XvhexhaM to mold. t45f 



koger de Clifford, jufticiary of Chefter, cut down 

 the adjacent woods, and endeavoured to wreft the 

 caflle from its owner : this, however, he was pre- 

 \'ented from doing by the timely interference of the 

 king. — When David, in 1282, infidioufly took up 

 arms with his brother againft his former benefactor, 

 he left a garrifon of fome ftrength in the caftle ; 

 but it was befieged by a divifion of the Englifti 

 army^ and was fhortly afterwards furrendered to 

 them *. 



In the preceding account of Holt I have remarked 

 that Caergwrle caftle was excepted from the grant 

 which was made to John earl of Warren of the 

 property of one of the children of Madoc ap Grif- 

 fith f. Edward' annexed it, with the tra6t of land 

 in which it is fituated, to Flintfhire : it continued to 

 form a part of this county till Henry VIII. feparated, 

 and added it to the county of Denbigh. It was, 

 however, not long afterwards reftored to its proper 

 county. 



Edward I. after the furrender of the garrifon that 

 David left in it, gave the caflle to his confort, 

 Eleanor, from whom it acquired the name of Queen 

 Hope. She lodged here in her journey to Caernar- 

 von ; and either during her abode in the caflle, or 

 very fhortly afterwards, it was by fome accident fet 

 on fire, and burnt |. 



* Povvel, 350. f Carte, ii. 193. 



X Camden. Yorke, 63. 



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