philcf^phcr, Te.cher. ind Henld. 
HUdKf.w«"iii^*l«ured,cf (k^h[.c,:»-nembleni ofir>.^h.and of hi* f.ered ch^.fler : noi unlike thepnii.n,« pr,ertho^ ; for 
U>e Lord c«mm»dH M.fe., " And thou fti^t mike the robe of the S.^h^ all of h!«e." E^d...<. xx,m. ver. ji. eh»p.j<xn«, 
«,, ji. iftd U^uu.., c. xix, ver. a7> *^ i8- ^hefe Seen, 01 BnuJh^Ji^ird.i.^f^ mentioned by 1^«, thiHt 

*' FiarimA /tcMFt fK'iijUi larmiaS BayJi.**-^ 
** And Bjiry liirdj ihaE m ibe xfembliog chords 
" Cwi tunetheir timely vokcicuftniflgly." %jfrr- 

AcctrJIniia 7«. .6. 1 j. ^-^^o*^*^ yi''^^- ^™^ ^" l*"^ f^^"* J"'^^' 'VdvD.t[« imhe Army, lo the pr,»,tive ti««l .l«i. 
tLe .E.eof*h, priclihoad t. f«..«i ibe tr.mpet , .nd J../^i.r,..., we calltJ.e W;rr A/.,.r. Tbe fyrte« af B*rd^m Uvu.g 
WI«-« ^,Jro..lobh.i.., P«try,-ndMufi. erenow .he o.ly.h.riaerill.« prdcr.^d, by^.h the .o.^e^.r^ ..re- 
toBP.x*d- I. .be eiily iUl«ol minkiad, tbe Hudi k.er*lbc aloJl ]«rncJ *pd £kUf>.l, therefore they *t« mppo^aieJ iDiniiltw of 

''Tbetrm'^"X» d.H«drram J..«hlchlnWeI(bfignlfie.tKM.p,«r.«We, dfo.h.^, „ .he mlffe]t«onh. «k 
i. c*UedlVt.i^->, lb. h.»b br«ek ; or fr,-.--/r,the celcrtui Jhr.t,, Llb..ifei^-J... ..tco.rt of judic..«rc ; i^..,. u;.di=«.t| 
;Zvt * j4** i*^9* "d ^-™" ^* »"="» ' ^*'*'' ^ ''"^''*"^ ' ^"'^ ' &"-pl..d.r. 1.4rrift.ri 1^4 ch«i B«« . court 



riv IN TRODUC TI ON. 

Every country has a certain n-itbnal ftylff ofMufic, peculiar to itfelf, and the natives of each arc attached 
TO thdrown mclotly, in pncrcrcncc to chat of any other. The feniiinciit of a learned phyfician of thj* 
iflind, concerning the Italian Operaj is pertinent to my lubjcft, and I think worthy of being mentioned: 
he &ys, " We run. mad, or rather foolirti^ after this irnportcd mufici while perhaps we have much better 
of our own* Moft of the itiodcrn Ifsliast compofitions only trifle with the ear. The IVeiPt the Scoftb^ 
and the /ri/jinufic reaches the hcan. The prtxiuftioas of our prefent Italian mafters are rhrummed over 
for a fcafonj becaufc they are newi and forgotcen for evtr jfterwi^rds, becauTe when you have heard them 
twe my times i you find them Clill as infipid as ac firli. The muHic, which charmed thef*; iflinds perhaps 
long before the boafted revival of this ar; in /f^/v, or rarJier in Flmtd^rs^ is as e(tablilhed as the ancient 
chdics; andthofe compoficicms, {borr and ftmple as they arc, never become thread-bare, but give delight 
and rapture cwzty lime :ijey arc heard*." ' ■ 

" Turn and [wift it as you wil!^ 
" Nacure will be nature ftilL'* 
Thefe Cambrlanf Tunes, and Songs, the affuagrrs of care among the natives of Wales, are l^ijl occafion- 
ally played on the harp, with fomc mixture of plain unpcrplexed harmony, which fo pofterfully enchand 
the natives, at Chrillmas, on Birth-days, a: Wakes, Wtddtngs, Hunts, andat Other Fcfllvals. 
■ .'• * ■ " What notes in fwiftc ft cad Lncc running, 

" Thro^ many a maze of varied mcal'Lire, 
*' Mingled by the master's cunning, 
*' Give the alarm to fc[live pleafurc ? ■ " 

" Cum&ria f 'twas thus thy Harps of old, • 

" Each gallant heart's reccfs cxpior'd ... 

■* Anouncing feats of chieftains bold, 

" To grace the hqfpi table board X'' > 

The mofl folemn Tongs, CyivyddGiiadbmtt or Hymns, were originally appropriated to facrcd ceremonies*, 

" But, now to forrow muft [ tune my fong, 
'' And fee my harp to notes of faddefl woe." 
The Galardmaut and Marwtiadau,QT Lamentations and Dirges> were performed at the funeral folemnitiei 
of the dead' j and Ibch elegies are ftiJI fung in Wales, at the fp^ykoj, bewailing- night, or condoling-mght. 



C^/ar mrortm ut, that atl dec5fiDns and ccmiro^rcrfifj were dcciJfid by ilic %m\(\^ nruiJt. or Uf^id-B&rdi.Wk^ ftrere 1 branch of thic 

infiitLUi^n. The iiDcJ.nt law of ihis land wa. adn»»iiJlcrcd to the pc&plc uppa the Kigheft, or mon ccnv.ricdt hill of ihe dirtHft - 
tad we flAd in A.^j Z/.^^.", U'w,. p. i.,. ihc Lord> or J«d^ i, direfted to fit with hi? bacJc to the fua and ftotoi, fo thit bs 
inifihi not be incommodrdm hia detibcr^Lticn. Minj^ of thcfr ancient C^^J^^.^ortribtmil feaci. ftill r.main both In Eagk^id^nl 
Walej, which lendj to cor™boraie this f^, in the nam» of the folloiving hilh. and .aounti: ^.^j^^^, the f.prcrrie mhunal.and 
i-ffl^i//, or judgment hd], in Anglcfcy; i-flr. V C.Br/ . in Grouceneifhirc;A;«V^>..„, cr A/../-*-r«,lhehi»ofJudgnnrnt. in Wgpceftcf- 
rtlire J M«ilurgh,oz Mi^ihr^ugL mt^t^nt In Wiltftjire: 73>™.«/^blll,in the Jflc of Man ; (prob*bl)^deriircd ir^m iJj>iWJJW««/ 
the great E.w^fi,.er f/.,r., ZJri^ j i?..^„w, Coor., ir, Dcxb>fhLrc: irr,«,£^./-..^. ir. Scuth W.Je»; f/fly^J^i. C„r.> , P^rt^,^ 
C--'^^ir«- upon ^«^..,,, in Mciri(,nydd ; Pm-h.; Mc.i./r, ,3r,,ddi^ U,II, in MontfiOffl^rylhire J and. i?™ ^ hrncr. profaablt 
II denvcd the ^rMJi Laivi of (he In(h. > r J 

There are likcL^ifc a gr«t number qfCh'riftian name-, si wellasof pfwM. derived from the ram^ongin : fudi i., Pir ; B^r.- 

■ r --^ , V ^'^ ; ^""^^'^ "''^''" ''^ °'"'' * *^'"'' ' ^^^'^^^^ * Si^ii<^r..h. and Jf«rr; />.^, in Glimflrfi-n tbire 3 J^r^^Mr,. 
_ .^ L,ncoln[hlre ; J^.i.^ C^/^ Eo WHtJbirc ^ ^^.J^;^, in £«■„. a torftdcrabte dem^nc, ^hicl. fnrmcrij w^, th* land of a B^ri 
A]fo> W t^«, and C.//. come* C^^sf^U, the fingine room, ot ch.n«l of 1 mcrartcry. or cbnrcht ;inU hetic* \, deri..d C«.j^/;*«^, 
"^ T!>J T ^"''^"'•^y ^^'* ^'''■" ^^"-^ ■' 1^-- ^'^i"^rd' i icd A/.. 0^,*'.,;r/r/W iJ>.Vr.*-,..,, i *nd fee more U 

• Dr. ArmClrong'i Skeichea, or B%soei van'oui Subjcflt, p. a; 

+ CW-> Cambria or Wa|c4. .ccordl.g tp tb* Wcta Chro.ick., h4d tt, .am= r.o«. C^^., one of ^. ttircc foni of Ir^. 

I'r3r '^' ^""^ ^"£'-"^0^^^" « itut »f ^/i.,.., f«,m -i/W. *ho p.ff.ff.d ScotI..^._J.^j 

fl!r.ndTJl r r ^^^ '"^"^'^'" ^-^^ ""=" ^ «'^ »"^ht the ^o^en cheattir* of their he^, , ftc taughi th™ t, 1^ 

I From an Ode on Intt/umcnia] Mufic, bj^ the Rev. S. bifhop. 

^ 5.e N.« betia^znf p. j^nf Chi, m-rk. A^.,, c. .iii. ..r. 3. •.jy,.,^,,;, c, *],iii, m. jl ind jg. 

vhtcli 



INTRODUCTION. . xv 

which prectdea the buriah all the neighbours urual])^ attend at the houfc of the deceafcdj and the 
minirter^ or in hts abfen«> the clerk of the parifhj cDmesand prays over the deadj and pfilcns are fung 
faiiabk to the mournful occa^on ; his mcftcdy is alfo com po Ted for the purpofe, and fung^or recited, bj Uic 
poct^ which ufually comprehends the itioft remarkable incidents of his life; ferving to comtncmoratc 
him to poftcnty; and it is afterwards committed towritingjin the family record* 

The TrO^a^aif^ and ErddigajtaUt or War^ Cunts, and Eulogies^ or fongs of pra^ife, were ajickatly pcrft^rmcd 
to inciK tnartial deeds'; ' ' 

'* Sound an alfirnij your filvcr trumpets found, 

t ^* And call the bravc^and only bra ve^ around," 

• ' ^ti H^^^ddau^ and Mwyn^d^iim ; or Delights, and PJtafantricSj fomc of whicii are cheerful, others are of 
the fentimcnial kind, and pathttlc ; and ffimctimes love fongs arc adapted and fung to rhem i and to fuch 
as j^milr^J^r i £^' PuIJioji's Delight j DStd y ddei^ Tr Hiji Cj^mrdgj ; 2> Hi^ ErJiiigdn j Tmadawiadj 
Br^nhinj and others of the minor key j w]ikh ftyles of melodies, arc generally the i^rracqfl: favourites imong 
the Wclfh ; being foorhingj and exprcDive of a kind of placid concetic* Thofe airs* and the war-fungs^i 
have ofcen rcfoundcd through the halls of the Britilh chiefcains^^ • ' .^ 

The B/&di2Uj Flowers, or BlolTonis j Havcd y ff^rai^ iaWi^H ^m ^/o^a El-wy, Trciady Urw//, and other 
tunes of the defcriptivcj imitHttive^and rnral kind, arc often piped, or caroled by [he ruftic fhcpherds ^alfo 
fung around chc hearths oThuftjandmcn ^ and to fLicli melodies arc t:]i minted an imLnenfe nucnber of Pf/f^riV/jt'Tf ^ 
Epigrammatic Stanzas^ or tradkionial love Sonnets and Pallurals'j which greatly enhance the innocent 
delight of the mounLain SwaiJis^ and the Peafant's Life' : 

** Lirtcn EC your fbcphcrd's lay, 

" Whofe artlcfs carols clofc the day i" ... 

And 

'* Bounding kids around him throng; 
*' The ftccprock cchcics back his fong/' 
The fprightly Ji^J*, and Hornpifrs^ arc ufually danced a: the Wakesjit the Weddings, AncmblieS;H and 
at the Tzi:}mpaib, which is a rural Dance on the yrcen, in Summer Evenings } forthofc dances formerly ufed 
to be hcid pcriodicallVj during chc lUmmer tfafon x 

" With light fantailtc coea che nymphs ^ 

** Thither alTcmbled, thither ev'ry Twain."—* 

•* when ibc merry bells ring round, ' . . . 

" And thr jocund Rebecks foursd, 

"^ To many a youth and many a maid, 

" Dancing in the checkered fhaJc," MUtsn. ' . • \ 

The Dignity nf ftyle, the Originality, the Simplicity, andche Variety difplayed in ftvtrz] of thcfc Me- 
lodies, are pcrJ^^ps, ilipcrior to thole of any ochcr Niuonil Airs, when we confidenhc early times in which 
many of them were compiled, . '- 

Somr account of the circum^lancc which led lo this collc^ion, will perhaps be expefled. S«ing iviih 
regret, the rapid decrcafc of performers on the Harp in Wales, with the confcqucn: decline of that elegant 
and cxprclTive inflrumeni, as well as of our Nailonal Mnfic, and Poetry i gave me the firft idea of reviving 
theancicnc Eijicddfed^ orCongrcfs of Mufitians and Poets, for a contcft of fkill in their arti for the fake 
of recovering fomc of the ancient Bardlfni and Song^ which meeting I caufcd to be convened at Corwen, 
tn Meirionethlhire, about the year 178a i where 1 gave a prectiium 10 [he bcft Mufician, another to the befl 
Vocal Songller, another to the bcfl Pocti and the following year it wis held at B,ila ; and thefe meetings 
have fince been annually continued, in fomc ^*art or other of North Wales, under the patronage of the Cwjn^ 
tddigUm Hocietjf . - ■ . . . 

' It w>* tbt office uf the SarJJ.litFgira. Or tliqfe of ihfi PrieJlhoodi in the p:i(:riarc:hiE line tP Wow the [Fumpeti nofsJcnn djijfi, 
ind to gU< the CgDME ol biitJe. " Aid 'Jaisi blew Uic trujnpei, tnd ibc people rcTrirned from purfuing tfwr Knel i for J*coE> 
" Krtil hEct [bt fcc^Ai i'* 1 SitmvtK c. Jtviii, vn. 16. Numin-t, c. x, 7^«a, q. vi. ver. t, j, ^, £x»jMi^i. xv. 1 J«mV, 
c lijif fit. J. And I irjiia$t c. V. ver, jg>60i ^a* 

* Of Ue dt»y Iff I aimlkr af 1 feifl iJdODj Lbe ucU-dtij, Tu Enitfa/iicM!. c. tvxli, 

* iifc iatat bf ibofe P/imilin kb lilt firJl volume of ihe Rihtk* tf tit Bardit p. ^it ht. 

* Or»rlx dincti, Tee 'priMt^, t:. xxii. vcr. |h Emtdms^ t. x)t. ver, la, xt. I SmiMh ivilL vui ti< iv« vff, [j« Ao^THt^) 

c« Jd. vir, 14- C^M^V^ JtJyii. vtr* 17. Hiktmn^i i. aii. vv, 17^ 1 QhrtMiiUit c ^tv* vtf. ^, 

The 



"V 



I 



^^.. INTRODUCTION. 

The ruddcndccHnc of the nauonil Mbdtclfy, and Cuftoms of Walts, Is in i great Jfgrcc to be atcributed 
to tlie f^n.Mkk impoftors, or illiterate plebeian i^reachcrs, who have too often been fflfTercd la ovcr-ria 
The country, mineading the greater pirt of the common people from their lawful Church i and dirTuiding 
them from chetrinnocm amufements, fuchas Singing, Dancing, and oEh;r mraJ Sports, and Games, ^h\zk 
heretofore they hid been accuftomcd ro delight in, (rom the eariieft time. In the courfc of mjr e^curfiow 
through the Principality, I have met with feverat Harpers and Songftcrs, whoaaually had been prevailed 
upon by ihofe erratic flrollcrs to relinquitli their profcmon, from the idea that it was fitifuL The confe- 
qtiencc is, Wales, which was formerly onc of the merriell^ and hippicft countries in the World*, ii 

now become one o( the dullell^ 

The grave Dr. Johnfonfays, that*' MuHc is the only fenfiial pleafurc without vice." Undoubtedly ih* 
mofl: innocent plea furc-'i are the fweetefl, the tuoft fenfibic, the moft siffiaing, and the ttioft lafting. Mufic 
is alio recommended by the Wife infacred hiftnry jaaic is by fcvcral medical writers, for its great efficacy 
in various difordersf* ^nd in prolonging Ufe^* !f I well remember, the Jitcvercnd Lawrence Sterne in[ionates 
in one of his works, that every hnppy fmilc excited in a pcrfon's face, adds an hour to the lamp of life, 

" Mufic the fierce fl griefs can charmi 

« And fate's feve reft rage difarm ; ■ " ty * 

■ . ■ . tt Mufic can foflenpain CO eafc, 

*' And [pake defpair and madntf^ pleafe; ... 

" Our joys below it can improve, 
^* And antedate theblifs above/' Fi>p£* 

The favourable manner in which thijirji Volume e/ thf/i Rei'kks was received by the Public j the fane* 
tion of (he illufLriyus Prince of the Country ^ the honour conferred on me by the Cvfmurodorhn Society, who 
btftowed on me a gold niedal^^asa token of their approbacion, for rcfcuing thofc remains from oblivion: 
z\\ thefe flattering tetlimonies have excited my further efforts, and induced me to collecV, arrange} and 
publifli ihefe fupplementary documents in addition to the former voJume, in order to make the work 
ftiil more worthy of fuch augufV, and diftinguilhcd patronage. 

To conclude ; the Author has omitted nothing in his power to render the work complete. He has ctj 
make his acknowledgment to the Honi CotoneJ Grevillej a gentleman rctnarkable for his clegarit taile 
in native pifturcfque fcencry and coflume, for the loan of liis rural drawing, taken after nature, from 
a grotip of WelHi Pcafants, finging in alternate theme around the Ilarp, with a diftant view of Snowdon and 
I)6!hadarn Caftle, in Caernarvonfhirc j and from which delineation, the Frontifpiecc to this book was etched. 
His thanks are like wife due to the Reverend Richard Williams, of Vron, for his animated vcrfi* 
fication of four of the Poems, He has alfo availed himfelf of the friendly difpofitions of Mr. William 
Owen, dirtinguiilied for his critical knowledge of the ancient Welfh language ; and of R* C. Dallas, Efq. 
£0 whom the public are indebted for fomc valuable tranflations from the French, and for fome original 
works i who, to oblige ttie Author, bothrcvifcd the following pages, previous to their being committed to 
the Prefs. I'o himfelf, eonfequently, muft an indulgent Public afcribc the various demerits of a 
performance fo very elaborate, and fo mifccUancous, ,* 

• '" Nor wartcd tunctLlJ llArfp iwr vocal t|uircj \ 

" The Muf« fung^ Apollo toucb'J the Lyre/* DrjJey$^ 

f ** A& David'i Harp^ dldS^uPs lA-iM rag« COntrolj 
^' And tunc thcharth difiDideraQf hufDulp^^-r^t S^Mutl, c. x^u Ter> 2J* 
King ^^xWexcdled in Mufic ; and he hmfrlf Snfurina ua, that i; wii/aw^^i/; to be ignoranc of it. And, I im ptoad w iii» 
ttu our pFEftni illulirjouiand ufOmpIiOscd IViDCt^ no kfa CKceli in thii charming Art, both as & Pcjfurm zr, tnd a Judge. 

LfrJEitfprf t'v $ii AJ^if^trfimi^f ^/ liami^^, b, l-fiya : " Thia vairbblcCQtripuJitiorL oFman'abody haib made h aj an ifldrumeftE 
^' rsfy to -^idempcr ; tbcrcfoicLKc pocia did will to ^gnjoin mufic and medicine ia Apolloj be^aqfc the o£cc of mcdkiu ubiit to 
" lunr Lhia cjfJ43Uii harp of mnin'^ bcdy, and LO reduce it to harmony-'" 

Jt. S^^'a //^flrj if Life anJ D^alh.^<S^i^^ ^f f ^«ri^ flif.—FiiU, id. 9. 2nd'Pl^^rd\ Scir alfo ^^;/i ^aT. ^/thi jrdi*,e, 17* 

" Miibc Cdj] min'iiClcr to a mind dlfcli^^d ; 
** Phitk from the memory a ruoud forrow; 
J " ftizeouittbe wricten [roubles of [he brilpj 

' " And>w][hi[i f^HrEobLivioLsi anLidotrj, 

** Cleanfctht full bofocEi vf that perikudi AuC 
'* Which weight upun Ui^hcarc-" 
t F/iMfM i*i. x%ix.Jk~ %n ind /r£. iii. c- le. ^ 

1" 10 • THE 




THE INDEX OF THE SECOND VOLUME. 



^. B^ iTie KiimeraJi refer to the Iptrodiiaion j and the Figwres to die Tcic of the Wort. 

. / ' • . , 

* > Page 



A RTS anJ h'^cTcnccs inT''cnt«d ty the Sards^ Orit/^j, 

Authenticity ofunficsE Brltifh ftccorJs; * /flfr^. \u i]]. 

^fw/ufiftf rhc Bitrdi - - ^ 12 4^^- 

Ol the ^^«ff, /n/F-flbXif-— 4— anJ a^tx 34— ijanJ a6- 

AtfOj - ' ' - -15 — and 1 ro 

AlliteraliCKjip Apcncfsrir^ in W^liJ^ r.ictn.^ - i^vj. iH. 

Author^p who havcw]'iitcn RiiIl'^ oi iirittfla Potftry, 4c. ij Arc. 

j^/^^jiT^ nr Scotl;in^f> Ori^jirii oi'^ - /^/ro, i[v. 

^riiriif, :\. CaatreJ of PcinbnhkoChirc, - 37— 5:c- 

jt/d-\^a^ J^l^rt^Jt/g Aud G\Kfrff;tf wlio £rll Intfodiiccd the 



B^LrJsC Pi'ivjrc^i:5 Lind CuLloniE^ 



ITl 



— + 



The ihree profound Allrolofrcri of the IflAnd of Britniin^ 
jtf/fivr/T, :i Icamtd IlriEou who inJlru-ned Clffrhma^nt^ imd 
caitlcJ him to inlUtLlEc the UnivcrJlity of P^irjsj * 

jf^-^'yd^'wirdJ^ or Hcr^ilJ-Diirds^ * /fl/rff 

KijiffJit Arms, - - - - Th/j-^. is^ 

Appurcl of the Brhi(hN[ibkSj - ^ 3— aa^'*' j^ 

The Dnfs of Kiny Ar^iitr, * * ij— .rtf// j 

T]l4: hiftoryjof Kirtj: Arl/^urf. 1 — )T^u6~f. 20 — 31—32 &-c. 

A Di.Lluguic bctwtiiin j^r/iAf In hia youUaj ^Lcd 



A CimfikT l^ccween jtrrltar and //ird/Zj 
Kfn^ 4rth\fr^ tlafi t^iLhcr of Chivjxlry^ 



2Q jZ] 

22 — 24, ^^^ 

23 ^-Sc. 



clc^ftcd Emperor of tirkuin.. 3 — nou 6^- i4j 25 
if Kinir jfrii^Mr't CO]lfccra,Lcd 



The Ni^nicsof 

Arms* 
KSng ^rrW* Chirltr to Cimbridgc^ 
j/rm, Ln Poet ;irid Muiiciiinj the &rH Beginner of 



2j^47^wi'if 4 

22 M/'/ * 



3— ffflf/Irt 

44 

49 

Kinjj *^^^fH^t]LCLi]*:d In MuJic, &.c^ - hfrc. ylvi— iu^/ -j- 

Ancient AhnHL]]ii^kSp or St^il'orditlrsClogSj or Lo^jSj 4 — ju/y 29 



Acctiunt of the jiMtj uf U^fitoMj^ 



Jriifi^ tile Jcfti^r, 



EOl 



B, 



Sard^t the rflthers of early Si:[cnccsT - Intr^^ ui. — 1 

The JJ^'Wj sifluagcd fsiviij^e Men to Knowicdge, - A^«. hi^- 
The Bfrra'j were prinr to Uic Pruida, - Y-b-y^. IIL 

The Bi^(f4 comniemorated the Afliojis of die Bmvct A/r^, jji. 
The primitive /^tf^i^^ Were Prophets^ and nftcn Pj'inccs^ vl]ih-— 1 
The iLlymoJn^y of ^nrj^ - /#/«. xjii. — pv^'f ^^^C* 

£fYmit l*ie*ticitJi/f nr Kijij; nnd fupwrne Bbird^ ■ 3 

Of SovcrL^ign Rur-Jsp - - i^mo/h — ^-3-^3 — 4 

Hfii Ma^Tj A S<ivercign And 'Rnr^p - * 3 

^if^ ihttt Prim^^ffir or lM_^iiiiti^MiiI ^arJi &f Brif^ifTf * 5 

9v!y BffJ-f/ic 7'ri^j »f /i/ I/:iAnJ of Syfiaitif ■ l^^c. 

'Ihc U.irdic Uref:^, of j^W^/j**J /j^a^p - /n^rtf* liai.— a*/^ 6 

?*^ titr^ frfwlt£f^ S^r^f, Or Fajnily Rccutdcrij - 3 

The thrrt: ]>]'ini:ijt:d Orden of ISHU'dsa or Snngftcrs, . - 4 
The Bards w*rt Pra;cpUii"»p Poc[*p MuficJAni^ ujid 

Lei-illiLori, - » - /«^J^^- iii — iv* 

The Bjrds imder^v^^nt a Novittitc of twelve Ye^irsj is- — iwifj 2 
*J'hc Uitrdh satcliifi'cd thcirprc-emincnee by .Still, i'w.^r». vili. 
TLc CtuLf lJ bkLi J't - ^ J*t^rt' vii--^viii« 



Privileges ^f the Brirds, 

Unca for Injuriei done to a B^dj 
King of the B^rdfi, 
A iMrtdl BH^rdp 
Bard of the Pidaetj 

The Herald B.Lrils, 

B/LrditCndum un LJie Etc uf E^iLtk Lo JnTiirc S^cce£^» 

I'he VVlkkI McmortAl of Lhc B.^rdsp * 

D:tron. LordChJef -Bjjouj Bainfter, &c. derived 

from ^LJ^d'-/, - - /Nfj^„ XLLI.— l5v.^-*rfJ*lS 

Of BiAtJir Tl^^nffj^ ind iMrnpffJ-^ * /aCTffr Jlii. — Jec* 

Sep^irLiUOQ of the Hardlic ProtcrtTon^ - Jnir^j-n^ 

The IDunicflic B^trd of tlic middJe A^cs^ or Jellcr, /«//*, x. 
The BnUlc of Gjita^^t hj'Tafie^ft, - - T4— 1|^ 

The Orijjin of the Mjme of ^rj>^i.vp • j — fi^*^/f te 

The Briton 5 fL^^noLli for three Thijigi, - I^fr^r ?» 

A bcmulful BriLtJh X-ady celebrated by Mar^sjxl, Ja/rP. ^, 

A Poem OD lhc ancknt Dricons, - - 60 

PrcccpCS^ and AdiigeE, oFfhe ancient Bratjfh ^ageSip 5*7 — ic, 
if^-Js, the C^tcac Princct and h5i Brother Btli^ gvef-ran 

Itrttv, and Cw>k the Ci^y of Rome, - 52— ftdJ^ ff 



/ffj"™- viiL- 

ivff^. I. — 3—^+ 

latfB. viii.-^a — liEe- 

/ff/™, vl]+ — 2j i^ w/«» 

A/rp* jjL,"j|— 3— 4 

3 
3 

4 

23— J0l!f. 

*3 

4 

4 — jWJ/ *9 



The Mom of JJrd* xb^U^rdj^ 

The Tomh of ^^/r. Son of i?fff//r Cdwr^ 

The Court of Prince Jftrwr^t Sron nf O'uwr G'w^Jdt 

The fcven rum]p and the ieven liberal Aru^ 

2* S^Ji/}'ff fx d/4ir^j * " - lit 

C- ' . 



48 

37 

T|0 



h»id Its ai;ime from CajivfSff^, 



CjM^rifj CLimlrla^ or Waits 

A Sofl of i^i^* - -p - 

Cdna^irt, tfic Daughter of Kiiag Belfiii &e* 
Caq*^ ff /"rjd^rti'fl, the Lonl of C'i*rffl C^fwi^jJf 
Gj/iiw /JViTd'/^B theillLillrbocis Son of Lu^^ King of 

llrit-ifn, 
C^fiW^flij fulttted by Sc /'-i*-^ 
CffWv/iFrt^^ ** Incantiiclort,'' 
The Tomb of C«A the Son of CiynM^/irii/^ 
A Croml^&a or UruLdi cal AJtar^ 
The Monument of Catiifr^,. or Cattigerni 



as 



^7— 4e. 

11—13-14 
It 

6q 



Cdp/tfr-/i^i"^, one of the P^rnatnAn ^fQ^fcnIaml of Walei^ 

noted alfo for A[trtmL>niyi ■ - 2-^Mfff ■ 

iSong^ oftlic Irtunduiion of Cnn^r'4v G^^iui*<ett - 17 — ^jM 

Tht Confolatcon of Pdncc £ij>irs^thj TaUffif^^ - tf 

Cj&rifvtf Son of (jwr^mr/, Ktng of Britain p eclebmted 
for Mufie and Lcarniai^^ - - ^ 

Thi: C^jivwV of the NorLhcrnOhiefi C'vJ^A^i^' dJCn/v^ ^^^ 
A curious Chefl-hOiirdp * - /w/f^- ^Jii. — -rf^f * 

The Origin of Ctaw^fi^^^ ^ - 1/ttr^^ xiv.— ^a^Yr, 

ThcOriifin of Cii'^a/rj^ 7«/rf. tm. — m/i*4— / * — wf* 6 — and 

• Of 



*i1 

XVIU 



INDEX. 



*+- 



■5—46 



:C^ 



'I 



Of Micimt Chiv:ill7t * ■; . 

Chitalrotii Kutci obfervcd by the K*iiiif tfibt 

The Cir. iyt Chari^ of Mifjaw m Ciiiirm^^ 

The CiiuldrDrt of iyjtstgtU Cbii/, " 

Ckarif^lBii Ki:ifi of lh« f*-*-*^/* acrc:nbed» ^ . , " 

Ct^ji<iKUift Lirtd to fay thiic Age ii(^p«rcd beft in four 

cS™''TheE^rJ,fin;. to the HMntfmrfl^PrlnreL/^H^* 
Briufh Churches; ahd MouatUnrs foiiodtd bjf iJlc Sntim 

A Crrfta] Gem. orMiaicGcm, ^ - ^ 

.TJie QiiaKcifiic^t'tlicCock, "--.«" 

Jip^fr^^<^^ rewarJeJ for hu P«ms vnih tsc Manor 

Of C^r^iM^i if"*ijfjf -* * 

Thff Cji-i'cr Co c^ti QaFflfJi 



Am. xii. 

66 
70^73 

l&J— Ac. 



Th« iJi-ffjA were Fncflsp rii;itHraplicrsj ind 

Druid* oriclnallr aTrlUe of \J^ Piitriajreliip - J^^^- lv. 
Three CtjJTcsof DfUiJlp * In^^'^.nt — (v-— l— 2 

Tiirtfi Cliflis of DruiJcrtefi* - J-^'i-fl. W.—^Uf- 

JirMfiii famou* for Le^minu prior to the Gntii, rt.— jiw t 
Drw^x originat^^4i in Brif^fMj - - i — itdf^ 4 

TJw Druid -B^rtll Rndied t^-wtj Ycar(» JW^fff- 5e.— l— Mtf/ + 
PhiidiH^I Law, lElc Orism of the coinmcin L\m ol" 



77— *c- 



PmiditLLi Law [1311 rct:i3MU in ihe Iflc « M^oa^ 

ja^nmW A/cv^pptiTi^H the prcat Lc^iflitoTj and Eirit 

BntfJll Kinfi thftt \ttn"^ a Cr^jwft of GoU^ J— 6— m^l j6 

The Difh ot ike i]\\.iHr]o\.n JtiyJ.^itr^if fbi S^b^^^r-p - 4S 

DcfciL of thC'CombLccil Fleets of J^/afl-fj D^n/nnr-it 

antl Wortuy, ^ , " ' * -5^ 

An InvMationlO Si, JJivf-rTt^jr^ hf Da^'iJ a& C'^L-ilym^ f^ 

DaviJ ^i C^sfjBA wore aChii.]i!lci of BtrcEi, Iw^/^. i- — flJJ/ 4 

JJiaJugue Ucflwcen it BjtJ afid his. Wife uD hi* rctum 

Ur\m tht Wjrst * - • j6 

J" /Ayrf'^ ^/frfJ*/ ff ^'^J* - - * - ^^ 

O^idA/MVlj ■ • ' - ic>9 

Di/iyttjDr^tw^ - • -Jog 

MijrtJdfi^Q-T Muflciani and Pocti Ttviveillq W^kij /^/ffl- iv, 
EUi^iGU^Jy/fudi^p xht Areh-Driiidi • 1— wj/+ 

f.fjT^r^r e/ UntLiiliU - - 1— Jw/i 6™>- jj 

Engfy^ Mif-wr^ or rhc Wnmor's Vcrfei ^ 9— 10— Sc- 

Epigr-ian ulcrihcd lo ywAuJ Gf^J-^ • - 3^ 

Eh^L^n^Tli from /)wjff j« to Ariflt^f^tj *■ 44 — wMttu 

The lUlliiniglilh Ejiisram hy Sir ?"iffM4J JWarif^ * 30 

The S^g 9/ t'^da daughter of ^faJf^wc^ l>y Cji^JJthp^ 40 

^^/r/ proeUimcd LhLit iiUihe Brki>ii& IhouIJ itepi^rt 

out cf England, - * , 47— */W* 

Antcdotc of fpfl/flfp the Durd, of Trr^silir^ - j6 

E&celJeneiei in ihcfaperlutjve Uesree, « ^8 

The Oriiriii of the iVAmt of A^^/swj'j* * /ffJrff. vi- — »^«t 
Fj-incc -tyiii* commiittcJ. ti* PrilbBi ■* * 'S'^i' 

Ti* Frontjfpiecp defcrthedr * * Jjrff4^ oi- 



Of Yoohj or Jcftera, 
The Origin of FMrnff^^ 



76 



Toa 



G. 



Grr*fj»f tfj f^iiffi one of the three great Admlrali e^ 

f^fl-itwflp the KnPsl^tp - r ti~Mtf4 (It J 

CarUr^ fri'fi-sfai kff^^ al jfrmMt -« * .' Imtrt,\z^ 

Gwit^pM/ ttJ c;TL'ydF''i Toinl>. - - 1 J 

Gitv^i-ifTf-f, th?ecnr three of dlJiiC namc^ It-^^wf'^ ^'>— &c, 
GfiL-j'jiiff>#r^J.^^^ii & \V''arrior an J B^d, and the 

fouTLtter of Cambridpej ^ ~ 3— m// 14 

GWp-rfWflji (7p*itf^ffrilw£rft that made vocal Song* - ^ 
Civi'j'rMh the Son uf DSn^ X Prince, siudfiimoia 

G^MliM, the firft Chieftain over the MyS, - 

Grtigyi^J ^if C/*d« fampllfied the Prufelllon of ihc 

iJards* - ' rt 1^ 

JjF y^A C7HV/F't tht Father of En^hn] Poetry, 
Of GiUdTfj And why he oinEcted to ia]enLiQp liing 

Arthur in hi* Bprfliff 
St/i£ f& C-Twr^^fj or Grf/if^-^j^Jt the ion^of i7/i^>tp^» 
Tit iim G^^iir-SQfig^tii K^f^i^^t ot^ JJurd*» 



"— *w*4. 



'I 



' B 



^^ii/^/ originate In £jrj/4«/froni the JlPf^ 

Jjr,/j, - - - /flf^^- ii -^1-^ 

^f/^p^^ a-T-jVj, when firft inirodijced amonjf the JpifAi^, itf^j^ \x^ 
H^r^lth new n^med wjili 3 Bu^iJ of Wine poured oti 

their Ht^Js, - - ■'«'«- tl,— an/* j 

The /fflfp iht ti^oft anti-ent und crprefllve InJlrUmcntj 

t^ Sjm^i i/ C^C¥t^, and prob^ibly firll :LLLU.ned to 

Tht W^r^ .W*i'/p fiid to be iflventi^d by /rf'W/ 

CfmTt * ~ ■ ■ 1— ft.c.^flWj J 

Of the moft rmo'KTied Player on the tJ^fi ift ihc Wod J» 3 

TAf f *rw /m/fWtf/ JJ^rftrx 0/ Urif^m ^ - J ^ and WfHf * 

The Hai-per to the Ivin^ ww sillowed annmtlty a Pipe 
of Wine, - ■ - /w/T- 1.— *ifir, 

Htt QuifAfji T^is the EtrPi who aptitEeJ vuciil Scmgto 

prefervc Memory, ■ - _ 5"'*'^*^ **^3^ 

The i/^i«^ cf fJu^ rtr ^r - . - ^^n£U J( 

A Horic Race in the fifth Centurj^ npon Jlf^z/i R&^^jfra'J^ ly— Jo 
jl/fl^ Wuij/, a 8t;one iit RMil^^t ii*pon ivhteh J/AUdiihe 

j3 — ic* 

3S — 4:&. 

si 

tot 



Warrior w.ts licheiidedp ^ 

Hunting Hiim fff Prince L.^'it'*^Ji* 
Auth-CcirEe DwuancnE* f>r anizient Bniij^ Hi^^^ 
Poeni^ by Prince /jfc^L-^/, the Son of Owfdn GiAyjtui^t 
Tjhf C^jV/ of Pfin'Ce il^wtiw 

The three JJcbys on (he Highway, 

The Town Arm* of fMjion^ in djmw^l]^ 

Iftif^ */ j^rdfffi/j, Pocc- L^iureit to fi^*rf ft$ Thirds 

Solenui fJ^ffrm at f icred CereniOtlieSp 



iJrifG^vuft the Andf ntb vho Rrft made the Haip* t^ and 7 

T'ifv /j&TriY Imm^tuiatt Cif^/afiion K^ifhflM - tf 

Invijrjticni to The Windi hyD^vt^^d G^itHjm, - y^ — flee* 
An AddE^fs to O'^tH {jSyuJ-iw'rt hy tlie B^r>Ll /aj# G^^ jj 

Our adminthle Syllleni of jurifprudcnce ori^iualed 

from the DrkiJit » - - h /«rr^ vj» 

The three jLiJ^ti of si CuunEry^ * • * 

The Promulji;.iLion of the Law in the ^ ^ A/Wffi 6— ^.vjj 
If t]ie Ju>Llj^e pnjiioujieed An ttnjuft ^Fbtenec he wxi 

deprivjJiii hi^O^ke, and ijl hUToij-jue^ - /A/rf. Tii* 
The ihKse 7^ AV->;i//, {hcuc*orlaLasatcdy*)Vj} ^ 14 

JV/S'-'K/ in B'^''^-^^ Elf.!i-.j,tion» - * /ii/». x. — -Jcc- 

Sprijfhtly y^^i a^d i^wM^t^p - *■ Tv. 

Thi 



At 



INDEX 



3tl& 



IL 



VAfe 



^tns^p or ?rint?L x^nlfi ^rert let into thf Arcanum of 

lIic ancient £(^Fj^t - »■ 3 ff * ^ < M 

The Kin^ :;inJ Supreme of the Bnr^i^ - J— t 
Thtvc t 111 n|i£!s ^ crc tc? be comm LLnL^atcd to chc 1^|^ 

TJic CtrcmcniT; of makinj^ KnigliTs ii3 ailcletlt Dd^^ ^^ 

The Ceremony <af Je^TiLiiinc KriLghtSp - afl 

The Knife of i^y-vi-*W^/.s^ri* JCni^bi^ - 4J-*-iw/i I 5* 

Of ear];r L^^jtIk^ amonp ih* irat^nt Sritdjrt^ 7 — 8 — g — ACh 

Thi: Common L;nv of Enyl-iitJ of BriiLrni 

Origi rij " /ft^rt- vi .^ — ic .— 6— •**//J 36 jnd 3 8 

1.:LW5 rcffhEill^-iaK ihii .^ffJ'A - Vir^K— 3 — ("CffJn 

The Roy.'tl TMrdf Pnaxx L^/^^jir<i^ Hi^r^ wus inm^il^U 

wiLh ThffGdtleh Ch:qi[l| .- "- J 

The Origin of the Log ^Dokp ir • 4— iw^f jhj 

Of L^inmtH^ Dhji - - lc4-»*J*i 

tt^rjx c^irdiineJ B]fhiop of Rome b)' St. F^stm/f ^ /h/pv, vi+ 

Ele^^y on Prince A/riW'ljr* ^3^ t^r^rfj-A^, - ^ j^i 

IfCgend uf Tj./tf.^iff^ Llic jUirfsfl SntiK of £/aii^ Jlff*ruj^Av^j 43^ 
Ete^y to Litkiu Lt'wyJy by Lfywffy^ 6Vfi, - 5* 

Ru]c» feiiJcd hy Li/^efyn J/ Sr^mji^IJ ^ffiJ hjs CouAciJ 

for tfae-Mjnitgfimentof Jii& HQuEhDldj - 57 — «f^^'^ 

Ci¥^»j£t^ tif^^JfH^ * * - ^— iS(C. 



and PMXry mrcntrd bcfort the Fliind* • 

JWti^ llae mDft ^ncieilt andc^mi^rchcnfive ScicAEiri 

The great Efficacy of Mi^c in prc^Longing LlfCp 
Mafie LiDii Me4JJ{:ii]^ con]oined iu^^^^j 



liiu 
JTVe. 

Miiatfyf The S&Lll H^f ^Vjyfrp - - ■ xil* 

K^tiona] MiifLc of the Wclthp - - xir— &c. 

Native MiiJjCj as fHsrrnaflent j( iJi? afittent CJilCcs^ liv- 

Mijl^rL.:i] lB«iitLiiii«L^ti of [he Wellh, ^ - viii. 

MufLLp Llhe oTilv fenfu;il PJeMiure Vfechottt Vkt, - l*i. 

Wh^nM^tJlCh Pt^etryj and HiraJdry, were mide fcparatc 

TJae Catife of tEbe AuiJc?? Ucdluc of A/^^r*^ ImWV/-*^ svi. 

T]ac three Men of c^'MHI Ritnltp - - ■ 1 

The cJirtC furijjtjp-La Men of [he P^ilaeeh - a 

MfJw^r^a/4 ^' til /iwf */ ;/( ffWriafjf L'i^rJjt sm/ 
f^fjifjp - - - g™jo — &c. 

Of Jfiirihed Men in ejirly TameSi ■ ^^S — j^^&C+ 

MfJJvi'i Mft^t'^ SfvMf met GjjVaJi Men renowned 
for I-tiirnLK^T - - * 

A&Tjr^ A/jf^w/p the C&mlrtl Poctp 

JWfi^iur^ ^ Pjiikjlbphcr and MMhematkcian of 

The Ij^frc-;itor» ^d" tf'V^ Mirff^ Sc- 

M^t^mJJ wj^ ttic Theme of revcn^L^urt and levca 

P43emip * - - 

TPtc iJlt^k Amoiir uf JIAj"^/, who rarried uff jtrfhar 1 



7-B-O 

99 



Uueen bratF^t^Ljicin, - - Ji— w/f f/J 

JI«£rMfr„ or the Juvenile Efploiunf jPwy/, - 27 — *C, 

The Mimrl* of the th^i(e /j^if* £*r*ifMj - 4^^ - Birf/ 1 j 

TJiE firfl £itri-M^rj&J ^ £A£^aM/^ - - /n/rp. il, 

iSnfft^aw^ iheEmjiwiorp * * I— ^1 #IVri j 
^^^« 1/ VrddTi £«i/ iJjc Orh|in uf the A/»arfijW ULd 

Nyrtenc» <d Lt^rjaiiir. - * 45 

|/f >^ir'u>^ th^ ^|ed I ^nd ^A'■^uJ, 4-kr Mcneviat - (t— *i/^ jti 

fH. il]c^ l.uiur]^ nt' Lbc Mhij of C^nEfirliUiy^ 44-4*^/ 34 

ftrlA/ih^ilUa; i^f iS^*^if tf-f-i.HJ^ nKAt Wftsliamp ■ Jt 

Tbr« TJjiii^* the M.fe*- jjcC* fm h* K'cJjeh» * J* 

|tJiAi^iifj<jtkjMjl/p, * * * 74^4iti 












An Elegiac Od^ to A'l^^ lay E^xu^a ai G-bi-'akifmM^ 

0. 



4* 
104 



The Odi^ art Emblem of Vdour and Vtrtue amoti^ 

the f /^Vdiv^j - " /uTff. ^b^fffl^ 4 

Oniiv, (or GVrmT) vuone of thoTe who iucrodocied Ehe 
Prlvhlc^ea a,Tid Cidtoms that regulated the Bards s 
probablr nhii la the Pcrfon mencw>oed in 'Jtfif 
chap, jkiivLkL- ^-31^ - 3^m;j I&^5^S — rtfM JJ 

The chree O^nitriH^ Kmgbxj a/ Arii*r^i C^vTd'p - 3| 

The Euloj^ of Pniice Ot^-:* C'uryMii/^M ' • jfl 

I'he Tomb r>f Prmec O^r/i Gwyttai^f * ll^»//f. 

The Tortib uf Oxi-^aJ* rfii L'n^rf, - - la 

The FeflLv.il Circuits of J^flJ^*| by PrikicrcOavA Cj'vtHiJ^ J$ 

Pn*^aif^, the S^rt of /f*A/ M?it>r,. who firfi gave tht 

N;iine of i^F^Wi^ji to the IflajiiJ, - j— tf— a*j** J5 

The Fomi of creating a P»r/ Lanrfjitf - /v//v. K-^-AftT/ 4 
Sir ^^'^ G'^^uv^ ^^ Fat^r ^ Ewgiijl/ P^^rji * Xt 

CxrarafenduJ FAiJjfj tlic grizit Means of f^referTJSg 

CoLLceruirtjf li^ P.-iinf^ 0/ JnJji* Pw^rji * 8—9 

J^/zAjJ/ linrd to J/*f, or /J/^^^, - %—kmiS 

Pif^jM^ Ali^w^t Mid Curtj*^ firft introduced the JarJIrf 



31— j£C* 

tii^wj*^ jj 

J7— 4c, 



The three pncn;ii|i:4 M^in of the Palace^ 

The Office uf the Prit^iMdtQ Ibund the 

Trnmpetp 
The /i*ir*^ C-^ri ^ P^L^rs, tlic Biftopp 
Of Lhe Fonihi of the Frvfi^n,. 
A Frr/tivi2fAf m.Ldc by /^--rf FjwarJ fit ffrjt, 
A rem^LrkiLbte Jo-UrJ a/ /'fcrtL-*-, 
T]k Pt-VMLtue Pot of ^Kj. E^flof ^opuiiVitj 
F'lvyll^ PrijKe of Dr-^J^ liKploatSp 

Of Che P^ljCtf rf Afn^ ^r/frirr. 31^14— »W*# ff] *W[r) 

f.j-f^H Qiifren Eii^iiiefi'^ JeLlcr'i Rttort^ - /jjf* %\. 

PhilofophicaLUbdervationi a^Precc^atSv - 57—**^* 

Cur iHuLliTL^U'K PtfHct hieh]^ accomplilhcd m Maftcv Ife* 

4t WCH iJi King ^I/rfJ, - /*^rfH XtL— JBN\# f 

Fanatick lmp4lLor$, J-kw/r^'* ^ I'^dd Pre^ichcrSp the 
Ci«Je of the fuddtit fl^clinc of jWi^/^^j AftJ 
othur native CuJloiniOf ft'aiif^ - /i^rt. irf- 

/*** ^rVip - - , ■* ' 90 

/'jwf CeJflff jr W:>«» , - - Ql— Ice. 

PriJI^^i £^V//* - * - - - lOJ 

AArri* C*eL> hac! a Cup* orVeft, mide of the IkWi 
of Princo -fcvhich he had conquered, * i^—mii{4) 

The Round TjhJe inliituted. - IJ— ifi^, ind *Mf . 

Pfin^e Rt^JJtn^M the LiIjci^-lJ^ Toirthi -* ll 

J^jiiwjp or ftegiilLa- ol rhfl lEland vf J'VMirf. - 47— *C* 
The Sj^ */ EImssJ wliith liLwrawd O^it^r* from Pri/oai 4^ 

The ^M ^-f J^ ^i'^xi Jte- ■ ' ■ S ' 

Of AiJu af BfTt^Pui^^ AA^/ftrtfp -Cf*w"*iJ'^ li-c- - ijj^ 

Miller 4-r ih* RtveU. - Z*^- l»— *■** J 

^lanwdoDp . - m IV^-J^i:- 

Ti-" ^ W Jrtj * * - ft? 

j SrpkdcbnJt 



M 



XX 



I K D E X. 



s. 



rag« 



ImtTJ. ii. 



Sonjf called Ui^ni^ih Pfyd^n, - 

j„jj ^ /i^Jflr^. fa5^My Rc&rd the remarkable Eveuti, i». 
Afrrf */ ^iir ^tfj-A - - " XU- «?. 

Ttc /W Owi^drf', or Siiprtmaty */^ J*-^». . 
The thru Firjf.S^-fiifs of the JHind fi^ f""'*- 
Rwpal S«rtgi c;.roleJ by xhe 3w>mi^, ^nd FciiCmtj, 
Silisritjon bcEwcen L^t*:* and Taitt^«* 
5*KL^^ MotiitM^n, thi P^najuj ^/ If flits. 
Tiic numliepTlw^, and Jrvf*, were hcJd ifl freac 

V*!ncrjlinti IJy the jjjfpVnf Sriititii 
Thrtt Thing! proL~|:cr in lIlc Sun, 
The S*tJt» Sitifiifi, 

The St^M Ci^w SMHff^ ^ - ^ .. . ' 

TJte Britift Saint*, SucreJrnri of thr /Jrifii rt 

DivSnitv iiBLtt LcLiinSng, ► ' , i-r " c 
The SiutrJt*£ Rh^^mt rA* Lj^-^b/, ft^mg Ol 

The 5ii*r^ fl/ £l'j.«Vr of Odtrdt Tind thai of W^f i ^ 

j^Bj - - - ■+& — 49 "^'' + ^ S 

WiUitM^t, Klnc Hem^ the Eighth's J/flrr^ - M"- i- 

SidimtM, oi; the iiTken-fiir, - ' loG-ioj 



S3 
53 



47— 45-«f'' 'S 



TyJaiH, Sh* Fathf >/ iht M^r. who firfl reduced Tdcal 



Smns to =L Sctcncc> 
Account of TaliijWt Miflic Art, 



4^— 9— 34— i:c- 
ij— Sec-— 31 

34 



Tlkc r^flrf^ oa ^^Jiitli die ^# J?*irj^^ ^ct« "P*^f ^*^^" ^'^J- 



Tonibtuf tJie fT^i^^. 5*"'^'- =iniJ Jj^ftJJ- 9-10— 1 1^1 j_r» 

TournamtJlt at Ctffl^J^Mfl, Irt MoJimDilchthurt, 2^-Mrf N} 

Of ancient rWiirtflJ 5«/^^ J^'^* ^^^ ■ Jf^f'— a 3^ ft^„^ 

r-iifj Ln the minor Key, the Farountes of the /*V^;£, /wfi. it. 
5Vf, - * . -^ "+ 

TVff^.Oir^^, * * ■ . - 5* 

Yji / ^iT*i;* S^rl^Jt - ' * - lot 



r^fyiA received t^w tTioufmd Poundi forfDin« of his 
Verfcs, - - * 1 



j^f 



or Jf>fltf»j ff'drrrirj^ and Sart^i^ - /fj-rt^ t. 

The \Var-wcjpona of iCi'£ ArlifMrt - 25— 47~m/j ^ 

The Wlmiftoncp or Hone of TmJji^ "O^sfj^^ ■ - ^i 

The WccI i>f f;^rJ^*fl v-Lth Lhc highCro^vo, * ^| 

The tf «/^i'j £/ jVcrit tfW«- - ■ jQ 

If^r-rxf^am Churchy tlw moll bc-iutafiil Edifice m tf^&iti^ Jo— jw/< 5 

A WcdJiili^^lcHiiilciJ by :i ptiblic EiliibiLi^uuf AfltviLfj jj 

WdJ AmmiilsHthe wholcfomcft Beth, - - ^g 

'rtirccTliisi-yK wliiiih Ucp >hc WorU m ordctp, * eg 



Y, 






94 
9i 




CORRECTIONS, AND ADDITIONS, 



■ \^ 



Additional noLc ti> /J^^ LI- y /*t ;«jjWa^^iT. Some af the 
rlrlleft Englirti H4r.dd:.h;iVe the tpictict nf (;«rflrt-idJcd to tlltir 
jumes ; proUibly t'rom the WetJis U:ird cjUl^J. t^^i-v^fl tf^c*, of 
C-LCreinSocip in ^|]w5^>^ \vho i1o»rirtn:Ll ubf>ut A- I>- 473 ; orirDm 
thiitof their beinc Hendds of t>«.^F tthc diHras-^ ^l the Wye 3 J 
O-r of <JtV4lT!?H E3I bfauth W-des- 

Page iti- ot the [niroaiEiH&Ti. The j-jth hnc ihould he 
dm* s '' Now, rrfhod C//7rr(ffj but that piece of Sonjf.'* 

PjlgC 1^1 llJK 56, TL-Lldi l^rCVLPUS 10 thctr L(aiiir/Hd//f COftl' 

mltCW to the prei's^ - - « if 

Piijic c of lhc tcit, in the 6th lint of the notWp mitMcl ot 
cat, T^wd^U. 

Addtci&li TO paa^ 9- S^ffJ^titdix , tlie Dard an*l Gcrte;Uogil^H 
flnuriChed ;lbr.ttt A. D. gjp. See £f^i^^r S^rif^. Bni, C^flt- a- 

Addition :o p-igc 1 1. TJ:.c Tomb vi' ^^vr-lharwl X*'itJlg,i\'C:^ 
T^j~L:^a, m McnoncLhn^Lr^j. See ^ilfo fJiAry/j^ ckip, xiiV, vcr.8. 



and 3C- 1 CfrrWf/fJj chnpr t. yir» 13, Jpji^^r cTiap-Tll- vcr, 

lEpand^^i Jiii4chap. viii. 2 ^arvW^ cli^p X^'^il- i'ei"< ty, and l9i 
l^LLge ifi- The calth-worJ ;IC bottom HiouJclhe U^Mcb^ 
Tige 2d> la the tSth linep iaflead of ^l/if read 4^3, 
P-ige J[* note 6 t inftead of O^^^'-^a ^'^-^ C>»ii[dw, Bilhnp pf 

l,'j2jv£fijifrf. RLiduorliklfe^ 

PLige 47i iuthc Sth line of note 4^ rt:id ^^/f^ 

Pnl^e 4Bj in Lhc fecocid ILue 4^f nutubur j, it^^J ^f ^/w /wr* 

Pjge 4g» rmiucJii; boltonip rc^d E^jMp or Ems. 

F:Lf;r ^a, ihe UH line uf the TerTeV ^Tead it tlms ; ^r Saitt^ 

d nJhJjj Sty. 

yiigc 5?> ^^^ ''^^ 3*^ E Infle^d of Hii ^c^dE^n^rJ r^jdj ?a// 

ri:lidi:ncC' 

P,i^t49;H after nfrte i^p^dJ the f^LlrrVrin;!;; 

SfJf'iif-rfd'^ A'tfJ/tt a hole (in a viult nndcr Rrf^^ C^r^*> Iq 

V^rE^Ltufq^) thi'ou^h whieh a eh;Ltte wnman oilLy cou'd pali| 

feems ^fu Lo he 01 a ilmbi^ JeEciLpcLo^u 



< < 



». 







THE 



BARDIC TRIADS. 

LITERA^LLY THAKSLATED FROM AK ANCUNT WELSH MANUSCStlPTl 



TO WniCit jLfta ADD£&, 



NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS- 



Z4LTMJ Btkedd y BcirdJ. 
7>i thyjtjin hitrdd Tnys Pryd^tin : 



^ U appfirj^ by ilitft n^fmoriaE Triadt o/ii'e SaniFu chai the 
grc^-tr^jl kingi ^u<i bcivtE Amoi^glt iJic Acicicnt BrltDTiA wrre 
Cr^ulDU^ uE Acquiring the U^rdiif: Acxam[']i|,hmcntJt ^^^ clt-c^mcd 
IE An horr.ur la be rnrulkd iniliia orLlcr. NoiSiiis^ C5fl dlfplav 

tht filiniauot) in ^hfch [bn.c ctAfi of ttt'in wtrt ]]tLdp in iht cirl^ 
jge^p To fnuCh AB ihe pravitcgfi^ r^wardi^j Atid hunDurs CDnfcrr^rd 
b^iun Ehcrrif ^nd there ^tl -rnAfiy LiiHn,bi'i:ej<oJ^ biirds^h-h^^ng ^if^ulrfd 
Ib^ rlevArvJ iiLUALiuEl of prinCL'*, And rubers &( di^nnnionB, 

Wii-iri^ Fht" (ollDwirigj, who wcrr fi irds, and liTi^ic foverfi^Tis: 
Slf^'VjrjJt King uf f!ti[^ti'» ^)¥0 fl'iLri^h^d aL>figc igio- yc^irs bu-- 
(or^ enroll I ^Wuy^jf Giv^t-UrJt^JJt A'y^i^i^^'rff BfjrJJ^ i-c. Ai^eurin 

fi. D- ^lo; i.,\v-jiT{h ilai, Pn tte t^i L'lanjbiii, &c, ?ibrjut A. D, 
5^Q ; ^'^^Jn Ov^eilic*^, trirxc of fcwii, A, D. ii^d; Prince 

The J^_j,rj!yj^tfj2/, i^]aO d^cff -.n 'l-C TTiOrlJa-wcEl pift of EuropCi 
had Alia [hcjf pci^Ei, iji wArlikc (l L^trt, whojn thty called J/pv^f- 
^iar-iH^pj ; anJ tHcir chicF^ thnt liriji^lHed in jnuEi-c, jtiti^r^^i^ Djx^O' 
ia^ii^Jt and Rc?JiifirJffff, IJeiii^J^cJ^s }Jfj'}. cf Srir Vol [f 

A* a prcHfivi whiE cAlnifittun cht ljj.rdi wer^ held in che eirty 
^££9^3 cht' AL'Ciciit ppcEj 7Lat)fffiSt, wjs r? much admired by the 
tjErylhijiUp On Accaimc ot Jfch poetry^ KtSi^ii/;^* ih-^t \Uty chofc 
him chiLr Jvipgn tcflflfti. Aflrrff/- i'M-iT. fn^. y. /d'/j- fj/a/- 
, ^rTrj^j'/p tl]^ pTLn^ce cjf the I^min pocta, (who (loUrifhErd about ^ij 
yenti i?eforc Chi ill)* receii^td inm Odw^/^p ihc; farter of the Rm- 
fcmr^f^^i^iffi 'itr\/f:'hrci^i iCT cvrrftjii^ ui hi%verfi^iutffTttfco{ her 
iuP ; t-Lt wholrof which wa? eqniv.ilent Eg zcOaL LDgllih moncy, 

^Vhen< jffk^ljTuf^ the LvriH^ Lung in thf 'I'hcatrL- At Athena^ he 
iVA< Ti.jd .in iLEiciileai^ or i4;jji. 159, Adjiy, (orhlipc^rfoimance. 

At fi/jw//djj the GTcck poet, who flour'fheti tn thr rci^n of Hf'fnyf 
Kan£| of Syraciiff^ ibout 136 Olynaplaii, rrudc fojoc vcrfci in 
cr^irc nf t pr-odigloui ItLrgc; /h^fi^ ^hich Hi^ro had ordered eo bs 
bu^tll ^ Jitd Ehdle Vcrfci Wcr^ MMrrrEti, 10 hinip Above Hvt ihoufcbnct 
i^dirieri of ct^rji^ which t^C King 'cue hiiTij Co Eiie P;yTfiam+ jftLf- 

jfi/mxr^IiSt J^^^A^/i u T^iJ t>> htvc given aa ibbey to a poet., hr 
M. IcPDff di ur Arc informed b^ Btij/^. 

