Dictionary of Welsh Biography

CLOUGH, Sir RICHARD (d. 1570), merchant, and (for a period) 'factor' for Sir Thomas Gresham in Antwerp 40 years of age when he died. Welsh elegies were composed upon his death by Siôn Tudur, Simwnt Vychan, and William Cynwal; there are two such elegies by Cynwal in NLW MS 6496C (facsimile of a Christ Church, Oxford, manuscript). Cynwal has two other interesting poems in the same manuscript written to Clough and Katherine - one a 'kowydd' to send a hawk to greet 'ric. Klwch a meistres Katrin' when
CNEPPYN GWERTHRYNION (fl. 13th century), poet and grammarian I.G.E., 1925 ed., clxvii et seq.). In Cardiff MS. 38, a manuscript containing the ' Pum Llyfr Kerddwriaeth ' (the Welsh medieval 'ars poetica') in the hand of William Cynwal, and also in other 16th century copies of the same work, ' Cnypyn Gwerthryniawn ' (or Gwerthryniawc) is mentioned as a grammarian, and his name precedes that of Dafydd Ddu Athro. As the bardic grammar was based on Donatus, this
CYNWAL, RICHARD (d. 1634), poet of Ardudwy. Richard Phylip and Rowland Vaughan wrote elegies upon his death (Cwrtmawr MS 11B). It is difficult to ascertain whether any relationship existed between William Cynwal and Richard. An example of his handwriting is to be found in Cardiff MS. 83 (3-4, 429).
CYNWAL, WILLIAM (d. 1587), poet
DAFYDD LLWYD (d. 1619) HENBLAS,, poet and scholar according to Dwnn). Noted for his scholarship, he is said to have known eight languages. A number of his poems, all in strict metre, have been preserved in manuscript. They include an elegy to his wife, Catherine, and three englynion to one of his sons. ' Sir ' Huw Roberts and Richard Cynwal composed elegies upon his death.
DWNN, GRUFFYDD (c. 1500 - c. 1570), country gentleman , Gruffudd Hiraethog, Owain Gwynedd, and others wrote verses in honour of him, his children, and his home, and their poems are enshrined in Llanstephan MS 40 and Llanstephan MS 133, and NLW MS 728D. He was alive in 1566 when Wiliam Cynwal addressed a poem to him, but none of the bards wrote for him after that. Gruffydd Dwnn is important as one of the country gentlemen who in the 16th and 17th cent
GRIFFITH family PENRHYN, ; Lewis and Davies, Augmentation Recs., 51; L. and P. Henry VIII, v, no. 724 (10), xv, 433, 661, xvii, 466, xix 812 (16), Addenda, i, part ii, 1462; Cal. Pat. Rolls, Edward VI, iv, 36; Acts Privy Council, 1580-1, 289; P.R.O., Court of Requests Procs., bundle iv, no. 258; bundle vi, no 210.) Poems by William Cynwal and Siôn Brwynog refer to the prowess of Rhys Griffith (died 1580) in the Irish wars
GRUFFUDD HIRAETHOG (d. 1564), bard and herald the 16th century, such as Simwnt Fychan, Wiliam Llŷn, Wiliam Cynwal, Siôn Tudur and Raff ap Robert having been his disciples. Some of these men came into possession of his manuscripts after his death. Gruffudd Hiraethog best exemplifies the interest in heraldry which was characteristic of the bards of his period, and extensive collections of pedigrees made by him still remain such as Peniarth MS 132
HOWELL, GWILYM (1705 - 1775), almanac-maker and poet edition, Eos Ceiriog, of Huw Morys's work, he made extensive use of this material. Howell's almanacs, Tymhorol Newyddion o'r Wybren, were of high literary standard; they included the works of poets contemporary with the Anglesey Morrises as well as extracts from the earlier poets such as Wiliam Cynwal, Siôn Tudur, and Huw Morys. He published a series of ten, the first being for the year 1766. As he was
HUW CEIRIOG (fl. c. 1560-1600), poet occurred between Hywel Ceiriog, Wiliam Llŷn, Ieuan Tew and Siôn Phylip, and the two poets, Wiliam Cynwal and Huw Llŷn (NLW MS 3021F (455); NLW MS 675A (24b)). The connection between these two names has not yet been established.
HUW LLŶN (fl. c. 1552-1594), poet Mawddwy, and another between him and Wiliam Cynwal and four other poets, Wiliam Llŷn, Ieuan Tew, Siôn Phylip and Hywel Ceiriog. An example of his handwriting is found in Llanstephan MS 40 (149-156).
IEUAN (IFAN) DYLYNIWR (fl. 1520-1567), harpist and bard Wiliam Cynwal in 1567.

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