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AN ESSAY, ETC.
ANALYSIS OF CONTENTS.
SECTION I.
The COMPARATIVE ANTIQUITY of the FOUNDATION OF CHURCHES AND
ChapelS IN WALES, ASCERTAINED FROM THE NATURE
OF THEIR ENDOWMENTS,
Churches at first few, and their parishes extensive
11
Subdivision of ancient parishes ; Chapelries
12
Origin of vicarages
13
Instances of Churches of the earliest Foundation
15
Churches of later Foundation
Vested rights of Churches respected by the Welsh Princes 16
Parochial Chapels, and Chapels of Ease
18
Cells, Oratories, and Hermitages
19
Use of the words “Llan, Capel, and Bettws”
20
The establishment of parishes gradual
21
Effects of the Law of Gavelkind
Parent Churches not converted into Chapels
23
Subordination of Churches and Chapels proved from the
Charters of Monasteries
24
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SECTION II.
The SUBORDINATION OF CHURCHES AND CHAPELS CONSIDERED WITH
REFERENCE TO THE SAINTS TO WHOM THEY ARE DEDICATED.
Churches dedicated to St. Mary
27
Their late origin proved from their situations historically
considered
32
And from Domesday Book
35
Churches dedicated to St. Michael
36
More ancient than those dedicated to St. Mary; but 40
Not so ancient as those ascribed to Welsh Saints
42
Churches ascribed or dedicated to St. David
43
Their antiquity
45
Testimony of Gwynfardd Brycheiniog about A. D. 1200 48
Amended list of Churches of St. David, of which the 52
Parent Churches were probably founded by him, but the 54
Chapels and Subordinate Churches were erected after his
decease
55
Their situations not arbitrarily chosen
56
SECTION III.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE WELSH SAINTS AS DISTINGUISHED FROM
THOSE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC Church,
Dedication to Saints, not the practice of the ancient Britons 57
Separation of the Britons from the Church of Rome 58
Architecture of the British Churches
59
Mode of Consecration practised by the Primitive Christ-
ians of Scotland
60
The same mode used apparently by the Primitive
Christians of Wales; its effects
61
Invocation of Angels
The homage paid to St. Mary, of late introduction
62
The Welsh Saints, the Founders of most Churches which
bear their names
64
Second Class of Foundations
The Welsh brought into communion with the Church of
Rome in the Eighth Century
65
Romish Computation of Easter introduced by Elbodius,
Archbishop of Bangor
66
First notice of a Church dedicated to St. Michael, A.D. 717 67
Third Class of Foundations
69
Chapels named after Welsh Saints
Churches consecrated a second time
70
Catholic Saints of Britain
71
Welsh Authorities; “Bonedd neu Achau Saint Ynys
Prydain”
73
Triads
75
SECTION IV.
The WELSH SAINTS FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY TO THE
END OF THE SECOND CENTURY,
Account of the Introduction of Christianity into Britain
by Bran ab Llyr
77
Its authenticity questioned
78
Account of Bran in the Mabinogion
80
81
82
83
Companions and Descendants of Bran
Lleurwg or Lucius
His History uncertain
Dyfan, Ffagan, Medwy, and Elfan
Lucius possibly the founder of a Church at Llandaff, said
to have been the first in Britain
Memorials of his Contemporaries
84
85
86
SECTION V.
AN EXAMINATION OF THE EARLY Welsh PediGREES, WITH A VIEW TO
ASCERTAIN THE PERIOD ABOUT WHICH THE COMMENCEMENT
OF THEIR AUTHENTICITY MAY BE DATED.
Deficiency of Welsh tradition from Lucius to Maximus
A. D. 383
88
Descendants of Bran ab Llyr
89
Inconsistencies in the Pedigree
90
Descendants of Beli Mawr
91
Fabrication of Pedigrees which relate to the Roman-
British Period
92
Cadfrawd, a Saint and Bishop
Mistakes, in the presumed Lineage of Bran ab Llyr,
explained
93
Age of Cadfrawd, Coel Godebog, and Cynan Meiriadog 94
The Authenticity of Welsh Pedigrees commences in the
fourth century
94
96
97
98
SECTION VI.
