Transcribed from the 1821 J. Hulme edition ,
THE
TOURIST’S GUIDE
THROUGH THE
Country of Caernarvon,
CONTAINING A SHORT SKETCH
OF ITS
HISTORY, ANTIQUITIES, &c.
By the Rev. P. B. Williams,A.B.
RECTOR OFLLANRUG AND LLANBERIS.
CAERNARVON:
PRINTED ANDPUBLISHED BY J. HULME,
Bookbinder & Stationer,Turf-Square.
AND MAY BEHAD OF POOLE & HARDING, CHESTER; R. TAYLOR,
LIVERPOOL; AND ALL OTHERBOOKSELLERS
—o—
1821.
THOMAS JAMES WARREN BULKELEY,
Lord Viscount Bulkeley
OF CASHEL, IN THE KINGDOM OFIRELAND;
AND BARON BULKELEY,
OF BEAUMARIS, IN THE KINGDOM OFENGLAND;
PEER OF THE REALM;
LORDLIEUTENANT, & CUSTOS HOTULORUM, OF THE COUNTY OFCAERNARVON
CHANCELLORAND CHAMBERLAIN OF NORTH WALES;
CONSTABLE OFBEAUMARIS CASTLE, &c. &c.
A Nobleman, whose sole study is to do Good, and to promote theHappiness and Welfare of his Fellow Creatures; and who is highlyEsteemed, and greatly and justly Beloved in this part of thePrincipality; and has repeatedly and deservedly received theThanks of the Bench of Magistrates, as well as those of theEstablished Militia, under their gallant Commander, Col. Edwards, and the other Officers, for theAdmirable Method with which he has Organized the County, and hisready Attention and Assistance at all Times whenrequisite,—This little Publication, is most Respectfullyinscribed, by
His Lordship’s
Most obedient,
And most devoted
Humble Servant,
P. B. WILLIAMS.
Llanrug, April 9, 1821.
p.4ADVERTISEMENT.
The following small compilation(for it claims no higher title) was made at the request ofseveral friends, as the want of such a little Manuel principallyfor the use of Strangers, was generally known andacknowledged. The Writer would not have permitted his nameto appear, had he not been persuaded by the Publisher, that thecountenance of even such an obscure individual would in somedegree tend to promote the sale of the work. Some of theSubscribers, there is reason to apprehend, expect a full andcomplete History of the County, but surely they do not supposethat such a work could be compressed within the compass of anoctavo volume, or sold for such a small sum.
At some future period, the Writer would not be unwilling toundertake such a Publication, (should he meet with properencouragement, and his life be spared) as he has for many yearsbeen coll