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Blethyn ap CONVYN & RYWALHON his Brother, the sonne also of Convyn.
AFter the decease of King or Prince Gruffyth, Mere∣dyth the sonne of Owen ap Edwyn (which Edwyn, as some writers say, was the sonne of Howel Dha) did take upon him the government of Southwales, and Blethyn and Rywalhon the sonnes of Convyn, and halfe∣brethren to King Gruffyth ap Lhewelyn (as being also borne of Angharat daughter to Meredyth King of Wales) did go∣verne Northwales, Conan the sonne of lago being all this time with his Father in Law in Ireland. About this time it fortuned, that as Haroald served the King with drink at Windsor his brother Tosty moved with envy, that his youn∣ger brother should be preferred before him, pulled him by the haire of the head, and overthrew him. Then departing thence, full of rancor and malice, to Hereford, where Haroald had prepared great chéere for the King, he s••ue all Haroalds servants, and cut off their Heads, Armes, Leggs, Noses, Feet, and Hands, and filled all the vessels of Wine, Meath, Beere, and Ale therewith: and sent the King word, that he should want no powdred and s••wsed meats when he came thither; as for other things, he might make provision himselfe. For which hainous offence the King banished him the land for ever.
{fleur-de-lys} Caradoc ap Gruffyth ap Rytherch was the first that pro∣cured Haroald to come to Wales against Gruffyth ap Lhewelyn, h••ping by him to attaine unto the government of Southwales. But it fell out otherwise, for when Haroald understood that he should not get that at the hands of Caradoc which he looked for, which was a certain Lordship within Wales nigh unto Hereford, and knowing also Caradoc to be a subtile and deceitfull man, he compounded with Meredyth ap Owen for that Lordship, and made