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Diganwy muft formerly have been called 

 Snowdon Caftle.* 



Edward I. once found himfelf very dif- 

 agreeably iituated in this cattle. He with 

 a few of his men had preceded the body of 

 his army a little way, and even crofTed the 

 river before they came up. Soon* after he 

 had got over, the tide flowed in and pre- 

 vented them from following, which the 

 Welfh perceiving, attacked him and his 

 handful of men in the caftle, who were 

 driven to great diftrefs, having no kind of 

 provifion whatever, except a little honey 

 and water. But by the ftrength of the 

 caftle, and their own bravery, they were en- 



* Dolbadain Caftle, near Llanberis, being fituated 

 in the heart of the mountains, might with greater 

 propriety than either of thefe have been called Snavc- 

 donCaftle-, but the old Englifli writers, from its ob- 

 fcurity, had probably never heard of it, or if they 

 had, they do not feem to have known it by this 

 name. 



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