"In order to communicate to Wales all the privileges enjoyed by English subjects, it was ordained by stat. 27 Hen. VIII. c. 26, that two knights should be chosen for the county, and one burgess for the town of Monmouth; that one knight should be chosen for the county of Brecknock, Radnor, Montgomery, and Denbigh, and for every other county in Wales; and one burgess for every shire town, except Merioneth. These elections were to be as in England, with the same fees and allowances. There was a statute for better ordering the collection of the wages of knights and burgesses in Wales and Monmouth. It seems that the wages of a knight was now four shillings a-day, that of a burgess two shillings, and it continued from their setting out to their return home, with the cost of their writs, and other fees and charges. There were two writs; one, de solutione fœdi militis parliamenti; and another, de solutione fæði burgensis parliamenti. These used to be sued out by the member; and by this act the sheriff, mayor, or other head-officer, was to make his payment within two months after such writ delivered to him." Wales contains the four bishoprics of St. David's, Llandaff, Bangor, and St. Asaph, the greater part being in the Province of Canterbury. By an Act of the first of WILLIAM IV. c. 70, an alteration is made in the administration of justice, by abolishing the Welsh circuits and Welsh judges, and adopting for all Wales and Chester two circuits, called the Northern Circuit and the Southern Circuit, and adding three new judges to the English bench, which bench of judges now perform their functions over Wales as well as England. This is the last act of the English parliament concerning the principality, which is thus closely incorporated with England. ANGLESE A. AN island and county in North Wales, separated from Caernarvonshire, by a long narrow strait, called the Menai, and, on the other side, bounded by the Irish sea; about 24 miles long, and 18 broad. It has a few small streams, but no rivers. It is divided into six hundreds Llyfon, Maltreath, Menai, Talybolion, Turcelyn, and Tyndæthwy. It has four market towns, Newburgh, Beaumaris, Llanerchymedd, and Holyhead; and it is in the PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY, the DIOCESE OF BANGOR, and in the NORTHERN Circuit. It sends two members to parliament, one for the county, and one for the town of Beaumaris. This county is said to have formerly borne the Welsh name of Yuns Dowyll (the Shady Island), from its numerous groves; these groves, how. ever, do not exist now, the general feature of the county being bareness of wood, and flatness rather than hilliness. The agriculture of it has been much improved of late; its soil is, for the most part, a good sandy loam, yielding good barley and oats, and producing food for a great deal more cattle than is consumed in the county. The coast is abundant in fish of several kinds, and mines of coal, lead, and copper, are worked; and it has no manufacturing towns. Some linen and woollen cloths are made, but by individuals, and for their own use. ABBERFFRAW, 13 miles W.S.W. from Bangor. Popula. 204. Fairs, Mar. 7, Wednesday after Trinity; October 23, December 11, cattle. AMLWCH, 375 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 5,292. Fair, Nov. 12, cattle. BEAUMARIS, 252 miles N.E. from London. Popula. 2,205. Market, Wed. Fairs, Feb. 13, Holy-Thursday, Sept. 19, Dec. 19, cattle. A corporate town, having a mayor, recorder, two bailiffs. and twenty-one burgesses. Sends one member to parliament; right of elec tion in the mayor, bailiffs, and capital burgesses only; number of voters, 24. BODEDERN, 5 miles S. W. from Llanerchy-medd. Popula. 