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teulu RICE Newton, Dynevor, monarchs. Sir Rhys's son, GRIFFITH RICE (c. 1530 - 1584), having obtained from Mary in 1554-5 a grant of some of his father's forfeited possessions in Pembrokeshire, lost them again in 1557 when he was convicted of the murder of Mathew Walshe in county Durham. On the accession of Elizabeth he was pardoned and, in 1560, the forfeited lands were again restored to him, together with other lands in
RICHARD(S), JOHN (1720 - 1764), Calvinistic Methodist exhorter, and poet Born in 1720 at Bryniog Uchaf, Llanrwst, came under the influence of Methodism c. 1740, began to exhort c. 1749, and died in 1764. For his work, see Y Traethodydd, 1886 (278) and 1887 (122), and Owen Williams, Llyfryddiaeth Sir Ddinbych, 146; but the hymns attributed to him in Llyfryddiaeth y Cymry, 411, and in Owen Williams's list (above) are not his; they belong to John Richard(s) of Llansamlet
RICHARD, THOMAS (1783 - 1856), Calvinistic Methodist minister Gwyn of Maenorowen, niece of David Jones of Llan-gan's second wife. After his marriage he farmed in several places, but c. 1824-5 settled at Fishguard where he spent the rest of his life. He died 3 January 1856 and was buried at Maenorowen. He was one of the outstanding preachers of his generation. There was a charm in his voice that made the country folk rave over him; he could also thunder forth in
RICHARDS, ALUN MORGAN (1929 - 2004), screenwriter, playwright, and author Alun Richards was born on 27 October 1929 in Caerphilly, the son of Edward Morgan Richards (1891-1976), a commercial traveller, and his wife Megan (née Jeremy, 1905-1977). His parents were married in London in April 1929. Three days after Alun was born, his father abandoned his mother, and Alun grew up in the home of his maternal grandparents, Thomas (c.1870-1939) and Jessie (1877-1955), in the
RICHARDS, DAVID (Dafydd Ionawr; 1751 - 1827), schoolmaster and poet it was on Ieuan Brydydd Hir's representation that his father agreed to send him to Edward Richard's school at Ystradmeurig, where he excelled in mathematics and classics. Dafydd Ionawr therefore came under the influence of two of the greatest Welsh poets and scholars of the 18th century. He was appointed a master 'at C. A. Tisdaile's school at Wrexham, and in 1774 went to Jesus College, Oxford
RICHARDS, DAVID (1822 - 1900), musician invitation of the Reverend C. Gwion he went as a schoolmaster to Cefn Cantref, near Brecon. In 1851 he was admitted to the Congregational College, Brecon, where he stayed four years, during which time he also became precentor at the Plough chapel. He was ordained in September 1855, as minister of Siloam Congregational church, Lanelli, Brecknock, which he left in 1862, to become minister of Bethel chapel
RIGBY, THOMAS (c. 1783 - 1841), publican and barber The man known as Thomas Rigby or 'Reggbey' was born c. 1783 and abducted by slave-hunters to an unknown destination in the West Indies when he was about eight years old. His parentage, name at birth and birthplace are unknown. It is possible that the Rigby surname is linked to Richard Rigby, MP (1722-1788) of Mistley Hall, Essex, who owned several sugar, cocoa and coffee plantations in Antigua
ROBERT ap HARRY (fl. c. 1580), poet
ROBERT (ROBIN) DYFI (fl. c. 1620), poet
ROBERT (ab) IFAN (fl. c. 1572-1603), poet
ROBERT, GRUFFYDD (c. 1527 - 1598), priest, grammarian and poet Camposanto close by the cathedral; this graveyard now lies beneath the Via Cardinale Carlo Maria Martini. It is likely that Gruffydd Robert printed a small collection of poetry c. 1560-3. In 1567, the first part of his Grammar, entitled Dosparth Byrr ar y rhan gyntaf i ramadeg cymraeg, was printed in Milan at the press of Vincenzo Girardoni. The Grammar was composed in the form of a dialogue between
ROBERT, GRUFFYDD (c.1522 - c.1610), priest, grammarian, and poet happened, but he stayed at Milan, and was there in 1596-7 when he sent a letter to Rosier Smyth. Nor do we know when he died, or where he was buried. His contemporaries spoke of him as ' doctor ' but where or when he received the doctorate is not related. It is possible that Gruffydd Robert published a small book of poems c. 1560-3. Then, in 1567, appeared the first part of his grammar, Dosparth Byrr ar

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