Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PHYLIP, SIÔN (1543? - 1620), poet - see PHYLIP
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.
POWEL, SION - see POWEL, JOHN
PRICE family Rhiwlas, the family at the hands of ' John Cadd,' i.e., John (Wynn) ap Cadwaladr ap Robert ap Rhys (son of Cadwaladr Price) (Visitations, ii, 228-9). He was high sheriff of Merioneth, 1576-7 and 1585-6, and Member of Parliament for the county in 1559. He married Jane, daughter and heiress of Thomas ap Robert, Llwyn Dedwydd, Llangwm, Denbighshire. Siôn Tudur wrote a cywydd in which he asks John Wynn to give a
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 county thrice, 1567, 1576, 1596, and for Brecknock twice, 1588, 1595). One of the daughters, Johan (born 14 November 1542) took as her second husband, Thomas Jones ('Twm Siôn Cati,' c. 1530 - 1609). Sir John Price took an intelligent interest in Welsh history and literature; he was one of the first collectors of manuscripts of Welsh interest; he left his Welsh books to Thomas Vaughan of Glamorgan; his
PRICE, THEODORE (1570? - 1631), prebendary of Westminster Cal. of Wynn Papers, No. 968. It was Williams also who nominated Price as one of the commissioners who were to inquire into the political and ecclesiastical condition of Ireland (Cal. of Wynn Papers, nos. 1002 and 1003). The bard Siôn Phylip, who was a Merioneth neighbour and a distant kinsman, expressed in a cywydd ('o waith John Phillip i fychniaethwr ef' - NLW MS 3047C), the hope that Price would
PRYS, EDMWND (1544 - 1623), archdeacon of Merioneth, and poet , prebendary of St Asaph, 1599-1632, rector of Whittington, Salop, 1605-8; vicar of Gresford, 1609-13; rector of Llandrinio, 1613-32; rector of Cwm, Flintshire, 1616-24; and rector of Llan-fechain, Montgomeryshire, 1617-32. Siôn Cain wrote an elegy upon this Dr. Price in 1633-see the copy (in the poet's own handwriting) in Peniarth MS 116. Siôn Cain mentions the names of six of Dr. Price's children (by his
PRYSE family Gogerddan, This family traces its descent from Gwaeth-foed, lord of Ceredigion, etc. The first member to be associated with the northern part of the county of Cardigan, i.e., with Gogerddan, was probably RHYS AP DAVID LLOYD (Burke, Peerage, Baronetage …, 1936 ed.), to whom poems were written by various bards, e.g., Siôn Ceri, Huw Arwystli, Mathew Brwmffild, and Lewis Môn (Cwrtmawr MS. 12B). The bard Lewis
PUW family, prominent Roman Catholic family Penrhyn Creuddyn, India. Robert Puw, Gwilym Puw, and Siôn Puw were the most celebrated of the sons. The other three lived in exile; Gruffydd went to Ireland, Herbert died in France, and Ifan in Spain. ROBERT PUW (alias ROBERT PHYLIP) (1609 - 1679), author, priest, and Roman Catholic martyr Literature and Writing Religion Second son of Phylip Puw (above) and Gaynor Gwyn, of Penrhyn Creuddyn, Caernarfonshire, and brother
PUW, SION (1620 - 1645), Papist - see PUW
RAFF ap ROBERT (fl. 1550) Cilgwyn, Bachymbyd, 'a free holder of Dyffryn Clwyd' and a non-professional poet (Jes. Coll. MS. 18) (R.W.M. II, 88). His pedigree is given in Peniarth MS 134 (142-3). As he composed an elegy on the death of Tudur Aled (c. 1526), and as another of his cywyddau is dated 1582 in one manuscript, it would appear that he lived to an advanced age; this is borne out in the elegy upon him by Siôn Tudur (Llanstephan MS 166 (89)). His work includes satirical englynion to Gruffudd

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