Dictionary of Welsh Biography

RECORDE, ROBERT (c. 1512 - 1558), mathematician and physician Robert Recorde was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, the second of two sons of Thomas Recorde of Tenby and Ros Johns, daughter of Thomas ap John ap Sion, of Machynlleth. This was a second marriage for Thomas, the first to Joan Ysteven of Tenby being of short duration and childless. Thomas Recorde inherited a mercantile business founded in the town by the boys' paternal grandfather Roger Recorde. It
REYNOLDS, JONATHAN OWAIN (Nathan Dyfed; 1814 - 1891), author . 1, now NLW MS 970E), a 17th century collection of Welsh poems in the hand of Llywelyn Siôn, Llangewydd; they are described in J. Gwenogvryn Evans's Reports on MSS. in the Welsh Language, II, i, 372-94. Besides the above volume, twenty-seven other volumes belonging to Llywarch Reynolds and his father came to N.L.W. in 1916; see N.L.W. Handlist of MSS. i, 77-9 (these should be studied side by side
RHOBERT AP DAFYDD LLWYD (fl. c. 1550-1590), poet Sir William Gruffydd of Penrhyn), to Elis Prys of Plas Iolyn, and to Siôn Conwy. Gutun Tomas and he composed satires upon each other.
RHYDDERCH, SION - see RODERICK, JOHN
RHYS BRYCHAN (fl. c. 1500), poet Twenty-seven of his poems are preserved in manuscript. Among them are an awdl and an elegy to Rosser Fychan of Talgarth, a laudatory poem to Lewis ap Risiart Gwyn of Fan, and poems to Einion Fychan of Tywyn, Watkin Fychan of Treffylip, Sir Morgan ap Sir Siôn Farchog of Tredeigr, William Herbert, and others. Most of his work is found in the following manuscripts: NLW MS 970E (177, 184), NLW MS
RHYS CAIN (d. 1614), herald bard 178 in the same collection is an interesting record of the profits (£23 2s. 6d.) of one of his bardic itineraries. He was buried at Oswestry, 10 May 1614, and was succeeded in his profession by his son, Siôn Cain.
RHYS GOCH ERYRI (fl. early 15th century), poet the prince's adherents, it was more discreet for their sakes, in the time of oppression which followed in the wake of the war, not to give them prominence. His cywydd to Beuno is interesting; of still more interest is his bardic 'controversy' with Llywelyn ap y Moel and his reply to Siôn Cent's satire on 'Yr Awen Gelwyddog' ('the lying muse'). His cywydd to a beard is also in the bardic tradition
RHYS GOCH GLYNDYFRDWY (fl. c. 1460), poet Like Guto'r Glyn he too sang the praises of the five sons of Llywelyn ab Hwlcyn of Anglesey, generous patrons of the bardic order. There were family ties between Llywelyn's descendants and the Pulestons, and Rhys Goch wrote an elegy on the death of John Puleston, heir of Emral. His elegy on the death of Rosier ap Siôn is interesting in that it refers to the celebrated cywydd by Gruffudd Llwyd ap
RHYS WYN ap CADWALADR (fl. c. 1600) Giler,, poet 49 (61) and B.M. Add. MS. 14966 (576) there is a cywydd to reconcile him and Siôn Phylip by Edmund Prys. The remainder of his work is found in the following manuscripts: NLW MS 253A (284), NLW MS 644B (89), NLW MS 836D (38), NLW MS 1553A (416, 435, 450, 525), NLW MS 1578B (402), NLW MS 5545B (187); NLW MS 3051D (711); Cwrtmawr MS 22B (228); Cardiff MSS. 19 (459), 23 (240, 410), 84 (1083); B.M. Add
RHŶS, ELIZABETH (1841 - 1911), teacher, hostess and campaigner for women's rights Elspeth Hughes-Davies was born on 26 May 1841 at Tyn yr Aelgerth farmhouse near Llanberis, Caernarfonshire, the daughter of John Davies (Sion Dafydd yr Ali, c.1813-1881). Her father was considered to have exceptional mental powers, although he was a 'simple man' who had received none of the benefits of schooling; her mother's name is unknown. After working as a pupil-teacher in north Wales
RHYS, JOHN DAVID (1534 - 1609?), physician and grammarian
RHYS, MORGAN (1716 - 1779), circulating schoolmaster, and hymn-writer Hymnau, etc. (R. Thomas, Carmarthen, 1760); Golwg o Ben Nebo (2nd imp., Thomas, Carmarthen, 1764); Golwg ar Ddull y Byd, etc., 1767; Golwg ar Ddinas Noddfa (which includes an elegy on the death of Ester Siôn of Llansawel), 1770; Griddfanau'r Credadyn, 1772; Griddfanau Credadyn (a different book) c. 1774; Y Frwydr Ysprydol (jointly with Thomas Dafydd), c. 1772-4; and Golwg o Ben Nebo (3rd imp., Ross

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