Excerpt from An Inventory of the Ancient and Historical Monuments of the County of Montgomery Edward the Seventh, by the Grace of God. of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King. Defender of the Faith, to Our trusty and well-beloved: - Sir. John Kins. Knight, Principal of Jesus College, in Our University of Oxford and Profcs.-oi of Celtic in Our said University; Edward Axwyl, Esquiie, Masterof Arts. ProfessorofCeltic inthe University College of Wales, Aberystwyth; Robert Carr Bosaxquet, Esquire, Master of Arts, Professor of Classical Arcbccology in the University of Liverpool; Robert ll(cm: s, Esquire, Ex-Lord Mayor of the City of Cardiff, President of the Cardiff Cymmrodorion Society; Griffith Hartwell Jones, Dcctor of Divinity, Rector of Nutiicld; William Edwin Llewellyn Morgan, Esquire, Honorary Licutcnnrit-Coloncl on the retired list of Our Army, and Evan Vincbst-Evans, Esquire, Secretary of the Honourable Society of Cym-mrxxiorion; Greeting! Whereas We have deemed it expedient that a Commission should forthwith issue to make an inventory of the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions connected with or illustrative of the contemporary culture, civilisation and conditions of life of the people in Wales and Monmouthshire from the earliest times, and to specify those which seem most worthy of preservation: Now know ye. that Wc. reposing great trust and confidence in your knowledge and ability, have authorized and appointed, and do by these presents authorize and appoint you, the said Sir John 1thvs (Chairman); Edward Anwvl; Robert Carr Bosunquct; Robert Hughes; Griffith llartwcll Jones; William Edwin Llewellyn Morgan; and Evan Vinccnt-Evans, to be Our Commissioners for the purposes of the said inquiry: And for the better enabling you to carry out the purposes of this Our Commission, Wc do by these Presents authorize you to call in the aid and co-opeiation of owners of ancient monuments, inviting them to assist you in furthering tbc objects of the Commission; and to invite tlie possessors of such papers as you may deem it desirable to inspect to produce them before you: And we do further give and grant unto you, or any three or more of you. full power to call before you such persons as you shall judge likely to afford you any information upon the'subject of this Our Commission; and also to call for, have access to and examine all such books, documents, registers and records as may afford you tlie fullest information on the subject, and to inquire of and concerning the premises by all other lawful ways and means whatsoever: And We do by these Presents authorize and empower you. or any three or more of you. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.