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enjoy_v it_o long_o himself_o decease_a short_o after_o and_o his_o two_o son_n cymmerick_n and_o meredith_n be_v take_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o who_o most_o cruel_o put_v out_o their_o eye_n yet_o do_v the_o welsh_a as_o well_o as_o possible_o they_o coâ—ld_v endeavour_v to_o preserve_v the_o liberty_n which_o their_o father_n leave_v they_o till_o the_o felicity_n and_o wisdom_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o put_v a_o end_n unto_o the_o war_n of_o wales_n and_o settle_v they_o in_o some_o degree_n of_o peace_n and_o quiet_a but_o before_o we_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o this_o we_o be_v to_o show_v another_o catalogue_n of_o the_o king_n and_o prince_n of_o wales_n different_a from_o the_o succession_n of_o they_o before_o lay_v down_o and_o make_v according_a to_o the_o history_n of_o wales_n write_v by_o humphrey_n lloyd_n this_o catalogue_n contain_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o great_a and_o predominant_a prince_n whether_o of_o guynedh_n deheuharth_n or_o powysland_n such_o as_o give_v law_n unto_o the_o rest_n and_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v call_v king_n of_o wales_n though_o prince_n only_o of_o their_o own_o proper_a and_o particular_a country_n as_o former_o we_o have_v a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o monarch_n of_o the_o english_a saxon_n make_v out_o of_o the_o predominant_a prince_n of_o the_o saxon_a heptarchic_a only_o we_o shall_v find_v some_o in_o the_o follow_a catalogue_n who_o be_v not_o natural_o and_o lineal_o prince_n of_o any_o of_o the_o three_o and_o therefore_o not_o express_v in_o the_o former_a table_n but_o such_o as_o by_o strong_a hand_n have_v intrude_v into_o those_o estate_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o right_a heir_n overpowred_n by_o they_o the_o king_n and_o prince_n of_o wales_n according_a to_o the_o welsh_a history_n a._n ch._n 688._o 1_o ivor_n 690._o 2_o idwallo_n or_o edwall_n son_n of_o cadwallader_n 720._o 3_o roderick_n molwinnoe_n 755._o 4_o conan_n â—eudaethwy_a 820._o 5_o mervin_n vrich_n 843._o 6_o roderick_n mawre_n who_o divide_v wales_n into_o 3_o estate_n 877._o 7_o amarawdh_n prince_n of_o guynedth_n 913._o 8_o edwall_n voel_n prince_n of_o guynedh_n 940._o 9_o howel_n dha_n or_o the_o good_a prince_n of_o dehenbarth_n 948._o 10._o jevaf_a and_o jago_n son_n of_o edwall_n voel_n to_o who_o king_n edgar_n do_v release_v the_o tribute_n pay_v in_o money_n for_o a_o tribute_n of_o wolf_n 982._o 11._o howel_n the_o son_n of_o jevaf_n succeed_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o wales_n his_o father_n be_v still_o alive_a and_o of_o right_a prince_n of_o guinedh_n 984._o 12_o cadwallan_n the_o brother_n of_o howell_n 986._o 13_o meredith_n ap_fw-mi owen_n prince_n of_o debeâ—barth_n 992._o 14_o edwall_n son_n of_o merick_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o edwall_n voel_n which_o merick_n have_v be_v pretermit_v as_o unfit_a for_o government_n 1003._o 15_o aedan_n ap_fw-mi blethor_v a_o usurper_n 1015._o 16_o llewellen_n ap_fw-mi sitsylht_n descend_v from_o the_o house_n of_o 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