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diff --git a/40270-h/40270-h.htm b/40270-h/40270-h.htm index 9a1966d..e39277a 100644 --- a/40270-h/40270-h.htm +++ b/40270-h/40270-h.htm @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head> - <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1" /> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css" /> <title> The Project Gutenberg eBook of Nooks and Corners of Pembrokeshire, by M. Thornhill Timmins. @@ -98,45 +98,7 @@ table { </style> </head> <body> - - -<pre> - -The Project Gutenberg EBook of Nooks and Corners of Pembrokeshire, by -H. Thornhill Timmins - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with -almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or -re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included -with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org - - -Title: Nooks and Corners of Pembrokeshire - -Author: H. Thornhill Timmins - -Release Date: July 18, 2012 [EBook #40270] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK NOOKS AND CORNERS OF PEMBROKESHIRE *** - - - - -Produced by Annie R. McGuire. This book was produced from -scanned images of public domain material from the Internet -Archive. - - - - - - -</pre> - +<div>*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 40270 ***</div> <hr class="chap" /> <div class="figcenter" style="width: 428px;"> @@ -192,7 +154,7 @@ corners.</p> <p>Pembrokeshire is rich in these relics of a bygone time, but for one reason or another they do not appear to have received the attention they certainly deserve. Few counties can boast anything finer of their kind -than the mediæval castles of Pembroke, Manorbere and Carew; while St. +than the mediæval castles of Pembroke, Manorbere and Carew; while St. Davids Cathedral and the ruined Palace of its bishops, nestling in their secluded western vale, form a scene that alone is worth a visit to behold. No less remarkable in their way are the wonderful old crosses, @@ -217,7 +179,7 @@ traveller fares on his way.</p> <p>In compiling the following notes I have availed myself of Fenton's well-known work on Pembrokeshire, and of the writings of George Owen of -Hênllys; I have consulted the records of that prolific chronicler, +Hênllys; I have consulted the records of that prolific chronicler, Gerald de Barri; Bevan's 'History of the Diocese of St. Davids; and Jones and Freeman's exhaustive work on St. Davids Cathedral; besides various minor sources of local information which need not be specified @@ -242,7 +204,7 @@ these sketching rambles amidst the Nooks and Corners of Pembrokeshire.</p> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#CHAPTER_II">ROUND ABOUT THE RIDGEWAY</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#CHAPTER_III">MANORBERE CASTLE, AND GIRALDUS CAMBRENSIS</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#CHAPTER_IV">PEMBROKE TOWN AND CASTLE. STACKPOLE AND THE SOUTHERN COAST</a></td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"><a href="#CHAPTER_V">TO ANGLE, RHÔSCROWTHER, AND THE CASTLE MARTIN COUNTRY</a></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left"><a href="#CHAPTER_V">TO ANGLE, RHÔSCROWTHER, AND THE CASTLE MARTIN COUNTRY</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#CHAPTER_VI">CAREW, WITH ITS CROSS, CASTLE AND CHURCH. UPTON CASTLE AND CHAPEL. PEMBROKE DOCK AND HAVERFORDWEST</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#CHAPTER_VII">TO ST. BRIDES, MARLOES AND THE DALE COUNTRY</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#CHAPTER_VIII">WESTWARD HO! TO ST. DAVIDS. THE CITY AND ENVIRONS</a></td></tr> @@ -294,12 +256,12 @@ these sketching rambles amidst the Nooks and Corners of Pembrokeshire.</p> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_042">THE HIRLAS HORN</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_043">ST. GOVAN'S CHAPEL</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_044">ORIELTON</a></td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_045">AT RHÔSCROWTHER</a></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_045">AT RHÔSCROWTHER</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_046">SEA-POPPY</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_047">SEAMEN'S CHAPEL AT ANGLE</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_048">RUINED CASTLE AT ANGLE</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_049">JESTYNTON</a></td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_050">AT RHÔSCROWTHER</a></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_050">AT RHÔSCROWTHER</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_051">CASTLE MARTIN CHURCH</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_052">A WAYSIDE WELL</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_053">CASTLE MARTIN FONT</a></td></tr> @@ -375,7 +337,7 @@ these sketching rambles amidst the Nooks and Corners of Pembrokeshire.</p> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_125">PICTON CASTLE</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_126">SLEBECH OLD CHURCH</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_127">LLAWHADEN CASTLE AND BRIDGE</a></td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_128">EGLWYSFAIR GLAN TÂF</a></td></tr> +<tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_128">EGLWYSFAIR GLAN TÂF</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_129">REDBERTH FONT</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_006">MAP OF PEMBROKESHIRE</a></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><a href="#ILL_131">SPEED'S MAP OF THE COUNTY</a></td></tr> @@ -404,7 +366,7 @@ these sketching rambles amidst the Nooks and Corners of Pembrokeshire.</p> beyond the broad uplands and fertile straths where Towey and Teivy seek the sea; the ancient shire of Pembroke thrusts forth, against the western main, its bold and rugged coast-line. From Strumble Head to -Caldey, the grim primæval rocks that guard these storm-beaten shores +Caldey, the grim primæval rocks that guard these storm-beaten shores bear the full brunt of the Atlantic gales upon their craggy bastions; which, under the ceaseless influence of time and tempest, have assumed endless varieties of wild, fantastic outline and rich harmonious @@ -448,9 +410,9 @@ commerce of Newport to the waterside hamlet of Parrog.</p> <p>The Newgale Brook sweeps around Roch Castle, and enters St. Bride's Bay through a broad rampart of shingle and sand. This latter stream has from very early times formed the boundary between the ancient provinces of -Dewisland and Rhôs; and to this day the Newgale Brook draws a line of +Dewisland and Rhôs; and to this day the Newgale Brook draws a line of demarcation between an English and a Welsh speaking people. Upon its -left bank lies Rhôs, a portion of the district known as 'Little England +left bank lies Rhôs, a portion of the district known as 'Little England beyond Wales,' with its Saxon speech and Norman fortress of Roch; while all to westward stretches venerable Dewisland, Welsh now as ever in tongue and in title.</p> @@ -542,14 +504,14 @@ of the southern coast.