Henry Rice (writer)

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Henry Rice (around 1590, † around 1651) was a Welsh nobleman, courtier and writer.

Life

Rice came from the Welsh Rhys family . He was the eldest son of Walter Rice and his wife Elizabeth, a daughter of Edward Mansel . In 1607 he studied at Jesus College in Oxford . Rice continued his father's efforts to regain the possessions of his great-grandfather Rhys ap Gruffydd , which had been expropriated in 1531 , and in 1625 and 1629 sent corresponding petitions to King Charles I , whom he served as Gentleman of the Privy Chamber . However, his submissions were unsuccessful because the properties had already been given to other families. As early as 1612, his heavily indebted father had given him the management of his property in Pembrokeshire with the condition that he would assume part of the debt. In the 1620s, his father's debts led to conflicts with his creditors and also between father and son.

Rice is considered the anonymous author of the font Life of Rhys ap Thomas as well as a defense font of his grandfather Griffith Rice . The writings were part of Rice's campaign to get the family back, but were probably not first published in the Cambrian Register until the late 18th century . Rice's essay about his ancestor Rhys ap Thomas is not always considered historically correct, but provides numerous details.

There is no evidence that he or his son Edward were involved in the English Civil War . In 1651 he is still mentioned as the owner of the Newton House family estate in Carmarthenshire . The year of his death is uncertain; after his death his brother Walter inherited the property.

Fonts

  • Life of Rhys ap Thomas . In: Cambrian Register, Vol. 1 (1793), pp. 49-144
  • Objections against Rice Griffith, in his indictment, with the answers thereunto . In: Cambrian Register, Vol. 2 (1796), pp. 270-277

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lloyd Bowen; Simon Healy: RICE, Sir Walter (by 1562-at least 1635), of Newton, Llandefaisant, Carm. (History of Parliament Online). Retrieved February 8, 2015 .
  2. ^ Philip Niles: Sir Rhys ap Thomas and His Family. A Study in the Wars of the Roses and Early Tudor Politics. By Ralph A. Griffiths , in: Speculum 70 (1995) 623-625.
personal data
SURNAME Rice, Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Welsh nobleman, courtier and writer
DATE OF BIRTH around 1590
DATE OF DEATH around 1651