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of_o the_o party_n himself_o and_o this_o statute_n or_o decree_n have_v be_v oftentimes_o allow_v by_o public_a authority_n of_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n of_o that_o country_n as_o appear_v by_o sundry_a commission_n direct_v to_o diverse_a gentleman_n in_o that_o behalf_n owen_n gwyneth_n owen_n gwyneth_n the_o son_n of_o gruffyth_n ap_fw-mi conan_n in_o the_o year_n 1140._o cynwric_n the_o son_n of_o owen_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o man_n of_o madoc_n ap_fw-mi meredyth_n ap_fw-mi blethyn_n ap_fw-mi convyn_n 1140_o and_o the_o next_o year_n after_o king_n stephen_n with_o a_o great_a army_n do_v besiege_v lincoln_n 36._o against_o who_o come_v ranulph_n earl_n of_o chester_n &_o robert_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n with_o his_o father_n in_o law_n and_o the_o baron_n which_o be_v disinherit_v to_o raise_v the_o siege_n but_o before_o they_o come_v the_o town_n be_v win_v then_o pass_v a_o dangerous_a marish_a they_o camp_v hard_a by_o the_o king_n ready_a to_o give_v he_o battle_n who_o likewise_o bring_v forth_o his_o man_n in_o three_o battle_n in_o the_o first_o be_v these_o alan_n earl_n of_o britain_n the_o earl_n of_o mellent_a hugh_n bygod_n earl_n of_o norfolk_n simon_n earl_n of_o hampton_n and_o earl_n warren_n in_o the_o second_o the_o earl_n of_o albemarle_n and_o william_n of_o ypres_n a_o noble_a man_n &_o a_o worthy_a soldier_n and_o in_o the_o three_o the_o king_n with_o baldwyn_n fitzgilbert_n and_o a_o great_a number_n of_o noble_n more_o and_o of_o the_o other_o part_n the_o disinherited_a baron_n have_v the_o first_o place_n ibidem_fw-la the_o earl_n of_o chester_n with_o his_o succour_n of_o wales_n better_a courage_v than_o arm_v have_v the_o second_o place_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n lead_v the_o last_o battle_n these_o after_o a_o cruel_a fight_n take_v the_o king_n prisoner_n 105._o and_o afterward_o the_o queen_n and_o
which_o keep_v the_o castle_n of_o aberteivi_fw-la deliver_v the_o same_o unto_o he_o upon_o s._n stephen_n day_n and_o the_o day_n after_o he_o have_v the_o castle_n of_o cilgerran_n from_o whence_o he_o return_v to_o north-wales_n with_o great_a honour_n and_o triumph_n in_o the_o which_o voyage_n these_o lord_n accompany_v he_o to_o wit_n howel_n ap_fw-mi gruffyth_fw-mi ap_fw-mi conan_n lhewelyn_n ap_fw-mi meredyth_n gwenwynwyn_n lord_n of_o powy_n meredyth_n ap_fw-mi rotpert_n maelgon_n and_o rees_n vachan_n the_o son_n of_o prince_n rees_n rees_n and_o owen_n the_o son_n of_o gruffyth_n ap_fw-mi rees_n and_o the_o power_n of_o madoc_n ap_fw-mi gruffyth_fw-mi maylor_n lord_n of_o bromfield_n the_o winter_n after_o be_v the_o fair_a winter_n that_o ever_o be_v see_v the_o year_n follow_v the_o prince_n go_v to_o aberteivi_fw-la to_o make_v a_o agreement_n betwixt_o maelgon_n and_o rees_n vachan_n son_n to_o prince_n rees_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o their_o nephew_n young_a 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return_v homeward_o to_o who_o by_o the_o way_n it_o be_v signify_v that_o gwenwynwyn_n contrary_a to_o his_o oath_n and_o bond_n in_o writing_n have_v forsake_v he_o and_o become_v again_o the_o king_n subject_n which_o greeve_v the_o prince_n very_o much_o and_o therefore_o he_o send_v unto_o he_o bishop_n and_o abbot_n to_o move_v he_o to_o remember_v his_o oath_n and_o promise_n and_o his_o pledge_n give_v to_o the_o prince_n and_o to_o show_v he_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o thereupon_o to_o see_v if_o he_o will_v come_v again_o and_o to_o promise_v he_o the_o princess_n favour_n but_o he_o will_v in_o no_o case_n hear_v of_o reconciliation_n wherefore_o the_o prince_n enter_v into_o