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The Castle Chapel, the chancel of which was standing in 1657, was situated 

 on the east side of the outer ward, not far from the spot now occupied by a cottage 

 which shows signs of having been built of materials obtained from the old ruin. 



There is a tradition that the old Castle Mill stood u])on the island, which 

 can easily be seen in the river, looking upwards towards the Hay. Just below 

 the island is the ford, which is very shallow, except at high water. There is 

 another ford, but deeper, at the bottom of the common, some little distance down 

 the stream, which would be the direct way to Cabalva, a village on the opposite 

 side of the river. *Cabalva means a "ferry." The steep bank on which the 

 Castle is placed is now much steeper than in old days, having been cut away 

 to make room for the "line " to pass between the castle and the river. 



The Castle Park or hunting ground included, doubtless, the tract of land 

 now called "The Parks," and extended down the bank of the Wye (which then 

 ran with a much straighter course), towards Mei-bach Hill, as far as Castleton 

 Nab, or Nap ; this spot is marked by some oak trees curiously grouped together, 

 and here formerly there must have been some building or small fortified enclosure. 

 A little further down, at Lower Castleton, is the site of either an old castle or 

 fortress, which when erected must have been close to the stream, and protected by 

 it on the north side. 



There is no reason to imagine wliy this place might not have been attached 

 to Clifford Castle, especially as it was either adjoining to, or perhaps in, its park. 



In later years Castleton belonged to the Duppa family, but there is no 

 reliable history relating to it. 



Whilst this Volume is in the press, (September, 1892), the following 

 translation of a Patent Roll of date a.h. 1404 has come into the posses.sion of the 

 writer of the above paper. 



TRANSLATION OK PATENT ROLL, 5tH HENRY IV., IST PART, NO. 372, 

 >IEMBR.\NE 2. 



" The King to all to whom, &c., greeting. Kncjw ye that since the father 

 of Robert Whiteney, esquire, and his uncle and a great part of his relatives have 

 been killed in our service at the capture of Edmund Mdrtemer, and his property 

 has been burned and destroyed by our rebels of Wales, so that the said Robert 

 has not any castle or fortress where he can tarry to resist and punish our aforesaid 

 rebels, as we accept — (accipiinus). We, of our special grace, have granted to the 

 .?aid Robert the Castle of Clifford and the lordships of Clifford and Glasbury 

 together with all the lands, tenements, rents, services, fees, advowsons, royalties, 

 liberties, franchises, jurisdictions, escheats, fines, redemptions, and other 

 commodities whatsoever to the said Castle and lordships in any manner belonging, 

 and also full punishment and execution of all rebels who are or shall be of or in 

 the above said lordships, with all forfeitures and escheats of such rebels, which 

 Castle and lordships before that they were buined, devastated and destroyed by 



'According to Professor J. Rhys, in Welsh, Cenbalfa from Cenbal, "a boat," and ma "a place." 

 The English word " coble," or " cobble," '' a small boat " is similar. 



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