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MATHIAS, WILLIAM JAMES (1934 - 1992), composer and teacher William Mathias was born on 1 November 1934 in Whitland. His father, James Hughes Mathias (1893-1969), was a history teacher at Whitland Grammar School and his mother Marian (née Evans, 1896-1980) was an organist and pianist. At the age of six he began to take piano lessons with David Lloyd Phillips of Llanfyrnach, and it was to him that Mathias dedicated his sonata for piano, op.23. In 1952 he
MAURICE, HENRY (1634 - 1682), Independent minister . Bishop Lucy in 1673 refers to him as 'one Morrice' who brought the Puritan invasion up to the gates of Brecon; the columns of the Sheldon census in 1676, with 682 sectaries numbered in the county (of whom the great majority were Independents), are proofs of his crusading activities; and the Independent churches of Brecknock enumerated in the 'Lists' of Dr. John Evans (1715) were, in the main, products
MAURICE, MATHIAS (1684 - 1738), Independent minister and writer The son of a tailor at Llanddewi-Velfrey, Pembrokeshire, and himself a tailor, according to the unkindly taunt of Jeremy Owen. He became a member of Henllan Amgoed congregation, then went to William Evans (died 1718), at Carmarthen, to prepare himself for the ministry; he would seem to have been there at the time of the first schisms (1707-9) at Henllan. In the second schism (1711) at Henllan
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
MEREDITH, JOHN ELLIS (1904 - 1981), minister (Presbyterian Church of Wales) and author University of Liverpool, and taught in the city as well as in Southport. In a period of unemployment the young minister gave leadership, inspiration and hope to the young people of the chapel. He was fortunate in having the support of two of his Presbyterian colleagues in the Cynon Valley, Revered J. R. Evans of Mountain Ash and Revered D. O. Calvin Thomas of Trinity Chapel, Aberdare, all three proud of
MEREDITH, LEWIS (Lewys Glyn Dyfi; 1826 - 1891), preacher and writer Born 22 March 1826 at Ffactri'r Ffridd, near Machynlleth. He was educated in the Sunday school and at day schools, first of all at Machynlleth and later, when the family moved to Cwmllinau, at Cemaes. He was interested in literature from an early age and had a hand in founding a literary society at Machynlleth (c. 1854) when he was working in the office of Adam Evans, the printer. He began to
MEREDUDD ap RHYS (fl. 1450-1485), gentleman, cleric, and poet Owain Gwynedd ' who sought nor lands nor flocks nor herds save in the vasty deep.' These were the words so utterly misused by Theophilus Evans in Drych y Prif Oesoedd to bolster up the tradition that Madog had discovered America in the 12th century. Moreover, Meredudd ap Rhys must be numbered among the seers of the 15th century He provides evidence of the distress and anarchy prevailing in Wales in
MERTHYR TYDFIL, 1st Baron EVANS of - gweler EVANS, HORACE
teulu MEYRICK Bodorgan, Meyrick, Edmund), at Cefn Coch, Llanfechell, and at Monckton, Pembrokeshire. The strongest of these was the last (see next article) of which the founder was ROWLAND MEYRICK (1505 - 1566), second son of Meurig ap Llewelyn and brother of Richard Meyrick I. He was educated at S. Edward's Hall, Oxford, where he graduated B.C.L. in 1531 and D.C.L. in 1538. He was principal of New Inn Hall, 1534-6. In 1550 he
MEYRICK, EDMUND (1636 - 1712), cleric and benefactor of education
teulu MORGAN Tredegar Park, Henry VII, by whom he was knighted, made steward of Machen, sheriff of Gwynllwg and Newport, and constable of Newport (see Howel T. Evans : Wales and the Wars of the Roses). His will is dated 26 October 1491, and he probably died in 1492. Sir John Morgan had ten children, of whom the eldest was Sir MORGAN JOHN, who was knighted after the battle of Blackheath in 1497 and died in 1504. His second son
MORGAN, JOHN (bu farw 1504), clerk of parliament, and bishop , who was the son of Morgan ap Jenkin ap Philip, grandson of Llywelyn ap Morgan of Tredegar (Dwnn, Heraldic Visitations, I, 21; H. T. Evans, Wales and Wars of Roses, 216-8). He was sometimes called 'Young' to distinguish him from another brother called John (Catal. MSS. in B.M. 248). If John Morgan the bishop was indeed the son of Morgan ap Jenkin he was linked through his mother, Joan, daughter of

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