Tri Lledrithiog farchawg oedd yn Llys Arthur: nid amgen, Menw ab Teirgwaedd; Tryftan ab Tallwch; Eiddilig Gorr; (neu Cai bir ab Cynyr farfog:) canys ymrithio a wneynt yn y rhith i mynnynt, pan vai galed arnynt, ac am hynny ni allai neb eu gorfod, rhwng eu cryfder, a'u dewrder, a'u bûd a'u lledrith. Tri Brenhinawl farchogion oedd yn llis Arthur: nid amgen, Nafiens, mab Brenin Denmarc; Medrod ab Llew ab Cynfarch; a Howel ab Emyr Llydaw, Brenin Bryttayn, ac nid oedd nag ammerawdyr, na Brenin, a ballei o'u neges i'r rhai hynny, o achos eu tecced, a'u doethineb, pan ddelynt mewn heddwch; a befyd, nid oedd na milwr, na rhyfwr a allai eu baros pan ddelynt mewn rhyfel er daed vai eu harfau, ac am bynny i gelwid bwynt yn farchogion brenhinawl. Tri chyfiawn Farchawg oedd yn llys Arthur, Blaes mab Iarll Llychlyn; Cadawg ab Gwynlliw filwr; Pedrogl paladr-ddellt: cynneddfau y rhai hynny pwy bynnag a wnelai gam a Dyn gwann, pwy bynnag vai, bwynt a ymleddynt yn nghweryl y cyfiawnder ac er cadarned vai bwynt a'u gorfyddynt, canys ymroddi a wnaethae iddynt i gadw cyfiawnder a'r dngwann, bwy a'u belpynt ymbob un or tair cyfraith, nid amgen, Blaes yn y gyfraith fydol; Cadawc o gyfraith Eglwys; Pedrogl o gyfraith arfau: am hynny i gelwit hwynt Tri chyfiawn farchawg. At the coronation of King Arthur, (at Caer-Lleon, on the river Uske, then in the diftrict of Morganwg, and now in Monmouthshire,) a tournament is described as exhibited in its highest fplendour. "Many knights," fays our Armoric fabler, "famous "for feats of chivalry, were prefent, with apparel and arms of "the fame colour and fashion. They formed a fpecies of diver"fion, in imitation of a fight on horseback; and the ladies being placed on the walls of the caftles, darted amorous glances on "the combatants. None of these ladies efteemed any knight "worthy of her love, but fuch as had given proof of his gallantry "in three feveral encounters. Thus the valour of the men en"couraged chastity in the women, and the attention of the women "proved an incentive to the foldiers' bravery." Here is the practice of chivalry under the combined ideas of love, and military prowefs, as they feem to have fubfifted after the feudal conftitution had acquired greater degrees not only of ftability, but of Splendour, and refinement. Warton's Hift. of English Poetry, Vol. I. The British Hiftorical Triads farther inform us, that "the three principal palaces of King Arthur, were at Caerlleon on the river Ufk, in Monmouthshire; Kelliwig, in Cornwall, or Devonfhire; and Penrhyn Rhianedd, in the North of Britain." : There were other places where Arthur is faid to have occafionally refided he kept his Christmas at Caerebrauc, or York, with great royalty and banqueting; and repaired the churches that were deftroyed by the Pagans. Alfo at Camalot, (or Cwmaled,) where anciently there was a famous caftle on a hill, to the fouth of Gadbury church, in Somersetshire. "Arthur was at his court, called Camalot, on Saturday, the eve of Whitsunday, in the year of our Lord, 454." Llwyd's Archæologia Britannica, pages 262. and 265. Likewife at Caer-gwent, or Winchester, Arthur is faid to have refided, and where his round table is ftill preferved, in the hall-Warton's Hiftory of English Poetry, Three Magical, or Necromantic Knights, were in King Arthur's Court: Menw, the fon of Teirgwaedd; Tryftan, the fon of Tallwch; and Eiddilic Gorr; for they could metamorphofe themselves into what shape or character they pleased, and act accordingly, when they were reduced to extremity; and therefore, no man could overcome them. Three Royal Knights were in Arthur's Court: Nafiens, fon of the King of Denmark; Medrod, the fon of Llew, fon of Cynfarch, King of the Picts; and Howel, the fon of Emyr, King of Armorica. Their qualities were, that in time of peace, no King, nor Emperor in the world, could deny them what they demanded, for their extraordinary comeliness, and wisdom and in war, no foldier, nor champion, be his arms ever fo good, could withstand them; and therefore, they were called the Royal Knights". Three Juft Knights were in Arthur's Court': Blaes, fon of the Prince of Scandinavia, (or Norway;) Cadawc, the fon of Gwynlliw the Warrior; and Pedrog Paladr-ddellt, (or Pedrog Break-Ipear,) fon of