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Ellis Wynne

Died in 1734

Ellis Wynne was born on 7 March 1671 near Harlech, in north-west Wales, into a family of small landowners. In 1692 he entered Jesus College, Oxford, where local tradition holds that he studied law before a bishop persuaded him to take holy orders; ordained priest in 1704, he served three country parishes and stayed there all his life. He published only three books, including a translation of an English author and a collection of prayers. He died on 13 July 1734, leaving a prose that the country regards as its model.

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