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

Comote Mayne hundrede so caullid of a hille namid Uwch Mennith yn Llene. 506
Abredaron 507 and Berdesay is yn this, but the great parte 508 is the ground to the shore.
Al Llene is as it were a pointe into the se, and yn the hole is 3. Commotes, of the which
this is the very point into the se.
Gaflogeon hundrede goith from the ende of Uwch Mennith in commot mayne towards
Traithmaur as far as Abreerche. 509 In this commot is Pulthely. 510
Hiujonith 511 commote strecchith onto Traitmaure where Abreglasllynne 512 devidith. So
that but parte of Traithmaur 513 is yn it. In this is Crekith 514 Castel and Pooretoun.
Nant Conwey hundrede is by the side of Conway Ryver, and goith upward to the hed
of the ryver westward. In it be a v. paroches, Dolewithelan, 515 Penmachno, Bettus, Llan
Rruchwin 516 and Treuereu. 517
fo. 42a.
fo. 47.
Market Townes in Cairarvonshire
Conwey.
Bangor yn Iscurvay hundred hath ii. fayres a yere, but /81/skant a market every weke.
There rennith a litle rylle thorough Bangor. [See page 85, 1. 27. J. G. E.]
Cairarvon 518 apon the hither side of Segent 519 River, in Iscurvay hundrede.
Howsis of Religion.
Conwey Abbey.
Enisenthle. 520
Bethkellarth. 521
A priory of White Freres by Bangor dedicate to Jesu.
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Carnarvon-
shire.
503 Dinllaen
504 Penllech
505 Nevin
506 Llyn
507 Aber Daron
22 In the MS “but – parte” were crossed through by Leland, apparently by mistake, with other words preceding these.
509 Aber Erch ( locally pronounced as y Berch)
510 Pwll Heli i.e Brine pool
511 Evioonydd
512 Aber Glaslyn
513 Traeth Mawr
514 Crickieth
515 Dol Wyddelan. “Wythel an Yrisch sainct” - marginal note
516 Bettws, Llan Rhychwyn and Trefriw
516 In order to bring the notes on Carnarvonshire together, the above passages, beginning with “There be yn
Cairarvonshire ix. Hundreds” have been transposed. In the original (fos. 41,42) they immediately precede the
“Hundredes of Merionithshire”. Parts of some of these leaves in the MS are blank, and the whole of fos. 45,46
518 Carnarvon
519 Seint, modern ‘saint’
520 Ynys Enlli, i.e. Bardsey
521 Beddgelert
There were ons White Freres at Rithyn yn Diffrin Cluit.
Mr. Garter told me that Gray of Rithin emong the armes of his auncetor gyvith the armes
of the Lord Ruhan of Bretayne in [Fraunce. Wherefore loke] wither any of the [name] of the
Rohans were ever lord of Ruthin, 522 or w ither it toke name of hym.
Al Cregeeryri 523 is forest.
The best wood of Cairarvonshir is by Glinne Kledder, 524 and by Glin Llughy, 525 and by
Capel Kiryk, and at Llanperis. Meately good wood aboute Conwey Abbay, and Penmachno,
and about Cotmore, and Coiteparke 526 by Bangor , and yn other many places.
In Llene and Iuionith 527 is litle wood.
Cairarvonshire aboute the shore hath reasonable good corne, as abouth a myle upland
from the shore onto Cairarvon. Then more upwarde be Eryri Hilles, and in them ys very litle
corne, except otes in sum places, and a litle barle, but scantly rye. If ther were the deere wold
destroye it.
But in Lleene and Hiuionith 528 is good corne, both by shore and almost thorough upland.
/82/Ther is but a bridge betuixt thes two.
In these 2. pooles be redde bely fisches caullid Thorgoughe, 529 id est, thori aut
pectoris rubei. There be also of them yn Llin Tarthennyne, and in Llyn
Boladulinne. 530 They be taken yn these 3. poles yn ordre, and taken yn one not sene
yn the other. 531
Carnarvon-
shire.
fo. 48.
Lynnes.
Linne Dolbaterne. 532 2. Miles in lenght, and a dim. mile yn bredth.
Linne Peris 533 alias Nant Manach (Vallis monachus) 534 , a myle yn lenghte. Segent
cummith first thorough Llinn Peris, and a bow shotte of ynto Dolbatern Poole.
Linne Doudhouc 535 nothing so bigge as Linne Perys.
Al yn the paroch of Peris. v. miles est south est from Cairarvon. And ly in valleis west
north west from Llanperis.
Boladulynne is yn Hugh Curvay 536 hundrede, a vi. miles beyounde.
522 Ruthin = Rhudd din i.e red fortress
523 Craig Eryri i.e Snowdon
524 ? Glyn Lleder
525 Glyn Llugwy
526 Coetmor and Coed y Park, near Bethesda
527 Llyn and Evionydd
528 [See note 527 Ed.]
529 Torr goch
530 Cwellyn lake and Bala deu-lyn
531 There is much interlineation on this fo. (48).
532 Llyn Dol Badarn
533 Llyn Peris
534 “Alias – monachus” interlined
535 Llyn Dwythwch
536 U[w]ch Gwrvei
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