Griffith Lloyd was Principal of Jesus College, Oxford

Jesus College, Oxford

Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...

 from 1572 to 1586. He was also Regius Professor of Civil Law

Regius Professor of Civil Law (Oxford)

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 from 1577 to his death.

He was originally from Lampeter

Lampeter

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, Wales

Wales

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 where the Lloyds of Maesyfelin were a well-respected family. He was one of the first benefactors to leave land to the college, with his bequest of some land in Cardiganshire

Ceredigion

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taking effect after his widow's death in 1615.