Men say, moreover, that Glendower is, at present, in Cardiganshire.

There are still a few Welsh inhabitants here.

They declare that they are loyal to the king, and love not their wild countrymen.

Whether it is so, or not, I cannot say; but they certainly manage to keep up communications with the Welsh.

This may be for a treacherous purpose, or it may be as they say; that, knowing that they and all belonging to them would be slain, should Glendower capture the town; they, for their own safety, try to learn his intentions and movements, in order to warn us, should a surprise be intended." Starting early the next morning, Oswald crossed into Montgomeryshire, by a road through Worktree Forest, so as to avoid both Ludlow and Welshpool; and kept along by a country track, near the border of Radnor, so passing south of Llanidloes.