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Written by Tom Placide

Madoc was a younger son of Owen Gwynedd, prince of South Wales - after the death of Owen, his sons had great disputes about the government. for the eldest whose name was Jorweth, or Edward, was thought unfit to be a King, because he had a broken nose, and the other brothers had so much contention about the sovereignty, that Madoc, who was the only peaceable one among them, determined to quit his disturbed country, and seek his fortunes on the sea. Madoc procured a few ships, furnished them with abundance of provisions, and he and his friends embarked and sailed westward, in search of some unknown land where they might live in peace. This occurred about 1170. After sailing for some months, they discovered a large tract of country apparently very fertile - they landed, cut down trees, and built houses, cultivated the land etc. Madoc was very anxious that his friends at home should know of the pleasant country he had discovered, He returned to Wales with a few of his people, from whence he sailed with ten ships, filled with men, women, live stock etc. - nothing more is known of him. The part of the world that Madoc discovered was in all probability a part of the vast continent of America which the Spaniards claim the merit of first finding out. The accounts of many recent travellers confirm this opinion, and so frequently have words been detected resembling the Welsh, among a certain tribe of American