Clynnog, Llanrhychwyn, Langienwen - Arthur Pendragon of Wales

Three Old Fonndations. 95
then Bislìop of Norwich took a very important part in the
collection of the tenths which gave rise to the Vahiation.
The other collectors were the Bishop of Chichester and
the Abbot of Westminster. Unfortunately, though very
minute accounts are given for the rest of Bangor diocese,
the folios which contained the deanery of Arfon, in which
Clynnog is situated, are missing. The " Yaluation of
Norwich " is generally dated 1254. In the case of the
Diocese of Bangor the valuation is made up on the whole
in accordance with the various townships (and so often
bear the names of farms which to-day even are recognis-
able), and not in what are now known as parishes.
General Inference for Clynnog.
In its inception and origin it was a monastery where
there was a community and a head. Very early
in its
history it became more of a centre of learning and education
than a mission station for evangelistical work. The
various names of tenements which to-day are to be found
in the neighbourhood of the church could well have been
species of hostels for young men and women who came to
Clynnog for their education. At such an institution some
provision would have to be made not only for the students,
but also for casual visitors both distinguished and other-
wise. It was also one of the most prominent places for
sanctuary in Gwynedd.^ Cae'r gwyrdy, cae'r bw'sant,
and even monachdy gwyn,^ point this way. The long list
' ^íona Antiçua (1723). pp. 1.31-132. Welsh Trihal Law and
Custom in the Midiìle Ages, T. P EUis (1926), i. 194, ii. 249.
2
Possibly '•Gwrdy"is a mutilated form of Gwyryfdy, which would
be an equivalent for men's hostel.
Bw'sant > Bwth y sant.
Gwyn might be white but it may have some connection with
"
blessed". The fact remains that there is no reference to Clynnog
in Zimmerman's Monumeìita Ristorica Carmelitana .