44 A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



- thing of its being begun by Henry, though 

 they in the fame fentence, fay that Edward 

 ftrengthened Rhyddlan Caflle, which 

 plainly evinces that they diftinguimed be?- 

 tween building and repairing. 



On Palm Sunday, 1281, the Welm be- 

 ing wearied of their fubjeftion to the Eng- 

 lim, and as a fignal of a general infur- 

 re&ion, feized this and other caftles, plun- 

 dering at the fame time all who refufed to 

 join their party.* Wherefore, in the year 

 following, Edward repairing to Wales, 



Leland fays " Quia Lewelinus princcps Wallias ad 

 " parlamentum Eduardi regis venire noluerat, rex 

 ** Walliam adiens caftellum de Flint de novo funda- 

 " vit, caftrum de Rudelan frmavit t ubi Leweljnus 

 f f fubdidit fe regi, dando pro tranfgreffione, L. M. 

 '* librarum." Colleftanea de rebus Britannicis, I. 

 246. 



* Matt. Weft. 370. Hen. de Knyghton, 2464. 

 Ppwcl's Hiftory of Wales, 361. Stow's Annals, 

 201. 



after 



