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ALICE verch Griffith ap Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan (fl. 1540-1570), a poetess Daughter of the gentleman poet, Gruffydd ap Ieuan ap Llewelyn Fychan (c. 1485 - 1553) of Llannerch in Llewenni Fechan, Denbighshire. Her mother was his first wife, Jonet, daughter of Richard ap Howel of Mostyn (died 1540). Alice (or Alice Wen) was born about 1520, and married, about 1540, David Lloyd ap Rees of Vaynol, one of the Lloyds of Wigfair. Her children were John Lloyd (died 1615
BASSETT, CHRISTOPHER (1753 - 1784), Methodist cleric Born at Aberthaw, Penmark, Glamorganshire, son of Christopher and Alice Bassett, both of whom were disciples of Howel Harris. He was educated at Cowbridge grammar school and Jesus College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1772 (M.A. 1775). He was ordained by the bishop of London and was a curate under the famous William Romaine at S. Anne's, Blackfriars; he was also appointed ' lecturer ' at S
BEAUMONT, JAMES (bu farw 1750), early C.M. exhorter A Radnorshire man, known to us only during the last ten years of his life. He was a member of the Independent congregation at Gore (near Old Radnor), but became attracted by Howel Harris, and began preaching. We find him in 1741 at Dilwyn (Herefordshire), preaching under the aegis of a Mrs. Marlow who lived there; and in 1741-4 he extended his activities to Leominster. At the Watford Methodist
BELCHER, JOHN (fl. 1721-1763), Methodist exhorter Son of Edmund Belcher of Eglwys Ilan, Glamorganshire. Father and son were smiths by trade, but the latter began to preach with the Methodists. In the Watford Association of 1743 he was appointed to visit the unmarried brethren and a year later was appointed Howel Harris's assistant in some of the southern counties. He had grave doubts as to the propriety of the continued connection between the
BEYNON, TOM (1886 - 1961), minister (Presb.), historian and author his Connexion from 1926 till his death, and was both secretary of the committee for a long period (1930-60), and keeper of the Calvinistic Methodist Archives in the N.L.W. He was also a member of the court of the National Library for many years. He took a great interest in the Methodist 'fathers', particularly Howel Harris. He researched assiduously in Harris ' diaries, publishing extensive excerpts
BLEGYWRYD (fl. c. 945), an authority on the ancient laws of Wales Several of the oldest manuscripts of the laws testify to the importance of Blegywryd in the work of the council which Howel the Good (Hywel Dda) caused to be assembled in the ' White House on the Taf in Dyfed,' c. 945. There is mention of the selection of thirteen learned men from among the large congregation to codify and edit the laws, and since Blegywryd is the only one mentioned by name it is
BRWMFFILD, MATTHEW (fl. 1520-60), poet According to Cwrtmawr MS 12B (629), he was a native of Maelor. In his to 'Saint Tydecho and the two parishes of Mowthwy,' having equally praised Llan-ym-Mawddwy and Mallwyd, he asserts that he yearns more for the latter than the former. He wrote poems in praise of Rhisiart ap Rhys ap Dafydd Llwyd of Gogerddan 'about 1520'; of Rhys ap Howel of Porthamyl, Anglesey, 'within the month of November
CARNE, Sir EDWARD (c. 1500 - 1561), lawyer and diplomat The son of Howel Carne of Nash and a descendant of the princes of Gwent. Educated at Oxford (where he graduated B.C.L. 1519, D.C.L. 1524), he became principal of Greek Hall in 1521. In 1530 he was attached in a legal capacity to the embassy of the earl of Wiltshire (Anne Boleyn's father) to explain to Charles V at Bologna the king's reasons for repudiating Catherine of Aragon; thence he
DAFYDD NANCONWY (fl. 17th century), writer of cywyddau died in 1637. His work is to be found in NLW MS 3050D, which was partly copied during the second half of the 17th century, and in NLW MS 695E. He was a contemporary of Harri Howel and Huw Machno.
DAFYDD, RICHARD WILLIAM (fl. 1740-1752), Methodist exhorter headed by John Richard of Llansamlet against the dispositions made by the Association in 1743, and both Whitefield and Howel Harris wrote remonstrating with him. In 1744 he was appointed visitor to the societies at Gorseinon and Pembrey. He is known to have been at Llandyfaelog in 1744 and Thomas William (1717 - 1765) met him there in 1747. We catch a last glimpse of him in 1752 when he was preaching
DAVID, JOHN (1701? - 1756), Independent minister Cwmllynfell. He is pretty certainly the John David who joined Henry Palmer and Rees Davies, in a letter (Trevecka letter 231) to Howel Harris, 22 March 1740. He died 22 July 1756, and was buried at Manordivy. There is an elegy (printed in the work mentioned below) upon him by Morris Griffiths. A record in the Moravian archives at Haverfordwest speaks in very high terms of John David.
DAVIES, BENJAMIN (1739? - 1817), Independent academy tutor Born 1739 or 1740, third son of REES DAVIES of the substantial freehold of Canerw in Llanboidy parish, Carmarthenshire. Rees Davies was himself a man of some note, though precise information about him is scanty; he died c. 1788. He was a teaching elder of Henllan Amgoed church, and (with Henry Palmer and John Davies of Glandŵr) wrote a letter to Howel Harris (Trevecka letter 231) on 22 March 1740

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