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CHAP. XVII. 



Mold to Ruthin. 



Vah of Chuyd. — Llanrhaiadr. — Church. — Epitaph recording a De- 

 /cent from one of the WelJJi Princes, — The IVell at Llanrhaiadr. — 

 Ruthin. — Church. — Cajlle. — Hiflory of the Tonvn and Caflle. 



From Mold I went again to Denbigh, in order to 

 purfue a regular track through the remainder of 

 North Wales to Shrewfbury, which was the place 

 I had fixed as the tennination of my pedeftrian 

 ramble, and from whence I intended to take coach 

 immediately to London. 



I was highly delighted with my walk along the 

 vale of Clwyd, from Denbigh to Ruthin. The. 

 views all the way were of the elegant, rich, and 

 here piclurefque vale, bounded by the diflant Clw^^d- 

 dian hills. The day was peculiarly favourable to 

 this kind of fcenery ; it was dark and hot, and the 

 rolling clouds that hung heavily in the atmofphere, 

 tinged the mountains with their fombre fhade, which 

 gave an indefcribable richnefs to the fcenes. 



Llan'- 



