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them poles, for the fupport of the fcaffolds 

 ufed in building. Some of thefe are near 

 fix feet in depth. This fortrefs feems to 

 have been divided by four fofles, cut in 

 the rock, each of which moft probably 

 had formerly it's drawbridge. 



The firft authentic accounts we have of 

 the Caflle of Montgomery are, that in 

 1 094, William Rufus having been engaged 

 in an unfuccefsful expedition againft the 

 Welfh (who in the preceding year had 

 rifen inarms and ranfacked thiscaftle*) and 

 having loft a great number of men and 

 horfes, was obliged to return into England 

 to reinforce his army, after having had juft 

 time to repair it.-j- On his retreat, the 

 Wellh again laid liege to it, being then 



* Leland's Collelanea, II. 314. 



t Powel, p. 153. Matt. Paris, p. 15. Matt.Weftm. 

 p. 17. Holinftied's Chronicle, II. 20. 23. Carte's 

 Hiftory of England, I. 466. 



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