Til comtf ni-rtrtf-r lo our o^jb tiiHiic, y^Jft^f Citf«i^rr., ihc Cngliflfi 
p<^i, wai i vrrAt fjvourJEc wiEh Iwing Kichard the Second e 
whjip In jc4Ard /orhia poemft^ gckvc him th^ minor o( NewctniCk 
in UrffurdJhire — *1i4 10 be r^^^fcEicd, thii mem mse^j with ao 
fMch cnccfurAji^cnicQi nuw : 

'^ lUilp BirJft iriump hvnt 1 Wn in happier dayi | 
" i^uorul hrir* OH Uinii<erl^jl pr-iif« 1^' J^^f** 

Tfl l^pi i^Miii^^, l^i^F King Ei^weri LaWi> p«^ ^Dl.) It H rv- 
Cordc43^ that " ?&j-j* fi/jijj iw-j xv^if^mfoii^ ffT n A'fli/drjHjiK p sr 

ilkt* iJG r^* '-^ 415* *' lAfrt 41^// r^J^^ ia'Ti/Ml h^rp^ r I hit ift, T&4 
kmrf ij fig iUv^ i lit ttu/ ^ i&i Ciftfj Bi§fJ^ (^ Ld^rwr^^ a^d 



These are the Ti-iads of the Bnrds- 
The Three primitive Bird$ of the IflantJ of Britain'; 
Idrij thf CbiJtnpim^ the moft Ancients and he who 
firlt made the harp*! Eidicl Gi^ddy/ruddj (or Eidml 
vviib the RudLly-fword,) che Arch Druid*; and Md- 
iwgdn * the Emperor, the father of Bcli the Great. 

Tri 

i&ihmp o/ait^tl^man.*^ Some of the Brictfh princet were not ied« 

fi-niJAr to the L^mptror t^'tr^t -^Eid Pf^iffrtj jikiflfr^ ii3 priding Ehcm^ 
dcivcj 'm being Uardi^ modr tJian in the d^ade^m thry ^ore ; uhich 
U HOE to be '^OJiLlercJ ai^ bcc^wic the UritlCh BatcI? poHTelTed fLiE th^ 
)4?;irjijn£p in Eliofe eitrly tii^e? : Ehey w«rt the precrpturi to all tlit? 
Gritifh Nobler; Efcicy were highly rtv^red fay the people ; ftud 
iiLeir pcrf^^fl* '»vert deemed facjcd by the law^ Evefl the Mi^riir 
oftiie p9-i:fcnt iJajr art:f?cEr«m:']y popuJAr among thecommon people 
in \Vj]ea. Srt /fiori in ftf^rji roiu^f e/' my RiiUii ofi^ BsFJt.. 

■* ft/rii Gan^rt^r ifjf^af; or idris Ehc ChAmpkmj the elder j (or 
Sen^Eur^} which Teerni ml if there had facen ttVOoF the hap e. He 
WAS A chlefcdin of great power; '^ i^t^wr G^iirau CaJtj^ /rf'r/j;" or 
Lord of tlb*r borders of Idm Mountain 1 which J9 the loftjclfl 
mountiin in Merionethshire, ;tnd Tecond in All Wflleft, And r^id to 
be g^4^ yjrdF, perpendicular JHdghE> irom the Greci tt Dotg^EEedp 
C^(/^r Jiiri$ iiteralJy imphei Idri^'i HoLd^ -Of Chlir ; wh^rc he ip 
r«id to Ihive lludicd Aiirology: £Jrii 11 d nAmc attributed to 
ftf^ip Ehr founder of At^ronom^^ Mr+ Ro^i'Und> in his M^^a 
^^/jfuj, fayj, C^rr-Lir^i Implies th« City of the Lea/'ncd i ^ni 
he menEions * pi ace p in Angle fey, ca]kJ Cumt EJrttu Alfo^ BiJ 
IJriff. or Idrih'i Abodep or Minfinn^ in V^e, D^nbtghfhare J 
■Arhich Jlltl retALii] the ninie, a» ^el] 44 EhAt of jL/rV.^ Vj^/i* or th* 
Ihther of LdriSi a farm fo called, Jtt 'I ra^-fvi^nyddp in Meinnnydd; 
which alfo may imply the (jtavc of Idris. Ijfrit flpujlfticdp pro* 
h^bly, in the rhirdj Or foiarEh Century; and hUgCT^CAFingy, riom m 
old m^n^fcrtpt, run? thu& : ** I^ri^ Gaiwr^ ^i G'MfjfJJttJ^^ a& CiJiryr 

aA Cum^J^ fVlf/ig/* Snowdofi, *nd Cider IdriJ, *ete formerly 
dt^cmed to be me /'dr--h<^J>^div hilti of ^Vi'W j and none but good 
iJArdfr COiild cIllEn fucK 4n ckvlhted felt. ACE:Drdin^ to the old 
adAgr, fliotdd any One Heep a|] night on the top of C*i-/rr/;/i'jp he 
^^uld be eUher a poeCp or 4 mtdEnan. J!/^Ji*ffff^i j gj ^bt^r^ f^§i^ 
* it ippetr^^ by the above record* ihAC iJrii tht Ch^mpion^ 
lui BlFd> indented the Harp; orolherwSf^^ if thi* C^mfriatt Brin^Ml 
brought thAt bnntrumeni !4iE.h them when they Aril inhabited tbii 
iH^ndnitfeema EohiTebeenloAi.orforgoiEeiiE>ud/^mmi|htprohi- 
bly re-invent she harp; oriElcaU he made iome improve Eiient upon 
IE ; And perhap4 it\% fan^C fur performing m'\ghl hate g^i^ned hiin 
qhat rcpLLtAtiun. But Ehc Seriptqre informt uv. ihtt '" J^uAu! w^in 
the fither of all fuch ai handle the i^^iur, orhArp-'* Gfju^f^ 

ehipr IV. V. IJB Sf* itfii/kAjfL'^/Mli} fA/jft/.'fjO-/ im fif/rjl ^f^Utmi 

^mjX^ikii ^ffhi tf§i/^ B^rifi, pag^e 9cij A;c. 

^■rmjur/jf^ f^mvt^^> (i^ho wrote iboiit A, D. 6&q>) plunly 

tc^tli iij, ih4t both the Harf, Bad ihe Criv^^^ were the litArufflifiiti 

of the ^irbftMLnip or Bru^at ; 

*' Jltmamn^^ lyri^ ffi^k^Mt filit BArbirui Hlrpi^ 
*' Gi'ji'^ AM/t^i, Lratii Ifritanna rdf^/," 

And ^MfdVpf^ho fl^urhJhid AbuuE jOyeafi beJvft: ChrUijJ whefl 

hr fpeAkiof the Uritifh Itirdi^ i^f^w 

** You> toot >e B^rJ, f H^hnm ficr^d riptui^i (rej 
a T^ (tLiat vi^yr hpr^i tu yoiii CtiunLrv '1 Jvre | 

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TRIADS, 



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Tri Amhirodraidd Ddyit^frkn Tnys Pryd<iin t 



Tri Dy»yni Gpgy/ttrJJt 
Srejiia j Tfljniar i a Bardd, 

^ri Gdr petiftaf ya y iJjs: 



Tri BarMwyr G<t'lad: 
Bardd Ti^yji y BmHin i V 
BarddTddy Br^nbn as 
jirwyddfsrdd y Uji* 

" Who coDfccratc^ in your tinmortal flmn» ^^ 
" Brave paTriot JcuSi in rigbscaii*b*tclt "J"^' 

Phr^r^h. in hii Tr«t]ft on Mi*J-Cp f^yip '- The facr=d prefcm. 

jud Other uiJlriiment55 bu[ chit ihcy wtre ihcmvmton Of itiem- 

4 £^ViP^the DrulJ. Pi^ft have llvtd vcr]^ early: (The ff-^^'- 
A.W probably alludfi to hii being an Arch-Driiid, ^hor-Flicmcd 
At the Lcrih^Cfi offered w the Deiiy. ^« ^^/i^ f^^^^^'p P- 4=^*^- 
Cfl/flx records, thit the i>ri.i// he^an in BrHi^m lOJj yc^ri before 
ChrLrt, and contldued here 179 year? nf^cr ChrlV 1 Jiv^ Draidi 
Vftrt lOUCed by th* Romans, in /^ngtefcVp m A. ]X 61; f nd ab&Ut 
ihc yeir 70, lie OrnidLrti pned* foifook that ](U of A/s«^, and 
femO.edltieirftlvcatOthclJl^or M^inj 10 (he llU ^f Bii^rey ; 
to Ireland ; and to the Sc^Eufh iJltJ, 

The lT*ftUulion of the Urnidi i& frtppofed 10 h*i^C oragfinatird m 
Britain, whence It parted imo Gaul, accordiiig to C^/^r'j Cmm^s- 

JarWJ, book VI- C|iap. 13. .„ - - J irjJTT 1 ^ 

There was fi.M t^le ^^^ *->i^�� qfUut^irt j and ^^i/^/. Iiafl of 
GloLit^Aer, (a G^^ncTil unJ^r AVvjjjri tH^^s^.) who an^idc hia tTcapc 
from isLonehcTist:, where 4600^ ihc BriLilK Nob]ei svtrc creathc* 
jQufty mairacrcd hy the S;*ironi> ait an cMeTC^inmirnL ^iven by 
W^ffFfrfi and in ^qnfeqiiencc of fach a breach of confidccicej Lliia 
f jj'/aftcrwirdj Ciit oft' Wf^jy?'* hrad wich hSs fword, which wa? 
ftbo^t the year 490 H Z-ml-j'j //j/cr> c/Urimi^M P- i^Ij aftd 170 ; 
and tdwiwrA'j Di^U^f^ryi pn Jij- 

s Mi}tK£^^ waa chkf King of 15rha!np and flonrilhcd abo^it 1 jq 
yeara before Chrift : (lie waa the fijf 0/ C^fi-Jur^/o^ c/ Saiu^I^M 
€/ MMff&. fi^ ^/ ib^'^'^'/''*^ c/fj-/fiA) AV^flidJ fay*, cha.1 jWa- 
is^otf copquejcd nil the illaftdl in the ^lyrihtne Sea ; Sardiniap 
Corfica^ £:?- According to £jw/j'i //^^ry> he wa& cailed Dy^ 
EJ/ydf theManofJo/j or Element of Arti probably from hiabeifl^ 
a Bard. Th^rc \b a coin of Mamgn^ Rfx^ dcfcrlhed among the 
place I of ancient BritiQi coin** hy Dr* Stui^Stj. Sii 6^& /*ij< 6^ ^ 

6 T^ii^/ii ihc Bardfc in hia pMm of ihe Battle of dJdau^ f^iyi, 
" /3rfjvivk»/^J« DciflMr, Yefapleni Druid*, 

" /Ji^fis^fflTJrti J ^^^*A.ii .^" Sin^F pralfjs* to Arthur ! 
Alfo^ in Prif^iTi L/e^t'ffrvj^^"'* Elegy on Geraim ab Krbin, (a 
Lord of Dcvmittiire,) *tio cojnmanded the fiect of the BrWana, at 
ihe ficgc af Li?JTiia/t, (formerly callcdp The Haven of SKipap) 
j^ainH ihc Saxonip about [he year j^Op wber* Arstur provtd 
VKtertoui ; v^hich CLincaLnB the fol!o<^lng Unci * 

'* I'm L^a^iorfA liai i Jr^h^Kw 



The Three Imperial performers on the harp^ o£ 
the [(land of Britain : King^r/bur^i Gli'^l^yd G^v^ 
aii'va^vr^ (i- c. Brave-Grey with powerful- grafp;) 
and 0^^//-?'^ Bard of the Hafp CdPnncc Griffith 4b 
Cynan. 

Thrtc men arc of equal rank; 
A King J a Harper j nnd a Bird, 

The Thrte principal mtnof the Palace; 
The performer of the Harp j the Bifhop ^ and. ihc 
Bard. 

The Three Judges of a country i 
The Harp- Bard of tlie King =i 
The King's father's Bard j and , 

The Heratd of the Palace 



t* 



That M, 

Iniffj^xioiTjf ^vaI Aain, G/ra^ftf •, 

A v;ilunt man, of il^e coalt of DevOnflurfi i 

Tbcy kil3cd V and ^^^^^ ^i'l^i f 
And in London were [1^5^* by ^fr/in/j hatdf mcDj 
Who hewed down 'A it h wu^iponfl of 'kect l 
Hcwai ihc L^prrtfrj and leader of the toiLof war. 

^r/i;if waa the fon of L-V-ttfr P^aJra^^, and f/jyr waihismothcr. 
He vvas fiirt cro^^ned a[ SjL'tJl^r, In Hampfhiie, in the 15th y^iar of 
hii age, havSflg then fhf^cd uncommois ro^rks of pro-Aref^ (tTer^Lli, 
and ficlU ^nol fway truly be called, fhi m^ jjW^j ICi^g ^ fti 
3 BrUG^f. Aflcr hii gtrat vifloiiejj and conqUL-llSp he wai defied 
J Chiefs or limpcFor t^tBriiain* ard crowned a fccond timek byi)#* 
; /^;Ai, ([be Archb-lhflpO ac Caer-Lkem, upc^fl the Ri^er UftMn 
MjnaaiomhlhircE which u rec<irdcd to htve beta celebrated witfa 
Ehr erra-dl muniiicence, pOnip, and niirth J ind with tiirmoiiy nf 
voc^! and InStrur-.enia] mufi^i wh«rci alfop cbWalfy waa lal^My 
promoted ; and all public fporta and gisnei s fuchaj Til^ Tunnii* 
mcntp aiid otlier e?<eTcifci of flrengh And idii.'iiy+ Hertce. prd^ 
bably, m^Y hcdcrivi:il the oJlgmofthi^-^ry. ThtJgrelt Kin^^ 
pf[cF tontjiscririg fevcr^lcnLLfitfie*>dcfcitLnf the Saxons in tiAi'eli^e 
bactlesp and tkariinj hie t^iiantry of roreign invidcrap died atithfi 
year 5.^1. I rffcr iti? CLirio^i^^ ^vho ^vllh forfarthtr partKuUn nf 
cbiii r^ro^i^nfd hcro^ to AVa^j^/j Srhijly Hi/^ryy Icii^xJ^f ^fi'^** 

£jf^/flW> voK 1- p^ 303. 

' CV^f/tu/-^ Ctf^ei^i'-u^^L-^r was maftcr of the ccr^mDnlci in . 
Arihur'a palace, and one of his Knighrj, Tri^J Bj. 

* CVf/Zflff, she Bard, flnuriditd about the year E0«£{ and wu 
killed jo hJLtlc, when fighiing under che banner of hia Prince- 

9 1[ appear! thai the primitive Barda were the Le^iHiicors, wha 
publicly promul^jtrd the la^v upon one Qi the higheit hjlh onhe 
dirtritt- 

-- There ar^ three thfng* in the Court, whieh mort be cociffl^ 
nleatcdtothe King* before they arc (nade Itno^vnto any other 
perloti; every fenienccol the judge ; ciery new fong; and every 

hrEk calk of meadi" ^ 

The Cl utt Hard, In Kiflg Hf^wek'a (imc, (about A- D- 94^^J 

svaa. In rank^ the eighth officer of ihc KingS Honfehold 5 afjd J* 
fat at [he Priitce-Mat^k, nest to ilie (Jomptroller cf th« Hoalehoitf. 

iSut, inearlitr pffindip the ^djJ #tti fctUL ui* aiucti Hhcf mt- 
iviLraEfi the above 'J>iid:i. 

''See chefirrt Volume of the Wclrti Bardjp p. 10, s«i uwl »S- 




Hdt^lri L he WM ll-in ** Di]liiH44t«, «"=■=« b* '^^a>^^ ** "«' ^'**'^ 



THE B A R D I 
Teljft/ardd i Cyjsyddfardd ^ ai Arwyddfardi, 



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9rr Bremn a/uant <? Felrddi 



^TRIADS- 3 

The Three privikgcd Bards, or Family Rccordeis; 
The Harp Bardj the PocdcBArdj and the Genca- 
logicaJ, or Heraldic Bard *\ 

The Three SoTtreigns who were Barda '*: 
^tli fbe Grcai'i^ G^r-g^JA FarvJru^nh^ (i. c. the 
Bufhy-bcHirdSongacr-^) and Kj^g ^rfhsir '\ " 

'f he Three warlike Bards, of the Ifland of Britain: 
MfrMn, the Ton of Morvryn ^^ Brd^ ih^ Bkfed'\ 
the Ton of Mri and PU^dd'\ Bard to King BrutLia, 



Tri JarJt^r^hgioft BfirJ^' ^ys Pryd^m: The Three Gnlden TortitiiS Bards, (that is, whofe 

'Liytvarch fen, ^^ EMr lyd^}fw/ft ; a ^f^lts were adorned with che golden-chain,) of the 

Br^tihi P^Filarddj yr bw^/u eN^^&ccti/ Driynior ^> ^^j lUiin d of Bricaln '^: ^ ■ 

ac A^^^^^rw ^i^y av^^. ' p,i,,,, Uy^ar^h Ha-\ the fon of EWdu Lydanwyn: 

Br^mn P^ii^irdd, (i. r. King, chc Supreme of Ehc 
Bards i) who was the moft renowned player on the 
harp bi the world ; and Afi£unn^\ the ion of Qv^% 



** In inoilier oopy^ T And it thus s ■' T&m jm-j flm/nwie^fJ 

■* Ft fitc^iild frcjii dE If kincsj or pmc^a orlyp *crc let tnto ih* 
■rtsnup or jnylbriiTH ofillf Druldita] D^rds^ Adid .ifcor^tng tu 
[hrryllfm ol iytl'^g^raSn a king niuJi* bcfbr^-hand, havr bccii 

adliiaut^d iflto !he Urderof PrUlthood, "Ihcv t-'rlii^vrd tfiis fc 
<rcc_y it> bj rfcoii^mcndtd EO them by tljt cA^Oit'Le ot ihclr eoda 

■3 King JIf/j fit (?^fff^ fun of Mijiogart^ rcigntd over M Brl* 

in reci^rdi th^c ihHj 2^fA l^orm>cd n Li^d-e of r^gul^iiun^ frfp-^hEij^ 

the B^rJi, vv'h^rein fL-vr^al dcvtaLion* (ru-m iht: url^lriaMiidlitmioii 
were iJitcrrr.iblc ^ and probably theii riirlic 10 the pricrt;itH>d ivafl 
afnOl>gLt I he ATtklci cmiLted. L^wi^^s Uij?^rj ^ By^i-nt/i^ P' 7* J 

■* Gwr^ff«, chr Eulliy Br.ird| was ■ BpiiiHa KiTig, whq dfnuriJhfd 
ibout 3 -J kCirs bi^rorc t;hrUi_ He firfl: bulk tl-r city q( Cim- 
bridgCp and cz'ted ii ^hcf hn qsvn ii^Jnttj C^ir^Cz'vr^arfttOf iti^ 
CJty of C'tihr-jdinJ', nJhlcb Wii4 hi4 re^fll {(&C, And mILc» Ol ihi» fur, 
Gwjf^^i^^, "It T him. Tht f^trcinfff rflluffd to pay ch'ts (r^wrg^fAt 
minhticc, whinh h*43 bcrn yrii^lly piLhd to h\3 father, £f/i i Im cr^n 
teqoeirkCCof Atllcln^ he malUrcd a llrong B'itiy„ iec TalJ for i^/ftm^if 
%t\^ COn^iA^rcd th^t kiiih^cto^. Ou lht« return homCp he mrt at dta 
■ Hl-^1 u' Cbiipip wWb A Culony, wnkh cimc l^rom Spjjn. lo feck :l 
fttw p]Acr of hiblEAtion ; and ttiry rcqucJted cfhijn IQ i^TanL Lhcm 
fi^mtj v^^Cant cnuncry I.O iH.]h4bit a.^ hU riut'jc^la ^ on wl^kh. he frnt 
thcni to [ rl^i dp JH ibit tiinr dcpapuktr li by a p|i|rue i ard_ pror 
b^biy, G'Mfrgaa tcQt hia (^n (S'wyJxftiin aa Chicf'tain c^Ycr ihcoi t 
^rrhr WrJJh ctW the Iriflh CjtuyJi^ifi}^ lo thu diy, X^tu'j^j //^+ 
^jSrJ/^^^p p* Ji ; "Jid Crftt^rj/j ?r/*^;'.^rfii/i ^ AWrr^ji^ p. J J, 

'> ^i'^ d^rii^r ii^unFhed tn E%e hfj;lrining ofthr fiAth ccnTury ^ 
Jvc II L^ia ^o h4^^ itivjckjfi'ii fomc of fiif J4i^vi rclprftonj} the itAr *i. 
SftMjf/i ili/fjf f^^Lifii o/flii fr^ffA^ p&ge jy, And Ho. 

'*' MjrMnin LihE fbn Df A^fr-vj-dff, v^a^ A cerebrAlrd D^rd^ in tbc 
bf|inpLiitir 0^ the j3j£th Crntury : ^rc hu i^orm of the Orchard, in 
[be hra Vokilrnci pige v\- Vhc otheip AJy^^^Aa fjirry/p or JVfjrr'- 
jtff. whole pr^pl^cciri wtw^^ (by the L'ouncd i:^^ TrEnt,) prohibotrd 
to kK pr^lncrdi re^dp r^r '^^ng i and rnftiftrd by ihr JUtutc of the 

iih ol ClrKjbfEh- jffn&iv/ ilvrft^a't lii/I of ff^Aii^i, p. j^^; arad 
fMm/'ir''0 UwjJ^i //i^Ar/. rkKe*iri'e^ j^Jf'^/ l/ AhjMSM& i Erit:Jib 
i/j^AF^ Au prvhitiiu4 by Ibc Ppfep wJiild tAc Jying Icfcodi o/ 



RomlrtiSamtiu-erc ptrntitted to he read wtthoaccontrogL J3*r- 

■' Jra^, the foti of Liy/-^ ujii a hcrfl of the thjrd crrLtury : ■ 
Uiikc i^ICurn-fraiKH-lnLlaJi^rwariJx Kiagof lliii DUnd 1 

From the epithet, *jV^^> being gii^en co thia Pfjftce, I prefjme he 
wAiigmc prcijnoECi'yJ' Chn^lianicy, It la recoj-ded that he wji 
bjined iti the White loiVrr of Lond^^ where an CFrtp cantaining 
lut hcaa, «4» preferved with gj«t Moemiqin by the BribDAU 

"* /^/r*j.J^, anJ Oz-siTp frere fi:^rdip before ChrSft, a^ *e tre !fl* 
form, i] by /:ciyff ; r,nd /.fivFjV J?r^/^ J^iii^*^, p- 9. In the above 
L rhjdica] rrtordp PlffrydJ \% uld to have been bard (o Xt^t^ Sr^fffi. 
ffrMiMj, the fc^n ul Jy/*^#j, [jdd gracidron to ^d^>iij,) ob»ined 
Bne SovercigTtly nf ni-iuirh, atrtut the year of the Vl^oHd ific; ; 
Or aboiic R I lOye^ra before Lhriit; &nd reigned 24 yearv. Jrir'jfj 
Vaff^i^J^s, that iip i?f«/*,j if.'fiir ,^i^^V^ ihc foe qf ^wflf Cfl*^ri/tf. 
rcigiitd *IL.L>ut the year t>f the Wu>r^d 3015, And f uled fi >4;iri l 
but tc» ^hkh of the CWLH thia FI£*tjJJ^^. Bird v^earenat informed. 
Rkhard'j Diflionary mentions i'tr^Jt^f^ a Bar.J to jtr*j j^rni^/ij, 
whkh prohabry wtt the fame ^ith Plifti^jut. Ai^d tlie UrltlOi 
Unlury Alfo menciont C^j-WflMp the au|iJir, Or fooch-f^yrr to Sft^i^f, 
the li n of Sjhixtt 7fjrfy */" JlfwFJiwjrji'j Jrx/j^ Hijl^f, Bcwk 
Che I fl, chap. M cJi ; an^i O-w/^'j f///hrf ^fitt Antiini Bfii^KS^ p. jj. 

There was oiie Unrj, King of the tile ul Man- ,Alfop ^Wwi, « 
Lyric PcKt^and MulicJln of Mcthymna, in the Iflmd of LmAoj^ 
^ho flouriJlied in chc ^^flth OFynipiAd, ai 5«iJWJ aOirmc e and ij 
liid to have htcnthcfirn bcgmncr of ^tihr-a^h./a^yrr, Mdat 
the chtirua in tragedy. /AWj'j/j'i TAr^afruM ti^farMM. 

^« The apparel of the tlritiOi N^blet ura» very enjfllyp and fin. 
guUr ^ for [hey V^t^re chtina of ^old about their accki^ tjjitf 1 On 
llieir hngflti, a^d brace leti on [h^irafraiL theii^ ^arrnetii^ wer? 
dyed of * pjiriy colour, aod tmbroidert-d wiili ^r^^td = md chvir fa^- 
bicAticni piiH d^ellingB wcreuLtleli lUciily ] the hi^Ada^ of ihem re* 
fldtd in ihe bell Cltiei ul iriuinp and theiir cn^nlLuni wei^ cod^ 
ytn^t^hcr, to be Arcbbil|»pi^ mid Bilhop'fl p^lacei. i^iiJmi 
mffumm^t [hat there were twenty -cj^ht priLcipjil H^Liixij 'u\ [h« 
time of the Old Ui'm^i.—^Cftm&na Triwm/iu^^, h tir^/rht^ 
pajjefij. 

** ^muntTi Kitae nfthefltrdip ^ouniJlied alicmi A. Ti- ^lo. ^^e 



J 



^ THE BARD 

TaUi^n, ifff heirdd ; 
j1fatiFtrddig,ac 

Tn amja- Brtrnft Penhiirdd, yr vihaitl $ eipdd 
as ifsirttH or Gfrddnrion e bib gradd \ a Ttri 
rhjzo Gfrdd/fr a raddyiydyn ogyfuch : y fif^ 
Tiriynier, tfjw dfodjn moH Duw ar gerdd duxi t 
a Bardd Cyur/dd, am ei fod yN msU Duw 
or wcrdd Dafawd i at^ 

Ar^dd/ardd, d« fi/itdy^ flre/iDatc drwy ^adw 
Cs/am weitbndoedd Rbv/fiiiyr, a*. ertiJi s 
^nairhnfH kcthau tra-arddfrchciion sr iUs y 
Bjd, 



I C TRIADS* 

The Three bloody-fpear'd " Bardaj of the Iflwid 
of Britain: 

teliijtn, the head of ihe Birds *^ 
Avas Virddig, (Band to King Cadwallon, the Ton of 
Cadvan, about A. D* 6^0,) »nd Ancurifli the fon 

<ifcaw. 

In the dme of Breniit Paibtirdii^ (or King, the 
Supreme of the Bards,) tlicy went tr> fit, and to de* 
cide on Bards of every degree j and Three ordtraqf 
SongElers were fcte^ed, and adjudged to be prefer^ 
sble, and of a fuperior kind i that is, the Harper^ 
bcMufe be praifed God on a Scringed lullrumcni**; 
ihtOdfBardy bccaufc be prjifedGod in Vocal Songi'^j 
and the Htraldk Bard, for praifing the Deity u pr^, 
fcrving (he fnemorable A^bns of Wiirriors j and 
other cxceilences worthy of commendjtioiij for the 
good of the worU "** 



T 



\ 



The fi>llow^iie Bdditioiiil documents refpcabg the early Barda are extraaed from a. copy of The 
AAiient Britijh Triads of /he JJIund cf Britain. 



tri Chof BffTdd Tnyi PrydaiH^ 

CiJPyiB\ 
CS/Cdn; a 
Chsf Cielhna. 

' Tttf Prjdu J 
0y/arujfy£ldjfdf 

*^ Cwof-i&^i^^^^fl impSifl a rpcir dipped in tht entmy"^^ blood. 

^J Of Talxijiitf (tt the firA VoCiunef page j8« 

** ** The font of yrduiiMM prophefif^ 'mih H^rfs^ to gi^c 
tki^kij Apd u? prftife the Lord r'^ iji Ctyr^m^if^n cKftp.^ x\v« vcr. 3^ 

'IT Sr ^j mi. 7 zS P/almi iK, v<r. I. ud 1. — I>inUrff- 

mmji chap- jc x i e 1 n— yh J|f r /, chtp. V* , ^ 

" Nattuiti ty t im^t mrpintlon oplj't can lequire tbe .^^w^rip 
flr Mufc^ aad tbercFore EnNiui called the niufical pge\i holy, be- 
tA\^(t ibe^ wcre^ by a fpccia] prcro^atiTC, cocimandcd f^^£ ihi 
^Mjji of God fs w. The flardp Taii/fiji ^jr*^ 

*^ Rfy^^r^g/y J'wiM The powerful Mijfe iiafpirci i&e 
-' />/^j^ ^i™/' To praife ibe Lord ! 

And thic fublimc Mi^tp^f bi* ibe following Jlncj : 

^ " With joy ud fhout 

<' The kioll^>w uEi]vcjfftl crb ibty fiiriii 

^' And touched thrir gu-ldf n harpip and, hyrtnlngi, pnii^d 

" 0^d/i and hif wOrki ^ LWi^^Tt him they (^^ng;^ 

" Both when (iril evening fri*^ ind li^ticn IrJl moinJ^ 

jfi[fi,j5* thfffl f^olumi fl/irif K#^iVj ^j'^ Bardj^ F^£^ '7j ""^ ?9- 



The Three memorials of tlic Bards gf the Iflind 

0fBl3Uin« 

Memorial of Tritruion *': 
Mcmoml of Song"': and 
Memonul of Lct[cr5**, 

The Three One-head ""'j or Supremacy of Song 

Isj 10 compofc poetry ; 

To pHay on the harp i and be 

Sfc-tllcJ in hilloricf, or rcf.JEative fongs- 



9fJJ: Three m^marblip arc concaincd id vokiiE fon^ : pFdi^r^e!* 
Aritiir and diviJign d Jandi^ Stf xa^n im tfyt ^f/t f^o/^mi ^f liii 
if^&ri, pilge 56, 

** Ccfl&rtnjf B^f/iiJf or 7i^ fTpp^ A/,ftwtfj^iiJr/^i^jH.3f/r,'llwblt 
ch^y former]]^ ufcd to cl^I their jncmonndjma upcn ; fu^h U^he' 
aflcjet^t woCKfen A/^UfVi^iis ittfr,t; or Si^_^riffhir^ ^^^££ *' **^ ^V" 
Hence HJTj^inaccd tlie Z^^ ^.-'oi^ which iiuiVd by Lht^ l^ilori. Alio^ 
there is a Emil^f [hin^ called 1 f^ij^ or a piece of wftod cut wltlL 
indrntuieip or nchiche^a, in two corfcTponding part? 3 of *hicha OJW 
wji kept by the creditor, and the Diher by the debtor, ai wU for- 
nicc[y the commor^ ^ly of keeping all accounts ; (ind ii [ll[[ ufei 
by the brewers^ and che^Ttilk-fcllen}, (HrnCCp Ukei^ircp ii derived, 
I'htTally-OJSttf (of ihe ]ixcl]*quer> in LondQAjJ Jinda fi.'Sffr^ and 
prcibab1]/p a T^//fttaw : horn chc^S^elfh word, jff/*j to pay ; or from 
ihf Frjjpch word, rdj7/ir. See Jtfff*^r^ Gi^J^f^y ^fl *^"^ /^^F^d^iw' 
A^fi^wfiii ; and ^ij>c'f WjTffrj^f SitiJ^rt/f^irtt p*gc 418^ ^id+io* 

^^' In the prtmit^Te agea^ 3[ vru the province of the Hard ro b5 
(killed b thicc art! i Th« ii, Poctr>p Mafic* and general itrWHf- 
ledge. 



Bhit Iih w^fUj u hiiT f ttKIl!! ij nilL cunnHDiaTf iinwBj ibo lAl>Q4ja«fi irv WiiM» w 
Burke rtrj dij'iwoik itj^A Click. 

Triofidd 3a. 



I 



THE BARDI<i TRIADS. 

Trioedd 91, trUd 51, 

Tri Biifnaghn Ccrdd a CbeudawdOnUly Cyfftty: Tfic Three Mlniflcr^ of Sang, atid Cojiferv^tori 

Gwyddoti-Gaah^bitn a ^naeth Gcrdd D&f^vsd gyntaf ofthc Tribe t^f ihc Ciwwi^nj^j; 

fl'f Bjd^ Hii Gadam a ddsdes gyntnf ar Gerdd Daf- Cwyddsfj Gunhden, who was tbc firft in the world 

ewd ^nnal C&f, d Cheudawd i a TbydainTdd Awftt, that made vocal Ebng : and /Va J*, tbtr Mighij, was 

d </^tfi« geifyddyd gyntaf ST Gerdd Dsfaivd, a Dof^ the firft that applied vocal fong t(J prefcrve Memory 

Aar/* or Geadawd^ ac e'r a ^nnetbmt y TVi-uj,,> and Thought: ^vA^Tydiun, tba fathsr ef the Mu/ei*, 

hynny^y cafad Beirdd, a BarddBnlaetb; a dodiyn mi- was the firft chat reducttl voc:^! fong to a fciencc, 

^rtr/^ 5r^jW^ a Defs'u^d y peihau bynny y gnu y iri and furmfd rules of compontSon. And fi\,m the 

Biirddcjfitrfgkn,mdmngtfi,Pknnjdd,acAlaxvn,a progrefs ^^hich theft three men had made, were 

"■"' * derived Birds, and B^rdifm j and iliofc tilings were 

■ * ' afterwards put under privilegej and ciiftoni^ by the 

' . ", ■ '■ • rhrte principal, gr fundamental BdrJs j niinclyi 

k . Fkniiyddi Alawti^ and Gwrsn^^* 



• ' TnocdJ 58. 
7j7 ChyfiUjigkn Bcirdd Tnys Prjduh : 



The Three Pn mcva] B.irda of the man! of Brii 
tain s (*l]ich in anoclbcr Copy of the Triads arc 



/rf wddjni y rbai hymiy^ /t ^i/y^hjnmygqfa^ii y Hrmi- called, the Three Priniitivc [nflkmionill Bards ;) 
iau a> D^/odau y JydJ {jr F^irdd^ a B^jr^AhMi/f^fh ; Pi^^ifrydJ^ j^Iatun-^ and Gic^ri^fi^*; and lEicy were 
af am byjiNy eu g^kuiry ^ri Cl\rjifrJi^io}f : hag^ii yJd thole ^ho introtJuccd the privileges and ctiftoms; 
fitddcynni^ hymy Bt^hdd^ a iiarM^iat:ffi -^ ^i'mdc^dd which rrgii];i^c thr Hird^, and Bard^fm 3 and ihere- 
art^n/ Ddo/i^arih drwydd^d^tug , nr rsU Ci^-id iJJy^j- fore, arc called the Three TriEntval B^rds : ycr, 
fta BrfhiiaUt na Di^/^i^^m^ vaf^^yn a g^id t^ addz^y;iJirr thrrc were EarLls, and EiLrdifm pJ"^or to ihcrrij 
s/yl^er'-^yd, yn naii^Jd G^ldd d Cheficdl n^i t^&g amf^r chot]gli th.t j' wc!t not under any Isbtral diftinflion t 
y tri /syM : a rbai a ddywida^f mat y^t anf/^rr Prydain ^^^ h:Ld thty titiuf |ihvi]c^i:ij or cul^omSj exccpc 
s^ /Udd Ma'zur y i^^iafii ; ac erjsili a d£{y':irda7xt miiiyn ^'^'^^ ^'^^ QbtiI:Tcd through Luviliiy and courttfy^ ut\- 
atfiferDyfnwaiMod-Mud,i:i/a^ifyijir.f^t; {ifyrtrbm ^^^ ^^^ prottdtion ofihc Governincat and the Ni- 
yr Ae/t Ly/rau y s^l^ir tf Dy/i/iirfb ai; Prydiih^ f^on, before the dine of theft rhrec, Sonae {^y^ 

th.it thry Itvcd in the time nf Pryitfifl *% the Ton of 
yl^dJ Mcjzvr, (or^^i^ the Great 3) and OLhtrs fjy^ 
' . they fl jiiri llicd in the time of Z>0f lpo/ Afi?j/- MsiJ '% 

his foMj and whOj in fure of the old manufcnpcsj ij 
called D}ff;f/iirrb j^ Pryd^sj}!. 

^ , Triocdd J7, 



1' Aiitiquiiy furrithti as iithh ffveral eTnintii.t men, 0/ xhf 
mipc of Jfjr, flr jVjVr*f.'>/H TiliC hrft n, /Jf^r^Uin (he brtuhcr cF 
Afin/d^f ; who WM the firft pflbfl AfEJtic QTJiCon, in the um* of 
Cicero. The Tccord Ilitrocin^ {lii tiled l>y Sl^phinui,) who 
Wrote of ihc JJ^uJi rcmarkiitilc w^j^^ hcliid fft* ; and fpcik* of a 
riEionof//|f;rr^?rMAj;^pc4:iptemddiiled CaphUufcijiliyp and>i^tiaiA[ 
nc minnci: ot flrJh. Alfo, iJjWtfj^uj^ Iflc J/f//jt*ifp B^&k IIh cliAp. jp 
CCrrabDiatci thifl iCCi>iin[ j and (Ayi^ tHe Hjj^irhrfaiii inhAbit in 
lOiiui ovtr Bgslnft Omul, whd mrc rdoosi^nM T&r flildy groves^ 
■nd trmplcsj aoJ Aj^aih'n pricftip &c. ; and ihat (Q>me df the Grt- 
Wtf^i paJil^d c^vcr [Olhcm : iikcwifr^ tlmit M^rht a Hyf^trhrif^nf 
tr4Mi]]4?d JnEo (jrce>f«. Stt fit /rS f^^Ljiu £/ fit S^^j^i, p. 91- 
ihf [lairdj, //if C^arXi Of MlcfocJci the Mjghty, li rtientimncd by 
lio fijirdj /*/* C^^p who SnfiitrDii ui [bit ne wa* Koiptroj' oJ 
ConllirLCinoj^lr, m.^4 ihll h>c hi^ld Lhc plow, and wqu)J e4E no brCid 
bu[ froji* Corn ul bil Own rajfirg. — Pjobahly chii w^j //r^rw/« fJk 
f rdM^^riiTff, whcN hai fhvfrn A TrratiTr oF ihc Empir« oF Uonftan- 
Ufioplc. BuE ihf mboi^e Nu^Ot HitrOL'fffi, mcriLioflfld in (he Bext^ 
fofih]^ wai [Jie KhiJoh^jbcr, and autkior ut Lhc CocinienEJiriei on 
tbc C#oFd.ED Vtfh^iif P^i^nF^^a^] mlVcitifroi Providrncc and 
Fac^;, kc. *ho flounikij «boiit A . D. ^Su, Su^J^^ hyjp " The 
FbUijIuph.^r i/ifroifit, h,r Mi^ho^ hjr bii fuhlimity Lifrtylr^mnd by Jjli 
«lH|veDte^ JiJift l<ndciC43 io li^jnoqp the Sthot^l of jt/^x^^^ria, 
joined LD coiiAjMy ind grtJLtni^ri ul ioul^ i licmkiL^ ot #![„ and 
likAcy 4r (vptUioii biyoad all ijiaj^inMlDa. 11* fpoke i^hli fa 



much e^iif, and rtrfti fslatppy in tlic ^Taoke of good ivord^p thar he 
c^.irfliic<i al] Lui hrarrr^i ind Al>iVJ,ys ftrnncd lo cnier die Hi} .ig Jbh£t 
PiiAt^f la CoilEfnd wilh l]tin fur the glory of chc bctucy ornlidlio^^ 
and d«pth o( thougtit." Tl^crc ii urib ^n ICIniid in (lie if ^.hJ^j. ^r 
H^^brtdcd, M.|ii<;ih hdv been e-^^nmcnE Ibr ht4 finality tram ikc emrtiell 
limeap c^Ered Hjr^ [tl^t) or Z^^; and prubmbly hhd iti m.it\t frgpi 
the ibovc Hiih *lin> ftrrirapT, w»i Lsrd ^hfrcof» //■# in Wclfli^ 
if M. cap ;; aud m^y ijnjaly rpicopal. In Ltit lH-tClh ctntLlry ihcrq 
ivai a.n 4ihcieni {Emih^ryi &ljd alfo a monaCtcry in ihjlL inind, , 
Cillcd ^j-. LVfj^'j LV/^; of i*h1ch CW-^w^a, ihc Apojilc of'tho " 
Pi^h, WDJ flbbuc. U WJi Pamoiii fof the iL^lnrE nf hu]^ mfhp mnd 
elbemrd ihe cjiiccn ol* nil rhe n>onafterjeiEhl Irrland Ai^d ^ctToliind! 1 
^nfi ihr plicr of interment of ihf ScrtCLifh kin^ri. SxJj^'j E^A-fff* 
fff/t. L 5p Ch .i- and ihb^ Ij C. it. L:^^jt\ Lathj^tjij Jind L>ewii^# 

1* y^rt"*!/* iuF^;, Tff^ -^wjfj( i^j^, llithvDJd.— Query. Whether 

thii tiHSa c.hL= fAEQf t^LEh Tjr^n^ or Y^jm^p a L'cUiC prince, and ne- 
phew oJ Si^j'un.u ^ riae ijgiiiabeAEiun of ih* wijrd iu tb^ Bfuilhj it# 
j-irf Atfji^fl/jfrf j i. c. ^^M'' J for which r*M("on lie it takE^ti, bt the 
komani, JbrWy/rW*-*, or the fun- C^/fu ffrj^^Mj^^ ^j t^w/* M^rrii j 
a ijairufcn^l, ^j-^ fovrt u fly*juijij:t #>v/<^v Ld^ >u>£rrtf J^i jui^ ^j 

'' There ia t pU^e called Oj-an^i Chipel^ \n ihe IHd ofMa^^ 
f^r tt'itiium Oijjf^t a puti vl ihe mLdiili: a^ei> fyiaJl] at tMfl 



t 



tHE BARDIC fftlADl 



TrSocdd ^7, 
jjff/j/tfT Gqf, d Cba^^ Cfrdd Dafatvd, a'i p tertian- 



Triad 5^, 
TyJain tddJwerfy (or Tadm^ the Father of th^ 
Mufcj) who firft cftablifhed fyllem, and order^ 
rcfpcfiing the tradirioni and record of yocal fongj 
and things appertaining thereto: and out of ihat 
fyftcm were invented rhe regular prlvilegfs, ^nd 
cuftoms rclaiive 10 the Bardsj and Bardifm of t|jd 
Jfland of Britain- 



triocdd53. 7>W53^ 

?>/ ayn^/fiydd rnys Prydm^ : The Thrtc Firft- fonfliips "% of the Ifland of Hrt- 

r^d'-ajfl Ta^-y^ii^^H', Mfffjiu ^/fl * ^ Gwr^r, iJdri-/ tain j ?>^dm, the FaU]Cr gf the Mule j ^/f^J^-<^ 
r^^/^, jn IJM D^f: fl /^i jww^ ^Wr^J £^^./v^^ /^^ ^^f^i and G-J:.rhir '\ Bard to Teilaw, (the Bi. 

ihop of Landarfj abouc A. D. 514 j) and ihcy were 
■ [hrce Tons uf Bards, • 

. ' \- TriocddSj* 



Cl Lh£ befarC'ffiEntiaDcd Dtrda icl a forcible inADncr:^ ^^"^ ^ 

PfiWtrJJM.nd OroumpiMit^f In cfcir progerij-^ leirring ; ii^tJ 
ihjt agiiD dcfccrdcd 10 ihfk f ffiprin^-— Thcfc Biirdfi fio^^riiVd 
beforr CliiirtH MctordSng lO ^^i/^ Of ^Ar^iir, 1 can [5 fid no 
account; but it iaixpSi^ip ;p j^foi^itJ, or the pO^*r of ftowi"g; 
and pcjbip* Ji* Wli of ihc Hicjarchil ordcF ; for Lhtre ia aplaCF^ 

'* '■ The atjnei i>f /*jVjtjt;l/-^h and Or^itf ftrC rOt only or^nOwn 
to the vulg^rh but ^ic limoA unhtard i^L The cjuf-r inuft bc^ I 
Jhould fuppoff^ ihe great deftrudion of jlt FticnumcrCj n.fAn(i*]u|cy 
by cbe Pl£ir9j, Scot^, ^jxnnt, &c. 'I'hconl); rtirrdy fur {cich ifl 
fvUr jip a d^I^f^f nt fcarcK inco chc ruiiV tjbraric^ ciow Jcdt ua. ^3 t 
%i'a; inJfing tbiifcarth* 1 nice wicb ii/i^^ (iVj^fsrin-/ Gjrj^IJkit F/r- 
r^jr^p ttc gr^^t An^i^uarijiri, a man n-cJlv'f rfi^d in cvrry Art 
ind fin^uagE E-bat canadorfi a {cbalar. Id flhe fi^cDnd part uF hi* 
pDctical hi [[Dry p he ajki^s pnuchpra^ie ^n^ g'^^y ^^ Briuinp in the 
following uQrdi! 

" 6l]tiiflp ;i)lbough divided fi^m the rcft of the ^'^Orldp hsi 
«« »1ii-ar9<becn f^rU\ii /« Bt^rJii uw^i^g the Tnolt ceEebrtCrd cl 

'* ip^fhoifl are to be rrcltoredj fu/uajJj^, Or^m^ and Ctij'ai.'" Gy- 
Ta]dj| htl dome wr]] in Dienlki'r.Bfig thus rnuch orihem, ahhDugh, 
I w]Qi he had Lhruwn more light on each, fepar^ic jLilh4jr.— 
L^IffrffTj S'^rj^/n-ri^ij' Br/f^tsjrici^t chap, a, \'oi^ I- t ftlfo* /^AT/Jfwi 

/'jj-MTiitiif, Ub- I, makej meratiun of (hcfe ih^ee ccl^braced B*rda. 
And fee Hkt Jir^ f^^i^AOf Dj'iii S^J^^ P*£^ '3- 

^" Pr^Jiiiji la mcntiored Inoncorihc historical Trladjp which 
H a very CnjEQUi^ fra|nienC, that recojd^ ihe three moll ancieai 

naiisej uf Urii^a ^ iherefor* I Jha]l give it here ai Icngihi 

^ j^Wj fr ^or^fl 4 Brydainp mdi JfddMm^r, j AJtJ mrni Tfiyi 

i. f.ThcihreenamcjofthiiiaHnd: 
JTie nrft, neTore i| "Uii InhabsccdH ic waa Called they^j-friV/f/^fr- 

(Appi; y/p;: after ic svai irhabiEcd* Ic wai called ih fUrtf/ IJI^inJ j 
and afwr iti fubj-^^ion, to Pfytfwn, che fgn of j^fd^j" Afj^itv, he 
gave ii the name of Th //^j^J ^/ Prjitixi^, 

*^ Dy/trtt'itl Mcf!r mf,i w^^ Mtf Monarch of UrSiaiTi abool 410 
y«irj bcfoje CljiUt j and he h fald tD have been clac firft King of 
Bratam chat upre a Crfhwn of ^cld. This />^/flTOtf/waa the Eie^l 
kgHlitor and anshorof the M^/m^JtM /iSKirj/which wcrr tranflated 
byCjA?'^jp iciLO Laiin. Thi* Kcrg bcg^n four public w^yi acrofa 
tjie lltmidof Uriiaia^ and gavt them privile^ra ; and hii fon iJ^/j 
jfEerwiidA prefilribcd ihi? boundap ^n^i perfeAtd (hem, AKo, 
py.*at^/£ave privitegca In leraplej, eilieap and ploughs, nnd Co 
liaj^hwaya leading to the famt, thuc whorn^ver had need ihrieof, 
jnight Impair chnhrr vnd be fafe. (7o thia pcr!->d. In all probj- 
btJlcy, we maj^datr the origin c^flheDaldicpfivi^■Kel.whk^.-l^c 
fo OJsen mcftdnncd in the Trjada ) SiLi^ r^ji,f', /Atf.,T e/o\,- 



^T iC^-iv-/r^j^4/ probably Eniplica [he iirH-bom fon of the fnatb«r| 
orp tiijin o/^ff^jc^,- {^ml perhapi ihc above were B.inSa fponi 
iheir carlicEt indai^cy, and by inheritancep 4i ihe Levic^a were |[l 
I he patriArchiit cimr. ] 5<j!e GfitrJ^i, chup. xLvlLI. v. iB ; D^vTtrp' 
n^fnjr XJti. V. 17^ and ^/r^rd-^tj. chap, k 

'* A/^ff>TA\ the Aged* I enn fi-nd r^o n^ce-unt of: but the $« 
of St. Da^id'a^ in IVmhrokrllhire;, ^aa tailed JS/^-flf lu, w R^Jtpr^t 
and fcmenmei jV/^rj^^ iVpUp (cir 0[d Mcncw j) aiid in Lnin^ A?f* 
wi^j^ which cri^inall^' ftaia famous rupftry of learnini^^ *lipfa 
.^^r A/f flrf iv^^'jjt ^cjfr-rr f;V £pr^f fftfj f'l^d nmnyoihcr* were rdjc+iwd; 
ai:d it ia nac impiobible but thil Jlffji^c' w£t the foubdc^or ihw^ 
ancient Seminary of Mrxe'L-iii^ abnnt ihe fifth eenliiry. I'he IH^ 
c:f Man, likeitiic, h e-iHedp by the WMfh, JtffWLi^r ; whith wai 
one oF the: iamed fciiE5 oF the f^ry^H}, and ivhej^t fnmeof tbear 
ETuH^'ma :»re rti'l retained ty tht; hgillaron Jn that ilbnd ; «hictt 
arc To fem^hrlCdb]^. that ] cannot r^ffam introducing here the 
ancient mi^c of pmn u\' i ng the law \o she pef^fhlf, wLiEth origj- 
Pidry waa done in the Cinie manr^er in ihe JQamd of Britain. 

Tbiib Court ihhcld/^j Djq, after thr ancient manner of all the 
norcherft fi^CIO'ia, whi^re ibc Lord ii placed on the KQp of a circular 
mcimCd or b^^rrOw, furrourded hy hi? peopHcj who> with 4n awFul 
fp]><ncc» i*'4iii chr future faie of" (heir ration In thepromulgntinn of 
thrir liw^t whichp fjtjJD xhe biuSn of cime» had been tocktd vp in 
the breaCla nfthcif nugiitratei- FJrft, thercfcirep chcy declare 10 
bim the ocdera of chc aflVinbly, which { ihoJl give yoft from iha 
oiiginul record Jn the ancient Kr^liOi Qi that age+ 

" Our dnughtful 4T.r;d graciduB- Lord^ this 10 the confl^tuiicp of 
old time, |ht^ ulhich frc have given in our day s^ Iiqw yt (hfuJd be 
govcrri'd on Their Tyft^valddhy. FitA you Ihall come ibuber in 
your foysLl array, at a Kin^ ougbt to do by iJie prt^roflitiTeiiiid 
royal [ieiuf the Lander jUrf^jj and upon the hill of T^/jfWj/^f fit idA 
Uhatr, Covered with a r^-yal ebth and Cufjjlnnfp and ygnjir ^ifagc 
untD tlie Eaft, pnd yoitr (word be^i'^re yoUj holder* with the paint 
upward ; your Bar^.tf in the ihijd degree (ittinj^ beftde you^ wid 
your Bfffijficii ffttf^^ and your />f.f?n/tfrj ticfure yOil ftctin^; afidyo*tr 
Cffris^ your Ka}£Ln^ EjfKrftj^ and 2>iv.^j*r about yOd in the tbitd 
dcf rc«r, and the iA<orthi4:dt men in ynui Und to be calkd in beforS 
yomr Dfimjitn^ if you wilU^lk my [h^ngoflbem t and to bear ihe 
government of your landp ai^d your will, and the CtfflirfJnl Softifld 
without the Circle of the hill, ivhh three Cs'trh ifl tbeif furpCicirt; 
And y^wDctm/tn JhalE maki: tall In ynuj-L.3jMrAr/rDf Gltufahij awl 
he lh»lil CjII in all the Curcner^ of aAuct, and their yardci irt cheif 
handt^with their weipun^ upon them, either fiAordp craje; ani 
(he Moarap th4^t ta tft wlf^ cif ^v^.ry ^^^Jin^ ; then the thief «?*- 
ffff^p thatia, ihc coroner of Ghnfaba, Ih^ill lYiike a fence LpPO 
|]ainof lifej Or Ivmme^ thtiit no man make any diJlurblflCetOr ftir 
in the time of ^jrm^^Ur t>r ar.y murmur, nr liling in the A''V"' 
prcfenee, upon paiu of baj^eing E^nd dl^wiiij^ : and ibrn (hall kl 
youriiorffx/^ and all other j^j^iK^kv you to be A'ij/, and lAnii and 
what time you were hefCp you receav'd [he ktjd at hrir apptrcni 
in your father'a d^yi^ ^nd ^11 >c-ur li^iwtii ol A/j-m, rtilh joi^r wfltf- 
thieCl metii and Uommonap did ynu Lith and Jealciej and in jj 
much HI you are^ by ihe jfraCe oF (Jod^ now A."jYjf , ind Lewd tf 
AfdNp ye Vhill hDtv ihjt your Cnn^muni comc uqcu y>aU> and Ibew 
their chtrceTi how tbey ho-d of yo ^ and yQus Mur^i ib'ii idaJ? na 

fMh 



OF EARLY LEARNIKG AMONG THlE ANCIENT BRITONS, f 

JVj Gwym S^cftyddicn Tnys Prydain ': Tfic Three white, or profflUfid Aftrobgcrs of the 

I^h Gawr i a Cwydsoftm^^ Don\ a Gwyn ni N^udd: IDind of Britain: I^ris^ the Chatiipion**p Gwydh^^\ 

» than /iiijst /^ gi:vy&^d^su am y Ser n*u hanianaa n'^ the Ton of Don j and Cwyn^ the fon Of Nudd : and on 

i^i^tfiidWj y dar&gi^nynt a f^wfrny^^/V ei ^yhd hyd account of their great knowledge concerning thcftarsi 

jn ffjd^ hawd, ^^^ "^'^^^^ nature, they were able to foretell whatever 

was wanted to be knownj lintil the day of judgment* 



futh nor (esliy unto youj iKihl xh^y make new ; ind if ATiy of yoar 
faroEii be CUE ot ihe Und, eh-cy J'h^iLL Ila^c fp^ce i^f forty days^ 
■fl(r thatih«r ju-e caSkd Irn cn come and Akw whcr^b}' they lio]d 

And cTarrn Uiridj»» aod Ecnemchit v^ichjn your land of Maiv, and co 
DIaJic tjiLCb aod di^3,[cy^ if vi^ind ^.nd 'U.'cacbct ferine ibrm ; or rtfc la 
ici» Ehf ir tcmparaliticfl itiTct your Knndi ; and [hen 10 proceed an 
JOHF maiwn wh»tfccvcr you Kave tltcictodoin fellory^ orcrrafon, 
CT other jr.attCJB. that tnuch ihc govcinmHfntoryourliirnl of jVltii." 
Timt'ofJr or />/?i'^jT/fl'^ ia ihe name ot ihe hl1l. oia whkh their 
lA«r» arc promuJged on MiJ/^^mTirrr-^nj, &c- 'uhicli nTabfcd^ ar 
cnclrctcJ W'ch /tvtral afcenc4> tor the dlAErent L>r-dcrj of tbe 
pfoiTtr^^ and la A grciit curjoi3ty+ 

N. B The /JrfJ^-'^rj, OF D£^mf^rJ^ i prefultTe^ were originaMy 
the Druidi, or tilrdi, who i2.t Aa Judgef^ wirh the ronr-and- 
twefi^y X'^/i ta advifc Vi'nh^ in-Carc Any new matter Arofc 3 ^hQ 
h'cre thr reprcdcniaibvea of EhecOnntry^ And m iome c^k$, fcrved 
ta the giarvd-inqurit 6f the nation. 

0'hcJi]{? Cif Mun ^vij never !□ pDJFetlj^n of theRofnam; and 
ka inhabitants retraced thrtr prliniwve ftrnprEcitv, Theit original 
^OvrniiD£i^t tvai Drjsdica]. ndnnirnbl^ Aajpttd ta die |[00d C<r 
mankind ; AAd fo iriLved with the priincc 3ind prieJt^ ihai Che ^UEe 
fnd FeljgioTl hdd but One untCed InterrlL I'haa Viriia the patrurchal 
vovernm^ntp C^ >t^hkh virtur^ noL birth^ waa the bell chlc. ind li 
foppoJcd Id h^ve continued here umil the end of the lourlh -cen- 

^ C'Efrrit^r, ivrplic^ a talE jnaPH la a MS- pcdLgree* I iind him 



mentioned ihui: ^' Cwr/r^r aS C^Ji^^^ A& Cj^^Aj^ ij Gwai TVd'/- 
^■^ '- Cdwr «tr WjV* Carw ar-'w^ofV^ /'* T* A!*d* 

i. e. Tlae Champicin of Mcn> and Stag orKerMfm ! 

*■ Giv^difiH^ che fori of D^jf, wai a Prince of Ar^Gonwy, m 
CAernar^uFirhirc, 4ind ^n •i^niinenc Phalofopher of the £fEh century, 

" H^4/}^rtr ffi ^H fl\ /dj-^/uis- /" DdJ. ab CiwUInl. 
G'w;Fd^jc.?, the fun of VS/if, of the bAnks of Conway^ 
Of oaagii: wand — chetre never wii hlvcqu&l [ 

/^/y.qf alfi^ flff^re^ u^d qfiat the BrUi^Ei^ ftere f^nnoiAi Tor the are 
Migic. Gt^ofs'i GamJ'fnt Jirli ed. page 70 p and the ilT[t VolHmo 
of the £.lrda, pAte i: j, & 79i« 

In the time of Kinjj i't^r.^igifti^ and thai of hi> ft>n VorEim'Trj 
lived AJiT.vfdydrj or MrugnntiuB, ^ fainou-i I^hiloTDpher, and Ma- 
theTnAtician of the Univerdt^ of Carr//riV.Vp in MQnniouthlhirr.p 
where Ehcre waa lOO ^Students tn PhilDJophy. v^ho ftudled Allrc>- 
logy. and dilie^entljr observed the fQ^rCe of the Lc-m. and pjrog- 
n::i4ticiited thedeniniriormen ; in which fcieiace MtttgffnH ejrcelied 
all Dtherv: he Jlourifhed 4bdut A. D. i^t-O. l^iM^^f ScrifiimAas 
£rj/d;T^j^/ji cap. xirviiLi ; 4nd L^ivi/i Hi/hr/ &/ Brita^ir. 

There wd.% one Alfff^an^ a llifhd'p of SitcrLeJler. tn Haoiplbtrcp 
in Kii^g Arthur^a time ; and LEanrhadd church, in DenbighthiiCp 
ia dedicated to vliia Saint. 

