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his see from Canterbury, and to make it an absolute metropolitan, whereby he highly offended Hubert archbishop of Canterbury. But Giraldus, after long debates, being rather over-borne with bribes than overcome in cause, returned re infectâ, died, and was buried in his own cathedral, about the year 1215.

THE FAREWELL.

I know not what better to wish this county, than that the marl, a great fertilizer of barren ground, which it affordeth, be daily increased; especially since corn is in all probability likely to grow scarcer and scarcer; that their land, through God's blessing, being put in heart therewith, may plentifully answer the desires of the husbandman, and hereafter repair the penury of this, with the abundance for many succeeding years.

RADNORSHIRE.

RADNORSHIRE (in British, Sire Maiseveth,) in form threesquare, is bounded on the north-west with Herefordshire, and on the south side (separated by the river Wye) with Brecknockshire, and on the north part thereof with Montgomeryshire. Nature may seem to have chequered this county; the east and south parts being fruitful, whilst the north and west thereof (lying rough and uneven with mountains) can hardly be bettered by the greatest pains and industry of the husbandman. Yet is it indifferently well stored with woods, and conveniently watered with running rivers, and in some places with standing

mears.

Mr. Camden telleth us,* that there is a place therein termed Melieneth (from the mountains thereof being of a yellowish colour) which stretcheth from Offa's Dyke unto the river Wye, which cutteth over-thwart the west corner of this shire, where meeting with some stones which impede its motion, on a sudden, for want of ground to glide on, hath a violent downfall, which place is termed Raihader Gowy, that is, the fall or flood-gates of Wye. Hereupon he supposeth it not improbable that the Englishmen forged that word for the name of this shire, terming it Radnorshire.

PRINCES.

[HENRY of MONMOUTH, whose name was here inserted by Dr. Fuller, owing to its inadvertent omission in the proper place, (which error was repeated in Mr. Nichols's 4to edition), will now be found under the county of MONMOUTHSHIRE, vol. ii. p. 433.-ED.

PRELATES.

ELIAS de RADNOR.-GUILIELMUS de RADNOR.-I join them together for three reasons: first, because natives of the same town (understand it Old Radnor-the new town of that name being built probably since their decease): secondly, because bishops of the same see, Llandaff: thirdly, because eminent; being eminent for nothing, the names and dates of their deaths (the one May 6, 1240, the other June 30, 1256) being

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all that learned antiquary and their successor bishop Godwin* could recover of their memories, which dishearteneth me from farther inquiry after them. For let them never look for a crop, who sow that ground which so skilful a husbandman thought fit to lie fallow.

THE FAREWELL.

It much affected me (and I believe all others whose hearts are of flesh and blood) what I read in an author concerning the rigorous laws imposed on the observation of the Welch.† For when Owen Glyndower-Wye (inveigled by some well skilled in Merlin's prophecies, that the time was come, wherein the Britons through his assistance should recover their ancient freedom and liberty) raised a rebellion, making war upon the earl of March (the heir apparent both to the crown of England and Principality of Wales), king Henry the Fourth, enraged at his proceedings, enacted these ensuing laws :

First, that no Welchman should purchase lands; or be chosen citizen or burgess of any city, borough, or market-town; nor be received into any office of mayor, bailiff, chamberlain, &c.; or to be of the council of any town; or to bear armour within any city. Besides that, if any Welchman should impeach or sue an Englishman, it was ordained, he should not be convicted, unless by the judgment of English justices, verdict of English burgesses, or by the inquest of the English borough where the suits lay: yea, that all English burgesses who married Welch women should be disfranchised of their liberties. No congregation or council was permitted to the Welchmen, but by licence of the chief officers of the same seignory, and in the presence of the same officers. That no victuals should be brought into Wales, unless by the especial licence of the king and his council. That no Welchman should have any castle, fortress, or house of defence of his own, or any other man's to keep. That no Welchman should be made justice, chamberlain, chancellor, &c. of a castle, receivor, escheator, &c., nor other officer or keeper of records, &c., nor of the council of any English lord. That no Englishman that in time to come should marry a Welch-woman be put in any office in Wales, or in the Marches of the same.

Now as I am heartily sorry that ever the Welch were bound to the observance of so rigorous laws, so am I truly glad that at this day they are (to the happiness both of England and Wales) freed from the same. Yea, I shall constantly pray, that God would be pleased to grant us, of the loins of our sovereign, one

In his Catalogue of the Bishops of Llandaff. † Dr. Powel, in his History of Wales, p. 287.

Idem, ibidem.

who may be born prince of the one, and (after the-though late -decease of his majesty) king of the other.

For the various topographical Works, relative to the Principality of Wales and its different Counties, the reader is referred to p. 504.-ED.

INDEX OF SUBJECTS,

CONTAINED IN THE THREE VOLUMES.

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Beech, Bucks, i. 192

Beestone Castle, Cheshire, i. 264
Benefactors to the public, disquisition

on, i. 43. See CONTENTS, under the
respective Counties.

Beverley Church, Yorkshire, iii. 397
Black-lead, Cumb. i. 337

Blanks, on the occurrence of, i. 82
Bone-well Fountain, Heref. ii. 69
Bone-lace, Devon, i. 396

Books, on the number of, i. 42
Boots, Northam. ii. 498

Bottesford Church, Leic. ii. 224

Boundaries, &c. of Counties.

See CON-

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