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and in his trial fhewed a fpirit worthy of 

 fo great a man. After his condemnation, 

 with a humorous intrepidity, he made the 

 court a low reverence, and gave them his 

 humble thanks. One of thofe ftanding 

 by, afked him what he meant ; he replied 

 aloud that " it was a great honor for a poor 

 " gentleman of Wales, to lofe his head 

 " with fuch noble lords -> for by G , he 

 " was afraid they would have hanged 

 " him." He however, by good fortune, 

 and the intereft of Ireton, who proved his 

 advocate after a few months imprifonment, 

 was fet at liberty, and reftored to his 

 friends.* 



There is a ford from Penmorfa, acrofs 

 Traeth Mawr and Traeth Bach, to the roads 

 leading to Tan-y-Bwlch and Harlech, 

 which faves a very circuitous road by 

 Beddgelert. Crofling thefe is fometimes at- 



* Pennant I. 279. 



tended 



