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John Anstiss, Esq., Garter," of a superstitious practice in Wales- 

 ** Being occasioned the last yere to travaile into mine owne native 

 countrye, in North Wales, and having taryed ther but a while, I 

 have harde by dyvers, of great and abbominable Idolatry 

 committed in that countrye, as that the People went On Pylgrym- 

 age to offer unto Idoles far and nere, yea, and that they do offer in 

 these Dales not only Money (and that liberally) but also Bullocks 

 unto Idoles. And having harde this of sundrye Persones while I 

 was there, — upon Whitsoundaye last, I went to the Place where it 

 was reported that Bullocks were offered, that I might be an Eye 

 Witnesse of the same. And upon Mondaye in Whitsonne Week 

 there was a yonge Man that was carried thither the Night 

 befor, with whome I had conference concerning the Maner of 

 the Offerings of Bullocks unto Saints, and the yonge man touled 

 me after the same Sort as I had hard of many before ; then dyd 

 I aske him whether was ther any to be offered that Daye ? He 

 answered that ther was One which he had brought to be offered : 

 I demanded of him where it was ? he answered, that it was in a 

 close harde by. And he called his Hoste to goe with him to see 

 the Bullocke, and as they went I followed them into the Close, 

 and the yonge Man drove the Bullocke befor him (beinge about 

 a yere oulde) and asked his Hoste what it was worth ? His 

 Hoste answered that it was worth aboute a Crowne, the yonge 

 Man said it was worth more, his Hoste answered and said that 

 upon Sonndaye [Note by Leland : By the which Words it is 

 manifest that there was another offered that Daye. ] was Senight 

 Mr. Viccar bought here a Bullocke about the Bigness of your 

 Bullocke for Sixteen Groats, therefor you are like to have no 

 more for yours ; then the yonge Man said. How shall I do for a 

 Eope against aven to tye the Bullocke with ? His Hoste 

 answered. We will provyde a Rope ; the yonge Man said againe, 

 Shall I dryve him into the Church-yarde ? His Hoste answered, 

 you maye ; then they drove the Bullocke before them toward the 

 Church-yarde : And as the Bullocke dyd enter throughe a litle 

 Porche into the Church-yarde, the yonge Man spake aloude, 

 The Halfe to God and to Beyno. Then dyd I aske his Hoste, 

 Why he said the Halfe and not the Whole? His Hoste 

 answered in the yonge man's hereing, He oweth me thother 

 Halfe. This was in the Parishe of Clynnog in the Bishopricke 



