John Leland's Itinerary in Wales - Historical texts and images

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Cantref Penwedith. Com. Dyfrynsedat. Com. Loechifunt. Com. Com. Com. Com. Cairdigeaun Cantref. Com. Com. Penn arth. Cantref. Com. Malwy. Com Caerwedraus. Cantref. Com. Guynienun. Com. Hiscoed. Com. Hyrurgyn. Cantref Vachan. Com. Perueth. Com. Hiskenne[n]. Com. Goer. Estratewy Cantref. Com. Kedewely. Com. Carnwatllan. Com. Mallaen. Com. Cayan. Wales. Com. Maenaurtheilum. Com. Ketheynangt. /8/Estratewy Cantref Vaur Com. Mabelnye. Com. Mabudride. Com. Withigada. Com. Cantre selif. Cantref selif Com. Commod. Com. Talgarith. Breheienauc. Cantref Talgarith. Com. Estradewy. Com. Crughowel. Com. Llowel Cantref Theudo. Com. Tireraulf. Com. Egluschieil. Cantref Kemis. Com. Huchneuer. Com. Hisneuer. Cantref Henllin. Com. Huchcuth. Com. Hiscuth. Com. Deilis a penryn Com. Escholoef. Cantref Guentha. Com. Talegarne. Com. Amgoeth. Com. Plumynanges. 19 Com. Ebelfre. Com. Llanhuadein. Cantref. Com. castel Gnys. Com. Coedraht. Cantref Penryne. Com. Maenar birt. Deneta. Com. Penbro. Com. Hauerford. Cantref Ros. Com. castele Walluiey. Com. castel Garn. Cantref Pebidiaug Com. Munwe. Com. Penkaer. Com. Rhungneth a Thawe. Com. Mirhundred. Cantref Goruenith Com. Rhungneth a Auan. Com. Miriarse. Com. Coitif. Com.[Meanaur Glyn Ogour.] 40 /9/ Com. Meyskyn Com. Glyn Rodeney. Cantref Penithan. Com. Meana[u]rTalyuan Com. Meanur Ruthyn. Com. Yrtheid. Com. Peruet. . Cantref Ewein- Com. Edelegon loge. Com. Hetthaf. Morgannog. Com. Mennith. Com. Sengheneth huch. Com. iscoed. Com. Huchcoed wey. Cantref Guent. Meanar Trefcrug. Com. Leuynit Com. huchcoed. Cantref Guent. Com. Menith. Com. Teirtref. Cantref Ergyn. Cantref Goch. 40 MS. decayed, supplied from Cotton MS. 20 Wales. (fo.18 blank) fo. 19 (not numbered)
Brecknockshire. Stow=s MS vol. v. fo.115 (old fig.). Radnor- shire. Brenauch. MARKET TOWNES IN BRECKNAUCHSHIRE. 41 /10/PRIORIES IN BREKNAUCHSHIRE. Brechenauc Abbay a cell of monks a late longinge to Battaile. 21 Stow, v. fo. 115. Brecknockshire. Lanodeny a celle of Blake Chanons longinge to Lanhodeny by Glocester under Attere hille, in Walche cawlyd Menethe Cadair. Brechenauc. Penkelthe, caput Corileti. [Pengelli.] Dinas. CASTLES IN BREKNAUCSHIRE. RIVERS IN BREKENAUCSHIRE. Loke how far Wisch 42 runnithe in this shire. Hodeney. 43 Lleueney 44 risith in Atterel hills. Thens into Brechenauc mere, cawllid in Walche Llin Seuathan. Thens into Wy about Glesbiri, the whiche is a 3 miles from the Hay. RADENORSHIRE. New Radnor towne hathe be metly well wallyd, and in the walle appere the ruines of iiii. gates. There is an olde churche stondynge now as a chapell by the castle. Not very farre thens is the new paroche churche buildyd by one William Bachefeld and Flory his wyfe. There goithe by the towne, as I remember, a broket cawlyd Somergil. The buildynge of the towne in some parte meatly good, in moste part but rude, many howsys beinge thakyd. The castle is in ruine, but that a pece of the gate was a late amendyd. The towne was defacyd in Henry the fowrthe dayes by Owen Glindowr. 41 The following pages 10 - 12, 8 and p.53, l. 20 to p.65, treating of the counties from Brecon to Pembrokeshire (ending “ 3 miles from Tunge ” ), are found in Stow near the beginning of his copy of Leland’s vol. vii. They occur between the notes on Bedford and Worcestershires and those on Shropshire, and that this was the order in Leland’s original quire is proved by the appearance of the leaves. In Leland’s vol. vii., fos 7 - 31 are missing; fos. 22 - 31 of his vol, v, not only fit ten of the missing fos in figuring and in order of subject according to Stow, but the marks left by damp upon these