122 A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES, 



pence, and a dim of fifh, to Lord Hertford, 

 as often as he paffes through the town.* 



Edward I. made Conwy a free borough, 

 and ordered that the mayor, who was the 

 coriftable of the caftle for the time being, 

 (hould preferve its privileges. It is at pre- 

 fent governed by one alderman, a recorder, 

 coroner, water-bailiff, and two ferjeants at 

 mace, chofen annually. The privileges 

 here, as in all other Englifh garrifons in 

 North Wales, extended from Caernarvon 

 to the River Clwyd; for none could be 

 convicted of any crime, within that diftrict, 

 but by a jury empanneled within it.-(- 



Situated on the fide of a hill, about three 

 miles north of Conwy ferry, is Gloddaeth, 

 the beautiful feat of Sir Thomas Moftyn, 

 Bart, built by his anceftor, Sir Roger Mof- 



* Grofe's Antiquities, vol. VII. p. 18. 

 t Pennant, II. 314. 



