Welsh Journals

May, 1884. BYE-GONES. 63 commonly called) or " Wylan's Cross." Indeed Mr. Dovaston merely stated in his introduction that the legend "corresponded with the catastrophe of the ballad." There is another paper of considerable interest in Y Cymmrodor, in which Mr. David Lewis, barrister, summarises "The Beaufort Progress " through Wales in 1684. In those days, we learn, "the poorer sort" of Cardiganshire "drank small beer made of oaten malt. Some drauk onely water for necessity." The rich indulged in French wines; but they also had "choice wines of their own growth off the mountains, which the Welsh gentlewomen make of resberryes, and which abound in the^e parts." The Mails in 1821.—It is stated in the Oswestry Herald for June 5, 1821 (probably copied from another paper) that "the experiment was tried last week of driving an extra mail from London to Liverpool and Manchester, at the rate of eleven miles per hour. Although the dis¬ tance was accomplished within the time, yet it was proved that the plan was not practicable without extreme cruelty to the horses." THE LATE REV. THOMAS ROWLAND. We last week briefly announced the death of the Rev. Thomas Rowland, vicar of Rhuddlan, on April 17, at the age of 59 years. Deceased was born at Llanfor, near Bala, on June 5,1824, and was educated at Llandovery School, under Archdeacon Will;ams. In 1852 Mr. Rowland was ordained Deacon, and Friest in the following year. His earlier appointments included the curacies of Rhosygwalia, Llansantffraid, and L^nrwst; and from 1856 to 1878 he was rector of Pennant with Penybont, Montgomeryshire. Whilst holding that appointment he was the means of securing the judicious and sub3tant:al repairs of the cur¬ ious old church dedicated to St. Melangell. He was pre¬ sented to the Vicarage of Rhuddlan, by the Bishop of St. Asaph, in 1878, in succession to the Rev. Wynne Edward^ and at Rhuddlan he died after a somewhat protracted] but in its earlier stages not very serious illness. The quiet routine of parish work affords but little scope for the purposes of biography, and the name of Mr. Row¬ land,—much as it will always be venerated in the districts in which he resided by thoss amongst whom he laboured- will not go down to posterity in his capacity of Vicar. To quote the Rhyl Journal, " Thomas Rowland " is a " house¬ hold word throughout the Principality, and indeed wher¬ ever the Welsh language is spoken, as the author of the grammar of the Welsh language bearing his name. This is the text book in all colleges where the Welsh language is taught, and is usjd by the majority of those who make a book-study of the language." The first edition of the Grammar appeared in 1853 ; the fourth, and last, greatly improved, in 1876. In addition to this work Mr Rowland prepared some Welsh Exercises adapted to the Grammar, in 1870, and Preqetliau (sermons) twenty-nine in number, in 1875. He was an occasional contributor to our Bye-gones column both whilst resident at Penybont, and since his removal to Rhuddlan. Mr. Rowland was very highly respected by all with whom he came in contact. All persons—irrespective of party—loved him, and amongst those who appreciated him most highly could be mentioned Nonconformist ministers. He leaves a widow and two sons. There was a large at- ™adance at his funeral, which took place on April 21. lne Bishop of the Diocese, several clergy of the district, and a large number of other mourners (amongst whom were Major Rowly Conwy, the Rev. Lewis Ellis, the Calvinistic Methodist Minister of Rhuddlan, &c, &c), formed a large funeral procession. The Rev. W. H. Williams of Bodelwyddan conducted the seivice in the Church. Business was suspended in the little town, and the blinds of all the private houses were drawn down. MAY 7, 1884. NOTES. AN ANCIENT WELSH RHYME.—From a note in the handwriting of Richard Morris of the Navy Office. D.J. Dyw Sul Ynyd —Shrove Sunday. Dyw Sul hefyd —Is* Sunday in Leat. Sul a ddaw —2nd ditto. Sul rhagllaw —3rd ditto. Sul y meibion —4th ditto. Sul y gwreifion —5th ditto. Sul y Blodau —Palm Sunday. YPasg yn ddiau—Easter Day. QUERIES. DR. CHARLES WILLIAMS, F.R.S.—The auto- biograpy of this gentleman—now spending his declining days at Cannes—has just been published, and in a review of it I see- that he was the son of a Welsh clergyman with a living in Wiltshire. Dr. Williams was summoned ftom London to visit the Duke of Wellington at Walmer in his last illness, but the Duke was dead before the Doctor ar- lived. He was a great authority on ConsumplioD, and wrote much on the subject. From what part of Wales did his family come ? Nemo. LETTICE MOORE.—The Chetham Society has just published a volume of Lancashire and Cheshire Wills, carefully arranged by Mr. Earwaker. the well-known his¬ torian of East Cheshire. Among the wills I find one of Sir Henry Salisbury, BaH;., of Lleweni, proved at Chester in the year 1634, wherein the testator desires his son and successor, Thomas, to marry his step-daughter. Let- tice Moore. This lady was daught >v to Sir Henry's second wife, by a former husband, and, of course, an unobjec¬ tionable match in every way, but we know the son did not marry her, his wife being He3ter Tiirell of Thornton, and that Sir Thomas Salusbury had two s ms and a daughter by her, each of whom succeeded to the Denbighshire estates, and eventually carried them away to the Comber- mere family. I am inclined to think Miss Moore derived from an Irish family of that name, but I have searched in vain for any trace of her, and should be glad if some of your readers could say what became of her ; also when Sir Henry Salusbury married her mother, and if he had any children by his second wife. There was a Robin Salisbury, who was next in succession to the Lleweni and Berain es¬ tates, had Sir Thomas Salusbury died childless. Was he half brother or cousin to Sir Thomas ? Mervyn Ddu. REPLIES. LORD LUMLEY (Jan. 23, 1SS4). —A correspond¬ ent at this date asked what was the connection of Lord Lumley with Oswestry that gave him the right of in any way interfering with the election of burgesses. To this I can offer no reply ; but I gather from Yorkes Royal Tribes of Wales that Humphrey Llwyd married Lord Lumley's sister; and that the great-grandson of Llwyd (who was rector of St. Paul's, Co vent Garden) " contende 1 without effect tor the barony of Lumley." The Llwyds, as we know, were of the family of Aston. Anon.