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Notes. OLD WELSH LIBRARIES. The Library of the late Robert Jones, of Rotherhithe (Continued.) Eisteddfod at Aberffraw Transactions, Bangor 1849 Llyfr Gweddi Gyffredin (Book of Com- mon Prayer), calf extra, g.e., Rhyd- ychen 1836 Meddyg Teuluaidd: Family rhysxian, in Welsh and English, 4 Nos. in i vol., half calf, Merthyr 1827 Skrine (H.) Two Tours throughout Wales, in 2 vols., illustrated, with maps and numerous views, half russia, uncut. 1789 Bede (Venerable) Ecclesiastical History, with Life by J. A. Giles, facsimile, half morocco, uncut 1840 Birch (T.) Inquiry into the Share Charles 1. had in Earl of Glamorgan's Transac- tions, calf 1756 Davies (R.) Sketches in Wales, Brecon 1875 Cymdeithas Heddwch, half calf, Abertawe 1822 Cyhoeddiadau y Gwyneddigion yn Llun- clain, half calf, and another copy, un- bound 1800 Jones (G.) Enwogion Sir Aberteifi, Dol- gellau 1868 Davies (Archdeacon R.) Four Sermons, half calf gilt, Brecknock 1820 Eisteddfod at Beaumaris. The Gwynedd- igion for 1832, edited by W. Jones 1839 Jones (Inigo) Life, by P. Cunningham; Remarks on his Sketches for Masques and Dramas, by J. R. Planche; and five Court Masques edited by J. P. Col- lier, portrait and facsimiles of draw- ings 1848 Bennett (G. J.) Pedestrian's Guide through North Wales, 20 etchings by A. Clint 1838 Coxe (Archdeacon W.) Vindication of the Celts, half calf 1803 Schulz (A.) on the Influence of Welsh Tradition on the Literature of Germany, France, and Scandinavia, Llandovery. 1S41 (To be continued.) I

