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Owen Gwynedh.
AFter the death of Gruffydh ap Conan, his eldest Son Owen, surnamed Gwynedh, succeeded in the Principality of North Wales; who no sooner had entered upon the Government, but together with the rest of his Brethren, he made an Expedition in∣to South-Wales; and having demolished and over∣thrown the Castles of Stradmeyric, Stephan, and Hum∣ffreys, and laid in Ashes the Town of Caermardhyn, he returned home with no less Honor than Booty and Plunder. About the same time, John, Arch-Deacon of Lhanbaran departed this Life, a Man of singular Piety and strictness of Life, who for his ri∣gid Zeal in Religion and Virtue, was thought wor∣thy to be canonized, and to be counted among the number of the Saints. This Year likewise King Ste∣phen passed over to Normandy, and having concluded a Peace with the French King, and the Duke of An∣jou, returned back to England without any further delay. But the following Spring gave opportunity for greater Undertakings; David, King of Scots, up∣on the King of England's going to France last Sum∣mer, had entered the Borders of England, and con∣tinued to make considerable Wast and Havock in that part of the Country. Whereupon King Stephen, to rid his Country and his Subjects from so dange∣rous an Enemy, marched with an Army towards the North, whose coming the King of Scots hearing of, he relinquished the Borders of England, and re∣tired to his own Country. But that would not sa∣tisfie King Stephen, who desired to be further re∣venged for the unpardonable Hostilities committed by the Scots in his Country; and therefore pursuing the Scots to their own Country, he harassed and laid wast all the South part of the Kingdom of Scotland.