light of antiquitie by their fonges and writinges z . From the 

 reigne of Edward the Firft to Henry the Fourth, there is there- 

 fore noe certainty, or very little, of things done, other than 

 what is to be found in the Princes records, which now % by tof- 

 finge the fame from the Exchequer at Carnarvon to the Tower, 

 and to the offices in the Exchequer at London, as alfoe by ill keep- 

 ing and ordering of late dayes, are become a chaos and confufion 

 from a total neglect of method and order, as would be needful 

 for him who would be afcertained of the truth of things done 

 from time to time. I have, to my chardge, done what I could, 

 but for my travell have reaped little or nothing, as you fee, 



You mall finde in the miniilers accompt, in Henry the Fourth 

 His time, Robert ap Meredith, farmour of Dolbenman b , the 

 King's weare of AbCrglafiyn c , the mill of Dwyfor, and of other 

 the King's thinges about his dwelling. 



Jevan the fonne of Robert ap Meredith being a child of tender 

 age, on the death of his father, was in the tuition of his cofen 

 german's fonne, John ap Meredith ap Jevan, his next kinfman, 

 who crofTe maried him and his lifter with Howell ap Rhys ap 

 Howell Vaughan of the houfe of Bron y foel in Evioneth. This 

 family, in thofe dayes was of greate pofleffions and abilitie, and 

 was then accounted the chief houfe defcended from Collwyn, 

 whereof there be many of great account in that countrie. 



z See a commiilion, in the time of Elizabeth, to fettle who were 

 real bards or otherwife, prefixed to Evans's Specimens of Welih 

 Poetry. 



a It Ihould feem, from this, that thefe records were removed from 

 Carnarvon near the time when the author wrote. 



b Dolbenman is a village in Carnarvqnmire, not far from Penmorva, 

 the fkuation of which hath been before defcribed. 



c There is a famous fdmon-leap at Aberglaflyn in Carnarvonshire, 

 about a mile from the mouth of the river of that name, which divides 

 Merionethshire from that county. 



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