82 HISTOKV ()l 



was a house liere, which being principally made 

 of wood has left no remains. The name of the 

 neighbouring street is most likely a corruption of 

 Bowyer-street ; and ( 'aernarvon had also its ystryd 

 y priciau saethau. 



There are no buildings within the town whose 

 origin can be dated as high as the thirteenth cen- 

 tury: the two oldest are built of frame- work, with 

 the interstices of lath and plaster, which was the 

 prevalent mode some centuries ago ; one is situ- 

 ated in the high-street, and the other in the upper 

 part of the town ; this is called Plas uchav. A 

 large building of the same kind was taken down in 

 1823, when erecting the addition to the Castle inn. 

 Two others, also, in different parts of the town 

 have been removed within the last thirty years. 



The oldest stone house is that known by the 

 name of the college, which has a singular window 

 fronting the castle-street, and the sculptured or- 

 naments beneath are unusual : among them an 

 eagle pouncing upon a child, and coats of arms, 

 relating to the great family of Stanley and others. 

 This was built in the reign of Elizabeth ; but there 

 are no documents respecting its history. Mr. 