" jlfrrf^an d^ CyttJitft g'Wf ^f IJroiL^^^Adti^iM Saint- TfobA* 
bly, a mi.i from FjJcftinc^ or of tte ord^r of Palciliiiie, 



DP EMLT LEARNING AMONG ITHE ANClEJ^r BRITONS. 



tart/*.^ fc-nof Air*3^flr> the third king uvtr the Bt'ilafi^ ftnd C^/^j, 
who reig^-'i^d 3.bc>ui th« ye,ar of thE%>^-Orld, idd6. fie l^vEd Icrirn- 
lr^ ; ^nd to rcLtr.iln the ^ercenefi of hii pcopEcp he ia faid to have 
betu the fiiJl who founded pu-blit ichooliflOr feaninarhca araonj; ihe 
SnconJ > and of tMi Sar^M^ li'i CHcir^^ fa^nf^ ofSavamt or SalifbuFy^ 
hid iu. namcp 3iwe jifc ijifoimed by Ct^mJffif^ and £fu/j^i Brif/jKf 
iJf/t&rjt page 6> ai'd l^H 

CdJ4l rccoidt* t^.al Britain [ai wIcneiTeiih C^/ar^ Df Biito Gal- 
/n'sc, Jibh f>j) produi^cd the GrA MuJisiiAJTi i whom, in time p^H^, 
Ihcy called B^ir^t or Eurda ofthe Cymbri^ [or Abnrigineaj,J y^i 
Jb called iheaij of one iidr-ifiYJi the lilch king of Briiainj #boo[ 
(hp yejir of ihe world, 10^25 a man tiiniou> i» invention of vcjfejj 
■nd mu&c* ai jy^r^^j ajleg^i^cb. 

Cu^TPTi ^00 of {^■j'j^i^ xlut ifrcnEy-third kiflg of Bricatn, 11 
m1(oce]tbr;4icd hf CalHU for hia ^rt-^i Jlci)| in niufiCn And karnirg 
inGr^^k, a^id Latin. ]lc AjuiIChcd ^bout J4S yean before ChriJl ; 
indifFOfli hiatjEiccn, Af^r'fii&ip who reEe«ed ifcer him, vve may date 
Elbe Origin of the j1 firyi'j>ji irini^j^ wh ieh f'/i/^/^ai aTterwardj EranJlited 
l[jLLhjL^j/4f ^ iDd ag.iii]p in the i^iyn of Alfied, they were tranllated 
iptotbc Sa>Dn tongue^ li^ij'xHiS- ^/Brilr p- jfi- 

Sim^j^tiajf Sft,jS(it a king of BrJUan, about t^Oycara before 
CltrUE^n^O ilt daEd CO havec^LCMcd t\i thm ILvrd before him^ in 
liic fciepce olmuACi both aiaHnieri and a performer^ and there- 
fore he wii» eatkd ihe Cod of Gftmri. Sh^f^ fhji&ry. 

it ia recorded that Cw/ Cdi^^/^ Dktt 0/ C^k&^jff^f Qnd after- 
teajdi KJ-njj of B^icaaa, had an or>ly daughter, who waa cJicemed 
the lairtll woman of her timcp and very fkilful in mulir, and in 
buier liberal artl. She waicaEledp by the tintnuw^ £/ta lujJJarurt^ i 
tbaEiip. Kileon^Eh tUe great Afmy \ which ihz kdout uf Oriiain 
On ui rjpedMlon iq Jerufale m^ whe;e fhe i? faid to have fbiied the 
Mf crL.la on ^Hi.iih ChnJt fb^Vred. ^Jne ^U at'Eerwarda married 
Uf C^mfiafftiui CUfMjf >Ahui by her> hid iffiie, th^i famoui empe- 
ror^ L$aJfam/./ir /h (ir/mt ncu^ Ar D joO> 

jber« afe pUcej thu Ail! i^iiin ihia ladyS name, f^chai ^nm 
M&m^ «r f//4 J f^Aiii^^jjpp. ii MerMon)<ddEhirt3 and 1 place catled 
Sa^i IJwU.i. ji ^Ifi^ ■ chiiFch ift Mof^moLiLb^irep i^ihd aouthef in 
|;«n«AJL arp d(di(atcsl to Hi. Lirlea. ^mkuj^V lifJi.4f3F^ij^Mf 



p. 115 i and JIftftfj An.'iiiuaj p. i6j; tjijff ^J- Pn'mtftJ. £x£lit^ 
Brif. z. &. and i'i^Titif^i f^fr^j^wftxw 

f/x/i^p and jVfL/A-jflp men of high reputjition, wooTd !iavfl 
paffed tLcalJy unkncni'n to ui^ had ci,ot mierc change fn-i EC b^d ihem 
trom ohUvLon. Aboi^i ihree yeara agOp or tnore^ ai xJie rcquett 
oJ a friendp J wenccoan i^q-itiora of old bnokia -fr'here J found EFE^a- 
fuFcs upon trcafurcs. Among the rctl^ a Bytf^jh ff'/f^fj 0/ d^/^ 
JriJut MiMit^^x^jrjli fell iftto my hands ; to that wia added another 
little boL.k, whhout fioy mentlOEl o/thcauLhar'a naaoie, in ^hich I 
read thefe wf>rda : 

** A. IX ec6h Lvfiiift K.iiig of Britain . fent f^^^, and IttiJJ^ 
" i>i>j EnibalTadora to blcuthrr ui:, tlie ftoEtia^ Pontiff, that they 
'* might be concerted 10 ChriJiianity, After h3.ving fwDrn EO 
'*■ ihe Catholic t^aiih^ BLvan waa ordained a fiiihop> (he w3a ths 
'^ r^^ond Archbin^op of London s) and M^-ddvin a iJo^Bor/' Tbit 
p^il'.'^g^ ha^ mvch weight vvicb me^ b^^th on account of iti jFFeaL 
qnttquJEy, and iti apparent tmtfa, l^ttrnd^i Stripr. chap, xjii^ 
Vo]. L 

" In day 1 of Vore, Mfl^iinr or Af/^jidj, wai much renowned for 
hi« wirdtjm and learning, fiut^/ fame, like that of all olher Bri- 
Eilft wciterap ta^ fFOm the Saxan devaltalioni, iu Dbfcured^ tbit I 
defpaiFof ever Ending {ucban account of iCp at will do him Jullice^ 
That he may nOt> however, be lefE entirely in darkaefi^ ihc IJCtIr 
I kuDw concerning him ii fubjoaiEicd i it may fcFve to give % fain; 
]de^ of him to the pFetent age . 

" Ahii^if/t waa bora and educated in Walci, like many mOrcof 
hji tiffie^ he purfLicd the lludJea of the f^jil^i^ or BiirJi. lie uroca 
a fmaJl iJiJtorjt a/ SritiZiMt //J/ Jrf^Hf-st Mt^ Rsx^MJa^J repErte^ 
nfter the laanncr of hiicountry^ with piophcciea. 1 Stall do right 
to adtfnunirh my reader ihaE thjs Afd'A/^n ia Erequently caLEed.t/jr-o.'iM^ 
in i^t £afi'(/& i*^{xiui llt/ior/i ivhicH ^ui" //+JJ jjMjf w/otc atid pu4>- 
lifhed in ihct jtign oE lUory the Sivtb^ I repenmei noEhinu, tmira 
of hijn nowp than chat he lived itf^t the tiineof '^f<^>V'." L'-^ 
I^fi4^f Surr/x. chap, Jtjd-, VoJ. I. Jfr 4ii/'* fi^f Jtf/t t'^f^MM^ jf" ti* 
Bsr/f^ pAKi^t It i]pJ4ilb:HI^. 

Lcland fartnet fayip ihat he met ivilh a fragmtDE of Mclkiu'a^ 
in the Liibiary at Glallionbu-ry* 



>4 



OF EARLY LEARNING AMONG THE ANCIENT BRITONS, 






kiriiE^d rotn, ii early ^^Ai^g^fiim'^ comii^g mto Britain, in mc 
fifth «QTary. 5« HPrt /ff th/pp V^lumi ^f iht S^rdu page 1 1* 

^"^cl^rlmagm^^^i:^ waa the moEldtilLnguLfhca king of the Frankg, 
«i Arihurwaa imooe thrBrlcom, both for hcrclfrtl, and ifiaEilM' 
crnce - thci^fcrrp 1 cani^QC help mcroduciflg hcrt aQ inTcr^Jting 
Aetch of him p Ef difcribcd by fir^/ffp tbe ArchbsihopDf HhcimJj 
who fiyi* " that h. *« eiftKc f«t hi^h, ard bs f«e *ii a fpin 
And A half lonf p anJ hU f^rehnd one fo^t If^^t^'^^^h' ^rd that 
hii body and ]irpb5 *crc w^^ll proijornoncd. JIe had a grea 
prcpen% CO Iwrning, h.wiflg had f&me of the jBcJl celebrated 
fchpjirH of Che X^t in wh^ch he wa^ born fpr hia tutpra ; atld aMJ 
to thr hniiour of ^^iU ODTitrVp tlrat ^A:*.'*, a Bricon, And a dil- 
ciplc of -ff^J^p wiB Stl9 inftruac^r ial Hli^oric, LngiC» AftronOm/j 
Mun^j anJ other liihcTil aicj^ 

Je jnpcanthat Alw^ w«i highly vciftd ici the tib*ral Taenccs, 
pinicularl^ in Mafic> as appe^ra by a Trad of \\\% on the ufe t>i 
Vfalmt ; and by the oirfacc to C^c^d^rui Dt -S^'^rfM Difi^pl^^is, 
firfl printed in C?^JY/^^y** Itduion uf that Author, and ^hfcch i* 
eiprcfilj- fati by i>a Pi^, Fa&rkix*ij and oibe»» to have beeo 
WJiEtcji by Ai^Aiifi, 

It wai at the inrtar^C of ^/fiff/rt that Ch^fim^£ti^, Ifl tht yrir 
790J loiandcd thcUnivcrCty of Parist ^ 

jtf/f^jfF ii a!ft> corainemo^icd amon;p the lives of theSaiflM; 
which fays, ch^E he was a dif-ciplc of St. Kghert, Atchhitliop of 
York; from whom he rct^ivrd cKc ^IcncM lunjure, and by *honi 
he waj ordiinrd Deaconn lie fuecfeiicd that holy TrcJatc h i*ie 
cltargc of the knaouj fcbool he had opened At Yfifk ; and from 



whence he #« invited to France by the Emperof Cl^I^^f^fff^- ^ 
and in ihc litter part pf ha* lif* AkrAim retired to the Ahbvy of 
Si- Martin^ at TDurSi which wai given co him by the EmpeVof f 
and chert he died> in A. D. Hd-j- Sir J. /L^^lH^/s /^^^^^^j ^ 

Miific, VoL n p- 57^ i a^d thi; Z,rtYi ^^/lUSnifj^ ^rt/^/j^ ^f/ 

A GcrETLan Ptiet li^cwife fpcaki of the Britou promcilBj refi- 
gioPj ajid Isiirriljig:, a* followi 3 

tet ihii to Britain's tailing fame be fald^ 

When harb'rcui LrDopj the civil wiirld o'erfpreaJp ' 

And purlt^iLited EcEfr-CC into c_iiEb Jl^d ; 

^ fwai happy Jhc did all (hnfi! arci reLl:ore> 

That GjeecCp or Rcme had bculVd of befoT^^ 

Taught the rude w^r'd tn L'lifnh the untrod Tplitreip 

And trit-C tli^eternllcQUrf^iof the rtari* 

Nor Learning only, buL Keliifion coo* 

Her rilc^ and gsowch to iJrit:fh toil doth ^w^, 

^Twaithott, hiC A ff'iJfrxJ, wbofe vjrjuv'ilijjht 

From our d«]l climate cbaiM the fugj of pight : 

I'rofnncJt rite* thy p'oiis charrtia obeyed. 

And ircmblinjj fupt- r it i tion owt^'d thy poftffir, and fled* 

Nor fm^lSer tnkeniof i-ftcem from Franrc 

Ji'tiihui claim** who dtirft him fclf advance 



} 



Sin^ti^ agalnft whoie troopf of i^norance^ 
Thvas he iranfport^J ijrltain^a rlrlitlt warep 
Language, sndaitsj and kindly laught tbcm here* 
Wlch ham his m Fitter ff^.k Ihall nvct iLvtj 
Aiiid all the leuning he epgrofa'd Survive* 



} 



And r^'Ur RfTffTfii fjrtlirr addfli that BriTiin was twice fc^iool-mif, 
irc^'l 10 piancc ; allndJflg laril to the D^^Ji \ (ai w-itneff^th Cs- 
f.Lr'& CoithmcniafL?^i bnoi: vi. %j%] artd then to AI^niM, ■LvhowM 
the chief cant of Ch*r[r[iia£he^4 cre^ifl£ aft UhiverfLEy at Pa/i*, 



V - 



. . OF JNCIEN-r BRITISH P E S T. . 

■'The following is cxtra^ed (torn an old BnTifli manuftr-pt, iniUlni, ^^ GrammaEkal Rtilcs of Wellh 
Poerry/' and as k gives much Jtiform-icion rcfpc^in^ the pcriutV and ibc inventors of various Wellb 
^ metres^ I thought i[ worthy [o be gtvcn htrt licer-iily triniljad. 



*' This 15 the way toknon'p And tn urdcrfland the meafLlreS of 
fongj fome of which were improved from i\mc. Latini throug lithe 
le^ining of Eiffiofi the Pricl^ ; and Dr. DsJjdJ DJU gave aucho- 
ricy to the mctrcft, fo Forrned b^ hLinp and by others before, who 
had hegui^ to pj^aifc Go&i from the tMn« oi liKoa* fon of >i£th> 
the fon of Adau ; the Jirtt mrin who praifrd Gc>di, and LllvenLed 
£gurei which ir\ Latin ia eallcd ficltra^ The limr wheii thia 
be^ai?^ waa about 600 yearj alter [he time of JJaftn and fwm 
chat t^mej to ihe birth of Chrilt, the pr^pfaeta carried it OUp im- 
provJitg it. in prophefying qJ'y^/ffj" •■ We obtaine-d it through 
the Hoty Ghollj in ogr laiigyage> i^hen we received the ifiii^b id 
C6rijf ; and calling on the Hu\y Spiritp prgtnflled tht MuTc^ 
ffr:iiich vatiilhfj thiou^h the commiUiori of Hnsj and Aourilh» 
Lhrough the guidance of fci^ncevj and holLncrid 

* SieHJBovkr-f ENtffa cl^^^. i. vrr, 11^ er.d F.cdcfiilticui^ ^^>^- ^tliv. 
** Yr WiJJ aai wam^ uw^dd nUvlj 
" Vc Add^ ^n AvBEiiydJawl/' Ed. Pl^d# 

" Cor!;cer7iiTigtheplllaTi^ or canons of pncfyp and tbcir number ; 

The Qiort metre — and itj meafure la iaat fyllabici, 

Thewhite metre— and itn mcofurc U Ave fyllablei. 

The blue m-etre— and iia meafi^re ti fiit fjIlabEea* 

'I^he Confined JHecre — find i[j mcafure it JiiVen fyltablti^ 

Thccrof* metre — «nd iti meafurc U eight fyllablcj^ 

Thr rough metre— and its mcafure h nine fyllablei, 

'IUl lung and Ci^ual HlCtfC^and itt nicafurG h tcTi fyllaUes. 

*' Fromtfaefe fevcn cjnona were formed the tweniy-four metre* 
pf fociL foajji^ which are ufed aj^d cornpufed upon by thcQirdfl of 
Ihe Idcof Britain. 

There were five ffieuci In ^neral afcp and moft approved 0/ for 
Odeii ccimpgfcd by T^Iu/in; which were formerly drnominated 
Iht five HUn, or Cainjnv of the Scusg of Tibtfn j eame]|r 



** The MciffiLiii^j 
The Efffi^fTTfiijiic^f 
The £^ffif f/ff-{ff£t 
The i'iiirJ" RltlriCf 
Afid the i'^r-l If^paf/r&xr : 
And fomc call thern the Five Tftbunaljof Voeat Son^'i^ 
*' After-AiinJi. four other m^tfF^ were in^eatfid i baoielyj 
The Lcf^g £ nff ^f /*/?jV, 
The M^tn p/ jV;^^ Sy!iM/Jt 
Ihe ^.^frJ r^r/ff^tt Aln^klafi^n^ 
And the^ij_^o/ffj; iivhiehia called ihemodcofC>it/tfiJ44?>tlieBirdp 

^^ Since tIui periodi Dr. Lhfjj.^dfl Dd^^ of llijaddu^^ tuvetitcd 
three other mctfeii^ namelyi the iCff#rrrflff, ivith d fr^f^i the £iifj 
ftf^f/ Mtilif^l jf^ffTf/i ; And Ihc Solt C&hiraliftfiffd lucMr/r^^. 

*" JjfljtfHp the Pricftof North WatetL^ alfo iflvetittd the metr* 
Called che X<<.t| Impw^jS^n, 

*' 0i2<Li;i ^ri/it^A~J.<fl>iLiiVi^ invented two met res p inlleadi^^ the^ir^'Vmf 
{fittf^ftxfiii^d y^'/^ i Bod [he ^fli-fViir'jf ?>j//i/: nimclyi ^h^^^pV^-i^ 
J tiiif^d^ or MMjltrj>i£ii ^ iit BarJj v and the C4^j« i?>'"'"j *^' 

^* Of the Cifrfbijij ItffirJJ^ thc roll43iii<!n([ ii fl fpeciflicfl : 

Cimr'J^A fiirdfrt 

G^y^./r3 ^/^uu^r* Cfl/#rfkiw^*/ Gwilyoi lb leau* 

For farther account of the WtlCh poetry, [ refer my rcider t* 

the BirLl Vi^Lume of the Kciic* of the idjd»> pij[e 1^, Ai^^ ^od 



T^t 



O^ POETS AND GRAMMARIAK^. 

The foMowing is i Lift of Ports and IMoriAfu% ^hv hivc wrUtcn Rulca of Britifh Poetry, Rhctorki 
ujd GratTtmflf^ and who compiled Diftionarits, 



J'uifaiM T^d ^^jitf^ t orTudiifi, the father cf itif Muft- 

T^iij^^ant Tti^ ji^wtM^^f Llfttrair I'llibEiiarii, in DcthbtghfliirCp 
■ntiD Aoiartfticd about A. D. ^40. 

Ali.tt^rry or ^/^jT^iT. who wi^M 1 Britifh ^ranhTnar; Mt- Edi 
Ll^v^'itj iQ hca Jr^i?4CQfp£xa ifrifAWf^p Ijl^^^ he cidliIJ not fii^d oaC 
ftt tyhm ciinc he ILv^d. 

Csrffi^f^ tbkc bCu'C robed QArdoflbc Chajr, ind H^irper (&Kit^^ 
Alfred^ wto^t ■ UnciJti Gram^^ar^ ah^ut A. D. ^So, 

fjfl/tfl OJ/tria^^ or liinsun the Prlffft> wrolrZ^tL'^W*, oVj^J'^/r 
C/nA^ii.TiW/^, Dr ■ Book E>f ^iinltrcJr)>ri ah^xLit /l> D. iJlJo, 

* D^PWjJf^ pndlH^ly To Called fjiMl ^/jdj ^bir#fiU| t^c GF^mHtlN^llx vt» 

Cj/'j'j'Wtf^i V £rArtft/^ (PartATum Arcane j) Of the Sccrrts of ihe 
Buries; lht^Xuchor of wh:ich ii UDknown^ 
^ Dr. jtJtfvj,/rf^-I>-/Hp of Hfirjiidt*i^Cr, in MincthErCp wrote a WcKti 

Graminiiir ; *,rJ hia vcifioo of the /f/j/iVJ-.-a i^ atuTioui fpocNih^n ol 
lii» pcccic art. H? IflouriJhfd abuHL A D. ' ]40. 

/3fl'Pj^rfl^rti Gu'iVfJTp Wrote h1 Grammjrp atiQUtA.D. I37O, 

<;w.>v Ouid^fl wrote /Ji^-^j^ Cjffljrj-jj; ^ or a W^rlfti I-^cjcIlcaE 
Crajiiiinar; iibout A. D. ^I^a- 

//j/rddi S^ijifrif. of LLanrwftp ftri^te t Wclfh fthctojic^ abo'Jt 
A. D. 1500- 

JaUt^jT MMJiJyuf wrote an ^jF/r_v// Grammar^ ajid Dictionary : 
EngjlaJhcd by MuJct VVilliamjp ljy» Ed. L^wyij. 

Dr, OVi^V^ S^r/j W3i thfl J^fft *ho pub'Ulitf-d a WclCh Gj^m- 
nsarp arid dtdjiUGfCl it to xJic KasI ol l^cmbioke, in the tine of 
Henrjr iht Ei^tiLh ; which wai prinled Jit MiUia^ in A. D, I^id. 

^'j/r^Tiv Saiifiarjf oi Cat Dij, in I^L^nUnnaa, Dcnbiglilliarr, 
puWjlbcd hi* Gpaibmaiic*] Introdiiflion lothc BritiDi TajiiL^jt^ 1b 
1567; and his Engliih and Wclih (Jii^lioinrY tn l J47, 

/^ri;^ /'ffr/, |>Libiiaii:d his WcLl^i KhcLuri^ lu i^:i^, 



f/^?!fym L/ijjt, Sl/KM'uiitf fjcLjUt tad l/h'Uf^ft SnT^rtp of iJafl- 
gewyddi each uE them h-ive >yritEeD a P^wilic*] Gr^lcnmar, aboiJl 
A U, ]j63. 

/^^J7 Sii!*Jlfarj, oTDoL Btlidfp pubtiftied hU L^tEa ind WelCb 
Grimrrar in i^9;l 

/^j/i'jfl^ Atf^Mf-oH publafhed bU PrT^'BJi44 Of Grannniatac^ 
Di^liorury ahoui A. U, 'i'^"^" 

jDr. /, Diiv^JltLjts pabliih^d aM/etft iniJ L**iri pMtieat Graml^ 
m&r in th>c fCai' 4 ^1^1, <AhLch h CAircfULrly ciE:i'!'Ujp Am\ fearer. 

Dr. y^La D^-urgf fnab!in"i^d hij Ami^aft Lmffuac CyiiUfl^^iCj. 
Rudiment?, in 1^2 p. Ao excEllenc LbtLn ^f^d Weill Didiojiar/ 

EJ/nunJ Prji, A r iifci d^ACtjn ^if M^inonydd, wrote lomc WellK 
Pc>ctKal Ku'^a af l''fofodiyt about l6o4i 

A'iV-^idj L!fi.Jt of K]]nLChLritj pubSilhcd hta DLt^^nnatiuni [liAort- 
Cum, abrjut l6^C- 

£*f'-^i^fJDitvjJJ, ofM^i^am^ wrote a Gramrnir^ ab-cat A. D, 

£d'tLW^i/PiJi;^j:piab]ithcd hiiThcatJiamPoetlruTi inA.D. 1675^ 
yjl^jffdjyjwj pubtifticdhiiliVelllE and lir^gliQi Dittiooarj in. iGSa- 
The Rcvcrcrd EJwarJ i-i^^yj pubththra hij vJlluable^r.^^^a.^p^/jf 

^'-/rAP^^/rd p COnf;^ini'^g nna^cQurit L>f line ]a:<gLiigci^ hiflor^o, nnd 

c^it.lgmi of the f)ryfp>ff/ iittxti/Satiti ^Cum Bfxratfti pirtkuLarl/ 

ff'iiifi^ Cffi-fltLd^, ifijii^jf/^jrtir, Ir^L^ift apid iJfW^JT*/. Fol. 17Q7, 
iS'f''ftjf's CjmiQ'Wt of PemljrQkclbtrfj pLiblaJhtd hb lfttr(^j^]atl 

iQ [l^« Wtiih Jongiie in 1724. 

iSiVfl^ Rh^Jifi.L puhJilhid j. ^'^'cl.(h GraTnTfilrHbcsiiE A. D. 1710* 
Thr Re^trpnd iK-^f^t^f Rn/r-Yr-Ji pubit^L^d Ji3* excellent VVdIh 

a^id Kn^lbfh Grai^im^qT^ rind DL-riLDitary, iih i7y^* 

ff\!iiiA/ys Pnit. M. Dh pub]i|lii^d hi? L'orniDlGramitur IBI l^gO^ 
Tne J.<cvcr;iid Jz^/r t^Wtiri pubhlhed !□ £ngjliEh and Wclftl 

Di£^iunrir^ In t^g^. 

Mr. ff'sl^iffBi O'tt-f^ pijbhfla:d hii c!iboraq« Wetlh and EngEiOt 

Dittiofiary in lEli^a. Si: r^^rf ia il^ J}/'Jt FGluatf ef tit Bar^i^ 

Givr£^/i* BarWr^i-'cbf {1 iJr-:ich king,) ia jccoTdcd to h*ve 

wriitcu Di/a-rjticKii //y/^/ij i£rS^^tiaii'<f^ r^boul ^jrg |car3 bcfon 

Chi Uh Hii fdif 3 ; alio S^itWf iind JL^i^f^.'. 



MEMORIALS c/ th^ TOMBS cf rhe B^^RRTORS, ^ ' 

" ArJ Jeremith ranncmed fi»F>nii},: ind 3I! the firg-ng mcrp im! the fici^ing women fpakcof Joflihin [heij-hmentJiioaj to ibUdnyp, 
*■ icd made [liirm an <irdbance in ll'cacl : ard beholJ, ihcj ^,f ^nuen in the Llffi*Qiai:onJ," II Clr^-^icifi, cU^.xxxv, V. zj. 

The folluwin- anclcnc ft pulcliral veifcs commemorate the Heroes of Briwin, who had fignallieJ thfm- 
hUc5 prior to Ihc middle of the fcrvcnth ccniury : tlicy nre written in the ancient Metre, called Engl^ft 
Milwr, or the Warrior's Song of crlplct Hamas, and are .^tiributcd to rWiV> i but fome of ifif m evidently 
iippear to be much older, as they record Tome Chiefs who fioiirifheLl in the cJitrd eenturyj and feem to have 
been compofed by di(Ferfnc Baids, and at difFcrent periods. I hey give an account of about two hundred 
Herois, and a few diftinguiChed B.irJs, &c, who ate often mentioned in fragmenfj of our hillory : thcrtforf* 
I have feleacd fcrveral flans^s of them, and given a literai trann.ition in linglill), as n fpecimcn of one of 
the many valuable, and authentic documents n ill prcfervcd in tlieWcUli lingEiage^ which would have greatl/ 
tended to elucidate Camdtn's BritnMma, had he liecn more acquainted with our VVcKl^ antiquities. 

Thcfeoracutar memoruls appear to iiave beenapart of thulc Oral Traditiocjs which jndcmly were rccUcd 
by tlic Bjrdi, at the public Cer/addau, Tribunals, or provinci.d Coni^rcfirs i 

*' But ht-cdj yc IJjrdsj that for the fign of onfet 
'^ Ye found the ancicnteft of all your rhymes, 
** Whofc birth tradition notes not, nor nvho fraiTi'd 
" iii loftj, arii;ii/| If a/on' J Cara^arHt. 

D Which 



W MEMORIALS OF THE TOMBS OF THE WARRIOR3. 

Which cufto^. of «kbr«i<ie Ac worthI.ft heroc, &c. h.> been handed dow. t. .s from th. femo.eft .im,. 
1 Ic. writhe becan^c more g.ncrd, theft t«dmo..l vcrfo were committed to wr.mg b, th. faceeedbg 
Bardsj and oEhcrs. ' - 



* ■ 

Ai^ 3j-^d/ir Tad Jwertf 
Tngwsrtbaf Bryn Aren: 

Tn i g-mna Ten tdo 

Eedd Dylan yn Uanhium. -. \ 

^(dd Cwydhn ah Dm 

Tn M^r/a Dinllaen dmfam dyf^lUoJt 

CaraniTMC y Qfrifyi mnnn^n* 



Bidd Edit d^ BcfiiU Gdwr. 
Pisuy ^dJpidrsfalj 

Tn Lhfjbeii'tid ifdJ On^ai^^ 
B^dJJiurt Dj/fdjTi y Dnfr^J ; 

M^h Mf j^f ff, mad p/^^j ^fjfd* 

' Brji Arff}, I bi^licTt* u It the biff of Atn» StMlf/Ht near 
Bala* in ^lfirie^r^y^lli : there is al^o jft-rtfnT:^ y^^zur^ ^kiieh is mtn 
far frDm ihe uthtr, whiMr height h 740 yairdj idwve A/|^ff TfgtJ. 
The pa[acc c^f I^t^e/^i'j^ Gii^y^i^^^ in CrfUifJy^f CacrnlrvpnfhgrCi 
was filfa called £r^-A EarfN^ ^bout ihi^ ^ciir ;ti-u. 

^ TiicTC Wis pnc ZJ^/dtf aiLun^ prQb^blyj pf Onrfti>/tf in 
Shi^plhirc ; nr thai LBi II c re rprd (hire. 

* Si. BfkfoU COi^b ilill FCflaainj 2.1 C/Kn-rffj C^Ajr^-th in Carr* 
barvonlhire, ivh^re h? foiltii](4 4i Mcin^ricry, arid was flbbo[ 
thtrecF, jboa[ th« y<.-Ar 616. lie alio built Ci^lh,. [he one at 
^'rffUr^^lIft and the otbrr at jfitrfffo^v ^ in Anglcfty- The 
churchfiof £'/n<'j-ui ; B^tfiwi^ ■net G-u^-^jV/lu^^^j, are dEdicated to 

It jj mentioned 5q BBct^i/J ^aja*^ or (he Lbfeof Lrunp, th^ittic 
Xinl of AbfpffVa^ {piobably Cfffi^a/hn) gdve fj'An* hu p&llCc 
tif ^bfrffiaiVj ^hfre he iftetVL'arch lived, nind cBLIrd iit BeunO. 
flt. Biuno if j^id to bave prcfi^Fitccl Kan^ C'dt.E'-iid/f [^1 bh ):iakC'C of 
CdT//' S^£^^^t neftr CatrnjrVDni) with a litile goltlen fceptre^ for 
faih afliil^ntc id bu'l-i ctolHeri ^ ind Jcuic Chf thofc cdli are TBOh¥ 
HDcr ehurchep in WoJci. Onr nc>t.ibta prifikgtuF Urmric^ wu^^ 
itat a!J eaJvcs, pr Unibt, that were hroufihc fijrch wuh ^ fpliteir^ 
wertf th^ ir>brji[2tfi€t* or rirhc ^t ih^l iSaint ; which m/erc olTrrcd 
Id hifih At Ibit church ; ana thii >^u called AS^Bi^Ji^j at lSeuno'» 
mirk. Ctliic Remtinid MS. 

* G^vyJier/iw^t a Frince oT /fr-gM^j^ and rAflTnoui MAgkt;in of 
ihe (i'lb century. See <he prc^ioui noie* 41 . in page 7r 

■ iJjtiaj Diitifiu lA in Cttcrnflrvpnrhir** D^Jtl/^^f^rti^m^ it tpen- 
tioneuE iin Ll^w^rcb L-leu'a J^egy on t^yjiddyljn. 

"^ ^rii//-j!iijs-i4>rp in JJenbigbrtlirCri i* nciw tlic duinftin of Mr, 
JLbyd ; And ucAr which li a |reai mount of etpth, (Tuch qa ^ej^e 
ancLenlly hejfifdup in mmioryofthc drsdj whiich^ ja ULtenidlhc^p 
ivere Cub^ituitrii for wjttch-placfiip ur beiron^i lO EL>nvey ftgtuli in 
Wf3 9f tvu ) Uk«iviff^ ibtrc Ji a lumMlfr^ qc^ V/^i/nr^r^^ 



Memorials of the Tombs of the Warrioji, 

The Tomb of Tudainj Father, of TH^Musi, 
On the furnrnk of BavM Areh\ 
The wave breaks on the terrirory of lotO; 
The grave of Dvlan ^ Jics in IJa^ ^wjjraS 

The grave of GwYDioN 'j :he Ton of Dow^ 
In the martin cjf Dingle tT% under flones 
Envtloptd with irtfoUs ; htcul ptllars 
Support his fine furmcd limbs I 

He whofe grave is in Maes-mawb ', 

Proud wa$ his hantl in grafting the wrathful blade [ 

ItbtbcTumbofBsi-iS Ton ofBESLLijthc PftlHct^ 

To whom belongs the fquare gravc^ 
With the four ftaiely Hunts on its corners,? 
It is the grave of Maijoc \ the fierce knight- 

Afccr the murky flowing tsf gore, after exultation^ 
And great triurnphs with the lliarp-cdgcd fpcarsj 
In LLANfiiL^DDi isOwAiw*5 grarc^ 

The grave of Alum of Demetia^ is at Trlvr£D j 

1 Ic would not retreat frotn rhe battle : 

The fon of MiiceN;^ hi& birth wlss a blcHlng. . 

called Brjf ¥ Bri/i, T^i^s'^J^n makes mention of foEneChicf^ whc^ 
nime w:Ld UeL, in xhe ^bbkwtnj> WOxJ^ ; 

" Kr^r Bi/x Ifi^tfs ii A//' The eagle JWrtlond m hti toace. 

'i'hcTE was One Jif/jri of Llt^ttf w^iO CjJiight d battle whth tbe 

S{].xot\i, AC B/f^ Cri?fii'n Rti6i, abnut A- D, 62C ; inhere tlie £ght 
svaafo oKrtinate^ ihatfr/^n'v tnffnfettcied thcmfclvcS'C'fro and twff/ 
bLiBig refiilvrd t-i dir^ or to cC^nqurr, 7'riaJ^- 

■ Oji the mdunBuin, bct^^'ccn /i^/^nJ tjira^jfium, y\^1l DTCr th« 
ford, tailed Hl'jfJ'y Cv/t*rsifat tfl Denbiphltiire, there T*Jt 1 terri- 
blr batlle Pt>Li^i-[, b^Lhi'rti^n iVj-ir/g^j *>id i^nij, [he fjn of BeoJJi ihe 
Gre-lt ; in whith Bdi wji killed : and Mesm*^ afterward* crefled 
tivo ft^rde plllmn, ontt at each end of hii gra^e, to comnaeraomt 
the event. One EJsvard aO |.lyw£]yn, of l&lp -who wai o*nef 
of the ^toturvd fever«l y^ars ay-j, itinoved the piltarj^ broke thera 
to piecet, and put tbem on 1 hnLe^killAj lArbej-e xlaty v^ere buj^at tv 
make lime, WJiat a pity it tv:ib to remove fu^h a monrnnentj 
^vJikh hddjl^^ct f'j nuny handr^dfl of years : and nay author Urther 
ra)-$,ihat the nun came tot bad end^ who commiHcdihE ficrfle^ 
On the comb of the renowned warrtuf. Jart!iux Jf^^n^^f^ WfBft 
Hauri^hftl about the year 480, la lecordcd llli she Qritith l-ffcrtorj" t» 
have dcf^^atcd the ^^.x^niAC a place cilte*! MmmUJ^, ar the fielJ 
ofBclL 

Theie LI alfoAno-.her ptace, ealled RMj BiJJ, (or the Fprdof 
the Gra,veO t*n the River A1w£n, beiw«i:n ll^'f Or^rf Ind iff* 
Jfi\^frff in the par'ilh of Uariljinn^n:, OtnbighilHrc- 

^ Bifi//i Ga^r^ or the Champion, wii A Loid of grest M**r* 
■^hofe territory wap in /aV, a dillra^ of Dcnbi|;hlhiti^« Ho ftb9^ 
riJlicd about the year 450* Hence* probably, itfflr/£*//ir, or Mm 
Bjfjtiii^ which ii nut far from (he Viife of C]wjfd, 

^ Chieftiini oT the above nam^-M arc ra#ntioiied an tha C*rflft<fl«* 
tan heroic Poemi) toliAVc Leeti ihiu at ilie battle o( t-'a^^**"**' 
m thr ^ftK [:einiiry. 

^ J^imiua^ t4 l<;jubjQkcfltir4. ia^ktuLlt WjJci* _, ^ 

r fj* 



J^EMORIALS OF THE TOMBS OF THE WARRlORSi' 



Awen at djivawd mt\ 
Bedd CyaoTi g/ttiv ei ddwyaef^ 
Bfdd Cjfijfiiclt BfddCyafiUl 

Gwedi gwfli agwaedian^ 
A £'-J>ifgi}/iircb a tiKtrch can, 
Neudef bzvft hedd Cynd^hit, 

BeM miiwrmiraint gna^d celain 

O'i iitv? eyn i^a /^cy tf dan fain 
Liicbau mai> Rhm f N^/jJt Cain. 



PUuy biddynyr Mt draw^ 

Gelyn i la'ojer ci iu'Wj 

Tarw Trin ; irugaredd idda'aj / 

Fkauj hcddyn Usthr y Brym 
Linger fit's g-ayr, ai g'^fyn j 
Eeddi C&dmab Cynfdyn, 

Beddg^r g-am-ivd urddyn 
Tn ilcbd Tyddyn i 

Ttt ijHgmdyd^n \ 

Bedd Cymn mab Clydnc Eiddyn, 



11 



* ■ 



OW.r^..^^wJia Pnncc of Powh, *h[cti lndj,JfJ the preftm 
f note, by Llyw^rch Hen, nn* evElliil, 

fk J , ?■ '," °f P^^'^E ^hf ra'-di^g "f ld». King «f ,\„r. 

.(1 1,1. hho^cr, w.„ fla,n.- ^„ rt./.^ /V.^ ,/,A, ^^,^,^ ^^^ 
N^^J IT^^' "^."^ "* on acoutu.^,, ra'i.d .^;<..,;.„. ^^ar 

I?. T,""""' ,r= *t>DLt 30 ,„ „,txnb« i every ^..v. i, 4l-J 
Wr. L[*jd. ID hi* NoMj or Caoidrn, (,yi, " The crjdhiaTi. 

J JiJJ cuaoni ippc4r* [0 be fxtrcmdy indcrl ; for wf fif-d i 

I'^Tirer*^'^"' ''""'^'^^ -"^^ «- ^"- '-i^^^ '^^V^^'^i^ 

pii.U« = co.i«...cly. he ord.r.d [|,r™> lo l.c pL, ,o dr«h , mnd 



\ The Three graves on the heights of Celvj, 
Thc^tyfH cdlsmc, arc the totnbj 
Of Ctnow wich die rough cye-brours j 
The tomb of CirsVAELi and die lomb of CrNvetj: 

After rtounds and bloody cumuks ; 

And after arrayin|> the fquadrons of whi[e ticeJs : 

This ts the grave of Cvnddvlj^n'. 

The grave of n beiutifi,! Warrior, by v/hofe hind 
Fell many a cyinbitin:, ere he became fiJcdc beneath 
the ftonci J 

Llachai;, the fon of Rhuj^, is in chcVale of Cain -. 

He whofc grave h on yonder difTj 
His hand was the foe of many f it is 
T^R*TjitH"i (Che bdlofconflidO ii"<:y becohimJ 

The grave on Llethr Y Brym, * 

Muny tiME do net know, atk to wliom it belongs^ 
It ii die grave of Co£L, Lhe Ton of Ci/KOfltLtw, 

The grave of one of magnanimous fame 

Ja tn the jicgh Tvddvn i ■ . 

Low is his dank bed : 

■TisthegravecfCynaH',fonofCLVDNoEiDDYMn 



Ue....v.nJh,.., ft..d tn= ..on r...*rk.bP. ^<.uJJ/X"\n 
bno.,don. A circ.].r rr.t.enchjrfftc. c>f ibo«t i6 yard, dii,^«i 

f^alTed wLEli a Icoiir wjlL Not ta/ fro 



P-..ru *le™ a «o.r wjlU Noc tF./ from the.., that »rc f.rer.l 
™y^...nd £.,„,; *.d theu-duLooi,. ih«c ,h.rc ^^* x b^tj, 
fo«|;ht cU.,c hetx^rrn ihe RoEr,4n. and Brnoo,. TJ.r BhEoJ 
g*U,n£ the day. h«„ed tr^.-ir de3^ under ih.ic h*.n> of ftonn S 
(ccurc them rrom ihr tvil^j ' ■ . - ^ ' '™°^' ™ 



.nrUM,!^'?/'°"i /;'' '^i'^,!'"''* *ndp.n!yM"i m.wVrf;] Z 



L* t>. Ehe top of t,.,' ^ „,„ i.r^^ ^h,,, ,b^.re urc /sverj ng^e 
[tiMnuraepUajfarflfd tnatircjlar form. 
The Terhb of Ffry^.j,^, I, i„ Li>n Nffjdd, DenbighJhi.f. md 

Jaff' ^™*' "P""" "■ '^"'''" *^°^' '^^ ^'^^'1' of U»e Church- 

The Srpuld.T* of B>-sii^^ ;, i„ fhe m^iuj ciJJed r*rj Jw.ij* 
will eh I? near fhelflc ol M-n. /^ ^^jt^.t, 

CiJryfh, th< 




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«" ch.d»gh,crol J.*.^.,«„e t^i;^^^,.,.,^, and r.,o.J,., E«p„n« 
^VZi-^"' K\ ^''"'''' '**" '""^ ^^ ^r^^*-^. ties m Gorft^.tr 

mnuncjilqol MiIm^i-eN in fVrm.jrlL'j.or ariUBy 

W^« t- CW^ a C^Pvcd .nunumcntal pilUr. on Mfh''mu^i,^. 
nir, i« iJ^nhiglirtm.. riippor.dtob=theiOn.h„f thiE&Sonhit 
n*,^e, UH ^ho,]] ,115 Uiur^-y «f Uu^C,*.T/^n ii dcdiCatVj 

the gr...„( llieiHrtln.: a„othH.r «py ^preJTe, it, whtU, th. 



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.Bfdd airmail hadfah Hy^lydi. 



KlEMORlALS O^ THE TOMBS Of TtlE WARRIOR^ 

Vondcr grave, on the mouTitain's brow> 
Is ]us who Irtl the armies to glory ; 



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Bcdd Eltdir Mwynfa'a^r ynghn 
Owtnefiffr gzCr g-Mrdii)'H n^ii^r. 

/?j?(/i Owatn ah Vi\^ti yn mhidryad hid 

■ 

A^n/^JJDi/iynifTr Dt/cyfi^ida'u^^, 
Bedd An ap Ui^?s ja Et^^f 

UtK^;/p the Sa^-on kinfr, hva^b^jrlnJ byoTdfirDf AuTcHintp And .1 
hrapoFf^nkL raifcd ov^i iiia hi^^p accurtling [u Eh-c culloificF Lhr 
Pjj!;ani„ 

jf/'ti/f Sffi/itr {v.hf> wai Cndfm GL^rrnan tr» St, D.ividp ihc firjl 
Afch-Riihap of M-fTlevia^) Vk^% hgrtcti ac /-/t^^-d/iifli^ i,i-hc^rc hi* 
l4^iibb-dlnne Hi]] rcir^in? i^iltt ch( anlcrapiq^Hr 

^ O-ittf /tt ivi* A printroT l<egrd> in lihe Hvth rcnturjf; Ji* wia 
alTo one ad Kinp Arthur^ ^ciacj^A^if and fiinou^ tot liil cJtpkits 

t Klf^dJ'fni? H^i'\J^^^ king Drthcr Iflc nf Mjii« 

' G-MTf-jpf Gftd^/rsii^^ i^^Mit^t iu ite 7>Wjj Qrc of the Thie* 

" IVticn Km^ Archor ^va* [^uirroin^ hh wAri in Gju), wkeii k 
i^Ai IOVaJcJ by ihc HoiriAn'^ und^r Ljtiui Hithrruip Modrcd ivji 
Iffl f^tivcrn^Sr cif B^iidsn daring hia :ibJ^i'nC-r^ iind Slc nlnrptd the 



The grave o{^ EHJyr^ the courteous, 

Magmficcnr in profpcrity j the Chicfcain 

Of Ga^jfl.^wr, with glory crowned, the mighty herd 

of the [hout* 

The Tomb of OwtfiV/S the fonof [/rj>jj, ss girted ^iUi 

P'bur ftonesj ^t Lbn-Morvacl : 

And in Alxrerch lies iihydJacb tbf Gacrout** 

The grivc of the horfc^ and that the Hero's gwve: 
Yonder is the Tomb of G^^ffW'jyj with Ruddy -fword'; 
Unknown 15 the Tomb of ^wi^r. 

The grave of Gwd/fipi^ff/^ in Peryddon^ 
Where flowSj by inttrvalsj every ninch ivavc-^ 
In Lbn Badisrn is cht: mon-jment of Qflos* 

Tlcar^ yon wave of licavy murmur, dafliing on 
The gr;u'c of Dy/gyrmu\ Ton of Dy/gyueddodi 
Stjrrowful [he balbm, from cht weight of fin. 

The Tomb of Afi ^p Llhin^ in the mountain of Euas% 
The furious hurt of battle, Ami^r^/tus^^ 
I Ud for thief Diviner, M^^ddin Emraii \ 



Crc-svrf. ArtlLotp dd facing informed of jt^ niturned wicli i pir( 

wi=tj> in Kent, h-r wju oppoTirdl by the cn.itur^ ModrDd, wtEh M 
riinladcrjhlc nnny of conJrdcfAti^i ; in wbich mnflift^ tht ibdit 
(J^M^^tyfrMi ^^iJz^^ar wji Hiin^ whofc bod^p King Af tbur caLif^d 
CO be l>ocitnJr4lh[y incurred. ptfw/jS /Jr^^f/ ^ BrUA^W, Pi IJjEi 
4nct l^iS ; inJ ^f^'xWuffA of Miiim^itrf, 

" ^jhl^^ttiiv wa^ a Dcjri^rii or a, B^rnickn, wEio J^ajrlfhcid ^bout 
A* D. s^o, 

^ -Suppofed CO be a m\Rii\cc fur Aabnfiy Uiiatt, Cr Lhcn^i^ditn 
^/ firtf fi'tiff ; as M^r^iii/ft j& fitd to havc^ccQ ttc fan of ft Milfli b^ 
an Unknown fatbrr. 

^ j^iiTtrhuf Am&f^uf waa interred iL Stanelicnge ; Or* flwre 
probably, at Afllbrenjiirj". 

' ^ee the fitll VoLame cf ihia wnrb^ page i|h 



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CUNOBELINE'S iNCANTA^flOK 

Tbel^jllflAiiTK OJciiafpfcimcFi of thepocricil Irtianiaciohs fiftg hy ihe Bardi, tainfuiie fucccf* tolheif Wanln ihedij-of hiCtte- 
Thuugli ii bcifiepmdu^iijndf ibeftxcl] ccntor/k iccoflveyi, mnjl prub^^blvp aJMUidcaoHhe flicureorfucKcqmpafLii^na lp i^fldri*m- 
■a1 ^gFs ; imt i> a pxop( chrii ctii: JJciiunjp at thfti period, had nat hfiifn Jc cWa^^bly rencv^at^d by the CvlEtan RefcrcUioo. buttait 
Utcy Hi]l riuiracd mjin|f uJ llu-ir anclcAt nmaarij ^ and pArticiilirly ihat they relied an tlir mj-Jlii: elUcwy o/lhcCffrffifl**Jf| ^^U^t *" 
the namt gB^^n Cu ibrir poeik^l charmi i imp]/in£» ai ihey j^rerc mrarit lobtSoft£i 0/ Ifr/jfiya^i^H, ^mW {'r^u^f^n. 

TJ/^it (^'hmpof^d iriii^ and iwa^ihet piKei of ibo fanae kind i being c:n:lird by an cmuJAtmn ^aujiccL t^^ G'*^J*i 00 whkb Aflf- 

rjflp hUntil (or/anacp piindpally jcHfd hu m^riE. Ke HlCCuinpbJhcd hii dtagiip In thcropiiiwjn of the (ubfeq-aent Bardln by ^(Ht- 

- denfrng Ihc j^ruliAiiy, wicliauc |£>.fing ch^ idrAiolhi»oppan«nC j lh« i*, by £cltbriun£ and rtcofjiug ihc nuratH;f of #arriOfi tUm « 

C^ftid^st^ I to Acc^nhpbHi tthtcht iJfcc i^Of/^ttt bar fo many ilinz« of vftruiui coaJtruftioni, at there wero hcroca TOcclebrj*tc> w'iowflf" 

■ Ik flHmbcf* " /W d^ timj£^t ^^ ^^^m ^^fffj^^/*^, i^hofc nccki w«id adorned «iib iKc ;f^r i^^r^iau, qt jjolJcn chiim'' ^^ 



CUNOBELINE'S INCANtATtOR 




PHjrGy;^ li.e perfM \t,f ^hprn chli ch^.trt w.i t^flipt^frd, might hiTeUfn [he Time » >. in tbe rmt^/ cilld C«A/^ OrW?/. 
9-^^j, ,^ -u,,^../r, «,. /,;^ ihr,,piUn ,J bsitU 6fthi ijU ^Mrimn, i prince of i dilVitl in the TouibtirD p*ru of S60tl«Bd ^ i 



bffle» 



or 

Ehit 



Goichan Cynfeiyn^ 

Pet mi ganzufj, 

Givff^gm icrcb Twrch Tr^yih t 
CjfTcbeftd yn fin 
Cyn not gdr,hn : .' . \ 

Tyiliii Gant Gapban — rbag carina 

Rbi^ RhojTt rbyw Elwagkn, 
ijjrn-fyr fyracb farcbogUn : 
"TyUm Tlfach 
Gwrbyd giifurthiach \ 

Rhydgwyn rbag Ehtgl, iawn iladdt 

lawnfrain yn frynial.^ . 

Rhiig catjbwyfmzvl iSftt 
Liwgyrditfg dyfii 
Hifgynial alld 
I hb de^r dyjd^ 

Trwy gibch'Wr ^gtn^ 
Ac aur ay crain ; 

Agdlar dujyji dyfyd^ 
Ei 'ivynafifdJ fvlyft 
Et gran si gykhyn, 
Celedig ewyn 
Meddmdyn: 
Ail cTau ei gykbyn 

Rbag cadeju Cynfdyn, * 

Cyafelyn gq/n^r, 
Tfgivn hryjf^vn bdr^ 
GahfTthisd sdat^ 
Ar dtviin dwyar^ . • 

Cyrraiib gnzd Fcricn * 
A daft fitrddiuyd baelen 
Cyfred Cfrdd wyUisnt 
Ar wding dirim, 
Teyrn tud anaWt 
Ti mau i gtvyndWi 
Tn yfwyd y dydd taw, 
Csmyn dyad geiyn, , . 

Efmfsgfatd trwjn.^^^ 

Gf^nha^H tyrdd ceinmyn 
Tw gwoTibatt Cynfelyn : 
Ccrttan Cywfdyn cytwy wyUd, 
Ed^yn gwr gwatdd Cwyittdd it vtlad^ 
Pytbi^Niiivr diwr dychiangad. 



The Charm cf CunMtnt. 

ShoulJ i, enraptj in my Hie numbers fingj che 
potent btjiJs of magic fpclb would fpring \ like thofe 
produced by ihc circle ant! wand of Totrcb Tr'uryib: 
wc fhould have had a kinc brought us^ furpalTing his 
r^rltECs : Carn Gapbajt would burft through ilic hoofy 
ranks o( Rbinp^Rbff/tt of tht breed of Jilwsgiefij with 
ihoxi Jegs, and fhfirtcr riders: Gylvacb would burft: 
ihroirgh the tc^izer of exulting manhood i — fury in 
a torrent Hii^ll flow agjin^ the Angles^H^ughtur h 
jult— our heaps of (luin are the ravens* due. 



Before him who is naturally endowed wiifi fong^ 
light unfolds [he myilery of the power of tic fee ntting 
to every bold enterprise, through bolt, tlirougll 
fnire, through trap-covered cleft, and gold-be- 
lire wed path i and bearing woe he fh all return, hia 
ehciCfing yellow cup befmcared with gore, hiding 
the froth of the yellow mead : alike (hall it be en* 
circled ^y][h gore from iht battles of Cytivd^n^ 



CytrvHyitt the anger-bearing chicf^ ttic uplifted 
ar of wraih, by whom tlie birds arc beglutted 
with prey^i and the cnrlcher of the divining magician, 
whofe fpell fliall be as powerful as the form of ^a- 
rion — Untier the thighs of the generous ones, m 
equal pace, Jhall run the fprites of the gloom, ikim- 
roing along the pleafant hills. The king of the land 
of harmony, mine is the bt to lament hitn : till the 
day of filencc came fought he the haunt of the foe 
wich the ample -grafped ipcar. 



The fupcrior of the prUe- contending fongj U the 
guardian fpcll of Cynvdyn : it fingi th« fitfety of Qx- 
Vflyn the beloved chief, from whom bleffings flow. 
The honoured man of Gwyaedd knows his country 
vrdl; the bold toiler with the firci>gr.ifping hdnd, of 



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THE CHARM QF CUNOBELINE. 



Eidefyn Giiir, 
Ghi/t&n giser 

Cain dy em rttddt 

Eithinpt veudgsidd hUn;^dd? 

Gwaribm Cytt/flyn^ 
At Odcdifi, rtfuj gorag 0dm ! 

Dogn gymmhxvyUaid, 
Ttf^jty (/rct-jw eretirdd^ 
Am rhaddes* feed if Uu i'-Hf ^^'^^ 
Edmygir eifai> Tcgfan, 
JVrfh rif, tff '^rlb rhti> 
H'^yr Calfitn graid : 

Fan fyry^yd arfau 
Tret htn tad o feiddinSt 

Bum dau er dydd rhaid. > 

try-wyt, a ibrygaint, a thrychmit, , 

IfrtitbfU C^tlrAttb ydd aitbant ; 
Oy j3iL'! yd gryfuijafit 

' UihfeddfiNeJln 
T^i^myn iri, isid arcBnt/anf : 
Cyfton a Cbaitrnfth d cbaihku a gad'O/nnf, 
^ mifitisu i>'m I ran d^xbiamnt, 
Mib £Qeiisrtbfy ni^erth a waaiibujii 
aar pur, a dur, ac arktiK 
^ Efnyfed rnd nodd^rd y caivfatitt 
Cxffsnban eyrdd Cya/ey'i cyfus/^n^ 



Eiddyn'^ Caftic, bluc^ towtff tJ, UmXui in jhrmj. 
Precious ts thy ruddy gem, la which the flowing 
panegyric, mead, or ft^rcly ftceJs, arc bye dif-. 
I^raceful things,— The humble furze- buCh, {[\a\\ \i 

not be obfcurcd by the llitcl/ irce ? 

The guard Ur fptll of C/fltf/ya, on the plains of 
Cedoditt, fliail it not prevail over O^u! Satiated 
with cnterprlic^ his hc-wy fpcar, with gold adorned, 
he bcftowed on rac — Be it for a bcncRt lo his foulj 
His Ton ^feg^-an fliall be honoured at numbering and 
at partitioning, the nephew of the fiery Cahmi, 
"When weapons were flung over the hotiife field by 
' wolves, quick he ran to the call of the dayofntccf- 
fiiy* 



Tferee, and three fcore^ and tliree himdred licrota 
flocked to the variegated banner! of Cattraitb-, but 
of thofe who haflened from the flowing mead-gob- 
lets, ft ve three, they returned nut : Qjjfffl and Qj^- 
trsfth with hymns they commemorate; and me far 
my blood they mtitually lament. To tht fon of the 
funeral fire they made my coiripcnfition of pure gold, 
Heelj and filvcr ^ but from the heavenly power they 
found no refuge. With the fuperior proteSing-fujig 
ofCyfivdyn they would have glided fafely together, 

Tfcc ab-ove pixm ii 1 fiiilifu] trjnQitiQji, by Mr. Oveimf a! !iUifim. 




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OF A SJrrLE, BT ^ALIESIN, 

The fplIowTiie twfm is a literal trardatloci, iri lint for line, whict may weaker the force of cxprtJKon a llitlc i tat tje Ln>lj»Deiit 
mi, IC lH:nd« iLCift.r 10 vhcfcwho m^y U iudinfd to On m pare h with the OfiginfiL The ode hi* nu title Id ihc MS. fromwhHKeit 
wAi copied i but I h.^vc given it Out which i) pccfijccd, from a fupponuun thtt it wit coistpofcd on account of a bank loogbt m tbc 



cop] 
vale of Qsraat, 



Gwaith Dyffryn Garant. 



Tn Nyfryn GamNf — 
Gallawg gallwgyd ajichw^fti 
Sy^-^vlIJymtidmi/j 
Bitn frddefd tant^ * 
Ntu nss £udd dyfydd^ 
Cudd dirgel rhiig dydd* 
A 's>yT sndd gilfydd 
Py gel Calkfydd, 
Am dyro amde : 
Q*rpTth^att ddwyrf. 



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Tbi BaStk tfths Vsh of Garant* 

Eitolled fhall be the illtiftrious deeds 

of the Vale of Gciraiit.^ 

The fons of nuighter, from the undcGrable rtckiog 

plain, will depart 

when cheating of harmony rcfounds, 

or when the fhades of night approach 

the hidden retreat from day* 

The learned in the myllery of fong 

find a fafc refuge with Cailcfydd, 

vfho beftows on me fplendiJ garments* 

m afcendi^g from the gate. 



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OF A BATTLE* 



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Iff dd^t'h fkhijswg 

Jif dfhuti bufiazi'g^ 

Cymru car7f£dtiaivg j 

Dear Al^nei/cn^ 
Diiitr my^^wg Mmj 

jfm GjfT fpyra^gc?! 

^iCcelj ai griia-iaoft ? 

Tfiyr wyj^lc^j : 
£iJ}'^erw/ifoM I 

2w morofdd Gifdo^itf. 

Tj gsir/rith fjfrenin ■ 
Brdn bure dd^'^i/i^fj 
Wyf ^ffrddsmn iruj 
IFyfiyfrnH Uwc» 
A /hizi^ y dygM^ 
ilfjij^ wo/fja £^ UrifVt 

Eiridfi ffiri&irj 

Rbifddffdf! flpbwyj : 
Rhiiddyri ai iiu^wyif 
Cffi/jff lJardd}f^n-:vyj : 
2'vyr m £^rk^ys i 
Cttns ^dtiiN QMUwyi 
Ctini cdr amyfwys^ 

Cw^lah Ufyr gor/awr^ 
jf ddygynbyf^^ aivr: 

Rbdg rbuikr iUddj^/awr : 
Gl^yifi ffgyl! gwawr 
F/gcryjtl y?t ^zvi^ywawr 
Trubant cahn iymiiN (Ud/dwr 
Dryr or dir yn wr (fi^bawrm 



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in winter's ftormy feafbo, when the chief appears, 
they commence the voice of melody**^ 

la (trivixig for the pre-eminence 
the fortunate will run with fpccd. 
The flceper wiU awake«- 
Carcg would wifti to purchafe 
Camkna's flony regions ; 
thcfire of GjfWo^j . . 

the bluftering jWirTTfmffffif, 
fair M<fna*s tumultuous JlionjSj 
nnd the mighty horribly-pcrjujed 
long-haired G'^cntians^ 
For Gar Wyrang^in * 
who offers the precious price \ 
Is \l Matlgwn of M6n ? 
or flialJ ic come from Aersn ? 
Is ic Codi with his wiJy wbeJps 7 
or 15 it Guer-wtdd-ijOj aiid his fons f 

The foes (It a 11 notexuk 
by having hortages from Tnyr : 
the Bards of Ton g were anemblcd, 
geniufcs of bounteous pafTions ^ 
but their poetic charms di farmed not the chiefsj ai 
in the witer- dwellings of UJJifif 

on the Gsdodbuaij fcar» 

If true, the boding words of myfteriouslorc, 
fort told from the morning ravenj 
1 am a captive in the bands of age, 
I am a rrcafurc of joy, 
and the appcafcr of wrath { 
'lis tnine to protl;jim Urkn's praifc^ 

Beautifully fpkndid were ihe 
movements of the hoU of Uymmg 
on the red-reaping deep: 
Ic was Rbuddyn that formed ' 
the battle In Harddfunwys : 
it was Tftjr who fcattered itj 
who, to a hundred fcdlvals welcomes a 
hundred friends paHlng round the caroufing ciip» 

I faw the warriors of dread appearance, 
rufhing together to the Ihout of war j 
I faw the ground (Ire wed with bloody 
from the conflict of the men of fwords i 
they tinged with blue the wings of the morning, 
when they poured forth their afhen mefTcngersofpain, 
In three hundred feflivals will be fung the high fame 
of 2fljr, whofc fcacs arc fcen on the crimfon-tinted earth* 



The Mhave poem wtKonpofedby Taf/f/it, (^^mlnglj when ht wii qn^er the pitronige af Uri/ir Rt£44, prince ofCiadri^i but ii 
H II ivCit LDiinedbaleljf aetilffircd la tiii p&tron, i[ tpptnrii pfubibtc itiat lite herOfif ihe puem wii J'lifri. Kkn* cf t^iiMMt. 1 bcUrve thit 
ii Ebr itm-e i'njr js wr (\ftti nertiiincJ in ihc TriaJt, lO bc kln^ □( Gait^ti whicll wAi m. diltrict tb4I f am prenCDiSed pffEl af Lhe prelcnE 
CWiiiLici ai G/iiMaf^(twt Ma*m9Mt^i tHiJ iHMftfite. The TriaJi hy thmht Snvrnwtt Etikolourcd ttitk bwod* from the grc^Jit ilAuohtir 
made In i bmir, iu Hbicb AW^jw* Ciny^rJ/horr m p^TL agiicitl: iJJm, ihc faiiDl Ji^f; ud KfhjiPi ibii mifilu kiArc bfitmen nccaunt 
sX doe dU^ jic Lptrkcin #f io ibii ^utsa : ^'raitftinA ij Mr^ tfui/r e/'MnnoM- 



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THE SALUTATION BETWEEN TALIESIN ANT> UGNACB, 



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tnidLtlildan rhwng Uc^ach ab Mydno, o Gacr- 
Scon> a Tbambmnj q Gacr-E^cs^rwy, 



Talic fin* 

Marcheiivg, ^ gyn^ y Dhatf 

jm pi-n pvjnioft a'i gyr/t ^rdn 

Ni'tk adivacn niw r>*tK vfdas i 

I 

Miirchawg a gyrth i"r Jien 
Sy ar manb isdnrn cd^-^er ; 
Baheginh^f n^msntater ? 

