found upon _Bwlchy Ddeufaen_, which he says is called _Ban
Clodidd y Gawres_--literally, the giantess's apron-full.

"The writer regards such tales as originally intended as hyperboles,
to magnify the prowess and magnanimity of renowned persons."



(17) A FABLE.

Source: Taken _verbatim_ from the same book. The writer quotes
it apropos of the Roman custom of bribing the Britons on the
mountain tops. We are told the fable was delivered by one of the
Britons, named _Gwrgan Farfdrwch_, who spoke to this effect,
and then follows the fable.



(18) THE STORY OF THE PIG-TROUGH.

Source: Told by Hugh's daughter. Genuine.



(19) BILLY DUFFY AND THE DEVIL.

Source: Told me by the old man who told me of the origin of the
Welsh. Vague.