In yonder Tower my darling Owen groans, Oppress’d with grief, I hear his piteous moans; Ah wretched Prince! within those walls confin’d, A Brother’s victim—thus to death consign’d; What mournful sounds, were to my ears convey’d, As late dejected, o’er these rocks I stray’d; Brave Owen’s name shall dwell upon my tongue His matchless deeds, shall by the muse be sung From ancient Princes, we his Lineage trace, And valiant Chiefs, adorn his noble race; No more his gates receive the crouded throng, His guests no longer hear the minstrel’s song: In war distinguish’d by his broken shield, Like valiant Rodri, {128a} he disdain’d to yield: Shame that a Prince, should thus in bondage pine, Whose acts, if free, would Rhun’s {128b} fam’d deeds outshine These lands ne’er saw the Saxon’s fire and sword, Till he knew durance vile from Snowdon’s Lord, &c. The reader is referred for the remainder to the publication before mentioned. Bishop Godfrey Goodman, purchased a Farm (Ty Du) in this Parish, where he resided during the greatest part of the usurpation of Oliver Cromwell. He was a native of Ruthin, and left that Farm and Coed Mawr, towards the maintenance of the poor of his native parish. He died Bishop of Gloucester, and made a most singular Will, printed in York’s five Royal Tribes. About 37 years ago, a remarkably strong man, (Foulk Jones) lived at Ty Du; many wonderful things are related of him, such as his carrying the largest end of a piece of timber, while it required three men to support the other;—his holding a bull, with one hand, by the horns;—carrying a yearling heifer, that was unwell, home from the field;—throwing a Denbighshire Champion, who had heard of his strength, and was come over, either to fight or wrestle with him, over a wall from a field into the road; and he is said to have lifted a strong man, who insulted him, at Carnarvon, over the battlements of the Bridge, and to have held him over the water, until he had submitted to make an apology, for having so attacked him without any provocation. Many persons now living recollect this man; he was a person of sober, peaceable habits, and much beloved and respected by all his neighbours.