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He was a moft goodly man of perfonage, of greate ftature V 

 (as may appeare by the Welfh fonges made unto him), and moft 

 valiant withall. Befides the tnrmoyles abroad, he fuftayned 

 deadly feud (as the northerne man termethj} at home in his doore u , 

 a warre more dangerous than the other. 



His fifter, having been married to Howell ap Rys, died within 

 few years after the marriage, leaveing noe hTue male : and Howell 

 ap Rys maried Tudur ap Gruff' ap Einion's daughter of Ardydwy 

 a courageous ftirring woman, who never gave over to make de- 

 bate betweene her hufband and his next neighbour and brother- 

 in-law, my anceftor. Many bickerings paffed betweene them, 

 either makeing as many friends as he could, and many men were 

 flayne, but commonly the loflTe fell on Howell ap Rys his ride. 



David ap Jenkin being a neare kinfman to Howell ap Rhys, 

 and then an outlaw, a man of greate valour, came to aide his 

 cofen againft my anceftor, but prevailed not, though they came 

 upon the fuddaine on my anceftor' s houfe, and whilft he was from 

 home. Thereupon (as we have it by credible tradition) David 

 ap Jenkin wifhed his cofen to keepe friendfhip with his brother* 

 in-law, for, faid he, I will not come with thee to invade this 

 man's houfe when he is at home, fince I finde fuch hot refiftance 

 in his abfence. 



This woman x caufed the parfon of Llanwrothen ? to be mur- 

 thered, beaufe he had foftered z to my anceftor ; but God fb 



wrought, 



1 i. e. Jevan ap Robert. See before, P. 



u A mode of expreflion which feems to explain itfelf. 



x The fecond wife of Howell ap Rhys, before mentioned. P. 



t Llanwrothen is a partfh in Merionethlhire, which borders upon 

 Traethmawr fands. 



z The flrong connexion and afFe6tion between the Fofter-father and 

 fon feems to be now much dropped in Wales : it continues however in 



full 



