ANTIQUITIES. 



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fincment, called the drawing-room, 

 is nearly entire. Close by one of 

 the drawbridges is the western en- 

 trance of the ruin, with a high 

 gothic arch in the centre, supported 

 by two pondt-Tous towers ip, a cir- 

 cular form. This great g«.^w3y is 

 grand and i)erfect, and leads to the 

 stupendous stractiire of the inner 

 court from the west, as the gate 

 with the hexagonal towers from the 

 east. The dungeon has all those 

 excellencies of a dungeon, to which 

 the ancient barons knew how to 

 give full elFect ; darkness, damp, 

 and gloom. The interior has not 

 a great deal of ivy: but the outer 

 wall, particularly to the west, are 

 Tcncrably clothed. It would be su- 

 perlluous to enter into a doecription 

 of the buildings for the garrison, or 

 the out.'works. Suffice it to say, 

 that it still exists a monument of 

 magnificence, and an intimation of 

 almost irrefragable power, in the 

 ancient possessors of this once im- 

 portant lordship. There is, from the 

 castle-court, a fine yiew of Energhi, 

 the seat of Mr. Goodrich. 



The trade of Caerphilly is bccom- 

 ing of importance. It was only 

 known as an object of antiquarian 

 curiosity till of late years, when a 

 woollen matnifacture was establish- 

 ed. There arc now three: and the 

 BflTect is observa))le in traffic on the 

 roads, and population in the town. 

 'I'here is here one of those very large 

 shops, furnished with articles of 

 every description, which are estab- 

 lished in particular stations of the 

 mountainous country, and by sun- 

 plying the wants of the inhabitants, 

 for many miles round, generally en- 



sure a fortune to the Industrious 

 and indefatigable adventurer. 



Accoiint of Sir P/iilip Monchton^ 

 from an original MS. 



'* My grandfather, my father, 

 ^' with myself, had the honour of 

 " knighthood, and a sequestration 

 " for some years." 



" My father was one of the first 

 " that came to wait on the king, 

 " when he retired to York, where 

 " he lent him money, and was engag- 

 " ed in bonds for him to the value of 

 " .5£20,000." 



" He was one of the eleven gen- 

 " tlcmen, that at the instance of 

 " Mr. Entlimion Porter, did peti- 

 " tion the king to take a guprd : 

 " for wliich the parliament sent a 

 "warrant for them, to his house, 

 "and being under the influence of 

 " Hull,* he was forced to leave it, 

 " and lost the benefit of it for seven 

 " years.'' 



" All my family served the king, 

 " and my second brothex Avas glain 

 " in the war. I had the honour to 

 " be the eldest captain of Sir 

 " Thomas Methani's regiment of 

 " foot, when the late king went to 

 " block up Hull, where I had the 

 *' fortune to command the first party 

 '• that gave Gre in that war." 



*' Sir William Throckmorton, 

 " late knight marshal, was com- 

 " niissary general of horse, to his 

 " grace of Newcastle, at the battle 

 "of Aderton . Moor ; of which 

 " battle he hath often said, that if I 

 " did not \vin the day, 1 saved it; 

 a L 2 " and 



* The expression — " under the influence of Hiiil" is very obscure. — I suppose it 

 means, that his house was so near timt fortress, then commanded by Sir JonjiH©- 

 thatn for the parliament, that Sir Philip did not Jiinkhimseif safe iu it. 