HAFODUNOS IN THE PARISH OF LLAN- GERNIEW, IN DENBIGHSHIRE. BY JOHN DAVIES. THE HOUSE AND GROUNDS—(Continued). Again, in the south nave of the church there another memorial tablet, with this inscription:- In loving memory of Henry Martin Sandbach, Major Royal Artillery, who died at Aden, December 6th, 1895, from the effects of wounds received while lion hunting in Somaliland. Aged 37. This tablet was erected by some of his brother officers." And near it is another memorial tablet to the grandfather of the present squire of Hafodunos, with this inscription:—"In memory of Samuel Sandbacb, Esquire, of Hafodunos, who died 26th day of April, 1857, aged 81 and of Elizabeth his wife, daughter of the Reverend Henry Robertson, D.D. She died 26th December, 1859." In the same part of the church there is a memorial brass plate to the uncle and to his two wives, with this inscription In memory of William Robertson Sandbach, of Hafodunos, who died on 25th Sept., 1891, aged 78 and of Helen, daughter of Daniel Willink, she died October 27th, 1837 and of Sarah, his second wife, daughter of Vlce-Admiral Baron Van Capollen. she died July 12th, 1889, after 37 years of happy married life. Erected by their nieces." In the south nave of the church there is a very fine memorial window to the late and much- beloved Mrs Sandbach, the first wife of the good old squire." I am told that her face and form are well represented in the four figures in the four lights of it, namely, as Faith, with crossed hands and face looking upwards as Charity, instruct- ing a young child, and in another figure guiding it; and as Hope with a volume of the Bible in her hand. Underneath the window is this testimony to her good deeds in the parish In memory of Margaret, the wife of Henry R. Sandbach, of Hafodunos, who died June 23rd, 1852. Erected by subscription, a memorial of her abundant kindness, especially to the poor of the parish." The good old squire" has been buried in the family vault, a little to the east of the church, in the churchyard of Llangcrniew. His good deeds and that of his family shall never be forgotten in the neighbour- hood. His son, Colonel Sandbach, and his amiable wife, who is much beloved in the neighbourhood, keep up the good and liberal example of their father in kindness and charities to all in the neigh- bourhood. The Colonel, I understand, is on his mother's side a descendant in a collateral branch of the Lloyds, the old proprietors of Hafodunos for several centuries. There are entries of some of the Lloyds in the old parish register of Llangcr- niew as far back as the 16th century. The first entry I can find about them is this J573-— Harry ap Robert ap Dd. Lloyd was krystned xith day of Januarii." The next one is in the same year, thus Willa' Lloyd ap Harry ap Ieuan Lloyd was krysned the xiiith daye of October." That these are entries of the Lloyds, of Hafodunos, I conclude from the fact that the Lloyds are the only persons in the old registers at this time with a permanent surname, while all the others take their father's name as surname, or, rather, follow the old Welsh custom of denoting themselves as ap, or son of such a person. The names of their residences in it are not given for more than a hundred years from the first entry, and that of the Lioyds is the first given in it. For the year 1682 it thus first occurs Margaretta filia Robert Lloyd de Tygwyn et Anne Davies uxoris ejus baptizat xiiii. die Novemb." "Margaretta filia Hedd Lloyd armiger ac et Marke uxoris ejus baptizat.font vii. die Jan." That is—" Margaret, the daughter of Robert Lloyd, of Tygwyn, and of Anne Davies, his wife, was baptized 14th November." Margaret, daughter of Hedd Lloyd, Esquire, and of Mary, his wife, was baptized the 7th day of January." In the year 1685 the name of Hafodunos is thus first given in an entry, thus Hedd filius Hedd Lloyd de Hafodunos armigeras et Marias Lloyd uxÓris ejus bapt. font decimo tertio die Augusti, Dominica sec. p I decima post Trinitatem." That is—" Hedd, the son of Hedd Lloyd, of Hafodunos, Esquire, and of Mary Lloyd, his wife, was baptized the 13th day of August, on the 12th Sunday after Trinity." Heddf is an often-recurring name amongst the Lloyds o Hafodunos, evidently in memory of their ancestor, Hedd Molwynog, of Upper Aled, in the time of David ap Owen Gwynedd, from 1170 to. 1195 A.D. He resided at Henllys, in the parish of Llanfair Talhaiarn, and was lord of Llanfair, the Vale of Aled, and of the Vale of Elwy. He became the head of one of the Fifteen Tribes of North Wales. He beatcth sable, a hart passant argent, attire d or." The east window in Liangerniew Church is i in memory of the last male heir of the Lloyds, of Hafodunos. It has seven figures, representing the Seven Acts of Charity. Underneath them are the armorial bearings of the Lloyds, namely—those of Hedd Molwynog as above, and quartered with those of Ethelystan Glodrydd, namely, azure, three boars' heads eaboched sable, langued gules, tusked or; and with the motto, Jure non Bono. And underneath is the inscription In memory of Nowel Lloyd, Esquire, of Hafodunos, died May 20th, 1783, aged 59, and of Dorothea, his wife, died June 4th, 1801. This window is erected by their daughters, Phoebe and Susanah Lloyd. 'The memory of the just is blessed,' and Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.'

Queries. THE RHYL MSS.—Would any reader of your antiquarian column kindly inform us what the above refers to ? I have seen the term repeatedly, and am curious to know where and what these manuscripts were. FORYD. CONWAY BELLS AND CHESTER.—The largest of the two bells of Conway Church bears an inscription which purports to show that it had been dedicated to St. \Verburgh, whose name was associated with Chester. May I enquire whether there was formerly any particular connec- tion between the two places, or what is there to account for the bell being at Conway ? J. O. SCOTLAND-STREET, LLANEWST.—I beg to ask whether any local reader can explain by what connection this delectable region of Llanrwst is called by that name ? MIN CONWY.

