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A95583	A short relation of a long iourney, made round or ovall by encompassing the principalitie of Wales, from London, through and by the counties of Middlesex and Buckingham, Berks, Oxonia, Warwick, Stafford, Chester, Flint, Denbigh, Anglesey, Carnarvan, Merioneth, Cardigan, Pembrooke, Caermarden, Glamorgan, Monmouth, Glocester, &c. This painfull circuit began on Tuesday the 13 of July last, 1652. and was ended (or both ends brought together) on Tuesday the 7. of September following, being near 600. miles. Whereunto is annexed an epitome of the famous history of Wales. / Performed by the riding, going, crawling, running, and writing of John Taylor, dwelling at the sign of the Poets Head, in Phenix Alley, near the midle of Long Aker or Covent Garden.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1653 (1653)	Wing T512; Thomason E1432_2; ESTC R209533	21,036	48

after Howell entred England with an Army in which war he was slaine valiantly fighting in the yeare 984. to whom succeeded his Brother Cadwallon the 11. Prince he first warred against Jonavall the son of Meric whose eyes Howell had caused to be put out who by right was right Lord of all Wales In the end Jonavall was slain by Cadwalhon and the next year after Cadwalhon himselfe was kill'd by Meredith the son of Owen Prince of South-Wales Anno 985. The 12. King or Prince was Meredith ap Owen or the son of Owen which Owen was son to Howell Dha before mentioned he began in the yeare 986. and had a most troublesome Government for the Danes again wasted Anglesey They took Prisoner Lhywach Brother to Prince Meredith and put his eyes out and the Danes tooke 2000 Prisoners and either carried them away or put them to ransome and in the yeare 98. the Danes came againe and spoyled St. Davids Lhandydoch Llanbadarne Llanristed and all Religious Places of Devotion that their heathenish power could master In these troubles Prince Meredith was forced to give those miscreant Danes a peny a Head for every man that was then alive in all his Dominions which payment was called the Black Armies Tribute about this time all South-Wales was over-ran by the English and to fill the measure of the Affliction in Wales Meredith made mighty havock in Glamorgan-shire So that there was not any place in Wales free from the fury of fire and sword But to make the measure of misery heap and run over the Danes came once more and made a prey of the Isle of Anglesey with which continuall troubles Meredith being overladen and wearied resigned his Princely Authority to Edwal ap Meric ap Meredith or his own Grandchild Meredith died 998. Edwal the 13. Prince of North-Wales was scarce warm in his seat but Meredith sought and fought for re-possession and after much bloudshed lost his labour Then the Danes came again and spoiled much in North-Wales and the Prince valiantly fighting was slain and the same Danes came again to S. Davids ransack'd it and spoiled all the Countrey The 14. King was Aedan ap Belgored he fought for the Principality with Conan the son of Howell and slew him in the year 1003. About this time the Danes spoiled many places in West-Wales and in this Princes Raigne all the Danes in England were slaine in one night and Anno 1015. Prince Aedon was slain by his successor Lhewelyn ap Sitsylht after he had kill'd Aedan was the 15. Prince he had a peacefull and plentifull beginning till a low born Scot whose name was Runne faigned himselfe to be the sonne of Meredith ap Owen before named But Lhewelyn met him and fought with him and in the end made Runne run till at last he killed him And after that this Prince was slaine by Howell and Meredith the sons of Edwal 1026. The 16. Prince was Jago or James the son of Edwal he rained over North-Wales and Rytherch ap Jestin swayed in South-Wales 1031. But by continuall contention betwixt the Grandchildren of Howell Dha Rytherch Prince of South-Wales was slain by the English and then arose new Wars in NorthWales for Griffith ap Lbewelyn ap Sytylth war'd against Jago slew him and possest the Principality Anno 1037. Griffith ap Lhewelyn was the 17. Prince of North-Wales he overcame both the English and the Danes when they would have invaded his Land in Anno 1038. He had much trouble with Prince Howell of South-Wales but in the end he overcame him and possest his Principallity after this Griffith was treacherously taken by Conan the Son of Jago and as Conan was carrying him away towards some Irish Ships the Country arose up speedily and happily and after a sharpe fight redeemed their Prince Griffith and Conan was forced to flie for his life After that the Prince had another great fight with Howell ap Edwin which Howell was joyn'd with the Danes and English and in a bloudy battle the English and Danes were overthrown that very few escaped Howell was slain Prince Griffith victorious but peace lasted not three Months but Ritherich and Rees two of Jestins Sons made War upon Griffith and after a cruel fight all day the darke night parted them that both Armies returned with great losse to their homes About this time there raigned in Scotland a bloudy usurping Tyrant named Mackbeth hee caused a Lord one Bancho to bee murthered whose Son named Fleance escaped and fled into Wales and was courteously entertained with love and welcome to Prince Griffith Griffith had a bountifull Daughter with whom Fleance grew to be so familiar that he got her with child for which the offended Prince caused the head of Fleance to be strooke off and in rage cast off his Daughter who was in short time delivered of a Male Child named Walter This Walter grew to be a tall goodly Gentleman to whom few or scarce one was comparable for strength feature valour agillity and affability And when one in derision called him Bastard he killed him and fled into Scotland in the yeare 1052 and in the Raign of Robert Bruise King of Scots then with which King the said Walter won such favour for some gallant services which he had done that with love and honour he was made Lord Stuart or Steward of Scotland and receiver of the Kings whole Revenue and from that Office did come the name of Steward now called Stuart of which Sirname many Kings Princes Lords and Gentlemen have been and are descended Griffith ap Ritherch ap Jestin made hot War against Griffith ap Lhewelyn but Lhewelyn overcame and slew him 1054. then he made an inrode into England and with the ayd of Algar Earle of Chester hee spoyled all Hereford shire and burnt the City of Hereford to ashes and returned with much spoyle But in the conclusion the Danes were ayded by Harrold King of England and assisted by some perfidious Welsh Lords they entred Wales with great Forces at which time this Noble Prince Griffith ap Lhewelyn was treacherously murdered by his own men and his head presented to Harrold King of England Thus this gallant Griffith liv'd beloved and dy'd lamented when hee had governed 34 years Blethyn and Rywalhon were the Sonnes of Conum and Brothers by the Mothers side to Griffith ap Lhewelyn in the Raign of these two William Surnamed the Conquerour came into England Anno 1066. and in 1068. two Sons of Griffith ap Lhewelyn did raise War against Blethyn Rywalhon their names were Meredith and Ithell in these Wars Fortune playd a Game at Crosse Ruffe for Ithell was slain on the one side and Rywalhon on the other Meredith fled and Blethin was Master of all Wales Shortly after the Normans spoyled Cardigan and a great part of West-Wales and in the year 1073. Blethin was traiterously murdered by Rees ap Owen ap Edwin This Blethin was the 18. Prince who left four Sons But