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234 THE HISTORY
that Mon was able to nourish and foster upon
bread all Wales or Northwales.
And after that
this dark Hand had cast out for many years such
abundance of corn where the disclos'd woods and
groves were, it surceas'd to yield corn, and yielded
such plenty of grass for cattle, that the countrymen
left off
their great tilling, and turn'd it to
grazing and breeding of cattle, and that did continue
among them wonderful plentiful,
so that it
was an admirable thing to be heard, how so little
a plat of ground shou'd breed such great number
of cattle; and now the inhabitants do till a great
part of it,
t'other {Jiftrt.
II.
and breed a great number of cattle on
As for the second question, I do refer the
exposition of it to those that have written of the
Flamens in Latine. The Dnidion in Britain, according
to their manner and custom, did execute
the office and function of the Flamens beyond the
sea; and as for their habits, I cannot well tell you
how, nor what manner they were of.
III. To the third question: There were four
several kinds of degrees, that were given to the
professors of learning. The first was, Disgibliysbas,
and that was given a man after
three years
studying in the art of poetry and musick, if he by
his capacity did deserve it. The second degree
was Disgibldisgyhliaidd, and that m as given to the
professor of learning after six years studying, if
hf; did deserve it.
The third degree was Dis^ihl-