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MEMORIALS OF RAY : 



They have a tradition in Wales about the puffins, that 

 they cannot fly if they be out of the sight of the sea- 

 water; their wings are very small, and yet they fly 

 swiftly, but seldom very high. Here we saw the sea- 

 swallow, [common tern, Sterna hirundo^ which is of an 

 ash colour on the back, white under the belly, hath a 

 black head and a forked tail {unde nomen.) The bill, 

 like that of the Lams cinereus [lesser black backed gull. 

 Lams fuscus.^ We saw another Lams, more black upon 

 the back, and that had yellow legs. 



Saturday, May the 31st, we rode to Harlech, passing 

 two fords, sixteen miles. Here are yet standing the walls 

 of an ancient and strong castle, built on an high rock 

 close by the sands ; also a great level, which they call the 

 marsh, which has doubtless been formerly gained from 

 the sea. Hereupon grows in plenty, Juncus acutus mari- 

 timus sive capitulus Sor^hi C.B. \Juncus acutus, Linn.,] of 

 which I suspect Phyt. Brit, makes three plants. This is 

 a miserable poor town, yet is governed by a mayor, two 

 bailifis, and a recorder. Near Pen-morrun Sir John 

 Owen has an house. 



Monday, June the 2nd, we rode to Aberdovy, seven- 

 teen miles, over marsh land and sand. At Aberdovy 

 lives the lady Lloyd, who informed me that Bubia tincto- 

 mm [Bubia jperegrina. Linn.] was found growing wild 

 on the rocks there by Dr. Bowles ; but we had no time 

 to search for it. I found a little sort of rushgrass upon 

 the rock. 



Tuesday, June the 3d, we travelled over the sands, and 

 so came round about by Talabont, to the silver mills, and 

 viewed the mint at Talabont, and took as exact a descrip- 

 tion as we could of the silver works. 



Wednesday, June the 4th, we rode to the top of 

 Plimllimmon Hill, and thence to Llanbadern, seventeen 

 miles. 



Thursday, June the 5th, we went on to Cardigan, where 

 there is a priory near the church. By the way we saw 

 the place where stood a castle called Christmas Castle, 

 because it was begun to be built in the christmas holy- 



