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MATTHEWS, EDWARD (1813 - 1892), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author Richard (Thomas Richard) appeared in 1863, and he was joint author of Cofiant J. Harris Jones John Harris Jones, 1886. He edited two volumes of sermons by Morgan Howells in 1858 and 1869, and two volumes of Thomas Richards's sermons (1866-7). He was a frequent contributor to Y Traethodydd, Y Drysorfa, and Y Cylchgrawn, and a volume containing his articles to these periodicals was published under the
MATTHEWS, JOHN (1773 - 1848), surveyor and public man Lewis Edwards and Henry Richard.
MATTHEWS, JOHN HOBSON (Mab Cernyw; 1858 - 1914), Roman Catholic historian, archivist and solicitor entered the Roman Catholic church in 1877, became a solicitor in 1889, and practised at Cardiff for many years. He was a good linguist and learnt Maltese, Cornish, and Welsh. He it was who first drew attention to the carols of the Welsh Catholic martyr, Richard White (Catholic Record Society, iv). He edited Emynau Catholig, was the translator of Ffordd y Groes, and became a member of the Welsh Bardic
MAURICE, HENRY (1634 - 1682), Independent minister preached in several unlicensed houses; towards the end of the same month he undertook the famous journey to his native Llŷn, preaching again in unlicensed places, addressing multitudes in churchyards, and disappointed at not being allowed to enter the pulpits of the parish churches themselves. Naturally he visited his 'cousin' John Williams of Llangian (1627 - 1673) and Richard Edwards (died 1704), the
MAURICE, HENRY (1647 - 1691), cleric and author -Rhos, Denbighshire, from 1684 to 1691, his contact with Wales ceased with his school-days, so that it will suffice here to refer to the D.N.B. upon him - he was universally esteemed for his character and his scholarship; his debate with Richard Baxter on episcopacy may be mentioned. He died, unmarried, of the palsy, 30 October 1691.
MAURICE, MATHIAS (1684 - 1738), Independent minister and writer , Maurice joined Henry Palmer and others in their migration to Rhyd-y-ceisiaid. Early in 1713 he became minister at Olney (Buckinghamshire), but in November 1714 was called to Rothwell (Northants) to succeed Richard Davis - a natural choice, when we remember the High Calvinism and the championship of absolute congregational self-government which he had already shown at Henllan. In 1726 he wrote a short
MAURICE, WILLIAM (bu farw 1680), antiquary and collector of manuscripts ). Contemporary problems also engaged his attention, and, in 1653, he wrote a treatise against altar-worship in which he criticised the work of Dr. George Griffith, afterwards bishop of St Asaph, and Richard Jervis, vicar of his own parish. He is also said to have compiled a chronicle of the events of the Civil War in North Wales. Evan Evans (see Panton MS. 72) listed over 100 manuscripts which were in his
MAURICE, Sir WILLIAM (1542 - 1622), politician achieved in partnership with the other British peoples; the bard Richard Owen aptly describes him (Brogyntyn MS. 3/376) as ' penn plaid brytaniaid.' His death (10 August 1622) is recorded on a tombstone (now almost obliterated) in Penmorfa church. His surviving heiress Elin, lady (Francis) Eure (1578 - 1626), daughter of his eldest son, William Wyn Maurice, and widow of Sir Francis Walsingham's secretary
MEREDITH, LEWIS (Lewys Glyn Dyfi; 1826 - 1891), preacher and writer , Blodau Glyn Dyfi, 1852. In 1865 he married Nillie E. Phelps, the daughter of a prominent Methodist Episcopal minister. He died 29 September 1891, and was buried in Oak Park, Chicago. He had a brother, RICHARD MEREDITH (1826 - 1856), who wrote articles for the Traethodydd and Winllan, sometimes under his own name and sometimes under the pen-name Caradog. He was for a short time a Wesleyan lay preacher
MEREDITH, RICHARD (bu farw 1597), bishop of Leighlin, Ireland Born in Denbighshire, son, it is said, of one Robert Meredith ap Gronw and Margaret, daughter of William John ap Gronw. It is possible that he was of the same stock as the Merediths of Stansty. He was probably the Richard Meredith who graduated B.A. at Jesus College, 4 March 1572/3, but it is quite certain that he became M.A. of the same college in 1575. He became chaplain to Sir John Perrot
MEREDITH, RICHARD (1826 - 1856), author - gweler MEREDITH, LEWIS
teulu MEYRICK Hascard, Fleet, Bush, Wigmore, for billeting the earl's followers in London, for bribing the Globe players to play 'Richard the Second' on the eve of the revolt (6 February), and for the defence of Essex House (8 February) against the forces of the Government. On 13 March 1601 he was executed for treason. His son, Roland Meyrick, and his daughter, lady Vaughan, were restored in blood and name by James I (24 May 1606). Sir FRANCIS

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