AS the Welsh-men did in many verball Congratulations manifest the true love and affections of the British hearts unto Prince Charles, now kee­ping Court at Ragland-Castle. So to make their words true expressions of their love and ambition to serve the Prince, they did with cheerfull for­wardnesse make divers substantiall demonstrations of their professed affection; Love is alwayes active, and desires to be be knowne and understood by signes, by evidences, and ma­ny officious actions, it will appeare and be visible: And this was manifest by Prince Charles his late entertainment at Ragland-Castle in Wales; Which was performed with much solemnity; the Castle was prepared and made ready for his comming before his approach thither, some of the chiefe roomes were richly hung with cloth of Arras, full of lively Figures and ancient British Stories; all the other fur­niture was rich and costly: At the first entring into the Castle, the aforesaid Speech was by a person of good ranke and quality spoke before the Prince, who in thankfulnesse gave them a briefe answer in testimony of his accepting their love and tendred service; And besides, honoured the [Page 6]Knight that delivered the aforesaid Speech by reaching forth his hand to kisse, whereon the Knight imprinted a kisse as the zeale of his affection: Then there was a great Feast of divers varieties, especially of Fowle, whereof their abundance in those Countries, and all this preparation did conclude in a curious Banquet, while Metheglin and other British drinks were plentifully affourded unto all the Courtiers: For the Welsh-men are of a true generous dis­position, and when they are to give entertainment to com­mon strangers, they will performe it with much civill cour­tesie; but especially now having the happinesse to see their young hopefull Prince in the heart of their County, they could not endeavour enough (as they thought) to make it appeare that with all cordiall and hearty affection, the Prince was most nobly welcome into Wales, they shewed a glimpse of their true British love to the King and Prince in the aforesaid Speech, congratulating his comming into the County, promising him to be his true and faithfull ser­vants, and after they had feasted him and all his Court in a liberall, free and magnificent manner, they remembred that it was an ancient custome to offer Presents unto Prin­ces to gratulate their accesse and comming into a County. Whereupon, to declare that their love was not barren like the Sea-sands, which yeelds nothing, but that as their Countrey was plentifull, abounding with all sorts of pro­vision, so their hearts were large and liberall, as became them who are acknowledged to be the ancient true Bri­taines, and to make their native liberallity apparent, they as soone as the Prince was come to Radnor-Castle, brought unto him divers rich Presents, and with many expressions of love presented them to the Prince, some brought him peeces of plate of great antiquity, as might appeare by the [Page 7]fashion thereof; The common people brought in provision for the maintenance of his Court, as young Kids, Sheep, Calves, Fish and Fowle of all sorts, and some sent in fat Oxen, every one striving for the credit and glory of their Countrey, to exceed in severall expressions of generous li­berallity. One Master Lewis-ap-Morgan a private Gentle­man sent the Prince a peece of plate, with his Armes en­graven thereon, being very massy and of great value, other Gentlemen and Squires of the County of Radnor-shire being descended of ancient Families, came bravely moun­ted to the Princes Court at Radnor-Castle, and there pre­sented him with divers testimonies of their true good will and affection, every one in the delivery of his present de­siring, are wishing all accumulations of happinesse unto their noble and gracious Prince Charles, offering together with their Presents their service unto him, and promising to assist him and his Royall Father King Charles upon any lawfull designe, to the maintenance, justice, piety and Reli­gion, and defend their persons from all malignants and ene­mies. The Prince being thus entertained and nobly used by the Welsh men, he shewed himselfe very gracious and loving unto them, and because he could not give particular thanks unto every person that presented gifts unto him; therefore in a great Assembly of Lords, Knights, Squires, Gentlemen, and many common people, the Prince made a very loving Speech unto them, and to gratifie their libe­rallity, and remunerate their bounty, he in this brief Speech following, rendred them hearty thanks for their Presents offered to him, and for the tender of their service upon all good occasions.