■[ \ ' Tallcfin. 

M aid af yna yjs a^r, 

Goddifg-^aitb y gcdrkawr > 
EMd hiJtdiih NiJ a Havjr* 

Ugnacbt 

Tg^xr tji'm gwttm liunyd^t 
T ti^g y g^f dtd'wydd : 
Sit bjdiitiif {Sphaa doydd^ 

Talicfin. 

Fm ieuafi Gaer-Sem 

O ymLtdd at' idttvoft j 

Tdir^ i Gcer-Ufw a G'-^ydioJU 

Ugnach. 

Bahre di g^Jthyf i*r Bdhm^y 

^{b''j;yd aedd a ry-phdhs^ 
Ai attr usth iir Jy wamii* 

Talicfin. 

^ Hid sd'Jxnien y g'^r by, 
A meddu tan a g^xdy f 
^ig a (hmeg y dy'Ji^dh* 



■ Siiivititiori ongmiled in iTie Jiyi of Cliivilrif. from the 
Knlgli^a lakin^ oft" ihclf tictincts beJbr* the ladie*. 'I'tiC hood of 
ihc cloak, oi co*if>wai ihcn mnLt commonly worn. Haii or 
bonncta wen.- firH wpm in Erglund In ih? time of Henry the 
Eighih : ani higti -crowned tbtCi fijft wom hy the mfn, m Ekixa- 
bctlk'ifCiKn. 

" 5fjft wai ati flnclent Britith ffiri» on ihc top of Ji mountain, 
ffOrtli of Conft-y town, called Ctttr'Siioa ; 0F> m ihf linjlifh or- 
ihopraphy, Seuon : fthlcti wittlic tvm n^Qwukit GpfMi.«h^tt 
King Mittig^H (or, Ai Oihcri fiy, hu Uti^VT Ca/i'vj:^iii>n>) wrrl 
to judge between the [XitLs, and the moJiciini, in ihir (isch certury* 
lie lived at D;Eanwy>in Creutliyn j and he «iil«:d ilic pucuand 
harpen (O Cwlm the river CoiH^'y^ The hir^itt* »Fid Crwthcr*' 
irlbuQicnii -were fpoiled l tljLteHec^ tlie pocti, wKfifc tach could 
not be damaged, carTicd [he diy. JV/ d^M tuhicir ^ivn ffii 'f- 
tsti^t if thti tirtumjianii, hj ywwrritr Uif*. t9 ttt Bijhvp oj 



r*^ Salutation* hitwitn Ucwach, /ii>/(js */ 

Beg3nViy''t in CdirnarumPurt \ about A. B. 540, 
^Botb celebrated Bacdi.) 

Taiie^fi. 

Thou Knight, that gocft towirds the ci^* 
Wkh white dogSj and large hundng horns : 
! know noE thee, nor ever faw ttice 1 

Thou knight, that goeft towards the harbour 

en the flrong harfe of war j 

Come with mc, I will not be denied I 

I will not tiow com«{ 
the loiterer will fufFer ; 
The blefling of heaven and earth attend thee ! 

UgMacK 

Of aflranger, whom 1 have not tifualiy fccn; 
Thou louk'Il hkc a happy man : 
How long dull (bay, and when return ? 

When 1 come to Cjcr-Seon^ 

froxn fighting with Jewsj 

1 Hiall goto Caer-Llcw wich Gwydion't 

' Ugnach, 

Come wuh me, to the cky: 

Thou flialt have mead, ifihou HaycR:* 

and pure gold to clafp thy girdle I 

J know thee not, brave man ; 
thou poireflbr of fire, and bed j 

Fair and tlek^ablc thou fpeakeft I 

event hippcDcd near ZJ^as^j or at dtn-Siia, dofe to Cta^ 
JiArvon. 

When muJic ninil puetrv ve^rc made fcparite piofsfflai", i| 
fecTni that the moficUni ui\l?lly preiliScJ at (he puNiC«nteto 
of iki": conftquently. tlie iibove kinfi. dMhittalUt^ by *ayrf 
erCDuraglng the poeis, and prot^bly fur tbe fake of liJ«oiir» 
adapcfd [hiit m&dc» to dccidi: in favour of the pjeii* a^oa 
Teemed to Mi BFoiiDd, when put in componuan wHli He awui' 
cianit 

•* Kine Cj/iwit, bhe fon of I^igi^ ^^cld hisMort at Dtgarnvj', 
ind fo did M^uig'^va, V^J^v^in, 4fld Cj^-m/*^*^; *tiKiL city» 
ibout A. D. &16, in the timeal C^mea ifMAtd^t^J. '^^ al t 
lightning : lilJ C-,nvij wiJ afterward* biili on ch* yppotte 0de Ot 
the river, with tie ftlini (hrrccif. Lt^ii'* Mfiifjk H'jUrf, 
P'^e 114. 

• Stt thi M Volume of tlift Sudi, p- 791 *c- -- ^ r 

i& aucJIin. 



DIALOGUE Between taliesin and UGNAct*. 



n 



Ugnach. 

Tatiefin* 
Taliifjin w^f i^nau iahf tit dy ^lidd, 

Talidfin* 

Ugni^ch mwy/j/y sla/^ 
Attn? rbad y gwIdJ pennaf ^ 

(O'r Lljfr dWj Ga^^r4dif$.J 



Ugn^cb, 

Come with rtie to my h^ibication^ 

Thou Ihalt have the be ft wine I can givt 1 

My name h Ugnacfi^ Ton of Mydno I 

Ugnach, a blefling on thy Seat y 

Teacher of grace, and glory : 

I am Talicfin^ and wiJi return thy feaft t 

Tallcfin^ the firft of Men ; 
Challenger in fongs of contcfl : 
Stjy here till Wednefd^y* 

Ugnachj with the mighty power j 
Mjftcr of grace, and chief of his country ; 
V\\ not dcfervc hkm^j I muft not ftay ! 

The origjnfll WflCh Qf tliaj curiciii rtlick waa Eranfcribed frtjai 
oneof thcojdeft WclDi m^nufcripti, cdEcd, T Llyr ^i, « G-w- 
Jyr^Jin ; or^ Tht Black BfwJc of SJaerfflJlrthcii j •A-idth ipfwara tq 
tc tJfcC hanii^wricing of the cighch CcaturVt ard deliflcaicd upOQ 
gMi^ik.^z and tlae iddjtionj pare, ai ihcs end of iht Hook, ii 
^^iTicEGii b/ Cj/rd4^iiiv^ the faiticmi BarJ, h^Hq flourirticd an the be* 
ginning of itie iwelflb ccnCury : ^vhii;]i nnanuCcript DO* bttonjl 
to Hti]gwrt Libfir^, in McLfi&iayddllairc* 



CAHiAi>pannethyMardro5yCANTR£FGwAiLODi Tl^^ ^cng ^f tb, I^ufsJathn ^/ Caj^tj^ev Gw 
aUan o*r Liyjr Du oGxekvv^^din. <^ufo/sbcBhdB,cko/a^,rmarfb.,j, aMa^u/aipt. 



[A Fragnicm tranfl^tcd fiotn she Wclfli.j 



The 

whoH 



ifi T . ! V i^'i Poei^ la fuppofej ro have hwn *mtrn ^ TalatfLit abo.t i j hui^.Jrcd vfar. .gn ^ hut rh 

.bW ihXL Of xhe Hard> £/j^'-ir.A H/.. ^h, Houp.n^d n«r the f^m^ period, J...*,.,., to u^hL thc^i^^m /. 

covered hy tUe fei e^if.d^d fr.n, the fouth-..Jl border, of cl,er.>rvn.lT,ir., .long (h. ,cX of M-r .1 
IifiriGf t1»* f,verJ cmh.nkrti*™u. moiind,, -e.J /eneep, which once fecurtd ihc e;rfienfive chlrripaieo Cot 
W-de-w*[h0£ Ocr.ii, 4r. no^ culled by chcJcvcrjl i.-cneiof S^r^^S^^r.., S^^jB'wtt, tec. ^ ^ 



JdrefTeJ, and 

C^DlmTij novv 

ind C^Jij^i^njUn. Tbe 

country from the h^voc of ■ 



SEIfHEN/N, /afJ^ alL^fr, 



] 



* Snibfni.ii Frtitm s Fad Gvi'jJJna, a mfgjsiJJ mf rti ^r'* 

AtkiM Saimi. That ij, S/it^t^^ the kh,^, frPff iJlc land of 

" tarn Urm} dii,n dr»: n iflr'/'-O. Gl^n* Thlt ji^ 
Thc^rcri of G-wjiidnt, whh iht Jsieh cr&*n, 
Whflft [hf Ceij.Dvc^rni'hi^Ejn'd lniixerriCk.i'ir-*'^ 
Wbich if fjppnrrd Eo kiive hippen^d abnui ihe y«tr (OO, Ac 
cardmgUHtlie IJ^iiirti^rWj. tJ*c f«it ^f Kir j <Vw,tf J", {f'thfr 
of Eifh>ji ) in Nurih WiJci, wi« y^c ql ib« llir« prindpal hu- 
bou"ftl iiniiii, 1 uA CtiiJ tfj^^^fo j, in lilt muutb ul Un*»y 



SEITHENIN' come forth, 

And bdioJd the bnd of warriors ; 

The ocean hath o'c rw helmed che plains of Gw/ddaa^ 

Where Cant&Z G-warfeJ ixitt, \t ntnnf the trc^^ B«y, bfi^rpn 
Llej^nind Abc^yHwyitij cillcd. bj fiilori. C*rdig*n Hay And 
according to iTJid»ian, ihtre wr™ ftvenJ Euwri mil v\\\ieet 
which *c« Alt icmnJatcd by ihc fei; fuck jli C^y Gw/d'-ffla, or 
thcCaJllc of Owjf JLfflf ■ wliich wai b«[Lvcen Sarn ftijrin- and 
Ai>tryiiv/ytb. Itc, Catr Ctnttiir, ar the furlrcrj of Cenctirr tt it 
not now known wticrcii wju. ThcHi ti atomb flouf in Ab^tzeln 
cliHFcb-yard, »hich Ilea very ntlr lllcfc* ] ihat has [he /bl|n#Lne 
ihfcnption^ which alludei to t. j^remi tri^l of conn [ r; tiviatg been 



overAuwcd hy (be fet: 

Tma moi'st girw/tfJ 
i'm mvtiaitiii iMil/ftngit \ 

Q 



H^re li«th^ 

in chc ^hur<:h-yird of Sr, Micbid, 

Thrw mLIci [» iht nojitw^irJ. 



fc . 



]& 



THE SONG OF THE INUNDATION OF CANTRE'R GWAELOO, 



B<ied (Uttndigaid y merjin 
A'i b^Uyyig^dd gwsdi gieht 
Ffynnsn wenefir mor t^jifu 

Bee J emendigaid yf^chtaith 
A*i bcUyngodd gwyd y git>aiiifi 
Ffynmn wsm^r rnsr dtfaith. 

BiisJpddfeTfridy ar far catr^ 

Hyd ar Dii^ y deditj 

GftflO^i/ wtfit iraha, tram bir, 

l>iitjpad ftrcrid y arfar fJ^r, 
Heddiw byd ar Ddw^ y dadsl-u^i^h, 
CtiitwdgwidiirabHj attregwch, 

t 

Bmjpiid meTcridy nr g-jfinsa^ 
Csdair Oda^lDw^ a'igsrim : 
Gnff^d g'Vidi gormod, pfiiiu. 



1 



Curfed be Merjin^ 

Who, after wine, let in ihc well o^Gwette^r^ 

The boundiry of the (r.&\ 

Ctiffed be Machtaitb, 

Whoj after the bat r]f J let in the well of C-aflj^^ - 
A wild buffting ocean. 

The forrowfu) cry of M^nrU from the- brow of Ga- 
Is raifcd ty Csd : opprtlTion is generally folio wt4 
By a long fcrics of ruinous calamines* 

The forrowful cry of M^r^ridfrom the brow of Catr 
h this day raifcd to Godj in votive prayer: 
The progrcfsof opprcffion h generally checked, 



The Forrowful cry of AUr^id i$ raifed from 
God has overthrown the Chair of Cfi^rf^e/', 
Excefs is generally foUoivcd by wanr. 



■DfiT; 



Cnawd gwedi /mba^ /ram^^.cyJit 



The forrowful cry orMfrfT/Vovcrcortiestnc this riighc: 
And I am not caHly mcited co mirth i 
OpprtfTion is generally fbccctded by a fall. 



H^fiffj wrtir/y y^tufill^ 



The lamenubk cry of Mertrid conripels me 
ThEs niylii tn go from my chamber : 
Oppr^^lTion is generally fucceeded by a bouftdleft 
deftruftion- 



Y mac yr Emolvw canlynol ymyf- ENCLVNroN rbe filkwiftg ^anza ht^Jritsfrm /ht Rmrd ^ tbi 
Beddau Milwyr Ynys BitvDAiKi Tcmh cf ihe Bnli/?i fVarrtaru 



MSr mawrhydig iynrhaft, 

' StirM Ba^ri^ U ihe edoA woit^erful work of [he fprt, perh^p?, 
in Briuinj jTti hardljf nociced Jiithcrto. It Jl 4 waI] built uf 
fipne, *boui tight yajJj ihitlc^ fDpund to reach n miki inu> the 
fcA* from ft/fliirflj into Cajdig^n Uiy ^ fomc of wlilch U dif- 
HinlhJ^ ftt lowfriiej. Th* other i^i]], callftl Sai*Tf ir^vi, runt 
from ^rtvTfl OiirJ(/fl> ita i norib-wcfk dirc^llun^ ^nd juin the point 
of ihe formrr^ 

fc jppcan thn Lhc flogd-^nci wew left open in coofequencc 

Of drLnkcnfieri* 

K Die rhair of C^Ja^i ^ai probably near Corj y GfJo!, in 
MEflonnhflkirei (or. pcihipi^ [faff Vrr> domiin thit u ftill cilled 
C*rJ J G^Mi wbkh jiow bdring] tq Sirlliomii Modjnl 
'TU.^ wi* ttfo t Siint, caUid C^/, OdVrr CW.-ur/, 
Lbair dl Cfdo], n f-i^ppDrcd to hivr facrn tn al^vAEcLi 
or uibunal rcMi, whrrc the Lotd o( ihe diihiil. er 
hii priDCipft] jnigiflr*tF, prpmyl^eicd tbe liw, Tbcro itrc ft- 
vrrt^ r f»iad placet of Uut kuid m Wile*, Jtc. «M,J, „^j Jiftin, 
guifllf J by fuch Pihici jif dJ,^ J.dl ; Cudit U^u i CaAr Jninr 

Hill ID Worttlle^DLiic> iJio dcrivei lu »»!« fjflm « jimilir tif. 



cr thE 
mcHinif 



The grave of Sfithaitn^ of feeble wit; 
h between Ca^ Ctn^Jir and the ftiore ; 
He that was of an illurtrious Tribe* 



eum[1?inc« } ihic |i, Hl^txrarmt or the Hill of JuJgiseftt, Aodp 
tc Cording qo lh^7Viid-/j, there wai* lilrd whole nimcwai CjiAir» 
in the fifth ccnlury. Likewhfe» there wtj one WmwO ^**^''*'* 
Or Ho^ve] of the Chair, 

■■ PormciJy \here were thrte privilcsjcd iribunili: The tnhi* 
nil of » King; the uihunjj uF i Blili^^p^ snd the irihurul of it 
Abbot : far c*ch of thtm htd i rif hi o*' holding * pirWi*[if trv 
bunnl of h\i uwd/* Aj#^ //^mv^'j ia»4i/* pige joj s s^dtMik 

Jd iJi/~«^iirfMhedpcpvAllici, o/DevoAlhirv, there ire fcHMr*- 
ni linn OB the prinihlve nin-'e of iha Aikcl^qLi Bmifti P*r]iAai«iJ 
Ihtt 3*, " TJiLFfr ure *Liur ilinn^riei, of juriiJictioflii w^i*^ *"-^' 
fljiaj^Ary-eourii, ind i^wni of coinage; via- Plympio«.T*«iioct? 
Afh^urton^ tniJ Clir^Eord. B^ the^ff we ch^>fcn. fjom tiiM "^ 
lime, it Eh^ dlr^^^tiuiLi of thei Lord-wirdcti^ c^^rUm J»jrii«t» 
meet ingenerAl Icillon of PitliiM«nt» 4t CnK^"'**^' *^*t^ 
hj[l in themidlt of Dirtoiorc," tVf^^ C^uiLilr^ Vol t-pn jf>H 

* lutig aV-/i^*iM «a» the Uihzr of/;*/-*, the fouudir ol ihi 

h'dU^K cdllvLl UiTnJ^^i^Mit in Lrcuthya^ VtHroir^^^Jbiie- 



^OAf£ 



r ts 1 



SOME ACCQUNr OF TALIESW. 



*^ Of migic OUmbcrap afvd [wKutfiv* T^wndJ^ 

f/iLJESJN rung and proplitficd in the timf of King Maflgwn Gtt^jncdd, but was orieinally puroiiiied 
by E/pbifit Inn of Gapv/./M Gar^itbir^ Ijird ofCantrcv Gwaelod, about the end of the fifth century, 

Maelgwn kept his court at Dy^^3;r*&j j Gwyddna lived fome time in the neighbourhood, and hid a fa- 
mous wear tlicre, which, to this day, is called Gsred IPjddmt or Gwyddno*s Wear: and now belong la 
B6dyfi:ol:cn. 

Elpb'tH wjs always at Court, where he cxh:ii][ted his Rnatices fo much, thai he was conflrainfd to be a 
pctidoner tu his fiithfr, for the benefit of the wear, for one niyht only, as a icmporary relief to his pocket. 
He obtr^incJ his fuit j but the only fith he found in the wear was Talisfi?} : hnw he came there, is too Ion? 
and romaiuic to rtJate : however, the poem tranfl.itcd by the Reverend E, Evans, entitled Djbuddiimt 
Liph'iRf rclatts to this event. The autlior then proceeds to infurm us how Maelgwn was furruundcd by 
a]] his courtiersj and his 24 B^ifds and Heralds, &c, in the Chriftuias hoTubys, all Rriving who 
i]]Ou]d fljtter the king the moft. They agreed thai he was the h^ndromcft, the wife ft, and the moft power- 
ful [Tonnrch in the world j and tlinii Jus qLictn^ in beauty, wifdomj and dLinity, &c, ftirpafl'ed all the ladies 
in the kingdom: in Jliort, ihut his troops were tlic b rave ft ; his horfcs and dogs the (l«tcfl:j his Bjrda the 
bcft, and wifrn, in the world. Elphin very modrllly Gid, '■*■ That nubctiy IlinnkI cnier into coinpariJbn ' 
*itha kinjT, but a king;" othcrwiff, he would affirm, that his own hdy, in point of cha lilt y, migfit vie with 
any in the JLind : and that he hiitl a li-trd wjio exctlkd aH his majcfty'i Bard.^, ^c. When the king heard 
ihis^ he ordered E/pbiu in be bound, and thrown into prifon, ilU tlie truihof thofe aHertiuns JTiDuld appear; 
and ihen ditparched his own (on lihiin, a noted debauchee, to try the c]>n[liiy of his ladys flic being in^ 
formed of thtfe things by Taiifffis, nnd like wife advifed by him, d re fled one of her maids in her own fine 
cloilhs, and put all htf rings and her hufljjnd's upon her fingers, &c, whilft flie aflunicd the charafter 
of the maid, and waited at fupper. The prince, who had been immediately introduo'd to the parlour;t 
fupped with the meiamorphored maiii, tntcnaincd her with a great deal of indecent difcourfe, and aftet 
the reft were withdrawn gave her a flecpy potion^ and accomplifhed his willies. After that, he cut off her 
Jittle finger^ upon which was E/fblfi's own ring and fignct, which he had a little while before fcnt to his lady 
as a token, &c:. The ptincc left the iTiaid aflcep, and haftencJ to his father with the ring and finger, in 
tvideni^e uf his fuccefs. Tlickiug fends for Elphin out of prifon, ami firSl upbraids him for his credulity 
rciprifdng his wife's chafliiyj and when he finds him [Tcifcvering in it, flicAvs him the ring and finger, and 
^ITutes him that the perfon who had brought them had lain wiih his lady the night before, ^//i^i/ff acknow* 
itdges the tiny; but, upon examining the finger, proves that it never belonged to his wife, by leveralflrong 
arguments : firfl^, from the HEtof the finger i here he obferves, that the ring could fcarccbe forced over the 
middle joint of the little finger in queilion ^ and aflirrcs the king that the ring was a great deal coo large for 
his lady's thumb : fccondly, he takes notice diat the nail of this finger had not been cut for a month pafl:, at 
leaft i whereas his lady never ncgleCled cutting her nails conftantly every S lEurday : thirdly, he obferved 
that whoever owned the finger, had made ufe of it very lately in baking rye bread -, and aflTures the 
King, ihai hia lady had never done fuch a piece of drudgery Hnre flif hid been his wife. Poor Etpt'm 
U now deemed incorrigible, and re]nanded hick m prifon for hisobftmacy and credulity, with orders never 
to be rclrafed until he could fjtsly prove, what was deemed inipoflible, the chaflity of Ms wife, and chcfupc- 
f lomy of hii Bjrd. ^'shffvi now rtfolves to fct his patron at libetty ; in order to this, he goes to Maelgwn 'a 
court, where he was not knuAn i and by his fuperior fkill, aflifted, however, by a little forcery^ he over* 
tomes all the Uurtats of die palactTi al^Tis his lady's chaftity ; proves her innocence j and does fome other 
wonders^which rtllores hia patron to his Ubctty, and the favour of his prince, &c. 'Tuiiffuft aftcrthis, adviica 
EJpbin to lay a *ager wlih the king, that he had a horli: that was fleeter than all his majefly's horfca : upon 
iliU, a Coutfe wa? marked out on Murft Rhumedd, and the king brought (here twenty-four of the fIcetefV 
hoifeiin his ftud, which were eveiy unc b«ac by klpbia'^ horfej afTified, however, by a little oi 'Ttili^ftH*^ 
mi^\c. Moreover, TalitJin urJered tlu buy i\\xl rode hii patron's horfeto drop his cap un the ground, uptMi 
Ihejilice whercA/WfWfl'a hoffc rtunM (tumble, which he accordingly did. After the race was uvrr, TMiejiit 
took i'ipbhi to the J^Kjt, anJ dircfltd it n> be dug Jiito ) wlKrc ihey came to a large t:4uUron^ full of guLh 

% 1 hen 



^, 



ID 



OF TALIESIN THE EARU. 



Then the BarJ iM^^Tcd hh pnrror, antt faid toElpbia, " here is your reward for taking me out of t),- 
wtar» aniJ fur rearing me Tram [hitda/-" Tins f^m is now calkd i^y/^^wV, or ihe pool of the Cauldron* 

N B. Tiitre h probabiT fon.e (fUlli in thf abate CJr]fluJ aCMiict ibojt JlJ«/^u* C-i*hrflrA/» £>*/», £(c ; m fqnu? ^f fj^ c. 
pofnii, (.r. at Ir.ft, *l!« p-f. for hi*, rdatf to f&rflc of tlkC ev*Dta racniioncd, *^**« I 

Probabfy r^'i^'^flCaiircdan artiSciar J*j 10 be n^jJe id fame Damcul»r piFtori]ie Ci^tfe, which ihc rtdtr of Ehhin'i hofftk 
fpe(iil charge lo aiV.i.l ; jind by (hit sn^irij, po£Iib]v,'t|c brat Jl MAflpwn'* horf«, "na fclphm woo * cortfidcrahlc lum of „„ 

Jn i<3m^ orraTictu"* i>flrtjew«, or Prcphctic ?Ocmi, m pJace called T F^aitiii mfniiflned j where a bjtrl^wai [o be fcurtt ' j 
devtn ihflufitid cif lilt iiiiciii* to he deftroytd, Ttc Annciaior Cayj, that Fthlit it Hccdan CaftJc^ in Cbelhire. J„ j„^, ,}<r^"£ 
«k j-Af/r^? r^il^wf , pag rji >l . ar, d 3 1 . '^ *'!" 

■ From John Jam* af Gelli Ly\Ay*i Miaakript j a^d extracted hj [he Severcnd E. Evanj, whafe eolkfliortj 4re nnw it Plii G 



>', 



r//£ imroRT of arthur. 

The Hiflory of King Arthur* whofe name is frj diftingmniei] in the BrEcirti Annak, is fo tnvcWd ^^ 
(lie ronaanctiA^ thai it iii now Jilliciilt to i:cMT-e at Ehc truths except from a fcw-AUthrntic documtnts ftiH p^*. 
frrvc*^^ in arcfcn: M'd/ii [nanuf-iTripTJ^ ajttl o[htr rccortSs j which 1 El^tll ctidcavqur to give hercp ^vithan 
En^liJ> ifanJljrion* 

Nf^iiiiiis^ the old Britifh hifloriin, Viho wrote about A. D. 620j infurnis us, that Arthur was the fon of 
Utb*r Pfndr&g^M^ and ^^ai b^-rn ac I'lmd^^r] Ofllr^ in Cornw^lt^ abt^uctfic yrar 516 i (where traditicm cor- 
r-jhonudii this acvunnt, in ihcir AlH reuinin-^ thtrc tht: very (jiot where his h^ll ftood^ his bed, his wavto 
thonhj ;ijid rhc tike-) Arthur was a fiftt-r's fun of King ^Liirrlius An^brofius; ^T^dcr whofe banner he 
Jervcd in his yisirnger days. Nfnmm alfo records, thjr Arthur was the chief Commanded of the BriiSfh 
forct*, and Mas alwjys vidorjcma. He foi>g]it iwJve grcac b-tcrtk-3 with ihe Six^m?, in concert wiih other 
Drjit[]i princes. Tins nugnaniniou^ concjueror rtif^ncd twmi)' fix yc:irSi nnil with the afTiflancc of his fkil* 
fui kriighEEj and ruccefird ar[iiicSj he prcftrvtd his country from aW fortii^n invaders; qnd| hi his fireat 
flC■hi^:vcnleutS3 had fcvcral furci^n kings tribuurie:^ to hiaii •- Ariljur received hi£ death-wound at ihc battle 
of CamliiJij Qf Came Ifbrd, in Cornwall in the year 54^ i where iiis antaynnin; Mcdri^J ^aa flain* 

This puiHiinr piitide is manibcred among the oinc wortliirs, Tiic ii:irJ, fulUfw^ records fomcofhtj 
battles : alfo A/fr^L^^^ ifie fun of M^rvry^i ; Prince Ll^'U;arib Ih'/s ; and Ciraliiuj Cami^rtHfis^ all record hi* 
fame '\ 

^ Tmddiddan rhwag Arthar Fremfii yn ei irueti^iJ, A Dialogue between King Arthur, in hh yomh^ 
flV aii wraij^ Gvj^ubwyfar, Han scdd ^y Fenb a and his fee ond wife, Gwcnhwyvir, This wauhc ladf 
d^yg,idd Mdivtts, Tjf^jjoi o'r 4lhn, whom Mdwas, a prince ofAlban, afterwards iloJe 




% f 



• < 



Artfiur, 
Ddywf^' tjsarcb a d^i dana^ 

Gweohwyfar, 
GlJsjw fy matib & Ow daii j 
Umyr dJtrm^'pd m^Jf fmwratr : 

jft agcr.^cIymiiJin y drw ? \ 

* Th* ramci of the forft|[iii klrgi and prlncdi who w^re (ribif- 
UrU4 u. King Aithufp ^nd htJbu wcie r\. bh tnufllpJfcAl kkt\, jjikd 
efter hii coii'UuirAip il Cofr^Lii^ti^ on ih* river UAp ift Mon- 
JiiDuthllb^e : CV/j[Aflwrp Kipg ul Ircliikd [ Af#Wf Afwp Kinft ol Jet- 
JjT^d s /JfiV-rw* King of GocliUnd ; £.>lvxj< i^^i^ kiftj; of Oiknry ; 
Ut^xtA KjM/uf^h, [or Iflfrii,) King ot Norway i £fV, Kiatg 

£/-i//(tfr^ Earl fl/ Bolett j Jft^vir * I>uke of Norniaiid^ [ ^if^Ww^ 



away » 

Elatlv Li my fleed^ and bearj me well i 
Nor will he the w^ter Ihun 1 
And for no man will he retreat ! 

C'^vijjbwyv^r^ 
Bright is my (Iced of nature's hue: 
May the boafter atway:? be dcfpifed j ^ 
He unly is a mapin who mates good hts word I 

Who will ride, and will be firm? 

Who will marcJi in the front of battle? [Scvin^ 

Nunc but a hero, can overcome Cai theTall* fonof 

0/ Ccj^DAiamiE Ctfi. Duke? of AoglffUi Om^a^Jf DjkcafPdttiBi 

Alfi> sIjc T^telvc ?«ri of Ci^uJ | i^d Gtr^ijvi Gdr-jflwj-ij Eirl of 
Char[crrp (h^hom Vitufl c^liccb Ffrxju^f C^rMarfrnfii^) //rttJ^p Kld| 

^ AliTup M^MAjm ^ AS^ii^^j, Hf G^jii* Rf^um jtmti^i lib, 1, 

. Arthur* 



A DIALOGUE BETWEEN ARTHUR AND GWENHWYVAR. 



ai 



^ Arhur. 

Givcnhwyfar^ 
JVj dd^Iii ii Gai ar dy ^ri^/^^. 



Arthur* ^' ■ 

■ ■ 1 _ 

Gwenfiwyfar. 

Djd ! was^ c d^rt d ^ffi.^/>7i / 

Ardiur- 
DQfdwJj ufii^ GJ gwydJ<^^b^ 

Gweiihwyfar* 
Afiw^Uh ^V, gr^ddci o/ciih'ij 
jir/wrddhir Ccl^'iwfg^ y?i Dy/uahst ^ 

Arthur- 

Gwej^hwyfiAr ^Ajva^-/ digri' / 
Gfiaivd ^ hn gu^raig air g^^r^i: 

^ The ^ollcnving curious note, (icr&flcd frnm jfi^lr/y*j il/^C-f^/a- 
iftf;*yf«tfd^^JjF^/flff, pjj^e J^, nlludri probably to ihi above Cii, 
or O'dij whs WB.I one o-fXimitE A^E^ur'a cl^itf ^^^-ceri : 

" The hmi]f 0/ C^il-^jt have long been qt Atri«jif*jv< Jn tlie 
piritho/^/'fjVf/ffl, in WJliOiir^. It wjt fold by - — , G^ivuf, 
Efq^ to ^ir /'W^iiiw lS\aJij^, one of tht Judges iifch^ King'* 
Bcflch, i^iimt it/Sj, TKicy c^^ihiimued In this pltCr four hundred 
fiJly ird odj >*4ri. ThcHp ^Ifn, ^ji fold tJicir eJUic in Bj-ohJ^ 
fta/tt BihLtb tiiry hud ai longp 01 perha^n longer; 

=■ On thffcKalfMJownorthc/jrmaf Br&awj-chjlk* U Jl liulr bir- 
rowf filled t^*wfffl'a birroA^ (^Kpch fliLfcJl be bcJbj-e ecclcfiaflicil 
Cjnor^i wcTf condtiiuttd ; for, fiftcCr buu^F^ Arc only in ccnfecrlCcd 
^rgund_) King f^j^i^f j;ivt chc mmrii ind farm of BfOid-chilk 
W lh4? nuDi of Wilion Abbey, ivhLch il $04 ycmri ifo/^ 

fNr H. The above wii wricicn in 1711) 



1 will ridcj and I will be fifm; and will 

March with fpced along the bank of the ebbmg tide : 

I am the man who will overcome Q^\ 1 

Gwifihwyvar^ 
Hold* youth 1 it is ftrangc to hear thte, 
Unlefs thou are marc than x\\f appciirance i 
Thoti couJdft no: overcome Cat* with a hundred 
m thy train I \ 

Gwenhwyvarj of beauteous look. 
Deride me not^ though finall I Iccm^ 
I ivouldj myfcif, a hundred take I 

Cw^fihwyvar* 
Ha ! thou youth, in bkck and yellow garb 1 
From having fledfatlly viewed thy fornij 
Methinks I have ictn chec before I 

Gwenhwyvar, with fwcct looks of mildncfsj 

l(iform me, (if thou knoweft^) - . 
"WJitre didll thou fee me before ? 

Gwejjbwyvar* ^ 

I fuv a m,in, of moderate flaturej ■ ' 

Ac the long Mbit o( Ct/iiwi^^ in Devonshire, 
DifLabutin^ wine^ to his friends around hinu 

yfribur.^ . >** 

Gwcnhwyvar^ charming in difcourfel 
From woman's lips^ wc look for idle [alk; 
Therc^ truiyj [hou haft feen me'! 

"When 

Mr^ ThinfiC| tni hi9 rxpknatDOn of cbe bird V^ords Id Claufiff 

to ^r/Z-i«r i;he{jrfaE> Klvig cnFihe Uriti^nif « mall f^iE^ou^cnin in 
with And JHi ikli iiiai^nirr ol civility ; a^ in the q^i of iht ibriiatis 
liVC may read,** 

'■ In Lbe y^ar lo^jp in n provinte of Waltfi, called Rhou WB» 
bii r^pukbrc found. Ctmuc^rf tti itt '^frnft^i^aftt. 

** Thli hlrangc Icnightp that UfnC Ehui Tuddentf 

All 3rnied> favc bli head, fufl ro^^lly 

Eftlucd Lbc Kiiigp itid Quteuj ind Lordi aJI| 

By Ordrr i^ they tEtcn in the balli 

WiLh (c high reverence and obeif^ni^ri, 

Al we]] in Ipeech, 4i in counienance^ 

TbaE CdTUtfjiv, wJEh hit old courteficj ^ 

Though be irameAg^in cut offtirie^ 

He cr>uld ImiVI Ml&e 4fn^nd ori no word.'* 



King A^jbuf had cbree wiirei, iuctctljvelyp o( ihe name of C-urfffi^^ow^' the firft wai cJie dauehtrrol C'w^j^i'jfr ^^ Gr^iJia^/^ 
jva»b]]r 4 Nonh Bntoo. Tl.c fetond w^i Jaujubter of (i*pwo*/ ^Vai, which feem* to bavt bren a Lotfrian fituoBtof Kent. Thi 
liMfd wii a diughlET of O^rr/dJ* tiVwfp 1 CambroKriEOtl. Tdad jr^ 

lly retfoD M EhiffLin^ itic hift kbi a Nonh Bricorip i>, EbiU Arihup, u.-hen he foElowcd hli COA^uel^A in the ii^Andfp Itfc her at 
■OOie: i And riha hAving 4 former inL m ii.cy wiih AVr/'ui^/, a pfkcc of North H^hUinj they <a CfiE^trtved Itn ttiit Jht, with ber emiJi of 
sFur, wentinLoiIhE fcLiLHj4ii, inaying^ wJicrc j^ffA^/^j w4l 10 hr lib wail fur htr amtnig ihr biiffirsj, with a fu[| gf doaiha en bini madf of 
rtKH ]>iUvci ol ireci 5 when eI^e queen Jind her js^^idi earlkc C4J Um- pljcf uppointedj ^A/urji llinErd Hpi ind ^arrifd che quetn A^ay id 
U4jririji f o hif cofupinkoni i in4 ill the miidicif booodf r«R eW4y m a ^rr^E fright 3 thry tuek binv to b« a lilyrp or witd mno en| tha 
kpuj. lie coftteyed Ebck^gifen to Scntla^ad^ and ktj-t her fort wbilE. t>ur iirglifh wmtfi*, tMihoti, iie.J wunder how ^ ti^ilc firinei 
CAuU ukc Aur«]^^ by (*jic«p ibe qiac*n o^ Juch a viliam k»B£ Ai AriAur U [aid Lo be ; l3ui the woedrf ce-lri* wli£?n ll 11 vijv>4^^ered th4l 
"~ wif Abfiii^d inhii frarii iiid the t^ucco iitiUio| lo b^ cmbrftcfd bjf m i^ld qcquaidUntf. ^liV^CVr«^c^ Ujt^Hi/Jmt, 



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iJle 



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KING ARTHUR, 
as - 

When -^r/^fff had overcome his enemies in the North of England, he retired into North Wales, ^n^ 
hadfeveral contrfis ^\zh the then king of Mcr^^ ^ho hid at rJiac lime a bridge overthft M^nai, ac Boiy Dmt, 
(Ironi Caernirvonlhlre to Anglcfcy,) guarded by a number of armed men. The author refers, for farther 
particniars in thi&, and many odier things relating to Arthur, to a book entitled Ssttgn^L He inftimcci 
fomc or his hero's amours, whofe fcencs are in this country ; therefore, I will briefly relate them : 

Ca^ p Fr^Jaw, (or Caw of North Bricain,) and Lord of Ct^^n CdWi^y^, who then lived in Edtymkn^ 
orit( neighbourhodd, and had two fons " ^ the eldeft was the flimoui Ctldifs, the querulous hiftotian, gn „. 
cdleni fcholari ihc fccond was Huail, a perfect libertine, jlrtbur becomcsjealousof thelatter's having aa 
intrigue with one of his miftrcOcSj— retblves to go privateljf armed, to watch his going to herhoufe; he 
ibon appearedj and alter a fhort converfatlon. they drew, and fought. After a long conflift, Haaii had 
the good fortune to wound-^^r^iwr terribly in the thigh : upon this, the conieft ceafcd, and a recojicitiatioa 
took place, upon condition that //tf^//, under the penally of lofing his head, rhuuld never upbraid the king 
with this advailtagc he had aver him, tVc. Arthur retires to his palace, which was then at Coirwyt, ia 
Fliniflurcj to be cured of his wound : he recovered i but it occafioned his limping a iitde ever after. Ai 
foon as he got well, he fell In love with a lady at Rbathiti^ in Denbighfiiire j and. In order to carry on his 
intrigue more privately, he dreffed himfcIF in Tcmalc aftircmenti and, as he w,i$ dandng with her and her 
companions, UnitH happened to lee hisn, and knew him on account of his lamcnefs i and fiid, « (hii 
dancing might do very well but for the thtgk" The king overheard him, and withdrew, and fcnt for 
Huail , and aFtcr upbraiding him with the breach of his promifeand oath, urdered him to be beheaded ifpon 
a Hone, which lay in the ftreet of the town, which was, from this event, denominated Mam Huaii^ and 

which it retained in the author's time", (It is mil to be Teen at Ruthin.] About that time, drth^ 

created a palace at a place cliac is called Nitnntrsh i it bore the name of Lljj Arthur in the author's time, and 
it was raid chit [he church of Nanncrch, in Klintrhirc, whicli was formerly ceiled C^^d jf G^iml^ wask 
chapel belonging to it •. 

C^fifJ/fiBt EdwarJ Lintj/"' utiuit/iripii, 'whkh'Urai ir^ts/inhtd ij lim/rm fl ff'^!^ MS- f/ .'if Itm^^iutrifiw^ ^J^ JeatttfGiiH Ljf^, 
in F/intjluft, JstitJ yhHt 37, l6n^ ' , 

f Probably King ofJlAuT^, in ScOtUcid. 

Thcfo-IEai^Brig cuj]ou» no[c ciDrraberalr^ ihc bifcsre-mcnti&ned Circurr-Hancc ; " Qjffcn Gii^^ityt'jrp wife to Arthur, Kin^ of the 

IlLcoBjp About the jcar 500, fjJIinj" inlu- Jifgra« on Tufpicion ofiidilh^ryp WJJ ?on<Jfmfi<ti^ iO he corn by dog^i bjl efcapiii.i, Ib« 
Hfd bntQ ^caLland t BifterwArd^ died Ot\ the hill of ^cormunEp ^whcrr (he hid Jii'^d fctme [tmeO *nd n^? bqrjed ic Mixgfiy in Prrfi^iru 
About ibrcc iniki from the hilE wtirrc {h^ u bQrird> Elicrc ia a Llanc, higher ih&n a marij, wuh her pa^lure carved, ind dd|i EcAnn^ 
Jser on nnc 6dt s ai^d qh <hp ochcf, men pursuing ]fttr- TJicrc ia alfo anolhcr E^J^■c-1^0nc, wtEic her IcrVftAtt W*ffi biLried." f^-u^w^ 

" According to An old fpfncalogka,! book, Can^ hjid A v^ry ngmcroiia family^ tml chc fultgwlng wtrt t!ie nuRiei of hi* childrtfl : 
Dirmyc d£ Cf"c ; luftic ; Etmic ; Angawdd ; Ofan 5 Chtlin; Chomyn E Mabfant; Gi-vj/rigAE; LKvybjTi ChOEh ; Mcllc; CiiyE^wM; 
Ardwyat ; Er^yryat ; Ntb 5 GildAi j, Chalcas j^ HutiL" Sn ifoprt if fi>r^rj^ f^oiumi, P^K* '7' 

'^ In Carad^'^ Life o-f Cj/i/dj Ji&atAitt^ lc ii recorded thAl che Ewenly-chree broihertof GiiJm j^ebclkd afjamrt jtr-^Lui', and (\\kt^ ffmi 
atCj2^^ Llie elde^, A famous ^Anior^ obcyi^d Liei[hcr jfrd^ur nOr^ny OEhfr kingr lie often made delcCQC frOifl ^cocl^pdon ArEhoj'l 
fub^efti] ^rr&art Ehc fupreme kin^j hearing of thjj, made war on him /rOm place to pUcc^ And aE laA kiJled him AC ^Md^i^. H 
Anglcfey^ ]n /b. D. ^o^. Upoik thitj, GH^'fTi can^C frc^m l/^land^ and pacided Kin^ Archar wLth hit te.Trs. and wlltl p^tinoriof aD 
the Britith Clerpjv (Uj&rr fays^ that Gi/i/t^f hid A £"eai fehoQl in Ireland^ and pJAcca him. from A. D. 4x3, Efl- 511:— died ci^bcf- 
fe^'cn j^ears nld.y 

There u a place that commrmnraqei ihlicirCUmflanCr, called Ccrrs^ ffy'^'fK OT CrAg H^^'tfi L e. Ehc Stonci ftfHyfrfU or BarffjV 
of llj^wel. the fo-n o( Catu,, and broEhrr to GrfJ^s ^ which wai Ehc CAufc of GV/rf'tf^i omitting ihc n^me of ArAirr in hia Efrjl/f; wfierff 
he rAili bitterly a^ainll one of i[hc UrlciQi princci, under the name of she ^dffi^ ZJi-rfr^i^-ffj and„ as the CaU(c of hi* ipi'ftcrlCj' happened 
in ihe IQand of Anglcfcy^ and ,4r4hur having home a ga|d<n dragon in hia Aandard \ therefDrc^ it feemE pTobable chaE he alEudfi tQ 
Arlhjf. CjT^^iijV CtfffliWfl D^JlrfpIia; Siryuln Pru-^*$ Df/t:ffCi $^f^f Brifijh IJr/iorj i Jto^'ian^'j AUaa j£flrif ifd ; an^fhCt!if^ jRfmOMt 
by LiJiK-'ii Morriti ^^^^— _^_^^ ^^^,^^^- ^^^^ ^^^_ ^_^^r— ^.^^ 

• KING ARTHUR'S CHARTER. 

■^ Arthur reljr lag on the regal power Tecclvcd from God to alt tis rcrTanii greenng : For ai mueh aa Almtghcy God, through 
the tnirrcy of hi* clemency^ wichouE any antecedent mem, ha* beflo*ed on mc Eh( ftcptrc of 1 Kinjf, I willingly retorn to him fome 
pirt of whu he hill given. Beinf therefore iMtr^^td by hii gracci for the love of the heavenly country, and [he health of Ehe fouli 
cf my predecedbrfp Kingi oT^rj/diw ; for she advunCeJlatm oFche public weal of my kingdi^ra olT /P^r/jm, and the fpirEEyal benfiSfM 
the fcholan continually ftudying 11 C^imUi^^^ , by the advice ^indconfent of all and firaguUj the Prrlatei and frtncei o( the fame kia|- 
dom.ivith Ikenfeorthe A^ollolic Sec, U by thii prerrnt writings enaflt^ qnd £rm3y decrcep that the AFor«fiid City of Scholifb m 
whkh, hhhcriop my predecefTori^ thfough the giicc of the Founder, have received (he bnghiflffi of fcnowltdgep ind thclighiof 
Icarningp be ejtcmpc froip public taxca And burdcnfome wrnlc!, that the doitori And fctioliir* there may adhere to ihfl Lludy oniteritur* 
ujsdillarhedp ai the jfcuioui King of Briiain^ Lmf^iu detrecd, embracing ChriflianlEy by thepfeacMngofihe doflori at Ca^i^^% 
whereTprc the fcholars and doflor* 0/ Cambridge are to fcmajib in perpetual tjanquLlliiy^ fafc» and defended by rej*l pri^ilegil^ WM 
ihdr familtea and etlateap from a|L Secular fcjviLijdc> aa alfo front regal tajceip great or fmall. 

Thu chajter i%a» vvnELen in the ycAr from the inctrj^HEiDii of our Lord> 53 1^ on the 7th of April* In Ehc city of i**^. And W 
the raoie ficunty. King J^tL^r trftnfmitte:^ the tforefajd CJlhatter to JT^ao^ she tt&oi of the fchooli of the Afofcfaid ciiy» by bu ne- 
phew tfWiLjtf. of known iiktegrity/' 

King Arthur h«d appointed ifyis^, 4 provident man. Rrftor of C^w^ri^ff, in the ^ear ofourLordp J19 j iod afierwardi he graptcd 
him thcbtrorE-mentmned pnvirege. The above Lharter ii *lfo mendoned Id auoGher of a Ucer daccp grAnced to clie fchotifi Qf 
CimbnJije by KmgC-iJtvii/^^ff : which meiui^^ni King L^^iut^ J/fIipi4J^^, CWflAi/Vw, Uiier /'f.^^tf*- 4'^J Arthur. 

1 he abote 11 eitrafled from ibr fltjl^rj aW Aj^iifmiif. */CMm^i^f, by AM^ t-W^^ V- *f^ *"- ^'*^^ ^-*^^"' • ^^'^* * *"^' ^ 
fheonjinaJ Charter, m U^i^, juay be found In psigt 16 af thai Bwfc, 

1$ Marchogion 



kmb ARTHUR'S KNi^HtS: 



h 



Mircliogion y Brenin AtiT^cjti 



Kiftg AlTHUR't Knigh^i, 



Th* rolkwinn WrH>i RlknurcrifH wBi fMnfcribcd bj^ Sima^^ PjtiaMt the Eirdp W>iO Sodrifh«d ibdqt A, D- I57O1 iTidp f-rtltl 
till tnpfcripc iliiv #11 (apied on thr id dar <>r Fchrunryp i6^0t by J^m y^ti, of GcTIt Lyiiy. The hiflory of cheTe Knijghti ie 
alio to he Tound pa cht Ancient Book of ^j^^ BriuJ^ TriaJi ^ ihi IfanJ ^f ArJfffiw ; whkh mAnufcript Mr. V^tighan of Hfnei^rtt 
iht grcii Aft-tiquArjr. t&njrflurrd, ririi iVFiLtefl *bout rcvcn., or ci^ht hundred year* fmct* Like^lfe, ihe ucoiint o^ thtfe Kna^nii it 
Ia the £Vjr/i Ctfi ^ Hirjr/tt (cr Lh£ Red Evok ol ncr^dlj jd JcrDi-CQUegc Libnrj^ tk OxTcrdj wWkh. 11 Tiddl to ^iirt bccD ivmUA 
ib«KLL (OO j<«ui ^0^ 



' 7>j m^rtbawg aurdii/edia^g cfddyn IJjs Arihsr -* 
^ry^n i iJi Eliwhd ^h M^idog ab Uthur : Canjs md 
rb^ifi at/yni ntis g^rand/^uynf arnytti o ^^fn fl-fi// i 



*»f ffl i Galaib, ai^ JUauft/elci dy L&i j F^redur 4^ 
E/rcg^ Jarii j a Bwrt j^ Bwrt^ Brimn Ga/gwyfi - 
fa // bynnag i rf'fAai ^ rhain^ Hi na hi wd ihawr^ na 
Cii^'ddaft^ ffftf rjw ^/^ ^nysirydol er iadar^^d vai 
iu hat/^Vy a dded ^'ai ^u C/tUftwu rti fA^v?/ ddim ^u 
karci,* * 

Tri ihdd Far^hawg ecddyft Llys Arthur * Cadzvr^ 
hrii C^ny-Wi Uawrt/:t{^t dy Lac i ac O^ain 4* 
UrieH Jiig^t ; Cyftncdd/au y rhm*t c^dd^ ni ehilynt 
xag fT Gwayw^ r;at tr Sii^ttj nac tr CUddyf^ ac fti 
cha/as Anhtif gywilydd mcwn irwydyry dydd i c^^ai 
f/wtifdfv bwyHcicu^ at am bynny i gtlwit btvyftt Cdd^ 



t tt ii retarded \n t^c BraLaOi HiJlory* thlt Dntri/ifMi, th« 
ArclhbidKtp of CteittUooj. dvli^trcd in oriEion OD A hili b«foffl 
Aritiyr ib<L ^l» ftiidiervp mnd k^vg ihcm hi> benrdiflion, prior lO 
* b4iiiU witb Ln« butmj j {^hich wii lb* tKieni biidic cuL^oA» 
la tniutM fvcKfi OA ibo tvi oi biiiif.) Alfd it defcribfi tbt 
<tj«k 4^ ApikuF, Abich Ji 41 /bblowi t ^- Arthur put un i C43l[ cf 
M^i^ iuUAi^ii, L^ lifAAdcAjr^ fo puiiPi t kirh| ^ hltcd hhi^uldro 
Mbci upD« bii brnd, ifrhkh ivu idorMd with cbe ^jurf of ■ 
ivy 4rA|M«i| 4bJ «« bu iJuuid^r hji Cbirld, uJlcd t^J^^^n, 

r^wkkb vu kulpittrdd Lbf Vir^iia Mftrjr : tkm ^irdiUif Dn 
Lmi^^iii^ ifthbcb wAi ■« eJictUcnc L«iiptrid Itc^l i'l^rdi 
M Aa^iUhi uf {jUtiUjfibujif i be grucd hli ri|bl ti«nd ^ith 
WBcd JSitA. ivliuJi ^ift lifd, biTOftdj ind Hi lor 




l*tiJerc were /oar-Ofid-t^wtrfty bon&ura^Ii Knigbt^^ 
continually attending in A!j^^ Artbtir'i Caurt^ who 
hadc^ccraordjnary naturiil qu^lides peculiar to thcm-i^ 
fcivcsji i^hcrcm each of them cxcclltd allotlicrs. i ^ 

Three golJcn-tongucJ Knights were in Kbg Ar- 
thur's Court: Givahbtnciy the Ton of Givyart (Lord 
of Pembrokcfhire j) Drud^oas, the fon of 7ryjJ5Jf J 
and Eliwledf the foa of Madagf fon of (7,fi'«r. Thefe 
three heroes were fO wifr, ib candid^ and eloquent^ 
andpoITelllng fuch power ofJangujge, that neidier a 
King, nor a Lord they went tOj but would give chem 
audience before any orhcrsi and whacevcr bufinc& 
they went upon wsi attended with fuccefsj which 
they never failed of obrainingt by fair means, or 
OthcrwSfe. Their oratory dropped as gold fmm their 
tongijcs : therefore, they were calJed the Three 
golden-tongucd Knights Jt 

Three immaculate, for unblcmifhed) Champion 
Knights, were in Arthur's Court; Bwrt^ the fon of 
Bwrt, King of Gafcoyn ; Pereduri fon of the Earl of 
Evrnwci and Gaktb, the Ton o( Lan/ehi du Lac'i 
where ever thefc men came, if there was either 4 
giantj a witch, or an enchanterj they could not en- 
dure, either of thcfc pure KnighCi^ 

Three Bjttle Knights^ (or Generak of Horfe) were 
in King Arthur*^ Court: CudctTy Earl of Cornwalli 
LanctUt dn Lat \ and OtufJr, the foh of t/r//»» Frince 
gf Reged« They hid this quahty, they never gave 
way for fear of a fpear^ fwordj or arrow j nor wts 
Arthur ever put to fhame in battttj if he fiw their 
faces that day in the ftcld^ and therefore, they wcr« 
called the Knights of Battk. 

> Tbere ii ■ vilEige ]n FiletJ^irf ciU#i ?nj lie\ ^» H«i4« 
(orpriacipi! pj«ce)af Lie. 

* The lhr» knii^hii uT Arthiir** CourCp wiko obtliatJ th* 
Crtai : Quimt^t Lh? loD Qi LiincrlDl Uu Lac i fwrt^w, ludi u( [i>< 
hirl of fivrcic I tod Btift, ih« (aa of Kii| ftut. TM* md &ii\ 
wrrc chAHc af bfid]:' i ind !bd ihlrd *V ccntiotBt, Far h* nc»«r 
c^qinhiLiriJ ciraiil fi« BKcpt unCl^ ud iblL tJietMj|h (if m |.Hd cuiOj 

wLen he EvcjH *— — ■ » bj( th*d4iii||bKr dl jro^irt 

*hQ fkli Cinprcri i| ConftinlioDpIr I idJ tlvA wtntun raioc Lb< 
mull inaneruul |tr»rrtikM <a lilt ArQflld, Thi kIwvc ih/v« «>Jt 
diJic-iiJEd ffLtm thi Jiiic uf '/'/tf* */ ■A-i«<i/int, ud ID ap !■ 
Arv^^ iht ftl^pbft, u il IcUhMcd |u U« bshA* tf4 tltif CrfW-^ 



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04 



KING ARTHUR'S KNIGHTS. 



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Tri IJedriikhg fsrchawg Btdd yn Lljj Jrthan Three Magical, or r^e€rninj,ntic Kt^gfits « 

nldattigertiMeH-^ah^iirgwaeddxTryJimahTaiiwchy , in King Arthur's Court: A/w/rr^^ the f^^ gfr*'* 

Eiddiiig Com (neu Cai hir al Qftyrfirf^i:) f-M?J g^aeddi TryJ^att, the fon of rnil-j^ch, and £;J7" 

ymriihk a 'wn^yntyny rhUh i mymytttt pan vni gnUd Gsrr ; for ihcy could Tietamorphofe Ehemfclt ' "^ 

arnynt, ac am Ayrtrty jti aliai ftd es g^f^d, rhwngeu ^.fj,^ Qiapc or charafter rhey plcafcd nnd ^^"^^ 

^Jdir, du dmrdir, a'u bud tf'ff Ikdri^h. cortlingl^ xvhcn Ehey were reduced to exifcm't^ '''' 

therefore, no man coulJ overcome them. 

Three Roy:i| Knights were in AnW^sCourt- 
NnJ/ttKJ, Ton of the Ktng of Dcnmarkj Mcdrod th 
fon of i//w, fon of Cyji/arclf, King of the ?i^' 
and /A:r^/, tlie fon of Emyr, King of Armoria! 
Their qualities were, that in time of peace, no Kin * 
nor Kmperor in the world, could deny tficn, wh« 
tliey dcmapdea, for their extraordinirj comcJincfs 
and «ii-dom : and in war, no foldier, nor ch^tupion^ 
be his Arms ever fo good, could withftand them* 
and therefore, they wcfccalkd the Royal Knights'! 

Three Jua Knights ttere in Arthbr^ Court'- 

Bhifs, fon of the Prince cf Scsndma^ia, (□; ^^^[ 

wayi) Cadtr^vc, tbc fon of GwynliiTe the Warrior- 

and Pfdrsg Pifiadr-dddlt, (or Pcdrog Break-fpcjr) 

fon of CVtvwH/, Prince of Cornwj]], Their qualici^ 

were, tlut they fought in defence of Jufticc agamft 

any pcrJon that wronged the fathcrlefs, the widottrej, 

or the pDor, and killed the wrong-docri were he ever 

fo flron-i, for thefe Three Knights had made a refo- 

luiion to m.imtain Judke in every kind of Law : [Jul 

is, BL-iti in the Civit Lawj Cadiei in the Ecclefinf. 

tical Law ; and Pcdteg in the Law of Arm^i and 

therefore, tluy were called 7^7 Kmghti\ ' 



Tri Brsnbimv}} fard^gicn mdd yv UJs Arthur * 

nid amgen^ NafsejtSi mab Brenin Dimmre i Medrsd 

eh Llevf ah Cynfarch \ a Hc^d ah Ettjyr LlydaWf 

Bren'm Bryitayn, iti ?fid nedd nag ammiraivdyr, tta 

Mreniiij a hiiilti a'H aegis fr rh.u hyjitjy, q acbos £U 

If (fed, a'u dotthifith^ ptin dddyni mewn biddwcb'f a 

hifydy ittd oedd aa milmr, flJ rhyjitr fl aiiai en bares 

fan dddynt mewn rbyfel iv due J vat iu hurf^Uf (t( am 

hyfiay i geiwid ir^yni ynjm-cboghfi he}ibifm-wL 



Trieby^awn Farc/i^ang aedJyii Uys Artburt Ekss 

gta^ larU Liycbtyn ; Cada-Jjg ah Gtaynliiw JH'xr i 

Pedrogl f^ladr^ddi'.U : cynmddfau y rbm hymty f-j?y 

kyfmag a wnelai gam a D }f ^sv^fsttt p'u;y ityiinug vui, 

hwyat a yudrddjnt yji nghweryi y (yjsu'ivnder ac er ca- 

damtd vm hwyfU a'u gsrfyddynt, c-^i^ys ymrsddi a 

wnacihat uUynt i gad'Uj cyf.zzmider a'r djigwamtt kofy 

&*u bilpynt yfnbdii hti <fr ttiir cyfraitb, nid amgen^ 

Bhis yny gjfraitbfydQl ^ Cudawi q gyfraitb Eg/zvyn 

Pedrog! e gyfraifb arfau : am byfiiiy i gdwii buiy/,'^ 

Tri chyji^'-djn farcbawg,*^ — . 



