Welsh Journals

It has been bruited that the Mole, who kills and will be killed, is near. Nine cares will be seen Restless men-woe to the Honey Isle!-after the conflict the blood of stallions and a bewildering fear among the folk And the sweat on shirts and blows on the body and the water in jerkins and Deira in pain and joy upon joy with the innocent; And the levying of the tax that causes the battle to apparel warriors against the folk from the land of the Vine and White Flowers. Behold the giving of battle; watch the sea and the colouring of the Thames for a cold season and the overthrowing of the fair-seeming leader. In the white gleaming East, with long swords, in the setting of the sun, there will be most wear on the ashen spear. Men will prepare to close the estuaries to get them ready to battle from the sea coasts to the land of Meirion Testing and smoothing all the chief havens, in their vengeance, and the portals of the south from Milford to Caledonia. And the city of England will be reduced under thee; the world will be driven, the Boar made cold and the Mole will flee. Many a nobleman will there be, many their wounds, many a generous duke will suffer pain, many an iron spear and mighty armour Many a banner shall fall to the ground daily, many a great shout in England. Where the flimsy woods are, there is the tip of the ash. David, by thy holy grades, by thy spotless life, by the prayers and the Fridays, we pray thee also, David, grant us freedom at last from misery, 0 just Judge And this year Gwynedd looks for a hundred vengeances on the bodies of our foemen. Foemen will remain this year in every field before the end of September. Every broad land, all of our race, every district, every- body for David.1 The prayer was answered; St. David was mindful of his children. The dragon of Cadwaladr, a 'red fiery dragon beaten upon white and green sarcenet'/ floated over Henry's army at Bosworth field the dragon of Wales and the Beaufort greyhound appear as supporters of the throne 1 For text see Appendix VIII. 2 Hall, Chronicle, p. 423.