{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{more citations needed|date=August 2017}} '''Mathias Maurice''' (1684 – 1 September 1738) was a Welsh minister and writer.

== Career == He initially joined Henllan Amgoed chapel before going to William Evans in Carmarthen to become a minister. In 1713, Mathias was briefly minister at Olney, before succeeding Richard Davis in Rothwell.

In 1726, Maurice wrote ''Byr a chywir Hanes Eglwys Rhydyceished yn eu Nheulltuad o Henllan, trwy y Blynyddoedd'' 1707, 1708, 1709, a short pamphlet on the history of Rhydyceished church, printed in 1727 in Maurice's book ''Y Wir Eglwys'' ('the true church'). This was answered by Jeremy Owen's pamphlet ''Golwg ar y Beiau'' (1732). Other writings by Mathias Maurice include ''Social Religion Exemplify'd'' (1759),<ref>{{cite book|author=Gwilym Lleyn|title=Cambrian Bibliography: Containing an Account of the Books Printed in the Welsh Language, Or Relating to Wales, from the Year 1546 to the End of the Eighteenth Century; with Biographical Notices|url=https://archive.org/details/cambrianbibliog00rowlgoog|year=1869|publisher=Printed and pub. by J. Pryse|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cambrianbibliog00rowlgoog/page/n504 455]}}</ref> ''Monuments of Mercy'' (1729) and ''A modern question affirmed and approved'' (1739). ''Social Religion Exemplify'd'' had seven editions published by 1860 was translated into Welsh by Evan Evans in 1862.

== Personal life == Mathias was born in Llanddewi-Velfrey, Pembrokeshire, the son of a tailor. He wife was Elisabeth Maurice. Mathis died in Rothwell in 1738. His widow lived up to age 73 and died on 8 October 1771.

== See also == Llyfryddiaeth y Cymry 1711, 1720, 1727, 1733, 1734, 1759<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.library.wales/index.php/llyfryddiaeth-y-cymry-3|title=Llyfryddiaeth y Cymry, - National Library of Wales Archives and Manuscripts|website=archives.library.wales|language=en|access-date=2017-08-15}}</ref>

== References == * https://biography.wales/article/s-MAUR-MAT-1684

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