</p> <p>Throughout the length and breadth of Pembrokeshire, the constant recurrence of camps, cromlechs, hut-circles and other prehistoric remains, points to the existence of an extremely ancient people, whose -origin is involved in the mists of unrecorded antiquity. These primæval +origin is involved in the mists of unrecorded antiquity. These primæval monuments, seemingly old as the bleak hills they crown, suggest many an insoluble conundrum to the curious visitor, who, gazing in wonder upon their weather-beaten yet indestructible masses, disposes of the archaic enigma as best he may by exclaiming: 'There were giants in those days!'</p> <p>Coming down to the comparative <i>terra-firma</i> of historic times, we find, -at the period of the Roman invasion, a Celtic race called the Demetæ +at the period of the Roman invasion, a Celtic race called the Demetæ dwelling in the district of which our county forms a portion. The masters of the world appear to have pushed their way to the western seaboard, where, according to tradition, they established their colony @@ -582,7 +544,7 @@ throughout the southern parts of the county.</p> <p>In course of time the language of the immigrants superseded the ancient tongue of Celtic Dyfed, and thus that portion of the district comprised -within the hundreds of Castlemartin and Rhôs acquired the title of +within the hundreds of Castlemartin and Rhôs acquired the title of 'Little England beyond Wales,' whose Saxon place-names, such as Johnston, Williamston, Hodgeston and the like, contrast so strikingly with the universal Llan-this, that and the other, still common @@ -609,7 +571,7 @@ gales that sweep across these gorse-clad uplands, the oak, ash, beech, ilex, sycamore and other forest trees, 'crowd into a shade' beside the lily-strewn meres whose placid waters mirror their spreading branches. This favoured region boasts, we believe, an average temperature of about -50° Fahr., and it has been shown by careful analysis that, taking one +50° Fahr., and it has been shown by careful analysis that, taking one season with another, there is little to choose between the average climates of Madeira and of Tenby.</p> @@ -665,7 +627,7 @@ palaces of Lamphey and St. Davids; whose mellow-toned walls with their singularly graceful arcades mark the constructive genius of Bishop Gower, the Wykeham of the West.</p> -<p>The numerous mediæval castles, whose ruined walls and ivy-mantled towers +<p>The numerous mediæval castles, whose ruined walls and ivy-mantled towers so frequently meet the eye, form a striking feature in many a picturesque scene; from the rugged bastions which cluster beneath the mighty keep of Pembroke, and the many-windowed front of lordly Carew, to @@ -783,7 +745,7 @@ is formed as a moveable lid, so that the mace could be used upon festive occasions as a loving-cup.</p> <p>Since those turbulent days of its earlier career, Tenby has played the -modest <i>rôle</i> of a town without a history, and has happily combined the +modest <i>rôle</i> of a town without a history, and has happily combined the avocations of a fishery town with the seductions of a modern watering-place.</p> @@ -817,7 +779,7 @@ the town.</p> <p>The adjacent monument, which closely resembles its neighbour, records another member of the White family. Both these tombs are enriched with figures, in panels of bold relief, with a running inscription in -mediæval character carved upon the margin.</p> +mediæval character carved upon the margin.</p> <p>Our attention is next attracted by the gaily-tinted effigy of Willi<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_13" id="Page_13">[Pg 13]</a></span>am Risam, who, clad in aldermanic robes, kneels beneath a canopy built @@ -870,7 +832,7 @@ time-worn stones are abloom with bright tufts of pink valerian. These appear to be the sole remains of a house of Carmelite nuns, established <span class="smcap">a.d</span>. 1399 by one John de Swynemore; and so graceful are these richly-moulded arches that we can but regret that more of the structure -has not been spared to us. It is probable that these ruins are of coëval +has not been spared to us. It is probable that these ruins are of coëval date with the adjacent western doorway of the church, which has a peculiar ogee arch surmounted with the following inscription in Gothic characters: <span class="smcap">benedictus deus in donis suis</span>.</p> @@ -924,7 +886,7 @@ local natural history, besides valuable cases of shells, coins, etc.</p> <span class="caption"><span class="smcap">Old Houses at Tenby</span></span> </div> -<p>Archæologists will notice with interest the small alabaster group of <span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_17" id="Page_17">[Pg 17]</a></span>St. +<p>Archæologists will notice with interest the small alabaster group of <span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_17" id="Page_17">[Pg 17]</a></span>St. George and the Dragon, rescued from a cottage in course of demolition at Tenby; and a fine specimen of a quern, used for grinding corn, found near Popton. The exterior is fashioned into the form of a human face, @@ -1276,7 +1238,7 @@ tangle of wild roses, hawthorn and fragrant honeysuckle.</p> <p>Emerging all too soon upon the dusty highway, we approach the pretty village of St. Florence. Being by this time not a little 'sharp set,' we enter a modest wayside inn, and proceed to whet our appetites upon the -rations that the <i>gute verständige Hausfrau</i> soon sets before us. Let us +rations that the <i>gute verständige Hausfrau</i> soon sets before us. Let us unfold our simple bill of fare: New-laid eggs galore; a mighty loaf of likely-looking bread, sweet from the clean wood oven; and a draught of the 'cup that'—in moderation—'cheers, but not inebriates.'</p> @@ -1334,7 +1296,7 @@ float to and fro in the dappled sunlight; and where the fast-disappearing badger may still at times be met with. Anon we diverge to Carswall, to examine a group of remarkable stone buildings with vaulted chambers, huge fireplaces and bulging chimneys—puzzling objects -to the archæologist. From Carswall we strike across upland pastures, +to the archæologist. From Carswall we strike across upland pastures, where a farm lad is 'tickling' the ruddy soil with a primitive kind of harrow, composed of a bundle of brushwood drawn behind a horse.</p> @@ -1593,7 +1555,7 @@ further desecration, and are freely shown to visitors who pass this way.</p> <p>At Lamphey the Bishops of St. Davids possessed an episcopal manor, and built themselves a palace there; so that, from the middle of the thirteenth century, they paid frequent visits to the place. Withdrawing -hither from affairs of State, they assumed the <i>rôle</i> of the paternal +hither from affairs of State, they assumed the <i>rôle</i> of the paternal country squire; tilling the fat acres spread around their walls, and stocking their snug granaries, such as may still be traced at the farmstead called Lamphey Park.</p> @@ -1615,7 +1577,7 @@ and wreathed in luxuriant ivy; one graceful traceried window alone bearing witness to Bishop Vaughan's artistic genius.