{"id":188,"date":"2020-01-23T09:11:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T09:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/old-north.co.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=188"},"modified":"2020-01-23T21:41:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T21:41:31","slug":"jesus-college-20-genealogies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/old-north.co.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=188","title":{"rendered":"Jesus College 20 Genealogies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The pedigrees found in Jesus College Manuscript 20 date from the late 14th century and are evidently based partly on earlier sources such as the Bonedd Gw\u0177r y Gogledd<\/em> and the Triads. The manuscript deals largely with royal families of south Wales and includes lists of the numerous sons and daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog. Only a handful of passages are relevant to the Old North and these are given below with notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Text<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Drynwin ferch Brychan<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
  • Drynwin verch Vrachan, mam Uryen [ac] Erduduyl g\u1efdynn dorliud. Owein mab Uryen a Morud verch Uryen. G\u1efdrgi a Pheredur ac Arthur Penuchel a Tonlut a Hortnan a Dyrnell trydyth gwyn dorliud<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    • Drynwin daughter of Brychan, mother of Urien [and] Efrddyl [of the] Fair Womb Burden. Owein son of Urien and Morfudd daughter of Urien. Gwrgi and Peredur and Arthur Penuchel and Tonllwyd and [C]ornan and Dyrnell, the third Fair Womb Burden<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      This extremely confused entry has merged the genealogy of Drynwin ferch Brychan Brycheiniog with information from the Triads. Other sources all give the relevant daughter of Brychan as Nefyn. One version of Triad 70 ‘The Three Fair Womb-Burdens’ (Gwyndorllwyth<\/em>) reads:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      “Urien and Efrddyl, children of Cynfarch Hen, who were carried together in the womb of Nefyn daughter of Brychan, their mother. The second, Owain son of Urien and Morfudd his sister who were carried together in the womb of Modron daughter of Afallach. The third, Gwrgi and Peredur and Ceindrech Pen Asgell, children of Eliffer who were carried together inthe womb of Efrddyl daughter of Cynfarch, their mother”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Another version of the triad says “The third [Womb Burden] was Gwrgi and Peredur, sons of Eliffer Gosgorddfawr, and Arddun their sister, and\u00a0Dyrw … dyl\u00a0<\/em>and Cornan their horse and Tonllwyd their cow”.

      The reference to\u00a0Arthur Penuchel\u00a0<\/em>is a mistake for\u00a0Arddun Penasgell<\/em>. The Triads disagree on the name of this sister (Ceindrech or Arddun) and elsewhere, Arddun is given as a daughter of Pabo Post Prydain.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Tonlut<\/em>\u00a0in the text is for\u00a0Tonllwyd<\/em>, the name of one of the ‘Three Principal Cows’ cited in Triad 46, which belonged to Gwrgi and Peredur.\u00a0Hortnan\u00a0<\/em>is a mistake for\u00a0Cornan<\/em>, the brothers’ horse, mentioned in Triad 44.\u00a0Dyrnell\u00a0<\/em>may be the name of another sister, who appears as\u00a0Dyrw…\u00a0<\/em>in the earliest MS of the Triad, her name having been lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Donwn gwraig Meurig<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
      • Don\u1efdn g\u1efdreic Meuric mab Emminni merch Kynvarch mab Meircha\u1efdn mab G\u1efdrgust Letl\u1efdm mab Cene\u1efd mab Coyl Hen mab Godeba\u1efdc mab Tecwant mab [E]weint mab Tep\u1efdyll mab Urban mab Grad mab K\u1efdnedyl mab K[y]ndeern mab Tegant mab Kyndeern Wledic mab Elud mab Eudos mab Eudolen mab Auallach mab Aphlech mab Beli Ma\u1efdr vab Anna val y mae vchot.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        • Donwn, wife of Meurig, son of Emminni daughter of Cynfarch son of Meirchion son or Gwrwst Ledlwm son of Cenau son of Coel Hen son of Godebog son of Tegfan son of Owain son of Tebwyll son of Urban son of Grad son of Cyneddyl son of Cyndeyrn son of Tegan son of Cyndeyrn Wledig son of Eludd son of Euddos son of Euddolen son of Afallach son of Afflech son of Beli Mawr son of Anna as above.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Donwn is a daugher of St Catwg or Cadog and this pedigree forms part of a list of her siblings. The passage gives us an otherwise unrecorded line of the Cynfeirching via Emminni<\/em>, daughter of Cynfarch and sister of Urien Rheged, but another pedigree in the MS gives the line “Meuric m[ap] Enenni verch Erbic m[ap] Meuric m[ap] Caradawc Vreich Vras” <\/em>making it likely that Emminni ferch Cynfarch is a fabrication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Much of the information here is clearly taken from the Harleian Genealogies or their source, but has been miscopied with numerous mistakes and alterations. The following list shows the original Harleian genealogy inline with the Jesus 20 genealogy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Harley<\/th>Jesus<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
          Coyl Hen<\/em><\/td>Coyl Hen<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
          Guotepauc <\/em><\/td>Godeba\u1efdc <\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
          Tecmant <\/em><\/td>Tecwant <\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
          Teuhant <\/em><\/td>[E]weint<\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
          Telpuil <\/em><\/td>Tep\u1efdyll <\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
          Vrban <\/em><\/td>Urban <\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
          Grat <\/em><\/td>Grad<\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
          Iumetel <\/em><\/td>K\u1efdnedyl <\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
          Ritigirn <\/em><\/td>K[y]ndeern<\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
          Oudecant <\/em><\/td>Tegant <\/em><\/td><\/tr>
          Outigir[n]<\/em><\/td>Kyndeern Wle0ic <\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
          Ebiud <\/em><\/td>Elud <\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
          Eudos <\/em><\/td>Eudos <\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
          Eudelen <\/em><\/td>Eudolen <\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
          Aballac <\/em><\/td>Auallach <\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
          <\/td>Aphlech <\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
          Beli et Anna<\/em><\/td>Beli Ma\u1efdr <\/em> <\/td><\/tr>
          <\/td>Anna <\/em> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          Most of these are simply copying errors, perhaps in some cases with an attempt to modernise the orthography. The additional name Aphlech <\/em>is probably merely a variant of Auallach<\/em>, perhaps based on the Old Irish Ablach<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Rhodri Mawr<\/h4>\n\n\n\n