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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    England, about theyeare 540. after the incarnation of Chrift, and hearing how the mingled nations of Irifh Scots, and Pictes, had ouerrunne the fea fhore of Caerdigan, which was part ofhisinheritance, ſent his fonnes thither to enioie their inheritance,ofthe which Tiliaon his eldeſt ſonne died in Man, which land the ſaid Irifh Scots had wonne. For Gildas ſaith, that ofthe children of Glam Hello, which peopled a great part of Ireland, Neroerh with his people inhabited Dabzenda, which is a part of Scotland: Zuille with his people came to Man. But Ichinke it good to put in Gildas words,which faith : Builke cum _filys ſuus inhabitauit Eulontam inſulum vulgo Mana w, quæ eſt in medt- culo maris inter Eyberniam . Brytaniam ; that is to ſaie, Builke Vith his children inhabited the Ile Eubonia, commonlie Ma- naw for ſo it was and is named in Brytiſh) which lieth in the middle of the fea, betweene Ireland and Brytaine . This was not called Ména,as Polydor faineth. The children af Bethoun in- habited Demeria, which is Southwales, with G and Cyd welt, till they were chafed thence by the children of Cunetha. Thus farre Gillas. Therefore the ſonnes of Cunethu, being arri- ued in North wales vhs well I thinke being driuen by the Saxons, as for their inheritance) diuided the countrie betwixt them. And firſt Meireaon the ſonne of Tibiaon, the fonne of Cu- netſha, had Cantref Meirtaon to his part. Aruſtel ap Cunetha,had Cantref. Argſih. Curedlic ap Cunetha,had Caerdgion, now Caerdi- Macbr the Sal. ſhire. Dunod had Cantref Dunodic. Edeyrn had Edeyrnton. fonne of Ew. mae] had Dynmael. Coel had Coleyon. Doguael had Doguetlyn. Ni ran,fonneto aon had Nyonioc, now Denbighland. Eneon Yrch had Caereneon . had in Pow had Atae/vfwalbt now Ofweftree. For ſurelie that havi che toey faie commonlie of ald king of Northumberland, to two Maebrs, be flaine there, and ofthe Well that fproong where his arme Mahr was cafe d, is nothing fo.For Beda and all other writers teftifie Gymbraeg, that Peanda flew ofvrald’ at Maſerfelt, in the kingdome of e tes Northumberland, and his bodie was buried inthe abbey of neg. Bardney, in the prouince of Lkyndeféy, But to my former mat. ter. Theſe names giuen by the ſonnes of Cunetha, remaine to this daie. After this the Irith Pits or Scots, which the Brytains called
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