Excursions in North Wales, with corrections and additions by W.R. Bingley1839 - 80 pages |
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... crown ; to receive toll and custom from all the Welsh that traded in the town . They were exempted from pontage , toll , and other exactions . Their goods could not be seized for any forfeiture made by their servants . They could in no ...
... crown ; to receive toll and custom from all the Welsh that traded in the town . They were exempted from pontage , toll , and other exactions . Their goods could not be seized for any forfeiture made by their servants . They could in no ...
Page 12
... crown . Coming up with Percy's army at this town , the high spirit of that hero would not suffer him to wait the arrival of Glyndwr , who was encamped near Oswestry , but he hazarded a contest even with his inferior force . The fight ...
... crown . Coming up with Percy's army at this town , the high spirit of that hero would not suffer him to wait the arrival of Glyndwr , who was encamped near Oswestry , but he hazarded a contest even with his inferior force . The fight ...
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... by the crown ; for it was afterwards granted to William Beauchamp , Earl of Abergavenny , who had married the other sister of the Earl of Arundel . On the marriage of the grand - daughter of this nobleman with Edward Nevil.
... by the crown ; for it was afterwards granted to William Beauchamp , Earl of Abergavenny , who had married the other sister of the Earl of Arundel . On the marriage of the grand - daughter of this nobleman with Edward Nevil.
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... crown . It was bestowed by Queen Elizabeth on her favourite , Dudley , Earl of Leicester . On his death it became the property of Lord St. John of Bletso , whose son sold it in 1595 to Sir Thomas Mid- dleton , Knight , in whose family ...
... crown . It was bestowed by Queen Elizabeth on her favourite , Dudley , Earl of Leicester . On his death it became the property of Lord St. John of Bletso , whose son sold it in 1595 to Sir Thomas Mid- dleton , Knight , in whose family ...
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... crown of the hill . From its extremely elevated situation it must have been a place of vast strength . On the side which is least steep it was defended by trenches cut through the solid rock . The present remains consist of nothing more ...
... crown of the hill . From its extremely elevated situation it must have been a place of vast strength . On the side which is least steep it was defended by trenches cut through the solid rock . The present remains consist of nothing more ...
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abbey Aberystwith afterwards ancient Anglesey appears arches Asaph ascending Bala Bangor Bards Beaumaris beautiful Beddgelert bridge building Caer Caernarvon Caernarvonshire called castle celebrated century Chester church cloth Clwyd containing Conway crown Denbigh Dinas distance Dolgelley Earl Edition Edward elegant English erected feet Flintshire formed formerly fortress Glyndwr Griffith ground Harlech height Henry Henry III hill History Holyhead inhabitants king Llanberis Llangynog Llanidloes Llanrwst Llewelyn Llyn Lord Machynlleth Mawr Menai Merionethshire Montgomery mountains Mytton nearly North Wales Oswestry Owen parish parliament pass Penmaen Pennant Pont pool Powis present Prince principal inns reign Rhaiadr Rheidol Rhyddlan Richard river river Clwyd river Dee road rock Ruthin saint Saxons scene scenery seat Severn Shrewsbury side situated Snowdon steep stone summit supposed tains tower town vale vale of Clwyd village walls Welsh William wood Wrexham Wynne yards
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