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Cornwall, who married Gwen, sister of S. Non, and daughter of 

 S. Anna, who married Gynyr of Caer Gawch. Their son was S. 

 Ouby. Another son was Oado, Duke of Cornwall, who has been 

 laid hold of by Geoffrey of Monmouth, and much romantic 

 fiction attaches to him. Another son was S. Cyngar or Docwin, 

 whose foundation is S. Kew, one of the finest churches in North 

 Cornwall. 



Then we come to Constantino II, King of Cornwall, and 

 Geraint II, King of Devon. They were probably, but not 

 certainly, sons of Cado. Constantino is rather famous. He led 

 a very unruly life, and slew before the altar two princes, sons 

 of Modred, who had joined the Saxons to fight against the 

 Britons. They richly deserved their fate, but Gildas — that ill 

 bird who fouled his own nest — inveighed against Constantino 

 because he had invaded sanctuary. The King was converted 

 about 589, became a disciple at S. David's, and died in Scotland 

 in 600. Geraint II of Devon in 547 received a letter from S. 

 Aldhelm, urging him to abolish Celtic peculiarities in his realm 

 and conform to the Eoman Easter and Eoman tonsure. From 

 him probably descended Geraint III, who was defeated at 

 Taunton in 705. 



After that we hear of no more princes, except Domongart, 

 drowned in 872, and Hoel, who submitted to Athelstan in 926. 



I have detained you so long that I have not the courage to 

 speak further relative to the religious character of our old 

 Cornish Saints. That I must reserve for another address. 



I think that it is not possible for anyone from these parts 

 who is acquainted with the past history of the old kingdom of 

 Dyfnaint and its princes and saints, not to feel a thrill of joy as 

 he wanders in Brittany and Wales. He is walking on soil 

 associated very intimately with the past of his own land. 



Last summer I was in South Wales. I had seen where old 

 Gwynllyw of Wentloog had built his church of wattle and dab, 

 and whence had started Cadoc, and Gluvias, and Petrock. I 

 saw the Lis or court of old King Brychan, from whose loins 

 issued the colony that descended on north-east Cornwall, and 

 called the churches there after their own names. I had visited 

 8. David's church and the bubbling well of Nonn, near which 