' A[ tie cc>rDn:ition cT Kirf Arthdr, (at Catr Ueaa, an the 
Ti«r VJit^ thed in ihe diitrifl of Morginwg, md now in Mon^ 
niouThlhtre.0 ■ taurniment \i drfcribcd! a cahibJied m ita higheft 
f|}]endour. ** Many krighu^" fayj our .^ r moric fabfer^ ** fajuous 
•* far /citjof frhii^iJfy, were pre ft ri, with appafd and aj-nnt of 
*' dlt fiiq^ coToar and Tjlhior. The)' formed a ffKcicB of divcj-- 
*' fion^iin imillUCin or a fighc on hqtrfcback; and tht lacLica being 
** placed on the wllli of [he ijftles, dand ammrma i^lincea on 
*' the combaEantJh None of [hefc Indie* cfteemed jnv kniahc 
" wortby 0/ her ]ov*( but fuch lA hid giren prOOf^ of hjj Valla niry 
" in three fcvrral encouulerj, Thui thr latour of (he men en- 
** ttonraaed chaftuy in ihc women, ind the anemion of the women 
*' proved an incenlive to Lfac foldier*' brsirfry." Herr ii (he 
pra^jce of chivalry under [he c^mbirv^d iAmt of lave and mili 
Ury powers, u ifaey f«m !& have fubf ilod ^fter the feuda] con- 
Jtitucion had ac^^ujred grcaicr degrees noE on^ "^ Jlflbjliiy. biic of 
rpknifailMnd rel9ri(ntent, i^afiia*xI{,Jt.efEn^UjbPtti^.Vi.\. |, 
' The Bfisi^ m^wiiai TriaJt /jr[]ief inform uf, tJt*[ *> ihe 
three pnncjpiJ p^lncrt of Kin^ ^rjA,.r, were ai C^^r-/;^^ on the 
m*rUft» inMonmogtSJhircf KdU-.uig, in Cor,>TVa]J, or De^on- 
Illlire; \-rA ft/tfhj;, KhamJJy in iha ^^o^lb of MntJin " 

Thercw(«olbfrplicn whert Arthur iifiid [ohlveocciGon- 
*Uy refidcd , he keot hii Chnftmai 21 Catnhrc^,, «r Vork, with 
pc^t royalty and banauEtmg ; and rcpairrd tt>e churchei that 
*v<rc deflroyeJ by the ftagin.. A[fo nt C«i-»/.r, (or LVW/^J 
Wh*re iflC.ea,]y ihrre wii 4 famot, c-ElIc on * l.iU. to ,Ui fu„[^ 

conn. <a|t«d CW*^, on Saturday the eve of V,J,iifi.rd»y 

t'lt'Jl ^ !:* "^.'^r "'^t''' "-^ '^'^"* ^'* '-"^ =.hle i fti i 
tv«fc/ved, mibtitdJ Wirtoii'. Kilbry of Kn^hn, luciry' 



in 



Vol. IL h« aK<:Lur]fu| fn^meciof an oldpoejn, iU\ mmtKat 
[he roval palace of inaivdon ; which ii not only hieJilj' ren(inu!Ci 
W]. andc;rprefli.cofpoc[ic.l feelings but ftTongiy impielfe. qb 
Mse mind an knt^ifc of (hr romantic magniftceucc cfirtticfll liinH. 
10 remote fiom tht- eUce uf meJtjni manneri. 

Adie*. fiij- Snowdojiif^ wirh t^iy tQiwii hie, 
Thy chapcij royaJI, p.,rk, and lahllTe rounds • | 
^May, June^and JuJy. wild [dweilia thee, 
Wir^ I one nun, roheii- ihv hifdij found 
Quhilk dotti Jigaine tiiy royaj rocke rebound ! 
* nound Ti^JE [ tnurrurtunti. 
■ rn the Jays ^rcWxv^hy. Rbm^ Q^^,^^ ^ ^rn\ pfljice, raf». 
ni ncd 10 BriAS y Brtnhi^K^j, who fi:eni» to Jiave been a f/™* 
hooter^ Or piHij^er, an the miirche* (Owjirdi ScotUild, The hlf- 
Cory IS, he had h cap, or a vcit, made of [he bea^di of [hr pdoca, 
or Erea[ juen he had conquered, »hicll he baj flavuj ind c^m) 
together J and had left r«um for ibcbeud of krihjr tn 1^ 
10 IE, at being iIk chief of King I. So. id a beavido, he fort* 
melUgetO AfEhur luicnd htm Irla bi^ard^ ordfc tocomr and fijhl 
bun in a fikgk nmhat^ and whoei^cf JhoylJ get the ijjyj (houJil 
h(i^eLkr!cHher^i b*:*rJai5deapt accoidirgiy, Aithurascepiedof 
Ihe tbilJeigf. acid gained tlie p/iz«. There i* a plaee nrv 
lowyn* ID Merionethdhire, called jP/jW 1 Bar/att, Or iht UUIql 
the i;<:flrd». where, accordnvt; lulradniun, Kin]; Arthur rtewJ^^fti 

trawr, ihtf Champion, or (^iunt 

Arthur (luughiinii finglei;uuibit. wi\\iFUvimt PfUif. or frtiU, 
the BL.nian Tr.btine ot Uaul. (tinder Leo, the J- iH|j eftir, ) mi 
Itlllcd hiiit. ifuj^f Brtujit liijhty, p. iJf6. 

Alfo t«*|^r, [he Kin^ of Swcikn, Norwir> and l^cnnark, 
fcuthl £^«rW Jj'^.***^. the Sj^od, in fi^;ht of.bnth ittir arniKi. 
And J chjilftfiige uf Ihit naturi b44 tueri in iha lime of Ht'.n ttt 
i^^'^^,bfliwoiatli9Kinggi h^aiLG iiuditie l:[jijMrvtDji>criu4<in 



KIKG ARTHUR^S KNIGHTS. aj 

Tri G-oiribBijiad fmiha'-Jig sedd yn LIJs jlrlhur : Three Obtaining, anJ CoiiEraftcd KnigJits, were 
nU atHgeJt. Merfrati ab Tt^id i Sanddff hryd Angd \ in King Arthur*E Court : Mdfurattf the fon of Ttgidi 
aG/iivIwydG^/sfl/iiwr-.iyiinetid/^iuyrbafaDeddtgwr- Sanddev^ tlic Angd-faced j ajid Qlrivlwyd with the 
tbwxjieir add iri gatt ttd i/aUu uddunt fa wegfs iymmg great grafp. Their qualities were, that it was con- 
^£ rf S"/j"^* ■ Sanddtfi-bag ei dcced ^ Morfmn rbag ei trary to every body to refufc them a^y thing they 
haired \ d Glcj^iwyd G,ifadfa-u?r rbag ei faint a'i gryf- de fired : Sanddev^ on accou n E of his bcautyj Men'ran^ 
tdi ae am bynny tti tvjddiad fteb hsth eedd ereu a'i for his uglinefs and deforcnicyi and Gttwiwydt for 
fhni^ a'i paSiu nddatiiy urges a geifynt i at: am hjmiy his gigantic fizCj flrengthj and ci/ility j and Eherc- 
i gdwid if'Ofjat g^'fih'uryNei' fanbogiiia,"''^^^ fore, tiiey were called the Obcaining, and Contrafled 

Knights. There is alfo another remarkable thing: 
thcfe Tiirce Warriors efcaped from the battle of 
Camiaiif wliere all their fellow- foLdiers were Haln. 

Tri Ci&>';jj|;^w jW /^?rf irtf -If ^ ^^^d yn LI j j^rtJiiir: Tlicre were Three famous Counfcllor^ Knights in 

ijjV ^flj^/JJp Cyinan a& Cijy^i^^ Efdiian, ti^ j^rcn ai^ King Arthur's Court: ihat is, Cy^t^n^ the fon of 

Cynfanrb, ^^ Meir^jk-^i Cs^ i a lJ)-':x;arch hra n^ Ciydfto EiJdyn^ (or Edinburgh i) jlnn^ the fon of 

£Mr Uj^^iff'^yff : r?V tri M^rd'au^'g hyrt^y a s^d^j^ii CyMv^r^b; and Lij'Uiar^h h^rr^ the fon of Elidyr Lij* 

gjttgbffrwyr iJriburj pa r^w ofel Ayr^^ag, pa l^ygwib damvyn : and ihefc Three were Arthur's CounfcllorS* ' 

avaiar^o^ /r^y^jr ^'n O'J^^kryw; byd u^ cb^ine^y to advifc him in v^hatcvcr dafficiilcy happfncd^ lb 

f ^jtW tfr ^^r/ifcwrj fii^ m^ by^wj i goy/ii ^f ^r IS^ £^n^^U that nobody was able to overcome him; and [hus^ ' 

e^n/d" j/rcuy ^ri pbiJi} a oc^d yn ^?i ^^w/jvj^ md i^mgirn^ Anhur maftercd ili men in every exploit, and in all 

^o^aiib ^rf, ^c ar/au iY/^^rinifg, y rf^ai a deiafff^Mes nacions, ihrough the power of the Ilrongrfjim, and 

y^tf Grijf iJJazv nr hurji^i^^U ^i ^I'U^yr ; ^r am bjmiy i tlic fjith and hope wtiich were in his heart, and the 

gwi/^odfl ^/ iUftiJiifg Cffr^jji am ^i ^^tf, ^f i hi ^/ j^m- tqnfccratcd arms winch God had given him i and by 

tfrni^ciyr yff Rbs^fahh the virtue, and fucccfs of his warriors^ On ihac ac- 

countj he ware twelve Crowns j and he was confi- ■ 
dered as Emperor in Rome "* ^ - 

IJyma enwdH jr/^w Jrth^r: Rhonpymynlan, « Tlicfc are the names of Arthur'3 arms l i?ifl'Arg7W- 
wd>^i Cukdf^kh, €i CUJdj^f', Cimwcnnanj f/ ^jj/dff, hisfpear; Crf/f^Wri^, bishard-norchedf^ordi 
dd^ga i a l^ydwen, ii Dariuft. Garjixu^^/^dw, his white-handled dagger j and Prjd- 

w^tt^ his glUccnng Q)icJd^ 

Acf«] hyn a tfcrifenlJi lolaW St*7[ii-nf F_Yff^a^t y [crfyna Y'l- 

< iafjirf fitltritif ibr Rortian l^c^'^'^'*'* ww l^ain in ^ biule i^Ub Arthur t *nd fo wai Fiavixti P^Hm^ ihe RotnaD tribune^ Lfwt^i _ 

Arthur iDok upon hi^ iht titl^ tnf Empeff>r of Bfilain, &f. abdU[ A- D^ pfi ; which i? recorded thui; " PjJnd^r Jrfantu jSrt- 

Kif>g Anliur"! vil&ur^rid fu^c^lTf* were Tajprratp cha[ fchm^ liwk upon ihctn ai LncredLbte ; bu[ i^ben we canjid^r the ipVirlifee enter-" 
pr'tkl 4tcihh?vriJ in Cur owe; UmC by ftimc firtnt CDrnmartJcrj^ WC nuy marc calaly glvf credit n:? thilt mightji' hcro'i cjcj^loitj ; who* 
l£COrbhng 10 billlOrfi drt^vr the ^fucam out ol' trgt^md ; COnanercd IrcI'Ddj Sccdand siod ihe UUl* IcelJlttd* CJothljod^ Norw^y^ 
Denmark, and a great part cif Fti^ntCj and wav cro^sncd in Vmuu Wfacn Artbur returned hio Brititinj he re^vtrd^d King ^^nw/, 
flf LiuJ* ^F-jfAf-u-Ti, hvUh [he jSoi^^rnmenL c/ all! tii^ c^;r^uFlU 00 she CorLcineni. He bcftowcd the diacchj vfiffj^fjiMiron hia L'&jfia 
Sirii; l& hli chlfl)^ fehefih*^ C*2j, be gave iJkc province 0* ^jy^i to B/ih/fr^ he granted tbc ptovij^cc oJ N^rm^sJf ; arnl f^i 55 jmoy 
otbcT h c»rd», md va]Un[ K»i|^t>ii, ^h^hcpaiicEided ht.n in hit w^Ht according [0 thcLTTlrtae* 

When Ki'-^ Arthur rcLOrnj(i frotii hii vLdorici, he ifirit mlliLuCcd an iftbcjaitian of merit and IncenEavclQ vtToroiti deed*; qr ta 
Vidi^r oJ K.inhia »nd piurtJJn^Jfc OJ ajrai„ U'fii^^m ^ Afaii^^Mrjf iiti. I » lif Gfjitt R^g^iX^ 4^glic£ ; NtnaAsi^A Hi/it^ri^ Srif^mmm; Sit/, 

iiMi/tri\ Ciiif^A thji^Fj ; i-HJiyf-u'i t**fliiWd TriuMfif^i ; a^d Hcpjy of //jMPJM^r^*. fir^^J'j' Ci^r^mtlf fiyi, [hat Kir* ^ir-^^^^ 

bblLt ttiecaiLSdt Wmdlurt a4id lyundtd [he Ufdcr 0I" the Knighisof the Kound Tabic- EfcnccKing Ld^'ard ibc Third renorcd the ' 
Urdrr ui Knigntno^xd* in ibe year 1549 » »i"Cl3 aJlb gave nio to the Ordi^r of the (iarGcr» inJlitihtcd the faioe ycar^ ^'^ 44['Md^'/ 

ThcF^r 11 ■ riaAd-btr>k about a miPc W. S. W. of Mr^J J*//-p or J^^i^fj Ulltnd,, where Kirig A^J^i/F, fai si reported,) bid a (bjp of 
wa/ thtt aifra^i calEed C'urr.i£4^«, arter the nicn4 of hb dau^titei Ann ; bcd'te tbe pliU il callad Cf'p'^gr^l'Atif CV^vrjlltffl ; hi« oJ ulu 
^tPj about ^00 jein ago, ocntiopL it i-n^n decant manEier^ ibui : 

0/ MoJ^ ar GiiiWIHiiAN 

Tr^i iuir ffV Ad/jvr/^riF.^ R. Lfll* 

TWUlpving curioiuaaval account 1 ^ive trHFin&t«'d from iKc ant!vi^i Ni/^^m^ITfi^iJi : ■* Th« ibrce r/^anrpoit 1c«e« u/tbe IdaoJ 

erf Btllaiai "t b»: &iv;^ i^i Umr/, ibr lonnif fn^/ 5 the nj¥y ul iliij;Hiij/; [be luia ol -rf/-^ i and Lhc nav]^ of Wn^^, 4be Ion oJ U,^^t." * 

* J rw Jtrac freai Admir^Ji of ibc Uland ot JJlUjinp wcrtp (j^ffrnr^ tbc fon q{ Ef^m p A/d/^^fr^ the fon of Mmikia^^^ mJ G«4«- 
v^Hujj, (be kj«ii^f Aj^/' TJi« [birc Uitri JloorjJhcd abuot lhe Gitb ccntuJ)' 1 ud tbn fuJmrrr prior to ihal period. 



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[ aS ] 

rk Ormc^ ^f^n^iin J^-^X^'^' ^'^'"' '^' ^"^ ^'^'^ '^^'" ^'"^ ^''^""' "'^"'^ '" ^''^'''' 

eDiFimana 1 fc*Fold, or iligc, ta be creHcd in fame ttthedul churct 

' ' *■- -o Fcccivc [hjL honour j »iid b(Ln|coQ{B 

lim if he wji hciUny crbodr. md xhr- .^ 

, ■ "V^^*."' '^'tr'^'lirXr he"wV/*"a m^ of t.il"ell CDri«rf*tior, und .yh.t wiin^ffe*. WDfib/ of crsdj^ 

(Ddqre ihc Ei-avrLL required in »foldlcr: a"° ™'' „j- „^ cfiicf P«kw of the churck took iht biblr, ipd t'oSdihg it apBn bel. 

codd he produce fH, to Jiffirm, ^^*\.'''^'I^B '^^"V , , _.l,„ %^tt ihtfe *Drds : ■ Sir. you that dcfire to rtccivc the Order of Knightl 
fort the Knight, in ^fa* P^-^'*"" h h^v buok tL ye fll^U rOt figlu -giirtJl t^i^ ■flis^'t? "d ««lt^n; Vna.^, lh*t po» b^aoJei 
hood, fweir iJefm* OO^. and by »t^" ^^f J^ J^^rtiill becDrnm^^iJ^d fa to da. m ihe fefvice af yourOftfl king ind njtyral prmce i Uk 
the Order- of Knigkhood uponyo.. onlefiy^- i'"i„ ^nJ clh.r rntign., af ho««r ru« re.M.ed, il l^i.H be l.«f.( for /o. «, fer^' 
in .h.C C*fc,h.vicfi firS yielded '^ f ^'L^ "'^^^^^^^^^^ ..^1 : but ^ther^lfe doing, ye fliail mi^urinf^yj ,nd bei.gufc^ 

igjiiiJ! him. wiibo^t reproach, or^ottetiKiu ^il u^ i ^.^^^ ^|^ ^-^^^^ ^^^^ power, tu mainCJId and dtfend illhdif/ 

^" ".^r.^'Jl l^!Sf l^dllirJoE^ln dTllrefl-ed ^iid .bandoT.eJ. Tnc hk* mca y« Jo for ^>ve., bei»g deQred, ,nd ih.naa idl 

dl tbt f^uie upafl the 

him iinta 1 rich fcit nude 04 

■ .. Th'u he ft^ditd .dv.„„ t^^^ r.p.uLta. of hor^ur. *nd ^uppnh ,11 vice i reh.ve people .S^.tUd by *dv.rfc (brtc.e ; gL.e iidto 

'^'-''Tl'.fh^"£^'■.ld1l.^;tl^^^ f*P"^-t.« ; dell-er priru^cr. ; r.^for. c.puve. , and .ure men hurl in ^he fer.E« oftbd, 

""That he Jbould in ill honourable aflion*. adventure hi* perfflrt, y" ^^'^ ^*^P,=^ ^'^ J''*'" """^ ^"^^^ ^ "^» '™ *!^ edlfirprlfcf, 
Hiflcced JJnccrelv never fwlinff [0 ufe hi* uUL-rmoft force of body, and valour of mind, ^ .. h , ,, t^A u 

^ ""t.ra"er^;hem^^^^^ erc.fp.ire. h= {ho«!d ca^L= it to be recorded, to rhe end thit the fme of th« f*a lho>iW .m 

^V; ¥,': f;r:;^' m;ui;t"„'e"':rL^'he'^Ltlrt''oM^^^^ .i^b., Kin,, ot i.l..y or oppr.(r,on, then tp.. Knight of ih. Order, 

" --"T;«if;fy^K:;l^h?Sffti7n^ d^'f.- .c challenge, or m.ke me. of hi. ,rowef,. (.ere he Grgle,. 

or iCCOmptmed,) thai then thefe Knights oughc to be tf-^dy jn arm. to make aiiK.er ,- ■ j ,.,:„„ ,l„ ^„ 

- Ihtl lf*nylady, Ee>ill«*oman. *idovy, inaiJ.n, ^r other oppr^tT..! perf.n d^d prefenl a petition, de.liring ihey wtv 
httn, in lhil> or other ration, injured, Or oJfcied dilhonour. ihey ihoiiSd be fincigunj^ heard, >nd without deU)^, one, 

^"^Thatcyei/Kni'^h^moul"^ young Prince*, Lard., ftfld Gentlemen, in th* Ofdei J wid M«cifej of iTai; 

Ibereby not Only to avoid Ldlenefi. but aLl0 to increlfe the honour oE knlghihnod and chivalry. 
" Divers other ititcl«, inciting to pagoanitntu" ifltofljof honour in anm, thcfc K.nifihiB were f*orci to 06lef¥e* 

' ■ 0/ tki Degradation of Knights iff miasftt Dap, 

Tr tny Knight mt that time bad been eorrupied with moaey by hi, princ.;* enemy orcommlLted iny J^^'" ^"^'''^[^^J,";* 
lavilty ind honour, the other Knight* forthwith made humble JnIS untn the King lT.ai he might be P^H'^^V ^ ^re^Sothl 
eranled, th.V apprehended ihe olenJer. *nd caufed hi«i CO he armed ftom head to Joot, and m loch fort a* '^^^ ^^l\f'^^}'fj^ 
Lid, Then they kd him up to an high Jiagf m.de ii. a church forlh»t purpofe, where thirty prieft, f^ng fjih P^*'"^* " J ^ "^. 
bnrial., 4. Ihn.l/h the Ktii^ht had lam Jf.d »t their feet. At the end of «vcry pf.lm lh*rj fwk from Ki,a onc pi«e ot *™;'"" J""^^ 
Etiey tnok »ft hi. h.lmei, a* iha. ^hidi defended hia trailorOM^ eyei i then hl» g.^nllei on the nghl .«*ff* ".*^" "l hi. irniJ aa 
corrupt band ; then hU gauntlet on the left llde, £> from 3. mcmi^cf confenting, iPd by piecemeil delpOiled him 01 '" ^^ " ' 
^e)] oFenf.ve a, defenflvf. which, OL.e ifier another, were throwTi to the ground : and at tlie inlia^it *hefl Inj; pi=ce >>' *j; ^ 
ftil dottP^ the King of armi firfl. Bud aftir him all other iieratd*. cried aloud i flving, " ihji li the head^pieec OI * *'"''J^ .^ 
mir^reant Knight:" then wai brought thither a bafan yf gold, or filver, fkill of warm w*t*:r i *hich betrij hoJden "t^^"' J! .y^J 
*^itha l(^ud voice, faid. " *hat ii the Knight 'i namer^ the p^irfuant. anfwered that which, m truth, wii hii name. {^^"'^^ \ ,. 
kinK af armi Oid, " thai n not (rue, for he ii a mitcreant iiio f-jfc trailur, KdJ bath t.aftfgreLTad the OtdtB*a«* or Ami _,^ 

Thertunioaafwertdthe Chaplain, " Jiriu.givehim hii right name." Tnen Ipike the tiumurt.. - what fh«l '^ "T* *" , ^.i*. 
To which word the Kin»«nf*Ered, *• ler him. with diOlouaur and ftiamc, be hanLihed ny kingdom. M a vUc "*J''*'j^^ rt [bj 
[hit h.iLh afTended the htniOur ef Knighihoud,' io foon N* ihe King hid fo faid, the kmg 0» Arms, and wlher 1"«"" ^^ 

warm »^ater upon the dirgTaJeJ kaisht'i JiC*, a. ihougli he were new baptiiflJ i ftyiag, ", hsncelu.lh th^u "halt tje .ai u ,^ 
right oame-TtiiUHr." Iheii the Kmjf, with twelve athc^ Kcught). put upon [hem moammg garmenti. ;'*'='*!''l\ L"t ^1,^^* 
coming unto the Knight degraded, put him down the Hage, nut by the Um he mounted up wh.n ha i^asi m^t * '^3'' j ^ 
hin duwc,, tyed to I rope. Then, with great i|nOililny, he wai brought to the altar, and there laid (tuveUiu^ on ^*^7V^^t\ 
t».er him waa read t pfalm fOl of cuifci. jE*r,-tf/J ;»* S.r W.Wj*-« Sig^r', B^*i »/ H'l*"', M^n'^'j. «- ^'■^■'^ * "'^ ""^ 



HJlJI^iH 



thev were, ar had 

qr noiG 



M A B 1 N O G L 

PART THE FIRST, 

CONTAIN] HO 

^ht Jti^ienik Advmturtu <tnd EKphiti o/Pwyll, PHmt qf the Si^fn C^nirfds 0/ DvveDj {DmttiaJ 
cr Pmhok^J/iir^ , wht? was ih^ /^n g/ Cafnor WJcdig^ tie illuJirhHS /ch a/ I.ud', Kiffg i>/ Briiaitf, aitd 

Thcjvr Arc feTcnlraniiiack rafraiives, op *iitTtnt tiflt^rin of thit kindt ptefcrved k M W*Tfh miouftrlptip which arc cilkd 
JUdiiMifjM, or JuVcriJr AdvcrnQj-cj, w AmufcnicBu^ /^A ?y?ef^tf«* or Old Swrien Avid //frt dnvt^I^M, AflcUnC Taici* or 
Ntrmioni. Some of the latcer art (till mALccd in mrinDr^p by ihe COmrrK^n pcopLc on the pmniipJlJilr orWalci^ Antlmrc ufaalJ^ 
(qM in wmeer'* cT«mng! tor cnttfrcjirimcric; feme of chcm ^re of tht moral snd Hevouc kind, tnd pcrhapi inccfl^cd for yewchful 
ir>n_TLldloni, aflct a* an inCCnti-^c Cu icflltale ihcin. The otdcll H^^i^ ij^ur/^rA^ ^vcfc atfoQf (hUflStPr^ 4tt ruunclcd Upnn rtjl hii- 
lorici, (though perhapa foDfih^hac embdlalhccl,) dtftHplivtof [he txpSoJn of fiimous men ; andarcv*:r^ LnHreflmg^ b«*ure 
Ihry tttnvey lo mi cJic romloUt raagrtftccncCj cuaoiiLi„aDd inddcnti of timci, which wc« ai remoit /rom [he period, ■! the tUtt 

ON a certain timc> when Pwyll waa at his royal palace of Ar^irfh\ and being inclined to tike the 
divernoEi of huntings he fclccScd jomc of his vaflala to go and hunt in G/j7i Cucb ^ i fo leaving Ay^^rtb that 
evening, he came to the top of L/a[>7j Dj/jrarh-/! *, where }sc »rricd that nighu Next mortiing he rofc 
^rly, and proceeded 10 G/yw Cjar^, there blew the horns to tall the doga togetl^er to tbe chacc, and let 
thtm bofc bctow the woods. While follouring the hounds, he miffed his confipanions 1 ind whilft he was 
liftrnin^ m their cry, he be^rd another pack, dif^'crenc from his own^ coctiing a confrary way. Soon he 
perceived in open valley in the midilof the woods: a& his hounds were cntcrtng it on one Qde, he faw the 
otrier pack in purfuicof a (lag, which they killed in the middle of [he valley* J^u{>//obfervcd the dogs at 
a diftance, and was Certain he had never fttn their equil in the world. Their bodies were of the brighcEt 
whiie^ and chcir ears were red, which made a beautiftil contrail of che colours. Widi that, he came up 
10 the dogs> drove them o(T", and fee his own dogs upon the flag, Whdc he was bufy in dning this, he law 
B Knight mounted upon g ti]]^ grey flcf dj riding afier the dogSj with a bugle horn abouchis neek, dreUed 
in a kind of brown hunting fuit, who immediately c:tme up, and accoflcd him thus : 

*^ l^rincej I know your quality, buE 1 will not greet y-u-u/' — " Ay," fays die other, " pcrh^pi you are 
of fuch dignity that yourcorn it/' — '^ I affure youp" fays he, " it is not my dignity that ftiouliJ hinder me/' 
*' Wh^c cWc fhould f" ^' Before God/' fays che other, " your own ignorance, and want of generofity,'* 
" Prince," I'ayi P'lvyU^ " what folly, or ungeneroos aft, have I been guilty of?'" '^ I never faw fuch A 
piece of ihjuilict/' replied ilie Knight, " aa to drive awjy the dogs th,iL killed the ftag^ and fct thine o^n 
upon him ^ [hat wai UEigctitrous^ I will not avenge myfclf j but I will bring upon you greater difgrace 
tlun the value of a hundred ftags,'" ^* Ah ! Prince,'* laid Pwyil^ *' fjnce I have done yoi] wrongs I will 
purchafc your friendtliip/' " After what manner will you purchafe ic V"" " Accordic]g to your dignity^ 
Though I do not know you : [ am acro^vnedking in the country I came from/' " My Lord/' fays Pwyll^ 
** good day to you s what country did you come from ?" '' From ^miuvyrt^'' laid the other 1 " i am 
Arati-ft, Ki[ig of j4^wzL'V}'n/^ " My Lord, upon what condition fliatl 1 procure yuur fricndHiip ?" 
" U|>on tht!c condicions/* faid he:— i"* There is a king, whofe dominions arc contiguous to mine, and 
who makes war u|K)n nie continually ; I mean Havgft*t^ ^ing of ^hrizuzryn : by deliverintr rnc from his 
opprt/Fionl (which youcancafdy do,) you ^ill procure my friendlhip." " That I wiilll wilhngly do, pro* 
vided you tell me how I am to do it/* '* In thia manner you may eficft it/' [aid the other- ** 1 will 
enter into a mutual confederacy wiih you, and will put you, infteid of niyfelf, ut Jtsnwvyn^ 1 willprefcnt 
you to the fineft woman yuu ever faw i and [ will Jikewife give you my tlupe -md mien, that no valet-de* 
chambre, Ueward^ or other man that has foUowtrd me, will know but thit it is myfcJf * and that Ihi!l 
continue dllto^morpow twclveinomli^ when we will meet again in dmpbce/* 

* Kja| tkJ I1A1J four foni; thai U^ jt'tF^r^tf, Cr AAr^^iiuii 
(iaJ CjflfJ b/ C^,f^r, Pff iif Ji/^if ^sfi ft/ ill* Cifmm44HiritT^ 
ch. n^p^ l(Ch jii^r^JMir^i^^) liiiu *ii [he r^utc cf iht Homuii 
ccnqMfritJ^ Brxfmin i til Ip aJIo fCEordcJ!. Ln [hc liBcifnt Hif' 

dftm^id iL< tlirrE pl^gufi at JtniAin ") -'Yt^4^Mm^ cr Tfi:i>fcnLidi« 
puke D^ Lwiaiviilj 411J A^LcjiivArdp IlKng pl UrlE^iiip wi.i thti tt- 
b-nd ion t^F L4tJ'. iv*^^^'^^£ ^v** '^'^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ * ^^ whom d«-^ 



Bdrl of F^fitK, or HercfofJp iad ati« of ib« ^!itn RopslTribN^j 
Ct W«]«i, w\ia pojTedcd ^Ll the Und h^iwttn ihe Wy And [lie ^f 
V«Fr i in4 ^i/^f^i' fc^i* tbc fciurlh (^jn oi LiiJ. Fiflf i^rr^i ii^ i£ 
Di4m^ ytf^^j ^ M^M^Mfh^t Sr*:^ ft^/f^jt book na. chift, aq-» 

* .4rtffit iftiplitih Above iht wui^J, Of hrtkfl i ttfbi ihtntna 

» J. w. Thf f'd/lo of Cii-i. * Tb* ^r*w flf J)i4rtvrj, 

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aa mabinogi, 

'* But," Cild the other, " what dirc^flions fhall I have to meet with this man >" " This night tvrel/e. 
ninntti there is ;^ri agreement between US CO mcer at a ford j be you fure to be th? re in my (leid j for bv 
one frngle blow you give him^ he fhal! tiic : he wjJI entreat you^ however, to give him mother: be fuj-e co 
refufe bim^ Icthimdcfire it of you evrr (b much y for, as many as I gave hm^ be would fight me next day 
as coura^roua as ever.'" " What (hall I do as to m^ own dominions ?" faid Pwyil. *' 1 will manage tnit- 
cers>" fald Jra-wn, " that neither man nof woman fhall know but that I am yourfclf: 1 will be in your 
ftcad," " With nil ray begirt," faid P-ajyll -, " and \ will go forward." *' Nothing" faid Arawtjt ** will 
hinder or moleft you on the way j I will be your guide till you arrive in my dominions." So h« guided 
him til! they came in view of the royal palace and Other hoLtfcs. '^ There 15 the palace, and my pofTc^ons " 
fiid Ara-mn j " go in -, no one will difcovcr you ; and by the fcrvice you wi]| meet with, you will know 
the rules obierved in it/* When he entered^ he faw grand halls, elegant bed-chambers, rich furniture 
and fuch fuperb buildings, as he had never fccn before. Having entered the room to undrcfs himfelf piaes 
and o[her young men came to aHlft him v and each, as he approached, made his obcifance to hitn. Two 
kni^hii took off his hunting d re fs, and clothed him with a rich fuit of filk, trimmed with gold. 

The ha]] being laid out, the family entered with the grandcft and gaytft retinue he ever faw. The queen 

wlio was in the mid(^, far excelled the reft in beauty, and in the grandeur of her glittering garments of filk 

and gold, Afrrrthey had watlied, they approached tlie table, and fat in chjj wife ; the queen on his /i&ht 

hand, and an Eirl, whom he lilted bed, on his left. Difcourfing with the qucen^ he found her to be the 

^ difrreetfll, ard gentlcfl: woman he ever converJed with. Thus they Ipent the time in eating and drink* 

,ing, in longs, and feflivity. Of all the roy.il palaces of the earth that he had fccn, this had the greatcft 

plenty of viands and liquors, golden utcnfih, and royal ornaments. When ic was time to retire he 

and :Jie queen went to bed : when he was in bed, he turned his face to die wall, and his back to the 

queen, and fald not a fylbblc to her all night. WJiatever fondling and chac paffed between them In the 

day-time, they paficd [he night as atfirfi, 

Thmhe fpenc the year, in banqueting and jollity, in hunting, and in company with jolty companions 
Every man in bis dominions well rcinembercd that night's agreement* 

Pwyli^ accompanied by his nobles, arrived at the place of meeting: when he was come to the fonJ, a 
knighc rofe up and fpoke as follows: *■* Friends," %$ he, " liften attentively to the two kings, becween 
whom this meeting is : each of them cbims the other'i lands and polTcffionsi we may fit idle and be &ec- 
tators, and leave It to be decided between them perfonally," 

With that, the two kings approached each other in the middle of the ford, to engage; and the man who 
was inRead of Ar^n^ with the rtrft blow, fmote the odicr's Hiield, cut k in twain, penetrated ihrougti 
his armour, and threw him the length ofhis arm and lance over his horle's crupper, with a mortal wound, 
« Ah ! Ptince, ' raid lUfim, " what right had you to my death ? I demanded nothing ofyou j and 1 know 
no reafonyou had to kill me % and for God's fake, Tincc you have begun, finifli me/' " Prince," faid the 
other, <* perhaps I may be forry for what I have done to yotij you mull proccre another to kill you, for I 
will not." <' My faithful nobles," faid Mafias, '* bear me hence, for de.ih hiuh laid hoU upon me i I urn 
not in a condition to uphold you any longer." « And my fjithful nobles," faid he tkac pcrfonatcd Ara^n, 
'* mike an enquiry, and know who will be my men/^ " My Lord," anfwcred his nobles, « all men 
ought J for there is not a king in all Am-^vyn but diou." *' Ay," fjys he, '' all thit Ihalj lubniit peaceably, 
It IS fit dicy flioold be received ; and he that does not, muft be compelled by the I'word." Then he took 
homage of the men, and began to fubdue the country : by noon next day both kingdoms were in his pof* 
rcHion. 

After this, he fee out towards the place of conference, and came to Giyn Cuch, Jfawfi was there tq 

r^td ArawH i " I hive 
you will find whit 1 have 
you have done." Then he exchanged hi* 
n^ape and mien w»h P-^yH, Prince of Dy/cJ, and gave him his own. ^.itt-* journeyed lowarJs his royal 
feat at Am^^y^, and rejoiced to fee his f:imily and lubjcftj, whom he had not feen for ibme rime i but they 
had not found the warn of him, nor wa. In. coming more weWne then, than at any uther time. 

That day he fpent in mirth and jollity, in fitting and difcourfing with his queen and nobles. When it 
WAi time, he went to bett. and hU ^ueen came to him. When he began tu cjr^a her. through k>vc, [Mth 
She hid i>otbcenaccunomed to for tJiatye.r.) fhe revolved, in her thought wh.t change o( mind htd hap- 
pened to htm that night more than all the reil of the year, ami meditated li^ng upon it. Soon after he 
awoke, and ipoke to her twice or thrice, but received no anfwer from her. *■ Wh*t i^ the region you will 

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jvi«i irua, DC ict out EQwarus tiie place Of conference, and came to Glytt Cu^i 
meet him. Having greeted one anotlier, "God rtw^ird you for your kinduefa * 
heard all," ■* Ay'- bid the other, « when you arrive in your own dominions,'] 
done for you/" - God repay you," laid ^r™/, u for what you have done." 



THE JUVENILE ADVENTURES OP PWYLl^ PRINCE OF DWED: ig 

«ot ff«»k to mt r U\d hr. " I will cell you,- ftid Jhc, « I Uvt not fpokcn in Chi. pU« aa much thcfe 
t«relv« irionth.. « Why/* fiys he, " hive wc bcai fo re fcrvcd about fpeaWingf" '* Shime bcfdl," M 
llir, '* Gnce Uft n^eht lwci« monlhs, when wr ivcntto bed, we hive neither fondled, nor chiTrtd, nor did 
you turn your face to me, nor ukc any notice of mr.*' Then he mufed wlih himfelf j '* Surely" fiys hr 
<■ J h*ve hid ihc brivcn and chaftcft of champitiua." Then U\d be lo ihe queen, " Blime me nor, Lady j 
J have tidiher Hrpt nor kin wiih you fincc IjD night twelve months ;"* and then he told her all hia adven^ 
tur«. " Certainly" JiiJ Ihe, *^ you hid a ftrong hold on your compmon, fince he wis able to rcfift ct/np- 
tadon, and behave fu honourably to you/' « Lady," fjys he, " i[ waj that I wai thinking of whik I waj 

fiJem," " Icis wonderful/' fjid fhe. 

Pjpyli, Princr of Djy/fd, arrived in his own dominions, and enquired of the Nobility how hia govcrn- 
D3eni had fuccccdcd ihac year, in companion lo what ic had dune before- 

'* My Lord," laid thry, « you never difplaycd niore undcrftanding, nor governed in a milder mannerj 
neither did you fquandtr your money, but proved yourfclf an excellent economitb" " Indeed^* fjid he. 
" it wrrc fit you lliould thank him that was ^ith you :" and he thcn/rclated the whulc adventure, " Thank 
God" laid they, " for the good frienddiip you have met with, and the good government we have hid: 
You win not dcniJnd from us what wc procured by bfl year's management." " liy no means," fiid he. 

From thenceforward ihcy eftablifhed a firm friendfbip. and fen t prclcnts to one another of greyhounds, 
and ha«fks, and every jewel they thought would be agreeable to each other. And bec;iulc of his living at 
A'rtn::/vjFA that year, and having governed it fo fucctfifuliy, as to bring two kingdoms in one day under fub- 
jf^ion, by his courage and bravery, the tide failings defcendcd cu him, and ever after he waa ftyled 
F'^jU Pin /{m\:;n \ or Pv-yll, the head of Annwn^ 

On 1 certain diiy, being n Arhrtb, his roya! palace, a banquet being prcp.ired for him and his noblet, 
arrer the fijft courfc, /'tyy/Zgot up to walk, and went to the top of a hillock thjt overlooked ^r^fr/i',whicli 
wai called Mirth hilK *' My Lord,*' fjid one of his courtiers, " this hill has this peculiar qtiality : ihac 
tahitevcr prince fits upon it, cannot go away i^lthout cither of theJe two things, viz, being wounded or fhor, 
f r feeing a wonder." " I am not afraid" fiid P%vyU, " of being wounded or fhot amldll lb great a number ; 
] (houkl like to fee a wonder. I will fjo and Ui upon the hi Ik" VVhen they had fat down, they law a Udy 
in bright Hiining gold embroidered garments coming iilong the highway th.ic leads from the hill, mounted 
uponahrgcj till, grey (Iced, coming along at a gentle pace, as they imagined* When flae came oppofite 
the hill, ** Ffiends," fays /'wy//, " docs any of you know thiii kidy V *' No, my Lord," faid they. " Lee 
one go to meet her, to know who £he is/' One of them -got up, but wheti he came near h^r, flie galloped 
by in an inflanL He followed her ds well as a mao afoot coulJ do : the more fpeed he made, the farther 
clf Ihe would be. When he found it was in vain to purfue her any longer, he returned to Py^//, and faiJ^ 
'* My l^fd, it is in vain for any man on foot to purfoc her." " Ay/' faid Ptoyli -, " go to the palace, 
and i-ke the fwiftefl: horfe, and go after hrr»" The iJian took hoffe, and the more he fpurred him, the 
farther off' flic would be, tlinugh her horfe went on with the fame pace as at firft. When the man found hta 
horfe knocked up, he returned to Pzpj-IL *f My Lord," fays he, *' it ia m vain for any one to purfut 
that pciiicefft i I know not a fwifier horfe in your dominions than thi^, yet it availed me nought to purluc 
lj*r/' "Ay," faid Pwyli i " there is certainly fome juggling in it: let us go to the palace*" There they 
palTtrd tbit day, and the rcJtt till meal Eime. When dus was over * fiid Pwyll, " Let as many of u* as were 
upcn the hill ycftcrday go there to-day j and do you," fjid he fo one of the lackeys, ■' like the fleeteft 
Wfc you can find, and be ready on the plain/' The lackey did fi^ and up the hill they went. As the/ 
were fitting, tlie bdy appeared ata dtHince, riding the' fame horfe, and in the f^me ilrefs, 

" There goet the lady/' fait! PiujUt " be reidy, that we may know who fhe js/* '* My Lord, I will 
do my cjJeivogr " faid ihe htkey, lly ihl» time the Udy bounded by (hcfn, and left the lackey it i dif- 
tu^cc. Slie rode no fajlef than (he fjrit dayi the lackey rode gentij^, imagining he fliould foon be up witli 
hef— ali jfi vain^hiving given his horfe the leins, he wai not a whit nearer thin when he trotted: the 
Itrtre lir fjfUrrcd, the farther (he would br, though fl^e went on ai ufual. Finding it to na purpufe to 
l^iwfbt Ur iny longer, he returned to PitfjU, «• My Lord," f^id he, " the hode tould do nu more tb^xi 
fou f*v.'^ ** \ f^w," ifAl he, " it WIS to no pur^jofe to purlin htr. Before Cjud, fhe his fame bulinefi widt 
(UK oftn, if Eif r modcrty woukl permit her tu reveal it* Lee ui go lawitds the palace." Theie the ni^ht 
»i* r^ric in fungi likj mirth. After they hid dieted, faid PitijU, ** About rhi» lime yefteiday, ind ihe ^ 
b*fofe we wrir upt^u the Ull/* *' Yei, my Laid," l«id they, " Ixt ui go ihere aiid fit to-day. Du ycM 
hdilk tify hiirfcf umJ k«J hioito (he pUirii uxl brin^ my fpundong with you/' ftid Pw^Uxsa hugrtiaav 



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JO tflE JUVENILE ADVENTURES OF PWYLl, PRINCE Of DYVEd. 

Thf groom did To j they had not waitcJ long ctc tlic Udy came as ufuil. " 1 fee the l,idy coming/' fi[[( 
Pwyll i '* bring me my horfc." Before lie mounted, the lady parted by him i PwyU turned his Capering 
high- bred need after Eicr, imagbing lie would overtake her at every ftep. He rode as faft as his horfe 
coulJ go— all [0 no piirpofc— he was i^ot a bit the nearer. At laft he Called to her, and faid, " Lovely 
inaiJ, r(>r ihc fake of him you love mof^, ftay for mc/' " With all my hcarr," faid fhe ; ic i^ould have been 
better for ihc horfc if you had alkfd me footer." Then fhe flayed for him, and took off her 7eif» and 
cojivf rfed with him, " Lady/* fjid lie> " where do you come from ? and where do you journey ?" " j 
am going upon buftncrs." faid fhej " however I am glad to ftc you." " You arc very welcome/' fai^i 
Pwylli who fiincicd every other ddmfcl's complexion difagteeable, in comparifon of hcr's. '* Fairladw 
will you Inform mc as lo fome part of your bufinefs?" " Yes, willingly/' fays ftie : " my piincipal buli* 
nefi was to fee yoit/' '* That is the moft agreeable bufinefs" fiaid Pwyl], " 1 fliould w'tCh you ro eonur upon. 
Will you inform me who you are V* '* Yes/' faid fliej *' 1 am Riaijftoif, the daughter of Evddd Hh- 
thcv are going lo gi^e mc away to a man againfb my wUlj and I have rcfufed every one for the love I bcaf 
to you i and am AilJ rclblvcd to have no otJier, if you refufc jjic not i and to know your mind am 1 
come/' '■'. 

" Before Gnd/' fays he, " this is my anfwer : if I had my choice of all else maids in the world, I would 
prefer you/' '^ If that is your choice/' fays fhe, " make an appointment with mc before I am given to 
another/' '^ T\\c fooner the better, for my part/' faiti Pwyll \ — " fix the appointment wherever you 
pieiift/' " I wiil, my I-ord/' faid flit j " thEs night twelve montlis there will be a feaft prepared for you 
in EviitiJ lien's palace/'—*'^ With all my heart/' Did he, " I will certjinly be punftual to my appointment/' 
" tare you well, my Lord j be futc to be pumfiudj I muft leave you :" fo they parted, and Pia^JI canic to 
his companiuns*, • " " ' __ ' 



jfn ErrflRAM, isfirthed to Julius C^sar * : cr ta EttgUJhtd hy thi iatf Geoags Colman, F/^, i^h of 
Caius GfiitMAMCvs Cje^ar. y^i^y* 1785* 

"Thrax puer aftiiiflo gli^rie dum ludlt in Hcbro, On Ilcbrus froze, a Thracian boy at play 

^>igore cQDcretas pondere rupit aquas j Felt, from iiis weigfit, the tteachVoui ice give way; 

Dunique im^e pjttes rapido craherentur ab amnc Jlis limbs beneath the glaflfy furfacc droppM, 

Ablcidit Mcu ! cencium lubrica tefta caput. His little head was from his body lopp'd ; 

Orbaquod inventutu mater dumconderct urna. That found j wlien in the fun'ral tjrn 

Hoc pfpeii Ham mis, c^ttcra dinitj iiquij. The child Icfs mother laid, to burn , 

She llgh'd, and thus ftc faid; 
, " To thy dear litnbs a briny grave 

" The waters gave; 
** To flames I give thy head I" 



fk'folhmniisjaidiif h- thfyj^ EfigliJJi Epigram i ami aiirihiUd to ^j> Thomas More, nhcki K. D* tjja 

' ■ " A Student at his bblte fo plaft, 

' \ ^^ ' That welth he might lave wonn, 

' " -^ . . ■ - • From boke to wife did fletc in hafls i 

From welth to wo to run* 
Now who liath plaid a featet caft, 
' Since jugling firflbegunnf 

. ■ ■ ' In knitting of himfclffo faft, 

Hiinfclf he hath undone*'* 

""'in I limimmirtiBnnnmmMmimi 




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' * milUDDTANr ELPIilN. 

The Cm/iiUt'sen of Prince Elphim, &^ TalteSih : 

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b«flonco/ rd/j//«'i fi.ft Elffay. whcfl ^ bp;. See, lifo, ihifrfi r^^mt, j^g* l8. «^ li' ^ ^ Pffl«a »«»« 

Fair £//>*/fl, cfafr ih>' wft ping; lei no man be dtfcontenccd with his fortune : defpondcncy will not avaii 
thee i man ftea noc his fnpportcr. JCjrW/o^s ' prayer will aoc be frniilefs j God wiU never break hU promifc; 
There never was found in Gwyddao'^ wear Hj goodly a prize aj at prefcnt, 

I^iir EIph'sR, wipe ofFtliy tears ! over much forrow brings no relief; though you think you had no prcrfif ; 
ceriably too much affli-flion avails nothing. MiClrun: not G^^s providence; though I am little, I alH 
tndo^cd with genius. From leas, and from rivers, God fends wealth to the good and happy. 

Good^mturcd Elphhi, thy difpofitJon i& not cruch although I am feeble and tender, on the brink of the 
foisiung fca v I Hiatl be a niore valu^ible acqoirttion in time of need than three hundred filmon\ You need 
noccotnpbin fy bitterly; God's providence ib better than bad prognoftications. 

ElpMn, pDiTkflcd ofrarc quiliues, be not dirpleafed with your fortune : although 1 am weak and proftrate, 
my Eongue is infoired. While I am in your cuftoilyi you need not be in any fear j if thou crave ft the affift- 
ante t)f the Triml)'^ nothing can overcome thee. 

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*0*^/sw«^oiveof itcprJmiMvt WdJh Sainis : wHence ii derived LiansynUo, i village In Cardigmlhlrt, 

r Whin the prodiEi! Eiphia wis. hci^^ailing hij ffiijfartunr, the (i (hrrmcn cf|heJ a CoracJe ]n the wcbt, ftlJl i thUd in it, eftWrlpfll 
ru l]e*tElcrn tuig, *hcm ility Ic/ok up, and broughL lu the youtie priiiCC, who ordered k to be taken Cftrc of, ind had htm liberally 
Kliitited i wn]ch fir,jvcd 4f£erwii/di to be (he [reatitre of knowledge, rtf/*^™. who lived la recompenCB hil btncllftor, h^ ibem^t'^C 



Jwdt Fralfb Titliejii. rhe Hijiork und PrediHd Odif, hy Talus in '- 

TLii Pprm wjj tranflatcd irt^ Lat t, .Sqpphic, from tKe Wefrt,, Th. fplfcwlng tiltr.1 Prof^ Tr^rflatJoi.* of four of the Poemri 

?*^l^%^'rV"'^ ^ J&net. Minifkror LLnv.ir U>*fryr Clwyd. by r«/.;^ ,« «!rert.e]r curi^uij be«,.f< they Mrtvey ion, faoie 
UL D£iibi|hCLur, i^bout A. iJ, .^ao, „f the fiimi.lvf lim^ry, 4. wdl )i. ihe Myfticil Notion, of the 

Druidj, and tif thETraniTmi^rAtson oftbe Soul ; of Tilic^b't Ke- 
JicI of the Dtlty, and RcHgicm ; of his Co^ntaini^tioni^ and Pre- 
dieilon^ fTaliediu wrote from ihe Wvvti end of Uic 4fib„ tUl 
4J3QUC the DiiddiA ofthe Hxth ceniury.) 

« ^j^j: m^fmitrt isms tU Eard irgum" 

CuTn^a cum rerum fapiens Creator, Psjii&n formed the hutnati body in the fafldy 7ile 

Vi fui verbi, ex nihilo crcafiet j Qf iMnn, * 

Eit luto/ffrmtf; Adami caducum 

Corpus in Hfebron, . ' 

QNinquc ceniennoi ibi manllt annop, With hSs own fair hand, where it Uy five hundred 

V-ilk dtfpeaum fine cuitu ct arte, * years before it was endued with a living fgul. 

Antequam vkalem animam pcrenncm 
Traxeric ore. 

Ne foret fohis, fociam jtivantem • And, that Man might not be alone in Par^xf^^ 

Elohim fecir, fpeciufa Virgo, God, of the left rib of the body, mude a beaurifij 

Prodit £ cofla Paradifo in alma. Female. 
Qiiam fibi duxit, 

Qijem Jocum feptcm teniicre lajtr, They occupied the garden but feven hours befort 

Ambo vix horn, fcciemtui hofiia (hey were »ccofled by Safiin, the agent of bell. 

Donee opprefTit Satanat. qui ad im* " •" 

Tartars tiiifjr, 

■ J k4Ti nmidt^ tbt orlglMl Wtl(b of ikfTt^pwaii. ai if^y art Ms be fDiiad amon^ frveril c:anefllont g^ MSbn W*l^ TiS.ia^ifti i 
*it- at <;*'^.i /'-i^t^M*!, Ei^, of UtB|wn. sd MrTiQDrEh|!:kire ^ 41 >**(•/ V'—j.i's Ki*|- 10 AKvLcbv | it ?JMw 7a^^'j> tts- 'j' 
tUriMl. u CuJi^ai^iiUff X tiihi M'^Z/t Aii'H/, la Lwdvn . 4iia U)eP| fty «ttiicuU«£LkHij, 4c. 

PvrteJ 



THE HISTORIC AND PREDICTAL ODE, BY TALIESIN. 



3* 

Poft^a rjcai Paradifo ab alto 
SunC^ ti in terrain Qcrilcm rcirufi, 
Frigua hie nudi mifcfcet laborcs 
Corjjyrc ptfCh 

Procreat fcccirs, fobotdqiit \u&\h 
Eva, ncc panu vacua eft ttolorc, 
Mjs ficaut Icxu mulier prupagoi 

Quando grartlffva cc fn^ilis, triginrt 
Aiq<]C nongt.'ntos fupcrrlTci: adfioa, 
Vinci cur ffliis, moriturqir, pulchri 

Pmie t>caia. 
Nam paifrjunum gtnmfl'n Abel, 
Virglnc5 pulchrasj gfnt raiqu*: naus, 
Et^ravcm lu^Lmi^irptrjl pircntomj 

Ci'in homicii^am, 
MOTt AtlJC fon[i rit^iJa; Wf^vna 
NotiJS eft ufus, fotia^qLJc chdriC^ 
FrangU tftbfla^ t^iHtdque gltrbjs, 

Tritirum rarimlat Cere ale fukis, 
Qiin famcin mc^i] jabiiljm rrpdhCi 
Et fiEim extin^ujt millantc fniL^u, 

ViEJs am[xri£» 
Angclun mifnis vfiliicrii fui^crno 
Prfite, poria^u ^riiirilc Ictrjcn, 
Funic, uijulFuij grciiUo iiounds 

fJiincius livjc. 
Muncris partem ilccimam liti iJiJc 
Abfliilit Iccum pnlui-que in area, 
CUmviro, ct ftincn optM pulitfj, 

Dcfiilc agro* 
Cumquc Tcnrifrrt kclui hoc vir, Jllil 
Protinus Tcmcn rciulk, quod agro 
Seminar, fed fit Enalus hinc filigo, 

Tcfle propheta. 
PnQinaTTi pfrJit fpccicin atqoe formam 
Tniifum, pro quf> ftcrilii fiSigo 
Kafciiur, fr-.us ut pairat ncfdiula, 

Turpcquc fur III m« 
Uridt perfolvi (latuic pf r omnc 
Scculum, partem dcci [nam bonorum 
OmniunTj quitu rcnovas quotannia, 
, . Sunimc Creator, 
Tritico ex pwro, rutibquc vino. 
Fit faccrdotis prece, cdrpus illud 
MyflicumClirifti fjcrofan^umjefu, 

Filii tt Alpha. 
Panii aUaris caro conrecraca eft, 
Et merus fanguis ptctlulus, atque 
TfiniutU raniH^D operantc verb<^ 

Sunt bene dif^&i 



From Paradife chcy were driveji to get their living 
in cold and an^i^lciy ; 



And to procreate Tons, and d^ugTitcr^ in pain and 
fatigue i to be fupportcd by the jjroducc of AGi. 



Nine hiinilrcd and eigKt yeatt ihey labnurcd to 
propagate a conimixiyn uf mnlcs and fcmalci 



In the firft place, JM was brouglit forth j a^d 
after him, Cain^ the uun flayer. 



To Adam and his partnrr a fpadc was given, ta 
tUl the earth, in ordtr to j^n bread j 



And clear wbf at to fow, and to be fuod for raaa- 
kindj until ihc laftday. 



An angelica] menVnjrcr from the heavenly Father 
broUi^hi vegetative k<ds to Eve, 



But [he ffCTfted the tench pare of the prelent, (b 
that all the lilJagc wa& not fown i 



And vihere the hidden Grd was afterwards (omit 
as witnenTctJi DiJ^/rV/ the prophet; 



Bbckifli rye was reap'dj inftead of wheat, to ma- 
fiifel^ the atroc^ioufnej^i of Jraud and thefc 



For this he^tvy oiTence, a tenth fntift be paid (0 
God, i\\\ Doum'i>-U4y. 



Frocn the ptire wheat, and rubicund winc, U iaiM 
the body oi C^rijl^ tlic Ton ^{ .Upha. 

A 

The wflffr is the Htfti, and the wir« is the bbo4« 
Confccrated by thcwurd^of the I>wiy» 



HISTORIC AND PHEDICTAL ODE, BY TALIESIN. 



Artittm, plenofquc fcicntkrum^ 
Dciulir, dcxtra honiuttlarga 

Email uc lis ; 
Qiios Adat mifiE vctcri, prcntl 
Sortcm ct humanam mifcrc dolfmi> 
Marbidus cum k faluhri k-^arct 

Jordan IS unda, 
<JaiEuor primes gradibufquc ftiramls 
Angcbs oiific Dcu^j vt bU fcK 
Akcrospuros, cc honcrc cbros, 

-^dibus Evae ; 
Utvaam ign^rog doccant liilubrcm, 
Atque vifUrctm Uipcrart doiicni, 
Si qutd adveir^Lim vcniit quod acre 

Anxijc uUos* 
TrifJc tr-it cuniftcsj anitnoquc inanr^j 
Prae mciia ft ibanc homines in orbc^ 
AntcquaLti Chrilli mlRrJnEis client 

Sign a favoris. 
Quindcctm [riftium dtcica dicrurrij 
AAluit m^gno^ fupcr unda colkS| 
QiESpNoe clari^m IjpSfnti^alimp 

StiAulit arcim. 
Per Koam vitcs viJi^lcsJ cofomm 
Orrmium vsnum vcnic uva prcjriamj 
Sunt huaio pingui pofitsE^ tt vigcbant 

Candida vina* 
Trts Dcus virg« rt;iJL[iicn5 pcricli^i 
Tradidic Moli^ qulbus illc picbcm 
Libcjram fccictumido tyrannoj ut 

t Sabbd[ha fervcr* 

Rex plus chrogcniLore lutus, 
Arcc difccbac Babylonls omnc$ 
Myflkji» iirfcsj Salomon difc reus j 

Fu:dtra ct arcic* 
Sic libri^ artcs ego lihtrrjlcs 
Bdfdules cunftas didlci per orbcm, 
Pfztcrk quicquid jcin^ ct omne libria 

Nofco futurum, 
HcL milu I AjHs JaeNrimb cccllia, 
Trlde quam fdcum fda luLfluorumj 
Factui Trojac properin vcnircj 

Omine ctrtOt 
Tigris imminU fcra (uKpicrr^^a, 
Svrj^ Erukp frcndenij aniiiiorjquc aka 
PiiJidct arnuUj) fobolei fcrax, 

Gcrmanie agre^iij 
Ifitvi^ ecdirAfufJcr^biijau, 
Uocgriimtffum Britofium vetunam 
AfKloUj^chlyn pcjpulabu agjoB» 



Boaka of all myftcries, from Immntid were 
brought to ^dam^ by the angd Rapb^d; 



When he wa* up to lii^ chin in the water of y^r- 
</tffl at his devotion. 



Four Angela^ and twelve SaintS| were fcut by 
£/f^ffff to ^Jjfli's habitacion. 



To demonfVratc his power to fuccour the progeny^ 
of £'jfj in all Eribulaiions and iojbeciiitiest 



Great were the care and fear of all mankind^ before 
they received figna, and promifes of falvation. 



An hundred and fifty days did the ruinous flood 
bear up the ark^ above the tops of ali the higheft 
hiU^- _ , , 

The cin n a bnir- coloured vine, anj the white^ were' 
fuccffi, fully planted andcuJcivatLiJ by jVnab. 



Mofis hid thrfc rods on the Lord's tliy, agilnrt % 
ti mc o f grea [ nccc ffi ty . ; ; , 



>?ffAjwjcj/]iad nil the arcs, and itiyftcrieBof chcarkof 
:hc coverunc, from the Tower of B^bcl. 



,' 'i'* * » .. ■ 



, ■ I likewifc had in myBardic books, t^\ the myflrcriei, 

, ' BnJ knowJedgc of the countries of Europe. 



O I^rd God t how guevouj and mifcmble wiU be 
the fate of the Trojan race* 



Awily> proud, and cruel Gfrrt^d^ferpenc wlih her 
armed train. 



