Chapter 9
To him and his mate Was given a spade, To break up the soil, Thus to get bread.
The wheat pure and white, Summer tilth to sow, Every man to feed, Till great yule feast.
An angelic hand From the high Father, Brought seed for growing That Eve might sow;
But she then did hide Of the gift a tenth, And all did not sow Of what was dug.
Black rye then was found, And not pure wheat grain, To show the mischief Thus of thieving.
For this thievish act, It is requisite, That all men should pay Tithe unto God.
Of the ruddy wine, Planted on sunny days, And on new moon nights; And the white wine.
The wheat rich in grain And red flowing wine Christ's pure body make, Son of Alpha.
The wafer is flesh, The wine is spilt blood, The Trinity's words Sanctify them.
The concealed books From Emmanuel's hand Were brought by Raphael As Adam's gift.
When in his old age, To his chin immersed In Jordan's water, Keeping a fast,
Moses did obtain, In Jordan's water, The aid of the three Most special rods.
Solomon did obtain, In Babel's tower, All the sciences In Asia land.
So did I obtain, In my bardic books, All the sciences Of Europe and Africa.
Their course, their bearing Their permitted way, And their fate I know, Unto the end.
Oh! what misery, Through extreme of woe, Prophecy will show On Troia's race!
A coiling serpent, Proud and merciless, On her golden wings, From Germany.
She will overrun England and Scotland, From Lychlyn sea-shore To the Severn.
Then will the Brython Be as prisoners, By strangers swayed, From Saxony.
Their Lord they will praise, Their speech they will keep, Their land they will lose, Except wild Walia.
Till some change shall come, After long penance, When equally rife The two crimes come.
Britons then shall have Their land and their crown, And the strangers swarm Shall disappear.
All the angel's words, As to peace and war, Will be fulfilled To Britain's race.
He further told the king various prophecies of things that should be in the world, in songs, as follows.
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Footnotes:
{11a} Diarwya.
{11b} While the day was still young.
{13} Arawn, king of Annwvyn.
{15} And as thou seest.
{17} "It may be that I shall repent for what I have done unto thee. Seek whom thou wiliest to slay thee, I shall not slay thee."
{26} "If thou wilt ask for a reasonable gift, thou shalt have it gladly." "A reasonable one, lord," answered he.
{28} Pwyll rose, and caused silence to be proclaimed, to command all suitors and minstrels to show what they desired, and to tell them that every one of them would be satisfied according to his wish and desire.
{29} And they summoned him to them.
{30} "Wretched women," said Rhiannon, "for the sake of the God who knows everything, charge me not falsely. The God who knows everything knows that that is false."
{31a} Whether she persuaded or pleaded.
{31b} Unbeseeming.
{33} According to the kind of baptism that was then made.
{35} "Oh fair lady," said Teirnon, "it is not very likely to me that any of these will be carried on thy back." "Let who will do so," said the son, "I shall not." "Truly, my soul," said Teirnon, "neither shall we go."
{36a} The Welsh is _vy'm pryder i_ (= my trouble).
{36b} If he will be of gentle bearing.
{37a} And if he is in power, it will be more right for him to maintain thee than it was even for me.
{37b} After that.
{38} Wallt.
{39a} And splendid wearer of the crown of London.
{39b} Over-looking the sea.
{40} Penordim.
{42} Mane.
{45} And I am not sure it was not there he got it.
{48a} Taunted him openly.
{48b} Bake.
{50a} On the township.
{50b} There were but two rivers, Lli and Archan were they called. After that the ocean separated the kingdoms.
{52a} Was.
{52b} "Yes," said Bendigeid Vran, "unless I myself can get the kingship."
{56a} Glivieri.
{56b} Grodyeu.
{59a} At that very moment.
{59b} And from that hour they could not rest.
{62a} Meek.
{62b} Wilt thou follow another counsel?
{62c} And even now thou wilt not be disappointed with her appearance.
{65} Add "and fish."
{71} He furnished gilded clasps for the shoes.
{73} And then, half in guile and half in anger, he rushed into the midst of the mice. But he could no more keep one of them within sight than he could gnats or birds in the air, except one, which he saw was heavy with young, and which he thought could not run.
{79} Knockers and Collars.
{81} Eveyd.
{87} Tyviawc.
{88} A maiden.
{91a} Aranrod _throughout_.
{91b} Infamous.
{93} Sea-weed.
{96} Destiny.
{98a} Add "according to the rite of baptism they then performed."
{98b} "I will give him that one Cantrev that is best for a young man to have."
{100} Blow.
{111} Add "henceforth."
{118a} Of the books of the magician. [Vergil = Fferyllt = magician or chemist.]
{118b} Head.
{121} Taliesin
{123} This should be Elphin son of Gwyddno.
{136} Possibly an allusion to the Cave of AEolus.