Background
He was a grandson of Hywel ap Siencyn ab Iorwerth (d 1494) of Ynysymaengwyn and was vicar of Street Cadfan"s Church in Tywyn between 1555 and his death in 1570.
He was a grandson of Hywel ap Siencyn ab Iorwerth (d 1494) of Ynysymaengwyn and was vicar of Street Cadfan"s Church in Tywyn between 1555 and his death in 1570.
He was a notable patron of Welsh poets. He is also known for his translation into Welsh of George Marshall"s counter-Reformation text A Compendious Treatise in Metre (1554).