Dviianwv witli a <;r(*at aniiy ol' I'^n^lisli and (ias- 

 rons, fully pnrposinii- to slay all the inhabitants, 

 and to destroy the country. Althou.^h he reached 

 this place unmolested, he dared not venture to 

 cross the Conwy, and follow the Welsh into the 

 mountains of Snowdon. He accordingly halted, 

 and during the ten weeks that he remained here, 

 his army by reason of their great numbers was en- 

 camped without the walls, and was exposed to 

 many inconveniences: tlu^ soldiers suffered great- 

 ly from being thinly clad, and having no other co- 

 verinu" than tents made of linen. Thev were also 

 greatly harassed, and their numbers reduced by 

 the incessant attacks of the Welsh, who cut off" all 

 stragglers, and endeavoured to storm their camp. 

 The intervening country being again in possession 

 of the Welsh, and all intercourse with England 

 prevented, the king and his army were reduced to 

 a most deplorable state of famine. Some of the 

 events which occurred here at this period, and 

 the miseries they suffered, are told in the follow- 

 ing letter, written by a courtier in the camp to a 

 friend in England. 



" The king with the army is encamped at (lan- 

 nock, and is busy in fortifying that place (suffi- 



