A history of Kidwelly . s concerning Ancient Britain by Camden(p. 400) :— Nobile Cambrensis cecidit diadema decoris,Hoc est, Rhesus obiit ; Cambria tota , sed non moritur, quia semper habetur Ipsius egregium nomen in orbe tegitur, sed detegitur, quia fama perennis Non finit illustrem voce latere ducem :Excessit probitate modum, sensu probitatem, Eloquio sensum, moribus eloquium. Translation. All Cambria mourns her noble Princes fall ; for wellShe knows that with him fell her glorys hence, he smiles beneath his native earth ;And yet departed never, he
A history of Kidwelly . s concerning Ancient Britain by Camden(p. 400) :— Nobile Cambrensis cecidit diadema decoris,Hoc est, Rhesus obiit ; Cambria tota , sed non moritur, quia semper habetur Ipsius egregium nomen in orbe tegitur, sed detegitur, quia fama perennis Non finit illustrem voce latere ducem :Excessit probitate modum, sensu probitatem, Eloquio sensum, moribus eloquium. Translation. All Cambria mourns her noble Princes fall ; for wellShe knows that with him fell her glorys hence, he smiles beneath his native earth ;And yet departed never, he whose glorious nameShall Uve for aye, afresh upon the Mps of men ;Beneath the earth, and yet no earth can cover noble prince, whom everlasting fame forbidsTo die. The greatness of his soul no one can nature with her gifts so bounteously endowed,That modesty with uprightness, with excellence * Dr. John Joness History of Wales, p. Giraldus Cambrensis, Vol. I., p. 9 ; and PoweU, p. 209. PLATE HISTORY OF KIDWELLY. 25 Of mind, with eloquence of tongue, with purityOf soul, in rivalry contended each with each,And none surpassed.—W. J. G. The castle was again destroyed by Lord Rhyss grand-son, Rhys ap Gryffith, and it shortly afterwards fellinto the hands of the Crown.* It was granted by Henrs VII. to Sir Rhys ap Thomas,and after being forfeited by his grandson, Rhjs apGryffith, it became the property of Richard Vaughan,Earl of Carberr}, and President of Wales, f from whomit has descended to Earl Cawdor, who now owns it, aswell as the lordship of the manor of Kidwelly. * Dr. John Joness History of Wales, p. Ibid.
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