76 A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



down, and in about two years afterwards 

 was rebuilt.* But before this took place, 

 Edward I. at the requeft of Bifhop Anian, 

 petitioned the pope to permit the fee to be 

 removed to Rhyddlan, which he reprefent- 

 ed as a place well fortified, alledging the 

 infecurity of its prefent fituation, as being 

 open to all the infults of the Welih people ; 

 at the fame time offering both ground for 

 the church and a thoufand marks towards 

 the expences of building it.-f- This de- 

 fign was fruftrated, either by the death of 

 the pope, or the exhortation of the arch- 

 bimop of Canterbury to rebuild the cathe- 

 dral on its antient fite. The roof and up- 

 per parts, with the bifhop's palace and 

 canons houfes, were again deflroyed by 

 Owen Glyndwr in 1404, and they remain - 



* Willis's Survey of the Cathedral of St. Afaph, 



45- 



t Rymer's Foedera, II. 45. 



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