A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



who, in the year 1187, travelled through 

 Wales, his native country, with Bald- 

 win, Archbiihop of Canterbury, to 

 preach, the crufades has left us, though 

 mingled with much fuperftition, and 

 many of thofe incredulous ftories, which 

 were common in thofe dark ages, a very 

 accurate detail of the character of the 

 Welfli people. 



Pride of anceftry and nobility, were, 

 he fays, at that time, points held by them 

 in the higheft eflimation ; and fo deeply 

 rooted was this fpirit, that even the very 

 loweft of the people, carefully preferved 

 the genealogy of their families, and 

 were able from memory, to recite the 

 names of their aiiceftors, for feveral ge- 

 nerations. 



tutor to King John, and afterwards made Bifhop of St. 

 David's. He wrote aa Irifh and Wclfh Itinerary, and other 

 works. He died, and was buried at St. David's, about the 

 age of feventy. 



They 



