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or, as he is more commonly called, 

 JerFry of Monmouth, who, in 1138, tranf- 

 lated into Latin Tyfilio's Hiftory of Britain, 

 X written fometime in the feventh century, 

 bringing it down to his own time, does not 

 fpeak of it.* 



It feems, however, to have been repaired 

 about this period, for in 1143, I find a 

 Bifhop Gilbert confecrated to this fee. 

 Jeffry himfelf was fucceffor to Gilbert, 

 being made Bifhop on 23d of February, 

 H50.f 



About the year 1 247, this diocefe, with 

 that of Bangor, was entirely deftroyed in 

 the wars between Henry III. and the 

 Welfh, and the Bifhops were obliged to 

 live for fome time upon charitable dona- 

 tions. In 1282 the cathedral was burned 



\' * Colle&anea Curiofa, I. 262. 



J Matt. Weft. p. 41. J Matt, Paris, 642. 



down, 



