Mervin Ʋrich and Esylht the Daughter of Conan.
The first year of the reign of Mervin Ʋrich and Esylht his wife Egbert King of the Saxons entered into VVales with a great and puissant army, and destroyed the whole Country unto Snowden hills, and seised into his hands the Country of Rhyvonioc in Denbigh∣shire.
About this time there was a great battail fought in Anglesey, called the battail of Lhanvaes.
In this year being the 819. ab incarnatione,* 1.1 Kenulph King of Mercia destroyed West VVales, and the Summer following he overcame Powis land, and did much hurt, and after died, and Kenelme reigned in his place.
About the same year also Howel King of Man died; much about this time,* 1.2 a great battail was fought at a place called Gavelford betwixt the Brittains and the VVest Saxons of Devon∣shire, and many thousands cruelly slain upon either side, the victory being uncertain.
In or about the year 836. the Danes landed in VVest VVales, and so passing through VVales into England with many of the Brittains which joyned with them, against Egbert, but they were all overthrown by Egbert at Hengistdown, who died the year following.
In the year 841. died Edwalhan a noble man of Wales. And two years after was the bat∣tail of Kettel betwixt Burchard King of Mercia and the Brittans, where in as some do write,* 1.3 Mervin Ʋrich King of the Brittains was slain, leaving behind him a son called Rodri Maur, that is to say Roderick the great, from Rodri, by his son Anarawd, who bore for his arms Or, three Lyons passant Gules; Mervin, whose coate was Or, a Lyon rampant Gules, and Cadel who took for his armes Gules, a Lyon Ramp. within a border engraled Or; the worshipful and flourishing families of the Morgans in Monmothshire, who to this day quarter the two last coats, by matches and coheirs are rightly descended; of which line William Morgan of Lantarnam Esq who marryed Lady Frances daughter to the Earl of VVorcester, derived his pedegree, leaving issue Sr Edward Morgan first Baronet of that linage (father to Sr. Ed∣ward Morgan Baronet, now living) Henry Morgan, and Winefred Wife to Percy Enderbid, Compiler of this book.