</p> <p>Farther away across a verdant meadow, and standing, so to speak, <i>en -échelon</i> to the main fabric, rise the ruins of the domestic apartments; +échelon</i> to the main fabric, rise the ruins of the domestic apartments; approached by a dilapidated flight of outside steps, and crowned with an elegant open arcade such as is usually associated with the work of that famous builder, Bishop Gower. In a corner of the adjacent field we @@ -1625,7 +1587,7 @@ observe the vivarium, or fish-pond of the priory.</p> picturesque little tower which stands isolated amidst trim walks and old-fashioned flower-beds.</p> -<p>It is difficult to assign a <i>raison d'être</i> for the existence of this +<p>It is difficult to assign a <i>raison d'être</i> for the existence of this quaint old structure. By some folks it has been called the gate-tower to the inner ward; but others, again, have styled it the priests' dwelling-place; and our investigations seem to point to some such use as @@ -1728,7 +1690,7 @@ carries us homeward to Tenby.</p> <p>the courtesy of a hospitable friend, we now shift our moorings from Tenby's tourist-haunted streets, to the quiet precincts of Manorbere Castle. Within those time-honoured walls the charm of modern hospitality -is enhanced by contrast with its mediæval background.</p> +is enhanced by contrast with its mediæval background.</p> <div class="figright" style="width: 500px;"><a name="ILL_027" id="ILL_027"></a> <img src="images/ill_027.jpg" width="500" height="279" alt="" /> @@ -1925,7 +1887,7 @@ that have afforded so much interest to antiquaries.</p> <p>Gerald de Barri appears to have been a man of studious temperament. He became, as Lambarde quaintly puts it, 'wel learned and, as tyme served, eloquent.' He was, moreover, a great writer, and being much given to -disputation, called together the literary <i>élite</i> of Oxford and read his +disputation, called together the literary <i>élite</i> of Oxford and read his own works to them. He next proceeded to feast his learned critics into a satisfactory state of good humour with things in general, and his own literary effusions in particular; an event which he himself describes as @@ -1989,7 +1951,7 @@ ocean.</p> </div> <p>A quarter of a mile farther on we strike a little way inland, to -investigate a still more remarkable <i>lusus naturæ</i> of a similar kind. +investigate a still more remarkable <i>lusus naturæ</i> of a similar kind. Here the insidious onslaught of the waves has tunnelled beneath the intervening cliff, and penetrated far into the land; excavating a dark, narrow, and profound fissure in the perpendicular strata of the Old Red @@ -2337,7 +2299,7 @@ damp and slippery floor, by such light as can struggle in through the huge sally-port and a narrow, pointed window, we find ourselves in a spacious, natural vault sunk deep in the living rock; its rugged walls and roof festooned with hartstongue fern, and stained by oozing -moisture—a weird, fantastic spot, such as the shade of the primæval +moisture—a weird, fantastic spot, such as the shade of the primæval cave-dweller might frequent, should he elect to revisit the glimpses of the moon.</p> @@ -2372,7 +2334,7 @@ Manorbere, Tenby and Carew, Pembroke formed a quadrilateral, planted to guard this exposed district against attack from without: moreover, as Professor Freeman has pointed out, this time-honoured fortress has a special interest for the antiquarian student, as affording an unusually -complete example of a mediæval castle protecting a civic settlement.</p> +complete example of a mediæval castle protecting a civic settlement.</p> <p>In the course of a ramble around the town, we turn into old St. Mary's Church, a handsome edifice containing some curiously sculptured tombs @@ -2410,7 +2372,7 @@ again, and turn aside into a hollow way where a cluster of thatched cottages, half hidden beneath embowering woodbine, stands high above the roadway; whence time-worn steps clamber to their lowly porches.</p> -<p>But, <i>vis-à-vis</i> across the lane, rises a building whose unfamiliar +<p>But, <i>vis-à -vis</i> across the lane, rises a building whose unfamiliar aspect at once arrests our attention. This is Monkton Old Hall, whos<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_62" id="Page_62">[Pg 62]</a></span>e massive front of dark-hued stone is pierced with narrow windows, set beneath a low browed archway. Upon passing to the rear we stumble upon a @@ -2440,7 +2402,7 @@ chimney-shaft above mentioned.</p> <p>Monkton Priory, of which this old hall appears to have been the hospitium, or Prior's dwelling, was founded in 1098: and was subordinate -to St. Martin's Abbey at Séez, in Normandy.</p> +to St. Martin's Abbey at Séez, in Normandy.</p> <p>Resuming our ramble, we turn through a wicket at the top of the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_63" id="Page_63">[Pg 63]</a></span> road, and follow a narrow path that leads to the great south porch of Monkton @@ -2460,7 +2422,7 @@ rough-cast partially conceals rows of old corbels, and other half-obliterated features. Looking hence across Monkton Pill we have a fine view of the castle, with its picturesque array of broken towers and bastions, and a quaint old stone pigeon-cot down in the valley which -formed an appendage to that lordly <i>ménage</i>. While enjoying this goodly +formed an appendage to that lordly <i>ménage</i>. While enjoying this goodly scene, a summer shower sweeps up from the sea, and robs us for a time of the enchanting prospect: but ere long the old fortress reappears beneath a brilliant arc of rainbow, glowing in borrowed splendours under the @@ -2578,7 +2540,7 @@ residence of that same Sir Elidur de Stackpole, whose tomb we have so lately seen at Cheriton.</p> <p>The older house had experienced a chequered career. After weathering -many troubles in mediæval times, it was garrisoned by the King's troops +many troubles in mediæval times, it was garrisoned by the King's troops during the Civil Wars: when its stout old walls offered such effective resistance<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_67" id="Page_67">[Pg 67]</a></span> to the Parliamentary cannon, that they did but little execution.</p> @@ -2688,9 +2650,9 @@ amongst the older peasantry of this remote portion of South Pembrokeshire. Indeed, the whole locality offers a happy hunting-ground to anyone curious in the matter of old-time folk-lore.</p> -<p>For behold, is not this Gwlâd yr Hûd, the Christian Kymro's Land of +<p>For behold, is not this Gwlâd yr Hûd, the Christian Kymro's Land of Phantasy; which, long ere the time that history had dawned, was -enveloped in Llengêl, the Veil of Mystery? Each castle-crowned headland +enveloped in Llengêl, the Veil of Mystery? Each castle-crowned headland of this rock-bound coast, and every grass-grown rath and barrow that furrows the surface of these immemorial hills, has formed the theme of some half-forgotten legend or lingering tradition, long cherished among @@ -2703,7 +2665,7 @@ like some weird vision of a dream. Amidst such scenes as these, the fantastic creations of the Keltic imagination must readily have found 'a local habitation and a name.'</p> -<p>Well, <i>revenons à nos moutons</i>, after this excursion into legend-land. +<p>Well, <i>revenons à nos moutons</i>, after this excursion into legend-land. Seated on a mossy stone, we contemplate the age-worn cliffs whose ruddy bastions, carved into a thousand castellated forms, range their impregnable fronts against old Ocean's impetuous artillery. A steady @@ -2874,13 +2836,13 @@ at the modest quarters where we come to anchor for the night.