1. Rees (ap Llewellwyn, ap Griffith, ap Howell, ap Evan, ap Ednyfed
ap Howell, ap Griffith, ap Meyricke, ap Trahairn, ap Gwerydd ap Rees
Goch) uxorem habuit Agnes vch Nicholas ap Ellis Archidiaconi Monensis
filiam obiit anno Dni 1500.
(fol. 110_a_)
2. David ap Rees de Bodewryd Armiger obiit 27º Julii anno Dni 1551
uxorem habuit Anghared filiam et heredem de Plâs y Brian in parochia
de Llanbeder.
3. Hugo Gwyn ap D.D. obiit 1562 uxorem habuit Elenam Conway de Bryn
Eyrinin Com. Carnaru.
4. Edwardus ap H Gwyn sepultus fuit primo die Martii 1596 uxorem
duxit Elizabetham Sion ap Rees Bodychen.
5. Johannes Wyn Edd obiit 1614 uxorem habuit Grace vch Sion Griffith
de Llanddyfran.
6. Edwardus Wyn obiit 1637 uxorem habuit Margaretam Puleston de
Llwyn y Knottie in com. Flint.
7. Johannes Wyn obiit Jan. 30, 1669 uxorem duxit, Elenam filiam et
cohaeredem J. Lewis de Chwaen Wen arm sepultus est cum uxore filioque
natu maximo Johanne L L B in ecclesiae parochiali de Llantrissant de
quo siquis (fol. 111) ultra desideret monumentum patri suo B—M
positum impensis Roberto Wyn A.M. ejusdem ecclesiae Rectoris
dignissimi consulat.
Having finished our observations and preparing to leave the church we
were not a little surprized by a request made by the schoolmaster for
something to drink our healths, though I complied with his request I at
the same time conveyed a kind of hint that an instructor should not be
mercinary. However he pocketed the reproof with the money and I cannot
say I discerned anything of that hectic flush come across his cheek
described by Sterne in his story of the poor Monk.
Continuing from hence and passing by the magic stone which had drawn us
so much out of our way the preceeding night we called at the treasure
dreamer’s cottage as he had promised to shew us an inscription which
(fol. 111_a_) he knew to be worthy of notice as a clergyman of
Llanerchymedd had been to copy it. He was from home but his wife
catching up her half grown child in her arms walked before us at such a
rate we could scarcely keep up with her to the field where it stood. We
here found some characters and just as I was preparing to take the
impression of them with putty so violent and cold a storm of sleet and
rain came on that we were forced to take shelter at a neighbouring farm.
The farm house though of considerable extent was open all the way up to
the roof the beds, kitchen, dairy, &c. being all contiguous to each
other. This we found on enquiry was the common custom of the country.
The weather holding up a little we returned to the spot, in the interval
having learnt that the stone had some time since been broken in two in
order to make a gate post of the lower part, we procured an (fol. 113)
iron crow and with the assistance of two stout lads from the farm turned
it over, it measures about four feet in length but retains no appearance
of characters on its surface though by measuring its width we clearly
discovered that it must formerly have been united to the upper part which
is now fixed in the ground about an hundred yards distant. On returning
thither I took a very exact copy. The name of the stone is Maen Hîr
Llanol with is interpreted the large stone with letters and when entire
it must have been a conspicuous object from most parts of the island as
it stands on very high ground.
The weather continuing cold and disagreeable we hastened our march to
Llanerchymedd our intended station for the night. Although the distance
to this place in a direct line is not above four miles and its situation
clearly discerned from Maen Hîr Llanol yet on account of the bogs and
(fol. 113_a_) overflowing of the river we were obliged to make a circuit
of nearly twice that space round by Llanbabo. In our way passed a farm
called Boddeiniol where we stopped to enquire for some druidical remains
mentioned in Mr. Bingley’s list as still visible, but the farmer who is
apparently near eighty years old said he had never had heard of anything
of the kind since he had lived there. But some time back in cleaning a
piece of rough ground in one of his fields he discovered four burying
places as he took them to be the sides formed of flat stones set upright
in the ground and covered by others of the same irregular shape. Some of
the stones he shewed us lying against a fence but none of them appeared
to be above two feet and a half high. Crossed the river Trepont {71} a
little below Llanbabo. This river is styled the largest in Anglesea
although I am sure one might easily leap over the widest part the channel
(fol. 114) when not flooded being not above twelve or fourteen feet
across. Arrived at Llanerchymedd a little before four, enquiring of the
innkeeper for an ancient stone with an inscription near the town he
accompanied us to the house of a clergyman who he said was very curious
in these particulars and would furnish us with every information on the
subject. Our reception was very pleasing but we had been misinformed in
regard to the object of our enquiries there being no other antiques in
the neighbourhood besides Maen Hîr Llanol and the stone at Llantrisant
about four miles distant. In the evening Mr. Richards the above
mentioned gentlemen called upon us at the inn and during our conversation
gave some interesting particulars of druidical remains in Bodafon
mountain which we purpose visiting in his company tomorrow. This
gentleman had a very perfect coin of Diocletian of which I took an
impression in sealing wax (fol. 114_a_) in order to make a fac simile of
the coin in isinglass on my return—if we cannot procure originals we must
be content with copies. Having noted down the occurrences of the day we
retired to bed desiring to be called very early in order to get breakfast
over by seven the time we had agreed to set out.
[Picture: No. 49. Maen Hir Llanol]