Replies. THIS EXTREME END OF OFF,S DYKE.— u Callestrian" mistakes Watts' Dyke for Offa's when he says that he understands d that traces of the latter are visible as far as, if not beyond, Basingwerk Abbey." That is the northern termination of Watts' Dyke. Offa's Dyke terminated on the hill just above Prestatyn, and the most northern remains of it can be seen about a mile from Newmarket on the Caerwys road. If "Callestrian" wishes to know more about these dykes, he will see an article shortly on the subject in the" By- gones" of the Oswestry Advertiser. J. D. OFFA'S DYKE.—In reply to Callestrian's question in your last issue re Offa's Dyke, I am unable to state its exact point of ter- mination, but I can inform him concerning its use. Offa, King of Mercia, in 779, pushed over the Severn, whose upper course had up to then served as the frontier between Briton and Englishman. He drove the King of Powys from his capital, whose old name of Pengwern was changed into Shrewsbury. He then built the famous dyke, and between it and the Severn settled a number of Englishmen. This settlement served as a military frontier for the Mercian kingdom. Offa C further drew up a code of laws to regulate the mutual relations of the two races. C. Ll. M. THE SCUTAGE OF GANNOCK."—The term u scutage meant formerly the tax levied on those who held land by knight- service. Garinock is evidently the copyist's mistake for Glannock," which, in a more ancient form u Glannauch or "Glanna wc," meaning, abounding in shore-banks, was given to Priestholm or Puffin Island, and afterwards to Penmon Priory, or perhaps to the two religious places taken conjointly. J. D. WYNN OF GWYDIR, LEWIS OF PENGWERN, FESTINIOG, S-c. Edward Wynn was ancestor of the Wynns of Llwyn, and Nerquis on the female side. The Morris Lewis pedigree is not continued in the MSS., so we may presume there was no heir. If your correspondent, "J.S.W. should have the oppor- tunity of Chev. Lloyd's History of Powys Fadog," vol. 5, he will probably come across further information re the above. MKM.—There is a monumental brass to the memory of Catherine Lewis in the Gwydir Chapel here. 4,

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The Penrhyn Dispute. Sm,-N ot having seen that any notice has been taken of the misleading omission which occurs in nearly all the statements and speeches on the above subject re- ported in your or other newspapers, would you permit me to point out that though the information on which the military were summoned to Bangor is not known, we do know that a number of quarrymen, the identity of whom has also not yet been ascertained, supported by their fellow- workmen, did maltreat and assault two men at Bethesda, and surely this was a lawless act from the ire-currence of which the generally law-abiding people of Wales must be protected, and such conduct is much more an insult to Wales than the presence of soldiers. The omission I allude to is that while properly speaking of the usual peaceful character of the Welsh people, no refer- ence is made to the crime which is the cause of the disturbance, exactly in a similar manner to what took place before in Carnarvonshire, some fifteen years since at Llanddulas, where an unruly minority interfered with the lawful avocations of their neighbours, and the military were quartered there, with the result that quiet- ness and order were at once restored, and a peaceful settlement soon arrived at. The fact is the calling out of the military has nothing to do with the question of the general law-abiding characteristics of the Welsh, though the crime of a large number of people assaulting one or two may have; and until we know the facts, upon which } the magistrates granted the application, prove the contrary, we must take it for granted that the military would not have been summoned unless for the protection of the law-abiding people of Wales.—I am, yours truly, VERITAS.

The Alleged Closing of a Footpath at Prestatyn. SIR,—I was surprised to read the report in your last issue about the footpath being stopped on Mr McLaren's estate leading from Gronant-road. The said footpath was not a public one, but was thrown open during the making of Mostyn-avenue, without fencing, and the public made use of it. I had the fencing erected for the purpose of keeping sheep in the field a fortnight previous to Mr and Mrs McLaren's visit to Prestatyn, and then the subject was not even mentioned by them. But eventually when Mostyn-avenue is completed, there will be a footpath to Nant-road, but the road to the bridge may not be open to the public, as the bridge is I built for McLaren's private use. Kindly insert this in your next issue, because the statement made is very mis- leading.—Yours truly, J. B. LINNELL, Estate Office, Prestatyn, Agent to the Estate. Nov. 12 th, 1900.

