IN CANTREF GUARTAN.*

6 Lanteliau landibr guir main- 16 Menechi arglann ritec iuxta

penalun.

25 Lan issan mainaur. 26 Bronu lann.

IN ROS.†

27 Langurfrit.

28 Telich elouuan.

ment are disguised by its orthography, and others have been changed by lapse of time; those that can be recognised, are as follow, according to their numbers. 1, Llandeilo Fawr; 2 & 3, one of these probably represents the church of Brechfa. 4 Llandeilo Rwnnws, an extinct chapel in the parish of Llanegwad; it is called "Llanteilan Brunus" in a charter of the Abbey of Talley.

*The western part of Carmarthenshire with a large portion of Pembrokeshire. 6, Llanddowror. 7, The relative position of this church agrees with the locality of Trelêch. 9, Llandeilo Abercywyn. 11, LlwynGwaddan near Llanddewi Felffre; the name indicates that a church once stood there, which appears to have been in ruins at the time of the grant. 14, Trefgarn, now the name of a church and parish. 15 & 16, Penalun may be recognised in Penaly near Tenby. 17, Mainaur pir,-Maenor Bŷr, vulgo Manorbeer. 18, Written-"Lwyn Teilau"-in the second edition of Godwin. 22, Lanion, near Pembroke. 23, Lege Llandeilo Lwydgarth, in fin Daugleddyf a Chemmaes maenor; intended for Llandeilo, near Maenclochog, on the borders of the Hundreds of Dungleddy and Cemmaes. 24, Cilrhedin in Emlyn.

†The Hundred of Rhos, Pembrokeshire.

*Part of the Hundred of Castle Martin, Pembrokeshire.

+ Pebidiog or Dewsland, Pembrokeshire. 31, Mathry.

Qu. Brycheiniog, Brecknockshire, as the place now called Brechfa was included in Cantref Mawr. 33, This manor, probably has reference to Llandeilo'r Fân, the only existing church of Teilo, in the diocese of St. David's, which is not mentioned in this list.

§ Cantref Selyf, Brecknockshire. 34, Llangoed, in the parish of Llys

wen.

|| The Hundred of Talgarth, Brecknockshire. 35, Llangors. 36, Probably Llanfihangel Cwm Du.

* The rural deanery of Elfael, Radnorshire. 38, Llowes, dedicated to St. Meilig. 39, Lege Llandeilo y ciliau yn nyffryn Machawy,-intended for Llandeilo Graban.

If this grant ever took effect, it was only for the short reign of Rhydderch ab Iestin; for the Dimetian princes, considering him to be an usurper, took up arms against him, and a battle ensued in which he was slain, leaving his principality to be divided between the conquerors.* Subsequent events prove that they did not confirm his benefactions; and his reason for bestowing these possessions upon the see of Llandaff, if grounded upon the supposition that they once belonged to Teilo, must have rested upon a false foundation, for that prelate was also the acknowledged archbishop of Menevia. That the grant was reckoned invalid, is evident from the circumstance that, about a century after the period in question, Urban, bishop of Llandaff and a zealous assertor of its privileges, claimed to his diocese only so much of Carmarthenshire as lay to the south of the river Towy, together with the southern part of Brecknockshire, and that portion of the county of Hereford which lay on the western side of the Wye. He rested his claim, mainly, upon the right of former occupation, contending that his predecessor had exercised authority and instituted several persons to benefices in the disputed country. Upon his appealing to the Pope, an inhibition was issued to the bishops of St. David's and Hereford, commanding them to with-hold the exercise of their authority in the districts then called Gŵyr, Cydwely, Cantref Bychan, Ystrad Yw, and Erging; which were committed to the care of the bishop of Llandaff, until the other bishops should prove their title.t The remainder of the history of this controversy is lost;.but

* Welsh Chronicles in the Myv. Archaiology. Their compilers, though agreeing generally as to facts, sometimes betray the bias of their respective provinces; Brut Ieuan Brechfa, written by a Dimetian, asserts that Rhydderch was an usurper; while Brut y Tywysogion, written by Caradog, a Silurian, contends that he was entitled to the sovereignty of South Wales by inheritance.

↑ Wharton's Anglia Sacra, Vol. II. and Godwin's Bishops.

its issue may be inferred from the fact, that the earliest notice* of these districts subsequently, exhibits them included in the diocese of St. David's and Hereford, in the state they are found at present.

The grant contains the names of one or two chapels, which must have been erected after the institution of parishes, and therefore at a later period than the era of Teilo. But as the bishops of St. David's were not likely to consecrate such edifices to the memory of a saint whose name implied subjection to the rival see; it may be gathered that the bishops of Llandaff had, upon some occasion, obtained a transient ascendancy before the time of Rhydderch. This appears to have been the case about the end of the eighth century, when Maredudd was king of Dyfed or Dimetia ;† for it is recorded that he gave six churches to Llandaff in the time of Guodloiu, its eleventh bishop.

Teilo lived to an advanced age, and most of the churches which perpetuate his name must have been founded by him after he succeeded to the honours of Cynog; but the account, which asserts that he was living at the time St. Augustin visited Britain, can hardly be admitted.§ It is said that he died at Llandeilo Fawr, and the following legend is related respecting his body. Three places put in their claims for the honour of his interment; Llandaff, where he had been bishop; Llandeilo Fawr, where he died; and Penalun, where his ancestors had been buried. The dispute was not likely to be settled, when, by a miracle, three bodies appeared in the room of one, so like that the real one could not be distinguished! It was therefore agreed to bury one body at each of the three

The Taxation of Pope Nicholas.

+ Obiit A. D. 796. Welsh Chronicles.

Godwin; who says that Maredudd was a son of Rein, king of West

Wales.

§ Usher, p. 1155.

|| Penaly near Tenby.

places, trusting to the chance which of them might be the identical corpse of the saint!!* He was commemorated on the ninth of February, and has been recorded in the Triads as one of the three canonized saints of Britain; the two others were Dewi and Cattwg.

Mabon, the brother of Teilo, called also Mabon Wyn and Mabon Hên, was a saint; and Llanfabon, a chapel subject to Eglwys Ilan near Llandaff, is dedicated to him. It is worthy of remark that in the parish of Llandeilo Fawr, there are two manors, the one called Maenor Deilo, and the other Maenor Fabon; affording an example of the mode in which names of places frequently bear reference to historical associations.

It would appear that Teilo encouraged the poetic genius of his countrymen. Gwrhir, one of his bards, was a saint and the founder of Llysfaen, Glamorganshire.

Ystyffan, another of the bards of Teilo, was the son of Mawan ab Cyngen ab Cadell.† He was the founder of Llanstyffan, Carmarthenshire, and Llanstyffan, in the county of Radnor ; both of which churches have others attributed to Teilo in the parishes adjoining. A collection of stanzas, composed by him, is inserted in the third volume of the Myvyrian Archaiology.

According to the "Life of St. Oudoceus,"§ Budic, a native of Cornugallia in Armorica, and related to its chieftains, was forced to leave his country; and putting to sea with a fleet, he

* "Howbeit by diuers miracles done at the place of his buriall at Llandaffe, it appeareth that there the true body lyeth."-Godwin, from the Liber Landavensis.

+ Page 207.

Llandeilo Abercywyn, Carmarthenshire, and Llandeilo Graban, Radnorshire; which would imply that their association is due to the friendship of their founders.

§ Quoted by Usher p. 561, from the Regestum Landavense. The names "Budic" and "Anaumed" are here given in their Latin orthography, as they have not been seen in any Welsh writer.