Britannia: or a Geographical description of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with the Isles and Territories thereto belonging.
Blome, Richard
1687
Merionethshire.
by the called whose ancient were the it is a Country well watered with amongst which are the is exceeding mountainous and rocky, very unpleasant, rough, and generally much inclined to sterility, bearing but thin Crops of yet is it found to graze good of and of from which the draw their chief maintenance, and is well provided with red- and especially taken on the Coast in very great aboundance. And it is observed that these exalt themselves to so great an eminence, with peeked tops,that in many places two may stand and discourse together, the one upon one and the other upon but before they can meet, they must travel some | |
It hath for its bounds on the East on the South the River which in part separateth it from on the West the and on the North the of and | |
Its extent from in the South, to in the North-east, is about 35 and in breadth from in the West, to the part opposite to it in the East, about 20 | |
And as this is thus and barren, so is it destitute of and numbring but 37 ordinary which are dispersed in six and hath intercourse of with three whose names are as followeth. | |
seated on a on the Sea-shoar, a small whose are not many, nor its over beautiful, yet is it the chief doth send a to is governed by a for its chief and hath a mean on | |
This place was in former time of good account for its once strong and beautiful built by King the first, highly seated, commanding both Sea and Country adjoyning, and about with a double the whereof by his is ever of the and this being thus strong, was a for his in the late troubles, commanded by Colonel by whose vigilancy, and the natural strength of the place, was the longest that resisted the powerful assault of the Enemy, who afterwards dismantled the same. | |
Near unto this are two great inlets of the Sea, calle and | |
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And in this part near there is a paved-Port way of the supposed to be made by Mother to the Great, (who did many such noble acts) for that the said place beareth the name in of and in English | |
seated on the in a Vale so called, and at the foot of the great Rock which exalteth it self about three miles in height: An ordinary Country- but of good account for and hath an indifferent on for | |
scituate in a Flat, near in Welch which is of a large extent, being about three miles in length, and one and an half in breadth; through which the River is said to run, but not to mingle with the water of the or for that the usually taken in the are never found therein, and the called much like unto which are plentifully taken in the are never found in the River. It is a small which enjoyeth many is governed by and hath an indifferent on | |
Footnotes: [] Very mountainous and barren. [] Affordeth plenty of Herrings. [] Its bounds. [] Its Extent. [] Thinly inhabited. [] Harlech. [] Tracth-Bicah,Traeth-Mawer [] Dolgelhe. [] Bala. |