Miscellanies . THE HISTORY OF THE GWEDIR FAMILY, BY SIR JOHN WYNNE,The firft Baronet of that Name, who was born in 1553* INTRODUCTION. IT may not be improper £0 give the reader fome account of whathe is, or is not, to expect from the prefent publication, aswell as to throw together what few particulars can be now col-lected with regard to its author. The MS. hath, for above a century, been fa prized in NorthWales, that many in thofe parts have thought it worth while tomake fair and complete tranfcripts of it.; One of thefe Carte hadconfulted, and he refers to it as his authority for the Welfh
Miscellanies . THE HISTORY OF THE GWEDIR FAMILY, BY SIR JOHN WYNNE,The firft Baronet of that Name, who was born in 1553* INTRODUCTION. IT may not be improper £0 give the reader fome account of whathe is, or is not, to expect from the prefent publication, aswell as to throw together what few particulars can be now col-lected with regard to its author. The MS. hath, for above a century, been fa prized in NorthWales, that many in thofe parts have thought it worth while tomake fair and complete tranfcripts of it.; One of thefe Carte hadconfulted, and he refers to it as his authority for the Welfh Bardshaving been mafiacred by Edward the Firftb. This circumftancealone may ftamp a moft intrinfic value on the MS, as it hathgiven rife to an ode which will be admired by our lateft whole pallage relative to this tradition is alfo cited by the a This hiftory of the Gwedir family was pub limed in oclavo, 1773;but the impreffion having been fold, it hath for fome years been inconfiderable requeft
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