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This Brychan was a cousin or close kinsman of Cado, Duke 

 of Cornwall, 



It is quite possible to distinguish one Brychan from another. 

 Their stories do not actually cross or overlap. 



In addition to the fragment preserved by William of 

 Worcester, we have the Cognacio Brychani printed in the 

 "Lives of the Cambro-British Saints," from a MS of about 900. 

 The story in that is different. 



Tewdrig, Prince of Garth Madrin, established himself at 

 Bryn Gwyn, near Brecknock. As his daughter Marchell felt 

 the cold, he thought of providing her with a fur coat, but being 

 of a frugal mind, he considered that by marrying her to an 

 Irish Prince she could have the peltry at no cost to himself, 

 accordingly he sent her with three hundred men to Aulac 

 Goronog, King in that Country, "who" he said "will marry 

 thee." 



On the way she lost two hundred of her escort, but arrived 

 safely at the court of Aulac, who received her "with much 

 dancing and joy." 



We hear no more of the fur coat, but Aulac proceeded to 

 make Marchell his wife, and then to descend upon and 

 appropriate that portion of Cambria, of which she was heiress. 

 Prom them issued Brychan. 



Brychan he gave, when four years old, to be educated by 

 Drichan. When the tutor was old, and Brychan was aged 

 seven, Drichan said to the boy " bring my lance to me :" which 

 I suppose means that he then invested him with weapons of 

 war. Drichan became blind, nevertheless he could see into 

 futurity, and he blessed his pupil, and gave him a beech tree 

 growing by a river side, in which bees made honey, and he 

 said: — " Go, I give thee this tree full of bees and honey, and 

 also of gold and silver, and may the grace of God, and his love 

 remain with thee, here and hereafter." 



Then Aulach sent Brychan to the King of Powys where, by 

 Ms daughter, he became father of Cynog. Then ensue the names 

 of the sons and daughters of Brychan, about whom more 

 presently. 



