)6 A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



by accident fallen into the well and 

 been killed, he was fo much afflicted 

 by the misfortune, that the Work was 

 immediately neglecled ; and Leland 

 fays, the body or infide was never fi- 

 mflied.* 



Lacy granted to the inhabitants fe- 

 veral privileges which they had not be- 

 fore poffeffed* one of which was the 

 liberty of taking and killing all kinds 

 of wild beafts on the lordfhip, except in 

 certain diflricls and parks referved fof 

 his own amufement.'f 



After the death of this Earl, the caf- 

 tie and lordfhip devolved to Thomas, 

 Earl of Lancafter, who had married 

 Alicia his daughter, from whom, after 

 his attainder, they went by the bounty 

 of Edward II. to Hugh D' Efpencer, 

 who proved an opprefiive fuperior, and 



* Leland's Itin. V. 56 58. 



fr Pennant, IJ. 57 ; v.ho quotes Stbrioht MSS* 



abridged 



