{187} In The Time Of William The Conqueror, Alan, The Son Of
Flathald, Or Flaald, Obtained, By The Gift Of That King, The Castle
Of Oswaldestre, With The Territory Adjoining, Which Belonged To
Meredith Ap Blethyn, A Briton.
This Alan, having married the
daughter and heir to Warine, sheriff of Shropshire, had in her right
the barony of the same Warine.
To him succeeded William, his son
and heir. He married Isabel de Say, daughter and heir to Helias de
Say, niece to Robert earl of Gloucester, lady of Clun, and left
issue by her, William, his son and successor, who, in the 19th Henry
II., or before, departed this life, leaving William Fitz-Alan his
son and heir, who is mentioned in the text.
{188} Robert de Belesme, earl of Shrewsbury, was son of Roger de
Montgomery, who led the centre division of the army in that
memorable battle which secured to William the conquest of England,
and for his services was advanced to the earldoms of Arundel and
Shrewsbury.
{189} This expedition into Wales took place A.D. 1165, and has been
already spoken of.
{190} The princes mentioned by Giraldus as most distinguished in
North and South Wales, and most celebrated in his time, were, 1.
Owen, son of Gruffydd, in North Wales; 2. Meredyth, son of Gruffydd,
in South Wales; 3. Owen de Cyfeilioc, in Powys; 4. Cadwalader, son
of Gruffydd, in North Wales; 5. Gruffydd of Maelor in Powys; 6.
Rhys, son of Gruffydd, in South Wales; 7. David, son of Owen, in
North Wales; 8. Howel, son of Iorwerth, in South Wales.
1. Owen Gwynedd, son of Gruffydd ap Conan, died in 1169, having
governed his country well and worthily for the space of thirty-two
years. He was fortunate and victorious in all his affairs, and
never took any enterprise in hand but he achieved it. 2. Meredyth
ap Gruffydd ap Rhys, lord of Caerdigan and Stratywy, died in 1153,
at the early age of twenty-five; a worthy knight, fortunate in
battle, just and liberal to all men. 3. Owen Cyfeilioc was the son
of Gruffydd Meredyth ap Meredyth ap Blethyn, who was created lord of
Powys by Henry I., and died about the year 1197, leaving his
principality to his son Gwenwynwyn, from whom that part of Powys was
called Powys Gwenwynwyn, to distinguish it from Powys Vadoc, the
possession of the lords of Bromfield. The poems ascribed to him
possess great spirit, and prove that he was, as Giraldus terms him,
"linguae dicacis," in its best sense. 4. Cadwalader, son of
Gruffydd ap Conan, prince of North Wales, died in 1175. Gruffydd of
Maelor was son of Madoc ap Meredyth ap Blethyn, prince of Powys, who
died at Winchester in 1160. "This man was ever the king of
England's friend, and was one that feared God, and relieved the
poor: his body was conveyed honourably to Powys, and buried at
Myvod." His son Gruffydd succeeded him in the lordship of
Bromfield, and died about the year 1190.
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