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CAERNARVON CASTLE. 259 these we have ah'eadj heard of Peniie Tower ; we know that the chamberlain resided within the waUs of the Castle, that the Exchequer was kept here, that there was a great hall, and also another hall over the chief entrance, that there was a guard chamber {Camera Militum), a kitchen, a bake- house, &c.^ To assign each of these to their appropriate position in the present existing remains is a work of some difficulty, and we can only do so on the grounds of supposi- tion, as we have no clue to determine them accurately. As far however as present appearances and probability go, these respective towers appear to have been distributed as they are marked on the plan. Having completed his survey of Caernarvon, William de Emeldon proceeded on the 7th August to Criccaeth, where the same mode of examination was pursued. Very little remains of this dreary and nearly unapproachable strong- hold. It is a place that has suffered more than any of the North Welsh castles, but will always be memorable in the annals of the country, as the place where Griffith, with his son, were confined by their unnatural kinsman. Here, too, we find mentioned the " Gynne Tour," as well as others, which can no longer be identified, as Leybourn Tower, and two chambers in the Sister Tower, all needing repair. The primary object of this survey was to ascertain the value of the grant made by Edward HI. to his son the Black Prince, in the 7th year of his reign, which grant included all these castles with their manors. The amount of the revenue belonging to him, as appears by inquisition, from North and South Wales, was 4681/. 12*. 5d. On the 8th he went to Harlech, where he reported the chapel as ruinous ; at a former surve}^ (14 Edward H., 1320- 1321), this was the only building belonging to the Crown in which a chapel was mentioned, and here there was still preserved one vestment, one missal, and one cu|) of sihcr- gilt, most likely a chalice. William de Emeldon also stated that two chambers in the " Gomel Tower," over the gate of the Castle, and the tower towards the garden, and the " Wedercok Tour," and two floors in the same, also a hall 'J The whole of Caeniarvon Castle has Esq. ; ami it is desirable the other castles recently been extremely judiciously re- belonging to the Crown should be attended paired under the care of Anthony Salvin, to under the same experience and ability.