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an；　named　Caradoc；　led　a　pious　and　recluse　life　at　St。　Ismael；　in　the　province　of　Ros；　｛107｝　to　whom　the　boy　was　often　sent　by　his　parents　with　provisions；　and　he　so　ingratiated　himself　in　the　eyes　of　the　good　man；　that　he　very　often　promised　him；　together　with　his　blessing；　the　portion　of　all　his　brothers；　and　the　paternal　inheritance。　　It　happened　that　Richard；　being　overtaken　by　a　violent　storm　of　rain；　turned　aside　to　the　hermit's　cell；　and　being　unable　to　get　his　hounds　near　him；　either　by　calling；　coaxing；　or　by　offering　them　food；　the　holy　man　smiled；　and　making　a　gentle　motion　with　his　hand；　brought　them　all　to　him　immediately。　　In　process　of　time；　when　Caradoc　｛108｝　had　happily　completed　the　course　of　his　existence；　Tankard；　father　of　Richard；　violently　detained　his　body；　which　by　his　last　will　he　had　bequeathed　to　the　church　of　St。　David；　but　being　suddenly　seized　with　a　severe　illness；　he　revoked　his　command。　　When　this　had　happened　to　him　a　second　and　a　third　time；　and　the　corpse　at　last　was　suffered　to　be　conveyed　away；　and　was　proceeding　over　the　sands　of　Niwegal　towards　St。　David's；　a　prodigious　fall　of　rain　inundated　the　whole　country；　but　the　conductors　of　the　sacred　burthen；　on　coming　forth　from　their　shelter；　found　the　silken　pall；　with　which　the　bier　was　covered；　dry　and　uninjured　by　the　storm；　and　thus　the　miraculous　body　of　Caradoc　was　brought　into　the　church　of　St。　Andrew　and　St。　David；　and　with　due　solemnity　deposited　in　the　left　aisle；　near　the　altar　of　the　holy　proto…martyr　Stephen。

It　is　worthy　of　remark；　that　these　people　（the　Flemings）；　from　the　inspection　of　the　right　shoulders　of　rams；　which　have　been　stripped　of　their　flesh；　and　not　roasted；　but　boiled；　can　discover　future　events；　or　those　which　have　passed　and　remained　long　unknown。　｛109｝　They　know；　also；　what　is　transpiring　at　a　distant　place；　by　a　wonderful　art；　and　a　prophetic　kind　of　spirit。　　They　declare；　also；　by　means　of　signs；　the　undoubted　symptoms　of　approaching　peace　and　war；　murders　and　fires；　domestic　adulteries；　the　state　of　the　king；　his　life　and　death。　　It　happened　in　our　time；　that　a　man　of　those　parts；　whose　name　was　William　Mangunel；　a　person　of　high　rank；　and　excelling　all　others　in　the　aforesaid　art；　had　a　wife　big　with　child　by　her　own　husband's　grandson。　　Well　aware　of　the　fact；　he　ordered　a　ram　from　his　own　flock　to　be　sent　to　his　wife；　as　a　present　from　her　neighbour；　which　was　carried　to　the　cook；　and　dressed。　　At　dinner；　the　husband　purposely　gave　the　shoulder…bone　of　the　ram；　properly　cleaned；　to　his　wife；　who　was　also　well　skilled　in　this　art；　for　her　examination；　when；　having　for　a　short　time　examined　the　secret　marks；　she　smiled；　and　threw　the　oracle　down　on　the　table。　　Her　husband；　dissembling；　earnestly　demanded　the　cause　of　her　smiling；　and　the　explanation　of　the　matter。　　Overcome　by　his　entreaties；　she　answered：　　〃The　man　to　whose　fold　this　ram　belongs；　has　an　adulterous　wife；　at　this　time　pregnant　by　the　commission　of　incest　with　his　own　grandson。〃　　The　husband；　with　a　sorrowful　and　dejected　countenance；　replied：　　〃You　deliver；　indeed；　an　oracle　supported　by　too　much　truth；　which　I　have　so　much　more　reason　to　lament；　as　the　ignominy　you　have　published　redounds　to　my　own　injury。〃　　The　woman；　thus　detected；　and　unable　to　dissemble　her　confusion；　betrayed　the　inward　feelings　of　her　mind　by　external　signs；　shame　and　sorrow　urging　her　by　turns；　and　manifesting　themselves；　now　by　blushes；　now　by　paleness；　and　lastly　（according　to　the　custom　of　women）；　by　tears。　　The　shoulder　of　a　goat　was　also　once　brought　to　a　certain　person；　instead　of　a　ram's　…　both　being　alike；　when　cleaned；　who；　observing　for　a　short　time　the　lines　and　marks；　exclaimed；　〃Unhappy　cattle；　that　never　was　multiplied！　unhappy；　likewise；　the　owner　of　the　cattle；　who　never　had　more　than　three　or　four　in　one　flock！〃　Many　persons；　a　year　and　a　half　before　the　event；　foresaw；　by　the　means　of　shoulder…bones；　the　destruction　of　their　country；　after　the　decease　of　king　Henry　I。；　and；　selling　all　their　possessions；　left　their　homes；　and　escaped　the　impending　ruin。

