200 A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



continued in great quantities till much 

 later than the reign of Henry VIII. but 

 after the ufe of fire arms became general, 

 they were foon all deflroyed. 



Camden,* fpeaking of the romantic 

 parts of Caernarvonfhire, fays " Nature 

 " has reared groups of mountains, as if fhe 

 " meant here to bind the ifland fail to the 

 " bowels of the earth, and make a fafe 

 " retreat for the Britons in time of war. 

 " For here are fo many crags and rocks, 

 " fo many woody vallies rendered impafli- 

 " ble by fo many lakes, that the lighter! 

 " troops, much lefs an army, could never 



in his Itinerary, vol. V. p. 43, fays, " Cairarvon- 

 " fhire, aboute the fhore, hath reafonable good 

 " corne, as about a mile upland from the fhore 

 " outo Cairarvon. Then more upwarde be Eryri 

 " hills, and in them ys very litle corne, except 

 " oats in fome places, and a litle barley, but 

 " fcantly rye : if there were the deer would deftroy //." 

 * Cough's Camden, III. 548. 



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