Igne probatur En animus rursus clare in corpore MORGAN WILLIAMS, descended from the heiress of Robert Ferrar, Bishop of St. David’s, Burnt alive by bigots under Q. Mary; was lately chief of Gargam, and senior in council at Madras. Where Oct. 27, 1690, aged 49 years, he resign’d the President’s chair and his breath together. An employment of full thirty years chronicles the continual approbation of his conduct, particularly as chief commissioner of the circuit. To the south of Tenby are some insulated rocks, in which are many curious excavations, and several islands, the principal of which is Caldy Island, consisting of about 600 acres, 200 of which are in a state of cultivation. The tower of its ancient priory is still standing. If the Tourist has leisure and opportunity, many excursions may be made during his stay at Tenby. The first and most important is, to Pembroke and Milford Haven. The road affords many grand and extensive sea views, with a faint prospect of Lundy Isle. About four miles from Tenby stand the ruins of Mannorbeer castle, {72a} supposed to have been erected about the time of William Rufus. A little farther on, the ivy-mantled walls of Carew Castle {72b} burst upon us; and, about three miles from Pembroke, the decayed and broken walls of Llanfeth, or Lantphey Castle, attracted our notice, once the residence of the Bishops of St. David’s, but now a monument of desolation. The three buildings of Swansea Castle; Lantphey Court; and King John’s Hall, St. David’s; are very similar in their workmanship. We now arrived at PEMBROKE. Mr. Wyndham has so minutely delineated the present state of this castle, that I cannot do better than transcribe his account: “The approach to Pembroke from the river shows the town and castle to the most beautiful advantage. The town is situated upon the ridge of a long and narrow rock, gradually ascending to the highest point, on which stands the castle, at the brink of the precipice. If I may compare small things with great, it much resembles the situation of Edinburgh. “The castle is of Norman architecture, mixed with early Gothic. The principal tower, which is uncommonly high and perfect, has even its stone vaulted roof remaining. The walls of this tower are fourteen feet in thickness, the diameter of the space within is twenty-five, and the height, from the ground to the crown of the dome, is seventy-five feet; but visible marks appear within, that its height was originally divided by four floors.