Background
Lewis Morris was the eldest son of Morris ap Rhisiart Morris, a farmer, of Llanfihangel-Tre"r-Beirdd in Anglesey.
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If then, as here stated, the compilation was completed in 1757, and forty years were spent upon it, he must have commenced collecting his materials while he waa only a youth of sixteen. The second part referred to in the title, the Editor has never had an opportunity of consulting; but the original MS. is said to be preserved in the Gymmrod orion collection in the British Museum; and in the same depository will be found the I ntrodiiction, which does not occur in the Penmaen MS., and which is here printed from a copy obligingly lent for the purpose by the Eev. Robert Jones, Vicar of All Saints, Rother hithe. The nephews transcript, which is carefully and legibly written, was apparently made for the patriotic Owen Jones O wain Myfyr from whom it passed, by purchase, to the late Rev. Walter Davies (G wa Uter Mechain), who at one time intended to publish it with large additions and corrections. This intention, however, was never realised; but the MS. has here and there some notes by him, as well as a few by his contemporary, lolo Morganwg, through whose hands it appears to have passed. Coming from such men, these notes, few and brief as they are, it was thought desirable to retain; and to distinguish them from the original matter they are inserted between square brackets, with the initials of their respective writers (W. D.l. M.) attached to them. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.
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Lewis Morris was the eldest son of Morris ap Rhisiart Morris, a farmer, of Llanfihangel-Tre"r-Beirdd in Anglesey.
His bardic name was Llewelyn Ddu o Fôn ("Black Llewelyn of Anglesey"). Although there is no record of his having had any further education, Lewis Morris began his career as an estate-surveyor, and was employed by the Meyrick family of Bodorgan. He worked as a Customs official from 1729, and was later involved in the Cardiganshire mining industry.
However, he is perhaps best known for his hydrographic surveys of the Welsh Coast.
The idea for the survey probably arose while he was working as a Customs official in Holyhead, where he would have come into contact with many seafarers. At this time there were no accurate and up-to-date hydrographic charts of the Welsh coast and many ships and lives were lost as a result.
Morris put his idea for a survey to the Admiralty, but they showed little interest and he was obliged to undertake the work at his own expense. The result of his efforts was the publication of Plans of harbours, bars, bays, and roads in Saint George"s-Channel in 1748.
In his spare time, Morris began prospecting for lead, and during the 1750s he was in constant dispute with his employers and was prosecuted and lost his job as collector of tolls at Aberdyfi.
However, Lewis"s long-term project, the publication of a dictionary, was never completed.
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