Rowland Merrick

was born in the Isle of Anglesey, mostly educated in Academical learning in S. Edwards hall, a noted place for Civilians, sometimes situated near S. Edwards Church, became Principal, while he was Bachelaur of the Civil Law, of New Inn, afterwards Doctor of his faculty, Chancellour of the Church of S. David, Canon residentiary thereof in the time of K. Ed. 6. being then one of the persons that drew up Articles against Rob. Ferrar Bishop of that place, and at length Bishop of Bangor: to which See being elected, and consecrated an. 1559. aged 54 years, received (†)(†) Pat. 2. Elizab. p. 14. the temporalities belonging thereunto 21. of March the same year. He died in the beginning of the year fifteen hundred sixty and six, 1566 and was buried in the Chancel of the Cath. Church of Bangor, under that place, where the Table stood in the time of Communion. Over his grave was an inscription afterwards put, the contents of which, I know not as yet. He left behind him a Son named Gelly Merick of Hascard in Pembrokshire, afterwards a Knight and a great Favourite of that most popular and generous Count Robert Earl of Essex; in whose treasons having been deeply engaged, suffered death at Tybourne in the beginning of the year 1601. In the See of Bangor succeeded Dr. Merick, one Nich. Robinson a Welsh man and D. D. of Cambridge, who after he had suffered calamities for the Protestant cause in the reign of Q. Mary, became, after her death, domestick Chaplain to Matthew Archb. of Canterbury, and dignified—Vir fuit prudens (as ’tis (*)(*) In fine lib. De entiq. Eccles. Britan.—Edit. 1572. 2. in Matheo, pag. 14. said of him) & illis humanioribus literis atꝫ Theologia non minus excultus, quam latina patriaꝫ lingua facundus, &c. He died in the summer time, an. 1584. leaving then behind him a Widdow named Jane Robinson alias Brereton, and several Sons. After him followed Dr. Hugh Bellot of Cambridge, who was consecrated Bishop of Bangor 25. Jan. 1584.