</p> <div class="figcenter" style="width: 191px;"><a name="ILL_045" id="ILL_045"></a> <img src="images/ill_045.jpg" width="191" height="300" alt="" /> -<span class="caption"><span class="smcap">At Rhôscrowther</span>.</span> +<span class="caption"><span class="smcap">At Rhôscrowther</span>.</span> </div> <hr class="chap" /> <h2><a name="CHAPTER_V" id="CHAPTER_V">CHAPTER V.</a></h2> -<h3>TO ANGLE, RHÔSCROWTHER, AND THE CASTLE MARTIN COUNTRY.</h3> +<h3>TO ANGLE, RHÔSCROWTHER, AND THE CASTLE MARTIN COUNTRY.</h3> <div class="figleft" style="width: 200px;"><a name="ILL_046" id="ILL_046"></a> <img src="images/ill_046.jpg" width="200" height="149" alt="" /> @@ -2970,12 +2932,12 @@ a grove of tempest-torn trees.</p> <p>Long ago this lowly edifice was restored by Ralph de Beneger, a former Rector, whose counterfeit presentment reposes in his church beneath a canopy bearing the inscription: 'Hic jacet Radulphus Beneger, hujus -ecclesiæ Rector.' In 1648 a skirmish took place in Pwllcroghan +ecclesiæ Rector.' In 1648 a skirmish took place in Pwllcroghan churchyard, between the Royalist and Parliamentary troops; when it is recorded that 'the malignants, as was their custom, displayed on their hats the legend, "We long to see our King."'</p> -<p>Trudging steadily onwards, we pass near Hênllan House, formerly a +<p>Trudging steadily onwards, we pass near Hênllan House, formerly a possession of the Whites of Tenby; a place which still keeps its old Welsh name amidst all its Saxon neighbours. That rascally vagrant the cuckoo now pipes up from a neighbouring coppice, and 'tells his name to @@ -3027,7 +2989,7 @@ pungent odour of ozone is borne upon the sun-warmed air.</p> <p>Glancing back across the bay, we catch a glimpse of the old farmhouse that is to be our local habitation for to-night; near which the tower of -Rhôscrowther Church rises amidst its solitary grove of trees.</p> +Rhôscrowther Church rises amidst its solitary grove of trees.</p> <p>A long mile further we enter the village of Angle (or Nangle, as it is sometimes called), a place that in ancient deeds is styled 'in Angulo,' @@ -3112,7 +3074,7 @@ accepted with the proverbial 'grain of salt.'</p> <p>The rough outbuildings at the rear also bear traces of antiquity; and in an adjacent meadow stands one of those curious old pigeon-houses, which -formed a customary adjunct to the mediæval castle or manor-house. The +formed a customary adjunct to the mediæval castle or manor-house. The thick stone walls of this pigeon-house are built in a circular form, surmounted by a high conical roof much the worse (except from a picturesque point of view) for several centuries of neglect and hard @@ -3120,7 +3082,7 @@ weather; the interior is pierced with many tiers of pigeon-holes, each with a ledge for the bird to rest upon, while an 'eye' in the crown of the roof served its feathered inmates as a doorway. The original arched entrance has been broken away to form a larger opening, and the whole -structure appears to be coëval with the neighbouring castle. This +structure appears to be coëval with the neighbouring castle. This pigeon-house appears in our sketch of Angle Castle.</p> <p>Invigorated by a crisp sea-breeze that drives the fleecy clouds before @@ -3183,7 +3145,7 @@ since become extinct.</p> <p>Curious tales of the former occupants of Bangeston still linger amongst the cottagers. A certain Lord Lyon, the Garter King-at-Arms of his time, is said to have dwelt here many years ago; and an ancient graybeard whom -we meet volunteers the information that, 'It was a gret plaäce in they +we meet volunteers the information that, 'It was a gret plaäce in they times, and I've a-heared tell as there was quare doings when Lord Lyon lived in th' ould marnsion. It was him as drove with a coach and horses, one dirty night, and went right over the clift (they do say), down by @@ -3201,7 +3163,7 @@ gloaming.</p> <p>Eastington, or more properly Jestynton, is traditionally reputed to have been, in days long before the Conquest, the abode of Jestyn, grandson of -Howel Ddâ, Prince of South Wales. A descendant of his, whose +Howel Ddâ, Prince of South Wales. A descendant of his, whose unpronounceable name we refrain from recording, was married to <span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_86" id="Page_86">[Pg 86]</a></span>Sir Stephen Perrot, the first Norman of that name to settle in this county; who by this alliance acquired vast possessions and influence throughout @@ -3211,7 +3173,7 @@ all the countryside.</p> spend the night, is honeycombed with curious nooks and corners, that lure us on to endless scrambles amidst dark, crooked passages, and crumbling stairways. The long south front, with its homely porch and -small-paned windows, is flanked at its western end by a massive mediæval +small-paned windows, is flanked at its western end by a massive mediæval structure whose rough, lichen-clad walls are pierced with narrow, deep-set windows, and topped by ruinous battlements; all looking so hoary and ancient, one is disposed to fancy this may be a remnant of the @@ -3242,7 +3204,7 @@ a highly distracting fashion.</p> <p>Next morning the heavens are already as brass above our heads <span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_87" id="Page_87">[Pg 87]</a></span>when, turning our backs on Jestynton, we strike into the meadow-path that -leads down to Rhôscrowther village. Ensconced in a secluded dell remote +leads down to Rhôscrowther village. Ensconced in a secluded dell remote from the busy haunts of men, this quiet hamlet has a look of rest and fair contentment; yet the place must have been of no little importance in bygone times, for there is reason to believe that the Bishop of St. @@ -3267,7 +3229,7 @@ Hentland, a notable family in bygone days, whose chapel is in the north transept. Alongside the arched doorway of the porch is a square-headed opening, supposed to have been used as an alms window, through which, in those easy-going times, the priest handed out the dole of bread, money -or what not to his <i>protégés</i>.</p> +or what not to his <i>protégés</i>.</p> <p>Our attention is next attracted by a diminutive figure surmounting the arch of the inner entrance. Upon closer inspection this archaic image @@ -3283,7 +3245,7 @@ give a quaint, varied look to the low interior.</p> <div class="figleft" style="width: 241px;"><a name="ILL_050" id="ILL_050"></a> <img src="images/ill_050.jpg" width="241" height="400" alt="" /> -<span class="caption"><span class="smcap">At Rhôscrowther</span>.</span> +<span class="caption"><span class="smcap">At Rhôscrowther</span>.</span> </div> <p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_88" id="Page_88">[Pg 88]</a></span></p> @@ -3448,8 +3410,8 @@ PEMBROKE DOCK AND HAVERFORDWEST.</h3> </div> <p>forth by the morning train, we alight at Lamphey Station; whence we make -our way to the grand old ruins of Carew Castle, as our <i>pièce de -résistance</i> for to-day. Once free of Lamphey village, we soon find +our way to the grand old ruins of Carew Castle, as our <i>pièce de +résistance</i> for to-day. Once free of Lamphey village, we soon find ourselves striding across the Ridgeway by Lamphey Park; whence we get a pretty retrospect, under some weather-beaten trees, of the pleasant vale we have quitted, with a more distant peep of the towers of Pembroke @@ -3517,7 +3479,7 @@ chimney-piece in the chamber where 'the hope of England' slept.