…of persons who, for the most part, really existed.] This saint was the nephew of S. Teilo, second bishop of Liandaflf (Feb. 9th), and was chosen on the death of his uncle in his room. He was contemporary with Tewdryg, who died not far from a.d. 600, and Athrwys, who died According to the legendary life, he was the son of Budic, son of Cybsdan, of royal birth in Armorica [Brittany in north-west France] (Cornugallia), Budic was driven out of his native land by Aircol Llaubir, the king, and took refuge in Glamorgan, where he married Anaumed, daughter of Ensic. By her Budic became the (July a.

father of Ismael and Tyffei the martyr “who lies in Penalun.” On the death of Aircol, Budic was invited back into Armorica, that he might take the crown. He therefore returned to Lesser Britain, and became king of that realm “which in his time extended to the Alps.” There his wife bore him Oudoc, whom he sent to be educated in Glamorgan by S. Teilo. The story is told of him that he was one day thirsty, and passing some women who were washing butter, asked for a draught of water. They answered laughing that they had no vessel from which he could drink. Then he took a pat of butter, and moulded it into the shape of a cup or bell, and filled it with water and drank out of it And this golden bell remained afterwards in the church of Llandaff, till it was melted up by the commissioners of Henry VIII. A king was hunting one day, and the stag he was pursuing took refuge under the cloak of S. Oudoc. In his old age the saint retired into a hermitage by the side of the Wye, and died there.