Hugh Jones

a Welsh man born, but in what hall or college educated, unless in New Inn, I know not, was admitted Bach. of the Civil law by the name of Hugo Jonys Capellanus, in 1541. Afterwards he was beneficed and dignified in his own Country, and in the Reign of Q. Mary, an 1556. became Vicar of Banwell in the dioc. of Wells. In the year 1566. he was consecrated at Lambeth to the much impoverished See of Landaff;, and on the sixth day of May the same year, the temporalities of that See were restored (d)(d) Pat. 8. Eliz. p. 9. to him. He was buried in the Church of Mathern in Monmouthshire 15. of Nov. in fifteen 1574 hundred seventy and four, aged 66 years, leaving then behind him a Wife named Anne Jones alias Henson and several daughters. In Landaff succeeded William Blethin another Welsh man, of whom I shall make large mention hereafter.