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truly, as the people were fueh in thofe dayes there ; for John 

 Owen ap John ap Meredith, in his father's time, killed Howell 

 apMadoc Vaughan of Berkin, for noe other quarrell, but for the 

 maftery of the countrey, and for the firft good-morrow ; in which 

 tragedie Meredith had likely beene an actor, if he had lived there, 

 for the reafons aforefaid. He and his cofen the heire of Bron y 

 foci, were both out of the countrey, Morys ap John ap Meredith 

 and Owen ap John ap Meredith were alfo growne old men, foe 

 as there was none in the countrey, that durft ftrive with John 

 Owen ap John ap Meredith, but Howell ap Madoc Vaughan of 

 Berkin f , which colt him his life. 



Howell ap Madog Vaughan his grand mother, was Jevan ap 

 Robert ap Meredith his fifter, foe he was cofen german's fonne to 

 Meredith. John Owen that killed him was cofen german to my 

 grandmother, being the daughter of Morris ap John ap Meredith. 

 In refpecl of the feude of my grandfather he could not abide any 

 defended of Owen ap John ap Meredith, neither could me abide 

 any of his kindred of Berkin. I write it but to (hew the manifold 

 divifions in thofe days among foe private friends. 



Howell ap Madog Vaughan haveing moft valiantly fought out 

 with his people, received his deadly wound in the head. Being 

 downe, his mother being prefent, clapped her hand on his head, 

 meaning to ward the ftroke, and had halfe her hand and three 

 of her fingers cut off at the blowe. 



David Llwyd Gruffith Vychan, my uncle, told me, that his 

 father dwelling at Cumftrallyn in Evioneth, hearing of the affray, 

 but not of his cofen's death, (for Howell ap Madog Vychan out- 

 lived the fray certaine dayes), fent him, being a child, to fee how 

 his cofen did ; and he coming to Berkin found him layd in his 



f Berkin (or Aberkin) is fituated in the parifli of Llaniltindwy. 



bed, 