It　happened　also　in　Flanders；　from　whence　this　people　came；　that　a　certain　man　sent　a　similar　bone　to　a　neighbour　for　his　inspection；　and　the　person　who　carried　it；　on　passing　over　a　ditch；　broke　wind；　and　wished　it　in　the　nostrils　of　the　man　on　whose　account　he　was　thus　troubled。　　The　person　to　whom　the　bone　was　taken；　on　examination；　said；　〃May　you　have　in　your　own　nose；　that　which　you　wished　to　be　in　mine。〃　　In　our　time；　a　soothsayer；　on　the　inspection　of　a　bone；　discovered　not　only　a　theft；　and　the　manner　of　it；　but　the　thief　himself；　and　all　the　attendant　circumstances；　he　heard　also　the　striking　of　a　bell；　and　the　sound　of　a　trumpet；　as　if　those　things　which　were　past　were　still　performing。　　It　is　wonderful；　therefore；　that　these　bones；　like　all　unlawful　conjurations；　should　represent；　by　a　counterfeit　similitude　to　the　eyes　and　ears；　things　which　are　passed；　as　well　as　those　which　are　now　going　on。



CHAPTER　XII



Of　Penbroch


The　province　of　Penbroch　adjoins　the　southern　part　of　the　territory　of　Ros；　and　is　separated　from　it　by　an　arm　of　the　sea。　　Its　principal　city；　and　the　metropolis　of　Demetia；　is　situated　on　an　oblong　rocky　eminence；　extending　with　two　branches　from　Milford　Haven；　from　whence　it　derived　the　name　of　Penbroch；　which　signifies　the　head　of　the　aestuary。　　Arnulph　de　Montgomery；　｛110｝　in　the　reign　of　king　Henry　I。；　erected　here　a　slender　fortress　with　stakes　and　turf；　which；　on　returning　to　England；　he　consigned　to　the　care　of　Giraldus　de　Windesor；　｛111｝　his　constable　and　lieutenant…general；　a　worthy　and　discreet　man。　　Immediately　on　the　death　of　Rhys　son　of　Tewdwr；　who　a　short　time　before　had　been　slain　by　the　treachery　of　his　own　troops　at　Brecheinoc；　leaving　his　son；　Gruffydd；　a　child；　the　inhabitants　of　South　Wales　besieged　the　castle。　　One　night；　when　fifteen　soldiers　had　deserted；　and　endeavoured　to　escape　from　the　castle　in　a　small　boat；　on　the　following　morning　Giraldus　invested　their　armour　bearers　with　the　arms　and　estates　of　their　masters；　and　decorated　them　with　the　military　order。　　The　garrison　being；　from　the　length　of　the　siege；　reduced　to　the　utmost　want　of　provisions；　the　constable；　with　great　prudence　and　flattering　hopes　of　success；　caused　four　hogs；　which　yet　remained；　to　be　cut　into　small　pieces　and　thrown　down　to　the　enemy　from　the　fortifications。　　The　next　day；　having　again　recourse　to　a　more　refined　stratagem；　he　contrived　that　a　letter；　sealed　with　his　own　signet；　should　be　found　before　the　house　of　Wilfred；　｛112｝　bishop　of　St。　David's；　who　was　then　by　chance　in　that　neighbourhood；　as　if　accidentally　dropped；　stating　that　there　would　be　no　necessity　of　soliciting　the　assistance　of　earl　Arnulph　for　the　next　four　months　to　come。　　The　contents　of　these　letters　being　made　known　to　the　army；　the　troops　abandoned　the　siege　of　the　castle；　and　retired　to　their　own　homes。　　Giraldus；　in　order　to　make　himself　and　his　dependants　more　secure；　married　Nest；　the　sister　of　Gruffydd；　prince　of　South　Wales；　by　whom　he　had　an　illustrious　progeny　of　both　sexes；　and　by　whose　means　both　the　maritime　parts　of　South　Wales　were　retained　by　the　English；　and　the　walls　of　Ireland　afterwards　stormed；　as　our　Vaticinal　History　declares。

