Historical traditions and facts relating to Newport and Caerleon, by a member of the Caerleon and Monmouthshire antiquarian society [C.O.S. Morgan]. |
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ancient ap Howell Dda ap Rhydderch Archbishop of Caerleon army Arthur attack barons Bassalleg battle Bishop Book of Llandaff Bristol Britain British Britons bronze brother Caer Caerleon Caerwent called Caradoc Cardiff castle century Christian chronicles church city of Caerleon Court Danes daughter death diocese district Dubritius Earl Edgar Edward Eineon England erected father Fitzhamon forces Giraldus Glamorgan Gloucester Gryffydd ap Llewellin Gryffydd ap Rhydderch Gwynlliw Harold held Henry Hereford Iestyn Iolo Iorwerth King of Glewyssig King of Gwent King William King's kingdom kingdom of Gwent knights land Lord lordship manors Mercia Meredith Meurig Monmouth Monmouthshire Morgan Hen Morganwg NEWPORT AND CAERLEON Norman Oudoceus Owain Owen ap Portskewett possession probably recorded reign Rhodri Rhodri Mawr Rhys river river Usk river Wye saints Saxons says seems Severn sons sought South Wales St David succeeded Teilo territory throne tion took tribute Vortigern Welsh writers
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Page 19 - There is a gentle Nymph not far from hence, That with moist curb sways the smooth Severn stream : Sabrina is her name, a virgin pure ; Whilom she was the daughter of Locrine, That had the sceptre from his father Brute. She, guiltless damsel, flying the mad pursuit Of her enraged stepdame Guendolen, Commended her fair innocence to the flood That stayed her flight with his cross-flowing course.
Page 40 - And whipp'd the offending Adam out of him, Leaving his body as a paradise, To envelop and contain celestial spirits. Never was such a sudden scholar made ; Never came reformation in a flood, With such a heady...
Page 120 - ... thought good that a plain declaration should be made of the premises as well to the Lords spiritual and temporal as to other his loving subjects the Commons in this present Parliament assembled; whereupon the said Lords and Commons by a great deliberation finally be resolved that it is and shall be much more to the pleasure of Almighty God and for the honour of this his realm that the possessions of such...
Page 127 - God may in due time avenge his own cause. Though I must avow to all my friends, that he that will stay with me at this time must expect, and resolve, either to die for a good cause, or, which is worse, to live as miserable in the maintaining it, as the violence of insulting rebels can make him.
Page 22 - Often, it was only by toiling on his glebe, by feeding swine, and by loading dungcarts, that he could obtain daily bread; nor did his utmost exertions always prevent the bailiffs from taking his concordance and his inkstand in execution. It was a white day on which he was admitted into the kitchen of a great house, and regaled by the servants with cold meat and ale. His children were brought up like the children of the neighbouring peasantry. His boys followed the plough ; and his girls went out...
Page 37 - When all were assembled together in the city upon the day of the solemnity, the archbishops were conducted to the palace, in order to place the crown upon the king's head.
Page 49 - And further, of our more ample special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, we have given and granted, and by these presents for us, our heirs, and successors, do give and grant to the aforesaid Mayor...
Page 85 - He particularly met them near monasteries and monastic cells; for where rebellion exists, there is the greatest need of armies and strength. He knew when any one spoke falsely in his presence, for he saw the devil, as it were, leaping and exulting upon the tongue of the liar. If he looked on a book faultily or falsely written, or containing a false passage, although wholly illiterate, he would point out the place with his finger. Being questioned how he could gain such knowledge, he said that he...
Page 38 - Things every day grow worse and worse; you can hardly imagine them so bad as they are. No kind of blasphemy, heresy, disorder, and confusion, but it is found among us, or coming in upon us. For we, instead of reformation, are grown from one extreme to another ; fallen from Scylla to Charybdis ; from popish innovations, superstitions, and prelatical tyranny, to damnable heresies, horrid blasphemies, libertinism, and fearful anarchy. Our evils are not removed and cured, but only changed: one disease...
Page 30 - God, Thy protection; And in protection, strength ; And in strength, understanding; And in understanding, knowledge; And in knowledge, the knowledge of justice; And in the knowledge of justice, the love of it; And in that love, the love of all existences ; And in the love of all existences, the love of God. God and all goodness.