Looking into an old book of arms lately, I found the colors of the arms which you observed on Penmynydd house – Gules, Chevron argent between three saxons heads coup’d proper: with these words, Edneved Vaughan; of him doe descend men of Penmynydd in Anglesey, and Others. –

Gules, chevron argent between three helmets. Tudur the son of Grono, of him doe descend Owain Tudur who married Queene Katherin of whom descended the late qQueene.¹

I also ISaw there – [...]Azure, A Lion passant – guardant Or, armed gules, with these words; - Madoc Gloddaith, of him doe descend by marriage of his heirs female the Mostins of Flintshire.
and
Argent, three Fesses waved azure, on the middle of them three birds? argent –
Yswittan Wyddel, of him doe descend divers gentlemen in north-wales. –––– the last arms I fancy to have seen on some part of your house –

I beg my Respects to M^rs. & Miss Pennant

and am, Dear Sir, your most humble Serv^t.

Hugh Davies –

Beaumares, Sept^r. 4^th. 1779. ––––

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