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also_o his_o depart_a from_o north_n wales_n by_o a_o short_a arm_n of_o the_o see_v as_o it_o be_v two_o mile_n broad_a in_o mon_fw-fr ben_fw-mi three_o hondr_v town_n lx.iii_fw-la and_o be_v account_v for_o candrede_n that_o be_v iii_o hondrede_n the_o ylonde_n be_v as_o it_o be_v xxx_o myâ—e_n long_o and_o xii_o mile_n broad_a candredus_n be_v so_o moche_n land_n as_o contain_v a_o hondred_a town_n that_o name_n candredus_fw-la be_v make_v out_o of_o two_o langage_v of_o brytysshe_n and_o of_o irysshe_n in_o praise_v of_o this_o ylonde_a walsshman_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v a_o proverb_n and_o a_o old_a saw_n mon_fw-fr mankembri_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o englysshe_v that_o land_n be_v so_o good_a that_o it_o seem_v that_o it_o will_v find_v corn_n enough_o for_o all_o the_o man_n of_o wales_n therefore_o virglys_n verse_n may_v be_v accord_v thereto_o as_o moche_n as_o guawe_n bests_n long_o inneth_n daw_n so_o moche_v eft_o bring_v cold_a dew_n in_o a_o night_n ¶_o in_o that_o arm_n of_o the_o see_v that_o depart_v this_o land_n and_o north_n wales_n be_v a_o swolowe_v that_o that_o draw_v shyppe_n to_o it_o that_o sail_v by_o and_o swolow_v they_o in_o ryyght_a as_o do_v scylla_n and_o carybdis_n that_o ben_fw-mi two_o peryllous_a place_n in_o the_o see_v of_o myddel_n earth_n therefore_o man_n may_v not_o sayll_n by_o this_o swallow_v but_o sly_o at_o full_a see_v ¶_o r._n of_o the_o merueylle_n and_o wondre_n of_o the_o ylonde_n of_o mon_fw-fr thou_o shall_v find_v in_o the_o chapytre_n of_o wales_n gir._n in_o itinere_fw-la the_o three_o ylonde_n that_o be_v call_v both_o eubonia_fw-la &_o menevia_fw-la that_o be_v manstond_v in_o the_o myddell_n bytwene_v the_o irysshe_n ulstere_a and_o the_o scottesshe_a gall_n way_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o navel_n of_o the_o see_v ¶_o beda_n four_o ca._n ix_o this_o ylonde_n the_o first_o be_v southe_n ward_v the_o more_o condtree_n and_o the_o better_a corn_n land_n and_o contain_v ix_o hondred_a and_z â—x_fw-la housholdes·_n the_o seconâ—e_o contain_v the_o space_n of_o ccc_o &_o moo_o as_o englysshman_n guess_v gir._n in_o â—op_n sometime_o be_v stryf_v whether_o this_o ylonde_a man_n shall_v long_o to_o brytayne_v or_o to_o irlonde_n and_o for_o as_o moche_v as_o venomous_a worm_n that_o be_v bring_v thyder_o lyâ—ed_v there_o it_z be_v juge_v that_o the_o ylonde_n of_o man_n shall_v long_o to_o brytayne_v ¶_o r._n in_o that_o ylonde_n be_v â—ortylege_n and_o which_o craft_n use_v fer_fw-fr woman_n there_o sell_v to_o shypman_n wound_n as_o it_o be_v close_v under_o three_o knot_n of_o thread_n so_o that_o more_o wound_n he_o will_v have_v the_o moo_o knot_n he_o must_v undo_v cheer_v often_o by_o day_n time_n man_n of_o that_o land_n seen_v man_n that_o ben_fw-mi deed_n to_o fore_n honde_v byhede_v or_o