Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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Bladud, the legendary 8th-century founder of Bath.
“Banished from the court because of leprosy, he became a swineherd. His pigs also contracted the disease but were cured after bathing in mud on this site, which Bladud himself decided to imitate. A cured man, he returned to the court and became king, and the Cross Bath became the one most favoured by nobility.”
“Bath is a city in South West England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs….It is also called Bath Spa.
“The city is founded on the only naturally-ocurring thermal spa in the United Kingdom. It was first documented as a Roman spa, although tradition suggests that it was founded earlier. The waters from its spring were believed to be a cure for many afflictions. From Elizabethan to Georgian times it was a resort city for the wealthy.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath
Bladud
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Bladud or Blaiddyd was a mythical king of the Britons, for whose existence there is no historical evidence. He was first mentioned by Geoffrey of Monmouth, who described him as the son of King Rud Hud Hudibras or Rhun Paladr-fras, and the tenth ruler in line from the first King, Brutus. This idea may have been based on a misinterpreted scrap of Welsh genealogy….” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bladud