By W. Jerome Harrison, F.G.S. 



117 



1887. Edited by Dr. Aldis Wright for Eolls Series (No. 86) ; two 

 vols., 8vo. : London. 



This "metrical chronicle " of 12,049 lines is chiefly taken from Geoffrey of 

 Monmouth. For Stonehenge, in the edition of 1810, see Vol. I., pp. 7 ; 

 144—149; 154; and 224: and in the Eolls Series, I., 11; 221—227; 

 245; 325 : and II., 780. 



Roberts, Rev. Peter [1760 — 1819] : Welsh antiquary. 

 1803. Eaely History of the Cymry, etc. ; 8vo., 158 pp., with 

 index 4 pp. : London. 



Stonehenge was built by Dyfnwal Moelmud, who began to reign B.C. 400 ; 

 for Tysilio says that " temples were built by this prince." See pp. 85, 154. 



1811. Chronicle of the Kings of Britain [Translated 



from the Welsh copy attributed to Tysilio] ; 4to. ; lxxiv., 377 : 

 London. 



On pp. 126 — 133 gives a version of Geoffrey of Monmouth's story about the 

 removal of the stones of Stonehenge from Ireland to their present position, 

 by the magic art\>f " Merddyn." 



1815. Cambrian Popular Antiquities ; 8vo., viii., 353 ; 



with ten coloured plates : London. 



Stonehenge was one of the appointed places for legislative assembly as well 

 as a Druidical temple. Merlin brought from Killara in Meath the " fatal 

 stone on which the Irish Kings were crowned," and added it to the already 

 existing temple on Salisbury Plain (pp. 69 — 73, etc.). 



Robertson, Arch. 1792. Topog. Survey of Great Eoad 

 from London to Bath, etc.; two vols., 8vo., xvi., 154; with 

 thirty-three plates ; and viii., 190; with thirty-two plates : London. 

 Describes Stonehenge (quoting from Gough) ; and gives a (very poor) plate 

 of the monument ; see II., 93 — 99. 



Roger Of Wendover [d. 1236]: Chronicler ; monk of St. Allan's. 

 1235. Flores Historiarum [" Flowers of History "] : MS. 

 1842. Edited by Coxe for English Hist. Soc. 

 1849. Edited by Giles [Bonn's Series] : two vols., 8vo. : London. 

 Another version of some of Geoffrey of Monmouth's legends. In Vol. I., 

 p. 12 (Bohn) the story of the massacre of four hundred and sixty British 

 chiefs by Hengist " at the village of Ambrius " is told; and on pp. 22 — 24 

 Geoffrey's tale about Merlin and the " Giant's Dance " is repeated. See 

 also p. 28. 



The edition of the " Flores " in the Eolls Series includes the latter portion 

 only — from 1154 A.D. 



