30.-LANNMIHACGELL LECHRIT,' AND THE VILLAGE OF STIFILOT.

Arthfael son of Nowi, King of Gwent, killed his brother Elised, and even himself; as it is metrically said,

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"ever contrives to injure another, will first smite himself with his own weapon." And a murder so execrable and hateful to mankind having been committed, Bishop Gwgan sent messengers throughout the whole diocese which was subject to him, and in obedience to the Church of Llandaff; and all being assembled together at Llandaff, the highest to the lowest orders, as before mentioned, with the affirmation of the whole synod, he caused the King to be anathematized. And all Christian communion being taken away from him, and hearing of the curse that had been pronounced against him, he sought pardon with lamentable devotion; and penance being enjoined to him on account of the fratricide committed, he granted in alms to God, and to St. Dubricius, St. Teilo, and St. Oudoceus, and to Bishop Gwgan, and all the Bishops of Llandaff for ever, Lannmihacgell Lechrit, with the third part of a meadow. Its boundary is, -From the ford on the Taroci, along it to the stony bridge, through the meadow to the mouth of the brook, along the hollow upwards to the hill, along the hill towards the north, along the hill to the summit, to directly opposite the gorge of the hollow towards the west, and to the source of the rill in the hollow, along the hollow to where it falls into the

1 Llanfihangel Llechryd,-perhaps this place may have been situated near the Troggy brook, Monmouthshire, somewhere between Caerwent and Earlswood common, unless it can be identified with Llanfihangel, near the Caldicot Moors, noticed in page 493.

Taroci, along Taroci to the ford, where it began. And four modii,1 of the village of Stifilot, keeping the boundary from Pwll hir Guiduc as far as Pwll y Guarac in length, and from the ash of Stifilot to Tref Gwascar in breadth, and with all its liberty, and all commonage given to the inhabitants, in field and in woods, in water and in pastures, and without any payment to any mortal man besides to the Church of Llandaff and its Pastors for ever. Of the clergy, the witnesses are, Gwgan, Bishop; Eidef, reader, of the city of Gwent; Bleddwr, Equonimus, Euddigyrn, presbyter; Cadgen son of Dissaith, Gwrgi son of Morgi, Gorui son of Breint; and of the laity, Arthfael son of Nowi, Nowi son of Gwriad, Merchiawn son of Rhydderch, Brichmar, Gwrgi son of Gwrgimanw, the two sons of Albrit, Sigrit and Hyfeidd. Whoever will keep it, may God keep him; and whoever will separate it from the Church of Llandaff, may he be accursed. Amen.

31.-VILLAGE OF SEVAN.

Llawr, and his son Dehefeint, being penitent in heart and mind, and penance being enjoined to them for the murder they had committed, that is of Merchi, granted in alms to God, and to St. Dubricius, St. Teilo, and St. Oudoceus, and to Bishop Gwgan, and all Bishops of Llandaff, the village Sevan, and three modii of land, with the approbation and consent of King Idwallawn son of Morgan, with all its liberty, and without any payment to any mortal man, besides to the Church of Llandaff and its Pastors for ever. Of the clergy, the witnesses are, Gwgan, Bishop; Dissaith, reader; Herwallt, Sedd, writer; Hyf

2 About 36 Acres.

2 About 27 Acres.

eidd, Marchwydd, Euddigyrn, priest; Rim, Gwenerfwy, cook; of the laity, King Idwallawn, Aircol, Drych. Whoever will keep it, may he be blessed; and whoever will violate it, may he be accursed.

Amen.

32.-NOTICE OF THE CONSECRATION AND DEATH OF GWGAN, BISHOP OF LLANDAFF.

In the year of our Lord 982, Gwgan, Bishop of Llandaff, was consecrated by the metropolitan Dunstan, Archbishop of the Church of Canterbury, the pastoral staff being given him in the royal Court by Edgar, King of England, his suffragans, Bishops of England being present, Birthelm, Bishop; Alfwold, Bishop; Athelwold, Bishop; Oswald, Bishop of Worcester; and Abbots present, Ælfric, Abbot; Eswic, Abbot; and Dukes standing by, Ælfer, Duke; Elfpea, Duke; Æthelstan, Duke; with many others, clergy and laity. After the apostolical dignity was conferred on him, he departed to the Lord.

