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Now republished with minor corrections, this volume provides the first comprehensive collection of charters, letters and other documents issued by native rulers of Wales from the early twelfth century to the Edwardian conquest of 1282–3 that extinguished independent rule. It thereby makes more accessible than ever before a key body of source material for the study of medieval Wales during ‘the age of the princes’ – an era of struggles for power by native rulers both among themselves and with Marcher lords and the English crown.

The edition contains 618 documents, of which 444 survive as texts, while the remaining 174 are known only from mentions in other sources. The texts, almost all in Latin, are edited to modern scholarly standards and provided with full English summaries as well as notes on individual points of detail such as persons and places mentioned. Coverage is intentionally broad. The term ‘ruler’ has been applied to members not only of the dominant dynasties of Deheubarth, Powys and, above all, Gwynedd but also of minor dynasties such as those of Arwystli or Senghennydd; and, in a world where political power was often contested and fragmented, to individuals within each dynasty who exercised some measure of authority, however limited geographically or temporally. Likewise, the edition includes all known documents issued as expressions of a ruler’s will, including petitions and records of judgements as well as charters, letters patent and correspondence with other rulers, notably kings of England but also kings of France, popes and other churchmen. In addition, agreements with the English crown and other third parties are published irrespective of whether they survive in ratifications issued by the Welsh ruler concerned.

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Publié par	University of Wales Press
Date de parution	15 octobre 2010
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EAN13	9781783164295
Langue	English
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THE ACTS OF WELSH RULERS
1120–1283
edited by
HUW PRYCE
with the assistance of
CHARLES INSLEY
Published on behalf of the History and Law Committee of the University of Wales Board of Celtic Studies
© Huw Pryce, 2005
First published in 2005 PPC edition with corrections published in 2010
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
ISBN 978-0-7083-2383-0 e-ISBN 978-1-78316-429-5
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without clearance from the University of Wales Press, 10 Columbus Walk, Brigantine Place, Cardiff, CF10 4UP. www.uwp.co.uk
The rights of Huw Pryce to be identified as author of this Work have been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Cover illustration: Seal of Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog (document no. 569), reproduced by permission of the National Library of Wales.
I Nancy
CONTENTS
List of Maps
List of Genealogical Tables
List of Tables
List of Plates
Acknowledgements
General Abbreviations and Conventions
Manuscript Sources Cited
Bibliography (including Bibliographical Abbreviations)
INTRODUCTION
I. Welsh Rulers, 1120–1283
Arwystli
Cedewain
Deheubarth
Elfael and Maelienydd
Glamorgan
Gwynedd
Gwynllŵg
Powys
Senghennydd
II. Diplomatic Analysis of the Acts
Types of Documents and their Transmission
Gwynedd
Internal features
Charters and letters patent
The twelfth century
Llywelyn ap Iorwerth
Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and Dafydd ap Llywelyn
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and his brothers
Letters
Agreements
The rulers’ styles
External features
Palaeography
Sealing and seals
Arwystli
Cedewain
Deheubarth
Elfael and Maelienydd
Glamorgan (and Senghennydd)
Gwynllŵg
Powys
Madog ap Maredudd
Edeirnion, Penllyn and Powys Fadog, 1176–1236
Powys Fadog, 1236–83
Owain Cyfeiliog and Gwenwynwyn ab Owain
Powys Wenwynwyn (and Mechain), 1216–82
The rulers’ styles
Sealing and seals
