Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PIERCE, ELLIS (Elis o'r Nant; 1841 - 1912), author of historical romances and bookseller Rhobert (Dolyddelen, 1880); Yr Ymfudwr Cymreig (Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1883); A Guide to Nant Conway (Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1884); Rhamant Hanesyddol: Gruffydd ab Cynan (Dolyddelen and Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1885); Gwilym Morgan (Bala, 1890); Syr Williams o Benamnen (Caernarvon, 1894); Teulu'r Gilfach (Caernarvon, 1897); and Dafydd ab Siencyn yr Herwr, a Rhys yr Arian Daear (Caernarvon, 1905). He contributed
POWEL, DAVID (c.1540 - 1598), cleric and historian and her father's right to the principality of Wales. To him, Llywelyn ap Iorwerth's heir was Dafydd ap Llywelyn - Gruffydd ap Llywelyn and his sons, Llywelyn and Dafydd, to Powel, were not in the legitimate succession; accordingly, on the death of Dafydd ap Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, his heir was his sister, Gwladus Ddu, whose rights descended to the Mortimer family. In other words, the claim of Henry
POWEL, JOHN (d. 1767), weaver-poet ., these being ten cywyddau and one awdl. They include a poem on Christ's passion, one complaining of the contemporary neglect of old poetry, an elegy to a greyhound, poems addressed to Siôn ap Rhisiart of Bryniog, Ieuan Owain of Dyffryn Aur, Rhobert Burchinshaw, two to Ieuan Brydydd Hir, and one to Dafydd Jones, Trefriw, requesting a copy of Y Cydymaith Diddan. This last cywydd and the letter, written
POWEL, MORGAN (fl. c. 1563), poet, one of the Glamorgan writers of cwndidau, a cleric of Llanhari probably one of the Powel family of Tir Iarll (see under Anthony Powel). Apparently he was cleric at Laleston, near Bridgend, c. 1563. Some of his work still exists, including a poem addressed to Wiliam Prys of Briton Ferry, another to reconcile Siôn Mawddwy with Tomas ap Wiliam ap Hywel. He also participated in two bardic controversies or ymrysonau with Llywelyn Siôn and Tomas Llywelyn.
POWELL family Nanteos, Llechwedd-dyrus, This family claims descent from Edwin ap Gronow of Tegeingl. Dafydd ap Philip ap Hywel is said to have been the first 'ap Hywel (whence Powell) connected with Llechwedd-dyrus, the first seat of the family; his wife, according to Peniarth MS 156 (see West Wales Historical Records, i), was daughter of John ap Edward of Nanteos. Their grandson, Sir THOMAS POWELL, Serjeant-at-law (1688), a Baron of
POWELL, GRIFFITH (1561 - 1620), principal of Jesus College, Oxford Born 1561, son of John ap Hywel, Llansawel, Carmarthenshire. He matriculated at Jesus College in 1581, and graduated M.A. in 1589; he proceeded to the degree of D.C.L. in 1599. Powell was elected a Fellow of the college in 1589, and he became principal in 1613. His published work comprises two volumes on Aristotelian philosophy, which appeared in 1594 and 1598. As a Fellow of the college, Powell
POWELL, PHILIP (1594 - 1646), O.S.B. Born at Trallwng (Trallwng Cynfyn), Brecknockshire, 2 February 1594, the son of Roger ap Rosser Powell and Catherine Morgan. He was sent to Abergavenny grammar school where the headmaster, Morgan Lewis, father of Fr. David Lewis, S.J., recommended him to Dom David Augustine Baker, O.S.B. saying: ' O, Saint o vaighgen y'e, ' The latter supervised his law studies from 1610 to 1614, and then sent
PRICE family Rhiwlas, The older pedigrees trace the ancestry of this family to Marchweithian. RHYS AP MEREDYDD ('Rhys Fawr') (fl. 1485) A fairly early ancestor who achieved some prominence. He lived somewhere at the foot of the south-western slopes of Mynydd Hiraethog, Denbighshire; it is thought that the old mansion of Foelas was his home. He was influential, rich, and a strong military leader. He raised a band of
PRICE, EDWARD (1797 - 1887), Calvinistic Methodist minister began preaching. In 1828 he removed to Oswestry - Ap Vychan worked in his smithy there. He went to Birmingham in 1837, still practising his craft. To all intents and purposes, he was the founder of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist cause at Birmingham; he built its first chapel (1841), labouring at the building in his spare time, and travelling about to collect money for it. He was also for a time its
PRICE, HUGH (1495? - 1574), founder and first benefactor of Jesus College, Oxford Born at Brecon, son of Rhys ap Rhys. He was educated at Oxford and took the degree of doctor of canon law in 1526. Price was appointed first prebendary of Rochester in 1541, and he held the prebend until his death. In 1571 he became treasurer of S. Davids cathedral. Towards the end of his life he decided to devote his money and estate to the establishing of a new college in Oxford, and he
PRICE, Sir JOHN (1502? - 1555), notary public, the king's principal registrar in causes ecclesiastical, and secretary of the Council in Wales and the Marches Little is known of his early years. He was the son of Rhys ap Gwilym ap Llywelyn ap Rhys Llwyd ab Adam, of Brecknock, and his wife Gwenllian, daughter of Howel Madoc. He was, therefore, of the same family as the Welsh poet Hywel ap Dafydd ap Ieuan ap Rhys Llwyd, and in the midst of the bustle of his comparatively short life he maintained a close contact with the Welsh bardic tradition. It is
PRICE, THEODORE (1570? - 1631), prebendary of Westminster Born at Bron-y-foel, Llanenddwyn, Meironnydd, son of Rees ap Tudor ap William Vaughan of Kilgerran and Margery, daughter of Edward Stanley, constable of Harlech castle (see note by bishop Humphrey Humphreys in Bliss's edition of Anthony Wood, Athenae Oxonienses). He entered All Souls College, Oxford, as a chorister (B.A. 16 February 1587/8, M.A. 9 June 1591, became Fellow of Jesus College, and

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