British antiquities revived, or, A friendly contest touching the soveraignty of the three princes of VVales in ancient times managed with certain arguments whereunto answers are applyed by Robert Vaughan, Esq. ; to which is added the pedigree of the Right Honourable the Earl of Carbery, Lord President of Wales ; with a short account of the five royall tribes of Cambria, by the same author.

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Title: British antiquities revived, or, A friendly contest touching the soveraignty of the three princes of VVales in ancient times managed with certain arguments whereunto answers are applyed by Robert Vaughan, Esq. ; to which is added the pedigree of the Right Honourable the Earl of Carbery, Lord President of Wales ; with a short account of the five royall tribes of Cambria, by the same author.
Author: Vaughan, Robert, 1592-1667.
Publication: Oxford :: Printed by Hen. Hall ... for Thomas Robinson,; 1662.
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Subject terms: Carbery, Richard Vaughan, -- Earl of, 1600?-1686.; Wales -- History.
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The Answer.

HOwel Dha prince of Southwales by reason of the incapacity (as you say in your 5th. Argument) of the Heir apparent of Northwales, took upon him the rule and government of all Wales. Which being true, it is not to be marvelled at, if he commanded the clergy and nobility of all Wales to assemble before him, that by their counsell and advice he might reforme the ancient lawes of the Brittaines: nor yet if the succeeding princes of Northwales, finding those lawes good, whol∣some, and confirmed by the Sea Apostolick, and also such as did not abrogate but confirme their Soveraignty over all Wales, embraced them, and commanded their subjects to obey them duly, considering that his said Authority was grounded upon his regency over North∣wales, and the Heir thereof, as manifestly appeares when Howel Dha in his said lawes saith, that verbum regis Aberfraw est verbum super om∣nes reges Walliae, & nullius verbum est super ipsum. So that whereas you would derive a soveraignty to Howel Dha from his power in ma∣king lawes, you should first have suppressed or burnt all the Copies of the lawes of How: Dha, which give to the King of Northwales an abso∣lute soveraignty over all Wales.