</p> deer park. Here in 1507 Sir Rhys ap Thomas held 'a solemn just and turnament for the honour of St. George, patrone of that noble Order of the Garter,' when Henry VII. honoured the revels with his presence. A -full account of this 'princelie fête' has been preserved, setting forth +full account of this 'princelie fête' has been preserved, setting forth how 'manie valerouse gentlemen' then made trial of their abilities' in feates of armes, the men of prime Ranke being lodged within the Castle, others of good Qualitie in tents and Pavilions, pitched in the Parke.'</p> @@ -3591,7 +3553,7 @@ still shows traces of rich Gothic ornamentation in the deep recesses of its arched windows, doorways and huge fireplaces; while the springing of the open-timbered roof can be readily discerned. In another direction is seen the incomparable range of lofty, mullioned windows of the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_98" id="Page_98">[Pg 98]</a></span> broad -north front. This grandiose <i>façade</i> was begun, but never completed, by +north front. This grandiose <i>façade</i> was begun, but never completed, by Sir John Perrot: it contains a sumptuous state-room, over 100 feet in length, and numerous smaller apartments.</p> @@ -3608,7 +3570,7 @@ jackdaws that haunt these ruined walls. Meanwhile imagination re-peoples these deserted halls and desolate chambers with those throngs of faire ladyes, and gallant knights and squires, those troops of servitors and men-at-arms, and all the countless on-hangers that went to swell the -princely <i>ménage</i> of its mediæval masters.</p> +princely <i>ménage</i> of its mediæval masters.</p> <p>Presently we pass out again, to wander around the brave old fortress and mark the gaping breaches wrought by Cromwell's cannon, what time the @@ -3616,7 +3578,7 @@ beleaguered garrison fought for King Charles I., holding<span class="pagenum"><a valiantly until, Tenby having succumbed, Carew at length fell a prize to the Parliamentary arms. The accompanying sketch shows that most of the south front has been demolished, thus giving us a glimpse of the -internal courtyard and a portion of the lofty northern <i>façade</i>.</p> +internal courtyard and a portion of the lofty northern <i>façade</i>.</p> <p>Upon quitting the castle we stroll across the neighbouring bridge, whence we obtain a noble view of the great north front with its lofty @@ -3853,7 +3815,7 @@ hitched on to a movable crane, and borne away to be manipulated between a pair of massive metal rollers. After several successive squeezes, it emerges in the form of a huge armour plate.</p> -<p>Now, too, the Nasmyth hammer is much <i>en évidence</i>, its mighty strokes +<p>Now, too, the Nasmyth hammer is much <i>en évidence</i>, its mighty strokes shaking the solid ground as we approach; yet so docile is the monster that the engineer cracks a nut beneath it, to the no small astonishment of the visitors.</p> @@ -3959,7 +3921,7 @@ Queen Bess's reign; also Sir Herbert of that ilk, the contemporary and friend of Addison, who is said to have been the original of that pink of courtesy, the incomparable Sir Roger de Coverley.</p> -<p>We now make a short <i>détour</i> to visit the ruins of Haverfordwest Priory, +<p>We now make a short <i>détour</i> to visit the ruins of Haverfordwest Priory, which stand in a meadow close beside the Cleddau. Though of considerable extent, there is not much to detain us here save a mass of crumbling arches and ivy-mantled walls, apparently of Early English date. This @@ -3982,7 +3944,7 @@ ici deu de saalme eit merci amen</span>.</p> <div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;"><a name="ILL_066" id="ILL_066"></a> <img src="images/ill_066.jpg" width="400" height="195" alt="" /> -<span class="caption"><span class="smcap">Brother Richard's Tomb in The Church of St Thomas à +<span class="caption"><span class="smcap">Brother Richard's Tomb in The Church of St Thomas à Becket Haverfordwest</span>.</span> </div> @@ -4012,7 +3974,7 @@ hardy mountaineers, who had been driven back by the advancing immigrants upon the wild hill fastnesses of the interior.</p> <p>The lofty walls of Gilbert's ruined castle, dominating the town that -clusters around its feet, and the mediæval churches that rise amidst its +clusters around its feet, and the mediæval churches that rise amidst its steep, paved streets, recall the vanished <i>prestige</i> of Haverfordwest; while a characteristic vein of local dialect, which lingers yet despite of Board Schools, attests the foreign ancestry of some of the worthy @@ -4136,7 +4098,7 @@ formerly appertained to the family of Lort-Philipps.</p> <p>In an out-of-the-way spot, about a mile to the southward, lies the secluded hamlet of Walwyn's Castle. The distance is nearly doubled by<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_116" id="Page_116">[Pg 116]</a></span> -the crooked lanes, but a pleasant field-path saves a longer <i>détour</i>. +the crooked lanes, but a pleasant field-path saves a longer <i>détour</i>. From the brow of the hill we have three churches full in view, in diminishing perspective—Walwyn's Castle, down in the valley: Robeston, farther away; and Steynton, conspicuous upon a distant hill.</p> @@ -4264,7 +4226,7 @@ ascend the throne save <i>over his body</i>, the crafty knight fulfilled his word by crouching beneath the arch of Mullock bridge while Henry rode across it.</p> -<p>A glance at the map suggests a short <i>détour</i> to obtain a peep at +<p>A glance at the map suggests a short <i>détour</i> to obtain a peep at Marloes. The sandy lane, meandering beside a streamlet, lands us right abreast of the church at the entrance to the village. The little edifice makes a pleasant picture, with a handful of low thatched cottages @@ -4355,7 +4317,7 @@ brighten this little God's acre tell of a genial climate; yet some of the headstones bear grim records of shipwrecked mariners, who lost their lives upon the iron-bound coast that shelters this favoured spot. Dale Church has a tall, unrestored tower, and possesses a slender silver -chalice inscribed with the words 'Poculum Ecclesiæ de Dale, 1577.' A +chalice inscribed with the words 'Poculum Ecclesiæ de Dale, 1577.' A sketch of this cup will be found at the head of the present chapter.</p> <p>The lane now runs below the luxuriant groves of Dale Hill, and then @@ -4501,7 +4463,7 @@ central point of this most diminutive of cities.</p> <p>Casting about for some clue to the whereabouts of St. Davids Cathedral, we soon espy a low, dark object that proves upon closer inspection to be the topmost story of the central tower. With this as guide, we traverse -an old paved lane ycleped the Popples, <i>Anglicè</i> Pebbles, and passing +an old paved lane ycleped the Popples, <i>Anglicè</i> Pebbles, and passing beneath the tower gate—sole survivor of the four gate towers of the ancient city—enter the cathedral precincts. This point affords perhaps the most characteristic <i>coup d'œil</i> of the venerable edifice, set @@ -4516,7 +4478,7 @@ architecture so completely harmonizes.