Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PRYS, JOHN (Philomath; 1739? - 1786?), almanac maker He was a native of Bryneglwys in Yale, and at one time lived at Bryn-y-llwynog, in the parish of Llandysilio, Denbighshire. He published an almanac regularly every year from 1739 to, at least, 1786. Its original name was Wybrenawl Genadwri, but in 1747 he changed it to Dehonglydd y Ser. Although the standard of the almanacs published by John Prys was beneath that of Gwilym Howell's almanacs, they
SION TREFOR, poet Poems attributed to Siôn Trefor are found in Gwysaney MS. 25; Llanstephan MS 11; Peniarth MS 84, Peniarth MS 86, Peniarth MS 313; NLW MS 1553A, NLW MS 6471B; and to Sir Siôn Trefor in Jes. Coll. MS. 15. An englyn to Sir Hugh, earl of Worcester, composed by Sir John Trefor and Edmund Prys, appears in NLW MS 11993A.
PARRY, JAMES RHYS (fl. 1570?-1625?), poet and author of a Welsh metrical version of the Psalms may have been living at Michael Church Escle, Herefordshire; the dates of his birth and death have not been ascertained. James Parry is remembered because he essayed a metrical version of some of the Psalms in Welsh - in free metre - and because there is evidence that his version was seen by Edmund Prys, archdeacon of Merioneth, before the Salmau by the latter were published in 1621. This
SION DAFYDD ap SIENCYN, poet A poet of this name flourished in the time of Edmund Prys (1544 - 1623). Poems attributed to him are found in Esgair MS. 26; Brogyntyn MS. 2; Cwrtmawr MS 11B, Cwrtmawr MS 27E, Cwrtmawr MS 70D, Cwrtmawr MS 129B; NLW MS 2692B; NLW MS 3047C; Peniarth MS 239; Llanstephan MS 156; Cardiff MSS. 19, 48, 64, 66; Jes. Coll. MS. 17; and B.M. Add. MS. 12230.
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.
DAFYDD WILIAM PYRS (or PRYS) (fl. c. 1660), poet A native, it is said, of Cynwyd, Meironnydd. No details regarding his life are known, but at least two of his poems in free metres remain. One is entitled 'Hanes yr hen ŵr o'r coed,' and the other, in the form of a dialogue between two sisters, has alternate stanzas by Mathew Owen of Llangar and himself. Avoid confusing him with Dafydd Emlyn (Dafydd William Prys), fl. 1603-1622
LATHROP, RICHARD (d. 1764), bookseller and printer There is no certainty that he was Welsh and his production of Welsh books, including ballads, was but small compared with that of his Shrewsbury contemporaries, Thomas Durston and Stafford Prys. He began as a master printer in 1738 (see Cambriae Suspiria In Obitum … Reginae Carolinae … Authore Tho. Richards), and was admitted a freeman of the ' Combrethren of Saddlers … ' on 22 June 1739. His
LLWYD, FFOWC (fl. c. 1580-1620) Fox Hall,, poet and squire son of Siôn Llwyd and his first wife, Sybil, daughter of Richard Glyn. His wife was Alice, daughter of Ffowc ap Thomas ap Gronw. Little is known about him and only a few of his poems remain in MSS. These include those to Sir John Lloyd of Yale (NLW MS 3057D, 962) and Thomas Prys of Plas Iolyn (B.M. Add. MS. 14896, 58); and also one which reveals the poet's acquaintance with contemporary life in
PRICE, THEODORE (1570? - 1631), prebendary of Westminster the Church of Rome. Besides the cywydd to Price written by Siôn Phylip there is one by another neighbour, Edmwnd Prys, archdeacon of Merioneth (B. M. Add. MS. 14874; see also T. R. Roberts, Edmwnd Prys). E. D. Jones (in N.L.W. Jnl., v, 234-6) shows that N.L.W. Brogyntyn MS. 2, a ' Book of Welsh Kowydde,' was written by Humphrey Davies, vicar of Darowen, for Theodore Price, then a canon of Winchester
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.
HUW MACHNO (fl. 1585-1637), poet sang much to them. The gardener at Gwydir is said to have depicted the bard on horseback in a topiary there. He also sang to other families in Gwynedd and Denbighshire, and as far south as Gogerddan, Cardiganshire. He was engaged in a poetic contention with archdeacon Edmund Prys, and Siôn Phylip tried to reconcile them. The latter emphasized Huw Machno's learning, his knowledge of Latin, and of the
GRUFFUDD LLWYD ab IFAN (fl. 1564), poet nothing is known about his life, but it appears from one of his poems that he lived in Anglesey. Some of his work remains in manuscripts, and this includes cywyddau to Elis Prys of Plas Iolyn (NLW MS 1247D (22)), Ieuan ap Siôn ap Maredudd of Bryncyr (NLW MS 5282B (49)), and Tudur ap Rhobert of Berain (NLW MS 6495D (118b, 120 - in the poet's hand apparently)). In addition to his poetry of praise

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