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take_v and_o imprison_v 171._o his_o cruelty_n ibid._n robert_n fitzstephen_n a_o chief_a capteine_n in_o the_o conquest_n of_o ireland_n 225._o roderike_n molwynoc_n 14._o drive_v from_o the_o west_n country_n to_o north-wales_n 16._o roderike_n the_o great_a 28._o he_o be_v slay_v 35._o roderike_n ap_fw-mi owen_n gwyneth_n 237.243_o roger_n montgomerie_n earl_n of_o salop_n 151._o he_o fortify_v montgomerie_n castle_n 152._o he_o be_v slay_v 153._o roger_n de_fw-fr berkrolles_n 125._o his_o heir_n 135._o roger_n earl_n of_o clare_n obtain_v of_o the_o king_n such_o land_n in_o wale_n as_o he_o can_v win_v 208._o roger_n mortimer_n right_a heir_n to_o the_o principality_n of_o wales_n 314.315.316_o rollo_n come_v to_o france_n 37._o rowland_n lée_fw-fr bishop_n of_o coventrie_n and_o lichfield_n 394._o run_v the_o son_n of_o meredyth_n counterfeit_v by_o a_o scot_n 85._o ruthlan_n d_o 10._o the_o castle_n the_o palace_n of_o gruffyth_n ap_fw-mi lhewelyn_n prince_n of_o wales_n 100_o fortify_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o 207._o belong_v to_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n 267._o ruthyn_n d_o 10._o the_o lordship_n 378._o rydcors_n castle_n build_v 153._o rytherch_n ap_fw-mi jestyn_n rule_v southwales_n 87._o he_o be_v slay_v 88_o rythmarch_n archbishop_n of_o s._n david_n 156._o rywalhon_fw-mi ap_fw-mi convyn_n 103._o he_o be_v slay_v 109._o s._n sayson_fw-mi saysonaec_fw-la d_o 4._o saxon_n whence_o they_o come_v 25._o they_o spoil_v the_o briton_n of_o their_o country_n 6._o their_n seven_o kingdom_n 26._o sibertus_fw-la k._n of_o essex_n 11._o sigebert_n k._n of_o westsex_n 16._o simon_n de_fw-fr thurnay_n 258._o strat_n alyn_n 356._o strat_n clwyd_n spoil_v 58._o strat_n marchelh_n 214_o 217._o strat_n tywy_o 152._o stephen_n constable_n of_o aberteivi_fw-la 189._o sulien_n bishop_n of_o s._n david_n 110._o he_o forsake_v his_o bishopric_n 113._o he_o be_v compel_v to_o take_v his_o bishopric_n again_o 114._o he_o forsake_v his_o bishopric_n again_o 116._o he_o die_v 118._o swisser_n whence_o they_o come_v 39_o t._n talaeth_n 35._o taliefyn_n d_o 15_o 254._o tegyd_v d_o 9_o theodor_n the_o son_n of_o belin_n 16_o theodor_n mawr_z 66._o he_o be_v slay_v 72._o trahaern_n ap_fw-mi caradoc_n 112._o he_o be_v slay_v 114._o thurstan_n abbot_n of_o glastenburie_n 116._o v._o vandal_n whence_o they_o come_v 39_o uchdred_a ap_fw-mi edwin_n ap_fw-mi grono_n 154._o urgeney_n ap_fw-mi sitsylht_n 114._o w._n wallia_fw-la wales_n d_o 2.3.4_o ¶_o see_v cambria_n walter_z steward_z 97._o walter_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n 165._o walwern_n castle_n 219._o walweys_n sepulchre_n find_v 116._o westwales_n destroy_v 65._o wolf_n destroy_v in_o wales_n 61._o william_n conqueror_n come_v to_o england_n 107._o he_o overcom_v haroald_n and_o be_v crown_v k._n of_o england_n 108._o he_o enter_v wales_n with_o a_o army_n 115._o he_o die_v 116._o william_n rufus_n 117._o he_o come_v with_o a_o army_n into_o wales_n 153.155_o he_o build_v westminster_n hall_n 156._o he_o be_v slay_v 157._o william_n de_fw-fr londres_n 125._o his_o heir_n 131._o william_n stradling_n 137._o his_o heir_n ibid._n william_n brusus_n traitorous_a fact_n 236.260_o hang_v 286._o william_n martial_a earl_n of_o pembroke_n 279._o to_o who_o his_o great_a live_n in_o england_n wales_n and_o ireland_n descend_v 312._o william_n smith_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n 391._o william_n herbert_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n 398._o y._n yal_a d_o 11._o the_o castle_n build_v 201._o the_o castle_n take_v and_o burn_v 208._o yarthyr_n the_o son_n of_o mervyn_n 60._o ynyr_n the_o cousin_n of_o juor_fw-la 7._o ysbys_n 152._o finis_fw-la 1584._o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o ralph_n newberie_n and_o henry_n denham_n cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la regiae_n maiestatis_fw-la clêra_n be_v their_o ordinary_a visitation_n which_o they_o use_v every_o three_o year_n rob._n caenal_n li._n 2._o par._n 2._o vim_fw-la vi_fw-la repellere_fw-la