</p> <p>Viewed from our present vantage-point St. Davids Cathedral appears ensconced within the hollow of the vale, its topmost pinnacles scarce rising clear of the distant horizon. Grouped around the central mass of -the cathedral stand the crumbling ruins of mediæval structures of +the cathedral stand the crumbling ruins of mediæval structures of scarcely inferior interest. Away to our left, beyond a grove of wind-swept trees, rise the arcaded walls of Gower's incomparable palace, while the slender tower of St. Mary's College peeps over the long @@ -4541,7 +4503,7 @@ branches we discern quaintly sculptured representations of the Root of Jesse, the Crucifixion, St. David with his harp, and various other saintly personages; yonder the artist tells the history of Adam and the birth of Eve; while overhead presides the Holy Trinity, flanked by -angels with swinging censers—a veritable gem of mediæval sculpture.</p> +angels with swinging censers—a veritable gem of mediæval sculpture.</p> <p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_129" id="Page_129">[Pg 129]</a><br /><a name="Page_130" id="Page_130">[Pg 130]</a></span></p> <p>Proceeding onward we now enter the nave, whose rich yet massive architecture forms a unique and enduring memorial of the first Norman @@ -4612,7 +4574,7 @@ seven senses by the overturning of his treacherous perch.</p> <p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_132" id="Page_132">[Pg 132]</a></span></p> <p>The under-sides of these curious benches have been adorned by the -craftsmen of that bygone time with the quaint conceits of their mediæval +craftsmen of that bygone time with the quaint conceits of their mediæval fancy. Here, for instance, a vigorously carved panel portrays in unmistakeable fashion the woebegone plight of two seafaring pilgrims, whom a pair of jolly monks are ferrying across the troubled waters of @@ -4919,7 +4881,7 @@ plates, and mugs of antiquated pattern, as might make a connoisseur's fingers itch. One retired corner is partitioned off as a kind of homely parlour; on another side a rough open stairway gives access to the garret, while old guns, lanthorns, baskets and such-like articles of a -rustic <i>ménage</i>, garnish every available corner of walls and open-rafted +rustic <i>ménage</i>, garnish every available corner of walls and open-rafted ceiling.</p> <p>We return to St. Davids by way of Dowrog Common, the 'Pilgrims' land' of @@ -4997,7 +4959,7 @@ singularly mild and equable climate, which fosters a wealth of luxuriant vegetation. In the course of a stroll through the beautiful grounds of Glyn-y-Mel, we notice the eucalyptus and bamboo evidently making themselves quite at home in this sunny nook, while heliotrope and -dracæna, camellia and laurestinus flourish out-of-doors the winter +dracæna, camellia and laurestinus flourish out-of-doors the winter through.</p> <p>Usually the most easy-going of Sleepy Hollows, Fishguard town awoke one @@ -5030,7 +4992,7 @@ bullet-hole through the panel as may be noticed in our sketch.</p> <p>Meanwhile the authorities bestirred themselves. Under the command of Lord Cawdor, the Fishguard Fencibles and Castle Martin Yeomanry marched out to Goodwic Sands, where the enemy, finding the game was up, laid -down their arms and surrendered <i>à discrétion</i>. Thus these doughty +down their arms and surrendered <i>à discrétion</i>. Thus these doughty regiments achieved the unique distinction of facing a foreign foe on the soil of Britain itself. It is said that the goodwives of Pembrokeshire, arrayed in their red woollen 'whittles,' countermarched and deployed @@ -5102,7 +5064,7 @@ could lay hands upon.</p> caretaker, is prevailed upon to produce the communion chalice for our inspection. This little vessel has a history of its own, having been stolen by a Frenchman, who endeavoured to dispose of it at Carmarthen, -trying to pass off the word Llanwnda engraved upon the cup as La Vendée, +trying to pass off the word Llanwnda engraved upon the cup as La Vendée, a name of France. The chalice, which is much cracked and dented from the rough handling it has undergone, bears upon the exterior the inscription: <span class="smcap">poculum eclesie de llanwnda</span>.</p> @@ -5129,7 +5091,7 @@ old-world interest to the locality.</p> <p>Anent the country of Pencaer there is a venerable tradition which runs somewhat to the following effect: 'Once upon a time' there was a town in -Pencaer called Trêf Cwlhwc, or Cwlhwc's Town. This Cwlhwc appears to +Pencaer called Trêf Cwlhwc, or Cwlhwc's Town. This Cwlhwc appears to have been a sort of Celtic Hercules, who roamed about his native country in search of adventures. When grown to man's estate, Cwlhwc began to entertain ideas of marrying and settling down; whereupon he was informed @@ -5189,7 +5151,7 @@ times by the name of Kemaes, a district that was constituted a Lordship Marcher by the Norman invaders of Wales.</p> <p>The first conqueror established himself in a strong castle at Newport, -which formed the <i>Caput Baroniæ</i>, or chief place of the district. Here +which formed the <i>Caput Baroniæ</i>, or chief place of the district. Here the Lord Marcher of Kemaes held his court in almost regal state, exercising practically unlimited control over the lives and property of his newly-conquered vassals. After the manner of the times, the Lord of @@ -5238,7 +5200,7 @@ and the rocky recesses of Carn Englyn, the Angel's Peak, above Newport town, a hill that derives its name from a tradition that St. Byrnach was nourished by angels during his lonely sojourn there.</p> -<p>But <i>revenons à nos moutons</i>. Newport was anciently a borough town, +<p>But <i>revenons à nos moutons</i>. Newport was anciently a borough town, having obtained its charter of incorporation as early as <span class="smcap">a.d</span>. 1215. The town also received the grant of a market from Sir Nicholas FitzMartin, Lord of Kemaes, in the year 1278. This ancient document is still extant. @@ -5302,7 +5264,7 @@ salutes our ears through wide-open windows. In another minute we find ourselves at the churchyard wicket, where we pause awhile to look about us and take our bearings.</p> -<p>The village of Nevern is situated in the richly-wooded glen of the Dûad, +<p>The village of Nevern is situated in the richly-wooded glen of the Dûad, or Nevern Brook, and is surrounded by some of the most charming scenery in the county. The luxuriant groves of Llwyngwair afford shelter from the strong sea winds, while the purple shoulders of Precelly sweep @@ -5393,7 +5355,7 @@ can be distinguished in the rock at the bottom of the cross.</p> <p>For we are now upon the line of an ancient pilgrims' way, whose course is marked by well-worn tracks in the soft red sandy rock; and this -solitary cross calls up visions of the mediæval wayfarer pausing upon +solitary cross calls up visions of the mediæval wayfarer pausing upon his journey to St. David's Shrine, to invoke before Croes Byrnach the benediction of that influential saint. We are at some pains (owing to the exuberant undergrowth) to obtain a sketch of this interesting @@ -5401,7 +5363,7 @@ object, for, so far as we are aware, no other cross like this is to be found throughout the length and breadth of Wales.