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teulu HANMER Hanmer, Bettisfield, Fens, Halton, Pentre-pant, . William Owen of Brogyntyn, the patron of Huw Morys. Puritan sympathies are suggested by his commission to Robert Lloyd, vicar of Chirk, to translate into Welsh The Plaine Mans Path-way to Heaven by Arthur Dent (died 1607), the strongly Puritan vicar of Shoebury, Essex (Llwybr Hyffordd, 1630, 'Epistol'). He was a correspondent of William Camden the antiquary. He maintained the connection with the parent
HOWELL, GWILYM (1705 - 1775), almanac-maker and poet He was born in the parish of Llangurig, Montgomeryshire, but spent the greater part of his life in the parish of Llanidloes where, for many years, he was the steward of the Berth-lwyd estate. In 1762-3 he was mayor of Llanidloes. He was not only a poet himself but collected the works of other poets, in particular those of Huw Morys. Iolo Morgannwg says that when Gwallter Mechain was preparing his
HUGHES, EDWARD DAVID (1906 - 1963), scientist and Professor of Chemistry in London University Born in Ynysgain Bach, a farm near Llanystumdwy, Caernarfonshire, 18 June 1906, youngest son of the nine children of Huw and Ann Hughes, who came from Llandecwyn, Meironnydd. He was educated in Llanystumdwy primary school and Porthmadog grammar school. He was fortunate to have a notable science teacher in W.J. Hughes, and consequently secured a place for himself in the University College, Bangor
HUGHES, HUGH (Huw ap Huw, Y Bardd Coch o Fôn; 1693 - 1776), gentleman and poet
HUGHES, RICHARD (c. 1565 - 1619), poet Son of Huw ap Rhisiart ap Dafydd of Cefn Llanfair, Caernarfonshire. (Huw Llŷn, sometimes confused with Huw ap Rhisiart, was a different person.) He went to London, joined the army, and it may be deduced from one of his englynion that he took part in 1596 in the successful British attack on the port of Cadiz in Spain - being one of the 150 Caernarvonshire Welshmen involved in that enterprise. We
HUGHES, ROBERT GWILYM (1910 - 1997), poet and minister with the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist denomination . Contemporaries with him at Friars included Dr Carl Witton-Davies, who brought into existence the Council of Christians and Jews; W. R. P. George, poet and solicitor, Huw Wheldon, head of BBC television, and Professor A. O. H. Jarman, who was Professor of Welsh at the University College of Wales, Cardiff. R. Gwilym Hughes was accepted as a student at Bangor university college in October 1928 and he often spoke
HUMPHREYS, ROBERT (fl. c. 1720), poet and native (apparently) of Rhagat, near Corwen, Meironnydd. Some of his work is preserved in manuscripts, and this includes 'begging poems' written to Thomas Carter of Kinmel and Thomas Holland of Teirdan, and various englynion which include praises to John Rhydderch, the Shrewsbury printer, two upon the grave of Huw Morys, the poet, a number satirizing Newborough in Anglesey; these last drew
HUW ap DAFYDD (fl. 1550-1628), poet
HUW ap DAFYDD ap LLYWELYN ap MADOG (fl. c. 1526-1580), poet
HUW ap HUW - gweler HUGHES, HUGH
HUW ap MORUS (fl. 1568), harpist
HUW ap RHISIART ap DAFYDD (fl. second half of 16th century) Cefn Llanfair, Llŷn, bard are in NLW MS 5272C (102); NLW MS 3039B (50), NLW MS 3047C (466), NLW MS 3048D (641, 644, 738); Cardiff MS. 8 (255); Cwrtmawr MS 14C (69), Cwrtmawr MS 114B (277); Wynnstay MS. 6 (143); Brogyntyn MS. 4 (59, 63), etc. He must not be confused with Huw Lleyn.

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