itinerary of archibishop-第31章

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bly　starved　to　death；　by　order　of　king　John；　her　husband；　William　de　Braose；　escaped　into　France；　disguised；　and　dying　there；　was　buried　in　the　abbey　church　of　Saint　Victor；　at　Paris。　　The　family　of　Saint　Walery；　or　Valery；　derived　their　name　from　a　sea…　port　in　France。

｛35｝　A　small　church　dedicated　to　Saint　David；　in　the　suburbs　of　Brecknock；　on　the　great　road　leading　from　thence　to　Trecastle。　　〃The　paroche　of　Llanvays；　Llan…chirch…Vais　extra；　ac　si　diceres；　extra　muros。　　It　standeth　betwixt　the　river　of　Uske　and　Tyrtorelle　brooke；　that　is；　about　the　lower　ende　of　the　town　of　Brekenok。〃　…　Leland；　Itin。　tom。　v。　p。　69。

｛36｝　　David　Fitzgerald　was　promoted　to　the　see　of　Saint　David's　in　1147；　or　according　to　others；　in　1149。　　He　died　A。D。　1176。

｛37｝　　Now　Howden；　in　the　East　Riding　of　Yorkshire。

｛38｝　　Osred　was　king　of　the　Northumbrians；　and　son　of　Alfred。　　He　commenced　to　reign　in　A。D。　791；　but　was　deprived　of　his　crown　the　following　year。

｛39｝　　St。　Kenelm　was　the　only　son　and　heir　of　Kenulfus；　king　of　the　Mercians；　who　left　him　under　the　care　of　his　two　sisters；　Quendreda　and　Bragenilda。　　The　former；　blinded　by　ambition；　resolved　to　destroy　the　innocent　child；　who　stood　between　her　and　the　throne；　and　for　that　purpose　prevailed　on　Ascebert；　who　attended　constantly　on　the　king；　to　murder　him　privately；　giving　him　hopes；　in　case　he　complied　with　her　wishes；　of　making　him　her　partner　in　the　kingdom。　Under　the　pretence　of　diverting　his　young　master；　this　wicked　servant　led　him　into　a　retired　vale　at　Clent；　in　Staffordshire；　and　having　murdered　him；　dug　a　pit；　and　cast　his　body　into　it；　which　was　discovered　by　a　miracle；　and　carried　in　solemn　procession　to　the　abbey　of　Winchelcomb。　　In　the　parish　of　Clent　is　a　small　chapel　dedicated　to　this　saint。

｛40｝　　Winchelcumbe；　or　Winchcomb；　in　the　lower　part　of　the　hundred　of　Kiftsgate；　in　Gloucestershire；　a　few　miles　to　the　north　of　Cheltenham。

｛41｝　　St。　Kynauc；　who　flourished　about　the　year　492；　was　the　reputed　son　of　Brychan；　lord　of　Brecknock；　by　Benadulved；　daughter　of　Benadyl；　a　prince　of　Powis；　whom　he　seduced　during　the　time　of　his　detention　as　an　hostage　at　the　court　of　her　father。　　He　is　said　to　have　been　murdered　upon　the　mountain　called　the　Van；　and　buried　in　the　church　of　Merthyr　Cynawg；　or　Cynawg　the　Martyr；　near　Brecknock；　which　is　dedicated　to　his　memory。

｛42｝　　In　Welsh；　Illtyd；　which　has　been　latinised　into　Iltutus；　as　in　the　instance　of　St。　Iltutus；　the　celebrated　disciple　of　Germanus；　and　the　master　of　the　learned　Gildas；　who　founded　a　college　for　the　instruction　of　youth　at　Llantwit；　on　the　coast　of　Glamorganshire；　but　I　do　not　conceive　this　to　be　the　same　person。　　The　name　of　Ty…　Illtyd；　or　St。　Illtyd's　house；　is　still　known　as　Llanamllech；　but　it　is　applied　to　one　of　those　monuments　of　Druidical　antiquity　called　a　cistvaen；　erected　upon　an　eminence　named　Maenest；　at　a　short　distance　from　the　village。　　A　rude；　upright　stone　stood　formerly　on　one　side　of　it；　and　was　called　by　the　country　people　Maen　Illtyd；　or　Illtyd's　stone；　but　was　removed　about　a　century　ago。　　A　well；　the　stream　of　which　divides　this　parish　from　the　neighbouring　one　of　Llansaintfraid；　is　called　Ffynnon　Illtyd；　or　Illtyd's　well。　　This　was　evidently　the　site　of　the　hermitage　mentioned　by　Giraldus。

｛43｝　　Lhanhamelach；　or　Llanamllech；　is　a　small　village；　three　miles　from　Brecknock；　on　the　road　to　Abergavenny。

｛44｝　　The　name　of　Newmarche　appears　in　the　chartulary　of　Battel　abbey；　as　a　witness　to　one　of　the　charters　granted　by　William　the　Conqueror　to　the　monks　of　Battel　in　Sussex；　upon　his　foundation　of　their　house。　　He　obtained　the　territory　of　Brecknock　by　conquest；　from　Bleddyn　ap　Maenarch；　the　Welsh　regulus　thereof；　about　the　year　1092；　soon　after　his　countryman；　Robert　Fitzhamon；　had　reduced　the　county　of　Glamorgan。　　He　built　the　present　town　of　Brecknock；　where　he　also　founded　a　priory　of　Benedictine　monks。　　According　to　Leland；　he　was　buried　in　the　cloister　of　the　cathedral　church　at　Gloucester；　though　the　mutilated　remains　of　an　effigy　and　monument　are　still　ascribed　to　him　in　the　priory　church　at　Brecknock。

