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244 THE HISTORYsome proper names. And Giclad or countrywas the dominion of one lord orprince, whetherthe Gwlad were one Cantred or two, or three orfour, or more. So that when I say lie is gonefrom Gwlad to Giulad, that is, from country tocountry, it is meant that he is gone from onelord or prince's dominion toanother prince's dominion;as for example, when a man committetlian offence in Givynedd or Northwales, which containethi^w Caidreds, and ileeth or goeth to PoivySywhich is the name of another country and prince'sdominion, which containeth ten other Cantreds,he is gone from one country or dominion toanother,and the law cannot be executed upon him,for he is gone out of the country. Tegings is acountry and containeth but one Cantred, andDyjrvn Glwyd was a country, and did containbut one Cantred, And when any did go out ofTegings to Dyfrvn Glwyd, for to flee from thelaw, he went out from one country to another.And so every prince or lord's dominion wasGwlad or country to that lord or prince, so thatGiclad is Pagus in my judgment. Sometimes aCantred doth contain two Comot, sometimes three,or four, or five;as the Cantrefe of Glamorgan orMorgamvg containeth five Comots. And afterthat tlie Normans had won some parts of thecountry, as one lord's dominion, they constitutedin that same place a senescal or steward, and thatwas called in the British tongue Siryddog, that is