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44 had knowne there as greate a fmoake in that hall upon a Chrift- 

 4 ' mas even." In the end, feeing the houfe could noe longer de- 

 fend them, being overlayed with a multitude, upon parley be- 

 tweene them, Howell ap Rys was content to yeald himfelfe pri- 

 foner to Morris ap John ap Meredith, John ap Meredith's eldeft 

 fonne, foe as he would fweare unto him to bring him fafe to 

 Carnarvon caftle, to abide the triall of the law, for the death of 

 Gruff' ap John ap Gronw, who was cofen german removed, to 

 the faid Howell ap Rys and of the very fame houfe he was of. 

 Which Morris ap John ap Meredith undertaking, olid put a guard 

 about the faid Howell of his truftieft friends and fervants, who 

 kept and defended him from the rage of the kindred, and efpe- 

 cially of Owen ap John ap Meredith his brother, who was very 

 eager againft him. They paffed by leifure thence, like a camp % 

 to Carnarvon; the whole countrie being affembled, Howe!', 

 friends pofted a horfe-backe from one place or other by the wa 

 who brought word that he was come thither fafe, for they were 

 in great fear left he fhould be murthered, and that Morris ap 

 John ap Meredith could not be able to defend him, neither durft 

 any of Howell's friends be there for feare of the kindred. In the 

 end, being delivered by Morris ap John ap Meredith to the con> 

 ftable of Carnarvon-caftle, and there kept fafely in ward untill 

 the affiles ; it fell out by law, that the burning of Howell's houfes 

 and affaulting him in his owne houfe, was a more haynous offence 

 in Morris ap John ap Meredith and the reft, than the death c . 

 Gruff' ap John ap Gronw in Howell ap Rys, who did it in hh 

 owne defence ; whereupon Morris ap John ap Meredith, with 

 thirty-five more, were indicted of felon ie, as appeareth by the 

 copie of the indictment, which I had from the records. 



m i. e. Like an army, which makes regular encampments during their 

 march. 



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