In　our　time；　a　person　residing　at　the　castle　of　Penbroch；　found　a　brood　of　young　weasels　concealed　within　a　fleece　in　his　dwelling　house；　which　he　carefully　removed　and　hid。　　The　mother；　irritated　at　the　loss　of　her　young；　which　she　had　searched　for　in　vain；　went　to　a　vessel　of　milk　that　had　been　set　aside　for　the　use　of　the　master's　son；　and　raising　herself　up；　polluted　it　with　her　deadly　poison；　thus　revenging；　as　it　were；　the　loss　of　her　young；　by　the　destruction　of　the　child。　　The　man；　observing　what　passed；　carried　the　fleece　back　to　its　former　place；　when　the　weasel；　agitated　by　maternal　solicitude；　between　hope　and　fear；　on　finding　again　her　young；　began　to　testify　her　joy　by　her　cries　and　actions；　and　returning　quickly　to　the　vessel；　overthrew　it；　thus；　in　gratitude　for　the　recovery　of　her　own　offspring；　saving　that　of　her　host　from　danger。

In　another　place；　an　animal　of　the　same　species　had　brought　out　her　young　into　a　plain　for　the　enjoyment　of　the　sun　and　air；　when　an　insidious　kite　carried　off　one　of　them。　　Concealing　herself　with　the　remainder　behind　some　shrubs；　grief　suggested　to　her　a　stratagem　of　exquisite　revenge；　she　extended　herself　on　a　heap　of　earth；　as　if　dead；　within　sight　of　the　plunderer；　and　（as　success　always　increases　avidity）　the　bird　immediately　seized　her　and　flew　away；　but　soon　fell　down　dead　by　the　bite　of　the　poisonous　animal。

The　castle　called　Maenor　Pyrr；　｛113｝　that　is；　the　mansion　of　Pyrrus；　who　also　possessed　the　island　of　Chaldey；　which　the　Welsh　call　Inys　Pyrr；　or　the　island　of　Pyrrus；　is　distant　about　three　miles　from　Penbroch。　　It　is　excellently　well　defended　by　turrets　and　bulwarks；　and　is　situated　on　the　summit　of　a　hill　extending　on　the　western　side　towards　the　sea…port；　having　on　the　northern　and　southern　sides　a　fine　fish…pond　under　its　walls；　as　conspicuous　for　its　grand　appearance；　as　for　the　depth　of　its　waters；　and　a　beautiful　orchard　on　the　same　side；　inclosed　on　one　part　by　a　vineyard；　and　on　the　other　by　a　wood；　remarkable　for　the　projection　of　its　rocks；　and　the　height　of　its　hazel　trees。　　On　the　right　hand　of　the　promontory；　between　the　castle　and　the　church；　near　the　site　of　a　very　large　lake　and　mill；　a　rivulet　of　never…failing　water　flows　through　a　valley；　rendered　sandy　by　the　violence　of　the　winds。　　Towards　the　west；　the　Severn　sea；　bending　its　course　to　Ireland；　enters　a　hollow　bay　at　some　distance　from　the　castle；　and　the　southern　rocks；　if　extended　a　little　further　towards　the　north；　would　render　it　a　most　excellent　harbour　for　shipping。　　From　this　point　of　sight；　you　will　see　almost　all　the　ships　from　Great　Britain；　which　the　east　wind　drives　upon　the　Irish　coast；　daringly　brave　the　inconstant　waves　and　raging　sea。　　This　country　is　well　supplied　with　corn；　sea…fish；　and　imported　wines；　and　what　is　preferable　to　every　other　advantage；　from　its　vicinity　to　Ireland；　it　is　tempered　by　a　salubrious　air。　Demetia；　therefore；　with　its　seven　cantreds；　is　the　most　beautiful；　as　we