LLWYD, FFOWC (fl. c. 1580-1620), poet and squire, Fox Hall, Denbighshire

Name: Ffowc Llwyd
Spouse: Alis ferch Ffowc ap Tomas ap Gronw
Parent: Sibl Llwyd (née Glyn)
Parent: Siôn Llwyd
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet and squire
Home: Fox Hall
Area of activity: Land Ownership; Poetry
Author: Ray Looker

son of Siôn Llwyd and his first wife, Sybil, daughter of Richard Glyn. His wife was Alice, daughter of Ffowc ap Thomas ap Gronw. Little is known about him and only a few of his poems remain in MSS. These include those to Sir John Lloyd of Yale (NLW MS 3057D , 962) and Thomas Prys of Plas Iolyn (B.M. Add. MS. 14896, 58); and also one which reveals the poet's acquaintance with contemporary life in London [ Jesus Coll. MS. 18 (8)].

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Published date: 1959

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