Clement, Prince of Cornwall. Their qualities were, that they fought in defence of Justice against any person that wronged the father lefs, the widowed, or the poor, and killed the wrong-doer, were he ever fo ftrong; for thefe Three Knights had made a refolution to maintain Justice in every kind of Law: that is, Blaes in the Civil Law; Cadwg in the Ecclefiaftical Law; and Pedrog in the Law, of Arms; and therefore, they were called Juft Knights'. Vol. II. has a beautiful fragment of an old poem, that mentions Adiew, fair Snowdoune, with thy touris hie, • In the days of chivalry, Rhitta Gawr, a great prince, mentioned in Brut y Brenhinoedd, who seems to have been a freebooter, or pillager, on the marches towards Scotland. The hiftory is, he had a cap, or a veft, made of the beards of the princes, or great men he had conquered, which he had flayed and fewed together; and had left room for the beard of Arthur to add to it, as being the chief of Kings. So, in a bravado, he sent a meffage to Arthur to fend him his beard, or elfe to come and fight him in a fingle combat, and whoever fhould get the day, should have the other's beard and cap; accordingly, Arthur accepted of the challenge, and gained the prize. There is a place near Towyn, in Merioneth fhire, called Rhiwy Barfau, or the Hill of the Beards, where, according to tradition, King Arthur flew Rhitta Gawr, the Champion, or Giant Arthur fought in a fingle combat, with Flavius Pollio, or Frollo, the Roman Tribune of Gaul, (under Leo, the Emperor,) and killed him. Lewis's British Hiftory, p. 186. Allo Cnute, the King of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, fought Edmund Ironfide, the Saxon, in fight of both their armies. And a challenge of this nature has been in the time of Henry the Eighth, between the King of France and the Emperor of Germany. Tri Tri Gwrthnifiad farchawg oedd yn Lljs Arthur: nid amgen, Morfran ab Tegid; Sanddef bryd Angel; a Glewlwyd Gafaelfawr: cynneddfau y rhain oedd, gwrthwyneb oedd tri gan neb ballu uddunt pa neges bynnag ag a geifynt: Sanddef rhag ei deced; Morfran rhag ei bacred; a Glewlwyd Gafaelfawr rhag ei faint a'i gryfed; ac am hynny ni wyddiad neb beth oedd oreu a'i rboi, a'i pallu uddunt y neges a geifynt; ac am hynny i gelwid bwynt gwrthwyneb farchogion.- Tri Chynghoriad farchawg oedd yn Lly's Arthur: nid amgen, Cynan ab Clydno Eiddun; ac Aron ab Cynfarch, ab Meirchion Gul; a Llywarch bên ab Elidir Llydanwyn: a'r tri Marchawg hynny a oeddynt gynghorwyr i Arthur, pa ryw ryfel bynnag, pa bygwth a vai arno, hwynt a'u cynghorynt hyd na chai neb y' gorvod ar Arthur, ac am hynny i gorfu ef ar bob cenedloedd drwy dri pheth a oedd yn ei ganlyn, nid amgen, gobaith da, ac arfau cyfegredig, y rhai a ddanfones Iefu Grift iddaw ar binwedd ei filwyr; ac am hynny i gwifgodd ef ddeuddeg Coron am ei ben, ac i bu ef Amberawdyr yn Rhufain. Three Obtaining, and Contrafted Knights, were in King Arthur's Court: Morvran, the son of Tegid; Sanddev, the Angel-faced; and Glewlwyd with the great-grafp. Their qualities were, that it was contrary to every body to refuse them any thing they defired: Sanddev, on account of his beauty; Moruran, for his ugliness and deformity; and Glewlwyd, for his gigantic fize, strength, and civility; and therefore, they were called the Obtaining, and Contrafted Knights. There is also another remarkable thing: thefe Three Warriors escaped from the battle of Camlan, where all their fellow-foldiers were flain. There were Three famous Counsellor-Knights in King Arthur's Court: that is, Cynon, the fon of Clydno Eiddyn, (or Edinburgh;) Aron, the son of Cynvarch; and Llywarch hen, the son of Elidyr Llydanwyn: and these Three were Arthur's Counsellors, to advise him in whatever difficulty happened; so that nobody was able to overcome him; and thus, Arthur mastered all men in every exploit, and in all nations, through the power of the strong spirit, and the faith and hope which were in his heart, and the confecrated arms which God had given him; and by the virtue, and fuccefs of his warriors. On that account, he wore twelve Crowns; and he was confidered as Emperor in Rome'. These are the names of Arthur's arms: Rhôngymynian, his fpear; Caledfwlch, his hard-notched fword; Carnwennan, his white-handled