The Tourist's Guide through the Country of Caernarvon: containing a short sketch of its History, Antiquities, &c.Williams, P. B. (Peter Bailey)
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The Tourist's Guide through the Country of Caernarvon: containing a short sketch of its History, Antiquities, &c.
Williams, P. B. (Peter Bailey)
Caernarvonshire (Wales) -- Description and travel
There were similar ruins on the opposite shore, and within
these few years, in scouring the channel of the river, large pieces of a
curious old foot Bridge were discovered, supposed to have been Roman.—A
gold coin, of about seventeen shillings weight, was found here, inscribed
T. DIVI AVG FIL AVGVSTVS. And a small one, of mixed metal, with a head,
and the following legend on one side: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR. P. XXII.
on the other a female figure, leading a small animal with her right hand,
and holding a spear in her left, and the following letters, SALVTI AVG
COS IIII. And a stone with the following Letters, continued for many
years, in a wall near the road, about the centre of Segontium, and which
has lately disappeared, S V C supposed by some to mean, Segontium urbs
Constantine. Cadwallon, one of the Princes of Wales, about A.D. 620, (on
account of Anglesey being infested by the Irish and Pictish Rovers)
removed the British Court from Aberffraw, where it had been placed about
200 years before, by Caswallon law hir, to Segontium. The Roman road
from Segontium to Dinorwig, and thence to Cornovium, was visible on a
part of Rhos Bodrual, till within these few years, when that part of the
Common was cultivated.
The Mother or Parish Church of Carnarvon, called Llanbeblig, is situated
about one hundred yards beyond, or to the East of old Segontium, and
according to our Historians, is dedicated to St. Publicius, Son of Macsen
Wledig, (Maximus the Tyrant) and his Wife Helen, Daughter of Endef, Duke
of Cornwal.—It is said that he retired from the World, and took a
religious habit. Richard II. bestowed this Church, and the Chapel at
Carnarvon, on the Nuns of St. Mary’s, in Chester, in consideration of
their poverty; and in the recital of another Charter of the same Prince,
it is mentioned that his Grandfather, Edward III. had bestowed on those
Religious, the Advowson of Llangathen, in Carmarthenshire; both which on
the Dissolution, were annexed to the See of Chester, and remain to this
day, under the Patronage of the Bishop of that Diocese. In a recess to
the North of the Communion Table, is an elegant Altar Tomb, with the
following inscription: Here lieth the body of William Griffith, Esq. the
Son of William Griffith, Knight, who died Nov. 28, 1587, and Margaret his
Wife, Daughter of John Wynne ap Meredith, Esq. who built this Tomb, 1593.
{95}—Their figures are in white Marble, lying on a mat, admirably carved;
he is in armour, she has on a short quilled ruff, and ruffles at her
wrists, in a long gown, and a sash around her waist. And in the
Churchyard, some years ago, was the following, which it may be useful to
preserve, as it is very probable that a house in this neighbourhood, _Cae
Bold_, took its name from this family:—Here lyeth the body of Ellin Bold,
Daughter of William Bold, Esq. and Wife to John Ranshcraf, of Breton,
Gent. who died 1st day of April, 1663. And near it the following: Here
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