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which the glass, so singularly discovered, is placed. The gi'oiued ceiling 

 of beautiful oak is retained, and in a small entrance at the west end you 

 will find parts of a beautiful altar screen, partially built in the wall, in 

 the facings of which, however, sufficient is left to shew its character 

 and style of carving. I observed here a singular custom. On the new 

 made graves, planted with flowers, fine lime was strewed, which I 

 ascertained was not used as a disinfectant, but following out a custom 

 of which I could not obtain any explanation. On a tablet, at foot of a 

 monument, erected in the church to the memory of one Maurice Jones, 

 who died at the end of last century, aged 30, is the following eulogistic 

 epitaph : " He was a gentleman of fine parts of body and mind ; his con- 

 versation diverting and innocent, pleasant and instructive ; his hospi- 

 tality was discreet, thougli public ; liis charity unbounded and secret. 

 The former gained him the affections of all who knew him here, and 

 he now enjoys the reward of the latter." Leaving this resting place of 

 one of wondrous parts, we quickly sighted the fair town of Denbigh, 

 built on a lofty truncated mound of limestone, with its castle perched 

 hke an eagle in its eyrie. To those who may walk from Ruthin over 

 the ground surveyed, let me advise, before mounting the ascent either 

 to town or castle, to shift the knapsack to the easiest place, brace all 

 tight, and proceed at a steady rate, for, after a morning's toil, to mount 

 this ascent is no easy task, but when achieved all labour is repaid. You 

 enter the castle through a lofty archway facing the north ; there is then 

 an inner and principal entrance through a Gothic archway, on one side 

 of which there is still some remains of the statue of its founder, Henry 

 Lacey, Earl of Lincoln, who lived in the time of Edward the First ; he 

 gave his vassals, as a special favour, leave to destroy all manner of wild 

 beasts on the adjoining lordship. 



The eastern or chapel side of the castle appears not to have been 

 completed, in consequence, Leyland relates, of the Earl's loss of 

 his eldest son, who was drowned by falling into a well in the castle yard, 

 which accident rendered this residence distasteful to the Earl. The 

 opening of the well is still shewn to the curious. 



Leyland also relates that Edward the Fourth was besieged in this 

 castle, and was only permitted to retire in consideration of leaving the 

 kingdom : there does not appear much foundation for the latter asser- 

 tion. In the wars of the Roses it was the scene of many deadly 

 encounters, and it appears rather famous as the resting-place of un- 

 fortunate monarchs, for (1045) Charles the First lay here in his disastrous 

 retreat from Chester ; and in September of the same year the Royalists 

 sufl'ered a signal defeat just below the town, still called Battle-field. 

 In the following year it was held from the crown by William Salisbury, 



