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in Evionedd, a hundred in the county, to 

 this Caftle, giving this excellent reaibn : 

 " I had rather fight with outlaws and 

 " thieves, than with my own blood and 

 " kindred : if I live in my own houfe in 

 " Evionedd, I muft either kill mine own 

 " kinfmen, or be killed by them !" 



This gentleman foon reformed the coun- 

 try j he eflablifhed colonies of the moft tall 

 and able men he could procure, till at laft 

 they amounted to feven fcore tall bowmen, 

 every one arrayed in a " Jacket or armolet 

 " coate, a good fteele cap, a fhort fword 

 " and dagger, together with his bow and 

 * e arrows ; many of them alfoe had horfes 

 " and charing flaves, which were ready to 

 " anfwer the crie on all occailons, whereby 

 " he grew foe ftrong that he began to 

 " put back and to curb the fandtuary of 

 *' thieves and robbers, which, at times, 

 * f were wont to be above a hundred, well 

 3 < horfed 



