The Herald and genealogist . detailed, it will be sufficient to say that he wasentertained in Radnorshire at Prestcign, on the 4th of August; on the5th, having crossed the river Wye at Whitney Ford or Ferry, in hischariot, at the castle of Hay in Brecknockshire; and at the piiory ofBrecknock, where he stayed two nights, and in which town the author,among other gentlemen of the Dukes retinue, was admitted a Burgess ;and on the 7th at the Eaal of Carberries famous seat called GoldenGrove, having passed through the town of Llandinonaurc, where, forabout an English mile, the road and streets were
The Herald and genealogist . detailed, it will be sufficient to say that he wasentertained in Radnorshire at Prestcign, on the 4th of August; on the5th, having crossed the river Wye at Whitney Ford or Ferry, in hischariot, at the castle of Hay in Brecknockshire; and at the piiory ofBrecknock, where he stayed two nights, and in which town the author,among other gentlemen of the Dukes retinue, was admitted a Burgess ;and on the 7th at the Eaal of Carberries famous seat called GoldenGrove, having passed through the town of Llandinonaurc, where, forabout an English mile, the road and streets were strewed with rushes,to receive him. Among other remarkes at Golden Grove are seen y^ Drinking Horn above exhibited,beautified with silver artifice, being the first vessell Henry Tudor Earle of Richmond,King of England (by the name of Henry VIL), drank out of after his landing at Mil-ford Haven in Pembrokeshire, in order to the marrying the Lady Elizabeth anddeposing Richard HI. THE BEAUFORT PROGRESS THROUGH WALES, 1684. 235. This Horn was presented by himself to this noble family, now Earles of Carbery,where it hath remained ever since, and is kept among the noble Earles choicestraritys. The foot is of silver in form of a mount, upon which stand a Dragon andGreyhound of the same mettall, in imitation of the Supporters of the Royall Arms ofHenry VII. which are drawn below, shewing the dexter side a Red Dragon, theensigne of Cadwalader the last King of the Britains, from whom by a male line
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