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kind of of people were flowed in the day time in chambers in 

 theire houfes, and in the night they went to the next wine-houfe 

 that belonged to the gentleman, or to his tenants houfes not 

 farre off, to make merrie and to wench. Meredith ap Howell ap 

 Moris, in thofe days chief and leader of the feci: of the Kyffins, 

 was a kinne to Jevan ap Robert, and in league with him, to 

 whome he fent to deiire him, to draw him a draught to catch 

 thofe murtherers ; who fent him word, that he mould come pri- 

 vately into Chirkeland only accompanied but with fix, and he 

 made noe doubt to deliver the murtherers into his hands. As 

 Jevan ap Robert was in his way going thither, palling by Ty yn. 

 Rhos% being a winehoufe, {landing in Penrhyn Deydraetb, 

 Howell ap Rys ap Howell Vychan's wife, being in the houfe, 

 faid to the people that were with her, Yonder goeth Jevan ap 

 Robert, Hzvyr y dial ef ei dadmaeth, which is as much as to fay, 

 " that he would not in hafte be revenged of the wronge done to 

 " his fofter." Being come to Chirkeland, he abode there many 

 dayes in fecret and unfeene, fleeping in the day, and watching all 

 night. In the end, with the helpe of his friends, he caught the 

 two mutherers, whom he had no fooner in hand, but the crie 

 did rife, The Trevors to their friends, and the Kyffims to their 

 leaders. To the latter of thefe cries Meredith ap Howell ap Moris 

 reforted, who told Jevan ap Robert that it was impoffible for 

 him to carry them out of the country to any place to have judi- 

 cial! proceeding againfl them, by reafon that the fadtion of the 

 Trevors would lay the way and narrow panages of the countrie ; 

 and if they were brought to Chirke callle gate to receive the triall 

 of the countrie lawes, it was lawfull for the offender's friends, 

 whoioever they were, to bring 5. for every man for a fine to 



a Ty yn Rbos } fignifies the houfc in the rough common. 



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