The Production of Acts
EDITORIAL METHOD
THE ACTS
ARWYSTLI
Hywel ab Ieuaf (nos 1–3)
Meurig ap Hywel (nos 4–6)
Cadwaladr ap Hywel (no. 7)
Hywel ap Hywel (no. 8)
Cadwallon ap Hywel (no. 9)
Gruffudd Goch ap Gruffudd Carno (no. 10)
Dafydd ab Owain o’r Brithdir (no. 11)
Madog ab Owain o’r Brithdir (no. 12)
Owain ab Owain o’r Brithdir (no. 13)
CEDEWAIN
Maredudd ap Rhobert (nos 14–21)
DEHEUBARTH
Cadell ap Gruffudd (no. 22)
Rhys ap Gruffudd (the Lord Rhys) (nos 23–30)
Anarawd ab Einion ab Anarawd (nos 31–2)
Maelgwn ap Rhys (nos 33–44)
Gruffudd ap Rhys (no. 45)
Hywel Sais ap Rhys (nos 46–7)
Rhys Gryg ap Rhys (nos 48–54)
Rhys Ieuanc ap Gruffudd (nos 55–8)
Owain ap Gruffudd (nos 59–61)
Cynan ap Hywel Sais (no. 62)
The lineage of Maelgwn ap Rhys (Ceredigion)
Maelgwn Fychan ap Maelgwn (nos 63–5)
Rhys Fychan ap Rhys ap Maelgwn Fychan (nos 66–7)
The lineage of Owain ap Gruffudd (Ceredigion)
Maredudd ab Owain ap Gruffudd (nos 68–9)
Owain ap Maredudd ab Owain (nos 70–1)
Gruffudd ap Maredudd ab Owain (nos 72–8)
Cynan ap Maredudd ab Owain (nos 79–82)
Llywelyn ab Owain ap Maredudd (no. 83)
The lineage of Rhys Gryg (Ystrad Tywi)
Rhys Mechyll ap Rhys Gryg (no. 84)
Hywel ap Rhys Gryg (nos 85–9)
Rhys Fychan ap Rhys Mechyll (nos 90–1)
Rhys ap Maredudd (nos 92–7)
Rhys Wyndod ap Rhys Fychan (nos 98–101)
Llywelyn ap Rhys Fychan and Hywel ap Rhys Fychan (no. 102)
ELFAEL AND MAELIENYDD
Elfael
Einion Clud ap Madog (no. 103)
Einion o’r Porth ab Einion Clud (no. 104)
Llywelyn ab Anarawd ab Einion o’r Porth (no. 105)
Madog ab Owain ap Maredudd (nos 106–7)
Maelienydd
Hywel ap Cadwallon ap Madog (nos 108–9)
Cadwallon ap Hywel ap Cadwallon (no. 110)
Maredudd ap Hywel ap Cadwallon (no. 111)
Owain ap Hywel ap Cadwallon (no. 112)
Madog ap Maelgwn ap Cadwallon (no. 113)
Maredudd ap Maelgwn ap Cadwallon (nos 114–17)
Hywel ap Cadwallon ap Maelgwn (no. 118)
GLAMORGAN
Rhys ab Iestyn (nos 119–20)
Morgan ap Caradog (nos 121–48)
Cadwallon ap Caradog (no. 149)
Maredudd ap Caradog (no. 150)
Lleision ap Morgan (nos 151–68)
Gwenllian ferch Morgan (no. 169)
Owain ap Morgan (nos 170–2)
Cadwallon ap Morgan (no. 173)
Morgan Gam (nos 174–81)
Morgan ab Owain (nos 182–7)
Morgan ap Cadwallon (nos 188–90)
GWYNEDD
Gruffudd ap Cynan (no. 191)
Owain Gwynedd (nos 192–6)
Cadwaladr ap Gruffudd (no. 197)
Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd (nos 198–201)
Emma of Anjou, wife of Dafydd ab Owain (nos 202–3)
Owain ap Dafydd ab Owain (nos 204–5)
The lineage of Cynan ab Owain
Gruffudd ap Cynan ab Owain (nos 206–7)
Maredudd ap Cynan ab Owain (nos 208–9)
Llywelyn Fawr ap Maredudd ap Cynan (nos 210–11)
Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Llywelyn (no. 212)
The lineage of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth
Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (nos 213–74)
‘The Queen of North Wales’ (no. 275)
Joan, Lady of Wales (nos 276–81)
Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (nos 282–3)
Senana, wife of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (no. 284)
Dafydd ap Llywelyn (nos 285–308)
Owain ap Gruffudd (nos 309–16)
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (nos 317–431)
Eleanor, Princess of Wales (nos 432–6)
Dafydd ap Gruffudd (nos 437–57)
Rhodri ap Gruffudd (nos 458–60)
GWYNLLŴG
Morgan ab Owain (nos 461–4)
Morgan ap Morgan (nos 465–6)
Hywel ap Iorwerth (nos 467–76)
Morgan ap Hywel (nos 477–8)
Maredudd ap Gruffudd (no. 479)
POWYS
Madog ap Maredudd (no. 480)
Iorwerth Goch ap Maredudd (no. 481)
Penllyn, Edeirnion and Dinmael
Maredudd ap Hywel (no. 482)
Elise ap Madog (nos 483–9)
Owain Brogyntyn ap Madog (nos 490–6)
Northern Powys (Powys Fadog)
Owain ap Gruffudd Maelor (no. 497)
Madog ap Gruffudd Maelor (nos 498–509)
Gruffudd ap Madog (nos 510–16)
Emma of Bromfield (nos 517–20)
Maredudd ap Madog (no. 521)
Hywel ap Madog (nos 522–3)
Madog Fychan ap Madog (nos 524–5)
Madog Fychan ap Gruffudd (nos 526–7)
Margaret, wife of Madog Fychan ap Gruffudd (no. 528)
Gruffudd Fychan ap Gruffudd (nos 529–32)
