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after he had taken Caregurle Cattle, 

 marched to this place, upon which Lle^ 

 welyn and his brother fled, leaving the 

 caflle undefended.* 



In 1332, Edward III. granted this and 

 other caftles to the Black Prince, with all 

 his lands here to hold to him and his heirs 

 kings of England j-f- and in 1385 it was 

 beftowed by Richard II. upon Robert 

 Vere, Earl of Oxford, who at the fame 

 time was created Lord Chief Juftice of 

 Chefter.J 



It was furrendered in 1399 to the trea- 

 cherous Percy Earl of Northumberland , 

 who mortly afterwards betrayed into this 

 place the unfortunate Richard II. under 

 pretence that the Duke of Lancafter deiired 



* Carte's Hiftory of England, II. 193. 



t Pennant's Tour, 1.47. 



+ Grofe's Antiquities of England and Wales. 



$ Stow's Annals, 321. 



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