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mainder to John of Eltham, a younger brother of 

 Edward III. But on his death, without iffue, it 

 reverted with his poffefllons to the crown. 



The lordfhip became fome time afterwards the pro- 

 perty of the Stanley family. The earls of Derby 

 pofTeffed it till the execution of James, after which 

 it was purchafed, along with the manor of Hope, 

 by fome perfohs whofe names I have not been able 

 to learn, who enjoyed them till the reftoration. At 

 the conclufion of the civil wars, the earl of Derby 

 agreed to pay eleven thoufand pounds for thefe 

 manors ; but afterwards retracing, the king ordered 

 the former purchafers to be confirmed in their pof- 

 feffion. The Derby family, hov/ever, by fome means 

 regained the manor of Hope, but that of Mold was 

 lofl to them for ever *, 



Maes Garmon. 



About a mile well of Mold, and not far from 

 Rhual, the feat of the Griffiths, is a place which 

 to this day retains the name of Maes Garmon, The 

 Field of Gannon or Geivndnus. On this fpot, in 

 Eafler week 448, was fought the celebrated battle 

 between the joint forces of the Picls and Scots 

 againft the Britons, headed by the bifhops Ger- 

 manus and Lupus, who had about two years before 

 been fent into tbis kingdom. Previoufly to the en- 

 gagement, Germanus inftrucled the foldiers to attend 



* Pennant, i. 426, 



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