leaves exactly match those upon fo. 32 and subsequent leaves in vol. vii. They were evidently placed in vol. v. when the manuscnpt was bound, perhaps to bring the Welsh notes together. These ten fos. 22 - 31 were thus printed by Hearne in his vol. v. pp 19 - 29 (here pp. 59 - 67; they treat of the counties Carmarthen, Pembroke and Shropshire). But, though he was then using Stow, Hearne only printed the previous notes on the counties Brecon to Cardigan (part of the lost fos, 7 - 21) when he reached vol. vii (pp. 14 - 18 ). The references to fos. by Hearne and his editor in this confusing part are wrong. Stow apparentlv did not copy the passages from “Corbet of Morton Corbet” to “Chorleton of Wombridge unc [le to ] ... “, pp. 65 - 67. In the present edition the sentences on Montgomeryshire, pp. 11, 12, have by an oversight been transposed from their right place on p.53 42 Wysc. 43 Hodni, corrupted into Hondu. 44 Llyvni Stow, v. fo.116 Presteine, in Walche caullyd Llanandre, 45 is a very good market of corne, to the whiche very many folks of Melennith resorte to by corne, and bysyde this is no notable buildynge in the lordshipe of Presteine. The toune is waterid with Lug r enninge by it. Knightton, in Walche caullid Trebuclo, 46 is a praty towne/11/ after the Walsche buildinge. The river of Teme goith on the side of the toune, and (as I remembar) I saw a ryver in the othar syde. shire In Hye Eluelde 47 lordshipe within 2. miles west of Radenor is no market toune. The ruines of the castle of Colewine standithe in Hye Eluel, and is a 3. mils from Wy banke. Wy River in cowrse first cummithe to Aberhedon, 48 then toward Payne and Colewine. In Low Eluel be 2. lordshippis, Abrehedon Castel the Kyng=s hard by Wy. Paynes Castle about a 2. miles from Wy banke. Thus in bothe Elueldes be 3. lordships. Low Eluelde endithe in Wy banke right agayne Clifford on the othar banke of Wy. Northton lordship a membar of Radenor. At Northton selfe is a litle pilet or turret. In Melennith apere greate ruines of 2. castles. The one is cawllid Tynbot, set on a stepe crage a 3. miles from the abbey of Comehire, the whiche is also in Melennith. The othar is caulyd Keuenlles on the ryver of .... , now downe; it longyd to the Duke of Yorke. Rayader lordshipe longyd to the Duke of Yorke, it hathe nothar market towne, nor castle (as far as I cowld know). This Rayder is countyd as a member of the lordshipe of Radenor. Rayder, Comothuder and Wartreman liethe foote to foote. POWYSLANDE, MOUNTGOMERIKSHIRE. Montgomerike, in Walche Treualduine, 49 standithe a mile from Severn 22 Radnor- Montgom- eryshire banke, and is servid with small rills cominge frome the hills hard by. The soyle of the ground of the towne is on mayne slaty roke, and especially the parte of the towne hillinge toward the castell, now a-late reedified, whereby hathe bene a parke. Great ruines of the waulle yet apere ad vestigia of iiii. gates thus cawlyd, Kedewen Gate, Chyrbyry Gate, Arturs Gate, Kery Gate. In the waulls yet remayne broken towrets, of the wiche the whit towre is now moste notable. One paroche churche in Mountgomerike. There liethe a good plentifull valley by the towne of corne and grace. /12/Newton, v. mile from Montgomerike, is meately welle buildyd after the Walche fascion. Llanindelas 50 xiii. miles by west Montgomery. There is a broke goinge into Severne not halfe a mile of. Llanidelas is about a iiii. mils from the hede of Severne. Mahenthle 51 the second towne of Mongomerikeshire, and there ons a yere session to be kep te, a xvi. Walche miles from Montgomeri. 45 LIan Andras. 46 Trev y clawd. 47 Elvel. 48 Aber Hodni. 49 Trevaldwyn. 50 Llanidloes
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