90 MONTGOMERY TO WELSH POOL. 



appears to have been completed before the end of 

 the fame century ; for m 1 1 91, on various depreda- 

 tions having been committed by the AVelfh in the 

 inarches, Hubert, archbifhop of Canterbury, in the 

 abfence of Richard L, on the crufades, haften2d 

 here, and with a powerful army befieged the caftle, 

 at that time in the hands of the Welfh. The garri- 

 fon did not, however, furrender till they perceived 

 that the befiegers had undermined their walls ; and 

 they did this at lad on honourable terms, notwith- 

 flanding the Englifh forces being at leaft thrice their 

 own number. As foon as the archbifhop had ob- 

 tained poffeflion he fortified it afrefli, and he left 

 It with a very flrong garrifon. The Welfh, how. 

 ever, foon again attacked and re'ook it *. 



It changed owners again not long afterwards, for 

 m 1233 it was attacked and feized by prince Llew* 

 elyn ap lorwerth f. 



It defcended to Llewelyn's grandfon, Owen ap 

 Griffith, and on his death to his daughter Hawys 

 Gadam, Four of her uncles dilputed her title to 

 the property, under the allegation that a female was 

 incapable of inheriting. King Edward II., how- 

 ever, took her part ; Ihe was married to John de 

 Charlton, and the eflates continued in their pofterity 

 for feveral generations.— The barony and title went 

 afterwards to fir John Grey of Heton in Northumber- 



• Powd, 248. Hovedon, 775. Sf owe, 163. The two latter 

 -'!«-Tljft3 fay that this evtiu took place in i . 97. 

 f Pu^vtl, z$6, 



land. 



