58 A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



As erfl the white and red were mixed in her cheeke, 

 And that one part of her might be the other like, 

 Her haire was turn'd to mofle, whofe fweetnefle doth 



declare 

 In livelinefs of youth the natural fweets me bare. 



Wenefride furvived her decollation about 

 fifteen years, and having, towards the latter 

 end of that time, received the veil from St. 

 Elerius, at Gwytherin, in Denbighfhire, 

 died Abbefs of that monaftry. There her 

 body refted in quiet for near 500 years, till 

 the reign of King Stephen, when a miracle 

 having been wrought, by her interceffion, 

 on a monk at Shrewfbury, the abbot of the 

 convent there determined on the tranflation 

 of her remains to their monaftry, which, 

 after much difficulty and many pretended 

 vifions from Heaven, was at laft effected, 

 about the year 1138. 



The well, after her deceafe, became en- 

 dowed with many miraculous properties. 



It 



