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self one of the keepers of Conway; and Henry of 

 Scharisbrec, acquainting the above Venables and 

 Brescy that Owen was likely to get possession of 

 Harlech castle, 



Reynald of Bayldon, one of the Keepers of Conway 

 to William Venables, Constable of Chester, and 

 Roger Brescy. 



" Worshipful Sirs I recomaunde me to zow 

 with al my herte ; doyng zow to wndirstonde 

 that al Caernaruan shire purposin hem in al the 

 haste that thae mae for to go into the yle of An- 

 glesey for to haue owte al the men and al the ca- 

 tel there, and for to bryng hit with hem into the 

 mowntens, lest Englishemen shulde be refreshitte 

 therwith. Also the Frenshemen makyn al the 

 ordenaunce that thae mae or can for to assaele the 

 towne of Caernaruan in al the haste that thae 

 mae, knowyng wel that the towne is more febil 

 no we then hit was the laste tyme that thae were 

 before hit ; forasmuche as a hepe of the beste that 

 were in Caernaruan that tyme bene god betaghte 

 sethin, and as hit semeth to me hit were nedeful 

 that thae hade helpe in haste tyme. Ferthirmore 

 hit was done me to witte this same dae be a mon 

 of Kryketh for certen, that William Hunte Con- 



