sh ▁Ang lic an ▁priest ▁who ▁became ▁an ▁Independent ▁minister . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Maurice ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 4 ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Aber d aron , ▁Wales , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Griff ith ▁Morris . ▁He ▁married ▁El in , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Jeff rey ▁G lyn n , ▁a ▁Royal ist ▁s quire . ▁He ▁died ▁aged ▁ 4 8 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Maurice ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Jesus ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 1 ▁served ▁after ▁the ▁Rest oration ▁as ▁vic ar ▁of ▁B rom field , ▁Sh ro pshire , ▁and ▁re ctor ▁of ▁M ell te yr n , ▁Ca ern arf ons hire . ▁ ▁After ▁becoming ▁re ctor ▁of ▁Church ▁Stre tt on ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 8 , ▁he ▁had ▁by ▁June ▁ 1 6 7 1 ▁become ▁a ▁D iss enter , ▁pre aching ▁widely ▁in ▁Sh ro pshire ▁and ▁Wales . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁vi rile ▁Pur itan ▁propag ators ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁generation ." ▁His ▁industry ▁and ▁pre aching ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁Independent ▁churches ▁in ▁his ▁area ▁becoming ▁numer ically ▁strong . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁ 1 6 8 2 . ▁ ▁Fin an cial ▁and ▁criminal ▁acts ▁ ▁Maurice ▁was ▁briefly ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 1 ▁in ▁Sh rew s bury ▁prison ▁on ▁a ▁charge ▁of ▁deb t . ▁Following ▁this