The historie of Cambria, now called Wales: a part of the most famous Yland of Brytaine / written in the Brytish language above two hundreth yeares past: translated into English by H. Lhoyd Gentleman: corrected, augmented, and continuted out of records and best approoved authors, by David Powel.

  • Caradoc of Llancarfan
Date:
1584
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Credit: The historie of Cambria, now called Wales: a part of the most famous Yland of Brytaine / written in the Brytish language above two hundreth yeares past: translated into English by H. Lhoyd Gentleman: corrected, augmented, and continuted out of records and best approoved authors, by David Powel. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Cemais to the comots Talebalion and Tr Cehn. Cantref Nor to the comots 7indaethwy and Arena. And at this daie there is a trimme towne in that Ile called Beumanſh, and a common paſſage to Ireland at Caergyli, called in Englifh Holyhead. But here I cannot winke at that notable error of Polydor, which (after his accuſtomed fafhion) denieth this Ile to be called Mona, but Anglefia, or Anglorum inſula, bicauſe it is called in Engliſh. Angleſch, and giueth this name Mona to Man, and fo hach loſt che names of both Iles: which ignorance and forget- number to this error with him, which in their charters doo dai- lie wrong name thefe Iles, which may be eafilie prooued. Firſt, bicauſe the inhabitants of the Ile doo know none other name but Mön: and it is called through all Wales, Ti Mon, that is to ſaie, che land of on vnto this day. So that neither by memorie ofman, neither by anie monument in writing in the Brytifh toong can it appeare, that euer it had anie other name but Aon, yet there be manifeſt monuments for thefe 1000. yeares. It is alfo growne to a prouerbe through Wales, for the fertili- tie of the ground, An mam Gymry, that is to ſaie, Mon mother of Wales. The ancient hiſtorie of Cornelius Tacitus(which belike age had beaten out of Polydors head) faith, that the ſoldiours of Paulinus Sueroniu, and afterward of Iulius. Agricola, after they had paſſed through Northwales, then came ouer againſt Ména, where they did {wim ouer an arme of the fea of 200. paſes, and ſo by force wanne the Ile. Now whether is it more reaſonable thus to ſwimme ouer 200. paſes, or 20. miles? I know there is no man that beleeueth Polydor in this point: let all men therefore by this iudge the reſt. As for that ich he ſaieth of the great woods, it is nothing: for both the Romanes, and after when the Chriſtian faith tooke place in this realme, the Chtiftians did fall and roote them out, for the idolatrie and abſurd religi- on which was vſed there: that the king of Man fent for tim- ber to Mén : read the life of Hugh Earle of Cheſter; which al fois euident by the great beeches and other trees found in re.
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