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"A description of Wales by Sr John Prise Knight." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A55772.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 28, 2024.
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The Armes of Marchweithian.
He beareth G. a Lyon rampant A. armed B.
Isaledi Baro Marchution, primaevus ab illoSaltantem rubro niveum gerit orbe leonem,Tempore Roderici Molwynoc floruit Ille,Hinc genus Isaledi generosa prosapia manat.
His inheritance was Carnedd synydd, Dincadvael, and other lands within the hundred of Isaled, as appears by the extent of the Lordship of Denbigh, which was made 8. Edv. 3. at what time Cynwric Vaughan being the ninth in descent from March∣weithian lived: from thence it may be conjectured when Marchweithian lived. St Tho. ap William's booke.
Families descended from Marchweithian. The family of
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Berain in Denbighshire now incorporated into the family of the Salesburys of Lleweni by the marriage of Katharine of Be∣rain the daughter and Heire of Robert Vaughan of Berain Esq. with Iohn Salisbury the sonne and Heire of Sr Iohn Salisbury Knight, by whom she had Sr Iohn Salisbury of Lleweni Knight who lived in the reigne of K. Iames and was much noted for his great strength of body. Katherines second husband was Rich. Clough of Denbigh Esq. and a Merchant of Hamborough. Her third husband was Maurice Wynne of Gwedir Esq. and af∣ter his decease she married Edward Thelwall of Plâs y ward Esq.
Robert ap Rees (Chaplain to Cardinall Wolsey) and his sonne Ellis Price of Plâs Iolyn Dr of Law descended from this Tribe, and were in their time men of great Power in their Country. Dr Ellis Price is supposed to be one of those Cambridge Scho∣lars that disputed at Cambridge with Throgmorton and other Oxford Scholars A. D. 1532. which Caius in his first book of the antiquity of Cambridge speaketh of. William Price of Rhiwlâs in Merionethshire Esq. now living a Colonell for his late Majesty King Charles the first, and one of the Members of the long Parliament that sate at Oxford descended from the forementioned Rob. ap Rees. So also Rob. Price D. D. now Bishop of Fernes and Laghlin in Ireland. Wynne of Voelas Esq. Price of Plas Iollyn in Denbighshire Esq. Henry Vaughan of Pantglas in Carnarvanshire Esq. who was slaine in his late Ma∣jesties service at the taking of Hopton Castle in Shropshire 1643 descended from him. Thomas Vaughan Esq. his son doth now inherit both his Fathers estate and Loyalty.
In the old Text we read A. D. 754 Rodri dyed, three years after that dyed Edpald King of the Saxons.
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