2l8 A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



for his acquittal. Henry made the at- 

 tempt penal, and the profecutor liable to 

 an imprifonment for two years, to pay 

 treble damages, and to pay befide a fine 

 and ranfom before he could be releafed.* 



The Welfli, who followed the plea- 

 fares of the chace with great avidity, had 

 feveral animals which were the objects of 

 their purfuit. Of thefe were, the flag; 

 the bear ; a fwarm of bees ; the falmon ; 

 T Dringbedydd; climbing animals, pro- 

 bably wild cats, martins, and fquirrels; 

 the cock of the wood ; the fox ; the hare ; 

 and the roe. Some of thefe come very 

 improperly under our idea of hunting; 

 yet were , comprehended in the code of 

 laws relative to the diverfion formed, 

 as is fuppofed, by Gryffydd ap Cynan. 



The method of hunting, was with ei- 

 ther hounds or greyhounds, which they 

 held in leafhes, and let flip at the ani- 



* Pennant, I. 389, 



K mals. 



