LEWIS POWYS (fl. c. 1530), poet

Name: Lewis Powys
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet
Area of activity: Poetry
Author: David James Bowen

He composed cywyddau to ' Sir ' Owen Poole, vicar of Aberyw (Berriw) c. 1527-33, and to Edward and Roger, sons of Humphrey Kynaston. He also composed a cywydd and an awdl to Lewis Gwynn, the constable of Bishop's Castle (died 1552), a distinguished patron of the bards.

Author

Professor David James Bowen

Sources

The Records of the Diocese of Saint Asaph in the National Library of Wales
NLW Archives: Llanstephan MS 133: Poetry (107)
N.L.W. Bodewryd MS. at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth 1 (77)
NLW Archives: Peniarth MS 114: Cywyddau i Lewis Gwynn (18, 27)

Additional Links

Wikidata: Q20733799

Published date: 1959

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