</p> <p>In an out-of-the-way locality about two miles north of Nevern stands a -farmhouse called Trellyfan, <i>anglicè</i> Toadstown. The origin of this +farmhouse called Trellyfan, <i>anglicè</i> Toadstown. The origin of this singular name is explained by the following story, narrated by no less an authority than the famous Giraldus Cambrensis.</p> @@ -5434,9 +5396,9 @@ recruited, we plunge into a shadowy woodland path that leads to Pont-y-Baldwyn, a bridge that spans the rippling stream at a point where, according to tradition, Archbishop Baldwyn preached the crusade in company with Giraldus Cambrensis. From Pont-y-Baldwyn we follow a -farm road that leads us to Hênllys, a place memorable in Pembrokeshire +farm road that leads us to Hênllys, a place memorable in Pembrokeshire annals as the birthplace of that industrious chronicler and local -antiquary, George Owen of Hênllys. Of his curious and fascinating work +antiquary, George Owen of Hênllys. Of his curious and fascinating work entitled 'The Description of Penbrokshire,' we have largely availed ourselves throughout these present pages. George Owen appears to have come of a stout old country stock. His father is said to have died a @@ -5445,7 +5407,7 @@ George Owen and his father before him held the ancient and honourable office of Lord of Kemaes.</p> <p>Taking leave of this historical spot, we now drop into a hollow bowery -lane that hugs the course of the Dûad Stream, and passes through the +lane that hugs the course of the Dûad Stream, and passes through the rough intricate country known as Pencelly Forest, where in olden times the lord of the manor claimed right of pannage for hog<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_157" id="Page_157">[Pg 157]</a></span>s, with the wild honey and sparhawks found in the forest. Our route now leads near @@ -5647,7 +5609,7 @@ descending from the village by a steep pathway beside some humble cottages and heaps of quarry refuse. As a result of certain ancient privileges, the townsfolk have gradually converted this portion of the left bank of the Teivy into a succession of slate quarries, whose ragged -talus of <i>débris</i> encumbers the water's edge; a sorry substitute for the +talus of <i>débris</i> encumbers the water's edge; a sorry substitute for the luxuriant groves that greet the eye wherever Nature has been allowed fair play.</p> @@ -5729,7 +5691,7 @@ bespeak the nautical proclivities of the residents.</p> <p>This village derives its name from the ancient Welsh monastery of St. Dogmaels, which stood about a mile away at a place still bearing the -name of Yr Hên Mynachlog (the Old Monastery). Of this venerable +name of Yr Hên Mynachlog (the Old Monastery). Of this venerable structure, founded by Robert de Turribus, but scanty traces now remain, in the shape of a few ivy-mantled walls pierced with Gothic arches, whose crumbling stones retain the ball-flower ornamentation of the @@ -5898,7 +5860,7 @@ sea-level.</p> <p>Looking out across a broad brown reach of moorland, the eye detects a sort of rude stone causeway, curving amidst rush-g<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_171" id="Page_171">[Pg 171]</a></span>rass and scattered -peat-hags. This is known as Bedd-yr-Avangc, or the Beaver's Grave; <i>à +peat-hags. This is known as Bedd-yr-Avangc, or the Beaver's Grave; <i>à propos</i> of which it is worthy of note that Giraldus Cambrensis mentions the beaver as abounding in his day on Teivyside, while more than one venerable legend locates this amphibious quadruped in the <i>llyns</i> and @@ -6182,7 +6144,7 @@ one of the most notable old families of Pembrokeshire.</p> <span class="caption">UZMASTON.</span> </div> -<p><i>Vis-à-vis</i> across the river Cleddau rises the parish church of +<p><i>Vis-à -vis</i> across the river Cleddau rises the parish church of Uzmaston; a picturesque assemblage of roofs and gables, clustering around a quaint old saddle-backed tower. Uzmaston Church has, within the last few years, been rescued from decay, and conscientiously restored by @@ -6236,7 +6198,7 @@ and smiling homesteads, surrounded by orchards, fields, and pasture lands, that have earned for this portion of the county its title of the Little England beyond Wales.</p> <p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_181" id="Page_181">[Pg 181]</a></span></p> -<p>But <i>revenons à nos moutons</i>, for it is time to look about us.</p> +<p>But <i>revenons à nos moutons</i>, for it is time to look about us.</p> <p>A curious place is Langwm, and a singular race are the people that dwell therein. Small 'butt-and-ben' cottages, some thatched, some slated, @@ -6347,14 +6309,14 @@ Lawrenny.</p> <p>Inns, good, bad or indifferent, appear to be an 'unknown quantity' in this highly-respectable village; but an enterprising grocer rises to the -occasion, and plays the <i>rôle</i> of Boniface as one to the manner born.</p> +occasion, and plays the <i>rôle</i> of Boniface as one to the manner born.</p> <p>Upon resuming our peregrinations, we set our course for Landshipping Ferry; while the gathering clouds, brooding over the darkening landscape, warn us to make ready against the 'useful trouble of the rain.' With a sudden swirl the gale descends upon us, sweeping through the straining tree-tops, and lashing up the waters of the creek into the -semblance of a miniature <i>Maelström</i>.</p> +semblance of a miniature <i>Maelström</i>.</p> <p>Scudding for shelter to a rustic alehouse, we soon make ourselves at home in the deep, oaken settle beside the chimney-corner; discussing the @@ -6499,7 +6461,7 @@ earliest benefactors.</p> <p>Dedicated to St. John the Baptist, the old ruined church of the Knights-Templars stands in a low, sheltered situation, half surrounded by the waters of the Cleddau; just one of those secluded spots that seem -to have been congenial to the mediæval temperament. The main walls and +to have been congenial to the mediæval temperament. The main walls and arches of the fabric still remain fairly intact, and, like the western tower, are smothered in masses of rank, untended ivy.</p> @@ -6642,7 +6604,7 @@ direction.</p> <p>Although perched on the brink of a steep declivity, the castle was protected by a moat which still remains intact, though sadly choked with -tangled undergrowth and <i>débris</i>. This moat was supplied wi<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_192" id="Page_192">[Pg 192]</a></span>th water from +tangled undergrowth and <i>débris</i>. This moat was supplied wi<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_192" id="Page_192">[Pg 192]</a></span>th water from a stream, which forms the large pond at the foot of the village.</p> <p>Thomas Beck, Bishop of St. Davids, is said to have erected Llawhaden @@ -6666,7 +6628,7 @@ brethren wearing a habit distinctive of their calling.</p> into disrepair; as we read that the King gave orders for Llawhaden to be put into a state of defence, victualled, and furnished with a garrison.