｛45｝　　Brecheinoc；　now　Brecknockshire；　had　three　cantreds　or　hundreds；　and　eight　comots。　…　1。　Cantref　Selef　with　the　comots　of　Selef　and　Trahayern。　…　2。　Cantref　Canol；　or　the　middle　hundred；　with　the　comots　Talgarth；　Ystradwy；　and　Brwynlys；　or　Eglyws　Yail。　…　3。　Cantref　Mawr；　or　the　great　hundred；　with　the　comots　of　Tir　Raulff　Llywel；　and　Cerrig　Howel。　…　Powel's　description　of　Wales；　p。　20。

｛46｝　　Milo　was　son　to　Walter；　constable　of　England　in　the　reign　of　Henry　I。；　and　Emme　his　wife；　one　of　the　daughters　of　Dru　de　Baladun；　sister　to　Hameline　de　Baladun；　a　person　of　great　note；　who　came　into　England　with　William　the　Conqueror；　and；　being　the　first　lord　of　Overwent　in　the　county　of　Monmouth；　built　the　castle　of　Abergavenny。　He　was　wounded　by　an　arrow　while　hunting；　on　Christmas　eve；　in　1144；　and　was　buried　in　the　chapter…house　of　Lanthoni；　near　Gloucester。

｛47｝　　Walter　de　Clifford。　　The　first　of　this　ancient　family　was　called　Ponce；　he　had　issue　three　sons；　Walter；　Drogo　or　Dru；　and　Richard。　　The　Conqueror's　survey　takes　notice　of　the　two　former；　but　from　Richard　the　genealogical　line　is　preserved；　who；　being　called　Richard　de　Pwns；　obtained；　as　a　gift　from　king　Henry　I。；　the　cantref　Bychan；　or　little　hundred；　and　the　castle　of　Llandovery；　in　Wales；　he　left　three　sons；　Simon；　Walter；　and　Richard。　　The　Walter　de　Clifford　here　mentioned　was　father　to　the　celebrated　Fair　Rosamond；　the　favourite　of　king　Henry　II。；　and　was　succeeded　by　his　eldest　son；　Walter；　who　married　Margaret；　daughter　to　Llewelyn；　prince　of　Wales；　and　widow　of　John　de　Braose。

｛48｝　　Brendlais；　or　Brynllys；　is　a　small　village　on　the　road　between　Brecknock　and　Hay；　where　a　stately　round　tower　marks　the　site　of　the　ancient　castle　of　the　Cliffords；　in　which　the　tyrant　Mahel　lost　his　life。

｛49｝　　St。　Almedha；　though　not　included　in　the　ordinary　lists；　is　said　to　have　been　a　daughter　of　Brychan；　and　sister　to　St。　Canoc；　and　to　have　borne　the　name　of　Elevetha；　Aled；　or　Elyned；　latinised　into　Almedha。　　The　Welsh　genealogists　say；　that　she　suffered　martyrdom　on　a　hill　near　Brecknock；　where　a　chapel　was　erected　to　her　memory；　and　William　of　Worcester　says　she　was　buried　at　Usk。　Mr。　Hugh　Thomas　（who　wrote　an　essay　towards　the　history　of　Brecknockshire　in　the　year　1698）　speaks　of　the　chapel　as　standing；　though　unroofed　and　useless；　in　his　time；　the　people　thereabouts　call　it　St。　Tayled。　　It　was　situated　on　an　eminence；　about　a　mile　to　the　eastward　of　Brecknock；　and　about　half　a　mile　from　a　farm…house；　formerly　the　mansion　and　residence　of　the　Aubreys；　lords　of　the　manor　of　Slwch；　which　lordship　was　bestowed　upon　Sir　Reginald　Awbrey　by　Bernard　Newmarche；　in　the　reign　of　William　Rufus。　　Some　small　vestiges　of　this　building　may　still　be　traced；　and　an　aged　yew　tree；　with　a　well　at　its　foot；　marks　the　site　near　which　the　chapel　formerly　stood。

｛50｝　　This　same　habit　is　still　（in　Sir　Richard　Colt　Hoare's　time）　used　by　the　Welsh　ploughboys；　they　have　a　sort　of　chaunt；　consisting　of　half　or　even　quarter　notes；　which　is　sung　to　the　oxen　at　plough：　the　countrymen　vulgarly　supposing　that　the　beasts　are　consoled　to　work　more　regularly　and　patiently　by　such　a　lullaby。

｛51｝　　The　umber；　or　grayling；　is　still　a　plentiful　and　favourite　fish　in　the　rivers　on　the　Welsh　border。

｛52｝　　About　the　year　1113；　〃there　was　a　talke　through　South　Wales；　of　Gruffyth；　the　sonne　of　Rees　ap　Theodor；　who；　for　feare　of　the　king；　had　beene　of　a　child　brought　up　in　Ireland；　and　had　come　over　two　yeares　passed；　which　time　he　had　spent　privilie　with　his　freends；　kinsfolks；　and　affines；　as　with　Gerald；　steward　of　Penbrooke；　his　brother…in…law；　and　others。　　But　at　the　last　he　was　accused　to　the　king；　that　he　intended　the　kingdome　of　South　Wales　as　his　father　had　enjoied　it；　which　was　now　in　the　king's　hands；　and　that　all　the　countrie　hoped　of　libertie　through　him；　therefore　the　king　sent　to　take　him。　　But　Gryffyth　ap　Rees　hering　this；　sent　to　Gruffyth　ap　Conan；　prince　of　North　Wales；　desiring　him　of　his　aid；　and　that　he　might　remaine　safelie　within　his　countrie；　which　he　granted；　and　received　him　joiouslie　for　his　father's　sake。〃　　He　afterward