powy_n with_o fire_n and_o sword_n and_o subdue_v the_o country_n to_o himself_o whereupon_o gwenwynwyn_n flee_v to_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n for_o succour_n and_o there_o remain_v for_o a_o while_n 377._o at_o this_o time_n lewis_n son_n to_o the_o french_a king_n be_v call_v by_o the_o baron_n of_o england_n land_v at_o tenet_n who_o receive_v to_o his_o hand_n all_o the_o hold_n by_o the_o way_n come_v to_o london_n and_o there_o receive_v homage_n of_o the_o baron_n and_o from_o thence_o go_v towards_o winchester_n where_o king_n john_n be_v and_o by_o the_o way_n get_v the_o castle_n of_o rygat_n guildford_n and_o fernam_fw-la then_o come_v to_o winchester_n receive_v the_o same_o with_o the_o castle_n whereupon_o king_n john_n flee_v to_o hereford_n in_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n and_o send_v to_o reynold_n bruse_n and_o to_o prince_n lhewelyn_n desire_v friendship_n but_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v he_o therefore_o he_o destroy_v the_o castle_n of_o radnor_n and_o haye_n and_o come_v a_o long_a to_o oswestree_n which_o town_n be_v of_o the_o possession_n of_o john_n fitzalans_n he_o burn_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o depart_v from_o thence_o northward_o leave_v power_n as_o he_o go_v in_o who_o company_n be_v william_n de_fw-fr albemarle_n the_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n 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the_o end_n william_n marshal_v the_o young_a william_n de_fw-fr maundevile_n robert_n fitzwater_n william_n huntingfield_n all_o southern_a man_n and_o robert_n de_fw-fr rose_n peter_n de_fw-fr bruse_n and_o richard_n percy_n northern_a man_n 383._o and_o all_o this_o while_n hubert_n de_fw-fr burgh_n keep_v the_o castle_n of_o dover_n worthy_o to_o the_o behoof_n of_o the_o king_n but_o as_o king_n john_n be_v make_v preparation_n at_o newerke_n he_o fall_v sick_a and_o die_v and_o lie_v bury_v at_o worcester_n 386._o after_o the_o death_n of_o king_n john_n rondle_v earl_n of_o chester_n william_n martial_n erle_n of_o pembroke_n william_n earl_n ferrer_n 104._o philip_n de_fw-fr albineto_n and_o john_n marshal_v crown_v henry_n his_o son_n king_n of_o england_n at_o gloucester_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n lewis_n besiege_v the_o castle_n of_o dover_n but_o all_o in_o vain_a then_o return_v to_o london_n where_o the_o city_n be_v deliver_v he_o he_o proceed_v and_o win_v the_o castle_n of_o hartford_n and_o berkamstede_n whereupon_o there_o be_v a_o truse_a conclude_v betwixt_o both_o prince_n for_o a_o while_n than_o lewis_n return_v to_o france_n this_o year_n howel_n ap_fw-mi gruffyth_fw-mi ap_fw-mi conan_n die_v and_o lie_v bury_v at_o conwey_n 1217_o the_o year_n 1217._o many_o of_o the_o noble_n of_o england_n forsake_v lewis_n who_o they_o have_v call_v in_o before_o and_o contrary_a to_o their_o oath_n come_v to_o king_n henry_n as_o william_n de_fw-fr albineto_n lord_n of_o bealwere_n beside_o nottingham_n who_o be_v imprison_v in_o corff_n &_o william_n earl_n warren_n william_n de_fw-fr albineto_n earl_n of_o arundel_n william_n long_fw-mi spata_n earl_n of_o salisbury_n william_n marshal_v the_o young_a and_o william_n de_fw-fr cantilupo_n then_o lewis_n short_o after_o land_v at_o dover_n with_o a_o great_a army_n and_o lay_v siege_n to_o the_o castle_n but_o he_o can_v do_v no_o good_a from_o thence_o he_o go_v and_o encamp_v before_o the_o castle_n of_o windsor_n and_o when_o he_o can_v not_o get_v it_o 104._o he_o take_v his_o journey_n to_o lincoln_n whither_o the_o army_n of_o king_n henry_n come_v against_o he_o where_o a_o cruel_a battle_n be_v fight_v wherein_o lewis_n be_v put_v to_o flight_n &_o a_o great_a number_n of_o his_o noble_n take_v as_o