“This image of our frailty, painted glass, Shows when the life and death of Alban was, A knight beheads the Martyr, but so soon His eyes dropt out to see what he had done. And leaving their own head, seemed with a tear To wail the other head laid mangled there Because, before, his eyes no tear had shed His eyes themselves like tears fall from his head. Ah! bloody fact that whilst St Alban dies The murderer himself weeps out his eyes. In zeal to heaven where holy Alban’s bones Were buried, Offa raised this heap of stones; Which after by devouring time abused, Into the dying parts infused[10] By James the first of England to become The glory of Alban’s proto-martyrdom.” PART VI--WALES CHAPTER XII GLAMORGANSHIRE: DENBIGHSHIRE NEATH: VALLE CRUCIS NEATH (_Cistercian_) Founded and endowed in the 12th century by Richard de Grainvilla--Dedicated to the Holy Trinity and occupied successively by Franciscan and Cistercian monks--1208, All previous grants confirmed and many privileges and immunities bestowed by King John--15--, Dissolved. Annual revenue, £132, 7s. 7d.--1544, Granted to Sir Richard Williams--1650, The abbey house comes into the possession of the Hobby family. Neath, a flourishing seaport in Glamorganshire, possesses some interesting features. Claiming to be built on the site of a Roman station and having some scattered remains of an ancient castle--burnt down in the 13th century--it also boasts extensive ruins of an abbey, which, if we believe Lewis Morganwg, the famous Welsh bard, must have been enriched in days past with many beauties--