Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PRICE, THOMAS WALTER (Cuhelyn; 1829 - 1869), journalist and poet Gwron stated that Y Drych favoured the slave trade). On 10 January 1857 Cuhelyn started Y Bardd Newydd Wythnosol (New York) to which many Welsh writers were correspondents - Eben Fardd, Thomas Stephens (Merthyr Tydfil), Talhaiarn, Cynddelw, Llawdden, Dewi Wyn o Esyllt, Islwyn, Aneurin Fardd, Nathan Dyfed, Nefydd, Eiddil Ifor, Gwilym Teilo, etc. An account of the life of Dafydd ap Gwilym and some of
PRICHARD, JOHN WILLIAM (1749 - 1829), man of letters correspondent, with a large circle of men of letters: Gwallter Mechain (NLW MS 1808E, no. 6), William Owen Pughe, Richard Llwyd (the author of Beaumaris Bay), Twm o'r Nant, Dewi Wyn, Robert ap Gwilym Ddu (who was a kinsman of his), Robert Roberts the almanac-maker, etc. But he was not on good terms with Dafydd Ddu Eryri, and he abominated Iolo Morganwg, to whom he attributed all W. O. Pughe's literary lapses
PRICHARD, RHYS (Yr Hen Ficer; 1579? - 1644), cleric and poet Born in all probability at Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. Rice Rees, in the introduction to his edition of Canwyll y Cymry, 1841, gave it as his opinion that 'there was reason to suppose that his father was a considerable land owner in that neighbourhood, and that his name was Dafydd ap Richard ap Dafydd ap Rhys ap Dafydd,' but this must not be accepted as a fact. Anthony Wood had made the
PRITCHARD, EVAN (Ieuan Lleyn; 1769 - 1832), poet His name sometimes occurs as Evan Richards, and his bardic name as Ieuan ap Rhisiart, Ifan Lleyn, and Bardd Bryncroes. He was the son of Richard Thomas, a stonemason, and Mary Charles, daughter of Siarl Marc, Tŷ-mawr, Bryncroes, one of the early Methodist preachers in Llŷn. Mary Charles was well known as a writer of verse. On his parents emigrating to America about 1795, Pritchard made his home
PROGER family families. In 1530 the mansion and half the lands were bought by Meredydd ap Meredydd ap Morgan; this Morgan was a son of Dafydd Gam. The Meredydds ran out in an heiress, Elizabeth, who (according to Theophilus Jones and Bradney) married LEWIS PROGER, second son of the William Proger named under A. Lewis was succeeded by his son EDWARD, whose son WROTH PROGER sold Gwern-vale (1668) to the Sir Henry Proger
PRYCE family Newtown Hall, ), whose son DAVID was the subject of an ode and an elegy by Lewis Glyn Cothi, and whose grandson RHYS was killed, 'pro rege Edwardo,' at Banbury in 1469. The first to hold the shrievalty of the county was Rhys's grandson, MATTHEW GOCH AP THOMAS, who was sheriff in 1548. JOHN, son of Matthew Pryce by Joyce verch Evan Gwynn of Mynachdy, Radnorshire, was sheriff of Montgomery, 1566 and 1586, of Cardigan
PRYDYDD BYCHAN, Y (fl. 1220-1270) South Wales, a poet Goch which must be dated between 1244 and 1254 during the days of that prince's freedom. He sang an elegy to Rhys Ieuanc (died 1222), to Rhys Gryg (died 1234), to Owain ap Gruffudd ap Rhys (died 1236), and other series of eulogy and elegy to Maredudd ab Owain (died 1265). The works of this poet follow in the manuscripts those of Phylip Brydydd, his contemporary, who also sang the praises of the same
PRYS, EDMWND (1544 - 1623), archdeacon of Merioneth, and poet Protestant religion - but his best poetry is found in those cywyddau which are based on his observation of life, and more particularly in his cywydd 'against the unruliness of the great.' Prys was not a romantic poet but he is entitled to be called a contemplative poet. He died in 1623. Edmund Prys was twice married: (1) to Elin, daughter of John ap Lewis of Pengwern, Ffestiniog, and (2) to Gwen, daughter
PRYS, ELIS (Y Doctor Coch, The Red Doctor; 1512? - 1594) Plas Iolyn, Second son of Robert ap Rhys ab Meredydd of Plas Iolyn, Ysbyty Ifan, Denbighshire. It is said that his grandfather, Rhys ab Meredydd, or Rhys Fawr, fought at Bosworth with Henry VII. His father, Robert ap Rhys, was chaplain to Cardinal Wolsey, and Henry VIII gave him the lands of Dolgynwal and parts of Penllyn, where his son Cadwaladr founded the family of Price of Rhiwlas (see articles Price of
PRYSE family Gogerddan, Trefnant has a cywydd (Cwrtmawr MS 12B) which was written when David Lloyd went on a pilgrimage to Rome, whilst in the same manuscript is a poem written by Gutyn Coch Brydydd to Rhys and to his father, David Lloyd. Ieuan ap Rhydderch ap Ieuan Lloyd, gentleman and bard, of Glyn Aeron, was probably a great-uncle of David Lloyd; Ieuan ap Rhydderch, who is separately noticed, was the son of a one-time owner
PRYSE, ROBERT JOHN (Gweirydd ap Rhys; 1807 - 1889), man of letters independent - a state of affairs which he endeavoured to rectify. He was accused of adopting the code of the Plymouth Brethren, and Gwilym Hiraethog thundered against him and his opinions in sermons delivered at the Caernarvon and Llangefni Assemblies of July 1844. At the Aberffraw eisteddfod, 1849, he was made a bard and given the name Gweirydd ap Rhys. Quite certainly, there was no more industrious Welsh
PUGH family Mathafarn, The first prominent member of the family was Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn, the poet who fl. c. 1480 and who was the author of a number of vaticinatory poems about Henry Tudor (Henry VII). He apparently possessed an extensive estate on both sides of the river Dyfi above Machynlleth. The line was continued by EVAN AP DAVID LLOYD and by HUGH AB EVAN, whose son, JOHN AP HUGH, served as a county

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