Historic notices, with topographical and other gleanings descriptive of the borough and county-town of Flint . d appears tohave been much questioned by historians. Camden asserts thatit was begun by Henry II. in 1157, and finished by Edward Lyttelton is of the same opinion. Leland attributes its foun-dation to Edward I. Pennant frankly says, The founder of thiscastle is uncertain. Mr. Edward Parry, in his essay, says theprobability is that Henry, subsequent to his signal defeat at Ewloe,and the great dismay which followed at Coleshill, in order tocover his army and prevent such disaster
Historic notices, with topographical and other gleanings descriptive of the borough and county-town of Flint . d appears tohave been much questioned by historians. Camden asserts thatit was begun by Henry II. in 1157, and finished by Edward Lyttelton is of the same opinion. Leland attributes its foun-dation to Edward I. Pennant frankly says, The founder of thiscastle is uncertain. Mr. Edward Parry, in his essay, says theprobability is that Henry, subsequent to his signal defeat at Ewloe,and the great dismay which followed at Coleshill, in order tocover his army and prevent such disaster in future, might have i6 HISTORIC NOTICES OF FLINT, caused some sort of fortification to have been erected here. Beamont, in al paper read before the Chester Archceologicaland Historic Society, says,— Even in the poets day {Shakespeare) the castle (Flint) must have shownsigns of ruin, for, approaching its walls, not only does he make Bolingbrokethus commission Northumberland,— Go to the rude ribs of that ancient castle, Through brazen trumpet send the breath of parleyInto his loiined ears,. i3 Gr GROUND-PLAN OF FLINT CASTLE. but in another place he speaks also of its tottered battlements. Shakespearemust have seen this venerable castle, and been familiar with its appearance,when he thus twice alluded to its ruined state. The Rev. Charles Hartshorne, in a paper read before the sameSociety, stated there were no accounts of the expenses of erectingFlint and Rhuddlan Castles, and others seem to be of the sameopinion. This, however, is a mistake, for at the Public RecordOffice, London, there is a roll on which will be found entries ofpayments made for the coustritction of the castle of Flind,between Sunday, the 25th day of July (1277), and the seventhday following Sunday, the day of the beheading of Saint Johnthe Baptist,—viz., 28th day of August following. The totalamount of these payments is ;^922 us. ?>ld., a. sum equal to /
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