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means proof. Dr. Bayly states that : &quot; The Earl, 

 accompanied by officers, knights, and gentlemen of 

 high rank, all of the red letter, as they were in their 

 journey for Ireland, quartered in the town of Carnarvon, 

 a sea-port in North Wales, where they were entertained 

 with discourse at their table by some of the gentlemen 

 of the country, who informed them of the fulfilling of 

 an old Welsh prophecy, at that very time and place.&quot; 

 The legend related to the building of nests in the crown 

 on the head of King Edward I., over the gate of Car 

 narvon Castle, and was interpreted as significant of the 

 times. u Dinner being ended, they all went to the 

 castle gate.&quot; Thereon the Earl of Glamorgan &quot; com 

 manded the nest to be pulled down, which was done 

 accordingly ; and being thrown down, they found the 

 materials of the nest to be such, as wherewith never 

 any bird did build her nest, viz. with white thorn, 

 which, for a memorandum or rarity, every one of them 

 stuck a thorn in his hat-band, and wore it.&quot; 7 



But we must now, however, revert to Eaglan Castle, 

 to keep in view what had been passing there in the 

 interim. 



7 Bayly, Ap. XIX. 