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ap Madog (nos 533–8)
Southern Powys (Powys Wenwynwyn)
Owain ap Gruffudd (Owain Cyfeiliog) (nos 539–40)
Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog (nos 541–78)
Margaret Corbet, wife of Gwenwynwyn ab Owain (no. 579)
Caswallon ab Owain Cyfeiliog (no. 580)
Madog ap Caswallon ab Owain Cyfeiliog (no. 581)
Gruffudd ap Gwenwynwyn (nos 582–608)
Hawise Lestrange, wife of Gruffudd ap Gwenwynwyn (no. 609)
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ap Gwenwynwyn (no. 610)
Mechain
Llywelyn ab Owain Fychan and Owain Fychan (II) ab Owain Fychan (no. 611)
Owain ap Llywelyn ab Owain Fychan (nos 612–14)
Maredudd ap Llywelyn ab Owain Fychan (no. 615)
SENGHENNYDD
Gruffudd ab Ifor (nos 616–17)
Rhys ap Gruffudd (no. 618)
Concordance between K. L. Maund, Handlist of the Acts of Native Welsh Rulers, 1132–1283 ( H ), and the present edition ( AWR )
Index of Persons and Places
Index of Subjects
LIST OF MAPS
1. Territorial divisions of twelfth- and thirteenth-century Wales
2. Religious houses and other churches in Wales which were beneficiaries of charters or parties to agreements in this edition
LIST OF GENEALOGICAL TABLES
1. The dynasty of Arwystli
2. The dynasty of Cedewain
3. The dynasty of Deheubarth
4. The dynasty of Elfael and Maelienydd
5. The dynasty of Glamorgan
6. The dynasty of Gwynedd
7. The dynasty of Gwynllŵg
8. The dynasty of Powys
9. The dynasty of Senghennydd
LIST OF TABLES
1. Types of documents
2. Percentage of each type of document in the corpus of 618 acts
3. Percentage of each type of document in the corpus of 432 acts extant as authentic texts
4. Total numbers of acts, including spuria, dubia and mentions
5. Total numbers of acts extant as authentic texts
6. Percentage of corpus of acts extant from each territory
7. Acts extant in sources now in The National Archives: Public Record Office
8. Acts known only from mentions in sources (including documents published in this edition) now in The National Archives: Public Record Office
9. Acts issued by rulers of Gwynedd, 1120–1283
10. Acts of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
11. The foundation of Cistercian houses in Wales known to have received charters from Welsh rulers
LIST OF PLATES
1. Letter of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (no. 247) The National Archives
2. Letter of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (no. 255) The National Archives
3. Letter of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (no. 380) The National Archives
4. Letter of Eleanor, Princess of Wales (no. 434) The National Archives
5. Letter of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (no. 427) The National Archives
6. Charter of Maredudd ap Rhobert (no. 18) Glamorgan Record Office
7. Charter of Hywel ap Cadwallon (no. 108) By permission of The British Library
8. Charter of Morgan Gam (no. 176) By permission of The British Library
9. Charter of Hywel ap Iorwerth (no. 471) The Provost and Fellows of Eton College
10. Charter of Madog ap Gruffudd (no. 508) By permission of The British Library
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
W hen over a decade ago Rees Davies suggested that I might like to undertake an edition of the acts of Welsh rulers I had edited only two charters and was far from certain that I wanted to edit any more. That I overcame my initial hesitation owes a great deal both to his characteristically generous support and to the encouragement and help of many others, and it is a pleasure to acknowledge my debt to all the institutions and individuals without whose assistance this edition would never have seen the light of day. The foundations were laid in a project funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales in 1993–4 that identified the majority of the documents, and I am grateful to Kari Maund for her efficiency and diligence in compiling the resulting Handlist . Work on the edition itself was supported initially by a substantia