Willi over-run all South Brifaia, and the Lowknds 
q( SdfiiaftJt from ih« Ucimiin Uc<ita [o (he Severn* 



Tunc 



S4 



TAUESIN'S RHAPSODY, ON TRANSMIGRATION, 



] 



Tunc erimE Tinfti cdcbres Briunnii 
Saxonum fafttjj qiiafi c^rc-cfEui 
Inter umbrofofi hahitando collcSj 

£cmirc vaftum* 
Attamcn rcgcm proprium coknicai 
Rice r<:rv:ibtin[ idiocnsE lingU'^^ 
WaUiaft) przicr geliiijm, rf Hnqucnt 

Ht>flibus arva: 
Donee oblongum vcniiir fitha^^ia 
Tcmpui, a\ra5 pofl: cnifcnrquc cladesi 
Qi^Eando Jibralus trucina ucriufquc ctl 

Fiirtp^ iniquus. 
Tunc fuam Crindciri in ditionf m atroces 
Hoftibus^ rcgnum rttligtnc Bm^mni^ 
£)tccrrus marcccpopulus, corona 

DtrntTO j^arca* 
Horum tgo rnulros didki labors s, 
Acquc ff>rtLinarn variance m^ cc a-fliis^i 
Nofco fjEoruiii fcricm in fucura 

Stcia pcrcnncrn# 
Prcfcius reruiTi Mirhacl locutu?. 
Verba divina fia:c mihi nuncia alinic 
Patis tt belli rigidi, fntura 

C^aa Bri[annis* 



Tlien wUl Bri/Dfts be hddj like captives, in 
power of aliens from JtfffffWy* • 



Their God will they worfhlp, thfir language T^iij 
they rccainj and their land will ikty lofc^ except the 
wildcffscis of Wales: 

r 

Until Cuch time, afrer long fufferbg, that the fJcs 
ofbotli be had in cqU4)l balance^ 



Then fhalJ Britons recover their ttrricorles and 
Crown> &nd the ftrangcra fhall dwindle ivfiy* 



1 know their ways, and manner of llvingj tbcir 
revotiiiionii, and furttinrj until the bll diy. 



The wordi ofSc. Mkhijgl crtnctrnmg peace, and 
war, will certainly ccmc Eopafj. (n Britain, 



TJUEShYS RHAFSODT, ON THAN^MIGRAriON. 

- 

I am Eiphhi\ chief Bant i I was in the Ark wiili N^ab^ and v^.^*j 7 

My pfinutivc rtfidcncc was in the land of Cherubim: I Gw tht deflrutlion of S^d^m and G^mGrrba^ 

Jfi>;j [he foothfaytr called tne Mi^rJJin: I was in jfffrioi bcfurc Rome wjs boiic; 

Hci^cefordi all kings Iliall name mc TaH^J^ft^ I came Jicrc co tiie remn-inc of die *JV^-3WJ» 

I was with my L^nf^ in the hcavtnly rcyionsj I wasin dieWhiw Tower^ the cnurtof CvwvELYrd"j 

Vri^tn Lucifer fell into ihc dcptb of hell; I was chief Bjrd of die Harp, coLt'^J^ chc Ntirwcj^iap: 

1 burc d]d b[inncr before /lUxt'ti^iJer •: I luftcrcd bunj^rr (or ihe Ton of a virgin's r4ikei 

I knowthe number of thtflijrsj from Nords to South, And wji cbaincd to a block a year and a day* 

1 have been in the miJky way with TrJra^r^mm4ii?N * : I was widi my L^rd in the afi*s monger : 

I condiaaed the rulers into ihe vale of /L^h^n : 1 fupporicd Me/a thmii-jh tbe waters uf J^rJoit: 

I wa5 in ihe land of C^jjAl™ when j^^/owj was flain ; I was above die fkies with Alary MagJeil^M : 



I wa^^ in the paUceofU^V before GwvmoN'wai born, 

I was a mcflVnger to Eli/ij^ and Euo^h : 
1 have b^ren in ihe place where the Ibnof Cflfi/fuHV-rtd : 
I wEiBa Cupt^in ac The building of AV^rtrtf^/'s cower; 
1 wai three fcafon^ in ihe city of Ari^inrhcJ^"^^ 

* A tarm [o«xpr(f« the L^r^^ ^i^f^ or 1>^m». 



I h,id a vein of poeiry frQui Orsdzuefi '" the aged* 

f was conf^jicuous in che rcgbn of die TriJisfy: 
I know the karnliig and pottry of all the wr>rU : 
I j1iah be on ihe Eace of the tardi till doon/i d^y 1 
And \z is unknown whcd^r my body i^ Ikihj or Ei(h» 



V G'wjJmg. iht fon at Di.^i wi* ii pfirnrt nf Ar-Gnnwyf in Ci^rrufVunfhirf , And fatnisin Mafjicia^ of ihf fi'ih ctcHwrri 
■* fJ/iffin ittmt (0 rriaLin ch« sd^Hi of ir^r.irrfli;jritiOn of ih< Tiul^ ** ih? Druidi did, Ao FySi?.A£iFai rcmcuhcricJ ta tive bc^fl 
fJE/bffd^fin itit l^uii Ljf M>rcury£ tn^ ti^vc hrcn n^UalKn^ the <Jr^!tJc« daring chc 'I'rOjin wj.i^ iih the ciirAft^r t>f ff^^F'Jjij; aulI tfaiC 
bin fiMll rtuolftft^d mtny e^ploaif lArbiicfl hitl tittn June wtiilr lG jihiinntd Lii4t TrOJ^nS bi^ilv i he rem^OlbcceLliD tm^c '.Ken ^/rra^iMrfut 

on Mnhicla ire the wi,[ch towcri. inJ ^^hrif r i.rt|Qr jr g f4Ld Euhdwre bean orilfLnFLllv buLtt by C«4//diiJi«r ihi Gr-f^l. 
'■ '- Mcirirtm^ ihr Ton -ul Grd'jrVwrp ifiirr l[h>a dece4l-e cF hu fftlher^ K«d tLI Jii« iu-h^huilfti id L>[ntirLij Alld 



roltl the fani: mirj 






rjLlESlN'S 



'I. 3i 3 ■ 

TALIESIN'S CHEED. 

A LITEHAL TRANSLATION. 
Wortb>ly ,rt thou calk J a moftgracou. and bounriful F.th=r i_T™ly .rt th™ calkd . S«n, .h= .hi=f Bitp 

\r : t r"" r^*^^"""? "« '^"^ <=-»^^ => J^Js^. «nd . mod Hbenl B£„ef»a<,r:-. 

And verily a true Man, and true God Supreme* i 

Thou didft ir\(. 10 lif., from ihe tmhy grave :-Thou haft dclii^cred mankind from the bondaw of 
Sjran. men [hc>u d.ft .ttain t* the fulUgtof three tens over and above fifr«n hundred, moft virTuous 
tbiy of Hohe^, ihou wjk ddsver the ^nV./?. from their opprclTed fictiatton, and wilt repUtit the r™V* 
roots in the.rc.«n girde.s. H.ppy tline. will come in confcqucnce of this tevdudon/ Then ni.]lch= 
knri^ m the kmgdom^of B:.ram lie allotted i-:hen let my moft kind LorJ be heard :-then mall 3nt,ns 

^'^T Z.\ P !"'" '^'^'^ ^'^ ^'' °'"'^''^ ^'™"' ^^'' ^^ <rradicated and foj-ntten ,--the country will 
be dilhclTrd by t;each.ry and violence. TJien fhall that bright gem, O^^.in - come forth lo airengc ou 
the Jd^x^i Lheir lons^continued rapine and infolencc : then flidi tlie country of C^mhia ^agH^UiuJah, 

'* Piohabfjr Oii^wM tfi £/rji:«, n prince of Jcjf/. In the North, 



TALIESIN'S COMMmjriONS, ■■ ' .. 

Woe be unto him that is convened arxl baptized, and kads not a Chnftijn life. 

Woe be umo Ehofc rukr^ whole tyrjnnical ijillitucions are full af aj-rogance, 

WoL be unto ihc dun.b pritft ihatdoes norcorrc^ft errors, and will not preach. 

Woe be untuihe iJicphtrd ih^t does nor guard his fold, and tcn<Es not his flock. 

Woe be unrohim rh.tt defends not his [hecp agatnrt Romilh wolves, ^ith a dubbed ftaff, 

V^oe bt unto him tlui fpcnds hii life here in tyranny ;,iul opprefTton. 

Woe be unto the odious diJFembler, thjt docs not fincerdy pray and worfljip God, ' " ' 

Woe be umo thac mortj] who commi[s Hn^, ami will not confcfs and rcperif. 

Wot be unto him ihat ears hib bread h idltJicfi, and h ill not work. 

Woe be uivto Mm t!,at fjjends his life in heaping up riclus through opprcfTion and injuftice. 

Woe be unt^ htm at ibc DJy of Judgment that docs not reprtJs the loIU ofiJie fldli, and pray. 

Woe be unto liim that belirves not in the Trinity, and is void of charity, and without com pa ffion. 

Woe be unto him that bereaves iht widow, and facherlcfs of their patrimony, without rellitution. 

Woe be imto him, that fhall opprds and rob the helplefs, unkfs he makes fatisfaftion. 

Wee be unto liim chjt bears mahzc in his bolom to hia friend, and.haws him. 

Wot be unto the weilrhy milcr, that will nor pity and clothe the poor, and naked. 

Woe be unto the ill-naturtU man tlut will not iynipathiae with the thirfly, and relieve him. 

Woe be unto him thjt will notvific and relieve the fuk, anLEprifoncra, 

Woe be unto him ihn will nor fuppEy pilgrims with lodging and visuals. 

Wot be to hJm, that is born, whole ill deeds ihall bfingjiirn to hdh 

W«c be iQ thofe furie* who (hall be hereafter confined in e cern.nl cormencs j 

A |J-ce, where there are huwlinga, CrJc», and multitudes of jiUguesi 

A plice *hcfc arc burnings and grojlnlngs, without hu{ eaof any deliverance : 

Whirre ihoc ii no tJipi.iiun by repentance, to all eternity: 

Whe/c ihfrc it (hivrnng and ijoiking, for the coldnefe of fjoft tnU fiiow t 

A place where iliKrc arc ctici md howlingi} world without end» 



fU 



r 3fi 1 



.; 



m EULOGY of O^f.i^ Gwv«EDD, Ptin^t of NM mhs; whc/uc^iiJ^d hh F<ahir, GaiFFiti* ai 
CvBAN, ab.ui/LD. Li 37^ Thi» baidtwaifougbi in th= year 1157. 

• In glUt'ring arms and glory dreft. 
High he rears his ruby cfcfti 
There the iKundVing flroke s begin. 



OWEN'S praifc demands my Tong, 
0''vcn iVifc, ami Owta ftrongj 
Faircfl fluw'rof i^JiHf's ft^tn, 
Gn'yncdd\'* fliicld, ami Britain^s gero, 
!Hf nor heaps his brooded llorcs, 
Nor on all profufdy pours j" ,^ 

Lord of cv'ry regal arti -; ." 

Lib'ral hand, and open heart. '. 

Big wiih hods of nai^hcy nime. 
Squadrons three agiijiH: him dame s 
This the furcc of Erin " hiding j 
Side by fi^lc as proudly ridinij, 
On her fliadow, long Jind gay, 
Locbiiit " plows the w.ii'ry way> 
There tht N'^rmmt fails afar. 
Catch cht vtinds, and jiin tht war; 
Bi't-'k and huge along they fwtcp. 
Burthens of the angry de^ p. 

Daundi'fi on his vacivr fjnds 
Tht D:J:,on'foEi" of ML>na flamlsj 



There the prcfs, and there the diiii 
^itl M(idi're\ rocky fhorc 
Echoing to tlie batclt's roar, 
Chcck'd by the torrent-tide of blood, 
Bickwitd Me^ai rolls his flood j 
Whdej hcap'd his maftcr's feet around, 
Proftrate warriors gnaw the ground. 
Where his glowing eye-balls turn, 
Thoufand banners round him burni 
Where he p -incs his purple fpear^ 
Hafty, hafiy rout ia there i 
Marking with inLli^ni^nt eye, 
Fear lo flop, and Shame to By : 
There Con full on, Terror's child, 
Conflicl fterer, and Ruin wild; 
Agony, tluc pants for breath j 
Dtfpir, and honourable Death, 



inal WclCh of rhe above poem wfis thr compniltionof G^&^/f^fflm, tht fon o( Meilir, Jmmedi- 



The ongi .- . . . .JVT 

flJcly after i^ifKe 0-u.^^ft Gwynedd had def^.tcd the combined fleets of Ireland, Denmark, and Nor«j, 
which had invaded his t.riitury upm. the coatl of Anglcfey. This Ipiritcd verfificatioci is from the pen cf 

the IjEt^ Mf, Cray. , v, . ,, j i. r f 

There is iikovifr an. thcr poem, fthuh deicribes this famous battler, written by Pnnce Hcwel, the fon Of 
Owrn C'^>pmld; who uas a celebrated ^varrior, as well as a Bard, and who feems to have been inthcaaitjp. 
1 Hull *^ive it here with i literal trAnfliLion: 



* Hywel ab Owain a'i cartt. 

Pan fm laitiin fnihi j pGnfryfui ^^td i 

Pan fsysr WAiriai i 
Pa}} ryfd \ fan ruddid ri fh^tf 
Pan RuDULAi/, pan rudJ iys lo/g^h 
Pan rHddQ}n, rhudd-fum _0my(bai byd nift 

Em addtf Tti ncddm i 
Hawdd I'oieled gdiu kjg iin^ai , 

gaer wen g€ir yu/yl Men a i* — 
Trcniy/iitst (rydydyddi ofait iykhs^-Uong 

■ Tn iiyagcs fordni : 
Adigcant Qman d'w dliai 
Cyfarf, hb unfitrf ar ^^hau 

^* Morth Walfi* 

*i npe .<d Dr»£O.WM tl,. d<.l« of Cd^^Udrr, «rhich *n H, Jeft^ndiBt* b^r. ^. th«,r W.r.. ^ i^^^„|h„<d 

, .. M,M.i U Lb. n.,nc Of .. n.m or ^U (... .M, Ji.id.. Anglcf<r ^.n. C«rn-rv.^nm*. — Il W«i thil U«fe m*«" 

1 !iin;E4r f^lc widi LJut of tbfl t'r^acki (le?E ii i^^w^f/f j-ic^v rttu/BcJ t^ tsU iJic Ule. Corh/td 



J Sifngt cQmj>Gfid by lhv?d, ihc Son sf Oata* 

The ravens rejoice, when blood is hafteniflgs 
when the gore runs bubbling j when thenar doth 
rage j when the houfea redden in Ruddlstt j when :tie 
red hall is burning i when we glow with wrath: the 
ruddy flacnc bhizes up to heaven ^ our abode affords 
nortielter; and plainly is the bright conflagration 
ften from the whirc walls upon the fliore of Miftd.^ 
There perifhed, on the ihird day of May, three 
hundred fhipa of a fleet roving the ocean i and tCft 
hundred times the number tlic oppofi^ig weapon 
would put 10 ni^lic, leaving not ^ finglc beard on 



[ 37 ] 

CcrhofidJ Hyjid, f&h Owmn Gwynedd, e butt ai Cdnt: 
or, The Bo.id of IIowcl, the fan of Owcn> Prince of North Wiles i compofed by bimfclf* 



Tliii prinecTy Bird, fhv.;!, [he fon ofOwM CA^^tdd, wtifl ffoofifllCii aboiH A. D. il^o< wr&ic ciglit pi™, ofp 

lie rtllJ f/tiervcd m old Wdlli marurcripis, ttZ.x and anhcy arc (hort, Sfld tke^tillj' defcriptite, [ ttiill h** k 
bare, »Jiicril uanJlitifMa hj Mm-ifs of four or five of ihflm, at a fpecipi«n at (hiit l^hicJtain'a raufei who fcenit 



"poeiry, wiitck 
leave ta anf^rE 

. , 1 J J T 1 ■,,, , J ■ ..,.--.. — _.^, -..- .--"pt lo have- bcei 

pariKuhrlr dcvmcd [o Lo^c, and War; [hey convejr to us, like*lfe. fonic idea of ihc c.flom^ of thofe [ime* ; th«Ffore I enct^m 
thrm curioui. Jit [hit &r(t pijcm tbt Bard dcfcribet WjJei, and cnuAicritEi hii /urcnuhe toven, wto wej-cihen ihc dhII «]*, 



Fair foam crowned wavf, fpraylng over the facrcd tomb of RTiavon the Eravf^ the chief of pnn«s, 
hel.old this day, I hare Eftgisnd, a flat and uncncrgetic Imd, with a racf itivulved in every wilt. I lave 
ihe fpoi thai gave mr the much-dcfircd gift of mead, where the feas cxcend \n tedious conflid j 1 love ihc 
fociciy, and numerous inhabitants [herein, who, obcditnt to fhcir Lord, dire^T: their views to peace j I love 
irs fca-cuafti and its mountains, its ciiy bordering on ics forcft, lis fair landlcape. Its dales, its waters, and 
its vale&j ics white fea-tuexvs, atid its beauteous women* I love its wartrtors, and its well- trained ftcedij 
ita woods, its Jlrong holds, and irs focial domicil. I lave its fields, clothed widi tender trefoils, where I 
had the glory of a mlghtj' triumph* 1 love it$ cultivated regions, the prerogative of hcroifm j and its far- 
extended wild; and its fporis of the chafe, which, Son of God ! have been great and wonderful. How 
fletlc the melodious decfi and in whit plenty found 1 

\ atchicved, by the pufb of a fpear, an exalted deed, between the chief of Pswys and happ/ G-wyn^ddi 
arid, upon the pale-hucd element of everllruggliiig motion, may I accornplifh a liberation from exile I 
I will not take breath until my party comes : a dream declat;e5 it, atad God wills it fo to bcj fiir foam- 
crowned wave fpn^ying over the grave. 

Fair foam-ciowned w^ve, inipetnous in thy courfe, like in colour to the hoar when it accumulates, I 
love the feiS-coafl in McirknydJ^ where 1 have had a whict arm for a pillow; I love the nightingale upon 
the privet-brake in C^inma' Dt^udd-Jjrj a celcbr;ktcd vale. Lord of heaven and earth, the glory of the bleft, 
though lo far it is from Ct-ri to Qierllr^^flydd, 1 mounted the yellow fteed, and Wdtn. Madienydd reached the 
land of Rtged between the night and diiy ! Before 1 am in t!ic grive, may [ enjoy a new blefTing from the 
hndo( T^gyiigyi of faircft afpcd. Since I am a love- wight, one inured to wander, may God direft m/ 
■ fate 1 fair foam-crowned wave of impetuous courfe '% 

I will implore the divine Supreme, ihc Wonderful in fubjugating to his will, as kingj lo create an «- 
telling muJcj for a fong of prailc to the women, fuch as Mirddin fun[>, who have chimed my bardic lore fo 
long, who are fo tardy in difpenfing grace* The moft eminent of all in the weft I name, from the gates of 
Chejer to the port of J/^tTtiH *: the dvHh the nymph, w>io will be the fubjed of univerfal praifc, GwtftUiant^ 
whofc complexion is like the fummeAday, The Iccond is another of high ftate, far from my embrace^ 
adurned with golden ncckhcc, fair G'uiehvyii from whom nor token nor confidence have I obtained, nor 
hi)s any of my race; thnugh 1 ml^^ht be flain by two-edged blades, fhc, whofe foftcr-brother was a kingj 
Jliould be my theme* And next (or the hnndfome Cwinduj, the young and modeft virgin, the Idol of the 
multitude — l uircr the fecret figh j 1 will worfiiip her wuh the yellow bloflfoms of the furze. Soon taay I 
fee my vigour roufcd to contbai, and in my hand my blade^ bright Leucu, my companion, laughing, and 
^hofe hufband laughs not, from anxiety. Great anxiety oppreHcs me, makes me f jd i and longing, alas 1 
U habitual for fair Nr^, for her who is like the apple-tree bloHbrnj and for Peneffvr, the centre of my 
defirci for Gestrjj^ the chafte, who grants not a Jniile for me"-may continence not overcome her I Fof 
Ihttyddf whoTe fame will lafl till the day of doom i for Hi^'wh^ w!io claims my choiceH eulogy. On a me- 
morable day I had a nymph ; 1 had a fecond — more be their praifc ! I had a third, and a fourth, wiih prof- 
perity ^ 1 had a fifth, ofthufe with a fkin white and delicate i I had a fixth, bright and fair, avoiding not the 
temptation, above the white walls did fhe arrelt me ^ I had a fcventh, and this was fatiety of love i I htA 
ei^ht, in recompcncc (at a little of the praifi; which I fung:— but the teeth muft opportunely bar the 
tongue. 

* TkU pj^tge c4iiTiD[ br w«J| undfrJlooJ, but by fug-pofin^ it lo diudc lo the dcpirEure ofhiv brotbtr^ Mtd^^^^p out cf Walti« 
it Ebr [jriLc ifrhtr he ij Tiiet bo htvc difcovcrcd lAndi far in Ehe ^ rcit fflA cl ihe #ell> whidi J^ubtci^ucnt i^ik'i ppint om; tg b^vc bc«a 

* ActcN-dinj- Uii the Knncniif^jjj^7>jai/r il^<3 f^lJowifi^ wetf ihe ibrci principle HiMw ^' KluporE 



* 



The CHOICE i/uftg iy Frime HowbLj q Son e/ Owtn Gwyufdd. 

Mj choice h a lady, elegant, /lender, and fair, whofc Irngthcncd while form is fcen through the blue 
thin veili and my choiccft f^cultxis lomufe on fuperior Tcitiale fxccllcncc, when fhc with diffitlence UEterj 
ihc becoming femimcnt^ and my choiceft participaEion is to become united with the maid, and to [hare 
mutud confidence, in thoughts, and famme — I choore the bright hue of the fprcading wave, thou who art 
the mod diJcrtet in thy couniry, with thy pure WclJh fpeech. — Chofen by me art thou: what am [ without 
thee ? Flow I doft thou refriin from fpeakirg, whofe filence even is fair ] — I have chofen a maid, Ey il^ 
wi[ii me there fliould be no lufpcncc :—k is right to choolt : — choofc, fair maid I 



V ' 



i^w ODE i Jwii hy tlowEt, the Sqh &f O'-jfsn G'^yRtdd. Trmtjlutid. 

I love the white glittering walk, on the fide of the bank, clothed in frefli vcrdancyi where barhfulnefj 

-lo7cs to obfervc the modtft fej-mcw's courfe, h would be my dchghr, though I have niec with no great 

return of love, in my much defired vifit, on the Qeck white rtced^ to behold my fitter, of flip^Mtit fcnilej to 

talk of love, fince it is come to my lot ; to reftorc my eife of mind j and to renew her flighted troth with 

the nymph as fair 35 the hue of f he fh ore -beating wave. _ . ' 

From her country, who is bright as the coldly- drifted fnow upon the lofcjf hill, a cenfurc has come to us, 
that I Ihould be To rreated with difdain in the Hall of O^yrvatt. ■ ^ • 

Pliiyful, from her promife, was newborn expedition j — ^flie Is gone with my foul away: I am made 
wretched ! Am I not become, for love, like Gtjrzvj Ulrij to the fair one^ of whom ] am debarred in the 
Hall of Ogyrv^JJ! ? , - • 

^ Gtn-isn fUr wii a f^arri^r, who fcrvctl UDdtr Anltur, aod b oHcn cclc'hj'^tcd by tHc B^ids for tlic conAancy of hu lore for Crf^n^t 



... J SONG i ^j How-ft, nif O^Mm Gu>yn<rxid. '• 

A TRANSLATION. 

I have hamr^fleJ tli« tO'day^ my (Icftl of fhining grey j l will travtrfc onthct the fair region of Cyn]a5**j 
uid I will hold 1 hard difpiuc before dcnih flull cue me o(T", in obftrufling Clccp^ and thu5 obftni^ing health j 
and on mc \i has been a fign, no Jofigcr being the honoured youths the complexion is Jikc the pale blue 
Waves, 

OpprefTed with longing is my memory in foticty j regret for her by whon-i I am hated [ Whilft [ Confer 
on the maid the honoured eulogy, fhe^ to prorperpain, deigns not to return the confoladon of theflighteft 
grace! 

Broken is my heart ! My portion is regret, c^ufcd by the form of a fltnder lady, with a girdle of ruddy 
gold* My treatment is not defcrved; (he h not this day where my appoineed place was fixed.— Son of the 
God of heaven 1 if, before a promife of forbearance (he goes away, woe to me that I am not Qmn I 

**■ Cyit/git 1) in the parifh of Llarddervtl^ In Merioncthniiire, 



FERSES compit/td hy Howel, tht Sm of Owen Gwynedd^ 



A TKAHSLATlOK, 



I love the nmc of the fummcr ; then the glidly-citulting ftfcd of the wirrior prances before a gallant 
chief i the wave h crowned wkh foam ; the limb of the ac^livc more quickly moves i the ipplc-trce has 
inaycd irfclf in another livery; bordered with white i^ my flileld on my fhouldcr, prepwed for violence. 
I HAVE LovEU, witli arJeiicy gf defire, the objcfl ^hom J have not obcaijied I— 



I 

VEltSES BY PRINCE OWEN CYVEIUOG. ' jj 

_C»,.w.» f.ir.nd (»1I. rfflawl^bngu;d gdr. her compk.ionvic, wkh H.. *a™ d.«n in .he cvc^g 
h^n of . fpM.d, dc.«« for,. b.™,fully niild. ,„d «hi=e.hocd prcftnc; in il.pping over , r.Ih. 
„r.rly ftllmg l„m, the Imk my for o.c. k«,1c i„ h„ dr > n>. =pp.,r» b„= r.arcd/cld.r .h.„ , un.h 
y,.T mf.nt. Young fc.,pdy. ..d fdl of gr.^lulneft, it wc«r . cong.m.l vir.ue tl.ar fhe Ih™ld fr«ly 
givt i but ,hc you.hf.l fem.k docs more emb«r,rs good forrunc by a toile, dun an e.prcffioi from h« 
Itp checks im|>erLiiienct. *^ 

A worlhippiog pilgrim, n>e will fend m,. to tlic cdeElhl prefcce [ How bng (hatl l worfhip :hfc ?^ 
Stop, .nd tJnnk of dnnc office 1-If I am unlkilfu], ,!^^uug11 chc dDUgc of lo.c, ^^^j / ;hc tvcll i„for.:cd 

will DOC rebuke me! ., , , ^ ■'-^ . ^ 



Englymn a ganf teah Owajn CvvErtioG, / GyUbati Cvmri; : 
ori Vcifes, fung by the Kamlly of Printc Owen Cwtii-JOf; to chc Circuits of Wales, 

ciciTii of (uppoTC iQ iHem, -li [hi. diJT.r^rL officer* of ineit .((jiNirtimcn.. ^vfrc >lfi>*nELtlEd to he ret„„d, ^.i:oidi„L. ,0 tl. irmnka 
.nionKd ihe v.lTih, »> mij. be f«n J.y the various regulation* in Uga ir^Ui,<^. : a.t^ rtfpeaiiic U.e iJ^,^,, >, ihf frji F.iumt ,f 
tou w*r^, /^i-j^J ^7^ ^3» And B5,. "" ^ - ^ j y 



two 



A TRAWSLATION^ 



Family of Oto^n the mile], whom the rcftlefs hoft^ of violence frowjrJIy threawn on the paths of 
ibfjgiand lucU ftafis, x^hich wjy Ik^H we repair to Mi>rnin? 

Go, yourli, qukkly, wUhout grcccinj^ the good man therc> cake thy courfri pcnciraic through itj % 
that wc ftiall cuiiic to Ori. 

Go, yourh^ from C<:ri, we reqiirf} of th^rc, for fear of our wrath, and Che cmt we tiave in (lore to bring 
upon thtc \ fiy thjt wc come Eo Jri^yJIL 

Mrncngcr, be f[ uinj^ nfF, before an illurtrioi]^ b^ind, to the C0nfinf5 of QrfirV ; take chy courfc wM^ 
On an arrtjv^*^ wing; fay th^r i^^ f}ia[[ y\^^^ P^^nv^Jic. 

Go from P^j^^.v^Jk^ nxfTcng^r af honnurablc toil, ftnce no JEfgrjicc belongs to thee ; range, and, With- 
cncrcafcd eloquence, [ay duC we Hull vific Ahirhf^^ 

Mcllen^rr, be Jcidng ofif, ap^^roaching the green ncean ftream, bordered with loud tumult; take a 
courJc, the third of the journey is done, fjy that W4^ H^all vific ylrJutiivy, 

Mcflengerj be ftrtttng olF along the h\r borders of the country, which Mrrvyn fwayed i go and be a 
^ucft wiih N^yi of Niz^}'^ J fpeak of our coming to L/fyw* 

MilVengcrj be fetting oEI, drawing near a mild ]c^dtr of magnanimoos heart; go^ armed kmght^ and 
traverfp^iriJtii s ]'^y fhat wc viilt A/ci^j* 

Family of Ow«J the bounreous, to whom belongs chc ravage of England^ abundant in fpoils^ will 
mcci with a welcome after a tedious journey : flul] we abide one night at Kbds /" 

Young man, go from mc, and no one greet, unlefs it be my mittrcfs; fweep along on the fleet bay 
llted i fay that wc vifu IJiinfiercb* , ■ , ^ 

Mcflrngerj be fciting off, over the flrong region of a tribe defcrving fnead ontof the horn, and travcrfi; 
Tyn& BjfJwal I and fay that we vifi[ IdU \ * * 

Faf&on»vard lo its extrtmiiy, heeding nnt the gallantry of its men with the long yellow fpears ; tike thj^ 
/ eourfe, on the fir^ day of January, Ly we vifit M^nior^ 

♦ Go, youtht and linger no[, kt not thy progrrfs be half complete i CO ftop thee Is no <::Lry tift j from 

tedious Mathr take thy w;iy i make known we vifit CytiJIaiJb, 

Young man, go wuh difcrectonj announce not our croop a^ of forry tribes i take thy courfc;, with the 
fleetnefb of a (la^ [)jy tidings bear; lay wc vifit Af/ibaitt^ - >- 

The family of Ozv^h^ the chief, wiihllood kingdom^, may the region i of E leaven be our retreat I A 
ringe aliogtther {jlcafdnt, akogtther profpertim, with uiaited pacCj the circuit oi H^algj we hivc uken. 

Th« pliccA mrrhiuMed inihf fofegDing verreiire all wdl knewn it ibv pj^cfcnt Eime j ihcy qr« poliili whkh nearly dcrcrilKi 
cifclf iA^utii Nofc^ ^^aEci,. Aritj^jiii, xnd i^/rd'W-wf, irc diJlriflEf ill MtmoM^ or h1cTli>ii?ltifhir« : Carw^w H ia L'+rLlijj^n- 
Ailfi;; AV't^ffg Mii4 LtfjM^ mi^ iUitiCitdf Af%ftMf^i L&rrjiUv>LHhdthir? ', A/f^iv U Au^ttkjr ^ jVi^^, And iW/„ trf ^liHridi V-l JJcutuj^hx 
ftitf E Mj^Ur^ ft diiriJliifil^iiiibJhifi: ud C^^i!^/^, dru lad JWrf ^j«, m^ iu M^nigvinc/jEtiiff, 



40 



TWO VERSES, &c. 
D.U Erglyn, . gilt CjWJ.,'*, i G.nyddion ?"». ffr/«, /««« ij Cj^ddd^-ljh^ B^J, u ,i, 

.ch>ws rhoJdi iddaw y Car« a l.dd.flinc y. ymyl dydii. ^"■"« '/ ^=«^^' "^ '" '^"'' *™j »« »> 







Bakh eifiigHmwr ^m mf^vir fi lif 

Fan gafur Cjra f^dttwr ; 
Corn Ujwiiyn, Llyw Uayddfa'Uir, 
Ban ehangj tUen b&ng, hloeddfswr I 



Cam wedi lladd, Cern Uawen ; 
Corn Uugynifr Uyvjelyn j 
dnt gwyii gwydr a'i ctijif 
Orn rbmneU yn 61 GeUgunt 



<fCt:it/nfn sf tbtir prcjfiitwg htm fbs ^ag, v;hkb fhQ 
had cbmcdj and killed near bis tauje^ 

Grand art the echoing peals, uplifLing to Heaven! 
When the rcTounding horns uricckmicionjolnl 
The horn of Uy^siyn^ the leader of mighcy hoih: 
Wide is the circle of it5 bafc, and flcnder tkz ilTue 
of its awful blaft 1 

The horn after the death, a joyous liorn I 
The war-aflrmbiing hum of Llyjeeiyn ! 

The horn Lhat calls through the dale, and woodEinds! 
The Jlifili-lbujiding horn of chc tbg- hounds! 



Cfjuiiithf had in cpiiKci lo tiij mm** 7'A/ Qt-tat Banf -. tic flouriihod iboat the jear 1 1 jo. 



The SONG of EP'J^ Basighter of Madawc, ihc Son of MAREOYDtJj fh Itiji Prince cf Pc^yti hy Cyn- 
dddw: written abt/ut A, D. ii6o, (tranJI^Hcn from the IVdJh. J Fnj^menf.J 

I bear a ftrong rcrcnimcnt againft her whom now I am going to celebrate, and whom 

I have forir.criy celebrated. 

She now equals in whitencJa the foam of water when ruffled by the (lormy wind ; * 

She who fpcaka wirh a gentle accent, who dwells h the palace of the vale ; 

She who is bright as the dawning of ihecarly-rifEng vnom j 
- Who is in colour equal EO the whited fnow that falh on the lofty Eppynt : 

The maiden of fofr^ and gentle manners, of a bright afpcft : 

This is che cruel Fair who makes no account of me; although noble maids re fpefied* and 

Told her that they admired the fong in praife of £^'d^ 

They pafl'cd along the plains of Pn'^ys in due order, with dawncaft look. 

When J got thcre^ they faw mc in the day through gLfs windows ••*•••* 



jfn ODE to Llywelvn as loRWSRTir, (orl^ 
Benvrast ^sui A, D. i^^o.^^Virfi^ed from Mr. 
Hd. mUiami, f/ Vrm. 

Crcaior of yon glorious fun. 

Grant that my gcn'roui vcffe may run 
A* bright, a* flrong ai his meridian fire ; 
Yet chide as /JjW;'»rdvcr beams, 
That dance on Alyn^x curling flreams* 

Mirddin my mufc infpire J 

Oh touch thy magic lyre^ 
That I may catch th" inllruflivc fong, 
Whiift I Ltjtvitjn*\ praifc pruJong : 



LYWELVN TifE Great ;) Written Irjf tht Bard, David 
Evans's Specimens of ^Fdjb PiKtry^ by the Rrjcrettd 

Teach mcj fweeteft Bird, to fing 
ViNidotia'i warlike King, 
Great /fnearitty lend ch'me aidt 
Hear, oh hear mc, awful fhadc t 
Who whilom fkillM in Celtic lays, 
Didft fire the foul with martial priil*. 
Well did thy majcftic vcrfe, 
CaitrtHtif"^ ftubborn fight rchcaiTc, 



To 



ODE TO LLYWELYN THE GREAT- 



4V 



To GwyrffJd'^ Prince my lays belong i 
CaTxibrian-Mulc infpire my fong* 
How happy liv'd the Cambrian fwain 
Under hi^aufpicious reign [ 
Noblct gcriVotiSi gresit and good^ 
Sprung from litrw^r/b^s royal blood: 
King of BfLuLe^! his bright fpc^r 
Flamed like ^ meteor to the air t 
L/flif^fr's-King before him fled i 
Far, and wide the batcle hkd ; 
Princes were numbered with the dead : 
"V^'ith Saxon blood his fword was dy'ds 
Thoufands fell wounded by his fide^ 
Ajid gnafh'd their teeth with pain. 
Hark! hark! 1 hear the banlc rave ! 
And fee old 0^'s crimfon wjtvc, 

O'crwhelm'd with warriors Ilainl 
Far as FufinlnjTfcjs c^fts his flinide ; 
Far as Jj7^mj/jj Koy^i] Maid^ 

Excends her cry fl^l floods 
So far Lij^"W^Ijyfi\ might h known i 
So far his angry fhafts have flown ; 

And tmg'd their points wirli b]oci'd# 
Oh ! ever honour'dj ever motinrd. 
The laft who C^uJi^rm's Throne adorn'd : 



I 



Had I the gift of Prophecy, 
Or charm of ancient Pocfj^^ 
My vcrfe unequal to the taflc would prove. 
To paint thy virtues, and thy country's lov 
RifCj old Td/i^ffj from the dead, 
With oaken wreiuh, and hoary hcadj 
Chief of Bards ! arifcj and fing 
^^fi^dG/i\i\ warlike King- 
None, but thy foul-cortimandinglyrej 
Speaking raptiare, breathing fire, 
Shou'd to fjch high themes afpire- 
O Kingj or eVr thy courft be gone, 
Or e'er thy earthly race be run ; 
Many and happy be thy days^ 
Full of gIory> fuh of praife ! 
E'er the green herbs, upon thy tomb. 
Or gratefttl Rower, begin to bloom i 
Or e'er the bnnc-beftrewed grave 
Lljf-wrljn's** royal reliqucs have 1 
Worker of miraclesi proteft 
The Prince, the Hero! — Saints ek^^ 
Beitr on your feraphic wings 
The pride and ornament of Kings* 
Heafj and applaud his noble ftory; 
And crown him with eternal glory I 



e. 



1 



■■^ Thi; iHuftrbm FrSriCC came to the Sovereignty of North Waitfi iboill ch* J^ear it^h- Ilr married y^nji^ lite dnugKt^r 0^ K!ng 
Jdhcip m [he yc;ir 1204 H and died ^^icra rd^Nnot 4rj yfar«> and wiMntrrrtd, with mucli honour Co his me mdry^ !□ iheabt^y orUi:»a4 
waif, in A. Di 1140. Sec C*irriiA?^\ /ifV^ Ciff^r^^^/t: aad if^arritAgloft^i ///yiJ^ryy //W*/. 



jfn ELEGIAC ODE u NEST, fh^ Dai^ghUr cf Howel (S^n ^f Prhtci Ow^/^ Guywddi) iy Ejniom ab 
GwALCHMAij a&GHt the j€iir 1-240. Transited from the WtlQi* - 



The Spring returns } the trees are in their bbotni 
The blackbird carols all the live- long day j 

But N^^ lies wichVing in her wint'ry tomb. 
Nor heeds th' invigorating imilesof Mi/- 

Though fmooth the fcaj and foft the zephyr a bloWj 
The charjyi^ of Nature bring me no relief; 

Alu I my tears will never c^aic tu How l 
Fruitlcfs my pray'r, immoderate my grief! 

Hitfe I not feen^ on iJf/rs rocky fbore. 
The foaming biliows of the angry deep? 

Have 1 not heard the raging tcmpclls roart 
When in defplr 1 laid me down tg weep I 



\ 



Tdvi''^ I pafTcd with mufing ftcps, and flowj 
^eivi rc-echo'd to my plaintive tlrains* 

Nejfj thou foufce of never-dying woe. 
Whilom ihe glory of Dy/ynni 's plains ! 

WhaE tho' 3 choufand poccs fang her prilfe j 
The fair Eiivri was oucfhcjjic by thcc ; 

Then lc[ LJiy fpirit liflcn co my liys, 
Whilit I attempt to fing Ehy Elegy. 

When nn IX^Hflj's** bajika, in (ilk irray'd, 
Confpicuous far, the priJc o( CadvdH* flood j 

Chance brauf^hi me where cnnpEur'd 1 liirvcy'J 
Her griiccful form refltifted by the flood. 



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■I rif/wj 4 ri-^ci tnCirJigtaf^iire^ 

^t ^ river ncjr 'ro<4<ynri tn MeriilDClhniiirfi* 



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AN ELEGY, ON THE DEATH OP PRINCE LLYWELYN, THE LAST, 



Whtt fweet (jmpllcicjrwis in her face I 

What innoctfnct.hcr ardeft fmilcscxprcfs'dj 

Where ev'ry vinut tempered ^v'ry grace. 
And drove diCimuktion from her breafL 

But now, in cVej^fting Hlericc laid, 

Btinearh yoti rock her m&ulcl'rmg reliques lie; 
In you cold habitaibfl tefts her tliade, 

The fourcc ofmzny a. tear, of manjf a figh. 

jHcr eniglc-eye her ancertors praclaim'd j 
) Yet was (he gentle as (he turtle dove ; 
"Far o'er the hills of VcRe^iHia fam'd. 

Her country's ornamcnr, her country'i love. 

From thee, fair Frincefs of rhe tuneftil ftrain, 
No difappoinrcd fuitor e'er rciurn'd ; 

To the* no flard, or Minnrel pl^iy'd in vain, 
Oh I^i^ I for ever honour'dj ever Tnourn'dl 

Long may my incfitcTiual forrows flow ; 

Thy grave bcilcw'd wirh many a fmiLlcfs tearj 
Stern fad: rcgardcth not ihc voice of woe. 

And fcorns \ht importunicy ofpray'r. 



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Weary, and iriclancholy arc my days I 

Like fad Pryditi inwardly I mogn 1 
The heavy bunhen on my vitals preys. 

Since thou^ myprldtj my faircn^Js^ arCgonc^ 
Can I forget ihc black and envious vcllj 

Thar hid thy bcmcies from, the gazer's vuw? 
The gloomy fhrouJ^ that did thorc chgrms conceal 

As ffiowdowa bright, or winter's early dew* 

0\\c\yD^vid! tutelary pow'r 

Of Cam^na^ liften ro a Cdrtibnan's pray>j 
On che fair tnaid thy choiceH bletHnga pour^ 

And be her virtues chy peculiar care ! 

Receive rny Princcfs In chy blcfs'dabodpsj 

Thou great Creator of earth, fea^ and heaven I 

Rank her with Martyrs J Angels, Sain cs^ and Gods 1 
And be her fins (if Ihe have finn'dj) forgiven I 

Veitficd by the Rev* Rd. WytLtnij* 






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fhe Reu Judoe, in -^, D- t^Ga* 

Frequent is heard the voice of woe; 
Fr<:quent the tears of furrow flow j 
Such founds, as nA in Cn^la?i hesrd^ 
Rous'd to wrath old j^ribur^i Bartli 
Cambrians warrior wc deplore j 
Our i/>'yy^/vfl is no mare. 
Who like Uy^flyn now rctnatns, 
To (hicid from wrong his native plains ? 
My foul with piercing grief is Jill'tl; 
My vital bipod with-horror chilTd : 
Nature herfc;Jf h chang'di and b ! 
NtJw all tilings fytJipachize below I 
Hark, how the howling windj and ram^ 
In loudcft fym^hony cornplainl 
Hark ! how the confecrated oaks, 
Unconfclous of the woodiTi^n's rtrokes, 
With thuna'ring crafh, procEiaim he's gone 
Falflntach othicr*£ armSj and groan! 



AB Gtt,LifFVDDi wriff^n ^y bis BarJ^ GruFfydd, the Sj^k a/ 



Ha^k ! how the fullen tempers joar ! ^ 

See 1 how the whicc waves iaJh the fhorc ] 

See ! how cclipsM the fun appear^^ ! 

Sec 1 bov^ the ftars fall from theirfphcrcil 

Each awful^ Heav'n- Tent-prodigy, 

Ye Tons of in fide tity J 

Believe, and trembtc ; guilty land, 

Lo! thy deHriLiftion i^ at hand I 

Thou great Creator of the world, 

Why arc not thy red lighi'nLngi hurl'd i 

Will not the Tea, at thy command. 

Swallow t^p this guilty land P 

Why arc we left, to mourn in vain 

The Guardian of our country (lain ? 

No place, no refuge for us left> 

Of hoftiCj of liberty bereft : 

Where fhall we flee f to whorti complainp 

Since otir dear Ltywfiyn\ Qiin i 



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I 

ryjf^DD to MORVUDD : an Odtt wrttttn ahut 4J0 Tean ag&,' hy Davtd Aft GwilyMj whs has hm 
tiesmmft'^ the Ovid of Walis t- A Jiicral Tranrijdon* 

[ himr ftlfUfd thtj t>iAfr^*'il prefcfcnce to Tflir.jf lefa i!;ic>tp(iori:LbEe piMCf^ beciure it reminJi me of thofc bcmliful Hncilfl 
ShsU(crM*rE It " ^^" >"" l^ Lafk, it ii tht Nfghfiir^attt (!ft." 

Far it:veii long years I had declared my patTion to Dtrt'td. What if ihe jealous churl fhould come in 

the flcndcr anil gentle maid : but in vain* My [onguc before the dawn appears ? 

was eloquent in ihe eKprcflion of my love: but till MorvudJ. Divid, fpcak of a more agreeable 

Jaft niglit, fcrrow was the folc fruic of my cares, fubjea. Faint, alas 1 and gloom/ arc rhy hopes. 
Then I obtained che reward of all wy difappaim^ ^^,^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^ j^^j^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^,^^ ^^^ 
mfnts, from her whofecompl^ioti IS the image of ^^^^ ^.^^ ^^^ goffamer, I perceive day^light 

fhe wave. Then, favourably receiving my ad- "^ , , * f 1 1 

tne wave, i-.i'^.p, ,, . . ° ' through the crc vice of the door* 

dreffirs, Ihe admitted me to all the happy mj fteriea ^ ,,.,.. 

of love^to cooverfe wichom reftraint; to k\(. the MonuM lu. the new moon, nndthe twi.khng 

dear fair-one with the jetty eyebrows j and with my ft^"* and the rcflc£tion of thetr beams upon :he 

arm fupport her head [ Bright msld, with the fnowy P'"-^^' 

hue 1 how charming the lovely burdrn I D^vid, No, my charmer, bright as the fun, by 

. . . , ■ ft' ! 1 all that'a fdcredj it has been day this hour* 

While [ was thus enjoying, with my inenimablc ' 

jewel, the maft ^t:vka felicity that love can bellow, MsrvuJd. Then, if thou art fo inconftant, foU 
I prtidendy mf ntioned (it was an angry refleaion !) low thy inclinations^ and dtpart. , 
that the appointed djy was approaching wlien her I arofc, and fled from all fcarch, with my gar- 
jealous hunks would return: and thus the Ihowy maid menu in my hand, and fear in my breall; I ran 
„pi;£(] ; through wood, and brake, from the face of day, into 
MifT'Vudd. My accomplini^d love, gentle and the green thickets of the dale. Looking forward, 
amiable, we (hall hear, ere it dawns, the long of the I beheld an abfence longer than agts behind me; 
bud, clear voice of the ftately cock ! the folly of my Bight. 



When the Druidical, ovBardk mr^rchjht^g:^^ to decline in Britain, [c was fucceedcd by the H^mtttiol, 
and McN^Skai hpmtkn , which, like the former, afterwards became the Nnrfery of Lrarning, and the 
arand RepoHtory of Mufic and Poetry, and of the Britilb Bards, and Recc^rils. unnl the reign of Henry the 
Eighth (ftiled theZ^rrW-Vffv^^'vO^^I'O abolilLed dieMonanenes,in J537. Priortothi. period, our greater 
Monaftedes, k.pt BarcE. and Mintlrels of their own in regular pay. So^arly as the year tiSo. in the rcign 
of Henry the Second, 7#9'. the Harper, is recorded to have received a corrody. or annuity, from the 
Benediainc Abbey i^f Hid., near Winrhcfter-i undoubtedly cin condition thac he Ihould lerve the Monks 
in the profcfTion of a Mufician, on public occafion^ Davydd ^b G^^iiym is faid to have b^en B.rd to the 
Monallery of '^itrata-Fkrid^, \n Soutl. Wales : 1 am not certain whether tt wa. the Poet, who flourift^ed 
.bout i3flo , or the Harper of that name, who floarifhed about t+So. Gutt,,rGiyn was Poet to Lkn 
EgweP. or FaiU Cruch Abhy. m Denbighlhirc, about A. D. 1450. l^r^^rtb Vyngiwyd ^.^, the Poet Co 
Mar^.m Mi..j. in Glamorgan 111 ire, abo.t H^^o : and Guttjn O^e, was the I Lftorian .nd Herald^Bard t^ 
B^M^erk Akbey, in Flintlhire. and to TJlr^dJ-fiiir M<>n^Pry, in South Wales, about the year l+So , 
The record, of thefe Abbeys were compared together every third year, wh. n the Bardi bebngmg to thofe 
houfes w.n. their ordinary vifitations, ,.hich wa. called CUra. and every thing remarkable that occurred 
was regifteredi and that cuftom w.. continued until about the year 117°. or a little before the death of the 
UA P/incc Liywiiyii, • • . 



*' -i;»ii*l«'i W*ia Clu*P«J*p ibt f«fi«i "d lb« fi^ft Vulume of iHc Bard*, page 16. U »fi. 



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M ODEj fifs the Atn(}T ?/ Valli Crucis jfUfj^ in D^Ji^s^^ire; hy Ghuffydd Hiiaithog, wb^ 

In the b^iiailful BrisKh OnRinMl of thii pMRi tHc Bjird la wartnljT grfltflful, and tlefcripcive of (be moQiftlt bofpiialllf iod 
ft(Umi£j, p«iitiar t&LheLhrillmAi frifort jmoog our bencftcrnt artceftora. 



" NIL jr" Maui t^r /Vj^ytt f tvr^- 



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Bom of Hcav'nj and Cambrians pridc> 
Or fnowy ^^rt^jvi's *' various fidt. 
Or holy ZJ^^f/'s ** happier dale, 
Shares the ftrain, or fjcars the tale : 
AflTuciates of the Nine, behold 
Yon facrcd rymbol's '■ glict'rlng gokl i 
(Thy buttrefsj Hope— chy banc, Dcfpair) 
Xo? I pafs my ChriJ^mas clicre. — • 

Hail I all ha[] ! ihou happlefl place, 
The fmile that ev'ry heart has won; 

The righfcoui Abbot's r^fy face 
la fair GiyNfJy/rdwy'^ ^* other suw, 

Whofr rays give forrow's clouds to fly, 

Arid chafe the fhowcr from woe's wet eye. 

Even vcrfe in vain defcribcs the place, 
That muddanc Heav*n, and favoured racCj 
Where prayer i^ frequenCj praifc is loud. 
And ble[T]ng5 ftUl inccnUnt croud ; 
^Vhcn Brrwyn rears his creft of fnowj 
(The hcraJdof a feafon's ivoc) 
"When every region pours its pflor, 
Wide h £^tt'4/r/'s** welcome doorj 
The loaded boards are wider fprcadj 
And bend beneath the Abbot's bread* 

Yc w]ghts forbrn that wayward roam> 
(To whom che Fates deny a home) 
There draw yc nigh, and throng [o fharc 
A fadier's bli^nang— father's care j 
His open arms extend redrcfsj 
He leans [o hear, and longs to blcfs; 
Then draw ye nighp and fpurn defpair. 
Come and pafs your Chiinmaj there. 



And ye too. Bards, of raiment bare. 
That meet chewjnicr's angry air^ 
That wade the Dee, the mountain climb. 
That llarvc on food, yclcp'd divine, 
That quaff the llrcam from melted fnow. 
Where rills Caltalian never flow ; 
Hear me, comrades, come along, 
Join the feaft, and fwell the fong* . 
Where joy forbids clie ken of carcj 
Come and pafs your ChriClmas there, ^^^ 

Now Mufe din-inCi let endlcfs joy 
T[le/^?-l^wJ■fV /w&t; thy powers employ ; 
See, Ite beneath inclement IkieSj 
The valley's fpoilefs Lilly rife; 
The clouds dilpcrfr, the heav'ni difclofc. 
All healing Sharon^s infant RoCe j 
Strains of triumph, coniradts, bring, 
Eg-i^fJ'*^ ambient rocks fli;:i]l ring; 
Your Harps to notes of rapture raife> 
And let the grateful theme be praife. ■ ■- 

AfTociates of the tuneful tsdc. 

Or lofty Berwy?i'^ various fide, 

Or humbler Cor^Lt'/Vs^* fertile vale, 

Ilearji the fongi or owns che tale^ 

Awhile now quic each luplefii homfj 

To fee tl]e Abbot's czDrui " foaii^j 

A feafon'i ftftivc fccncs to fhare, 

The Ij^t<\ of E^Wi^Ji calls, repair, 

Come and paf^ your Chrifl:mas^* there. — *^ 



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A mcunuk ntir Ccvrw^n. 

Llanddfr^cl, iia the vile of E^eirnion^ Mfrlonethniire. 
'• The Gill Crofsn upon ihe A^hty of Vallc CrOcii, 

■' The Vale oi til/i^dyfrJwj', eatcendirtg fmpi UE>rwento LUrt- 
follenp farratrljf itierefidrnccaf Owcnp ^rom ihtnCe Cjlyn^^r, 

"" LrjitiagwcEl;], [he Bricifti nAoe cf [he Abbey of V«LLc Lriach, 
Jiear LkngoHeirv, in Dcnbighlhir^, bilih in lioo. 

i^ The To*ni o( t:^3J■Mvenp on Mcirion^dd. 

^' ThcBrL[i[h hevcngc — ale. 

'* To the yejir II76 ■ fplerkdict ClrOufjl wil givrn by PririCff 
Khyi ab CjJiirtVdd, King of ^oiAih V^alep, who^ a[ Lnxiltmjj, 
midf t great ftifl jn hi»Laft]cof Cardigin, ihen CialJcd ^hrf^i^i, 
frhrch ht (Ordered to be prDCiyiimcd over all Britain. P^^mi'i 

We liMVt in the (rcMifeigf CifaV«Cd*ir*^, A def^:rilKiOi> of 
[he [4ble*hpch wii k^pt by ihe M^>nk* of C^nleibur/p in ihe 
feajjnofUtftry itt SeC4md ^ 4ihd wJhuil ^Q^^Hcd reg^lafly of fij- 



letn cnvcr9> or morSp cffhc n>f)ft coftly JjintiM : Ti\^c^ tie ifHj 
ujp were di€[[ed ^vith the niL>Ll; e^a^uilue CCwkcr)*. 10 prcvoke l^ 
jppfCiEc^ ind ^ileRJe the t4ll«. tU alfu Ipt-akft of an escefiivt 
abun^jriceof wine, pBrcLCtibr])^cUf4;[ E ntulberry iiVinCp nfad, tie* 
and oUntrr lUong LLquors. in whit manner the Ifljiy iealled la 
Ti^o^eliayl, /sia */' Stf/^^rr ha? iJ^cn m a ihort defcfiptian. H^ 
fav), Lhp hOiirieip on Juch OCCEtfi^^nJ, were Jlrew^ed wiii Huwent 
«tid ihe JQviiLi compariy drank ivln^oiiE ol giU-eJ hwrnp md fang 
ftngs when thej? bec?ime inebilaitJ with thckr h^QOr. LirdiJfiS' 

VHu iubjcfl icc^U. (u rny miEid 1 ^riintfiC E^gr^ut^ froiP W* 
4>f^iiri-i to jtr^jfif^Mt; ivhieh perhaps oiiy ciot be udaci^epcJbW 10 
my JCiider^ 

■■ CEo-y'd wuh Tipnu** you fcnim ny fireip^fmsdj 
** And ihhnk ]|[4iLHd^a^aciiig li jiiati^ only ^04^£ 
** J aCk nLtjnare lJi^r ito^^rnncc cJin ([(i^trj 
'* You Uvf CO cat p 1 ofljy tat — lo li»it;/^ 



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TTit LEGEND of TYDECHO, the Patron Saint of Llan y MawtM^y, in Mciriontihfhirci by Da- 
vrPD LlwvDj ab Llywclyn ab Gruffydd, who w^ote about the year 1450 : wkh fome cxplaniEory Notri^ 
by the Idtc Antiquary J Lewis Mont^is^ Efq. in 1761, 

Cywydd i Tydecbo Santj yn amfer Ma^lgwn Gwj nrdd- 
Maz^l ^ w^i^dyn ami iddav:/ ; , . 