1,117. BODEWRYD, a few miles S.W. from Amlwch. Popula. 43. BODWROG, 5 miles S. from Llanerch-ymedd. Popula. 332. CEIRCHIOG, 10 miles S.E. by E. from | LLANEDWEN, 5 miles S.W. from Ban Holyhead. Popula. 191. ■CEMMAES, in Llanbadrig parish, and popula. included therein. CERRIGCEINWEN, 13 miles S.E. from Holyhead. Popula. 375. 3 COEDANA, 44 miles S.E. from Llanerch gor. Popula. 289. LLANELIAN or ST.-ELIAN, 2 miles S.E. by E. from Amlwch. Popula. 1,234. LLANEUGRAD, 8 miles E. from Llanerchy-medd. Popula. 717. LLANFACHRAETII, 5 miles W. from Llanerch-y-medd. Popula. 246. LLANFAELOG, 10 miles S.E. from Holyhead. Popula. 538. y-medd. Popula. 305. CLYGYROG, in Llanbadrig parish, and popula. included therein. EGLWYS-AEL.-See Llangadwaladr. GWNDY See Llandrygarn, 34 miles S. from Llanerch-y-medd. HENEGLWYS, 6 miles S. from Llanerch- LLANFAIR-MATHAFARN-EITHAF, 7 y-medd. Popula. 385. = HOLYHEAD, 279 milesN.W.from London. Popula. 4,071. Here there was a College built instead of Monastery built in the year 380, by St. Kebius; income 24, now worth 480l.; granted, 7 James I., to Francis Morrice and Francis Filips. LLANALLGO, in Llaneugrad parish, and popula. included therein. 1 mile distant N. -1 LLANBABO, 5 miles S.W. from Amlwch. LLANFAES, 2 miles N.N.E. from Beau- 'miles N.W. from Beaumaris. Popula. LLANFAIR - PWLL-GWYNGYLL, 2Į parish, and popula. included therein. 5 miles S.E. from Holyhead. LLANFAIRYNGHORNWY, in Llanddeusaint parish, and popula. included therein. 8 miles W. from Amlwch. LLANBADRIG, 4 miles N.W. from LLANFECHELL, 5 miles W. from Am Amlwch. Popula. 1,113. LLANDDANIEL-FÁB, 5 miles W. from LLANDDONA, 5 miles N. from Beau- LLANDRYGARN with GWNDY, 3 LLANDDYFNAN, 6 miles N.W. from lwch. Popula. 1,035. Fairs, Feb. 25, Aug. 5, Nov. 3, Nov. 26, cattle. LLANFIHANGEL-ESCEIFIOG, 6 miles S.W. from Beaumaris. Popula. 517. LLANFIHANGEL-TRE'R-BERIDD, 44 miles S.E. by E. from Llanerch-y-medd. Popula. 296. LLANFIHANGEL TYN-SYLWY, in LLANFFINNAN, miles W. from Beau-, maris. Popula. 154. LLANGEFNI, 9 miles W. from Beaumaris. LLANGEIN WEN-ISAF-AND-UCHAF, LLANGFIGAEL, in Tal-y-Bohon hundred. | LLECHYLLCHED, 7 miles S.E. from Popula. 552. LLANGRISTRIOLUS, 9 miles W. from Beaumaris. Popula. 836. LLANGWILLOG, 9 miles N. W. from Beaumaris. Popula. 277. LLANGWYFAN, 12 miles N.W. from Caernarvon. Popula. 210. LLANIDAN, 64 miles S.W. from Bangor. Popula. 1,121. LLANIESTYN, 24 miles N. from Beaumaris. Popula. 283. LLANLLIBIO, in Llantrisaint parish, and popula. included therein. LLANRHWYDRUS, 84 miles W. from Amlwch. Popula. 171. LLANRHYDDLAD, 9 miles W.S.W. from Amlwch. Popula. 622. LLANSADWRN, 2 miles W. from Beaumaris. Popula. 333. LLANTRISAINT, 8 miles S.W. from Am. lwch. Popula. 979. Popula. 291. Here there was a Benedictine Priory, founded in an island in the east part of Anglesea in the year 1221, by Lleweline Prince of North Wales; income 40l. 17s. 94d., now worth 817. 15s. 10d.; granted, 6 Eliz., to John Moore. PENMYNDD, 4 miles W. from Beaumaris. Popula. 537. PENRHOS-LLIGWY, 7 miles N.E. by E. Llanerch-y-medd. Popula. 525. PENTRAETH, 4 miles N.W. from Beaumaris. Popula. 839. Fairs, May 5, Friday after Trinity, Aug. 16, Oct. 3, Nov. 12, cattle. RHÔS-PEIRIO, Llanelian parish, and popula. included therein. RHOSCOLYN, 5 miles S,E. from Holyhead. Popula. 1,024. RHOD-Y-GEIDIO, in Llantrisaint parish, and popula. included therein. 4 miles S.W. from Amlwch. LLANWENLLWYFO, 34 miles S.E. from TREFDRAETH, 10 miles S.W. by W. from Bangor. Popula. 601. Amlwch. Popula. 