Welsh Journals

coat, lacking the chevron, is also tricked in colour at the head of the folio containing his Will. His great-grandfather, Rhys ab David ab Howell Vain, of Maelienydd, was the subject of an elegy by Lewis Glyn Cothi. Hywel Vain himself was 13th in descent from Elystan Glodrydd. The elder son of James Price of Mynachty was John of the same, who also served the office of High Sheriff in 1576. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Robert Whitney. Gregory and Richard Price were kinsmen, as also was John Price of Pilleth, the first overseer named in the Will. The latter was a gallant officer in the reign of Elizabeth. He died in 1597. His wife was Catherine, daughter of Roger Vaughan of Clyro. She died in 1589. There is a tablet to their memory in the south wall of Whitton church. For more detailed information concerning this man and his descendants refer to Jonathan Williams's History of Radnorshire." SILVER JOHN OF NEW RADNOR. About eighty years ago there lived at Llanfihangel-Rhydithon a cattle drover who wore a long coat with silver buttons and thus earned the nick-name Silver John. One Saturday evening he came to New Radnor and mixed with some of the local boys in the Inn. After a quarrel. Silver John was followed on his return journey, and in the fight which ensued, he was killed and buried on the side of the hill above Nibletts Quarry, where a patch with withered grass is still shown as his grave. Silver John has given a name to the Radnor boys which still sticks and has caused many little bits of ill-feeling with the boys of neighbouring villages. "Silver John is dead and gone, And left the bells a-ringing Radnor Boys pulled out his eyes, And buried them in a basin." J. BOUNDS, Westfield, New Radnor.