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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

make Warr against the Welsh Wales had ever been a free Countrey not subject to any Prince except their own they owed no Homage or Alegiance neither to England or to any other Crowne or State their Language Lawes and Customs were of their own institutions to which Lawes both Prince and people were subject they lived quietly upon their owne and they never went forth of their owne bounds to rob the English or to spoile and invade England or any other Nation Then the question is with much ease proposed and answered What cause did the Welsh give to the English to make Warre upon them to invade plunder spoile and kill the Answer is or may be Because the English were ambitious and covetous and also stronger then their Neighbours and being able and willing to do injury and oppress the Welsh they many times attempted to subject and conquer them and they on the other side did manfully resist and oppose their English Invadors as this brief Relation will truly declare and manifest Thus force resisted force the Saxons Danes English Irish and Flemmings all severally and sometimes joyned together to conquer and make prey and purchase of poor Wales they all striving to have the Goods and Lands that belonged not to them and the Welsh men with their best indeavours justly and valiantly holding their own They had kept their Country language 2700. years and the Historians Antiquaries and Gentry of that Nation did record their Laws Pedigrees and Genealogies with as much or more exact truth then many or any other Nations They had lived under their own Governours from the time of Heli the High Priest of the Jews 1800 years before Cadwallador who went to Rome and died there from which time the chief Rulers of Wales were sometimes stiled Kings sometimes Princes these were many times under one King or Prince of Northwales sometimes they had three Princes or Kings as North-Wales South-Wales and Powis Land These three Princes although they had many and mighty Enemies did often make Warre upon each other spoiling and harrasing their Countrey to the advantage of their Enemies and ruine of themselves But to proceed to the History In the yeare 688. Ivor a kinsman of Cadwalador was Prince some small time and hee also went to Rome and there ended his daies The Next Ivor Roderick Molwinnoc the second Prince of North-Wales rained 30 years he was Grandchild to Cadwallador a valiant man he died Anno 755. The third was Canon Tindaethwy a gallant Prince he Warr'd with good success against Offa King of Mercia who would have invaded North Wales but Canon did defend himselfe so stoutly that Offa with much loss retired the English at that time had not one foot of ground in Wales Anno 800. Mervin was the fourth King of North-Wales he married Esylht Daughter to Canon in his time Egbert King of the West Saxons invaded and spoyled Anglesey and Kenulph King of Mercia did much mischiefe in Powis Land whereby Mervin being overpowred was slaine valiantly fighting against the King of Mercia Anno 843. Roderick the second called the Great was the 5. King of North-Wales hee had much war with the English Mercians with various success but for the most part fortunate In his Raigne the Danes came and spoiled Anglesey against whom Prince Roderick manfully fighting was unfortunately slaine But some do write that he did beat the Danes out of Anglesey and slain afterwards in a Battell against the Englishmen Anno 876. when he had raigned with much love and honour 39 years The 6. King or Prince was Anarawd the son of Roderick and about that time of Anno 877. the Normans with their Duke Rollo invaded a great Province in France which from the name of Normans or Northern men is to this day called Normandy In the year of grace 878. the Danes and English men came with great powers against Wales between whom and the Welsh was then a bloudy battell near the water of Conwy where the Welsh had a mighty Victory which they called the Revenge for the death of Roderick Prince Anarawd died after much trouble in Anno 913. having Rained 34. years Seventhly or the 7. Prince was Edwal Voel the Danes spoyled Anglesey and the English burnt and spoiled Brecknock Athelstane King of England enforced the Welsh to pay him a yearly tribute of 20 pounds in Gold 300 pounds in silver and 200 Bieves or Cattell Afterwards Edwal Voel had raigned 25 years he and his Brother Else were both slaine fighting with the Danes Anno 938. The 8. Prince was Howell Dha he was a kinsman to Edwal Voel he was a Prince of South-wales but he afterwards had all Wales the English vexed him often and did much hurt but still Howel galantly resisted them and died much lamented in the year of Christ 948. The 9. were Jevas and Jago or James both Brethren and sons to Edwal Voel They had cruell wars with Owen and his Brethren the sons of Howel Dha in which Bickerings Owen with his Brothers were slaine About this time the Danes spoiled Anglesey and burnt Holy-head And also Wales was much troubled by Edgar King of England but it was agreed at last that the tribute of gold silver cattel which was laid on the Welsh Nation in Edwal Voels time after it had been paid near 13 years should be remitted and in lieu thereof the Princes of Wales were injoyned to pay a certaine number of Woolves heads for at that time four-leg'd Woolves did as much mischiefe amongst Beasts Sheep and Cattell as two-leg'd Woolves have done in these latter times amongst men and by the means of the yearly payment of the aforesaid Woolves heads there was not one of those ravenous beasts in three years payment to be found in all Wales or the Marches of England The Brethren the Princes fell our for Lordship and Love can brook no Rivalls or fellowship James imprisoned Jevaf a long time at which time the Danes entred Anglesey and did much spoile Howell the son of Jevaf made sharp war against his Unkle Jago or James and beat him and releast his Father after which he took his eldest Unkle Meric and put his eyes out but never restored his Father to his former estate but kept the Principality to himselfe This was about the yeare of our Lord 974. The 10. King or Prince of North-Wales or almost all Wales was Howell ap Jevaf or the son of Jevaf Anno 975. there was great wars and much bloudshed betwixt South and North-Wales but Howell took his Unkle James which had imprisoned his Father Jevaf and then possest all Wales in peace for a short while for the Danes brake in and spoiled many Towns and places in North-Wales and did much mischiefe to the Cathedrall of S. Davids And in 982. a great Army from England wasted and spoiled Brecknock and a great part of South-Wales but Prince Howell made war against them slew many and made the rest flee The second yeare