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MOORE, John (1646-1714)

Family and Education
bap. 5 May 1646, Mems of St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, ed. Burke, 198. 1st s. of Thomas Moore (1621-86), ironmonger of Market Harborough, Leics. and Elizabeth, da. of Edward Wright of Sutton-juxta-Broughton, Leics. educ. Market Harborough Free Sch.; Clare, Camb., matric. 28 June 1662, BA 1666, fell. 1667-77, MA 1669, DD 1681; ord. 1671; incorp. Oxf. 1673. m. (1) 22 May 1679, CUL, Adv.e.38, 7; HMC 2nd Rep. 114. Rose (d. 18 Aug. 1689), 5th da. of Neville Butler of Barnwell Priory, Cambs. 3s. (1 d.v.p.), 3da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) c.1691, Dorothy, da. of William Barnes of Darlington, co. Dur., wid. of Michael Blackett of Morton Palms, co. Dur. and of Sir Richard Browne, bt., 3s. C. Moore, ‘The father of black-letter collectors’, Mem. of John Moore bishop of Ely, (1885), 10-11, 19, 36. d. 31 Jul. 1714; will 27 Jul., pr. 30 Aug. 1714. TNA, PROB 11/541.
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Chap. to William III and Mary II, 1689 – 91; commr. eccl. preferment 1699. Bodl. Ballard 4, f. 51; CSP Dom. 1699–1700, p. 276.

Chap. to Heneage Finch, earl of Nottingham, 1670–82, Bodl. Tanner 305, f. 13. to Daniel Finch, 2nd earl of Nottingham, 1682 – 91; vic. St Andrew the Less, Barnwell, Cambs. 1671 – 76; rect. Blaby, Leics., 1676 – 87, St Augustine, London, 1687 – 89, St Andrew, Holborn, 1689 – 91; preb. Ely, 1679 – 91.

Gov. Charterhouse 1710–d. Davies, Charterhouse in London, app. D.

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Associated with: St James, Charles Street, London; Westminster., Petit France.Camb. RO, 17/C1; Tanner 137, f. 184; E. Hatton, A New View of London, ii. 623-39.;
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oil on canvas by G. Kneller, 1705, Clare, Camb.; oil on canvas by unknown artist (J. Kerseboom?), c.1705-10, Clare, Camb.; oil on canvas by follower of G. Kneller, 1707, Lambeth Palace; oil on canvas by I. Whood (aft. G. Kneller), 1736, CUL.

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BLANDFORD, Walter (1615/16-75)

Family and Education
b. 1615 /16 s. of Walter Blandford and ?Mary Sheppard (Shepherd) of Mere, Wilts. Wilts. Registers Marriages ed. Phillimore and Sadler, i. 16. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 1635; Wadham, Oxf. BA 1639, MA 1642, fell. 1644, DD 1660. unm. d. 9 July 1675; will 4 July 1675, pr. 28 Nov. 1676. TNA, PROB 11/352.
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Chap. ord. 1660; clerk of the closet 1668 – 69; dean chapel royal 1669 – d.

Chap. to John Lovelace, 2nd Bar. Lovelace, 1648, to Sir Edward Hyde, later earl of Clarendon, 1660; rect. Southrop, Glos. 1645 – d.; Remenham, Berks. 1660, Witney, Oxon. 1665 – 71, Chinnor, Oxon. 1665; VCH Oxford, viii. 73. preb. Gloucester 1660 – 65.

Warden, Wadham, Oxf. 1659 – 65; univ. visitor Oxf. 1660; Seventeenth Century Oxford, 769. v.-chan. Oxf. 1662 – 64.

Associated with: Melbury Abbas, Dorset; Oxf., Oxon; Hartlebury, Worcs.
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oil on canvas, Wadham, Oxf.

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MONCK, Nicholas (c. 1610-61)

Family and Education
b. c. 1610, 5th but 3rd surv. s. of Sir Thomas Monck of Potheridge (Powderwick), Devon and Elizabeth, da. of Sir George Smyth of Madford (Maydeworthy), Devon; bro. George Monck, duke of Albemarle. educ. Wadham, Oxf., matric. 1629, BA 1631, MA 1633, ord. 1634, Salmon, Lives, 272. DD 1660. m. lic. 7 Oct. 1642, Susanna (d.1666), da. of Thomas Payne, rect. Plymtree and wid. of Christopher Trosse (d.1635), priest, 1s. (d.v.p.) 2da. d. 17 Dec. 1661; will 16 Dec. 1661, pr. 13 Mar. 1662. TNA, PROB 11/307.
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Rect. Langtree, Devon 1640 – ?62, Plymtree, Devon 1647, Kilkhampton, Corn. 1653 – 61; provost, Eton, 1660.

