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Edmund (Edmwnd) Prys (c. 1544 – 1624) was a Welsh clergyman and poet, best known for Welsh metrical translations of the Psalms in his ''Salmau Cân''. ==Life== He was born about 1544, son of Sion (John) ap Rhys of Tyddyn Du in the parish of Maen Twrog, Merionethshire, and his wife, Sian (Jane), daughter of Owain ap Llywelyn. On 16 March 1565 he entered St. John's College, Cambridge where he was a contemporary of William Morgan, the bible translator. He graduated B.A. in 1568, in M.A. 1571, and was a Fellow in 1570. On 14 March 1573 he became rector of Festiniog, with its chapelry of Maen Twrog, and on 5 November 1576 archdeacon of Merioneth. About the same time, he became chaplain to Sir Henry Sidney, lord president of Wales. On 16 April 1580 there was added to the living he already held the rectory of Llanenddwyn with its chapelry of Llanddwywe, and on 8 October 1602 he was made a canon cursal (second canonry) of St Asaph Cathedral. He was twice married: first, to Ellin, daughter of John ap Lewis of Pengwern, Festiniog, by whom he had two sons, John and Robert, and a daughter Jane; secondly, to Gwen, daughter of Morgan ap Lewis of Fronheulog (his first wife's cousin), by whom he had three sons, Ffoulk (Ffowc), Morgan and Edmund. He died in 1624, and was buried in Maen Twrog church. There is a memorial to William Morgan and Edmwnd Prys in St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, where they were students. 〔:File:Memorial, St John's College chapel - geograph.org.uk - 630609.jpg〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edmund Prys」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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