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A33602	The history of Wales comprehending the lives and succession of the princes of Wales, from Cadwalader the last king, to Lhewelyn the last prince of British blood with a short account of the affairs of Wales under the kings of England / written originally in British, by Caradoc of Lhancarvan ; and formerly published in English by Dr. Powel ; now newly augmented and improved by W. Wynne ...; Historie of Cambria	Caradoc, of Llancarvan, d. 1147?; Powell, David, 1552?-1598.; Wynne, W. (William), 1649 or 50-1711?	1697 (1697)	Wing C488; ESTC R12980	312,583	490

Death 〈◊〉 Edward to secure the Kingdom of England for h● 〈◊〉 was honourably dismissed Upon his return to England by the persuasions of Caradoc the Son of ●ruffydh ap Rytherch himself with his Brother Tosty ●iled a great Army and entred into South-Wales ●hich they destroyed after that manner that the Welch were glad to deliver up Hostages for the ●ayment of the antient Tribute which afore-time ●hey were used to pay Gruffydh hearing of the In●lencies of the English in South Wales made all pos●●ble haste and preparation to oppose them but all 〈◊〉 no purpose Harold having already treacherously ●●ed some of Gruffydh's nearest Friends to Murder 〈◊〉 who watching their opportunity executed their ●icked Design and brought his Head to Harold Gruffydh being dead Harold by King Edward's Orders ●●pointed Meredith Son of Owen ap Edwyn Prince 〈◊〉 South Wales and the Government of North-Wales 〈◊〉 Blethyn and Rywa●hon the Sons of Co●fyn Brothers 〈◊〉 the Mother side to Prince Gruffydh and who pro●ably for the desire of Rule were accessary to the Murder of that Noble Prince This Gruffydh ap Lhe●●●yn enjoyed the Principality of Wales for the space of thirty four years a Prince of incomparable Ver●●● both Wise and Valiant Beloved of his Subjects ●nd Formidable to his Enemies in all his Actions he ●ehaved himself Great and Princely and having Demanded his Country so bravely against all Foreign Opposition he was far unworthy of that treacherous ●nd cruel Death which his unkind Subjects and un●atural Friends bestowed upon him He left Issue ●ut ●●e Daughter called Nest abused first by Flea●ce ●on of B●ncho and afterwards married to Trahaern ●p Caradoc Prince of North-Wales Blethyn and Rywalhon AFter the deplorable Murder of Prince Gruffy●● Meredith the Son of Owen ap Edwyn who a●cording to some was Son to Howel Dha did take 〈◊〉 on him as 't is said the Government of South-Wa●●● and Blethyn and Rywalhon the Sons of Confyn h●● Brothers to Gruffydh as descended from Augbo● Daughter to Meredith sometime Prince of Wal●● entered upon the Principality of North-Wales C●●●● the Son Iago ap Edwal the right Heir to that Cro●● being then with his Father-in-Law in Ireland T●● partition of Wales fell much short of the expectation of Caradoc ap Gruffydh ap Rytherch who b●ing the chief promoter of Harold's making an ●●pedition against Gruffydh ap Lhewolyn made no q●stion to attain to the Government of South-Wales ●●case Gruffydh got the worse But it happened othe●wise Harold being sensible of Caradoc's Subtilty a●● Knavery and doubting whether if he was ma●● Prince of South-Wales he could obtain a certain Lo●●●ship nigh Hereford which he had a longing mind● made a Composition with Meredith ap Owen for 〈◊〉 said Lordship and created him Prince of South-Wal●● and on the contrary banished Caradoc out of 〈◊〉 Country Harold having obtained his Request bu● a very magnificent House at a place called Portas●● in Monmouth-shire and storing it with great qua●tity of Provision splendidly entertained the King who honoured him with a Visit This was by a means pleasing to Tofty to see his younger Brother in greater Esteem and Favour with the King th●● himself and having concealed his displeasure for 〈◊〉 time could not forbear at length but discover 〈◊〉 grievance For one day at Windsor while Har●● reached the Cup to King Edward Tosty ready to bur● for Envy that his Brother was so much respected beyond himself could not refrain to run furiously upon him and pulling him by the Hair dragged him to the Ground for which unmannerly Action the King forbad him the Court But he with continued Rancour and Malice rides to Hereford where Harold had many Servants preparing an Entertainment for the King and setting upon them with his Followers ●●opped off the Hands and Legs of some the Arms and Heads of others and threw them into the Buts of Wine and other Liquors which were put in for the King 's drinking and at his departure charged the Servants to acquaint him That of other fresh Meats he might carry with him what he pleased but for ●ince he should find plenty provided ready for him for which barbarous Offence the King pronounced a Sentence of perpetual Banishment upon him