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last_o that_o hold_v it_o all_o entire_a be_v meredyth_n ap_fw-mi blethyn_n who_o follow_v the_o ill_a example_n of_o roderick_n mawr_z divide_v it_o betwixt_o madoc_n and_o gryffith_n his_o two_o son_n of_o which_o maâ—eâ—_n die_v at_o wiâ—chestâ—r_n anno_fw-la 1160_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o his_o part_n hereof_o depend_v after_o his_o decease_n on_o the_o fortune_n of_o guinedâ—h_n and_o gryffith_n be_v by_o henry_n the_o first_o make_v lord_n of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o stile_n of_o prince_n leave_v off_o as_o too_o high_a and_o lofty_a in_o his_o race_n it_o continue_v till_o the_o time_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o to_o who_o at_o a_o parliament_n hold_v in_o shâ—ewsbury_n owen_n ap_fw-mi gâ—yffiâ—â—h_fw-mi the_o five_o from_o gryâ—â—ith_n ap_fw-mi meredith_n before_o mention_v surrender_v his_o place_n and_o title_n and_o receive_v they_o of_o the_o king_n again_o to_o be_v hold_v in_o capite_fw-la and_o free_a baronage_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o england_n avis_n or_o hawis_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o this_o owen_n ap_fw-mi gryffith_n be_v marry_v unto_o john_n charlâ—ton_n valect_n or_o gentleman_n of_o the_o privy_a chamber_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o by_o who_o in_o right_a of_o his_o wife_n he_o be_v make_v lord_n powis_n edward_n the_o five_o also_o of_o this_o line_n of_o the_o charleton_n be_v the_o last_o of_o that_o house_n his_o daughter_n jâ—ne_n convey_v the_o estate_n and_o title_n to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o greye_n and_o of_o they_o also_o five_o enjoy_v it_o the_o last_o lord_n powis_n of_o the_o line_n or_o race_n of_o mervyn_n be_v edward_n grey_n who_o die_v in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o grand_a father_n and_o so_o the_o title_n lie_v extinct_a until_o revive_v again_o in_o the_o person_n of_o sir_n william_n herbert_n of_o red-castle_n descend_v from_o the_o epirote_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n create_v lord_n powy_n by_o k._n charles_n the_o first_o anno_fw-la 1629._o the_o arm_n of_o the_o 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