dagger; and Prydwen, his glittering fhield. ↑ Lucius Hiberus, the Roman general, was flain in a battle with Arthur; and so was Flavius Pollio, the Roman tribune. Lewis's Hiftory of Britain, page 190. and 186. Arthur took upon him the title of Emperor of Britain, &c. about A. D. 528; which is recorded thus: "Patricius Arturius Brytanniæ, Gallia, Germaniæ, Dacia Imperator." Leland's Affertion of the Life of Arthur, page 13. See also note 6, in page 2 of this work King Arthur's valour and fucceffes were fo great, that fome look upon them as incredible; but when we confider the warlike enterprides atchieved in our own time by fome great commanders, we may more eafily give credit to that mighty hero's exploits; who, according to history, drove the Saxons out of England; conquered Ireland, Scotland and the Iiles, Iceland, Gothland, Norway, Denmark, and a great part of France, and was crowned in Paris. When Arthur returned into Britain, he rewarded King Howel, of Little Bretagne, with the government of all his conquefts on the Continent. He bestowed the dutchy of Burgiundy on his Coufin Berel: to his chief fenefchal, Cai, he gave the province of Anjou; to Bed-ver, he granted the province of Normandy; and fo to many other Lords, and valiant Knights, who attended him in his wars, according to their virtue. When King Arthur returned from his victories, he first inftituted an affociation of merit and incentive to valorous deeds; or an order of Knights and profeffors of arms. William of Malmbury, lib. 1. De Geftis Regum Anglia; Nennius's Hiftoria Britonum; Stilling fleet's Church Hiftory; Enderbie's Cambria Triumphans; and Henry of Huntington.Frofard's Chronicle fays, that King Arthur built the cattle at Windfor, and founded the Order of the Knights of the Round Table. Hence King Edward the Third restored the Order of Knighthood, in the year 1349; which also gave rife to the Order of the Garter, inftituted the fame year. See Afhmole's Order of the Garter, p. 184. There is a fand-bank about a mile W. S. W. of Ynys Enlli, or Bardfey Island, where King Arthur, (as is reported,) had a fhip of war caft away, called Gwennan, after the name of his daughter Ann; hence the place is called Gorffrydau Cafwennan: one of our poets, about 500 years ago, mentions it in an elegant manner, thus: Os anodd ar GASWENNAN Troi bùn ở Ý natur y bê.─R. Leia. و The following curious naval account I have tranflated from the ancient Hiftorical Triads: "The three transport fleets of the Island of Britain: The navy of Llary, the fon of Iryf; the navy of Dignif, the fon of Alan; and the navy of Soler, the fon of Urnach.”. "The Three great Admirals of the Ifland of Britain, were, Geraint, the fon of Erbin; March, the fon of Meirchion; and Gwenwynwyn, the son of Naf." The three latter flourished about the fifth century; and the former, prior to that period. I The The Ceremony of making Knights, (about the Year 516,) when King ARTHUR reigned in Britain. "IN that age, a prince determining to make a Knight, did command a fcaffold, or stage, to be erected in fome cathedral church of his kingdom, or other fpacious hall near unto it. Thither the gentleman was brought to receive that honour; and being come, was forthwith placed in a chair of filver, adorned with green filk. Then was demanded of him if he was healthy of body, and able to endure the travell required in a foldier: alfo whether he were a man of honeft converfation, and what witneffes, worthy of credit, could he produce fo to affirm. That being done, the Bishop, or chief Prelate of the church, took the bible, and holding it open before the Knight, in the prefence of the King and all others, fpake these words: Sir, you that defire to receive the Order of Knighthood, fwear before God, and by this holy book, that ye fhall not fight againft this mighty and excellent Prince, that now bestoweth the Order of Knighthood upon you, unless you fhall be commanded fo to do, in the fervice of your own king and natural prince; for in that cafe, having firft yielded up the coller, device, and other enfigns of honor now received, it fhall be lawful for you to ferve against him, without reproach, or offence to all other companions in arms: but otherwise doing, ye fhall incur infamy; and being