saere_n quincy_n earl_n of_o winchester_n henry_n de_fw-fr bohune_n earl_n of_o hereford_n gilbert_n de_fw-fr gaunt_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n robert_n fitzwater_n richard_n montfytchet_n gilbert_n de_fw-fr clare_n william_n mowbraye_v william_n beuchamp_n william_n mandit_fw-la aemer_n harcourt_n roger_n de_fw-fr crescy_n william_n de_fw-fr coluile_n william_n de_fw-fr rosse_n robert_n rippeley_n and_o there_o be_v slay_v simon_n de_fw-fr vescy_n hugh_n de_fw-fr roch_n reynald_n crescy_n constable_n of_o chester_n 398._o gerald_n de_fw-fr furnevale_n and_o many_o other_o also_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgh_n captain_n of_o dover_n henry_n de_fw-fr turberuile_n and_o richard_n sward_n give_v the_o french_a navy_n whereof_o eustace_n a_o moonke_v be_v captain_n a_o overthrow_n in_o this_o mean_a time_n reynald_n de_fw-fr bruse_n do_v agree_v with_o the_o king_n unknowing_a to_o prince_n lhewelyn_n and_o contrary_a to_o his_o promise_n wherefore_o young_a rees_n and_o owen_n his_o sister_n son_n see_v that_o he_o in_o who_o they_o trust_v most_o deceive_v they_o rise_v against_o he_o and_o win_v all_o buelht_n from_o he_o save_v the_o castle_n but_o when_o the_o prince_n hear_v of_o this_o agreement_n he_o be_v sore_o offend_v withal_o and_o come_v with_o a_o army_n to_o brechnock_v town_n he_o lay_v siege_n to_o the_o town_n of_o aberhodny_n where_o the_o burgess_n of_o the_o town_n come_v to_o he_o and_o by_o mean_n of_o young_a rees_n the_o prince_n take_v 100_o mark_n and_o five_o pledge_n of_o they_o raise_v his_o siege_n and_o take_v his_o journey_n over_o the_o black_a mountain_n towards_o gwyr_n where_o he_o lose_v much_o of_o his_o carriage_n and_o as_o he_o camp_v at_o lhangruc_n
soldier_n and_o such_o as_o the_o king_n love_v well_o therefore_o the_o king_n call_v his_o strength_n to_o he_o and_o send_v to_o gascon_a and_o ireland_n for_o succour_n 1276._o and_o then_o come_v to_o wales_n in_o harvest_n time_n destroy_v all_o the_o corn_n that_o be_v in_o his_o way_n yet_o he_o go_v not_o far_o beyond_o chester_n but_o return_v back_o without_o do_v any_o notable_a act_n for_o god_n as_o matthew_n paris_n say_v defend_v the_o poor_a people_n 1279._o that_o put_v their_o whole_a confidence_n in_o he_o the_o lord_n james_n audeley_n who_o daughter_n gruffyth_v lord_n of_o bromfield_n have_v marry_v bring_v a_o great_a number_n of_o horseman_n from_o almain_n to_o serve_v against_o the_o welshman_n who_o with_o their_o great_a horse_n and_o unaccustomed_a kind_n of_o fight_n overthrow_v the_o welshman_n at_o the_o first_o encounter_n wherefore_o the_o welshman_n short_o after_o mind_v to_o revenge_v that_o displeasure_n make_v road_n into_o the_o say_a lord_n audley_n land_n where_o the_o almain_n set_v upon_o they_o pursue_v hard_o such_o as_o flee_v to_o the_o strait_n who_o use_v that_o flight_n for_o a_o policy_n return_v again_o so_o sudden_o and_o so_o fearslie_o upon_o the_o almain_n that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o retire_v upon_o the_o sudden_a be_v almost_o all_o slay_v at_o this_o time_n there_o be_v great_a scarcity_n in_o england_n of_o beef_n and_o horse_n whereof_o they_o be_v wont_v to_o have_v many_o thousand_o yearly_a out_o of_o wales_n and_o all_o the_o march_n be_v make_v as_o a_o desolate_a and_o desert_a place_n the_o next_o spring_n all_o the_o noble_n of_o wales_n come_v together_o and_o swear_v to_o defend_v their_o country_n to_o the_o death_n and_o never_o to_o forsake_v one_o another_o and_o that_o upon_o pain_n of_o curse_v but_o short_o after_o meredyth_n ap_fw-mi rees_n of_o southwales_n not_o regard_v his_o oath_n serve_v the_o king_n 1287._o then_o the_o king_n call_v a_o parliament_n for_o a_o 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