ained ▁de acon ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 8 ▁and ▁priest ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 9 , ▁before ▁being ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁living ▁of ▁Aber av on ▁with ▁Bag lan ▁and ▁Brit on ▁Fer ry ; ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁the ▁priest ▁of ▁L lang yn w yd ▁with ▁Ba iden ▁and ▁the ▁cur ate ▁of ▁L l ange in or . ▁ ▁He ▁never theless ▁lived ▁mainly ▁in ▁Oxford ▁after ▁ 1 7 6 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁Fellow ▁and ▁t utor ▁of ▁P embro ke ▁College , ▁Oxford ; ▁he ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁good ▁scholar ▁of ▁C elt ic ▁and ▁Oriental ▁languages . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁chap lain ▁to ▁Lord ▁Vern on , ▁who ▁had ▁presented ▁him ▁to ▁his ▁earliest ▁parish ▁posts , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁L land aff ▁C athedral ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁friend ▁and ▁encou ra ger ▁of ▁the ▁poet ▁E van ▁Evans . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 3 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 7 9 9 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁Wel sh ▁Ang lic an ▁pri ests ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Jesus ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Ori el ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁Category : F ell ows ▁of ▁P embro ke ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁Category : C elt ic ▁studies ▁sch ol ars ▁Category : Wel sh