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** cd with fuch romantic circumftances, 

 '* that I would not venture to mention it 

 " had I not the ftrongeft traditional au- 

 " thority, to this day in the mouth of 

 ** every one in the parim of Llanfair Vech- 

 *' an, in which this promontory flands. 

 " Above a century ago, Scon Humphries, 

 " of this parim, made his addreffes to Ann 

 " Thomas, of Creyddyn, on the other fide 

 " of Conwy river. They had made an 

 " appointment to meet at a fair in the town 

 " of Conwy. He in his way fell over 

 " Penmaen Mawr ; me was overfet in the 

 " ferry-boat, and was the only perfon faved 

 " out of more than fourfcore. They were 

 " married, and lived very long together in 

 " the parifh of Llanfair. She was buried, 

 " April u, 1744, aged 116. He furvived 

 " her 5 years, died December 10, 1749, 

 " and was buried clofe by her, in the pa- 

 " riih church yard, where their graves are 

 " familiarly (hewn to this day." 



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