St. Asaph Board of Guardians. The fortnightly meeting of this Board was held on Friday at St. Asaph. Mr R. Llewelyn Jones presided, and Mr T. Howes Roberts occupied the vice-chair. Votes of Thanks and Condolence. The Board passed a vote of thanks to Miss Roberts, Bryngwenallt, Abergele, for a parcel of magazines. A vote of condolence was passed with Mr R. J. Williams, Rhycl, on the death of his brother in America. Expressions of sympathy were also given by the members with Mr J. Jones, Bodoryn, and Mr Wm. Owen, Hendre Fawr, who were reported to be indisposed. New Dietary Regulations. The Clerk laid before the Board a copy of the regulations relating to the new dietary table, and to the form in which accounts are to be kept. Mr Joseph Jones proposed that the dietary regu- lations should be submitted to the Visiting Com- mittee for consideration, and that the medical officer of the Workhouse be asked to attend. Mr Robert Griffith asked if the Board were bound to accept the new dietary regulations. It seemed to him that it was part of Mr Joseph Chamberlain's policy to shift on to the shoulders of the Local Government Board the responsibility of looking after the aged poor, and so relieve him of his old-age pension scheme. (Laughter.) There would be no need for old-age pensions if the Board made the Workhouse as comfortable as was suggested. The Clerk stated that the Board were bound to adopt the regulations as to the form of keeping the accounts. He did not think that there would be much difference in the dietary, as the Board had recently altered their tables. Several members of the Board spoke of the excellence of the dietarv, and it was decided to refer the new regulations to the Visiting Committee. Relief of Outdoor Poor. The Chairman laid before the Board a report of the Special Committee appointed to consider the statistical report of the Local Government Board Inspector. He stated that the Committee had sat for three hours, and had gone carefully into all cases on the books. They found that there were very few cases in respect of which they considered it necessary to urge on the Relief Committee the necessity of exercising greater vigilance in finding out relatives who were able to contribute towards the relief of the paupers. The Committee desired to point out that daughters were liable to contribute to the relief of parents if they were able to do so. With regard to the cases of deserted women, they did not think that the relief should be stopped, as those at present in receipt of help from the Board were women whose husbands had not been heard of for over seven years, notwithstanding that every effort had been made to trace them. Mr Joseph Jones asked if married daughters were liable for the support of their parents. The Clerk replied in the negative. Mr Joseph Jones then proposed that the report be adopted, with the alteration that single daughters were liable to contribute towards the support of their parents. Mr A. Foulkes said he thought that married daughters should be compelled to help their parents where they were able to do so. The Chairman replied that they could not help themselves in the matter. It was not what they thought they had to act according to the law. 21 The report was then adopted. The Abergele Relieving Officer. The Clerk reported that the Local Government Board had sanctioned the appointment of Mrs Williams as Relieving Officer for the Abergele District in place of her deceased husband. They sanctioned the appointment, as they understood that she had become acquainted with the duties of the office through having acted during her husband's illness. The Registrar General had also confirmed the appointment of Mrs Williams as Registrar of Births and Deaths at Abergele. The New Assistant Overseer for Rhuddlan* The Board received notice from the Parish Council of Rhuddlan of the appointment of Mr Griffiths as assistant overseer, and they approved of his sureties. The Alterations to the Workhouse. The Clerk reported that the plans showing the proposed alterations at the Workhouse would shortly be ready, and it was decided that the Visiting Committee should be called to consider them as soon as they were received. The Board then rose.

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