CADWALADR
,
ELLIS
(
fl.
1707-40
),
poet
;
a native of
Llandderfel, Mer.
; he lived at
Hafod Uchel
. He wrote both in strict and in free metres. Some of his ballads were printed in the
18th cent.
— e.g.
Cerdd i ofyn Pâr o Ddillad o Rôdd Pendefig
, and
Cerdd o barchedigaeth urddasol Watkin Williams Wynne, Esq.
Some of his poems are included in
Blodeugerdd…
,
1759
. It appears from his poem ‘
Clod i Ferch
,’ which contains many classical names, that he had received a good education. There are many of his poems in
manuscript:
N.L.W. MS. 4971
contains about twenty. He won in the
chair
competition at an
eisteddfod held at Bala
on
Whit-Monday, 1738
.
Bibliography:
-
Geirlyfr Bywgraffiadol o Enwogion
Cymru
, 1870
;
-
National Library of Wales Manuscript
9253;
-
J. H. Davies
,
-
A Bibliography of Welsh Ballads printed in
the 18th century
, 1908-11
;
-
information from
Mr. Evan Roberts
, Llandderfel.
Author:
Elwyn Evans, M.A., Aberystwyth
