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1 never faw any thing that ftruck me more 

 than the firft view of Conway Caftle, to which -V" 

 we foon came, after patting this mountain. It 

 was built by Edward the Firft, in much the 

 fame ftile with that of Carnarvon ; but flronger 

 and more regular, The iituation is noble, and 

 it (lands upon a rock of confiderable height; 

 inftead of a ditch, three fides of it are defended 

 by an arm of the fea, and four turrets, that 

 fife above the towers, befides two others at 

 .one end, Handing below the others, about the 

 middle of the rock, that overcharges the fea. 

 The walls between are battlements, and look; 

 very ftrong; they are, in fome places, fourteen 

 :or fifteen feet thick, in none lefs than twelve. 

 The whole together hath the grandeft appear* 

 ance of any building I ever beheld, efpecially 

 as the walls of the town, which are built like 

 thofe of Carnarvon, but with bolder and 

 handfomer towers, appear right in one view 

 to the eye with the caftle, when you firft ap- 

 proach it. All the outfide remains, except 

 one tower, as in the time of Edward the Firft; 

 and that was not demolished, either with bat- 

 tering engines, or with cannons, but by the 

 people of the place taking ftones from the 

 foundation, for their own ufe, whenever they 

 pleafed; the confequence of which was. the 

 .greateft part of the tower fell into the fea; but 



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