taken in war, fhall be fubject to the pains of death. Ye fhall alio fwear, with all your force and power, to maintain and defend all ladies, gentlewomen, orphans, widows, women diftreffed and abandoned. The like mult ye do for wives, being defired, and shun no adventure of your person, in every good war wherein ye happen to be. This oath taken, two of the chief Lords led him unto the King, who prefently drew forth his fword, and laid the fame upon the gentleman's head, and faid, God, and Saint David,' (or what other Saint the King pleafeth to name,) make thee a good Knight. Then came unto the Knight feven noble ladies, attired in white, and girt a fword to his fide. That done, four Knights of the most honourable in that prefence put on his spurs. Thefe ceremonies paft, the Queen took him by the right arm, and a Dutchefs by the left, and led him unto a rich feat made on high, and thereupon fet him, the King fitting down on the right hand, and the Queen on the other. After the King and Queen were thus feated, and the new Knight between them, all the reft of the Lords and Ladies fat down upon other feats prepared for them, three defcents under the King's feat. Every Lord and Lady being thus placed, thither were brought a follemn collation, or banquet of delicate meats, whereof the Knight, the King, the Queen, and the whole company did eat. And fo the ceremony ended." "The Knights of the Round Table vowed to obferve the following articles: "First, that every Knight should be well armed, and furnished to undertake any enterprise, wherein he was employed by sea, or land, on horseback, or foot. "That he should be ever preft to affail all tyrants and oppreffors of people. "That he fhould protect widows and maidens; reftore children to their right; re-poffefs such persons as were, without just cause, exiled; and with all his force maintain the Chriftian faith. "That he should be a champion for the publick weal, and, as a lion, repulfe the enemies of his country. "That he should advance the reputation of honor, and suppress all vice; relieve people afflicted by adverfe fortune; give aid to the Holy Church, and protect pilgrims. "That he should bury foldiers that wanted fepulchre; deliver prisoners; ransom captives; and cure men hurt in the fervice of their country. "That he should, in all honourable actions, adventure his perfon, yet with respect to juftice and truth; and, in all enterprises, proceed fincerely, never failing to use his uttermoft force of body, and valour of mind. "That after the attaining of any enterprife, he fhould cause it to be recorded, to the end that the fame of that fact should ever live, to his eternal honour, and renown of the Noble Order. "That if any complaint were made at the Court of this mighty King, of injury or oppreffion, then fome Knight of the Order, whom the King fhould appoint, ought to revenge the fame. "That if any Knight of foreign nation did come to Court with defire to challenge, or make fhew of his prowefs; (were he fingle, or accompanied,) that then these Knights ought to be ready in arms to make answer. That if any lady, gentlewoman, widow, maiden, or other oppreffed perfon did prefent a petition, declaring they were, or had been, in this, or other nation, injured, or offered difhonour, they should be graciously heard, and without delay, one, or more Knights should be fent to take revenge. "That every Knight fhould be willing to inform young Princes, Lords, and Gentlemen, in the orders and exercifes of arms; thereby not only to avoid idleness, but also to increase the honour of knighthood and chivalry. "Divers other articles, inciting to magnanimous actions of honour in arms, thefe Knights were fworn to obferve." Of the Degradation of Knights in ancient Days. If any Knight at that time had been corrupted with money by his prince's enemy, or committed any other notable fact against loyalty and honour, the other Knights forthwith made humble fuit unto the King that he might be punished. Which request being granted, they apprehended the offender, and caused him to be armed from head to foot, and in tuch fort as if he were going to the field. Then they led him up to an high ftage made in a church for that purpose, where thirty priests fung fuch pfalms as are