MEREDITH, RICHARD (died 1597), bishop of Leighlin, Ireland

Born in Denbighshire, son, it is said, of one Robert Meredith ap Gronw and Margaret, daughter of William John ap Gronw. It is possible that he was of the same stock as the Merediths of Stansty. He was probably the Richard Meredith who graduated B.A. at Jesus College, 4 March 1572/3, but it is quite certain that he became M.A. of the same college in 1575. He became chaplain to Sir John Perrot, lord lieutenant of Ireland, who before long promoted him to be dean of S. Patrick's near Dublin and later, in April 1589, appointed him bishop of Leighlin. When his patron was falsely accused of plotting against queen Elizabeth, Meredith also was called to account by the Privy Council and, in 1591, was for a time a prisoner in the Fleet. He died 3 August 1597, and was buried in S. Patrick's church.

Author

• Emyr Gwynne Jones, (1911 - 1972)

Sources

• Geirlyfr Bywgraffiadol o Enwogion Cymru (1870), 726
• Register of the University of Oxford (1884–9), II, iii, 26
• Anthony Wood, Athenae Oxonienses (1813–20). (ed. Bliss), ii, 841-2
• Calendar of State Papers, Domestic series, of the reigns of Edward VI., Mary, Elizabeth, (James I) 1547-1580 (1581-1625), preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office. (1547-1590) (London 1856-72), 1591-4
• Calendar of State Papers relating to Ireland, 1588-92
• Historical Manuscripts Commission. Calendar of the Manuscripts of the Most Honourable the Marquis of Salisbury (1883–1910), iv, 117
• Report on the Manuscripts of the Earl of Egmont (1905–9), ii, 25

Further Reading

• Wikipedia Article: Richard Meredith

Additional Links

• Wikidata: Q7327783

Published date: 1959

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