Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PRYS, Sir JOHN - see PRICE, Sir JOHN
PRYS, JOHN PRICHARD (fl. c. 1704-1721) Eglwys-ael, Llangadwaladr, poet
PRYS, OWEN (1857 - 1934), Calvinistic Methodist minister and college principal Born 25 September 1857, son of Absalom and Ann Prys of the Factory, Pen-llwyn, near Aberystwyth. His educational career started at the National School, Pen-llwyn, which was kept by his uncle, after which he was for a time a pupil-teacher at the British School. In 1876 he went to the Normal College, Bangor, finishing up in the first class. Then, until 1883, he was headmaster of the Board School
PRYS, STAFFORD (1732 - 1784), bookseller and printer of books christened in 1732, the second son of Stafford Price, M.D., and Mary (Evans) - the father of the family of Pertheirin, Llanwnnog, Montgomeryshire, and the mother of the family of Stradling, S. Donats, Glamorganshire Stafford Prys was apprenticed to Thomas Durston, 21 November 1750, and became a freeman of the ' Combrethren of Saddlers … ', Shrewsbury, on 24 May 1758, the year in which he started
PRYS, THEODORE - see PRICE, THEODORE
PRYS, THOMAS (1564? - 1634) Plas Iolyn,, poet and adventurer The eldest son of Elis Prys, of Plas Iolyn, Denbighshire. His date of birth is not known, but he was buried at Ysbyty Ifan, 23 August 1634, and according to his poems he had reached old age when he died. He was born at the beginning of the reign of Elizabeth, and he was engaged in the wars and expeditions of her age. He was twice married (1) to Margaret, daughter of William Griffith of Caernarvon
PRYSE family Gogerddan, Council of the Marches, and represented Cardiganshire in Parliament at various times between 1553 and 1572. His will was proved on 7 December 1584. He had married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Perrot, of Haroldston, Pembrokeshire - see ' Cywydd i Siôn Prys o Gogerddan ' (with a reference to Elizabeth) by Owain Gwynedd in - and by her was the father of Sir RICHARD PRYSE (knighted 1603), who had been
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.
RHYS WYN ap CADWALADR (fl. c. 1600) Giler,, poet second son of Cadwaladr ap Morris Gethin of Foelas. Some of his englynion and cywyddau are preserved in manuscript, among them an elegy to his son (Llanstephan MS 54 (259)), and a cywydd ymryson with Thomas Prys in Jes. Coll. MS. 12 (319), and NLW MS 3047C (84), and, in the same manuscripts, two cywyddau in reply to him by Thomas Prys and a satirical cywydd to him by Huw Machno. In Llanstephan MS
ROBERTS, CADWALADR (d. 1708/9), poet harp of Wiliam Llwyd, Llangedwyn, for Siôn Prys is of social interest (Cwrtmawr MS 128A (122)). 'Llyfr Cadwaladr Roberts, 1676' (Cwrtmawr MS 227B), is his anthology of poetry by some of his contemporaries, including Huw Morys and Edward Morris. The tunes to which he wrote are frequently noted in the manuscripts. He was a very mediocre poet, and his poetry contains a profusion of colloquial forms. His
ROBERTS, GRIFFITH JOHN (1912 - 1969), priest and poet island a few days later. 'Enlli'r Pererinion' was the title of his radio pryddest. His voice was familiar throughout Wales when he began to broadcast regularly in the Sunday evening programme, Wedi'r Oedfa. He wrote a number of feature programmes for the B.B.C., e.g. Edmwnd Prys, Bishop William Morgan, Ieuan Glan Geirionydd, etc. He was a lyric poet composing in the Christian tradition. His
ROBERTS, ROBERT (1774 - 1849), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and hymnist Born at S. Asaph, and given a good general education, he became a whitesmith. He seems to have led an irregular life until he was converted to religion under the preaching of Robert Prys (1738 - 1809) of Plas-winter; he thereupon joined the Methodists, despite his father's opposition; and in or about 1805 became a preacher. His wife died, and he married again (1813), a widow called Clarke, of Tan

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