used at burials, as though the Knight had lain dead at their feet. At the end of every pfalm they took from him one piece of armour. First, they took off his helmet, as that which defended his traitorous eyes; then his gauntlet on the right fide, as that which covered a corrupt hand; then his gauntlet on the left fide, as from a member confenting, and by piecemeal defpoiled him of all his arms, as well offenfive as defenfive, which, one after another, were thrown to the ground: and at the inftant when any piece of armour-was caft down, the King of arms first, and after him all other heralds, cried aloud; faying, "this is the head-piece of a disloyal and mifcreant Knight:" then was brought thither a bason of gold, or filver, full of warm water; which being holden up, the heralds, with a loud voice, faid, "what is the Knight's name?" the purfuants anfwered that which, in truth, was his name. Then the chief king of arms faid, "that is not true, for he is a miscreant and falfe traitor, and hath tranfgreffed the ordinances of Knighthood." Thereunto anfwered the Chaplains, "let us give him his right name." Then fpake the trumpets, "what shall be done with him ?" To which word the King anfwered, "let him, with dishonour and fhame, be banished my kingdom, as a vile and infamous man, that hath offended the honour of Knighthood." So foon as the King had fo faid, the King of Arms, and other heralds, caft the warm water upon the difgraded knight's face, as though he were new baptized; faying, henceforth thou shalt be called by thy right name-Traitor." Then the King, with twelve other Knights, put upon them mourning garments, declaring forrow; and coming unto the Knight difgraded, put him down the ftage, not by the ftairs he mounted up when he was made a Knight, but threw him down, tyed to a rope. Then, with great ignominy, he was brought to the altar, and there laid grovelling on the ground; and over him was read a pfalm full of curles. Extracted from Sir William Segar's Book of Honour, Military, and Civil; and Enderbie's Cambria Triumphans, page 195. MABINOGI MABINOGI PART THE FIRST. CONTAINING The Juvenile Adventures, and Exploits of PwYLL, Prince of the Seven Cantreds of DYVED, (Demetia,) or Pembrokeshire; who was the fon of Cafnor Wledig, the illuftrious fon of Lud', King of Britain, and flourished about 50 years before Chrift. There are feveral romantic narratives, or ancient histories of this kind, preserved in old Welfh manufcripts, which are called, Mabinogion, or Juvenile Adventures, or Amusements: Hên Yftoriâu, or Old Stories: and Hên Chwedlau, Ancient Tales, or Narrations. Some of the latter are still retained in memory, by the common people in the principality of Wales, and are usually told in winter's evenings for entertainment; fome of them are of the moral and devout kind, and perhaps intended for youthful instructions, and as an incentive to imitate them. The oldeft Welsh Interludes were alfo of this nature, all founded upon real histories, (though perhaps fomewhat embellished,) defcriptive of the exploits of famous men; and are very interefting, because they convey to us the romantic magnificence, customs, and incidents of times, which were as remote from the period, as the state of modern manners. ON a certain time, when Pwyll was at his royal palace of Arberth, and being inclined to take the diverfion of hunting, he felected fome of his vaffals to go and hunt in Glyn Cuch3; fo leaving Arberth that evening, he came to the top of Llwyn Diarwya*, where he tarried that night. Next morning he rose early, and proceeded to Glyn Cuch, there blew the horns to call the dogs together to the chace, and let them loose below the woods. While following the hounds, he miffed his companions; and whilft he was liftening to their cry, he heard another pack, different from his own, coming a contrary way. Soon he perceived an open valley in the midst of the woods: as his hounds were entering it on one fide, he saw the other pack in pursuit of a ftag, which they killed in the middle of the valley. Pwyll obferved the dogs at a distance, and was certain he had never feen their equal in the world. Their bodies were of the brighest white, and their ears were red, which made a beautiful contraft of the colours. With that, he came up to the dogs, drove them off, and fet his own dogs upon the ftag. While he was bufy in doing this, he faw a Knight mounted upon a tall, grey fteed, riding after the dogs, with a bugle horn about his neck, dressed in a kind of brown hunting fuit, who immediately came up, and accofted him thus: Prince, I know your quality, but I will not greet you."