Cambria or Wales.

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Cambria, called Wales in English, is a province of the British Isles. To the east, it is separated from England by the rivers Severn original: "Sabrina" and Dee original: "Dea"; otherwise, to the west, south, and north, it is surrounded by the Irish Sea original: "Hybernischẽ Meer". It is said to have received its name from Camber original: "Cambro", the third son of Brutus The mythical Trojan founder of Britain. It is a land fertile in grain, livestock, and game, yet full of mountains and forests where the inhabitants can take refuge and resist their enemies. Because of these geographical features, these people remain to this day the true descendants of the ancient Britons. They have held this place through all the changes that have come upon England and protected it from enemy invasions. They also still use the language of their ancestors, the ancient Britons, which is entirely different from the English language (the latter being composed of Danish, Saxon, and other tongues).

This land is populous and has an exceeding number of nobility—some wealthy and many of very modest means. they consider themselves better than other English people, practice much in wars, and are well-suited to the service of the land. Being high-spirited regarding their noble status, they rarely take up manual labor, but rather enter the service of the King and other nobles. Consequently, there are few lords or noblemen to be found in England whose servants are not from Cambria. There is a custom among them which is highly to be praised: no one is so poor that they do not keep their children in school and have them learn their letters. Those who are of good understanding and quick to learn are sent to the universities to study (for the most part) Law; for this reason, nearly all the jurists Jurists: legal scholars or lawyers of this kingdom are from Cambria. Among the common people, one finds few who cannot read and write their country's language, and they also play the lute after their own fashion. These people keep an old custom: wherever they may be, they all—the men on their hats and the women on their caps—wear green flowering leeks original: "Sippelen"; while this literally means onions or bulbs, it refers here to the Welsh leek on the first day of March, to honor their patron St. David, whose feast day they observe.

This land of Cambria or Wales is, according to ancient custom, the Principality of the first-born son of the King of England, who succeeds to the kingdom after the King, just as the Dauphin The title given to the heir apparent to the French throne does in France. From the first day of his birth, he is called the Prince of Wales.