AfterastayofsometimewithIfor，hereturnedtohisnativecountyandlivedatBroGynnin。HerehefellinlovewithayoungladyofbirthcalledDyddgu，whodidnotfavourhisaddresses。Hedidnotbreakhisheart，however，onheraccount，butspeedilybestoweditonthefairMorfudd，whomhefirstsawatRhosyrinAnglesey，towhichplacebothhadgoneonareligiousaccount。Theladyaftersomedemurconsentedtobecomehiswife。Herparentsrefusingtosanctiontheunion，theirhandswerejoinedbeneaththegreenwoodtreebyoneMadawgBenfras，abard，andagreatfriendofAbGwilym。Thejoiningofpeople’shandsbybards，whichwasprobablyarelicofDruidism，hadlongbeenpractisedinWales，andmarriagesofthiskindweregenerallyconsideredvalid，andseldomsetaside。Theecclesiasticallaw，however，didnotrecognisethesepoeticalmarriages，andtheparentsofMorfuddbyappealingtothelawsoonseveredtheunion。Afterconfiningtheladyforashorttime，theybestowedherhandinlegalfashionuponachieftainoftheneighbourhood，veryrichbutratherold，andwithahumponhisback，onaccountwhichhewasnicknamedbow—back，orlittlehump—back。Morfudd，however，whopassedhertimeinratheradullmannerwiththisperson，whichwouldnothavebeenthecasehadshedoneherdutybyendeavouringtomakethepoormancomfortable，andbyvisitingthesickandneedyaroundher，wassooninducedbythebardtoelopewithhim。TheloversfledtoGlamorgan，whereIforHael，notmuchtohisowncredit，receivedthemwithopenarms，probablyforgettinghowhehadimmuredhisOWN
daughterinaconvent，ratherthanbestowheronAbGwilym。Havingahunting—lodgeinaforestonthebanksofthelovelyTaf，heallottedittothefugitivesasaresidence。Ecclesiasticallaw，however，asstronginWildWalesasinotherpartsofEurope，soonfollowedthemintoGlamorgan，and，veryproperly，separatedthem。
Theladywasrestoredtoherhusband，andAbGwilymfinedtoaveryhighamount。Notbeingabletopaythefine，hewascastintoprison；butthenthemenofGlamorganarosetoaman，swearingthattheirheadbardshouldnotremaininprison。\"Thenpayhisfine！\"
saidtheecclesiasticallaw，orrathertheecclesiasticallawyer。
\"Sowewill！\"saidthemenofGlamorgan，andsotheydid。Everymanputhishandintohispocket；theamountwassoonraised，thefinepaid，andthebardsetfree。