[The Book of Snobs by William Makepeace Thackeray]@TWC D-Link bookThe Book of Snobs CHAPTER VII--ON SOME RESPECTABLE SNOBS 4/8
From him descended directly the Princes of Pontydwdlm, Mogyn of the Golden Harp (see the Mabinogion of Lady Charlotte Guest,) Bogyn-Merodac-ap-Mogyn, (the black fiend son of Mogyn,) and a long list of bards and warriors, celebrated both in Wales and Armorica.
The independent Princes of Mogyn long held out against the ruthless Kings of England, until finally Gam Mogyns made his submission to Prince Henry, son of Henry IV., and under the name of Sir David Gam de Mogyns, was distinguished at the battle of Agincourt. From him the present Baronet is descended.
(And here the descent follows in order until it comes to) Thomas Muggins, first Baronet of Pontydwdlm Castle, for 23 years Member of Parliament for that borough, who had issue, Alured Mogyns Smyth, the present Baronet, who married Marian, daughter of the late general P.Flack, of Ballyflack, in the Kingdom of Ireland of the Counts Flack of the H.R.Empire.
Sir Alured has issue, Alured Caradoc, born 1819, Marian, 1811, Blanche Adeliza, Emily Doria, Adelaide Obleans, Katinka Rostopchin, Patrick Flack, died 1809. 'Arms--a mullion garbled, gules on a saltire reversed of the second. Crest--a tom-tit rampant regardant.
Motto--UNG ROY UNG MOGYNS.' It was long before Lady de Mogyns shone as a star in the fashionable world.
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