-" Ay," fays the other, " perhaps you are of fuch dignity that you scorn it."-" I affure you," fays he, " it is not my dignity that should hinder me." "What else should?" " Before God," fays the other, " your own ignorance, and want of generofity." "Prince," fays Pwyll, "what folly, or ungenerous act, have I been guilty of?" "I never faw fuch a piece of injustice,” replied the Knight, "as to drive away the dogs that killed the stag, and fet thine own upon him; that was ungenerous. I will not avenge myself; but I will bring upon you greater difgrace than the value of a hundred ftags." "Ah! Prince," faid Pwyll, " fince I have done you wrong, I will purchase your friendship." "After what manner will you purchase it?"" According to your dignity. Though I do not know you: I am a crowned king in the country I came from." "My Lord," fays Pwyll, "good day to you; what country did you come from?" "From Annivyn," faid the other; "I am Arawn, King of Annivyn." My Lord, upon what condition fhall I procure your friendship?" "Upon thefe conditions," faid he :-" There is a king, whose dominions are contiguous to mine, and who makes war upon me continually; I mean Havgan, King of Annwvyn: by delivering me from his oppreffion, (which you can eafily do,) you will procure my friendship." "That I will willingly do, provided you tell me how I am to do it." "In this manner you may effect it:" faid the other. "I will enter into a mutual confederacy with you, and will put you, instead of myself, at Annwvyn. I will prefent you to the finest woman you ever faw; and I will likewife give you my fhape and mien, that no valet-dechambre, fteward, or other man that has followed me, will know but that it is myfelf; and that fhall continue till to-morrow twelve month, when we will meet again in this place." King Lud had four fons; that is, Avarwy, or Androgius ; (and called by Cajar, in the fifth book of his Commentaries, ch. 16, &c. Mandubratius,) who was the caufe of the Romans conquering Britain: (it is alfo recorded, in the ancient Hif torical Triads, that this " Avarwy, Vortigern, and Modred, were deemed the three plagues of Britain.")-Tenevan, or Tenantius, Duke of Cornwall, and afterwards King of Britain, was the fecond fon of Lud. Cafnarwledig was the third fon; of whom defcended Elyftan Glodrydd, (the Commendable for Liberality,) Earl of Ferlex, or Hereford, and one of the fifteen Royal Tribes of Wales, who poffeffed all the land between the Wy and the Severn; and Aftech was the fourth fon of Lud. Fifty third book of Dion; Jeffrey of Monmouth's British Hiftory, book iii. chap. 20iv. 8. and 9; and Ponticus Virunnius. 2 Arberth implies, above the wood, or brake; alfo, the name of a Cantred in Pembrokeshire. 3 i. e. The Valley of Cuch. + The Grove of Diarwya. "But," faid the other, "what directions fhall I have to meet with this man?" "This night twelvemonth there is an agreement between us to meet at a ford; be you fure to be there in my ftead; for, by one fingle blow you give him, he shall die: he will entreat you, however, to give him another: be fure to refufe him, let him defire it of you ever fo much; for, as many as I gave him, he would fight me next day as courageous as ever." "What shall I do as to my own dominions?" said Pwyll. "I will manage matters,” said Arawn, "that neither man nor woman shall know but that I am yourself: I will be in your ftead." "With all my heart," faid Pwyll; " and I will go forward." Nothing" faid Arawn, "will hinder or moleft you on the way; I will be your guide till you arrive in my dominions." So he guided him till they came in view of the royal palace and other houses. "There is the palace, and my poffeffions," faid Arawn; “go in; no one will discover you; and by the fervice you will meet with, you will know the rules observed in it." When he entered, he faw grand halls, elegant bed-chambers, rich furniture, and