t 388 1 



The widdow of Robert ap Meredith married Meredd* ap Rhys 

 ap Jevan Llwyd of Vchaf without the confent of her allie John 

 ap Meredith, and foe was faigne to flie the day (he was married 

 to her huiband's houfe before fhe dined, foure and twentie miles 

 off, and that of rough way. 



At this time, or near about it, fell a diilike and variance be- 

 tweene Will' Gruffith, Efq. Chamberlaine of North Wales, and 

 John ap Meredith, who at that time bare chief rule and credit 

 in the quarters where he dwelled : the one by reafon of his au- 

 thoritie (which in thofe dayes was greate to them who held that 

 roome d ) expecting that all mould reverence and obey him, the 

 other in regard of his defcent, kindred and abilitie in his coun- 

 trey, acknowledgeing none but his Prince his fuperior. Here- 

 hence grew the debate, 



— nec Cafar ferre majorem % 

 Pompelufve parem, — 



which continued long. To John ap Meredith his kindred and 

 friends clave like burres, foe that then it began to be a pro- 

 verbe, or a phrafe, to call the fepte f and family of Owen Gwy- 

 nedd, Tylwyth Sion ap Meredith-, which Englifhed is " the kin* 

 " dred of John ap Meredith." This beginning of divifion how- 



d Roome is here ufed in the fame fenfe with place or office. Thus we 

 find in Rymer, vol. vi. p.iv. p. 69. agrantof (^Elizabeth, anno 1559, 

 of the office or Roome of reading the Civile Lectures in the univerfky of 

 Oxford. As alfo ibid. p. 154 anno 1 559, of the Roome or office of Chief 

 Matter of our games, paftimes, and lports, ibid. p. 155. See likewife 

 afterwards a grant to Roger Aikam of the Room or office of Yeoman of 

 our bears. Ibid. - 



e This is printed as it ftands in the MS. though it may ihew the au- 

 thor was not very accurate in his Latin profody. 



f This word is frequently applied by Spenfer, and Sir John Davis, to 

 the Irilh families and clans. 



ever 