494. LLANYNGHENEDL, 5 miles S.E. from TREGAYAN, 8 miles N.W. from BeauHolyhead. Popula. 367. LLECHCYNFARWG, 3 miles S.S.W. from Llanerch-y-medd. Popula. 412. maris. Popula. 178. TREWALACHMAI, 10 miles N.W. from Bangor. Popula. 670. BRECKNOCKSHIRE. A COUNTY of South Wales, bounded on the North by Radnorshire, on the East by Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, on the South by Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire, and on the West by Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire. It is about 35 miles long and 30 broad. Its principal rivers are the Uske, the Wye, the Irvon, the Tawe, and the Taf. It is divided into six hundreds; namely, Builth, Crickhowel, Devynnock, Merthyr, Penkelly, and Talgarth. It has four market-towns; Brecon, Builth, Crickhowel, and Hay. It is in the PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY, in the DIOCESE OF LLANDAFF, and in the SOUTHERN CIRCUIT. It sends two members to parliament, one for the shire, and one for the town of Brecknock. This county is, like most of the Welsh counties, mountainous. It is crossed in two directions by ranges of lofty hills; one being called the Eppynt-Hills, the other Bannau Brechrinog, or the Brecknockshire-Beacons. Another chain, not so extensive, is called Talgarth, or the Black Mountains. The whole county consists of hill and dale, and the soil is various accordingly. The vale of Usk is a sandy loam; the northern part of the county is stiff loam mixed with clay; the vale of Wye is a brown and gravelly loam of good quality. The agriculture of this county is defective: a great deal of Rye is grown, but the rotation in some of the best parts is fallow, wheat, peas or barley, oats, and turnips. The cattle, horses, and the sheep of the county are small; the latter grazing in great flocks upon the mountain sheep-walks. The breed of all these animals is mending, however, very fast, by crossing with the breeds of the neighbouring county of Hereford. The comparative goodness of the vales and the mountains may be estimated pretty accurately by the fact that, whereas the vales let frequently at from fifteen shillings to a guinea an acre, the mountains do not let for more than from three to seven shillings an acre. There are no mines in the county, but there are excellent quarries of stone for building and roofing houses. The manufactures are inconsiderable, and only for home use. ABERBAIDAN, in Llanelly parish, and popula. included therein. 5 miles W. from Abergavenny. ABER-LLUNVEY, in Glasbury parish, Radnor, and popula. included therein. 4 miles S.W. from Hay. BYSYCH, in Llan-beder parish, and po- CATHEDINE, 7 miles E.S.E. from Bre- CLAUDD-MADOG, in Lean-wrtyd parish CRAY, in Devynnock parish, and popula. CRICKADARN (North and South), 4 miles S.E. from Builth. Popula. 443. ABERYSKIR, 3 miles N.W. from Brecon. CRICKHOWELL, 154 miles N.W. from Popula. 141. ALLMAUR, 2 miles S.E. from Builth. London. Popula. 1,008. Market, Thurs.; fair, May 12, cattle, sheep, goats, and horses. con. Popula. 1,826. popula. included therein. DYFFRIN, in Llanthetty parish, and popula. included therein. 12 miles S.E. from Brecon. DYFFRIN, in Vainor parish, and popula. included therein. 14 miles S. from Brecon. BATTLE, 2 miles N.W. from Brecon. DEVYNNOCK, 6 miles S.W. from BrePopula. 183. BLAINE, in Llan-gynider parish, and DYFFRYN, in Llan-gynider parish, and popula. included therein. BLAYNEY, in Llanfihangel-Cwmdû parish, and popula. included therein. BRECON, 171 miles N.W. from London. It consists of the two parishes of St. David and St.