such superb buildings, as he had never seen before. Having entered the room to undress himself, pages, and other young men came to affift him; and each, as he approached, made his obeifance to him. Two knights took off his hunting dress, and clothed him with a rich suit of filk, trimmed with gold. The hall being laid out, the family entered with the grandeft and gayeft retinue he ever faw. The queen, who was in the midft, far excelled the reft in beauty, and in the grandeur of her glittering garments of filk and gold. After they had washed, they approached the table, and fat in this wife: the queen on his right hand, and an Earl, whom he liked beft, on his left. Difcourfing with the queen, he found her to be the difcreeteft, and gentleft woman he ever converfed with. Thus they spent the time in eating and drinking, in fongs, and feftivity. Of all the royal palaces of the earth that he had feen, this had the greatest plenty of viands and liquors, golden utenfils, and royal ornaments. When it was time to retire, he and the queen went to bed: 'when he was in bed, he turned his face to the wall, and his back to the queen, and faid not a fyllable to her all night. Whatever fondling and chat paffed between them in the day-time, they paffed the night as at first. Thus he spent the year, in banqueting and jollity, in hunting, and in company with jolly companions. Every man in his dominions well remembered that night's agreement. Pwyll, accompanied by his nobles, arrived at the place of meeting: when he was come to the ford, a knight rofe up and fpoke as follows: "Friends," fays he, "liften attentively to the two kings, between whom this meeting is: each of them claims the other's lands and poffeffions; we may fit idle and be fpectators, and leave it to be decided between them perfonally." With that, the two kings approached each other in the middle of the ford, to engage; and the man who was inftead of Arawn, with the first blow, fmote the other's fhield, cut it in twain, penetrated through his armour, and threw him the length of his arm and lance over his horfe's crupper, with a mortal wound. "Ah! Prince," faid Hafgan, "what right had you to my death? I demanded nothing of you; and I know no reafon you had to kill me; and for God's fake, fince you have begun, finish me." "Prince," said the other, "perhaps I may be forry for what I have done to you; you must procure another to kill you, for I will not." (c My faithful nobles," faid Hafgan, "bear me hence, for death hath laid hold upon me; I am not in a condition to uphold you any longer.” "And my faithful nobles," faid he that perfonated Arawn, "make an enquiry, and know who will be my men." My Lord," answered his nobles, "all men ought; for there is not a king in all Annwvyn but thou.” Ay," fays he, "all that shall fubmit peaceably, it is fit they should be received; and he that does not, must be compelled by the fword." Then he took homage of the men, and began to fubdue the country: by noon next day both kingdoms were in his poffeffion. After this, he fet out towards the place of conference, and came to Glyn Cuch. Arawn was there to meet him. Having greeted one another, "God reward you for your kindness," said Arawn; “I have heard all." (6 Ay"" faid the other, "when you arrive in your own dominions, you will find what I have done for you." "God repay you," said Arawn, "for what you have done." Then he exchanged his shape and mien with Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed, and gave him his own. Arawn journeyed towards his royal feat at Annwvyn, and rejoiced to fee his family and fubjects, whom he had not feen for fome time; but they had not found the want of him, nor was his coming more welcome then, than at any other time. That day he spent in mirth and jollity, in fitting and difcourfing with his queen and nobles. When it was time, he went to bed, and his queen came to him. When he began to carefs her, through love, (which she had not been accustomed to for that year,) fhe revolved, in her thoughts what change of mind had happened to him that night more than all the reft of the year, and meditated long upon it. Soon after he awoke, and spoke to her twice or thrice, but received no answer from her. "What is the reafon you will |