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had the power of felling them and their 

 offspring, as they would cattle, from 

 their eftates, and this cuftom remained 

 in the townfhip of Porthaethwy, in An- 

 glefey, for many years after the reign 

 of the Welm princes.* Mr. Pennant, 

 in his Tour,-f has inferted a copy of a 

 deed of fale, of feven of them, with their 

 families, which was given fo lately as 

 the year 1448. 



The tenants, both free and bond, were 

 fubje6l to feveral fervices, which they 

 were obliged to perform. They were 

 not only compellable to attend the King 

 in his wars ; but they were under the 

 neceffity of attending their Lords, when 

 engaged in their petty contentions, 

 fome for a limited time, and only to par- 

 ticular places ; but others indefinitely 

 to any place, and at their own coil. 



* Rowland's Mona Antiqua Reftaurata, p. 121, 122. 

 t Vol. II. p, 241, 



Certain 



