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under his protection and received into grace, as may appeare by 

 the Earle's deed under his hand and feale ; the like he did not 

 graunt to any in North Wales, as farre as I can heare. 



The begining of the quarell and imkindnefs between Jevan ap 

 Robert and Howell ap Rys ap Howell Vaughan grew in this fort. 

 Jevan ap Robert, after his filler's death, upon fome miflike, left 

 the company of Howel ap Rys, and accompanied John ap Mere- 

 dith his nephew, and his children, who were at continuall bate 

 with Howell ap Rys. The fafhion was, in thofe days, that the 

 gentlemen and their retainers met commonly every day to fhoote 

 matches and mafteries : there was noe gentleman of worth in the 

 countrey, but had a wine cellar of his owne, which wine was 

 fold to his profit ; thither came his friends to meete him, and 

 there fpent the clay in mooting, wreftling, throwing the fledge, 

 and other actes of aclivitie, and drinkeing very moderately withall, 

 not according to the healthing % and gluttonous manner of our 

 dayes. 



Howell ap Rys ap Howell did draw a draught ' upon Jevan ap 

 Robert ap Meredith, and fent a brother of his to lodge over night 

 at Kefelgyfarch, to underftand which way Jevan ap Robert ap 

 Meredith meant to goe the next day, who was determined to 

 fhoote a match with John ap Meredith's children at Llanvihangel 

 y Pennant u , not farre from John ap Meredith's houfe. This 

 being underftood, the fpie, Howell ap Rees, his brother, flips 

 away the night to his brother, and lets him know where he 

 fhould lay for him. Now had Howell ap Rys provided a 



s i. e. Drinking of healths. 



1 This is a phrafe frequently ufed by the author, and imports drawing 

 a plan, or fettling a fcheme. 



u This parifla is very near to Beddcelert. All this part of the country 

 is very mountainous, and therefore very proper for ambuicades. 



F f f 2 butcher 



