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â—â—dnor_n â—â—dnor_n the_o chief_a town_n of_o the_o county_n call_v in_o british_a maesÅ·ve_v fair_a build_v but_o with_o thatch_a house_n as_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o that_o country_n former_o it_o be_v well_o fence_v with_o wall_n and_o a_o castle_n but_o be_v by_o that_o rebellious_a owen_n glyn_n dòwrdwy_n â—â—yndwr_n â—â—en_o â—â—yndwr_n lay_v in_o ash_n it_o decay_v daily_o as_o well_o as_o old_a radnor_n radnor_n use_v radnor_n call_v by_o the_o britain_n maesÅ·ved_a hên_n and_o from_o its_o high_a situation_n pencraig_n which_o have_v be_v burn_v by_o rhÅ·_n ap_fw-mi gruffydh_fw-mi in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n if_o i_o shall_v say_v this_o maesÅ·ve_v be_v that_o city_n magos_n which_o antoninus_n seem_v to_o call_v magnos_fw-la â—â—gi_fw-la â—â—gi_fw-la where_o as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o notitia_fw-la provinciarum_fw-la the_o commander_n of_o the_o pacensian_a regiment_n lie_v in_o garrison_n under_o the_o lieutenant_n of_o britain_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o 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