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, Cr^j(>'-^dWr cry/o Fawddwy^ 
Cfidw^d drcs ^u hGlI tvlad /jaj .■■ 
Tydccho /wjrj, i^d n'^vfb-iaw^ 

Uyma Ih i^u'r gwyr-da ^y?iif 
Lbndudof h> Ui mdydyt^t,, 
Dng^^ el * bi^i^ jfV i j^-i/o^^r;?/, 
Jaiib giving /:<-n a Thcgf^n ^/{Ui^^ 

CiJ" waf^I iytijir yd^^dd^ 
Arthur' ItW^^J^r ifm.' tf^dd^ 
A7 ch^yai Z'^w drt^igl^x\ ^ra^ 
T m^r ir^yd ^^ r Kmyr Llydaw ' j 
Tma wa^awdJ i Fawddwy '^ 
Rb/ig dyg^fir y ffiSr mwy^ 
T^mi a wmeih y?t/iym/^^ 
Tdd oidd i If£fcbt'ft fy dd. 
Crefyddwr lU/urx^r/if^ 
Cry/fi ^viJddyn rr^^^/w j 

jir gfvrr y g'yn ar f rfjg ids^ 
Dil^dacb duzi/hi ydi^^dd, 
j^ phiiis r£tw}i^ confcffbr W^- 
Gytr^iiii^ (ftid gr cr ga^u^J 

/ 'w pcrfhi rt g-^eddi V giir 
yir y lar/h irV Ahrfhii^n 

1 6* 3'Ma t rhoddfi ytj rbyddwn 

yf 'j4 gyrru fru i gwtr y/rojf j 

17, Shmmed hivyl £■//-, Jjfmmud .Vi^ 

JTr det^hff gry^Q/i eV |:''«^* 
/V tffdWj ^fffl gyrcbwyd iV rf/A, 

Gwrfsrimiij g^Jf/^^ ^^^^- '^all/^ 
Ditf^ Matlg^fij [zv^di digiaw) 
Tfhin y guT ikn gir-il^iw j 
JV tfi7 dydd ^1^ j2r/-?/ ^/i/, s 

Tr yd^£dd gtirw > ar^dig^ 
Hiaidd ilwyd k^^ iudj^ iliJttfor, 
jir cl i^fddyn lly/^H V tfV, _ " 

Dattb Miflgwn a'i g^rj g^ymctt 
/V graig bwrtt or g^mg hi^n i 

Uw^h V flati ar y thih Idi ; 



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tie T^it peiF thi$ legend in rhyme wat Dai^/ivi IJwyJwi Lfy- 

fEif/ypd a& Gftr^^Jdt Lcril of MaihHrjrDp an Der^bighOiifC ^ i^ho 
had t j^r^at hitr.J m brimming in Htnry the Scvcnthp by re>?clihg 
hi) coi^mirycneTi wJEh prL>|''fcL(Siic4l pwrn* of acuuntrym^'no^ [heirij 
w}vd wm to dclirrr tbem ErDm Lhe Icrvicude of [he l£n;gLil(i : by 
whicb means fame thi'^uf.ind* of tliccn jncE //r-^-rj, (then fj»7 ^ 
^jsi,™W>) *c M<i1ro"J lUvciip kjndtr llht comlBid [jf Sir Rtti ai 
7'*fliWj7j. l^he pcetry U 001 very fTPOJ^hp snd in fotnf p1acf» not 
Verv InLclli^ihlc ; bjE ii Tat la 1 UnderG^Anf) ii. Eh? hiJtoriCftl part 
i& [hj^ ^ — ^j'i^iTL'^j&^p an Abbot m ArmDrica. Or LlLtlc finUJPi 
(verfc 6fc} having ftifft'fi by an inundation of the fja, came over 
liere+ in ihe Lime o( Kin^ Arfhwra wh&fc rchnioft "Jy^fch^ waip 
{verfe 7p ) betn(T a grandfon of hmyr Llydlw, King of Armorict^ 
WiL!e* fwJinne^J ^( cn^i time svLih cccleftjUi^'a ff'om LiuLe Br-itiin^ 
a "Tnft number mf chTn having come H}VCf ^viih jinrf/i^x jfm&T'^^ff 
Itnd C/r.^.'- /Jf.rr Drji^^Mz, tbc foni of Cotxff/}jtfifAff -^^K ■ dcAroytd Vor* 
tigcrfi and hil part>'> whij ufjrpi^d Lhc liiUiEli Cr4;isiun. Th^fc 
prlnCrs gjivr iti-- IcLt plj<e$ ill rkc churcK CO liiCJr Krl^nd^ and jt- 
Jaii^nip and ihc pEo^pIc whih their eil'e^U ^'crC in a grcAL mrafure 
at [Ji^ir difpofiila ai tbe Ctiiirch 2Tid Estate jmned to rid thcjn* 

The SaxDni by (his time hjvin|r potTeSiidn of the gTcaiEefl ptrt 
r>r h i]j;Eaind, wbichj at beflp iv^^hnt the frac of ivar s ihit pfcrt of 
Wj1l-s was therefore f^i^ from their kq>ro^dl<> and a p|oprr placo 
Id atl the hejmit h^ The poem fayip (vcrfe j|p and jp) that 
Str 7"yi'jfl, and St^ D^j/fixl had oifccc their celU he-re; and at 
L]aJidc£^vaT>p in Aitgleky- TjdtiAc' had A cell i^hich htara hij 
r^riic CO thij day ; fo chaE it fccm^, ihQjgh tiacy iiverc hermitfi 
they losrcd c^^mp^ny. Alfa It ii faidi that T^Jtc^ rcfided ac orie 
tinic n^ar i.'jfljA-jjiiojflWiF ; whrrc ihere 3S A troofc which la th( 
fource <^f the l^H^ calfed ifli?'ifftfj^r S and> according Co tradicioTTp 
i\%h S^inl converted U jnco milk^ for iheufcof t^C poorj whtch Jl 
thus coPTEivcn^iJiBtcd in a couplet : , 

^* jii g^iuhi^t^yM liaub ^t y L/tTT •,'* 

The ^incienC MS. <^{ Ji^f^ni^i / Smtfrf^ at lilanrrch^m iJcnblgh* 

ftilrf* r»ya, Tj/'^lAp *ai foo of /fnunjAf^, fon of £/7>r LlyJn^^ 
and thr LJriCilh luJtary cil.:th^a flv^vci af £fffjfr LijJaut co be an 
auxiliary with jffflMfi^ all hii wars; fo that /jt"^'^*''' simeagrcet 
very w^^lL ^bth AJj-J^iffU'/i (i-iyj^M^^ yonqh, BibOk^L che ycur jtio^ 

Jfere ^Jti:h til]4:d the grOUTld^ and kept a p^cntifuL houre, 
bt>t livftd hinkEelf An aujiere life, cind wurc a cnat ol h^lfp lying 

upon bare llnne^ v. n. Th« report of hii fao^hcy retched liut 

ear-i of Attirtg-i^-/t G-ziry^rJJt a dilTDlutc ^uung mftn^ fofli of C^ 
itVi/Ajfl IflTti tiF't l:*rLnce of Norch Wales, which Mitelgwn, (ar 
Archur.) I^ur his firata \-n war, Witi caLUd the Ifl^tn-d Ur:«^an. He» 
to make a jolze of Chc old Abbot, fcnf to Ihim a lUd of white 
horfei^ to be fed by the prayerj of che Abbot : the horfr* Imn^e* 
di^tdj^' changed colnur^ B'nd rAn wild 10 the moilitt&inap ^hrre 
ihry fed on heath, Wh^n the horic* were fcnC for, liicy were 4il| 
found of agoldcis yellow cotonf^ (v. ig,) whichp it fecihSp Mat/-. 
t^'tx would nOC own to be hll tiorfcf^t ^nd chereforCi by wiy of 
leprifal, cook awiy Tjii^i:6ys OX^t\ i bifcr* che neJil day, wild 
bu'Cki were feen to plow TyA^i^'a fields JmJ a gr^y wolf harraw- 
int the jjround itfcer cheJn. (Well llrecchcd, Mon k J^ J ) — Jlfof/^'U'A'r 
wLEh hii-1 white dcj^s, canie to htiitr CD ihh rocJc s and he f^t upon 
(he blue (loncp where hi> backlide Atick fo faft that be was iin- 
RhAVeable- 'Ihi» Clone h fhcwn by ibe intiabitaot^ to chii day» 
MaeFgnn, upon fuhmitElngp and aflt^ng pardofl, wai rcieifcd^ tsul 
he delivered i^p the oxei^i and granted federal privilege to the 
pftce i paj^tki^tarly that of a ftnctuiiy fqr hiaLefa^on^ 



■ DagweL St— Sr- Dogtnelt*!* 

* Si. TegvADr lit<MSi^jiMu 

I Arthor, Kmg fif Britain. 

* KtBgof Armorici^ 

t Mawddwy* And aol Mowddwy. 

* ur Cyn]h«ith j ai frcmi thi* nvtt IJ^A wif QrCj^lAj.!]^ ^altj^d ]Jji(h^ {"iint 

llaEtlh) CJarr^tf ^iluiiill.4icjt ii a iMjiJln^uf LEj an^ iU? fLurutiM CrtilLaanp 

9Ji PdIV 



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4S 



THE LEGEND OF ST TYDECHO, 



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2S- PaN ^6dai aid at ti dtHj 

'i ar garre^f hr gerwin / 
ti6. G':i'mith Maelgwnj 6d gwn djgteddt 

Jawniddo am a wnaddcedd ; 
47* Ua}ifmfd ir^y gaddfd ir^t ^ 

Dadiychett i Dydf ciic : 
£3. Rbffes ^ttn ots, md rbwy/g ffr^vir^ 

Nawdd Duw Dad, jisdded i *tt/ dir, 

29. Sizvrnai dt-wy/wrn draw e taydd* 
Meilir j?V rofi-dir ttnifydd', 

30. Nid rhydd ddim md rhtvyddyma i 
DzeyN B V dir dytmn a ddt ^ ■ 

J T : O dain dy}i druw i 'ijj dir 

ji chehj}' fei acbubir^ 
ja » l^ir aedd md rhwyddy mhdd^ 

Naphr^, IkJginaUdddi . . 
J3* Nii/arhdif mt it'r/ir bstt^ 
. , Cm -^vi/fir ia-ujn yrj wirioti. 

34» C'ViffiG^ib ddyt/foii tfryddhn fn 
■p/ rcdis p$b tit 'Xedi : 

35, J'r d&U a^T hyddiir allan 
i '^tUd a cMywsd dihldn. 

36. M-My Btddy gebrwy hsb gel^ 
/Dydrcho ddduihd-^ 

3 7 ♦ Tmjm gdsH ^U'-J2g 

Ci>Ui tnm y gdsUtmhl dric^, 
J fl - P^K ddygivyd Tii'A-edd ^ middy fit 

Dir Afi g-waifb i draij gyai^ 
33, Ttt iuiv/i rhufs Cy^(^n ' aiiajr 

Idda Aithbtibiu ' hyhyr^ 
40. /i '/ ih'^asT dfg^ An chwfr-;v ti dwyn, 

Cr drin/nwr adre")! /erwyi^^ 
4T . N'sd ammcd hod ai/edyiv 

7'n tihir y g'^Ti om-hi'gyw* 
42* ^'iJg ^rddei gam, 7ia g&rddzijy^ 

Nifgthi' menh, aid ^-iviiv 6wtze ttjwy, 
4J. Barwniaid Ifjhyr eimi^iSi 

Pdi> Khtifah aV rh^ht a'i rbor:^ 
4 4^ liywel "" at £adar/il\iedd, 

M CatlcHj rbyltiiftt'r rbodd, 
- 45. Brssniiiu sai hCh azvryft oi 

A rcddsddyn ivnlddisL ' 

46. Paiifuareidirhmedd, ' 
jimfan fyn at bumcani ^fdd; 

47. Iritb fu -wythisu TyLlccho 
A'HiarJedd, ni^ynmddgffi 

48. Dalhvydy ditewyd beb Iddd 
Ua ami heh altu ymladd, 

49. T middy delis irifddynff 
T hrodyr^ pngeibtvyr gynt. 
Gwatt bortb a gaffh gartbreih^ 
Gwyn/yd rbai gait afo triih : 



5* 



£Ud pawbt o'r w/ad i i>3 

IduiAoM at Tydccho. - « 

Dd. Lid. iIjLId, lb GrufTjdJ »'i clrt, i+io. 



yileg« gr-oSH;^ b^ Afttf^f'cLfl ..ire. for 1 hundred ,^r, L V""*" 




TjJitha cv^,rA tliecHpfilc, ilif blind ^md the J-,f », , 

(he ricim.wtio forcibly (*.ricdi.«v hi^ f.dcf rrVulil Tj 
tlie fMr Nun got c^( &f ihc h,nd. cf Cj^. p,i„,, ^^' ^"J 

*lit[Jicr ih^i tv^nt, prot»r^ Thfr* is a pirifh cjJIed n'.^l^' 
ir rliiE Cfifntrv. whkJi ivaa given hy i].li Prince by -^^ITf ' 

= J.^'*_!'''.^."^/>^'^^ .*" f'« ^™'" '»'^r*^iri«. TlndlccfoB of 




0'i*>- jt^rri^f^ i; tlic Jliiic with ihc Edftiifli Lairwne L*V^™; j 

but ng\uiy I,rcl,rrwkt; which -.. ^ fin. p^rd'.'ri^f'j' '''"'* 

r *,, ri^t., in TrJ«h. CO g.t .|«r cf ^Hi, W^ l^^'" 

f« [Jr. D..,«^, Diition.„v „nd.rih« ^c^r^TlLJ'T'- 



«rrobo..it,.d tJvfm. . +t. ' ' '"'"" ^*^^ 

Vrrif .,6. — .^ party of ihn,ir JCO fntr «mc lo fpo]] r,<i^'. 

.the r.mc m^,..„r .. h. lod c^mcme Ten e p r^chrn* f Jfcd^ ^ 

b.rfrj- ^.h.cJ. h.d ovfr-run Briuin ahtjij! thii time Tliui fl? 
g«s .a. h.llomn[ pan of thii po.m. ^hk^ iho.-h „;,, J'^ 

fupcrA.tior aud ruJIy, y« cortiiifl, feme vakitrl* hititi 
difioafiy hindlecf. ' 




„, f u. j.p -, 3gu<{ ind IE waMhc chief 

an 01 the t.fc.gy [c k«p ihc Liicy i-, I>„lt«f,; ft>th.Ethe 
pg^fj art the onJy pnropfc (h^l car be fjid lo have left ui »„, mc- 

ic rvcd by m r grcai ar clq ua ry . M r Kobe; t V mgh an , of Hf n£*rt. 

J he iavH.r CHJivqflffrOr* bLin| she rnMelTcH-i of the Kc^aoa inUllt 

par CurieJ i-,n£].,nj,, wi;rc tSen hui rcarcelv initial^ in letEen, 

IhMr butiflefj hcin^ war, and mainifcnifiE iheir corojcftj. Wc 

Jir^j rDchjie of ihe IJier^ry proJuflinn of chac ntioalthlC mr «a 

7. '"'*^,e9 "ncictlter Ehafi ^.aV, *hich WMi a hiJi^drd veirt afler 

■ h» period, ^ Eh^jugh Ehry h^J (tmft a^ ihc liburici and COII^fdi of 

Ihenriian. in ih^if p^nmuu. The pii,vied edition of ^™if«, 

ard rven ch^t hcdy at C^f«t,hagen >re fu]i of grofi error* 1 fo it 

v,^<'K to be Hilhed «re«uld nK-,t ftiiJi the true tending of thai *0. 

cJL^ht aurhi,r and a irut: iraiiilstion of the firjiijh Copy ^f fV^,. 

inft.aJ of ,h,t of CJ/n^s., A/.^«^fW,, The^e titile hehti. 

(ucli ai [J.U poem brio re n. throw, upon th« uinfiflioni of Ws 

dnp, ore ih.je^ore oot 10 b« defpiied, fant rirher tn be looked 

upc:n^icurttiiHie]Kkjof(hecrcduJity Jind fo]Jy of nar jaMftwi, 

■ nd Jhe*i ihe cofmefljon tt[*crn^^i,m>fl and tiii* iQand in tfaoTt 

day*, ard currobofACci our aiitiJb hillory. and nftlional nhlU 

"''"' LEWIJJ MORRIS. 



? r^^E^wdd. or Tcg*di3. a fiJler of Tydecho, 

L'ynon, Prince of Powyi, otCiaankf^ 
* Oafthbtibio, a panlh in PaAyHiqd 



Vjmmt 



THE THIRTEEN ROYAL RARITIES OF BRITAIN: 

Llji>m^tRI-THLm.AR-DI>EG.FREmm Here a„ ,h. THIRTEEN RARITIES of 

p ^f Jf "" =: ^^.-S •,- =, -"'-= Sy^l* A/^.<^- TAIN . »i,Vi »,„/..™.i, ,,,, ,, C..rl,.on ■. » 

rf«.*Af.r>.., .r Ty Gwydr, y„ £„W (Ei,h, the rl^„ VJk., i« M.n«.u,blbirc. rkefi CurU^s 

n,.. rh=. .wd.,. yn .fo.ft.nu „,.i r„/,» B.„ ™«/ ^Ut Myrddin. ,*,> ./ Morv™. .W^f,* 

Bcirdd » u c.f.s l.,vy„t. J fo,^, ,^ C/./., ,-, Enlli, .r 5^^^ //.w ■.■ /, i„ 

, . - . . ■ «i'= ^'M rfcor^f^ l,y ethtrs, ihm it vmi Taliefin, )ht 

' ■, - •. . ^'"S "f ll" Bards, lebs p^pjfed tbm. 




Mjlic infliiuil(»n. bv [J.C r,.m. af C^>« J>^.„, „r ai^ji, Co«t» ■ * L'XJi I -v M [, ' ^''^'^rj, ftT^Ul n^^^ti^i^, ihLi Mo- 
ftr Bardk CoT^h. ' ' '^^^'^^ ^0«l», a Loilcge ol L-y Mc^nk. : and M^a^U^iU tbrm J^rrA r««//„,, 

«v» fiiktcjiw been caKed /j ^'«^^^ yr ^i. D^v^'k ^J«f^^-. i" P*mtrckcEhtre. ibcBt A. D, 447 j which, 

; t. Lim, Artlmr, j« .\;^*.r;;/:^. p-j^y i.p:^,g chi r. The Veil, or M.fk of King Arthur, in Corn- 

body, and no one Could kmwiiim ', — 

: fl. Z)> ij^.7; £/^^^, vai GUddr.u K lyddtrch I latl j 2. TJic S«ord of /2*>rf</^,^ tht Qtmrm^z w!so- 
^^a^ /^w^ ^t iynaU^r wain, (cad y nCb ai piauj tvcr drew n out of the fcsbbard (except the 
f/....j,;fl/j.i¥.™^i.;..:/.^^../. „,„,,^^ ;, would appear a g!c.nii»g «aii.= of firc 

in his Jijnd\ 

/ - ■ , 

■ C ^^^^^;^:"E ff* 3n fU fnp, Cir^.7^7^, S^pV ,r* Dv/^^^I, a tt,irf KJti^ o^ Bncain, flboct 400 ycJra before Chflfl, tuJlE 1 dry en " 
the mrr Lfkc, (where ih.r. ,.,d be.n the O^^ Cf U,^ which alccrward? «.a the pri.cipil citv in klE BriHi™, fact^ufe then 
Ibc Kpi'I a<:iided, ^ndl :he r^Tli^irrnt i?Mhc c^-t^nEf^ wai heldp abouc f>^ j-mts bcrorc OirilL 

* WNcii tlT B rtif.^ «tre no J. n^ rr iH^ to defend their «Linuj^ aEaii^ft "lie Aa^(>ns. and others, ^n the eLric of £fW ibckUt 

J. U. Tjo.^L^f ioo,) ihe-c i*ai u prrchmsticirp chai a11 the Bfitons fiioald d<^part out of E^gliind ^ilhin fin tncnths, ™ plJD of ' 

djilh. i hii *,i pTi-b.bly ^f.n ihe gF«c evtrthTfih. 0( C^r.^e., ivhen th^ V^g^n Sa^OE,, r^^cd the Brililh churcW ip th« ^rQund - 

, tt *bich larnf -7 6^^i(, Lh-' Archbifti-p cr Lo^Jor, and ^-^^/^r, the Archhifhop of Ycirk, rrmOvrd wish [heir reNcki of SairCif bwfc/ 

Md orfia&ients, uid U^-d inlu VV^Ie*, inio cJic i(Jj.jccint ifl^ud?, nlnd fomi^ Jnto Bricnny, duct many prJdU ^kh thcrfl. ' 

icTi'ij'j ^ffi-i^iTj //^^(.y, ^ ^r/jffi^, ^^/ ^oS : rf*j/ Gii/iM'f Cam^fw. 

*' Thcfeare the h^uiMS oF ifieditstianp theft 

*■ The fccnrj ivhcfe arb^iirRl BjirJi th" inrp^it^inj^ b<r?aihp 

" Hxtacic ief[, and fjom thii world wciirtd^^' TlatHji/r, ' 

"It 31 ti-CLidrd, Chnt pr«t TPilisafy rfHrf,» unc^^nlly wf.rt hl^fld1p flr heErticta, tp obfcurt iheif flwi durluf tht tiBJC Of blttrr. 

- A^jJj^^'^, dun of 7"Li^ttflA f^xn^mcd Wd-'/p nr [he j^^'ntrouip Kjtij; cif C^miriay whrt lived at Jifl-ujyJ^ now Dumbartonp in Scot- 
JtRd ftnd -frii alln K-^jr o^ Lhf hleoFP^in. He tt^jurJl^rmrd (lit mcH liberaN and oi^C ofthcgreatrft ^afrbnor his tim* i he fought 
i]ie fimou^ /rt^r,.^ ff //Ffif.^RA^, in vV J>, ^77, flgainit ^/^'i/^tf ^rfl^tfj, ind ^"TVfppiA/pijfl d^ C^j^/i^v, in which j?*^*^dVrr* gained ihe 
mory, a^rlC-u^W-jt/flA, WJ9- flFiin, ^Lchl i^rcnt number oE Tiii MJovhi^ri, See CafU'i fixjhrj, i^pf, Uf.^iO. The nmnc of Prince 
Rhyd'.-r-rch'i Uo-d w;« -O^r-^T^j*, or ttir whi^c grafiiT; and hcni the abovt^ delrnpcLon U wjj probably highlj polilhfd^ tad nt>t 
*iiliiBi|jtf bo she ekgant 3t';ouiic jgivi-n of ihe Grecian army, whtji maichipg agaiiiil the Trojaiti : 



u 



A% On fome mcunsiiini thro'' the l^fty grove^ . 

Ihe crackling fliiiiea ftJ'-ccnd, and bUie Abu^'ep 
*' The lirei e^'pandirg ai thewiuda arlf?, 
" ^hDO[ lbeir]<3ii|: bclms^ and kindfr; hatftke tk-itt; 
** S{t TrOm ih? potiHa'd Arrvbig ind bia^en lOiieLdi^ 

A ^Icamy fplcjidor flifh'd ilo-ng the fields h-' — Pi>ft'^ fl^m^r. 



King yj-fjfrffl-*! evpJorrtwererojprriLC, durir^ chf reign orKingHcT^rv the Second, fiyj Lord /.^/u//ch^ in hii hiflorj: of thii Monarch. 
^ai a/tt^Pi/„ iuppcifrd EG thftvc Jjfen Kinp jfri&t^'i, wai p^cfenEcd in the year u^ip to ?"rf*rW, Kin^ of JiV/^p by Jtt^tiit-J the Firft^ 
Jtmp ot F.P.giinJp fti J valusiHi; gift. The fno^d* ol hcaoc* in ihofe dsty* hid n^mci given them, and this wjictlled f^Wfj^rt, or 
Laff^^^jfl^ chiiE ji* hajd hs^d^rd, or hftrj-aiwched* (See [he previouf ptgen ij A; a;^) Honv SkinfrJ got it, and whether ii 




*irijJ|Ct dirpr-rUon ^rd luL-f o( ihf fh^i^rd wa» (iichp thjii ii wa* [he cuJiom for the mciher of every uvaU ehOd 10 puc the firft vidutf* 
iBforJir fhild'i T^tuBh, on th« point of hii f«hEf*i fword, And with the Jiiod cd give her firJl blcirin^^ orwlAi (q him, fhit he might dir 
*Kn.cJifrd4Jiih \i\iQ in wjf, ftnd inni. £^f. P^J^ fli/i. Aikd ^^A«'i JlAari C/tfiy*«. L *> c, a, ind lo* 

» 3. M-Miyj, 



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4B 



THE THIRTEEN RARITIES OF KINGLY REGALIA* 



A 
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3- M^y^, fn^a B^iatiJ Gxyyii;;^ Caratfbtrv 3^ Tlic Budget, B.ifkfE, (or Wccl,) of (7:t^dlAw 



4- C^rfl Bran Galcdj j"r Go^i^ddy y iidicd a dJy~ 
muM^i yffdJ*^ /& ai «/</ can gynf^d ng i djmunidM 

5, Carr^ tf^u Gad^iir mud M(^rga*t Mwyn/a^T i 



wtre put into it to kccp^ a fufiicicncy of vlftual^ Tor 
ahundrcdpcrfons^ouk] be found in h whcnopcnrdV 

4. Tht Horn of Brd^t Jit [lardjt of chc Norch: 
The drink chat might bedcflrcd micj would appear 
as foon as it was wifhcd for*, -- 

5» The CeLr^ or Chariot of M^gn^i ih^ Cq^u^xs: 



pwy iynn^g d fi^fddaiytidJi^ a fyddai Ik J dymu^^i wJioevtr fat in \z, would find hinirdf wherever he 

£/ i/Sd, wilhed to be 'p 

6- Ihgali^i Tudno Tydglyd ; yr £w a lymhdi 6, The Whetftonc^ (or Honca) of Tud^o TyJ- 

glcddd^f fy&I^ diicr^ nc n hylhai arf pih Ikurf: (n^u f/y^' which wouki fliar^cn the fword of cverv htfo 



yr nrf iib&gid ^rni piuybjiif^g a dorrui n gr^rn^ fifydd- 
mfar'u; y^t y mitn.) 



imnicdiitoly i and always deflroy [he weapons of 
a coWdrJ*: (in anolh^rr manufcript it 1^ cxprftt 
thui; wh^]cvcr ftuM Id be wocitidcd with the armi 
that arc wht-rtcd chc re on „ won Id U^on Jir-)- -- 

7. The Purple Calfuck uf Pud^rn B^i/rydJ^ 
no ptrfLfn of ignoble bicEk couLi wear ic, wichuuj; 
dyillg^ 

8* The C:iLjldron of DyDj&gf t/:^ Chiefs or Prince : 



7^ P-i/; Padmrs H^ifrUiid, ni fjIUi un ^Tur g'U^re^^g 

darn ^i buM.J 

3. Pair Dyrnog Gawr; jj rboid yfUd^ g/g P'Uf 
firwi i w I/w/r^ m/irwui iwJjj ?wi^ ^ol^J j iPflV If flcCh lliuuld bi; put into jc 10 boil fur a cowardly 
iii'wr, faferwtii ddigQft yn y man. man^ ir wouk! ntvcr be do^^c : buE ific was for a hardy 

hcfOf it would loon be boilcti cnougli ''*^— i-^ 
5^ Zn/^rt/i/^ f i;^a iJjj/^j" i?^^^^ 9. The Tablc-Clothj (in antathcr MS- caUcd 

golhiijg i _> ^7t^£^ tf f^w^rffjtitfj, /^_,^j^^^^^ (^w^// the Dtfti,) of chc illuft nous- born Rbyd-Jdrah^ tht 

y/*fJ?i^J fo a'i ididy^iy ^.Wt Sihclar: whatever vi^^uab and drink were wiQictJ 

thereon, were inftJotl/ obtained "^ 

0.^iir'Jh:\,i ^ fLt'O'rJ oF~j]gniiy^ [ilcf HiUkif^rman, JJrf^t Lufrti^ whkb fQiTiifrEy vv^i k^-pc 3[ D^^f^a, Tn Ch'T^i^^ 4T an hf frfoi^m ijf 
the lamily ; :Lt[d in ih< year I&i^'Jf wJ^ C^e- proprr^v o^ Ll^L)- KJinpre^, io1>f t^-^iu^htcir aid hi^ircl^ ol Tif^mtJ' D^ffj^tr l»' DniEun, I'hii 
fwoir^ d/ di^nicy U Hill prrderv<>J in iKc I^riSi^ AJfJfi^'v ; it 3^ fcnur i~(ci loii^ S Ehe L^Udc ii L^d (^Igcdp ami ^'tlh inU infcripirDn upon it ; 
i/ffjfl C^jwifj C^f/rfr " J'/i-ji" tc^PHj received ihc Earldom of CIIi^IUt from WiJliajn the Com^iieror, ivho £4v« him [ll« vihijlc Coantyof 
Chflhirc, ID hpfil iQ him and hii lith^ ai rrcftj"* hy tltc f^^ttrd, aa iht King ti^ld ihe Cfo^trLof ETigliiiBil.'^ S^S^rFiur Lsks^rf'* 

' Gwyddna Gar^nSir wa^ ^ King of North Waleip abou? thfi pmd, of int 4tK> ^^J i" the beginning of tht ^[li CCACurf . Hpj bddfCE 

ivat pjnbably foniic kiflid ot vffiV], iKr b^Qtft s iind pcrlajips ul^ft Cu Carrj^ ii^^UaU in, by cht pfFfi-n wht^n^iTTn to tb^ Atir La tnke up [he 
DCI& t Qfvd en Ij-cu of thfl viL^itiif* clirrciT»j which hr cat^ and ti[|ird ihe b-ifjtft^ i>r fiiPinier^ ^vish iJ-.? tj(h trau^hc in [he w-irar, Co brtnjj 
hd>in4 [ or pfubahly chc ff^edw^^ bulccd wsth raw cnral Co riiti« the fiih into lC. Ah];vi GmJ^-g^iS oitto mcfttioned bjf [he pwtl li the 
nirifl famoji ttreario ihe ^JunCry, yrhkh w-is {amcwhcrc about the mouth of Conway r'vcr. -brc pagf* ^7- i^ *V Ji- 

* £rJjr f/jf //ffj'^/^ wat A rorthen prince, cf chc ftl[h ccntua^p and diitinguifti^'d Jur hn gen^r^ift-^r iJuiirii^ktfi| lii^ra was prL^abr;^ a 
gejier^il hom, for the t]f« of Jii^ htitn to i^ppiy all Jtringen wi[ii -.vhat drink rhry chufe; Oi it mlj^^iit h^^e t^ctn q inag'ccup> foConcrived 
di tocofikieiK Ji^KJOf^ [hroit^h {"ccicC pipei imo lit. AccordJn^ totJkc incici.t fHi/b /rtit-j, there werL" three Itciil hll^^l^ altoctcd fof ihe uft 
of ibc l^rdn Of frjnce; ch4C i^p hti bAnqu^tini; hoJ'n, hii wfie hofu, and |hc horn Jor [he thace ; bitC thvt'e U[Eer were mideofche 
horB» of the Bi^^'t, Or wild Oi ; ftnd lofmcd in a Jcmicirciej and qccifioiiAlly nTeil bo'b, ici lound^n^^ tnd for drEfikini;. ,5ei H 
Ddfttifffi^ */' iwf Iff /^ mkji^^i ^^f^t '* ji'_/iV^ fVumf a/ ^i^y^ 'w^r.fp ^^/^^ s^^^ flfl*f' « /l^W ^Mj/ri^itM xm if^ dbf^M^J ^^iif MMfii^t iif^rm- 
mtMfi ^fih UWj^.^ fff^f 1 1 7p is^i. 

7 Jl^i^rjji^ A/'WJjfl^ffTiir wai a va^iint king of Gla^nf^rg^n, from whom Chftt eoMin,?y derives Iti ramr. Morgan wti born ibodl ctie 
fCAt 872 ;, he married HLen. the djirgh'^cr of Kncjcric ch<? Grt4[ ^ hikd Ihved nh Tiv ^ htividfrd yc^tra oM^ rin4j iJii [h^E accuOnC h>e ^r4i 
oiled AUrgjia ifip, or the Aged. H^r ii nlfo ht>nflyifab|y reC^^rdrd in iV-a -Y-MbVfJvf Hi/hrikai Tri'^^^r ti CollgWrt '/if jA-hm jjiftfrrrj ^ 
tJ^fnf £m4isrA /rpnf ijTTff^jrf ^tfsri^ Jtj^f j^F'/iiiiT ; A^^jf> ^i^/fiff ^ i^^-r J ffWi/ Ahrgan itt {j'rdmH/ tffla/ iJ?'mf, It Jfrcrti* that hsi Car wM 
A Eommni^ and br« ch4riu[, kept by ttiHB. popular ptjncc. fc^r the ufe oF hu rft-crH;l»:» Or foEtiechtng of chtt n-jCi^f^. C^^lf^ ttt iii 
4/* J*fli| Mf^ti ^^Bffir 1')^ ^&i^ Cwtotfi^-fl/tf/jVip fjyjp [hlE ihc Urit<hhi WCrt fo (JCp^Ert in tbelr wtr cb^itiilP|» that ch«/ O^ICP brake hu 
FAflkl. 

» fiiVftfl TyJff^d, [he foft of /ri// f/^^/p of Armodcj. Th^re wa^t Wdft Sarni of ihia name, tbe fo:iiiJ«r of U^-D^Jm^t om 
Tr^jHj Cr'^^^ar^Aj on whit^h hill formefly Jj^d (he ancienc cicy pf jDijrfn.irr, neur Con^vy, ija (JternaivonihJrr. 

* /^ajarn jfffj/Ftfj/^, chc ton E^fTegid ab IjigOd *a*Jl Uricilh Btfhop, nnd a reputed Sa.iinl, ft"wflder of the MoniAerv of i/w-M- 
abr«-«^-E4>r, (or ihe Chtirch yf Padirn ih^ (uireac,) befldr Sfceiri ochtr churtrtiej, in Cirdij-oieifhirCi and in s»hcr pU^*^^' He *" t 
grrltlfritnii With £/. JJdi.-^d/, ^nd Jk^.7>//*, tnd >i^lcb whom ht made a liilgriiiuige tt^JeruUlrui. A^COiding to By^t^nfiia S^^S^^ Padarn'i 
n^ne n tu^n^ fubkribed witb Scmjin, i]|« Bishop of /^rifli^/ip to ihe Ihird Council oi jP-im, about A- E5. s6[>. Ic "llio hewftJ on^t- 
iimlly 1 EiJEihrc of Linte firirftin, *n4 (hai the inliabiCanTi ot /Jrrfj^^if ^ormt;rly kept thrcp djty* lo the honour of thiij Snintp Afldj ttifl 
j'jBh tif Apffl wti ihc LtJl of them. PaJt^tVi purpfc robe, hit Ihuit cTaJfuckp ^ec^me nu i^jiC io Wi-clJ ai l^uJ^fn hiinlctf. 

■* /J^pjuj CdiMTWa I A UAQibri^n prhnoe> Iji the time of the Kumani in Bikta,in. ]c k-eim hit |Kil* or hutlerp wai iiiiend*i orily for 
ihir Krfo^ Jiiid not /ur ihe Lowprd ; ind prchbitbly meant ai An cnroura^rment Ca WAtlikt CnieiTpEiieii. 

*^ Liir£ XijJt/fi^A, the Gepciouji ^bo prubiibty kepC an Open huufe ; and I fuppole thil friii* ihti common bill difh* rt'hich WW kept 
in meinoiy ol hil m&^n3GiEF^, whe/« [here Wj* titjchjn^ le^uied tlut wai driired* I'hU heirO U f icordtid in the ifl^icHt MritiJ^ Triji/i 

f//v«f j #jf^ AViVifu/r tAf^-w */ifjii>A>, A*^4r"^n'tf* //nrfy hved tn the a|c of i^ | died ta |^< jftftf toi* ind wju biiritd #1 Ab«r#jfih| 
(bt. CiA'/a'i tbuxU,^ if/^^jft 5dfr^Vd, p. J4, ^ife mi>rc in thf prbvikhui BOi? U-) ^ , 

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THE THIRTEEN RARITIES OF ROYAL REGALIA, tec ,j 

, ,. M...il TJ.U Eu.rr™ , ,. .,.. «,, ,;,,, „. ^,^ ^,^,f^ ofV,,.„ fZ: „" Zld 

°t^ f ' ■■ " ' """'^ "" ''' " r"^ ''^"■rcl who h.d co:.^i.,cd i„con,iLn«Tb.t 

. .. ^™ M»rf™, E un.d , « ^,™.^^ o».,-„ .* . .. Th= Sroo= of cb. Ring of L..J , .hick 

, . "^ ^ ^ -^ ' . . portculhs and rhc wall. Whoever concealed that 

/-- ;^ " t T J' 1 J J 1- H ^"^'^J '^'^ ^"^'^ O'" ti""L w'ould conceal him'* 

) J. CyM Llawfrodcdd F^rf itf^ ; yr bm a «^j . , Th^ Tf .if f / . ..7 ^'^^ 

j; J jujj i . ^ «««' ^>^^£j/. whidi would fcrvc foiir-and^cwemy pcrfons, from 

o"*^ fiasco another, as ihcoccafion might be'* 

^ 7 ' f ""■' '"J?t- aiJQi hive MJUted thuwuh tflro other atmnrtripti, 

pl.y nf tft.mldy.i, .vb^cl. f..^. ta be , figur^uv. at:..rt -n tc the f.,ncu. ^..ri .y ^.Ar^^J, fought ^hZTtyc^flj, b7S^ 
, l|rd Jfcirni.ftinE or |,jr x>.etl;i afifmifJi : ihcr^for^, (hrjf ^« wlkJ in ,he 7:k.W/ Oi,c of tike lhr«Vil J^ ."j;" "'''^^^^'''?"S 




mM f™m thr Wv/> by ch« E^gh^ M../!rit, ^n ihc old Eogl-.l^ H.tl.d of ?]^ % ^«i ,^ M^^;f,, ,, ^,]| ,j jhatof th^ JT-/., W 

-P£; ■^'^^''^^ 'f ^^^■^''- "^"^^^^ "" "^= ^f^ ^■''''^^^ Romance 0/ Jtfcr/^ ^r-zi-v^, A:u J,, P^. f^jro--, R,ii.^t, ^r^NfJ"^ £«Fi^V^lKT 

mg had Iht virtues of C/-« a nng. Wntii 0^,*, E^rLnire nl %f^, wis tp-fi^sd in prlfoHp fVirWjciiv^r h-m tier rinjr, which n-ndcrfti 
lumiJivifLbLcj (peiMf.iiCmightbcgav^fimihcjiLrer, andt>r tJ^^C irniani Ijcefeftp^d ffVin prii-n.) It i^iaid, in old Eimrj, when tw(j 
^rfmis^FfC m.imed> ihe yDuig coi^j^le ukd to prciert one A^O^hrr mtli a ring-k*^, ai ^n cmh-cm of fecrccy; i^itn« fofflt den^re 
^c wor^ w^.^/ff*. The wcinng of rmgJ ippears tp he of great aiitiq.my j ncnon^ (Hl- Hcbrc^i, G^^. K^x^iiL where 7i^^. Jicob*j 
fcr, g]«a Tffwpr hn ring, or fi^nrc, a» n pledge of his j^fonnife : b^it rin^a (c^m to have been g-'ed ^it Ehc fam^ ume amomg thfl 
Egrpt-^"** OV^H/w xIp. where i'i&tfr^* put hh jinfi on 7?^'/^'* I^and a& a mark of ihe ^^Ciwer hr ^[|ve htm. Of the R^uM^O^ F^ancF* 
*coft!y rmg waiprtlenacd by a King o/ Pranne to St/l homS] of Cantcrhury.and worn iftcrwardi by KingHi:nry the tighlh Thfl' 
fir^umaaofc of QiPeen l^lizjbe^K fending her rin^ to f*vc tJic Kirl of Llf^x u im well krOwn to ne^Ll ji repetition. - 

■* i/dw^^fld'rtf'j^, J*/ RtJKsT^A^, or Ruddy horieman^ whj> lud afamoui knilf, -ivhich probablj- wai lni# drying knife, tlllt ferrH ill 
hti compi4ny._ The fiW^H ol hV.lnCc likewirep had f^.^m^:rly bu: Otic knifo for eJKrb COrrtpln^, aiid ch^l ^v^i chained to the Clbk. 

i^e fti1]:.wLL.gaddiLHjn 51^ the previous not p 4, in page 47;'- Shall I fear, that [itv« thii trufty ard invinc^hJe fwnrd b^ itiy (idr f— 
Fflr^ >* King vlrihjr'i i*onl wii failed CafaJ-v-iA.Uir ; a» KJwitrd the ConieJor'i tVrrtflrt ; ai (Jhatlemignn^ J^Tr^f; O^lindo'i 
iJ^rWdflj; RirjMoV F,-fJ^rf^i ^nd Romero'* Baii/^r^n: Cj fr^tfW'* Id iioEmion 0/ there heroes, CaJJs his r*ord ffrrrw. I have been 
l&ldp A'^i^Jfs tii:isavi\ knj a fiword ot [hiinarac^ //j>rf. Or W^j-Zav, in the ariuft>> figntfir* a long Iwalhtng-fWord/' Af, WV'^-'-'^."^ 
iTJ'Jrfl.^Sji, pige 9a 5 aind i'/f/h^i'^ £Ji,'sOri e/ ,W£ri/>f^r^'/ //f^r> .r^ /^rjfr. J^.c^d^ f*arx, tit ^'Qrff, t» j/j f&t 5/jWi 

FjfCher addiiR0i3 la nn^i; id, In pa^ c 4!; 1 The Cjiuldron of iJjfflff/ rJr^ d's^f, wji* probably A fimilar kind of vjrJTel 10 ihftt of the 
Porjid^v Hof^ of Cw/, K^rio/lf^m^^Li^ lArh^ch Ij an Immenfc ketile^ or cauldron, flill ^jrcferved al Wirwick Callle. 



I cannot reftrt the pleAfuiC of living here CirMai Csm^rfrt^ffi'i. happjr dcfcrinrtion of the romantic filUtEion of rTiC J^f-rfofLfjijr^o^t 
Ifl Monroou-thrtitre E' — "■' En ih« dcejj v^If of £'-i.ir'|tMi whiizh ii kbouc a bow-J^iiLPL over, And enelmfed un all fidra vt'uh hijjh inotinLaioii 
iindi thf Abbejr Church ol Ai^ Jahii, a ItruSurc Cuvercd wiilii lrad+ trd not unhandfomely built /or fo lonefLtEnv a ActUitioD : otv th« 
ve^)^ f^t^iL where formcfF^ Hood 4 Tmall chip«L dedicated lu Si fV^t-^i/^ which hid no other ornimenti ih^n ^n^en mofa and iv^. I^ j| 
M AluatioG ^t for Ite cicieiir ut FrhglQJ^i and 4 rcligtoui edifice W41 Ar|^ founded in chii feiq^meller^-d letreat, [□ nbe hrnnui^f fi.f a f^tj' 
Ury lifcp by Iwo bcrimiUj rcmiDEe Ux>m ihe ndfc dI the world, uponi iN banka of the river fit^j/y, which winda chiough ihe uildJt 
Or Ene vqilJcy^ The rairjj «.hich mu^unuinOui tuunlri-ci ufLilly produce arc here ver^ Urtjjenl. Ihc windi CMeediii^iv t^ ni p^ iluohiK j 
■Ad ihe h^uuri a^mi^lt cortlinuAHy d^rk g fct ihc ^'h of the valley ii do happily tempered 4ii ''^artcly Uh be ihe caude od anv iJiLeaf^p. 
7 he mit.ki' duing iq tht cloiflcri of thti abbeip', whcd ifat^ chufc foi a moirichiarf relrefhrtieni LO Cift their tyei abrond, hairf^ qn 
tveijf lide^, a pJriErg prafftn uf JiilJji>ntiin» tfcriuEqn^ loan immenre hcl^hl^ wilh nunhcroua hcrJi C^f d^^r l^eding iitoKtoi ihr hhgheJl 
rjflrcn.iiy i^f tlhit lofify bofiiAn. Tliv bud]r ^i^l ihe lun i^ noL vifhble abov« the Ui\h iiJl iifqer the m^ridinh hii4Ar„ evt^n ^h«n the air i| 
m^k ticar. iiifdldi^i^^i liiMtrsffitm CamAri^; (wrillen abuuL the year | |£L7p when he ice^inpauicd JtmU^iM^ thp AH^bblllluji itt iJan- 
U'burj^^ iui^ Wt-ai^ to prea^ ih« CrufadvJ And i^d^i^^'i i/y/ir> f/ftf/^> /'^f^rj. 



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tomiftfl ^ould Kavc r€E*iled tticm^MtLcnit mcrcy^or ackno^rcdgmefH* in their urmL ithbeiai wiy )J ih^rtfoK, I will eadcivMt w 
drfcribe [hrm, Ai th^yarfl worthy 0^ being reeoFiied+ ^ , ^ 

f. M^ny^iJy JVyJii/a, ' Snowdon mountairi'i in Catmarvonthirc* 

3. Pijiyll Rbmadr. ^ The great water-fall, or cafcadc of Lianrhaiadr*, in Denbigh [hire* 

3. FfynTK^^G'-J^enfr^ioL Saint Winifred's WclU or Holy-WclP, in Flintfliirc* 

4. My^w^nf O^WiVr, Overton Church-yard*j in Flint (lure. 

5. CU^hJy Gwr€€/am^ Wrexham Church S in Dcnblglilliirc* 

6- CUchaji Cr&a fotdJ. Gresford bells', m Denbighfliire, 

7- Pi^Jit Uaffgollffn. Llangollen Bridge', in Dcnbighlhire- 

' Smoiv^^^ WaB beld IB emev«[3Crattan by ihtr iflCiknl Briftrnjt a< the ractuntaiD of F^rnaJ^f Wfll by lb' i^r/^.fjrp an^ mciTi^t I^m 
by Ebc C/etaMf, Sno^Joi* ccrnrh^rttla a wondrrTulp c;fltflftv<?, »EtJ varic-gK^cd prol^pc4^ ^ from US Idrnmil m-iy be it^n^ id clew 
■SVi^^lJierj a Kr?i[ pa.rt oF Wdkp, CheOilrCp SbrcplbiFCp Vorh^lrCi. and pai[ ol chc rlonh oJf Engl4jndh Sculland, IielAnd^ ihe Ijle 
Xff Mfn ; and f««^» inJ Ijkcd. I doiilt «^be[hcr fa cxccn^ve a cir^gl^r prcTpc^l bb to be fccn in any pjrt cf tb« t^fr^qur^ui flobe. 
The iinghit of ^JT4n»'rf'i]*i iCCwJine to "be fucvcyof Ce/^n^/ ^^/^ b j 191 yarda ahov? iht lirvcl of the fiiA e and acccrdia^ eq 
Mr. FAiflrtf^fl^'i cri*iJurcrarnt, ju ptr|L:endicu]ar hfigbl Li iijj.Oj'arda. All i[l J-Jing^ of FTOitntain* -ACfe fcrmHjr tiJtcd the forel 
of SnowOOrt. ThU BfJiiO] Alps i? famtJ for rar^piarrfu and ir? Fifccs for C^jVj^ and Olher ftlh- S« /^Mffflfr;^/ y#u^n^ f* ^jt^wAtfj 
^tffi- Ta6* ThtJeis a i^acw of Srowdon mognijir_a by Mr, ff^f!/ifi^ thr pAsnter, (srbo ^a* itSAureaf Wijta'^) anci^n^ravMi by 
ff^i^i/ff \. and aiLiichtr fine view b/ tbc fam* y^rtiftj of Ct^er I^siij and cngriv^id hj- ^fiflj^/r* f j:/ ja^, d /^^-:c^/ i^r™ 0/ p> /u j^, 

" Px/ifil RimiaJr^ Or iKe Spoiit of RhaUrfcr, 11 tlic natUR catir^fl in WaTes : ic di'Tccod* frcm ihe mountJin of 77rret^t> Lnd 
dfi^if^^i ihc couviuciiDf MonEnomtry* *rJ Denbigh; it 19 about thuc miJf fj-om Ehc tillage of i/jFuidiWr- fd AJs^AjiffPtf, i^ 
li'hith IE jivcj its Qjmr, tog^-th-r wich ihe rlvuf^^ which runs from ][. Tbc water- fall drfcenda a porpendicaLJr hciebt ^ 
£40 frirt. Thtrc waa a good pjLni of ic publilhfd (o^t )'-c^i» AgOj. and d'Awn b| ihe lalc Mr. Evant^ of i./iu^iir^ Gr#^j ^ ^bo iilCa 
haa pobNihed in FicpHcnt M .p of Nmrth V^atrs. 

^ Sc. /^/s^rr^^ WclUor Holy Well, iji I-Lintlhire, Ea a foirn lain orgtr^t anEiqi^!c9i<j and coitfecraEed to ihe EDFm&ry oFSt- fFjni- 

y^rfj, itChriHaan \']fj>iiO, i^hinle purity being t^circr tG hrrlh&n 'ifc. I'uLmlLtnJ co be bfht^dtd ntar ihdE: place^ rather tiijn yfrld 
10 LLi-c |g|\ of J?flffld'flfT, a Hemhe^i prince^ aboys chc comnHCFicemtnt qf the fcvcnth ccntuTy. A n^?af ^d.pijV ^^ift^^/U bulU O^ier the 
beau of the fpniig, and the watrr gullLPi ^ut of Ebe rock in fi^ch ar^pjd jlr»m,. ai tofuppEy fcvot^l miiri^ichiu ■ fhoftdiJlaDce* 
]tl» fr-id^ [hac tlir fprin^ s\(tn about oif-f hunclrcd Enht of water every fninjLiTh The 4'Ji>.er is e\Erej»ely cold; the depth vf ihc 
bn^on i^ abi-uE Sve p«er^ and fa cranrpar^rit^ that a fpikll piece c( sT\oz\^Y' ^^ a pjrL> m,l ^ I'c I'ceQ at tht? botu^rn. Tiit prrfcot edi* 
4cc i3hb^ erE>£t«d id the time of King E-Icn^^ the Seventh- In a mrijidow oi chc charged Ijcrenf was fgrdnerjy 10 be fee a the portraiture 
uf ih? faid Virgin ^ wUh (he mtmCHri^I^ uf h^rr life and dcmhn AH iht mi rut UiO m I piHwCr^ of hfafiftg uEuibuEed to thefq WiUri an 
*rcrib'd 10 their paE:roi;eft, bt, Jf^tftf/rf^ ; ^nd fo ^rt^^^ h tlh? veneratif^n in v hlth Jlie in held, by ttic^fcof the K^^flllCh perfuaJlori^ 
thft tb^'y to th\§ h^y prrfciTm imgri magfi to //r/p- fiT^//. Thofe ihpt fVilli a farther account of Ejt- if^iai/r^J^ 1 nrtjfl bc^ to refer 
10 her if^/ffrf", wr iicQ bjr Rai^rf^ tht I'tior of 3hrcwlburyj aftrrwardi iSifhop df Bningor ; ^nd alfOp to tier Ufc and naij^ai^kl *hirk 
frflc puhlalhird in 171 J> oC'iavo. 

4 O^irN* C^^r^^ jar./ II famed for being furrotindcd with tvi^ffnEy-ftve jfririiP'rrrrij ihatgrow^in an admirable manner: ni 
formerly* it l» Uid ihre was in ye^-trce ihat grew On thcchurcb Jlefiplr* Th e jrif T£t-/r/f hfin^ fo univerfalty pl^iiteJ ii cburck- 
yardi ifr^f p daubdcrf, frcim iia bcjng thought a Tymbol 0/ irnmortalrtj> ; Ehe rrve Orln^ 'o hlllngp and AlwE^yi grrcrk.---In Ebedjva 
cf Archeryp fo great W49 the dcmai^d for the wood of the j^cw-creej thai the buw^cj^wcrc t>bijgeub| n^tutf^ to ioipott ^avci 4I itkif 
mtkirff of bohfj. 

f tf'r^x&am C^urih It thr in-^A ntagn'Gci-nt bi^'ildiit;^ oFtbe kind in W^le^, SrCv^M ff^iHr'ft if) hit fi^tf^y ofSr. A/aptf f^l€Jt± 
fayip ■" that the IfiiEely gothic itaUbei^ ol i^rf^iiim C'^am^, fo muct^ 44,Lmhred fur iitG elegant iirchiie^lL4irrf ii cjCecd^d t>y rery Ecif 
in tngliaf^d/' It i^ai bi^ujMo be rebuili pti A. D« i^on and Jinifli^d in 1507. The dUeple e}^ ti'^e tov-i^r, richlj^ ornaEnented with 
Jofcy fpiie^ of Ebe ::OEh3C Order^ aod iti lojr Hdci adorned with three piJaliern ciiri^E^inln^ Saintv plaC^'d in ri4;lt gothfc nichci oni 
above anuthrr ; amOnj; tJ^em vi ^jini din, the paifon :^ain[ of the Chtirilh, i^ith the hind^ iivbicb cairaculoatly r^i^iiEJihcd ^n il 
ihcdcfarL* An oid &Aid dcftrtbe* tbih bcauiiiiil church in the following ^h-ganf E^i^iyn: 

There w«l ^ pxlnt of Wfej^bjin Church publilhrd fonnc yrart a^Op by Mr, BoydelT. ' ^~ 

* GfOfirJ CkuFfi h nole^d fjjr the fweet mflody anni varitry of \t.$ belli, ai wi.ll aa fqr it^ piGjfffqUf f^tuaElO^,, beln^ feiErd D* 
ihe broworan rininer.rrp over a beiiutiful Ntclc valley, whofc end nprni jnEo Eh^ v^Ll evpanfe tjE Ehe V^le Koyjl ol Clhelhire. The 
church i% otremrJy naDddnme. bul left OrnaDieD^cd than that of Wrcj^hjmp though built in the ii^ni"^ re^igEi g tha tOWtit Jt adorned 
with iiDta^ri of the ApolHet; and on oar fide, in 1 nichej h ihe fij;ure of H^nry the Sfvpntfa^ - -. 

T The ^f/^][/ over the Dec, ac ti^trg^itfr, ji alfo numbered ftnarmg the Trj TA/^-j C/iwpjj orcfneoFthe tbieebrmtin ofWilnj 
but I thir.k it mcft rrmtdka.jlc iot lU luVcly futiatJOn than flmflurj : it c^pjJtU'jf Ave ^r^hei, the t^tdeft of whlich dch^i m^l e^Cf^d 
1!^ ffcc in diaq^ctrrj but ibe vjrw around ii wondcilully piflurer^ijc^ ind Lxnieeda moi^ LhhPui of the kind. iJoiKii: Weilh p^that 
dfflribcd the bridge in the following f'J^4 ; Ft^mi /ra/i^ ^jtjp Tt/JoM, ptttf Mm'^^tw 

i^Mi tftif j/l^p fvm /dift^ giitM / 

UmmgpiiiM BriJfi mti bitllt by 7<^'< ^^^'^'^'^p Uifhop of Se. AUph, about A, D, V][0» aCCOrdb^ i& ^rtfiu^ ITj/A/j fumfy ofthii 
^ei , p4i£c j^p and iljj; s tiid P^Nfi^Mi'i 'J^krmij fm if^aUs. 

lhen»iikirioiDefh)rAife» ilfOp like Waif 1^ hftve eheir Sevep Wooden of the Fiml ^ on *hkh Cf% CrJi^^ «rot4 th* fulliJ*tDg 
faceLioiiCDtl|i'ltiJ ^^ Sevan famoui daujhEen Dtrb^'p Peak CJn buaA 1 * 

*^ t>ix arc ^fIw )ad#f but ChaEu^oMh ** ij 4 toj.rl." 

Lif^J^ calliBhat admij^»hk wofkraajiiliip^ /Aw^jr j<i<i yihy^ CApu/r/, tlr^ wondrrnf ihe world : ind Dr. Jf^tmMmf^fK '* Smiijttin 
Cmttf^rmi, afid iti QciKhbour Sf^Mii^x^^f^ arc two ctniDcnt jn^^Dumtihti ul iLft «id lud^itcU^ and iMy d^w tbv nrlUtT /, and ika lU 
pcfilcjjtjvp^ id archiitfturc/' 

* Tt« fill if tki Dwkt «f l^T«Atn. 

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rbt ELECT to LLEUCU ILWTD, 

•ThH lidy wi» recltftrfd i grtat betuty, md «ii t mtlve of p„^^/, i„ ^he county ot MtiritrtjJs*. Sht wai jrreaitif MoTtil 
It^ tiyWr» C».^*K «i A/rfiif*:^ //*#» of Arf*MM ; bid died when he w>i gune oa i JDurney u Soutb Walet j uppp hii reiurn lu 

How ii Givyttedd' bereft of its bright luniinary ! how its heaven is enveloped whb darltrtcfft, ever fince 
the full moon u( bcauiy has been laid in tfit filent tomb ! Mournful deed ! O lovclj? fdr in the oakm die [t, 
jny ipeech cm fiad nomtcranct fince thou art gone, O thou of Ihapc divinr, lamp <ii G^yftcdd^ how long 
haft thou been confineil in the gloomy grave ? Arift, thou that jrt dearer fo me than jift i open the difmal 
door of chine earrhly eel) I Leave, O fair one I thy fandy bed ; ftilne upon the face of chy kvor : here, hf 
thy twmbj genrruui iniki, of noble delcenr, ftunds one whofe mirthfLiI days arc paftj whofc countenance is 
pile, with the lofa of thecj even Llyvieiyn Goch^ the cclebr.itcr of Chy praifc^ pifiing for the love of thee, 
htJnkfi and forlorn, unequal to the tjlk of fong, 

1 hear^l) O Eht>u thii an conHned in the deep and difmal gr-ive, nought oucof thy lips but truth, ray 
fpccchlels fair I nought, O thou of (lately growth^ faircfl of virgin? fjirl^but that thou hadft promifed, 
now unfeeling to the pangs of Idvc, lo flay till 1 came ffom South Wales, lovely filk-iliraudcd maid [ The 
falfe dciUnits fnaichcd thee uut of my fight ; it nought concerns me to be expofed to the Clormy windJJ^ 
(iiice the agreeuient between thee and penfive mc is void 1 Thou, thou lovely maid, wert true i I Was filfe, 
and now fruidcfsly bccnoan ! From henceforth t will bid adteu to fair Gwytttdd, It concerns not me 
vhither I go » I muft forego my nativr foil for a virtuous maiJ, whom it were my happincfs to love^ weft 
flicalivf 1 O thou whofe angdic face was beeotnc a proverb, thy beauty is laid Jo* in the loncfome tomb I 
ihe whi'lc world, without thee, is nothings fuch anguilh do I fuFcr [ I, thy penfii'e B*trd, ramble in dif- 
irrfs, bf*ailin^ the lofs of thee, illutlrious mnid ! Where, O whercj fti.dl I fee thee, thou of form divinej 
bright a !> The full moon! Is it on the mount of olives^ lovilicft of women ? Ovid\ love waa nothing in 
con^'paiilun lo mine. Lovely L^ucu thy form was worthy ofhe^iven, and my voice hath failed in invoking 
tt\v name : alai I woe U mCt fair niald of Ptniai \ it founded as a dream to me to hear thu thy charms were 
LiJinthedun, and tliulc lips which I oft have praifi'd, excelled the utmofl: efforts of my mufr. O my foul, 
whiter than the foam of rapid flrcams, my love, 1 h^ive now the heavy tafk of compofing thy Elegy 1 
Lovely Virgin, how arc thy bright fbinlngeycicloftd in everlafting fleep, in the ftony tomb ! Arlfc to thy 
penfivc Bard, who can fmilc no more, were he polfcfied of a kingdom j arifc in thy filkcn veft, lift up thy 
tountenance from ihc difmal grave, » *,..*.**•..*,,,,...,» 

1 cell no untruth i my feet arc bentfmbcd by walking around thy dwelling place, O Uiuca Uwyd, where 
heretofore, bright lamp o{ Gwynedd, I was wont to celebrate thy beauty in fine flowing vcrfe, where I wjj 
wont to he merry in pra'ding thy delicate hand, and tapering fingers, ornamcuied with rings of gold, lovely 
UiUiu, delicate, fwcct tempered /7f«f«, thou wert far more precious than reiiques to me I 

The foul of the darling of Meirhnydd Is gone up to Gooj its original author j and her fair body is depo. 
Bccdin ihcfanfluaty of holy ground, fir, f4r fr^m me, in the fdent tomb! The ire.ifure of the world ii 
left In the cutlody of a haughty bhck man j longing and mcbticholy dirges are the portion of my lot. 111- 
mcnt, with fauUcring accents, over thee, lovely Li^acu, whiter dian the flcaka of driven fnow 3 Yertcrday 
1 poured down my checks fhowers of te;tri over thy tomb j tht fountains of my head are dry i my eyes are 
ftrangers to fleep, fincc thou art gone ; thou, fair^ formed fpeechlcfs maid, haft not deigned to anfwer thy 
seeping Bard. Mow I lament, alas, that earth and ftones fhould cover thy lovely face i alai I that the 
(omb Diould be made lo fart i— that dull (bould ever cover the paragon of heauiy i— that flony walls and a 
ct^fTm fliuuld fepar Jlc thee and me i^ihai the earth Jliould lock thec fait In her bofom i— that a ftiroud (huuld 
encktfe t beauty that rivalled the dawn of the morn i<-aUi ! (hat ftrong doors, bolts, and [lately Lcka, 
Jhvbld divide Ui fur ever*, .. ,,,^£iu.i,. ^A 

■ C^j«iJJ\% \\t Wtffh PJHi* for Nonh Wilei, 

** iiMgM* <*rjj iJcjcki Umyi\ 

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T SAlTH GELFTDDTD ^LAmmD. THE SEVEN RURAL ARTS. 



Saffyddiaetbt 

Gdfattiaelt, 

Nyddidttb. 

7; Mfdifygitii^'i^' 



Agriculture! and Gardeniiig. 
Carpentry, and Building, 
The art of a Smith, or HancTicraft* 
Spinning, and Weaving. 
Defence, or the art of War* 
Navigation, or the Mariume art. 
The Efficicy of Plants, or Phyfick.* 



mmsSrjy islT\^ ^tsit^mf ^ and thefcg^ija 
1 <A:ftst^-fi«^ Aaiitnx Briiipt G^ma^ in th$ 




r SAItn GEFNDERIV SAINT. THE SEVEN COUSIN SAENTS. 



.I^eivh d Chyy^, nchuhant Hh din beuaydd^ 
A d'wyn SettNoyft Wftmni ; 
Cad/aitf Cy}}far(b a biir(ha}ttt 

Deimsflt gjda Stiirid Sufit ! 

Uyma'r Saith, turfaith iirfer, ^aftfeudw^, 

G-wjfnfydk &Sb Uiiifer -, 
Afyny maen gram gryyukr^ 
jfr Smfb, a wikf y Sir, 



David t* and Cyh'h' will Tavc every man. 
And bring BmnQ ' as a pledge : 
Cadvatif* andCynvarc^* do honour^ 
And Biinhl* with Seirisi^ the Sainu 

Thefc arc ilic fcv^n, a permanent goldca nilci 
A Hermit is ac all times blefi'd, 
Who obtains the round grain'd (tone': 
And the Seven contemplated ihc Stars, 



' St. Da^-,d, [be ArcbViftiop, and Pitfon Saint of ^rafit, who founded Ac Catbfdral Church of St. David, ia PemhroItEMnr, 

nbout A. D. 447' 
'St. C)ii> ihc fouDderof Cff^^-iji/f orHolj'hcad, in Anj^Tefcy. * t^ ^ .r e . ^ 

1 St. M,m<f, the Ahbouand founder of Uf""'^,^ Me>fajftty. Sc. li> Cacrnarvonfhsfc. ibout A. D- ^ifi. Jrt^j* '*t ■ u ■ ^ 

* St, Cff^var., an Ahbot of ihc Mona.kry in Baidfcj. ItlanJ j ind [Jicrc wia anoiticr, the founder of TVw^ff C^i^r;*, m Menowtii. 
Airt* iS'hef'C tiii tomb Ai^l rcEnains. 

