HUW PENNANT
(
fl.
c.
1565-1619
),
poet
,
a graduate (third grade) of the eisteddfod held in
1568
at
Caerwys
(
Pen. MSS. 132 (59), and 144 (268)
). Nothing is known regarding his life, but a large number of his poems (
awdlau
,
cywyddau
and
englynion
) remain. The large majority of these are eulogies, elegies, and begging-poems to members of various landed families of
North Wales
, including those of
Bodeon
,
Bodfel
,
Bodrhyddan
,
Brynkir
,
Cefnamwlch
,
Cefnllanfair
,
Clenennau
,
Corsygedol
,
Glynllifon
,
Llyweni
,
Madryn
,
Myfyrian
,
Mysoglen
,
Penrhyn
,
Plas Du
in
Eifionydd
,
Plas Newydd
in
Anglesey
,
Porthamel
,
Rhiwedog
,
Rhiwlas
and
Ystumcegid
. The following are some of the manuscripts containing his poetry:
Brogyntyn MSS. 3, 6
;
Cwrtmawr MS. 454
;
Glyn Davies MS. 2 (N.L.W.)
;
Llanst. MSS. 123, 124, 125
;
N.L.W. MSS. 16, 279, 560, 6494, 6496
(the items in the last two being apparently in the
poet
's own hand). The work of this
poet
should be distinguished from that of
‘
Syr
’
Huw Pennant
who lived in the previous century (q.v.)
.
Bibliography:
-
Cymru yn hanesyddol, parthedegol, a
bywgraphyddol
, 1875
.
Author:
Miss Ray Looker, (Mrs Ray Morgan), Cardiff / Rhymni
