I 348 ] 



It was considered as one of the beft houfes in the principality, 

 becaufe there is a tradition that it was calculated to receive any of 

 the Royal Family, who might have occafion to go to Ireland k . 



As in the year 1 604 none of the blood Royal could probably 

 think of fuch a journey, it may rather be fuppofed that it was 

 deftiued for the reception of the Lords Deputies of Ireland, as it is 

 little out of the road to Holyhead, if at this time they did not go 

 from Chefter to Dublin. 



( v<>;'. : 'i(?:tt/iO j^jl^jQ -j'fifot • - '> 5a s sot aid ft* lOJi/J n&rli} smm. 1 .V ^forflydf 

 The late reverend Mr. Jones, vicar of Llanrwft, was fo obliging as- to 

 copy the above inscription, and to accompany it with the tranflation 

 here given. 



He alfo obferves, that this Welm compolition is a fort of gingle, for 

 which he knows no Engl'rfh name, or any flmilar metre. 



k A correfpondent of his fon Sir Richard Wynne fpeaks thus of Gwe- 

 dir, in 166 1. 



'* Deare Sir, 



" I Know not how in part to acquit myfelfe of the obligation you have 

 " layd on me, without giving my acknowledgement to your excellent 

 *' lady whom I have taken the boldnefs to viiit, and find her in the 

 " happy condition I defired, being very well, and upon inquiry, con- 

 " tinuing in the hopeful way you left her to increafe your family. 

 " Really upon my view and confideration of the feate of Gwidder, I 

 " conclude it to be the beft place in Wales, and inferiour to few in 

 " England, I need not urge thofe things to haften your returne ; but I 

 * mould judge very weakly of thofe that have fuch conveniencys, and 

 s< Will not tnjoy them, if not detained by very great confiderations. In 

 ** fine, I am in the buttery, juft taking leave, and drinking your health, 

 " bidding adieu to yourhoufe, and the like at this time to yourfelfe* 



Your moll humble fervant, 



Gv/y<io*er, this ^(h. May, 1661. it And obliged Cbfen, 



" Thomas Bulk el y." 

 [Prefent this to the Hon. Sir Richard Wynne, Bart.] 



" John Win ap Meredith dwellith at Gweder at two bows mots 

 " above Conwav town, on the ripe of Conway River : it is a praty place," 

 J el. Itin. vol. V. p. 40. Leland here moll evidently miftakes Conway 

 for Llanrwft. 



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