Welsh Journals

132 george owen's mss.—kemes. sanction of his countrymen to his assumption of the royal authority, at which assemblage Sir David Gam, a Brecknockshire gentleman, was present, and plotted the death of his countryman and prince, for which he suffered a tedious incarceration of ten years at Machyn¬ lleth. On Henry VIFs progress through this part of the country he was entertained at Mathafarn by David Llwyd ap Llewelyn, ancestor of the Pughes of that place. Of one member of the Pughe family, the fol¬ lowing pennill says:— " O Mr. Pughe ! y chwi y'wr pen Mathafarn wen sydd enwog pharch a succour yr holl sir Ac Arglwydd tir Cyfeiliog." During the civil war this district was the scene of mili¬ tary operations by the contending parties. Thos. O. Morgan. GEORGE OWEN'S MSS.—KEMES. FROM THE MUNIMENTS AT BRONWYDD. William Owen, Esq. died at Henlis 29° Martij 16t0 Eliz. 1574, being Munday about midnight, and was buried ye next day at ye church of Nevarn. Wm. Ph'es of Picton, Esq. died I4t0 Martij 15t0 Eliz. 1572, being Saturday, and was buried at Slebech ye munday following. Geo. Owen of Henlis being yn married was admitted to be of Barnards Inne in Holborn on Satturday 5t0 Augusti 15t0 Eliz. 1573, and came first to dwell at Henlis with his wife on tues- day 9° Febr. 1573, 16t0 Eliz., his father and mother dwelling in Henlis. He was about 22 years old when his father died; but his mother Eliz. (daughter to Sir Geo. Herbert of Swansey) lived till 1603. Mathias Bowen of Richardston, Esq. brother to Sr James Bowen of Pentre Evan, died Nov. 1540. Morgan Bowen of Richardston in Kemes, gent, died ye 11th of March, 12th of Eliz., having a son called Rheese (yn in full age) and 4 daughters, ye second whereof was Alice ye mother of John Owen of Berllan, gent., who had in ye right of his mother y6 said Alice, Richardston, Berllan, Carnymenin, Trecone, & ye L'dship of Monington &c.