[49] The mythical founder of the British race.
[50] Henry Tudor. The home of the Tudors was at Penmynydd, in Anglesey.
(b) We are waiting for him [Henry] to show, when he comes, the Red Rose in high pomp. The Thames will run with blood on that day, and there shall we be satisfied.... There is longing for Harry, there is hope for our race. His name comes down from the mountains as a two-edged sword; and his descent from the high places; and his sword wins the day. He will win, ere his life be done, the unbelieving to the Creed of the Cross.
To Jasper Tudor.
(c) In what seas are thy anchors, and where art thou thyself? When wilt thou come to land and how long must we tarry? On the feast of the Virgin[51] fair Gwynedd,[52] in her songs, watched the seas. In the month of May she awaited, expecting thy coming from afar. God! August has come,[53] and yet thou hast delayed ... Lord of Pembroke, awake thou!
[51] March 25.
[52] The Principality of North Wales.
[53] Henry and Jasper Tudor landed at Milford on August 7 or 8, 1485.
PROCLAMATION AGAINST THE TUDORS (June 23, 1485).
Source.—Ellis's Original Letters, Second Series, vol. i., pp. 162-166. (London: 1827.)