J CviTVor'<-j^, the 17181 l^ing of ftritairl. , m 1 . t in i t rt if 

• • Sih i3flfl,W was the ftin Billiop uJ Jiargor In CicmarvonJliuCp and flomiChcil about A.D. 516, and died m the IQ^odof Birdfcy, 

'" Th/"L^tYl[i1e ifiand, or the coaH of Anelcfcy, whieh lie* shout a mile atid half from ihe priory, called T-r^ SW. 01 St* 

Srlriol'i IQind, bul it m^il Cammoralj' Mined in !■ Bglilli, ihe Pth^h^lm IjL^J; whicli waa an InCient faDflisJry for FNCai, It walfil 
fimoujin fummer for a great number of bird i, called Fi^jim, whitn emigrate at the bcginnmR d( Winter. „ - (n / 

» The above fc*iW/'flr-^ probablv alludei tu the Altar- Stone, or 10 tiitjic who were 4uati6cd to prefid*, after [i)cin|f l^ntft t order*) 
cruniayalluJe totheDruida, wlio gfcd lo have a_CryH:il-<Jem, oi A^^U^U-Gim, ^hkh wai abaul the 6ze of i lirge watcb; one 0* 




prifonmern, ifthey dcvTaTcd'irom h/ The Monk,, I betiete, were noi corftraincd: ihcy intermixed fype/jlLtion »nd fabW tuH^nj 
thPiF recnrdsf thcrcforrj are nui altogether tn be depended ii)>Qn^ fo fljuch n the f^r^neri however, we are indebted Mt [Acn roe 

wliicinfcirniatian they hive left ui. , - l- »*■ 'j - f*i# 

61 KtfUigtrn fouT^ded federal Churches, llrd wai eFteCmed 1 vprv learned divine. Ue wrote a Matmai ^ tii MtBi^tnii , y m 
Dtafb "/ Si. Davia; <^f fh Oka,t«n if Mum ; m ¥.^<fih it Ka^g kh^ddmh Hiui\ ^ MMiMni ChM-:i* j 0/ Piiift; tf Hmmiiiiyi ^ 
JiiSilitffi »nd fl/ Prajiag nrW •Kriifitr, ic, Xmlig/fM t>ad a college oE 36c fcholirs. and pM ihe firrt BiEhop of LtAJtthvy, ^a. Uei- 
bietifbire, about the >'e*r 5.>0, He Itriilly ohfervcd the farm oMhe prirM[ivc church. 4ild lived with great abltfnencjf. A('"j*r* 
wofHi 1 rehe jnadcof fiCin" Jkirii,aELd a Ir.n^; white garment wi^h a Oraiigln hood. He Lived to the remaikable age dF 18^ yclHU 
Mnd waj buried at St. Ajitph't cathedral, and by whom he wa* fucceedtd. Bottddy Saimt, and Jibaa V Sinni Jirji FfydtH', or ttw 
Nob]« Dcfccni, tnd CtiwTtlijgkj o5 the BritiQi SatDtj of ihi; liland of B(iiiin> which would be a moli walkiible work \i tf wfi« 

UanQitcd and pobliftiL-d, . n ^c t *,i»r,llp»i 

I DQiht not « offlii menUoniPg htre one of oaf primitive BrltiJli Lattlci, *hich Hands upon » plrirant conick hill, m viewoF Lanjoi « 
BridlF bcfurf -jJicniioEiC*!, in page ^a, called CaJ^tlt D.uai Efia, f/um HiUM, litimied Bnsn*s» the fcMlia fun of i>/,/>"'iJ i«wJ«»J, in" 
flfnoji law^givcM and who(e IfiOthcr'* name wai C^fjt^v/n. whence ibe Euwrv of Cu'wtm dcnvaa iti nwne. Thii Bnut mlfricd a pria- 
cell of the Gail, Si^itJtt 1 wdb^ the help of hii biotlier BJi, BtUma, (or Biili^,} Killff of Britain, ha overran Euly. [W^^ fne ciif 
flf Rome, and kepi portVITton of it feien mu.,thi, which WAItbout jgo ye*n before Chrilt *nd 364 yeina/lerthcb^ildiilli; I*' KO"^ 
S*t PiKlMtif'f Lift *f Cti«t!i^f. Sifii^ cilJi him BfSK} KtA Peiih>ui l, and 7*^;* J^. C. a, Gojruhflrate ibe BtiiiUi *^'""T =* 
^A», in ibii p«m[. O'filH i^iif^i Iii-dn. or the Ciitle of the Ciiy of MrJ^, near Lfg^foiUn, in DcublRlilliire. u laid to^^flve oeta 
ToiiPded by the faid Brsl", or By^-.t^ti and there li alio 1 Lordfhip Jidjoiditig ihereioj c<]l<d t« thi* d*v DmtutK. 
•mdM in fejpt^ir, ujJ lah^bLud bf C'mJjM*^ AWu^, whu^vaj Lofd Lbireijl iu Lbc li^ue vf liidwud tht; t'ii'd. 



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r SJITH CrSGJDUR: or THE SEVEM SLEEPERS, 

Afctr ibtf nombtf Tim\ the nocnttr Siw/t frcini to have been \it\ditv ihc grcatrft rcntratiod bj tbc /iv v^/ ^ry/trtj, ifid If 

fDmctimcl cjikd ih* holy bUhilHr, the pfDphtalc nURr»brr> or the rnylUi-jl nutf^ihcr. Tbe ^rractft pm &f ihfr BTiOcrt Ta^ri^n^ 
pert by Sevens. "^ In tbc be^iiMLmai of yowF FDCEllha. ye Dull oftF burnt ofFerang qqic (h« LlJjdi ffiVtD llCibjof ihc fiflt ytAr wiilbcMll 

" 3cv'ft biiFF«ki> yt! Uryak'd, for PhoSt>ji ctuf*, 

*^ And Cfir Diana ScT^nnnfpKccii Fwei." DryJf^r " 

^e ^lt^^1J cflril5(letH of ihe harmany ^jf iht^StTen nnuirfr^ niturilr COOJvgaU rtgulir, perfoniJ^ ^Sintial, ceclfl C a llki!, tod poLiticftU 
The ig> '^fihr ivcrld if utu^lly divided b}/ Jevr^ti na wttH m.% iti? ffven a-gea af jntr ^ the feven diyp Qf Ehe week s (Nc Tcven ifi>4[»der^ 
of tr* i^ohd, Jhr fpH nf a feienrli fon ttAi efttcrr-eda prcifheE. T'ht i^-mt^^h wbkh encrrtd the Ark of Nnah wufc by fevcni. 

Icry [laa V woiaderlul prtipcrt|K i a ri^phi-aitglcJ criangEti* c{]nttkiJCcd of'ihc Cd*i iNt**, fqur, fiy^ ;fevc three, mod four cor^Cain the righc 
lfii^]c'> wluthai irfTlTt^ititiTi nfflf^ ^tih] Lh^tclort tbcir fun) t^]ttt\f nmit 4i » nu-rabcrp be mirnl ptifea. Every aitiNic b^hdy ha? tlirCv 
dimcTiftDr^ ki^eiLhi breadthi and Lhicknefip atid thefc h:4ve four extreEnei. pointp hat^ fitrf^Up and ftihcit ^^d ibefe ngelbee 
mikr-upEhc ^um^I^^ fcvtrih" TJk Lyrt of 0;-/.ff6jp and jfmjffriw hid emly rcN^m ftringi» The Teven diflttmicnEKti &f irnalic ; ihe leven 
fTJ^rn^^ie colours. «naJa£»iia tQ ib^ [fven naie% in muCic^ ihv fevei trumprti ^ itic feven plincLij ihe Eevea itariL che fevcn Jih" 
Vlrd p^ria of m>n - the Mei'ffn e;<E<i-hnr paiti ; the fercfi objedi of figfii ^ ^^^ {erenwife mer rf Gfccec f the fcvcp wife tnadterlp 
and the fe^^en i^ife iDJdrtiTea of Rome ; ihe fettn ehjmpjcmi vf ChFtftendornp ar^d thefesren eictllercc* of qiAti. 

Qur druldical 4r)CeOo<rj dL|rh|>e4r Il> have been well acqi^ainted ^'ich NataraLHittiUf^p a& h»e3] ii uinb B^caiif , and Dlber TdeiHie!. f/it 
^^/.r^Wtfw//frjJ-utfr-^p /di'^4»& '^'^J' e^h^ at miy be fi-en from tbeir iniKwlc oblVrvitii>rfci ot the pr^grcfai ot anMnlU in chc folluririD^ 
tTAditioiia] fflCuiLCiri^lp oE Lbe JcVen necpera^ whkh I bavc never (ten merc^o<ncdip anjr l{ix<k» Lliare/otei fhaU bjKfly relauit. 

The Dormoufi?* 

The Urchin^ or H^dgc-Hog# 

The Land Torcoifc. ' 

The Snakp, 

The I'uaJt ^ , '.;-..- 

The Bjt- - ' "'^ 

The Bear \ .' ' 

*Tbe Hear, th^3 Beaver, the Wolip Sec. were co-tPmOTl En tHil U]*nd r-ormfrTf+ There ti 8 ^iCttp Cli^^iflthdit^ef atl[i In PeifliP 
bfakelbirc^p called i^irr->^'7^, or ttic BeaiS Lr[>ok. S<Qmc n^ckon ihe S-iAiallo'A' one uf the fevrn (l^^pcrtp hue il ii Ahcii-t prob^ibly 
one uF she efriPgT.«iLn|^ third?, or bids of pafUj^e ; fuch at the WoodcDckp the KedAJng^ itte ^'leldEarfp iheCu^kou. ihc Storkp ibt 
Crine:> t li: Naghiingale^ the Qtiait. the 1*0(5(11 the IJ!j<;k-CJp> ihc Whe?t-ear, ihe FL}^-c3Tcbier, ihe Mirun, ihe Siafte ch*l^ the 
WJiiD-i:ha[| ihe Whice-lhrOat, the fiutc^rr-btrdj, ifsrc. tMilfoftf in hi? b^aJ^diLe Lolllj hii eJtp-redfed tbe piiigratiDa tif hirdij \n cbc 
fQLIob^uaj ek£*ii[ mumer ; 

*'Thujth*y> riT^g'd in Fi^ur^H tctdjc ihcjr wayp 

'* ]fH*|ligcnC tnf frifunip and in Jojih 

^' Theif-^iry ranvdn^ ^>£b over feaa 

" F^vifigp aid over Jand^ wlUi mulU^I WLti^ 

" Eafing their flight: fo Jiceri ih^- prudent cran* 

■* Htf annual vtiyag^p boirne on wLada ; the iir ^ 

" FiiMtiaa ihcy paf*, finn'd wish jnnumbcr'd pLumcj/*^— ^ 

'- Of every heath and birJ> and iftfcfl fmalt^ - , 

** Lame fcven?p and p*Lri/' MifiQtt^ ' 

Awu'i^/* Jeremiah ^^Jip- *- ;- RefcaitKes into the (pripg* of naiural bodwi^ and ihcar nioiions, iLould Jiwakcn ui tP admire thi 
VGOiderviiJ ^ifdo^ of our Crcatini' in all the work» or nature. 



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AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS OF ANCIENT E1UT13H HISTORY, ' 

The Pwm fjora *1bkb ihii ii iranilated is One of the tflftft ancienc of any that arc preferved \ aTid on thaCaccaufit ii rather obfeur* 
lDff»iny palTagfBi arid it ii fcletted from an id ?^ chu iC uill he rt.sre inlcrefJing ibun Innie other* dI grelter n^erLtn betaufc addreffcd 
toaniflufllriouichiriifle^ whofc nnmc ia f^mill^f 10 ihe enlightened hiftoriiiN Et celebrate* the bJUk* of CJ^rfw»j, thech^fof tbe 
Nr>nhern Brltoni, *ho Jo cmi.nendy lignili^cd hiufelf in oppofpcig the ilorman legion*, under H'^j-lWitp aboHL. A, D. 8), The Brl* 
tilli Trildip anj chii porm nr? the onPy incmojialsp that I can find, of Gifi£ami, winch arc preieived amongdl hi. counttymen i ihe 
forniEf tetla LUi ibat G-iAtatU^g ah Lii/fr^^.D^fr^ i^J^i P^^i^^ and C>y^i>.'> j5f^w^/, were the threi? pillara of tattle &f the ilic of itrttalu. 

C^^^ / ^ALL.^fVG //5 LLEENMFG. A SOXG TO GWALLOG, OR GALGACUS, 
THE SON OF LLEENOG \ 

In [hf nanieof the potent Ru]cr of Heaven, the fupp offer of hU frlcntTs Ihall Wp Ma d^tllmgs fn 
peaceful TfCuriEyj with h\s glntfrriDg prlnrcly fptar, Wamj^Ediicttaiti^B rutlilcfs and fierce, arc fupp^rttiiJ 
by the fair dak uf A/f/ff^^i they (liivcr pilhcn fliafcs recking In us defence* Long will they remain confpi- 
CUOU& in Briwin'if-iir itJeoioriils.— From the regions of AJi^w, and liUJjn, they would noc accqic of an in- 
tercourse^ , . 
* il^ffl^l ii 4 D4nf wUh ihc fiEhcjrof G^fgicuj piflll |iltc> icquir*d fqr hi» Ulrolng hwhich the wOrJ iiifHej- 

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Friendly™ .h. .Id or C!yJ^y«, fuppH.d ioabuntoce «« hh fl«t wM .h. gtUttrkg (b.fo of =ui.ul«, 

the 
battles in 

Jrd^s^im, and ^.r^;; procLim reproach to the ions or tnrn. ^. . .-l... ....... .^^^^.. ^. ^..-> .«.dy be the 

C ihou dLJtt not confidcr thy foes! From the battle, near L/j.^. W./. and .U.*... h. who record. t^ 
oth.r rim» t.Us of r.one .hat cfcpcd . =. the b..dc i. G'^.^A". ^o bn^s L/..^... low, the ha% rp..„ 
«erc rhiv^red p at the battle on the phln of r^r.. with the dawn, the dcath-deah.g Ulo^. fcnt their fleet 
mcflenger. of p.in. o. firft uttcrbg the Ihout ofw.r, by chief, delighung .n t^jvuk.™ n.ughter. 

Men who made hoftile inroads for the lowing herds were Ila.'.r.d^.r, and H,,,,dJ. and C./f .r«/ ; and 
Oa...> of Mc.a. with iron^gu^rded head % wont to proftrat. lo« th= m.n of Ip.ar*. At the end of th. 
forca of fwords hy [trcwcd the bodies which ibcathed the blades, and in wild confuHan the ravens bovermg 

''"iHs acknowledged in PryJ^in, and in EU^yf^, In Cszran, and in the out^^on c( Brycb^hs, cbdiGthe 
armour of termr, fcoutir.g in the path of w.r, nune will kc a hero who faw not Gaig^cus. 

Could t\. fn«.Mon ^F Ihc p},<ri n.uM^ntd ia tht ;ib.vc pWceh^ traced ^nt. ^nc mlgj. forin 4 p™b.bU«nJ.^.r= !, *!.« p«l nf 
r«-:/;« Vcv" ;f plAr were c.^«, Ju^ore dirtr.ft.. 0.«.. * ^.^-.„. 3r« «... -, -*./.;? M.» 



AN INVOCATION TO THE WIND- 
^ literal TiUKjlatktt from a P&tm hy DavU aii G-^lhia, ■■ * 

Tlic WelJh Birds nrtSe middle >E«ihad 1 claf* orr«"«i Com fHOfillf-n- , wtiTcfe fP^ be prCulUrl/ ^^^^ <^^)f 0?'^ ^^'^''^'^j'^S °' 
ni.'» ™,,rL. brlrg, ,..l, or im.£5n.rv.w.. invoked t^ be .he i,>.ff.T.g.. ol th. I'o.l", .*,^rt...J. J ar.d V^b^i. Er.cMlJy r,- 
W IQ lo-e fuN'flM aid fasp^tlmfj liie mclUji* w3»*JdTcJr<J 10 1 pAtrii^ iL-qufllmg a fiLVyuruc gill, ^ - ,^ ,■ 

The frb'et Lion ^( t].e i.cL..t £o...f.m«T. by tl.c ConS^CLt dF HJ-.rd tHc fm^ *.. 0.. c^uft tl g.^t iIj.rlMOfl* C.=r i.» ibe lu 
tt;«y wmpotLtioi.* of ihc WdO, ; a^d In th.t pcx5od U w»i tJul lh«ie mjf«£, ^m t^cas^c vtry eouiU...tt wid pop.Ur intt« CuuoUy. 

Wind of The firmament, of ready courfe and ftrong of voice, in ranging far away ! A terrible being 
arc thou, uttering founds motthcurej the br.ivado of the world, without foot, or wing; it is a wonder 
how awfully tho^ haft been placed, from the llorchoufc of the fky, without any one fupportj and now 

how Iwifdy dull thou run over die hill 1 ' 

Tell me, my never- rcfling friend, of thy journey on fome northern bbfl over the djie. Ah, friend, 
go from J^rcnt brightly fair, with a clear note j ftop thou not, nor golTip ; fear not bec.;ufe of htclc 
J^unchb^ckJ* A complaint of impeachment fcrving ill-nature 1 My country and its bklRngs are a 
miCon to me [—Soon thou wouldcft ftrip the bufh wlien thou art buficd in fcactering leaves 1 no one wdl 
quellion thee, none will ftop thee, nor arrayed hoEl, nor deputt:d hand, nor lEie blue blade, nor flood, 
nor rain ; inadvertently tboo wilt noi be hindered by a4r;fl[her'3 fon : fire wdl not burn thee -, choti wilt 
not be weakened by deceit i drown thou wilt not, through lack of any warni/igj thou wilt not get en- 
tangled, for thou art without an angle i the fwift Iked is not wanted under d.ee, nor bridge over the 
flrcan, norbojt j nocatchpolc will arreft thee, nor the power of a chin, in thy day of triumph, thou that 
winnoweft the feathered tops of trees. Ko eye can ken ihec on thy vaft nakeB couch ; a thoufand {hall 
hear thee, ncrt of the pouring rain ; thnu art Guds bounry along the earth, thou roaring and irritating 
breaker of the top of the oak, thou [bouter, in the morn uf day, on high -, thoti waftcr of the heap of 
chaff, gruff of voice! Thou comeU a tempeft on a calm of the feaj a fitkle ytJuth on the l^nd bink'J 

• Thii ivill bt*r iiwtb^r conflruflion— follo*ing the cuftom of M^ti^wH : a cMmoo mmt ninoLi^ the BntoM, tbat mcani, vircjrini 
a helmet r ... 

I LLterillyp the Hitif ifw, the commnn qnutict. wVi^\ ibc pact giv* to hii fonmiit cofflpctit&f for f*ir Mtfv^, hii reil r*nM 
wu Hii G'-^'^Si"! wbo wu A ctptiin io ihe bnjtlifli umif At ihc wlcfarncd biuEc oE Cr^. 
■ -, 4 ■ -/■ water; 

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witcr : »n eloquent and enticing thief art thou i the fcaitcrer and }>t^^t^^^ nf *t.- <■ n i . -r^t * 

bofon of ,h= br.ny o«.« t« t[,. „tr.n„t,« of d>. „oHd I Storm „f .h. hill bt ,bov. to right I 

Wrc,. .d .m I, d»t 1 n,=.ld i..v. placed my »ff.fli™ „„ m,™,^^, . g,n„, ,„d fpl.^did ™ id ! A 
.y^ph «h» m.J. mc . cap.ivc !-llun on high row.rd. i^r ftth.r'. houfc, flort. tl>. door, .nd „uf.T, 
,0 b. opened b.fo,. th= day =pp..., to .„,; „, „,nig= . .nd find a „>y to h.r. if that c» b.. and 

""" '"' "°^1ri^ . "^ . ;'' '°"-'" ^™ "■' f.r-..rcnding fign«. &y thm to my finccre ani g.. 
„tro,.> .nr-" XVhdft ,„ th™ d I f.n„,,, 1 |h,ll b.4 f.i,hf.J lo«r ; and woe i. m my face withou, h.r, 
,f t„ir .l«j fhe ,^ n-„ u,A,thfal ! Gn h.gh ! thou (halt fee the f.ir on=_G. lo« I cboofe a ctiurfe. thoJ 
runnmg element ! Go co the yelbw.h.ircd M»™i,irf._Ptorperoui U thy rcmrn l_Fa«wcU ,hou 
friendly gale I , , ' , ■ 



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AN INVOCATION ADDRESSED TO ST. DWYNWEN^ 

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*th^ foMa^inf U i LitrraT Tputi H itf nn uf a poetn, Weflcd fmni ihc worki oF DuvsJ st Qivihm urintcd in WrUh it r^«J^- ' 
^en a^reat favoyncc m'Jcv hu cauDtr^mcni and u Eeoeril]; dciaoniinitcd ihe Ovid^/JVaUu ■"«*/■ 

• 

bwYNWBS, fair as the hoary tears of mommcr, thy gnLlen imsgc inks choir, illumed wkh waicn torch, 
well knows ibc pains of yonder crofs-grntincd morcali how to cure ! . ■ . 

A *ight [iut ^varcht^s within thy choir, blcft is his happy mm, thou rplenJid beauty ! vith ailingSj x\Qt 
with lorturrd mirtdj none fhall return from Llamidwjn f. 

Thy CKtenJcd guardian (liip I cnve, within thy holy dinrlft! AnKlcty and pain opprefs me I My 
troubled brcafl, for a fiir maid, is one continued (well of amarous palfionl Uiiccafing pain^ that fpring* 
from carfsl Henee my difcafe, full well I know. 

If 1 have nor A/srtW^^J, and yet iilivc-— bchoM, it is v.im to live I Oh! m:ike me we]l_(morc 
pleafing Is the themr)— from this my languor, ihig my grLirf! Blend thy good offices of love with God*3 
free bnuntles, deigned throcigh thtc to n\in, for one bkll year. Patent golden image, thou ncedefl: never 
drcjd the fin of unrcfifting flcfli ! He, thjc is peace complete* ^ill not undo his work^Cp^has made, 
chat thuu Hialt not depart from heaven. No prude (lia]] ken thee, through the pa^jng year, when whlf- 
pcring good advice to us, in difficulties that may tliw^rt our love. The jealous one, a black and envious 
■ (nan, bare fcarc-crowj never cin do thee harm, in his fierce fits of anger j he fiiall never cudgel thee, who 
' art of nature chafte, Haflen with thy reward, Ilufh, virgin I — It will not be a tedious concern* From 
Uniiddwyst a much re for ted fpot, I ktiow of m^ny a Jiappy tttrn, thou jewel of the land of faith ! 

Heaven has not rcfufed thee an cafy accets to peace ; the prjiic of fluent tongue, man will not rcfufe to 
. thee. The good effcift of prayers is always furc. Thou, who art called of f7ff(/, fabte-crowned maid, 
ftioulJ envy come, heaven ig thy refuge, and nunly aniii. Let thein be kept in mind* Bold would be 
the nan to force my love away^ whilft, through the leaves o( May, fhc vifits mc. 

Oh, Dwynwenf once if thou woulde^ bid, beneath the ^voods of May, m^ Morvuddt gay and fp right lyj 
10> pafii die long and lingering day, fair Dwyff^^n^ t (hould blef:& thee. Show mCj from thy bright endow- 
mentSj that thou art no coquette -^Z^ix'jJrLi'e/;, good and wife! 

By aU [hau didft endure in trot^blcs, of penance, in tfiis world, anJ all iis wrongs i by all that faith and 
itiimatJng piety ihou h^dil whilft thou weit hercalivci by ihy fcetuded ftate, moft pure; the chaftity of 
th]f rtftrained flc(h| if more is needful, by the Ibul of Brycbiin Trib, of powerful arm, ] prayj clutte 
jewel, ihruugh thy prevailing faith, cffc^ my curd . ; ... i 

* Th< dautHtcf of BrjthaH^ i prince of J. part uf WbIci, compj'cKrncIeJ id iKe prcfcnt CDunt]^ ef Srtaa, £h( vit cltccford ilis 
tUctu runt tii bvcri. 

\ ^ ihurcfa in tA&iit cit AnglriVy, dcd^bCl[fd to Dv-'fv^vfmt ^nd thf ^rc«t rvfurt of hfr votarLf^i' 

; Thii ImAy i*Kt ViK Ullt&c ul fivtn ictiiB mad Tevcn [Kvffii (jT uUr h^rd- Vtit he wa« uiilP£C<niuE i for 'her hthrr mqrrktd h(r 10 4 
LuMtibAckcd iA4 jsiD, whu kid iriDfc wcjJch thaD lino mm uf ionj^* Hut bs ctiuUivEtl tO Wij itti utf imit (tam hzt b,u.lb,iiidj 



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ANEftOTK 



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. ^..^ T^^nT^ .f ih, ^tirient Iloufe of TREVETLtR» irt the parijh if 






lumber o/ rjli^LiiciaiLi which hid bceq 
rural ihvJc, which 1haul^ cl^cide h?r fitr, in t 

^ " ■ hick 






H '. . 'j + h^ tbi^ hrfl LtlD«r over jT^f-K- «rfWh*f*> uat-y 

h;i;;d:i.id"th»( *»'. *l.i.l.<;^irC.Fh.. J^");;;^; r^y;,^ ^'=, ^^;^,„i irih. 1+ Bf-^Hp. C.^i.> ^'hj^b «». tb.^ v«, much i» 



^LElLKf> of 



itli^iEV t^y Le*p5i^i tHe imm^ntc dLtUncc of ^^j-Z^f j tx hop, fltp^ 




forth* *bcB lb( fD]Io*i[*K diilos«t p*ffnl b«*«:i ibcm : 

pwy wyd? 
Eiuglm am gdviAft*^ fa^tn f av^r^ eui^kh, 

FS Gwalchmii ab McMir 
Stern ehudj fi'^rnai ^-fiir, 

JiTjfl yti Ngwcnt.yn Ngbtiit, ynttgbudJ, yn tnyjinjn, 

Bim yn Mmml DofydJr 
Bam yn Nyfryn gwyn y g^ydd 
Aro, mat gan i annydd, 

Fc edrychai ti wmig arno, ic yntcu a JtlyweJji -, 

N^g edrych Angharad dijn odrynfy ng''^'idU 

IJi ^« -<siylU fy nrhiotyn j . - . 

Utttyd bab ^il, ik lafshu, 
Nidfiiyr aur ds^ 'r a'r ^ w, 

Er gv^tkd hhmed i'm blitiQ^ mad''jfs 

yf *tn\dyn ftewidio j 
Angharad ni reJ fl Hgbof 
Eingun fff/i& i ri'M ungbof^ 

Os ioUaii AnghEirid, wycb sirian ri r^^a', 

iii^pdW Edfiyftd Fychan ; 
A"! (hUiiff ti/jih cbwi alLvtj 
N^'m gwflyt fiit'mfjt na^si tdn. 

Niidtnis, ^ buiriaii heb ervfydd dau&f) 

Wtl dynafdJirdr'^iL'yddl 
Naid/aivr, dtitrjt g'Jaiwry pvydd^ ' . 

jffr aaid tras Abcr-nodwjrdd. 

• 

D^g-irQidf^dd, batlw^Jd hjh:iydd^ adai^a!^^ 



Einitn, 1 am q( MeUif^ "obtc raCf, 

Tlic fon of GwMchittm^, hero of renown : 
In foreign cUmcs I ftaitl fo 'tJng a Ip.ice, 

Thm now, my friends no longer will mc owHp 

Z^ifr/ ,tfj/? /j^otf ^^fJT ? 
In Kent, in Monmouth, and in Alpian plains; 

In David'i rri]iEful mcatlSj and blcft abode j 
AntI 10 cnnvincc you^ ft'dl wlih tnc remains 

A mark, which from my childhood firft 1 bore. . 

His ii'ffi objer-vwg bhn more ftairs'S/ly^ he/aid i 
Look noi, /ffsgharadt on my filvcr hair, 

Which once Aione bri^h[ of lovely funny hue ; 
Man doih notlalt like gold;, he that was fair. 

Will foon decay — though gold be frclh and (KHr# 

My weary wind'ring chns fo dearly bought; 

Since home I quitted for an adverfc lotj 
Anghiirad yet has never left mv thought i 

But EimaH wlih you, is too foon forgoE. 

If I have loft Angharad^ lovely niiJ* 
Ihe gifc of bra^'C EJny/dd^ and my fpouff j 

All I've not loll, all mull ffom hence rcpairj 
Norbedj nor board, nor yec my anclcMhoufc* 

i onee have lea p'd, to flicw my atTtive power, 
A leap which none could cq^iil, or exceed ; 

The leap o'er Ahir-N&dwydd, which thoif, fair flow'f 
Did once fo much admire — thyfclf the meed. 

Full fifty- feet, ss (till the truth is known^ 

And many witncflts can ftill atie[t, 
How there the prize I won, ih^ftlf muft own, 

This a£lion flanipt my wonh within thy breaft. 



Eiagiimfab GwsUhmai^ m CaNf» ' 

• C^Mhhitiau it well ii Mtiiirt were wlcbiiitd BtJ*, iJjt kimt wa* Lcrd of Maliiratilt *ni ih< laiUr wa* Lord of Trr-vtiiirt 
inAQgle&]f» - 

m AN 



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fr^^^?^n^M% OWEM GT YN-DWR. .....W., . DESCRIPTION ./ 6i. MANSIOn' 

A Uwnl TrauJla^oti from tlic Wclih. 

T h.vc rcp«ffdlr given my worJ and.pmmifcto pay tim vifii: cvcrjr m.ti (hould b* .|«^..s .^^indful to 
Ailhl hi. cn^.gcmc.t I IE IS a mce point i 'th juft , U h a m.«er of gn;ac eonftquenc. : » is * bmpitic., 
vo*, Eo go lo 0«..« . p.L,cc, Tiifrc (hall I go forthiviih. .nd tlicfe rh.ll 1 mak. rt.> abod., w be rcfpcdl 
fully rnc<;ria,md with hm, and his horiourabk companions. Mjr noble Lord, ihc CTfVs bencrfador will 
4^v^n tf> rflcti.'c a dpcrcpid bjrv^ : Pocfy is louJ in pralfc of hi? libera] tty to the Bgcd. To i pa lac J fur- 
romvlrd ^ich w.itcr I go ^ of hgndrtds, ihc moa excrllcni; a Bjron's palace, the manfion of gpiieroficy 
the rclort of B.irds for their bcnefiL The magnificent habicadon of ihc chief lord at Pswh, and the fiopc 
of Llflrrvirf;; pcitiioncra, 

Tius is its defeription, and (imaiion i encircled wtth a tnoac filled wiih water. The entrance into this 
gon.]ly crdiJicc, is by a eofliy gate, on a bridge over the pool. Gothic arches, adorned with mouMingSi 
etf^-rv arch archwife alike. A lowcr of Sc> Patrick, in the elegant antique order, like the clmltcr of Weft! 
minticr. Ev. ry angle united together M^ith girders, a comp^it, noble, golden chancel, concatenated in 
linked r>rder, hke an flrchcct vault, all coiij^jicicd in litrtn^n^ A Neapolitan building af eighteen 
apuEmtnts, a U\t timber flrudure, on the fummit of a green hill, reared towards Hciven, on fnur ad- 
mirable pilaliers. On tJic lop of each of thefc firm wooden lupportcrs, is fixed a dmb^r flo r, of 
cuiioits u re h i recall re : and tbdc four pleafunt and clfrgani fl lors, conncftca [Ogethej, and divided into 
ci;^ht chamber-loftfi; every p^rt, and ftately front, covtrrd with fhinglesi and thtinneys to convey away 
I thr fmoke* Nine halls of fimiJar cnnflruftion, and a wardrobe ovrr every one. 

Near, clean, connnodions, well furiilthcd warehoiifes, like fhops in London* A quadrangular ehurcli, 
well builr, and whice w.irbed. Giapcls well glazi^d. Plenty on every tide j every part of rhe houfc a 
palace: an orchard, and vine prd well fenced. Yonder, bd >w, arc fcen herds of (tags feeding in the 
park: the rabbet- warren of the chi.,/ Lord (f the n:ition* Implements; mctltcfome Itecdsi and fair 
fficadows of graj5, and hay; Well r^rdcred corn fields; a good corn-itiin on a clear flream s and a ftone 
tijrrct for a fij^^eon hfigfe. A deep and fpacioiis fifli-pnnd for the caHing of nets, where may be found 
pikes, and g'^^'yniitd^ or meailingi,, in plenty. Three tables well fumilhed with the bcft breed of peacocks 
and crane?. All nrccflary tools, antl infiruitiffHS for every kind of w^^rk. 

The bell Salt'ptan ale, choice ^^ir/, and haggtisv wines, and all kinds of liquors, and m^inchets; and 
the Cook with his lire in the noble kitchen. His rcfidrnte is an encampment of Bards j every one finds 
there a lodginj^* I Us wiffj the belt of wiv^-si I am bkircd with her pnlitenefs, with wine, and mead, A 
charming kmalc of a mtble cxtrjflionj liberntl, and of an honour.ible family. Hii chddri^n come in 
pairs J a beai]tiful ntll of chieftains* A lock, or a latchct, is retdom feen wiTbin his manfiun, or 
a doorkeeper, or pfjrtcr : refrefbmcms are never w:inting j hunger, third:, want, or reproach, are 
never known in Sycharfb ■ the proprietor of this demain ii h-irdy and valbnt, and the beft of Britons ; a 
lall, aSiv( , accompbJlicd gentleman owns this mort delightful palace*. -V^ wd^TTw/A^/ry? W»wf, /tf^j? jcj. 

• Oitia ah GrJ^itr K^'giiait, Et-iran, and Lo/J ui GlyH^j/fd^nj, died in A. D. l^'S i *Cid \\\i eftuil* no* bclongno Cojofl*:] SAl>Jb«Tj 
VciA^fxitt, o^ kiij^, ill Mt:^^;■r.l'll^JlliT^, 

Ahmn this p^iicd, liic JlrinOi Nobilitjp lived ir a pHncelf (late, b> ip'pfin hf the f jiti fettled by /Jjiirrfy/i dt BrimftU'tnA hi) 
Coui;cilj fanJue mir ai;;;e mrnt ol'hi* houlbold. He had ih? f&lloffing offiier^ i a llcLvard of hii houfhold, Chi mtkerlniD , EhapUini, al- 
Bti.ifi*r, uHler yyfxV.ir >ni'l , |; en [li; tncn vi tJie tiorfep butler, cooitK baker, JuUE-ltEcprmr the chjrabcn, pafwr* groom oJ" the Jioifr, i|ipi, 
tIloit, Alth i\:\'U dHillAnti, Ont psn ri~ ih? ruarllisL of the hal^is duty "'^^^ tv.^f Ai'f a.htiA\ai\Cf wai over, lo deliver tyLth in audihre 
Yflirr, what itic 4;xpenee nT the tabEc 3,!n Dun ejcJ IPp AiYd at Lhe fa.ni« nmr, to adinariiJ]i (ocCcOnainr. Whta hit Lnrdlhip rt>d» gut, ha 
trAi attended Liy ;iil hii ofliccji. and by ati^ut a doifn Kf^Juir^a. ''«" ^i^f'' "-«f* 4/^fi^i written jbout A. Dn Ijllj- 



rRAErUAiVD JniRONDDnC 



Niiih Eryryn ^ gylfft, 
Nerib Unkcrn yn ti gQrtt, 
Nerth Unrph y» fi fbhrtft, 
Ntrth il^rddyn ei hen. 
Nirth Arth yn tk bicktitiu* 
Nertb Tarwyn d ddwyfrm. 
Nerib CAyn ei JJunt, 
Ntrth Tvinbya d^^tiih. 
Nfrtb T/gatbaftya d badattedJ, 
Ntrtb iJiw yu rigynpmi, 
Nirtb Gwrmgytt d ihd/ad. 



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PHILOSOPHICAL ORSER NATIONS, PRE- 
CEPTS. A KD ADAGES, OF TttE ANCIENT 
BKlTlsn fJAGES. 
The EaglCs flrengthis in his beak. 
The Unicorn's firength is in his horn. 
The Serpent's ftrength is in its fling. 
The Ram's llrength is tn his head. 
The Bear*s ftren^th is in hi& paws. , 
The Bull*s [Irength is in his breaft. 
The Do^'s flrength is in his t.-cth. 
The Boar's flrength b in his briftkf* 
The Qucell's flrength is in her wings. ' 
The Lion's flrength is in his call. 

A Woman's ftrcJie^^ *> '^ ^*^ tongue. 

There 



^8 PRECEPTS, AND PROVERBS. OF THE ANCIENT BRITISH SAGES. 

, „ 41 MitOFB tn nw bii pvrn (IronE ffrfc \& ftorw* 

" Niturc w tftty crcltore )? ■/""= ^ . . , - . " But not tc» wonKOn ih*r h»ve ftmethioK nare i 

n- Hnrni irm cKc tmHi iiwl hrMN (ho liDTre delEmJ * ,^ Rf juty thfv have, to *t*ici» all iliingi mutl; yield* 

■■ Hirr* Efli^ft^pf, lia»e r#iFi and Wi.der r«I j ^^ ^^^^^' ^^',^jj (V„„th(^. bmh r^r la.^aod (bUld j 

" LMi^hkve Sorid xreihi. iheir Em^ lo <««', ^ ifm'i wUhlhiJ^ ihev notliitig ttd^c require, 

»' FiOl*i w ftvrm'i with fin*, ibro ["i tp £]ide * ^M, 7eTWf ioft*«l erf fWardi, inllch] of fitc"^ 
■r Aad budi [■> fl; hivc pintoni mtihew fide, " "'^ "" 



LlyMA RlKWlDDAU Y CeiLIOO. 

rCeiiiogJydd Organ y nds^RhingyU y dj^^— 
Barddy tywj^lwth^Tar/wr yjlrydhtf dr-ibg— Middy g 
y dii^^a^Gekaitb y £Ar<harim^Cyf&rwyddyd y 
iyfiiikrti.^Hhyhuddiwr gwasMaifhvjfr Daze, ar 
hwsa^n, a'r trafaelwyn Ceryddwr y cysgodnrUid.^ 
Arwyddymeigamadymiatnyjbrydda', a cbyny (ttmef 
a gur tiyPys dfirgwaiih a'i adenydd, malivrih ttrgy* 
tofddi Petr am ^adu ciArglwydd, I ddihuno dgtdcH i 
enht mwdd Dduw, gan ddtribafu ti hen iu iCr 
Nefofdd, rf phan ddijgym i'riUv^r, apban -jfch tf €t 
luniasth f/d gdn i ddtohb i Ddiiw, d^r a eiiw ft gymmar, 
0'i gyd-etifiddJon atfff, i ddattgo^ en Uumaetb iddynf, 
cyny tresd'ts ddm ri huth yfi ttrwyddgrdSf a eby-wirdeh. 



faehit/ £ig !M» gio'dU, I^nh^ 
Uchaf dg Utvdii do/t ^wrcb, 
Ittebitf dg eda gW)IItf Peiriu 

Jticbuf dg edrt dof, Idr, 

lathaf pyjgod tnor^ UythL 
U(h4 fyjg^d ddr {-mywy Brithyli, 

Lhfr MtJJ. 

ly/gyngraf a'Wiiycb', 
Cadw yn graf a ddyjgyck j 

^dreddy pith n/tdrycb. 

TVr fbetbf/n (odw y BydjH tt lit 
Cofi a Cty/ri/i a Mf/ur, 

Campau ttwihlaur Ctimm^n j 
Jiatlkn'h &Cbydfid, ACbywirdih. 

'Tri phtth affyrtns ar dif : 
Cwetiiib i Gwtnytt ; a Mei. 

3>i f'odb a geifj Cybydd am d dJa: Petit yn 
ti gaiglui Gcfsl yn d gadw i a (hnjlwtb ytt d ^nUu 

Tri Rbwyp ptNfordd % ■ 

CntkiHi Mirth wc^i aGwiwair* " , 
Nid MaribQi, tek fi^im. 
NidPcddijIr, h*hfu.a, 
jfJlft Id*, dhgd d ph^nhm* 
Ciyvfid C&tHt iyny gvftltr. 
Ocpd^s V haid eytt Ju'f thtrddid. 
Mdyipangatr, tbit/erttf pan dJtr, 

Stdy htTi t M^ iummd Jt wrHod tig. 



THESE AKE TIlS (lyAHTlIJ OF THE CHAHTICLEEU, 

Th; cock is ihc organ or cTjc ntghc^thc herald 
of ihc da^ — thr bard of dirknefi^the fearer of 
evil fpirits— the phyfician of the fiek-*the hope of 
the prifocicrs— the guiJt of ibe wanderer — the 
war/ierof iHe fcivancs of God, and of the hufbuul- 
men, and the travctlcrsi aiiJ ihc rtprovcr of the 
n«pera. His fcjng is a fignal before a good fpirici 
and before he crows he flaps his fides three limei 
with his wings, (as he did t[> rebuke P<:ier fur de- 
nying Chrift^) CO awake his heart to fcek the protec- 
tion of God, by hfcing up his head towards hea^^en i 
then when he dtfcends to chejgroundj and brholds hi$ 
food, he crows, to th:ink the Deity, and he calls his 
partner and his fjimUy to him, to fhew ihein thtif 
food, before he takes any thing him feJf, as a token 
of virtue anil judicc. • — 

• The Rtm«ti fijicJ [hfir t'i^ih from thi Csttmn^ of tKe C«k s 
indin Mir4ih?njnirlhdt0£r» tht: Lock ii jTacrcJlD Afjaff^d,, ifsrj, 

The whole fomtft flcfh of wilu bcaftj, is the Roc-Bucic* 

Of tame bejfts, ihc Hog* 

Of wildfowls, the Partridge, 

Of tame fo*!s, the Hen. 

Of fca fifti, the Flounder, or fiat fifli. 

Of /relli-watcr filhj the Trout, 

See ntorc of Arii[n:iiti tn pt^t JJ^ 

I>lrr^diliJ^nl^y whjt thou leeOi 
Ketp diligently what ihou Ic irnel^j 
And m^kc Uno*n whaE thou knoweft. 



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The three thing* which keep the world in otdet : 
Remembrance I Reckoning i and Meafure, 

ExccUencies in the fuperbtivc degree; 
Libcralicy i Concord i and Integrity. 

Three things prnfper in the Sunj 1 

Wheat, Bees, and Acorns. J 

Three things the mifer gets for hU riches: p^ini 
in heaping t anxiety in keeping i and furrow in lufio^. 

The ihree dekys on the highway s J 

A nut i a fair ni:tl U and % f^ulrreU > 

No hot fe man without his Unce. 
No pedcftrlm without hii bow, 
A clean bofom, ia^i found blrlTing. 
A boffi i> founer lieard» than fcen* 
Be handy with the hive, ere the l'*jrm depart. 
Sweet when had, «nd licar whep paid for. 
Honey lUincd with a liing. 
PraiEe iii>i a fair day^ until ni^hfi 
Swcctcl\ the gM(i, nejrcll the ground. 



ANCIENT BRITISH PROVERBS, G?f* 



j gorat gair y-w gair o wtr. 
Cemad hwyr^ df^i^g ii mgis, 

MS tpf, ^.■.r a't& go/. 
' Ni bd jirthurt and ha f^. 
ZJ-wyd etynfyd m ddigyniinydd^ 
Da yvj tSf Ma^. 
Grtdwdyn a dryghht, bmdda, 

//j-^j g'Wfuibur b^kg ^ far tut ^ nt marchog o dmog, 

Z J^f r i^^^f ^t'^S ^' ^^ '^^^'^■ 

Gwdliy ^ftr/ffl a Mjgt?^ wj> hen a d^rrtr^ 

/// vpi^h CI lt ^i Jnro a^ ^sgzvrft^ 

Niii ^toyJ rbyjcdci i dtHridiJ^ 

Nid deu^r^ $^J Gzir* 
J^d gliii/bt end fitiil/ran^ 

Nid rlyu^h^ ^f^d Miin&s 
l^idjifrcbog c^ld Ei>^^ 
NiiitratJ G}!d /dri, 
Nid rbwjjfr cfid Jiit'r, 
Nidjsga/M end 'wyh*^ 

Nid j3N/^/Vr^/j e;:^ dim^ 



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Earth h the bcft (helwr. 
And truth ilic bcfl buckler* 
Play, but hurt notj jeft, but ihamc not* 
A late meftUge indicates bad news. 
The wine in a feaft firft fics the foiindtr. 
The man rcmcmbercth the boy, 
Jlrthur bimfclf had but his time. 
The wild, and the grajFj nc*cT agree. 
Man's wrongj is remembered long. 
After Ihowcri, Pbitbui fhines. 
Better patient, than patTioijatc* 
Ealicr to makt a falcon of a kite, 
Than of a knave a knight. 
Long grief, ^if Ids no relief- 
Many a truth is better unto] J, 
Bctccr the rod that bemls, than breaks, 
A rope draws ftrong, bur a maid draws ftronger. 
The dog (qucaks not when [Iruck with a bone* 
WhatGtju made, he never marrs. 
Fields got J are feklum forgot. 
Strange djfties antic, nuke men frantic, . 
No fpeedj without aflccd. 
No valour equal to man's, , ". 

No i^lutton equa,! to the cormorant. 
No tu-rb.ilifl: equal to the goat. 
Nothing fo traftabEe and liatcly as the ftced. 
No tnclody fij pleafiint as the n ij; ht inhale's » 
No ravage equal to ttiat of iire, , . •' ,. ' 

No obftru^ion eq.ral to tliat of water* , - .• . 
No lightEicfs equal to air, '- ■ 

No weight equal to earth. ■ . , 

No infinity equal to nothing. 
Nothing good, but Gad. 



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Cii!tJtai:t;Ki ihi Grtai, tlif firft Chri^lUn Empf ror nf Britain^ whn (lourj rhed ahout A, D, 330, ufed lo fajf, that ige ippcured bell 
bfouj itiLtigia 1 olJ wlkmJ to burn ; o-l-d wicic to i^iink \ aid frJendi lotruJl^ and old^uttiata to ittA. 



• • 



ODJi, hi Praife d/RonERT ab MtREt^TTHj ^^ Rvi Goch ^ Eryr!, a Smwdsmm Bard; who Jl^unjbtd 

ilont A. D. 1400 : {tra}ijlut<;d frsm the iVdJh ; t^ftd vtrj^td by (be RiV. Rd. IVilHamf,) 



1/ing had Grufkdd from afar. 

Heard the hutrid din of war \ 

His bloody fpear, and ^litt'ring fword. 

Lay idle near their hoary Lord i 

While lion-like he dormant layj ., 

With age, and ^^ith ml5fortune$, gray. 

His enemie*i with impious hands 

Wrapt in fire his native hnd9> 

Yet fiart not yt the tragic tale > _ ■ 

Me faw the hoflile flamrj prevail. 

He faw his forells blazing rounds 

Hii cafllt$ hurk'd on the ground ; 

And trembled not. From him (liall rife 

A[» offspring, lovely, fafavc, andwifci 



Ca}nhria*% boad, and Conan*^ pride. 
To Royalty iddf allied, 
I^Lidly let the trump of feme 
Tell the gallant heto'a name; 
jfkxaffdtr'i praife be told. 
Wife in peace, in battle bold. 
^ryjlan'z golden crown fhall grace 
The f;iireft fiowV of Csnan'^ race, 
" Rapt into future times," I fee 
The Baron plumed wkh vidtory, 
Severrt^i filver flreams between j 
And Garfbfn*& bank, for ever green. 
There (hall he meet hi» haughty foe. 
And tear tht bureli from U\i brow. 



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Tlio' ftll detra£tion*s breiili impure: 
His (hining mtm wou'd obfcure; 
Ciution, avaunt ! inglorious fear, 
Hence 1 avaunc ! and came not near I 
Tnich, guide my honcfl: pen to praife 
Tlic hero in deferred Jays- 



This, thta IS he, great Comb*s hcjf, 
Comc3^> valiant, ftrair, and fair, 
*S pi ght of c n V y, "fpighc of fcof li^ 
My Mufc his triumphs fhall adorn. 

And no ignoble cropliles fprcad 
ArounJ hit ever- honoured head* 



ON^tNE ancient BRITONS* 



Scrctch'd out in length. 



Whtrc Namrc put forth ah her ftrengih. 
In Spring cccrcul, lajf a pbin^ 
Where our brive fathers us'd to train 
Their fons to arms, to leach rhc art 
Of war, and ftctl the infant heart* 
La^eiiF, thfir hardy nurfc when young, ■. 
- Their joints had knit, their nerves had llrUng; 
Ahjiifsfiiiej foe declared t£> tlcath, 
Had, from the time they firft drew breath. 
The bctlof dotElors, with pliin food, 
Ktrpi pure the channel of [heir blood j 
HmUh in [htir cheeks bade cobur rile. 
And E'l^fy Tparkled in their eyes* 
The inftrumenca of hufbindry. 
As in contempt, were all thrown by. 
And flatccring a nun I y [;ride, * 

Wdf's keener cools their place fupply'd: 
Their arrows to the head ihey drew ; 
Swift to the point their jjv'lins flcwi 
They grafp'd the frtord, ihey fhook the fpear t 
Their fathers felt a ptcafing Crar. 
And even Ccurage, ft inding by. 
Scarcely brhcld wi[h (Itady eye. 
Each (tripling, ledbn'd by his fire. 
Knew wlun to clofc, *hen torttirej 
When near at band, when from afar 
To fighc, and washimJeJf i war. 



r. 



Their wives, their mothers all around, 
Carclcfs of order, on the ground 
Breath'd forth to Heaven, the pious vow. 
And for a fon's, or hufband*5 brow, 
With eager fingers wreaths they *ove, 

■ O f oak cli p 'd from the fa<: red gro v e ; 
Planted by Liberty thry find. 
The brows of conquerors to bind. 
To give them priJcand fpiriis* fit 
To make a world in arms fubmit« 

What raptures did the bofum lire 
Of the young, rugged, peaf^nc fire, 
AVhen, from the toil of mimic light. 
Returning WLih, rciurn of night ; 
He faw hii] babe refign the bre;i[^, 
And, fmihng, ftroke thofe arms injt[V, 

' With which hcrearter he Ihall make 
The prouded heart in Gallia quake I 

Gods! with what joy, what honed pride» 
Did each fondj wifhing, ruflic bride, 
Behold her manly fwaln return I 
I low did her love-fick b[^lo^:l bum 1 
Tho'on parades he was not bred, 
Nor wore the livery of red, 
When, pleifurc heightening all her charms. 
She llrain'd her warrior in her arms. 
And bcgg'd, wtiilft Love and Glory lifei 
A fun, a fonjuEl like his ftret 







« 

Th>i Crf^H^ {nruidU^I Alur L nr » gcpjlchril M(inurncnl,]| lltndt near Lli|[Wy,i[i the Pjir^Ov f/ ?enrHitoJn An^^ffjr; idd ii now 
'oncjudly 'iiMtA \*y ihe Ci>nA<;in P<;Dptf» CfH* Atlhttr, ur Kinjj ArtJuT'i Qjoil ] \,t ii 4II0 ih4< noiurfiewc iic«l Ailc^tv*!. in Kr^S 



Tfei 

by . . _ 

bacii* mUi Lii« ^diLtai, ii'k>LMll lh>< ytM.1 -If ; ; in wi|i«ii. tiW.uHi£i Hrr/it wu iUiiti tAii « liiuUir (uviUuil^ **»■ *TttU>i i'Yet hii gri,vt *i 



61 



Gorh offucH wain Cvfei li oir'*" 0?^Q}rl .// .J/79 . /I '^/^ ' /- 






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96 

ACCOUNT of the CORXISH MAY SOMG, 

I - . - - . ^ 

The InhnbiUnU of Cornw^Il^bf^inK a rfmnant nf the Anriciu Ri^ii^n^c^ i imLLmin mij, ,1,, .^ ^,, 
nom^ rvf thrir ancitnt cunlftrnft^ a*^ tbt \SVlsh do. This old traditianml BaLUd In the Tource of con 1 
Jity of tb« inhabitantB of the Town and neighboiirhfJoU of HulMon^ln Cornwall. whtr^ it k &1w*ii- c 
and iimvrrAplly danc-cd by th«m,on tbi; ^iglitb of May^ when they hull the Sumnicr ^Ith peculi-^if j \ ■ ' 
injjp^; rural revfllry^ feftivity, and mirth. The common people call the ceremony Ffvjsnh^ imd Frft 
whkh implieA pro^ippHtVj and happinnfNt and othern call itj FLOHA-day^ Thin cuttom lei^mH to h ' 
jS^inatf'd from thf DkuH>s; btLanse, the fririt.i of the eaftb ar^ ih^n tf'nrtt^r; and to evctI thfSr heme- >il "' 
^■tdjit ^vas u*ii#l to return tha^km to Got> for hU infinite blef^in^K ^ nn^ trt r^^oke it th* flou-ri-ibi 
>■ profiprft of the prodtTce of the Earthj^hich '**'aa gcner^Wly cHchrsd-d on the »L?(th day of the otw n * 

Thr tMstnm now U (hit: at brrsk of day, the common^iilty of 1rlFl*STO?ij gu ijito the fir-ldfl and 
to leather all kineJ^ of fUiwcrn^to decoratf- :heir huts, and biflomit^to ei^oy ll5r fl<iwery meadn and ih 
riiping of the birdit: and duHnj; their exciir^tioniii^ if they find any ^.eri^nji at work, they m hike Mm "A 
a pole, carried on menK ^^oiilder^f to rhe rivt-r, nvcr Khith he U Tft leap in a widr plat-e^if h*^ tan-if h 
cnniwr^hi: m«Rt leap in^for !enp he miiKt^orp^iV money, Afcc^ iM^ ri'^tlr sport i% 0\^r^th<-y then 
turn to the Town ami brinj^ thrir ^lowery ^tfarlaoda, or Siunmer Jifp?'^c,{ Jlimthcjrn bDughs^^Sytamore ft 1 
Then thty form them^iflvra Into vi*rkiUH dancing ^froL^ps^^iih V IiuVt^, *iul they jig It.hiind in haM i^U 
over the town; ilatminju; k rij^hi of diiniitifi; throuja;'h .my p^rribriiaV hoiit^^-.i*- an onr dc^or^oiEt at the orh 
and ID thrqujfh the ffarden: ihM\ ihey ronliJUir thHr FFOjir,- r pro^p^rmit ^-*n^^a:vd dautir^imtil k "ih dark 



IPT, 



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H»il bonnteous may^th^t doM inspire ^ 
Mirlh anil youth ^ and warm dealre; 
, Wondn and groveh,arr of thy drcihiu|f; 
■ Hill, and di^le^dnth bciait thy bli-fhiitg-. 
Thus, '**- 7i.jiiirte ih*'e with our ^^irly Suii)^;^ 
*' k V-- •■ , \\ , And welcome thee, and v.'i^h thee loiij^* 






million. 









In the afternnon, thf jj^rntry hf thr plar^.takt thi-ir Ma> tMymiiin* in part^4**,and dome ^o lo thr 
f-irm^housfR in thr titi^jhliourhood lo dri^k Sillabubs, t ider^ Tt'i*, ^c; utitl wfti rwara», they irUirn ii> the 
Tf>v*-n if, H Morrirr^da»cc;bwih tht- Ladirfc »orl Gcr.tlenn-n rli^intlj drplWJ in iheir summer mun -iiT^wt 
■Jid iidorncd ivith nohrgay*, siid aifoinpftnUd with Minfinln, whu play fur xhe dancer* thi» tridiilDtitl 
Miiy-Tunc; lO they whibk it alonR" atl thro»)fh thr Orri-Tit^AuJ afl^r a fi'w il^iiuin^ fIm)-** fftih jiftnilmun 
V»«1k hiH pi^riniT into tY,f Aliembly-roomj^ ^^ here thrrr 1* always a B»U that K^cniu>f; »ud fiith Brii*'! 
of ti/'ir womiTipiJi their nsititF ibnplirity, »t ure rarely to be letiu There ih*y eiyu) ibfir happy d^n^-r mi. 
til muppfr time; whin ibey rtpAir to their feMive huuaeh to their convivial rep»it»; thum, iKe night li rro^n, 
fd wilh h*rmotiy, ■« well 41 t!ie day* Tlie Iisferlor cljfse» wf tJir people p»M their (^v^nliig in «lmiUr 
mrrrlment »t thr piibUc hauieh, and jit oibtr plrittii;whiih i» coiuiniud until m^diUKht .with the ffTwH* 
llU>Hty wnd drrorum . 

To wtkttiue the iitmtner v»«a k trry ►nclent ntitom ■mOBg ihr old Britwni^^by ihi ix^imher of May - 
Carota^whUb arc t*ill preaeriml fmonij: ibr WeUbjaiid indfrdjt U an unUemiil ciivtoni kmonj| nioti ml. 
tiAna. Tbr month of Hl^y, ;iini>i»x the aju lent Rumanik » hkh lOinwet ratrd tki M vi 4,(be d^uKh*'* "^ ■^■'<-*S 
■pd mothrr of Mi^»mi'K%, I Ull* Chrmiii le imnliunh Kht^ H«-tir> ib« ci)(hili , ^nd tjurrii tatbrrmri j[0. 
Iftg m MuiriJiJC, fraiii Ivirrnt^uh lo tlu bi^h Mn^uiid of ihat^«ti>it- blll^simiiiiijntvd ^hb num I ur>l^ «»*> 

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U now frirg;r>itrn; frrjuie of it evidently jippe^irs to be i^ncient , and part modi-rsi; thut ih^ Komr vr^rt«rA hwre 
been added jit drtYcreiil periods ; a<.tordihK to the circiimft-tiues of the timeii^like those of God tiave thr 
KImK- Aunt MMiti^ n^emiNned in tht- .*'*' flinia^ may probably allude to Queen Mary^in ivhose reign, 
(hr vsir Wi!i not ullic^^ethir siKcefhfuls AUo» aet^ordhi^ to tradition th^rc wan an old Liuly it HelKtoHj 
whosf' name v-j* M**ry, *vho liied to give libationA of liquor ta thr iiibabitant-i^ on the eve of Fldra-dxy^ 
(hfnLin>C »*be lAii^ rs-n L-mbered in their 8o]i>!;^ 

Tbe Town \rn>v of HklsTOn^ la S. MlCllAFJ^ filayin)^ the Drajfon. Thr ton^mon tradition i^^that 
a fkry^Dra^oii n^ day\ of old^ threatened di-rtructinn to the Town; but that the ^oddcf^ FlOka, having 
collected huth ],ovh4rfui udourN of flowerii , whoi^v: prrfiimen filled thi; tiir,th« monlter kept aloof^and M^ 
tbfti m^^n^, fb^ pi .re wjit preierved « 

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Mtrry MitHAl-h^thi^ celfbrntid CorniOi port, who floui-ijihrd nboiit the ytir Vl^iO, wrote against Hl-NHVof 
Ai HAMHH, poel L*UfP»t to King H**nry the (hird,(who had plaj^d upon the CornUh-meii,ai the fujf-end 
of the world J in di-fi-riie of hii Country, ha* these vrrtc*; 

''Twert' necdU-f* to recount their wondrous «t«re',' 

Villi wenlTh *nd fair provtPiions for the poorj 
"In Fi*h,.naTlnii,they know no rlv«l»hore;' 
Tbc Cor^w.lUMn. are .l.o f-mo«. for wre.tlUff, *nd hurlm^. AM in King Arthuryin^e.they were 
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