licet_fw-la cambria_n wales_n a_o locrino_n a_o saxonib_n rob._n caenal_n li._n 2._o per._n 2._o the_o mere_n and_o bound_n of_o wales_n aberfraw_n dinevowr_n mathraval_n north-wales_n môn_n aruon_n merionyth_n tegyd_a y_fw-fr bervedhwlad_a dyffryn_n clwyd_n an._n 12._o ed._n 1._o see_v this_o hist._n pag._n 377._o mathraval_n or_o powy_n maelor_n the_o son_n of_o gwran_n son_n to_o cunedha_n have_v maeloron_n that_o be_v the_o two_o maelor_n maelor_n gymbraeg_n call_v br._n and_o maelor_n saesneg_n see_v after_o in_o the_o hist._n pa._n 6._o see_v in_o the_o hist._n pag._n 22._o see_v the_o history_n follow_v pag._n 24._o dinevowr_n caredigion_n dyvet_n caermardhyn_a morganwc_n see_v the_o history_n follow_v pag._n 119._o brecheinoc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greek_n fiber_n lat._n beaver_n en._n auanc_n bryt_n giraldus_n in_o itiner_n little_a britain_n or_o britain_n armorike_n galfr._n mon._n i._o cast._n math._n west_n fabian_n caxton_n r._n caen._n lib._n 2._o per._n 2._o galfride_n i._o castor_n a_o fable_n confirm_v with_o blind_a prophecy_n hol._n pa._n 183._o galf_o ride_v cast._n 450_o galfrid_n cast._n h._n lhoyd_n h._n lhoyd_n ¶_o rob._n caenal_n beda_n h._n hunt_n cast._n w._n lamb._n i._o cast._n the_o request_n of_o the_o briton_n the_o oration_n of_o sibertus_fw-la to_o the_o other_o saxon_a king_n gildas_n polydore_n bale_n math._n west_n 733_o or_o jatewe_v 735_o hol._n pa._n 193._o h._n hunt_n hol._n pag._n 189._o &_o 193._o math._n west_n 749_o sigebert_n king_n of_o westsex_n kenulph_n 750_o leland_n i._o bale_n cen._n 1._o pag._n 81._o 763_o io._n caest._n io._n caestor_n matth._n west_n clawdh_n offa._n 795_o matt._n west_n pag._n 289._o 808_o io._n bale_n 810_o galfride_n i._o cast._n matth._n west_n galfrid_n cast._n matth_n west_n sim._n dunel_n h._n hunt_n 819_o 828_o 829_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n begin_v the_o seven_o saxon_a kingdom_n 833_o raunlph_n cest._n matth._n west_n chron._n wig._n io._n castor_n 841_o 846_o matt._n west_n i._o castor_n 854_o 856_o matt._n west_n west_n de_fw-fr quo_fw-la sedulius_n in_fw-la paschali_fw-la carminâ—_n matth._n west_n pag._n 275._o i._o castor_n matt._n paris_n pag._n 126._o beirdh_n h._n lhoyd_n io._n castor_n 857_o john_n cast._n sim._n dunel_n matt._n park_n a_o king_n son_n and_o heir_n bishop_n 10._o cast._n fabian_n 865_o h._n hunt_n 867_o h._n hunt_n fabian_n ran._n cest._n 871_o bale_n cent._n 2._o cap._n 24._o 1._o castor_n polydor_z litâ—_n hol._n pa_n 218._o 873_o matt._n west_n sâ—_n dunelm_n matt._n west_n 876_o girald_n cam._n matth._n west_n li._n 1._o pa._n 342._o 893_o matth._n west_n 895_o h._n hunt_n matt._n west_n 900_o io._n cast._n asser_n menâ—ven_n h._n hunt_n matt._n west_n io._n cast._n 905_o bale_n cent._n 2._o pag._n 125._o giral_n camb._n matt._n west_n pag._n 354._o 907_o matth._n west_n 913_o matt._n west_n pag._n 354._o 917_o io._n castor_n io._n cast._n h._n hunt_n matth._n west_n io._n cast._n 924_o io._n castor_n 933_o wil._n malm_n hol._n pa._n 225._o io._n cast._n matth._n west_n ran._n cest._n 936_o matt._n west_n hol._n pag._n 226._o 939_o io._n castor_n matt._n west_n hol._n pag._n 228._o buchan_n li._n 6._o fol._n 53._o 942_o 944_o matt._n west_n hol._n pag._n 222._o matt._n west_n io._n cast._n 948_o 952_o 958_o 961_o io._n cast._n hol._n pag._n 232._o wolf_n destroy_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n 966_o 969_o a_o law_n against_o immoderate_a drink_n 972_o ran._n cest._n fabiaâ—_n sim._n dunel_n hol._n pa._n 238._o io._n vowel_n in_o catal._n epist_n exon._n 981_o 984_o 987_o 989_o matth._n west_n pag._n 383._o io._n castor_n 992_o matth._n west_n 998_o 1004_o matt._n west_n the_o dane_n murder_v matt._n west_n pag._n 391._o matt._n west_n pag._n 393._o h._n hunt_n sim._n dunel_n io._n cast._n si._n dunelm_n hol._n pag._n 243._o io._n vowel_n 1004_o hol._n pag._n 243._o hol._n pag._n 244._o io._n cast._n h._n hunt_n io._n cast._n matt._n west_n 1008_o io._n castor_n 1010_o hol._n pag._n 245._o io._n cast._n 1011_o io._n cast._n hol._n pag._n 246._o 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