Siôn Phylip (1543–1620) was a

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poet from the

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region of

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. In 1568, Sion was ordained as a master poet at the second Caerwys

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. One of his works was en elegy composed for the poet Morus Dwyfech.

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* 1543 births 1620 deaths Welsh-language poets Welsh Eisteddfod winners 16th-century Welsh writers 16th-century Welsh male writers 17th-century Welsh writers 17th-century Welsh male writers 17th-century Welsh poets 16th-century Welsh poets {{Wales-writer-stub