1 See page 502, respecting an evident inaccuracy in the date given of this consecration, which perhaps has been caused by the negligence of some transcriber of this work, or by placing the year of Bishop Gwgan's death as that of his consecration, which must have taken place in 972 or 973, as Birthelm, Bishop of Bath and Wells, who was present, died in the latter year. Alfwold, Bishop of Salisbury, who was also present, died in the year 978. Athelwold, also mentioned as being present, was Bishop of Winchester, to which see he succeeded in 963, and died in 984.

CHAPTER IX.1

GRANTS OF ELLMWYN, NUDD, MELWAS, AND ARWYSTYL, PUPILS OF ILINOTICE OF THE SEVEN CANTREFS OF GLAMORGAN AND DIOCESE OF LlanDAFF -GRANTS OF EDWYN SON OF GWRIAD, KING OF GWENT-RHODRI AND GRUFFYDD, KINGS OF GWENT, SONS OF ELISED-ACCOUNT OF AN ELECTION OF KINGS OF GLAMORGAN OF THE CONSECRATION OF JOSEPH, BISHOP OF LLANDAFF-GRANTS OF RHYDDERCH SON OF IESTYN, King of GLAMORGAN-RHIWALLON SON OF RHUN-CARADOC SON OF RHIWALLON -MERCHIAWN SON OF RHYDDERCH, AND HIS SON GWRGAN-CADWALLON SON OF GWRIAD-SEISYLLT SON OF GWYSTLERTH-AND OF RHIWALLON SON OF TUDFWLCH.

MARCHLWYS OR MARCHLUID, BISHOP.2

Marchlwys was Bishop of Llandaff in the time of the sons of Morgan, Owain, Idwallon, Cadell, and Cynfyn.

BLEDRI, BISHOP.3

1.-LANNGUORONOI.

Be it known, that four pupils of Ili, that is Ellmwyn, Nudd, Melwas, and Arwystyl, sacrificed Lannguoronoi, with

1 The subject-matter of this Chapter commences at page 236 of the Latin original, and has reference to particulars which took place when Marchlwys or Marchluid, Bledri, and Joseph, were Bishops of Llandaff.

2 Marchlwys, according to Godwin, de Presulibus, p. 599, Ed. 1743, succeeded Bishop Libiau; and according to both Godwin and the Welsh Chronicle in the Myv. Archaiology, vol. II. p. 488, he died in the year 943. 3 According to Bishop Godwin, Bledri became Bishop of Llandaff in 983. Another Edition of his work states 993, although incorrectly, as the former date coincides with those mentioned in this work, viz. that he died in 1022, in the 39th year of his being Bishop. Bledri most probably succeeded Bishop Gwgan.

modius and a half, for their souls, to God, and the holy confessors St. Dubricius, St. Teilo, and St. Oudoceus, with the approbation and consent of Rhys son of Owain, King of Glamorgan, and also with his grant, in perpetual oblation, and without any payment to any mortal man, besides to the Bishop of Llandaff, and in the hand of the same Bishop named Bledri, and with all commonage to the inhabitants, in water and in pastures, in field and in woods. Of the clergy, the witnesses are, Bledri, Bishop; Joseph, Presbyter and Dean of Llandaff; Eli, Ffriawg, Awgwyn; and witnesses of the laity, Rhys son of Owain, King; Gwrgan son of Merchiawn, Bleddw son of Ceredig, Edilm son of Tewdws, Merchiawn son of Arthfleidd, Cynan son of Iagwan. And with a blessing given to all who should keep and preserve this alms, with all its dignity and liberty in the church of Llandaff, and a curse and perpetual anathema to those who should violate it, or take it away by laical violence or tyrannical force, from the Church of Llandaff and its Pastors. Amen. Its boundary is,-From the ford of the Ceir to the ridge, to the well of Guaidan, from the well along the ridge to the Targuus, through Targuus along the two gullies, across to the well of the hazel, across to Celli Rudanhuit, along the Euen to Tarnus, from Tarnus to Tref Gloyuid, along the Euen to Mynwy, that is, the three acres below the sheep-ford.2

1 About 13 Acres.

2 Another very different description of the boundary of Lannguoronoi is given in page 504.