Because of this the Abbey suffered much damage during the Welsh wars of independence , and by the fourteenth century was in a state of poverty .
As such they tended to support the Welsh princes in their struggles against King Edward I of England and the Marcher Lords .
The Abbey suffered much damage during the Welsh wars of independence , and by the fourteenth century was in a state of poverty .
As such they tended to support the Welsh princes in their struggles against King Edward I of England and the Marcher Lords .