-John-the-Evangelist, and of Chorist's College, which is extra parochial. The population of the town is 4,193, but the whole of that of the parishes, a part of which extends beyond the town, amounts to 4,379. Market, Wed. and Sat.; fairs, May 14, July 5, Sept. 6, Nov. 17, leather, hops, cattle, &c. A corporate town, having two bailiffs, twelve aldermen, and fifteen common-councilmen. Sends one mem ber to parliament; right of election in the corporation and free burgesses: number of voters, nearly 300. Here there were a Benedictine Priory, built in the reign of Hen. I., by Bernard de Newmarch; yearly income 13 l. 11s. 4d., now worth 2,6911. 6s. 8d., granted, by Hen. VIII., to John ap Rice; and a College, made of a Dominican Friary, which is standing to this day. ROYN-LLIS, 8 miles N.E. from Brecon. Popula. 306. UILTH.-See Llanfair. DYFFRYN-HONDDU (Lower and Upper), in Merthyr Cynog parish, and popula. included therein. 7 miles N.. from Brecon. CARTH-BRENGY, 3 miles N. from Brecon. Popula. 183. GELLI, in Vainor parish, and popula. included therein. 2 miles distant S.E. GLYNN, in Devynnock parish, and popula. included therein. GLYN-VACH, in Llan-Igón parish, and and Llanlleon-well parishes. Popula. | LLANFIHANGEL-FECHAN, in Llan returned with the latter. GWEN-DDWR (North and South), 4 miles S. from Builth. Popula. 549. HAY, 155 miles N.W. from London. Po pula. 1,649. Market, Sat.; fairs, May de-failog-fach parish, and popula. included therein. 4 miles N. from Bre con. LLANFIHANGEL-NANT-BRANE, 8 miles N.W. from Brecon. Popula. 549. 17, Aug. 12, Oct. 10, sheep, horses, LLANFIHANGEL-TAL-Y-LLYNN, 5 and horned cattle. miles E. from Brecon. Popula. 185. KENOL, in Llanfihangel-Cwmdû parish, LLAN-GAMMARTH, 8 miles W. from and popula. included therein. Builth. Popula. 992. KILLEY, in Llangattock parish, and po- LLANGANTON, 2 miles N.W. from pula. included therein. KILWYCH, in Llanfihangel-Cwmdû pa- or LLANFECHAN, 5 miles W.N.W. from Builth. Popula. 164. LLAN-BEDER, 3 miles N. from Crickhowell. Popula. 331. 14 LLAN-DDEWI-ABER-GWESSYN, miles W. from Builth. Popula. 113. LLAN-DDEWIR-CWM, 2 miles S. from Builth. Popula. 202. LLAN-DE-FAILOG-FACH, 2 miles N. from Brecon. Popula. 400. LLAN-DE-FAILOG-TREYR-GRAIG, 3 miles N.E. from Brecon. Popula. 112. LLANDEILO-VANE, 9 miles N.W. from Brecon. Popula. 572. LLANDEVALLEY (North and South), 6 miles N.E. from Brecon. Popula. 682. LLANDULAS or TYR-ABBOT, 10 miles S.W. from Builth. Popula. 149. LLAN-ELIEN, 5 miles S.W. from Hay. Popula. 127. LLANELLY, 4 miles S. from Crickhowell. Popula. 2,962. LLAN-FAIR or BUILTH, 173 miles N.W. from London. Popula. 946. Market, Mon.; fairs, June 27, Oct. 2, Dec. 6, for sheep, horned cattle and horses. LLANFIHANGEL ABER-GWESSYN, 14 miles W. from Builth. Popula. 373. LLANFILIANGEL-BRYN - PABJOAN, 9 miles N.W. from Builth. Popula. 366. Builth. Popula. 172. LLANGASTEY - TALYLLYN, 7 miles from Brecon. Popula. 165. LLANGATTOCK, 24 miles S.W. from Crickhowell. Popula. 1,947. LLAN-GENNY, 24 miles S.E. from Crickhowell. Popula. 381. LLANGORSE (Lower and Upper), 6 miles E. from Brecon. Popula. 366. LLAN-GYNIDER, 6 miles W. from Crickhowell. Popula. 1,345. LLANGYNOG, 4 miles S. from Builth. Popula. 59. LLANHAMLACH, 4 miles S.E. from Brecon. Popula. 277. LLAN-IGON, 2 miles S. from Hay. LLAN-LLEON-WELL, 9 miles W. from LLANTHETTY, 8 miles S.E. from Brecon. LLANTHEU, 2 miles N.E. from Brecon, Popula. 309. LLANVIGAN, 5 miles S.S.E. from Brecon. Popula. 633. LLANVILO, 5 miles N.E. from Brecon. LLANVRYNACH, 3 miles S. from Bre- LLAN-WRTYD, 13 miles W. from Builth. LLAN-YNYS, 3 miles W. from Builth. Popula. 161. |