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merly the chapel to the garrifon. Here is 

 alfo part of the body of a church, which 

 was begun in 1579, by Robert Dudley, 

 Earl of Leicefter, one of Queen Eliza- 

 beth's favourites; but after he had, by his 

 tyrannical conduct, incurred the hatred 

 of the people, he left it off in it's pre- 

 ient unfmifhed ftate. 



From this hill is a view of all the 

 country for many miles round. Here 

 the vale, in all it's paftoral beauty, is 

 fpread before the eye, and the bounding 

 mountains well contraft their naked bar- 

 ren fides with the pleating fcene of fer- 

 tility between them. 



David, having had a moft ferious quar- 

 rel with his brother Llewelyn, Prince 

 of Wales, found himfelf under the ne- 

 ceffity of flying to the Englifh court for 

 protection. Edward I, very probably 

 from motives of policy, kindly received 

 him, and gave to him the lordfhip of 



Denbigh, 



