About Humffrey Davies
Humffrey Davies was a poet and sexton.
Humffrey Davies (Wmffre Dafydd ab Ifan) was a 17th-century Welsh poet. He is thought to have been from the Llanbrynmair area of Montgomeryshire.
His known work includes cywyddau, englynion, and carols - mostly of a religious and didactic nature. Some of these feature in the Llanstephan manuscripts.
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