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There are fome poor remains of the Cif- 

 terian Abbey, founded here by Llewelyn ap 

 Jorwerth Prince of Wales, in 1185, who 

 endowed it with many privileges, amongft 

 which was the exemption of the monks 

 from maintaining, for the prince, any men, 

 horfes, dogs, or hawks. The abbots were 

 to be elected by the monks, without the 

 controul or interference of any other per- 

 fons whatever. They were to have the 

 benefit of all wrecks on the mores of their 

 property, and to be toll free.* In this 

 convent, and that of Stratflur in Cardigan- 

 mire, were kept the records of the fuccef- 

 lions and a&s of the princes of Wales from 

 1126 till the year 1270.-)- The founder 

 was buried here, but on the difTolution his 



* Dugdale's Monafticon> I. 918, 920. Tanner's 

 Notitia Mon. Leland's Colle&anea de reb. Brit. I. 

 103. 



t Powel's Hiirory of Wales, 206. 



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