TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



into the hands of the Englifh, for about 

 fifty years afterwards, it was once more 

 befieged and taken by the Welfh, under 

 their leader David, Prince of Wales, 

 and the whole garrifon cruelly murder- 

 ed. Roger de Monthault, the owner, 

 efcaped their fury, by happening to be 

 away at the time.* In 1267 GryfFydd 

 ap Gwenwynwyn, befieged it a fourth 

 time, and dellroyed it.-f 



Sir GryfFydd Llwyd, who was for 

 fometime a ftrenuous friend to the Eng- 

 lifh under Edward I. but probably, 

 on account of fome opprefTions he fuffer- 

 ed under the Englifh officers, defert- 

 ed their caufe, and in 1322 having joined 

 the 'Welfh, attempted amongft other 

 things to fiege the caftle, but was defeat- 

 ed and taken prifoner.J 



* Matthew Paris, p. -,6. Matt. Weftm. p. 190. Ho- 

 linfheti's Chronicle, II. 7,36. 



t Pcnvel, p. 326. Wynne, p. 279. 

 / % Pcmel, p. 383. Holinlhed's Chron. II. 329. 



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