^  that  no  man  departed  difamented^^  I  would
obferve  hereupon,  that  this  appears  to  luive
been  the  firft  caroufal  ever  given,  after  tht
manner  of  the  Normans,  by  any  Welfli  prince.
The  iame  chronicle  adds,,  that,  ^<  among  deeds
**  (f  arms  and  other  jhews^  Rbees  caufed  all
**  the  poets  J  or  bards  of  Wales  to  come  tbitber^
^  and  provided  cbairs  for  tbem,  to  be  fet  in
*«  bis  baU^  where  tbey  Jhould  contend  together^
*'  to  try  their  Jkill  and  talents  in  their  Jeveral
^^facmtiesy  and  where  great  rewards  and  rich
^^pftswere  appointed  for  the  vi&ors!^  Wc
a^  learn  from  it,  that  in  this  poetical  con-«
tcft  the  bards  of  North  Wales  won  the  prize^
but  it  iays,  ^bat  the  mujicians  of  the  princess
awn  boujhold  were  accounted  the  bejl ;  which
ihews  that  in  Wales  the  bards  and  harpers  at
this  time  were  different  orders  of  men.