But Saradoc ap Gruffydh gave a finishing stroak to Harold's House and the King's Entertainment at Portascyth for coming thither shortly after Tosty's departure to be revenged upon Harold he killed all the Work-men and Labourers with all the Servants he could find and utterly defacing the Building carried away all the Costly Materials which with great Charges and Ex●ence had been brought thither to beautify and adorn the Structure Soon after which the Northumbrians who could not endure the Insolencies of the two Brothers Harold and Tosty who bearing an uncontroul●ble sway in the Kingdom were used to practise most hellish Villanies to encompass any Man's Estate that displeased them in a Tumult at York beset the Palace of Tosty and having pillaged his Treasure ●●ew all his Family as well English-men as Danes Then adjoining to themselves the People of Lincoln Nottingham and Derby shire they elected Marcher the Son of Earl Algar their General to whom came his Brother Edwyn with a considerable number of Forces ●nd a great party of Welch men Then they marched in an hostile manner to Northampton where Harold met them being sent by the King to know their Demands to whom they laid open their Grievances and the Cruelty of Tosty's Government and at last with an absolute refusal of admitting him again desired that Marcher should be appointed Earl over them which the King upon the reasonable Complaints of Injuries done by Tosty easily granted and willingly confirmed Marcher's Title Whereupon they peaceably returned back to the North and the Welch with several Prisoners and other Booties got in this Expedition returned to Wales A.D. 1066 The year following King Edward died and was buried at Westminster being the last King of the Saxon Blood before the Conquest that Governed the Kingdom of England which from Cerdic King of the West-Saxons had continued 544 and from Egbert the first Monarch 171 Years Edward being dead the next debate was about an Election of a Successor Edgar Edeling being set up by some as lawful Heir to the Crown which Harold as being a Person of greater Power and Authority in the Kingdom much wealthier and better befriended presently thwarted and brought Matters so cunningly about that himself was chosen King without any regard observed to the Oath and Promise he had formerly made to William Duke of Normandy Duke William upon notice of Harold's advancement how that he had accepted of the Crown of England contrary to the Articles between them convened together his Nobles and laid before them the several Wrongs and Affronts be had received at the Hands of Harold as the Death of his Cosin Alfred the Banishment of Archbishop Robert Earl Odan and all the Normans and lastly the Breach of his Oath and

at Brentford and came to Kent in pursuit of ●nute who upon engaging was so shamefully defeat●d at first and his Men put to that terrible flight that ●ere wanted nothing of a full and absolute Victory ●●t the true Loyalty of the Traytor Edric who per●●iving the Victory to incline to Edmund and the ●anes like to receive their mortal and final Blow ●●yed aloud Fled Engle Fled Engle Edmund is dead ●nd thereupon fled with that part of the Army under ●●s command leaving the King over-power'd with ●umber By this Desertion the English were at the ●●st overthrown and a great number slain among ●hom were Duke Edmund Duke Alfric Duke God●yn and Vlfkettel the valiant Duke of the East-An●●es together with all the English Cavalry and a ●●eat part of the Nobility After this Victory Cnute ●arched triumphantly to London and was crowned King but Edmund preparing to try his Fortune in an●ther Field muster'd together all the Forces he could ●nd meeting with Cnute in Gloucestershire intended ●o give him battel But considering what cruel and ●nnatural Bloodshed had already happen'd both ge●erally agreed to put an end to this tedious Quarrel by ●●ngle Combat and the place being appointed Edmund ●nd Cnute fell to it very vigourously till at last Cnute ●erceiving it impracticable to vanquish a Man of Iron Sides laid down his Weapon moving this Composition to divide the Kingdom fairly betwixt them Edmund was not displeased at the Offer and therefore both Parties submitted to this Decision that Edmund should rule the West-Saxons and the South Cnute in Mercia and all the North and so they parted Friends Cnute moving to London and Edmund to Oxford But Edric was not pleased that Edmund should have any share at all of the Government and therefore he is resolved to conspire against his Life and to deliver the whole Kingdom of England into the hands of Cnute of whom he might reasonably expect for this and other traiterous Services a very ample and an answerable return This he committed to one of his own Sons to put in execution an 〈◊〉 of the old stock