The Welsh SAINTS FROM A. D. 300 TO A. D. 400.
Alban, Amphibalus, Aaron, and Julius
Constantine the Great, not a native of Britain .
Helen, not a British Saint
British Bishops at the Council of Arles A. D. 314
Councils of Sardica and Ariminum
Descendants of Coel Godebog
Settlement of Cynan Meiriadog in Armorica
St. Ursula and the eleven thousand Virgins
Pelagius
100
101
103
104
105
SECTION VII.
The Welsh SAINTS FROM A. D. 400 TO A. D. 433.
Emancipation of Britain from Romans A.D, 408 or 409 106
Owain ab Macsen Wledig, Chief Sovereign of the Britons 107
108
109
110
111
113
Descendants of Macsen Wledig or Maximus .
Cunedda Wledig, a Chieftain of the Northern Britons
Settlement of the Sons of Cunedda in Wales.
Ancestry of Brychan, regulus of Brecknockshire
Descendants of Cunedda
Age of Brychan
Other British Chieftains
Lands given to the Saints by Cunedda
Peblig, a saint
Mor ab Ceneu; Notice of his Churches by Llywarch Hen
Visit of Germanus and Lupus to Britain
Examination of the testimony of Prosper
“ Victoria Alleluiatica"
Welsh Account of Garmon or St. Germanus
Locality of the Alleluiatic Victory
Churches ascribed to St. Lupus
114
115
117
119
120
121
122
125
126
SECTION VIII.
The Welsh SAINTS FROM A. D. 433 TO A. D. 464.
127
128
129
130
131
132
134
Cystennyn Fendigaid or Constantine the Blessed
Welsh tradition of St. Patrick
His supposed residence at Menevia or St, David's
Second Visit of St. Germanus
He is hospitably received by Cadell Deyrnllug, and
Insulted by Vortigern:
Churches ascribed to him
Gwrtheyrn or Vortigern
Cynllo
Gwrthefyr or Vortimer
Rencounter between St. Patrick and Ceredig ab Cunedda
Family of Brychan
Sons of Brychan; St. Cynog, &c.
Daughters of Brychan
Legend of St. Keyna
Brynach Wyddel
Distribution of Churches ascribed to the Family of
Brychan
The Welsh Saints, an order of primitive monks Female Saints Cornish List of the Children of Brychan
135
136
138
146
153
SECTION IX.
The Welsh SAINTS FROM THE AccessION OF VORtimer A. D. 464 to
THE DEATH OF AMBROSIUS A. D. 500.
Descendants of Cadell Deyrnllug
161
Gynyr of Caer Gawch
162
Gistlianus, bishop of Menevia ; Uncle of St. David 162
Tewdrig ab Teithfallt, prince of Glamorgan
164
Descendants of Emyr Llydaw
165
Expulsion of the Gwyddyl Ffichti from North Wales by
Caswallon La whir
166
Retreat of several of the Northern Britons to Wales 167
Pabo Post Prydain
168
Geraint ab Erbin, a chieftain of Devon
169
Gwynllyw Filwr, chieftain of Gwynllwg, Monmouthshire 170
Dyfrig or St. Dubricius
170
Archbishoprick of Caerleon
173
The dignity removed to Menevia, and afterwards to
Llandaff
174
Its power lost between contending parties
Colleges of Llancarfan, Caerworgorn, and Caerleon,
founded by St. Dubricius
176
Cattwg Ddoeth
177
Illtyd or St. Iltutus
178
Churches of St. Iltutus
179
British Monastic Institutions
181
Use of the terms “ Côr and Bangor”.
The Members of the British Monasteries or Colleges
very nnmerous
Death of Tewdrig ab Teithfallt
184
Meurig ab Tewdrig
Not the same person as Uther Pendragon the Father
of Arthur
185
Arthur, a Native of Cornwall
Paulinus or Pawl Hên
187
Ffraid or St. Bride
189
SECTION X
The Welsh SaINTS FROM THE Accession of Uther PENDRAGON A. D. 500
TO THE DEATH OF ARTHUR A. D. 542.
Synod at Llanddewi Brefi respecting the Pelagian Heresy 191
The Heresy refuted by St. David, who is elected Arch-
bishop of Caerleon
192