</p> -<p>Under the disastrous <i>régime</i> of Bishop Barlow, that rapacious prelate +<p>Under the disastrous <i>régime</i> of Bishop Barlow, that rapacious prelate caused the lead to be stripped from off the castle roofs, even as he had done at the beautiful old palace of St. Davids. Thenceforth the stately fabric, exposed to the disintegrating forces of Nature, gradually @@ -6674,7 +6636,7 @@ succumbed to its misfortunes, and sank into the condition of an uninhabitable ruin.</p> <p>At their castle of Llawhaden, the Bishops of St. Davids lived in true -baronial style; the fortress constituting the <i>Caput Baroniæ</i>, by virtue +baronial style; the fortress constituting the <i>Caput Baroniæ</i>, by virtue of which they were entitled to representation in the Parliament of the realm.</p> @@ -6838,14 +6800,14 @@ vestige has survived to give colour to the story.</p> <p>We now approach the eastern confines of the County, and thus enter upon the beginning of the end of our Pembrokeshire peregrinations. From -Templeton we set our faces towards the hamlet of Eglwysfair-glan-Tâf, +Templeton we set our faces towards the hamlet of Eglwysfair-glan-Tâf, better known, probably, to the <i>Saesneg</i> traveller as Whitland railway junction.</p> <p>Laying our course adown the vale of the pretty Afon Marlas, we traverse the long village street of Lampeter Velfrey; and so, keeping rai<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_197" id="Page_197">[Pg 197]</a></span>l and river upon our left flank, we presently strike the course of the infant -Tâf near the old disused toll-gate at Pen-y-bont. At the little bridge +Tâf near the old disused toll-gate at Pen-y-bont. At the little bridge that connects our County with its big neighbour of Carmarthen, we call a halt to lounge beside the low parapet, and transfer to the sketch-book an impression of St. Mary's Church, with the time-worn stonework of the @@ -6881,7 +6843,7 @@ Pembrokeshire.</p> <br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Abercastell, <a href='#Page_142'><b>142</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Abergwaen, <a href='#Page_143'><b>143</b></a></span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Afon Dûad, <a href='#Page_152'><b>152</b></a>, <a href='#Page_156'><b>156</b></a></span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Afon Dûad, <a href='#Page_152'><b>152</b></a>, <a href='#Page_156'><b>156</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Afon Gwaen, <a href='#Page_2'><b>2</b></a>, <a href='#Page_143'><b>143</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Afon Marlas, <a href='#Page_196'><b>196</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Afon Nevern, <a href='#Page_152'><b>152-154</b></a>, <a href='#Page_166'><b>166</b></a></span><br /> @@ -6976,7 +6938,7 @@ Pembrokeshire.</p> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Dogwell, St., <a href='#Page_174'><b>174</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Dowrog Common, <a href='#Page_141'><b>141</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Drudgeman's Hill, <a href='#Page_109'><b>109</b></a></span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Dûad Stream, <a href='#Page_152'><b>152</b></a>, <a href='#Page_156'><b>156</b></a></span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Dûad Stream, <a href='#Page_152'><b>152</b></a>, <a href='#Page_156'><b>156</b></a></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">E.</span><br /> @@ -6985,7 +6947,7 @@ Pembrokeshire.</p> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Eastern Cleddau, <a href='#Page_2'><b>2</b></a>, <a href='#Page_168'><b>168</b></a>, <a href='#Page_190'><b>190</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Eastington, <a href='#Page_79'><b>79</b></a>, <a href='#Page_85'><b>85</b></a>, <a href='#Page_86'><b>86</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Eglwys Erw, <a href='#Page_157'><b>157</b></a></span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Eglwysfair Glan Tâf, <a href='#Page_196'><b>196</b></a></span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Eglwysfair Glan Tâf, <a href='#Page_196'><b>196</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Eglwys Wen, <a href='#Page_157'><b>157</b></a></span><br /> <br /> <br /> @@ -7031,8 +6993,8 @@ Pembrokeshire.</p> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Haverfordwest, <a href='#Page_109'><b>109-111</b></a>, <a href='#Page_178'><b>178</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Hayward Family, <a href='#Page_177'><b>177</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Hean Castle, <a href='#Page_31'><b>31</b></a></span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Hênllan House, <a href='#Page_78'><b>78</b></a></span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Hênllys, <a href='#Page_156'><b>156</b></a></span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Hênllan House, <a href='#Page_78'><b>78</b></a></span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Hênllys, <a href='#Page_156'><b>156</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Hirlas Horn, <a href='#Page_67'><b>67</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Hoaton, <a href='#Page_124'><b>124</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Hobb's Point, <a href='#Page_78'><b>78</b></a>, <a href='#Page_106'><b>106</b></a></span><br /> @@ -7145,7 +7107,7 @@ Pembrokeshire.</p> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Orielton, <a href='#Page_74'><b>74</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Orlandon, <a href='#Page_119'><b>119</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Owen Glyndwr, <a href='#Page_175'><b>175</b></a></span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Owen of Hênllys, <a href='#Page_156'><b>156</b></a></span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Owen of Hênllys, <a href='#Page_156'><b>156</b></a></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">P.</span><br /> @@ -7178,8 +7140,8 @@ Pembrokeshire.</p> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Rambler's Folly, <a href='#Page_93'><b>93</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Ramsey Island, <a href='#Page_3'><b>3</b></a>, <a href='#Page_138'><b>138</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Rees Pritchard, <a href='#Page_190'><b>190</b></a></span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Rhôs, <a href='#Page_2'><b>2</b></a></span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Rhôscrowther, <a href='#Page_87'><b>87</b></a></span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Rhôs, <a href='#Page_2'><b>2</b></a></span><br /> +<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Rhôscrowther, <a href='#Page_87'><b>87</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Rhys Monument, <a href='#Page_13'><b>13</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Ridgeway, <a href='#Page_35'><b>35</b></a></span><br /> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Risam Monument, <a href='#Page_12'><b>12</b></a></span><br /> @@ -7480,383 +7442,6 @@ Pembrokeshire.</p> <span class="caption">PENBROKSHYRE</span> </div> - - - - - - - -<pre> - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Nooks and Corners of Pembrokeshire, by -H. 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