all that learned antiquary and their successor bishop Godwin* could recover of their memories, which dishearteneth me from farther inquiry after them. For let them never look for a crop, who sow that ground which so skilful a husbandman thought fit to lie fallow. THE FAREWELL. It much affected me (and I believe all others whose hearts are of flesh and blood) what I read in an author concerning the rigorous laws imposed on the observation of the Welch.† For when Owen Glyndower-Wye (inveigled by some well skilled in Merlin's prophecies, that the time was come, wherein the Britons through his assistance should recover their ancient freedom and liberty) raised a rebellion, making war upon the earl of March (the heir apparent both to the crown of England and Principality of Wales), king Henry the Fourth, enraged at his proceedings, enacted these ensuing laws : First, that no Welchman should purchase lands; or be chosen citizen or burgess of any city, borough, or market-town; nor be received into any office of mayor, bailiff, chamberlain, &c.; or to be of the council of any town; or to bear armour within any city. Besides that, if any Welchman should impeach or sue an Englishman, it was ordained, he should not be convicted, unless by the judgment of English justices, verdict of English burgesses, or by the inquest of the English borough where the suits lay: yea, that all English burgesses who married Welch women should be disfranchised of their liberties. No congregation or council was permitted to the Welchmen, but by licence of the chief officers of the same seignory, and in the presence of the same officers.‡ That no victuals should be brought into Wales, unless by the especial licence of the king and his council. That no Welchman should have any castle, fortress, or house of defence of his own, or any other man's to keep. That no Welchman should be made justice, chamberlain, chancellor, &c. of a castle, receivor, escheator, &c., nor other officer or keeper of records, &c., nor of the council of any English lord. That no Englishman that in time to come should marry a Welch-woman be put in any office in Wales, or in the Marches of the same. Now as I am heartily sorry that ever the Welch were bound to the observance of so rigorous laws, so am I truly glad that at this day they are (to the happiness both of England and Wales) freed from the same. Yea, I shall constantly pray, that God would be pleased to grant us, of the loins of our sovereign, one In his Catalogue of the Bishops of Llandaff. † Dr. Powel, in his History of Wales, p. 287. Idem, ibidem. who may be born prince of the one, and (after the-though late -decease of his majesty) king of the other. For the various topographical Works, relative to the_Principality of Wales and its different Counties, the reader is referred to p. 504.-ED. INDEX OF SUBJECTS, CONTAINED IN THE THREE VOLUMES. Beech, Bucks, i. 192 Beestone Castle, Cheshire, i. 264 on, i. 43. See CONTENTS, under the Beverley Church, Yorkshire, iii. 397 Blanks, on the occurrence of, i. 82 Bone-lace, Devon, i. 396 Books, on the number of, i. 42 Boots, Northam. ii. 498 Bottesford Church, Leic. ii. 224 Boundaries, &c. of Counties. See CoN- TENTS, under the respective Counties. Bray, village of, Berks, i. 113 Brereton Pool, Cheshire, i. 265 Dialects of Cornwall, i. 299 Divinity, on the writers on, i. 37 E. Earthquake, in Breck. iii. 514 Ely, Isle of, Camb. i. 221 Minster, Camb. i. 225 Epsom Waters, Surrey, iii. 203 Falcons, Pembr. iii. 553 Flemings, Pembr. iii. 553 Surrey, iii. 199 Fulling-mills, Monm. ii. 431 Fustians, Lanc. ii. 190 G. Gardening, Surrey, iii. 200 Gentry, method used in the Catalogue Glass, Sussex, iii. 242 Goats, in Wales, iii. 484 Golden Grove, Carmar. iii. 521 Greyhounds, Linc. ii. 264 H. INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Haile-Weston Springs, Hunts, ii. 98 Hatfield House, Herts, ii. 38 Helmet, Golden, found in Linc. ii. 267 Henry the Seventh's Chapel, Westmin- Hermit, Nameless, in Middlesex, ii. 325 Norf. ii. 445 Higre, The, Glouc. i. 550 Hinchinbrook House, Hunts, ii. 97 Holdenby House, Northam. ii. 499 Hops, Essex, i. 493 Hounds, Linc. ii. 264 Hurlers, The, Cornwall, i. 304 I. Ireland, on the Lord Deputies of, i. 27 Sussex, iii. 239 J. Judges, on the names, &c. of, i. 28. See K. Kendal Cottons, Westm. iii. 302 Knot Grass, Wilts, iii. 318. L. Lake, wonderful, in Merioneth. iii. 545 Lansdowne Fight, Wilts, iii. 353 Law, on the writers on, i. 34 Lead, Somerset, iii. 85 Derb. i. 365 Wales, iii. 483 Leamington Springs, Warw. iii. 271 Close, iii. 126 563 Lime, Yorkshire, iii. 394 Lord Deputies of Ireland, on the names, Lord Mayors of London, remarks on, M. Madder, Kent, ii. 114 Maim Tor, Derb. i. 368 Main Amber, Cornwall, i. 305 Derb. i. 365 Manchester Collegiate Church, ii. 190 TENTS, under the respective Counties. Martyrs, on the names, &c. of, i. 12. Mastiffs, Linc. ii. 265 Somerset, iii. 87 Mear Llynsavathan, Breckn. iii. 513 Waters, on the, i. 4. See CON- Memorable Persons, distinguishing cha- Mint, The, London, ii. 337 Montague House, Somerset, iii. 88 Moss-troopers, Cumb. i. 339 Mounch-denny Hill, Breckn. iii. 512 Mustard, Glouc. i. 548 Nails, Staff. iii. 125 N. |