OF THE WELSH. 257 



Were noL only compellable to attend the king in his 

 wars, but they were obliged to attend their refpec- 

 tive lords when engaged in their petty contentions, 

 fome of them for a. limited time, and only to par- 

 ticular places, but others indefinitely to any part of 

 the country, and what was of ftill more effential 

 confequence, at their own coll. Certain of them 

 had to m.aintain the prince's fteward, his horfes, 

 cattle, farlconers, hawks, or ibme other part of his 

 eflablifliment. In the building of houfes, or mills, 

 fome of them, from their tenures, were obliged to 

 carry the ftones, others timber, fome to repair the 

 roofs, and fome the Walls. Some had alfo to repair 

 the wears, fome to hedge the warrens, and fome to 

 attend the offices of the larder or 'kitchen.— Befides 

 thefe tenures, there were certain lands that were 

 holden^ not under any lord or prince, but of faints, 

 or the patrons of churches. The tenants of this 

 property (tiled themfelves abbots. Of thefe there 

 were feven in the ifiand of Anglefea, and a great 

 number in the other parts of Wales ** 



By the old Wellli laws, every man's inheritance 

 was divided among his children, but the youngefl 

 fon had the principal houfe. The lands, even till 

 within a fev/ centuries, were in no cafe fuffered to 

 devolve to a female ; rather than this they efcheated 

 to the lord.! The owner had, however, the power, 



* Rowlands, 321, 122. 127. 129. 133. 



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