and one early versed in wicked and traiterous Designs who perceiving the King to go 〈◊〉 stool thrust up a sharp Knife up his Fundament 〈◊〉 which Wound he presently dyed Edric being quickly certified of the Fact posted it up to London and with great Joy and loud Acclamations came to Cnut● greeting him as sole King of England and withal telling him in what manner and by whose means h●● old Enemy King Edmund was assassinated and killed at Oxford Cnute though pleased at the death of Edmund was a Person of greater Honour than to commend so horrible a Deed though done to an Enemy and therefore told Edric that he would without fa●● take care to reward him as his Deserts required an● would advance him above all the Nobility of England which was quickly performed his Head being place● upon the highest Tower in London for a Terrour 〈◊〉 such villainous Traytors to their King Edric being thus deservedly disappointed of the mighty Though● he entertained of Greatness upon the Advancemen● of King Cnute this generous Dane scorned his Bas●ness and so having paid him a Traytors Reward caused Execution to be done upon all Edric's Compl●ces and those that consented to the base Murther o● that brave Prince King Edmund About the same time there happen'd no small Disturbance A.D. 1015 and Commotions in Wales Lhewelyn ap Sytsylht having for some Years sate still and quiet began now to bestir himself and having drawn all his Forces together marched against Aedan who ●orcibly and without any legal Pretence had entred upon and for all this time had kept himself in the Government of North-Wales Aedan would not easily ●eject himself from what had been so long in his possession to maintain which he gave Lhewelyn Battel But the day going against him himself with his four Sons were slain upon the spot upon which Lhewe●yn without any regard had to Iago the Son of Edwal the right Heir took upon himself the Title and Authority of Prince of all Wales His pretence to North-Wales was as being descended from Trawst Daugh●er to Elis second Son to Anarawd who was the eldest Son of Roderic the Great and to South Wales as having married Angharad the onely Daughter of Meredith Prince of South-Wales by virtue of which Pretensions he assumed to himself the Government of all Wales Lhewelyn ap Sitsylht LHewelyn having as is said taken upon him the general Government of Wales managed his Charge with such Prudence and Moderation that the Countrey in a short time became very flourishing and prosperous Peace and Tranquility being established produced plenty and increase of all things necessary to humane Subsistence For there was none that could ●ay any Claim or Pretence to either of the Principalities excepting Iago the Son of Edwal who was indeed lawful Heir of North-Wales but either too weak to withstand or unwilling to disturb Lhewelyn's Title he lay quiet for a time expecting a better opportunity to recover his Right In the mean time Cnute being crowned King of all England marrie● Emma the Widow of King Edelred and for the better securing the English Crown to himself and his Heirs he thought it expedient to dispatch Edmund and Edward the Sons of Ironside out of the way But lef● such an execrable Fact should seem too black to be done in England he sent the two Youths to Solom●n King of Hungary willing him to use some convenient opportunity to take away their Lives which seemed to Solomon so very unnatural that instead of complying with Cnute's Request he educated and brought them up as his own Children But Cnute imagined now that his Fear was over and his bus●ness effectually finished so that he could the more boldly demand of his Subjects what either his Necessity or Curiosity would prompt him to And reflecting with himself what excessive Expence he had been at in the Conquest of England was resolved that the English should repay him and therefore required a Subsidy of Seventy Two Thousand Pounds beside Eleven Thousand which the City of London contributed The same time Meyric the Son of Arthfael a Person of Quality in Wales rebelled and raised a● Army against Prince Lhewelyn who no sooner appeared in the Field to quell this male-contented General but manfully slew him with his own hand and easily discomfited his Followers The same time Cnute sailed over into Denmark and made War upon the Va●dals who for all that they had a greater Army 〈◊〉 the Field were overcome by the imcomparable Valour of Earl Godwyn for which famous Action Cnut● had the English in great esteem ever after A.D. 1020 But Lhewelyn Prince of Wales though he had lately quell'd the Rebels headed by Meyric was now to encounter with another Difficulty which seemed to threaten greater Disturbance and trouble to him For a certain Person of a mean Quality in Scotland coming to South-Wales assumed the