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DWNN, LEWYS (c. 1550 - c. 1616) Betws Cedewain, genealogist , but the marks of the decline of the poetic art are only too obvious in his works. Most of these, written in his own hand, are to be found in Peniarth MS 96. His songs were addressed to leading personalities in every part of Wales, but special attention should be paid to his panegyric to ' Caer Dyf' (Cardiff), 1601, his cywyddau addressed to Dr. John Davies, Mallwyd, and bishop William Morgan, 1600
DWNN, OWAIN (c. 1400 - c. 1460), poet , justice of South Wales, when the latter's sun set in 1447. There is evidence (Panton MS. 40 (83)) that he served in Ireland under Richard, duke of York, father of Edward IV, and it was to him, perhaps, that Hywel Dafydd addressed a cywydd which is full of references to that service. Owain's wife was Catherine, daughter of John Wogan of Picton, Pembrokeshire, and their son, Harry Dwnn, and a nephew of
DYER, JOHN (1699 - 1757), poet Second son of Robert Dyer, a solicitor, living in Abersannen, Llanfynydd. (He bought Aberglasney, in the nearby parish of Llangathen in 1710). John was christened in Llanfynydd church 13 August 1699 and it is likely that he was born at Abersanen shortly before that date. Educated at Westminster, he entered his father's office. After the death of Robert Dyer, John became a pupil of Jonathan
EAMES, WILLIAM (1874 - 1958), journalist students at the education department of University College Bangor and he studied there for two years. When he had completed his course, he took a post as assistant teacher in the Wesleyan School at Dartford, Kent. He spent two years there and began to write for the press - Illustrated Bits, Sketchy Bits - and for John Hugh Edwards ' Young Wales. He moved to a school in Surbiton and, after two years
EDDOWES, JOSHUA (1724 - 1811), printer and bookseller Christened 26 April 1724, son of Ralph Eddowes, grocer, Whitchurch, Salop. Joshua Eddowes was in partnership with John Cotton in 1749 if not earlier (see J. H. Davies, Bibliog. of Welsh Ballads); Cotton had been made a freeman of the Combrethren of Saddlers on 6 June 1740, Eddowes being admitted on 26 May 1749. The partnership continued until 1765, Eddowes continuing on his own until 1788, when
EDERN DAFOD AUR, made a small dosbarth (arrangement or grammar) of the orthography of the Welsh language and of the form of words Many copies of this are extant. The copyists claimed, sometimes, that he was Edern, son of Padarn Beisrudd, that is, that he was the father of Cunedda Wledig. On the other hand, John Davies of Mallwyd said that he flourished c. 1280. EDWARD WILLIAMS (Iolo Morganwg) was the first to state categorically that Edern's work was the grammar which is associated with the names of Einion Offeiriad and
teulu EDISBURY Bedwal, Marchwiel, Pentre-clawdd, Erddig, , perhaps through the influence of Sir John Trevor I, of Trefalun, whom he ultimately succeeded as surveyor (17 December 1632) - his tenure of the office being marked by a ruthless efficiency which materially helped in Charles I's reorganization of the Navy. On 30 August 1630 he bought the estate of Pentre-clawdd. He died at Chatham on 27 August 1638, and is commemorated by an inscription and a well
EDMUND-DAVIES, HERBERT EDMUND (1906 - 1992), lawyer and judge Herbert Edmund Davies was born on 15 July 1906 in Mountain Ash (Aberpennar), Glamorganshire, the third son of Morgan John Davies, a coal miner, and his wife Elizabeth Maud (née Edmunds). Known as Edmund Davies, he changed his name to Herbert Edmund Edmund-Davies in 1974 when he was given a life peerage. His mother died when he was eight, and in the following years he was partly brought up by his
EDMUNDS, MARY ANNE (1813 - 1858), teacher school at Ruthin. In January 1849 she was transferred to Bangor to start the British school at Garth, where she laboured successfully for six years. In 1850 she married John Edmunds 1815 - 1886, born at S. Davids, headmaster of the Garth school and, before that, of the Ruthin school. They had two sons. She died 22 March 1858, and he afterwards set up in business at Caernarvon, and died there 10 March
EDWARD ap ROGER (fl. 16th century), collector of manuscripts and poet Margred verch Ed. ap Rys. Fifteen of his children are named. In his genealogy he is referred to as Edward ap Roger ap John ap Elis Euthyn of Ruabon (see Peniarth MS 74, Peniarth MS 128, Peniarth MS 130, Peniarth MS 139i Peniarth MS 139ii Peniarth MS 139iii, and others). This John ap Elis is said to have been the person of that name from Watstay, Denbighshire, who fought at Bosworth Field in 1485, and
EDWARD MAELOR (fl. c. 1580-1620), poet No details about him are known, but a number of his poems, cywyddau and englynion, remain in manuscript. They include poems in praise of North Wales gentry, including Humphrey Hughes of Gwerclys, and John Eyton and his wife, a marriage poem addressed to Andrew Meredydd of Glan Tanad, and an elegy on the poet Siôn Tudur. His englynion include some written in bardic controversy (ymryson) with Morys
EDWARD, JOHN WYN Bodewryd (bu farw 1614) - gweler WYNN

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