Utriufque Eccles. Cathed. tum Afaph tum Non tam accepto Titulis quam iis dato Honore; Extitit hujus demum Llan-faintffraidienfis Rector et Vicarius: Hofpitalitate fua et Nummis Beneficus, Quam fine hofpitio invenit, Edificiis ornavit Ecclefiam. Vir in Theologia fpectatiffimus, In Concionando pariter et Concio. Affectus Conjugalis, Amicitiæ, Pietatis, Virtutum omnium Cultor religioffimus. Nihil adeo in eo defideratum eft præter Vitam longiorem, nam toto plus Anno occupante Dyfenteria Spiritibus, Simul et Anima privatum Corpus hic requiefcit, Spe Beata Resurrectionis Die Julii A. D. 1696. Ætat: non ultra 45. He built the Vicarage Houfe of Llan-faintffraid. 11. HENRY PARRY October 1696. He was Rector of Llan-ddervel in Merionethfhire, and died 1705. 12. HUMPHREY FOULKES, A. M. fince D.D. June 19, 1705-by Beveridge, and 1709 became Rector of Marchwiail. He died in 1737-8. 13. JOHN DUBERDIEU, A M. February 19, 1737-8-by Maddox, which he exchanged for Llanufydd Prebend in 1743. 14. JOHN SWYNTON, A. M. of Wadham College, Oxford-by Lifle, October 11, 1743. He was afterwards Chaplain of Christ Church, Oxford, and died 1777. He was very well verfed in the Ori ental Languages, and wrote feveral Pieces of Poetry in those Languages, which are printed in the Oxford Collection of Verfes upon public Occafions. 15. THOMAS BAKER, A. M. of Exeter College, and afterwards of Merton College, Ox. ford, Brother of Sir George Baker, one of his Majefty's Phyficians in Ordinary, and Prebendary of Exeter Cathedral, May 27, 1777 by Shipley -Vide Second Appendix, Baker. PREBENDARIES OF MYFOD, OR THE SACRIST'S PREBEND. THE Endowment is the Tithe of Myfod Township, near St. Asaph, valued 1534, at £3: 6: 8. 1. ITHAEL ab DAVID, collated by Bishop Anian the Second, 1291. 2. WILLIAM de LANGEBURG died, it feems, poffeffed of this Prebend, by Leoline ab Madox, 1366. 3. HENRY DE SPONDON, in 1366. He was Rector of St. John's Zechary Church, London.-Vide Second Appendix, Spondon. 4. THOMAS WEBB, 1494. 5. WILLIAM WILLARS, 1494-by Redman. 6. DAVID OWAYN-by Standish 1534, and died 1558. He was Rector of Whittington and Vicar of Ofweftry. 7. JOHN PRICE, L. L. B. Vicar of Ofweftry 1352-by Bishop Goldwell May 14, 1558, and Chancellor of this Diocese. He died 1582. 8. DAVID POWEL, about 1570-by T. Davies; and on his being preferred to Llan-vair Second Comportion, fucceeded, 9. JOHN ROBERTS, A. M. March 22, 1582 -by Hughes, he held it 1595. 10. WILLIAM VAUGHAN, Rector of Kerrig-y-Druidion, June 26, 1596. He refigned it for Llanufydd Prebend, April 12, 1598. 11. PETER WILLIAMS, Canon, 1581, and Rector of Llanervil, 1587, collated April 26, 1598, Rector of Marchwiail 1598, and died 1614. 12. THOMAS KYFFIN, Vicar of Pool 1600, and Whitford 1601, collated June 14, 1614-by Parry. He refigned this Stall to 13. EVAN MORGAN, B. D. Rector of Caerwis Sine Cure, and Second Comportionist of Llanfannan 1614, Rector of Denbigh June 13, 1617. 14. RICHARD EVANS, Vicar of Llan-rwst Auguft 21, 1621, and became Vicar of LlanHafaph 1633, where he was buried. 15. DAVID MAURICE, A. M. Auguft 2, 1666 --by Griffith. He quitted it for Llan-vair Second Portion. 16. THOMAS CLOPTON, A. M.-by Glemham, Rector of Kil-ken Sine Cure 1673, Canon 1675, Rector of Llan-rwft Sine Cure 1677, and of Castle 1678, and refigned. 17. THOMAS PUGH July 3, 1678-by BarHe was Vicar of Aber-rhiw, where he died and was buried. row. 18. THOMAS CLOPTON, a fecond Time, February 26, 1678, and being made Rector of Chrif tleton in the Diocese of Chefter, refigned it to 19. JOHN MOSTYN of Penbedw, September 22, 1688-by Lloyd. He became Rector of Llangyniew, and of Whitford Sine Cure 1690. 20. HUGH LLOYD, Vicar of Mold, before 1730-by Hare. He became Rector of Llan-gynhavel in Bangor Diocese. 21. JOHN MORGAN, B. D. one of the Priests in Ordinary in the Chapel Royal, March 6, 1749— by Drummond, and became Rector of Corwen Sine Cure 1750. 22. WILLIAM WORTHINGTON, A. M. afterwards D. D. October 11, 1773-by Shipley, from Canon Griffith. He was Vicar of Llan-y-blodwell 1729, Rector of the Sine Cure of Darowen in 1737, Vicar of Llan-rhaider yn Moch-nant in 1747, Rector of the Sine Cure of Hope instead of Darowen in 1771, and Rector of Llan-vawr inftead of Hope 1774. He was Prebendary of York Cathedral, and died 1778. He was Chaplain to Bishop Drummond. He published, "An Effay upon Redemp 66 tion, 8vo. Irenicum, 8vo. Theory of the Earth, "8vo. Sermons at Boyle's Lectures, 2 Vols, 8vo. "A plain Account of the Lord's Supper, 12mo. "An Effay upon the Dæmoniacs, and an Anwer "to Dr. Farmer upon that Subject." 22. WILLIAM BROWN, March 20, 1779by Shipley, Vicar of Guildsfield and Meifod in Montgomeryshire. The Canons of St. Asaph. CANONS CURSAL, OR CUR. SAL. i. e. CURA SALUTIS. WILLIS in his Survey of St. David's Cathe dral, explains the Name Curfal thus, "Among the "Prebendaries, you will obferve fix who are called "Curfals. They have no fixed Corpfe as the other "Prebendaries have, but have a Penfion, which is paid them by the Chapter, which is about £2 a "Piece per Annum. Of these there are twenty"two in all, but then fixteen of them are paid to "the Dignitaries and Prebendaries, and the fix re 66 maining Penfions are paid to the fix Curfals, pro"perly fo called, who have Stalls by themfelves. "The Reafon of the Word is this. The Great Tithes of the Parish of St. David and Whitchurch "Parish adjoining to it, were anciently divided "into twenty-two Portions allotted to twenty-two Curfals, but not in a fixed Manner, fo that every "Man fhould have his own particular Lot; but "they received their Lots or Portions in a Cycle; "which made a fixed and known Courfe among "them, from which thefe fix Prebends are properly "called Curfals." |