Associated with: Potheridge, Devon.
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BLACKALL, Offspring (1655-1716)

Family and Education
bap. 26 Apr. 1655, s. of Thomas Blackall (d.1688), freeman Haberdashers’ Co. and alderman, London, and Martha, da. of Charles Offspring, rect. St Antholin, London. educ. Hackney sch.; Add. 4224, f. 302. St Catherine’s, Camb. BA 1675, MA 1678, DD 1700; ord. deacon 1677, ord. priest 1680. m. Anne (d.1762), da. of James Dillingham of London, 4s. (1 d.v.p.), 5da. (1 d.v.p.). TNA, PROB 11/556; Reg. Baptisms … of the City of Exeter, i. 160-1. d. 29 Nov. 1716; will 4 July 1715 – 20 Nov. 1716, pr. 26 Jan. 1717. TNA, PROB 11/556.
Offices Held

Fell. St Catherine’s, Camb. 1679 – 87; Boyle lecturer 1700.

Rect. S. Ockenden, Essex 1690 – 94, St Mary Aldermary, London 1694, Shobrooke, Devon 1708 – 16; lecturer, St Olave Jewry 1695 – 98, St Dunstan-in-the-West 1698; dean, St Burian, Cornw. 1708 – 16; adn. Exeter 1708 – 16; treas. Exeter 1709.

Chap. to William and Mary, 1699 – 1708; chap. ord. to Anne bef. 1704. O. Blackall, Lawfulness and the Right Manner of Keeping Christmas (1705).

Associated with: Dalston, Mdx.;VCH Mdx. x. 89.; Exeter, Devon.
BLACKHALL
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oil on canvas by M. Dahl, before 1706, Bishop’s Palace Exeter, engraved by G. Vertue, 1722 (NPG 9131).

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MEWS, Peter (1619-1706)

Family and Education
b. 25 Mar. 1619, s. of Elisha Mews of Purse Caundle, Dorset, and Elizabeth Winniffe. educ. Merchant Taylors’ sch. London; St John’s, Oxf. BA 1641, MA 1645, fell. 1641–8, 1661, DCL 1660. m. Mary, da. of Richard Baylie, pres. of St John’s, Oxf. d. 9 Nov. 1706; admon. 13 Dec 1706 to nephew Peter Mews. TNA, PROB 6/82, f. 172v.
Offices Held

Chap. to Charles II.

Ord. deacon 14 Jan. 1645; adn. Huntingdon 1649 (installed 1660)-1666, Berkshire 1665 – 73; vic. St Mary, Reading 1661; rect. Farthingstone, Northants. 1645, S. Warnborough, Hants 1662 – 68, N. Moreton, Berks. 1667, Hanborough, Oxon. 1668 – ?79; canon, ?Lincoln 1645, Windsor 1662 – 73, St Davids 1662; dean, Rochester 1670 – 73.

Capt. tp. of gds. (Roy.), 1642 – 48.

President, St John’s, Oxf. 1667 – 78; v.-chan. Oxf. 1669 – 73; gov. Charterhouse sch. 1687–?d. G.S. Davies, Charterhouse in London, 355.

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miniature on vellum by D. Loggan, c.1680, NPG 1872; oil on canvas, after 1684, Magdalen, Oxf.

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BISSE, Philip (1666-1721)

Family and Education
bap. 28 May 1666, eldest s. of John Bisse, rect. of Oldbury-on-the-Hill, Glos. and Joyce Gyles. educ. Winchester 1682–6; New Coll. Oxf. matric. 1686, BA 1690, MA 1694, BD and DD 1706. m. ?1704, Bridget (1661–1718), da. Thomas Osborne, duke of Leeds, and wid. Charles Fitzcharles, earl of Plymouth; d.s.p. d. 6 Sept. 1721; will 21 July 1718–29 Sept. 1719, pr. 20 Dec. 1721. TNA, PROB 11/582.
Offices Held

Chap. to Bridget, countess of Plymouth.

Fell. New Coll. Oxf. 1694.

FRS 1706.

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Associated with: Oldbury-on-the-Hill, Glos; St Davids, Pemb. 1710–13; Hereford, Herefs. 1713–d.
Likenesses

oil on canvas attrib. to T. Hill, 1719, New Coll., Oxf.; line engraving aft. foregoing, G. Vertue, 1719, NPG D31450.

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BEVERIDGE, William (1637-1708)

Family and Education
b. 11 Feb. 1637, 3rd s. of William Beveridge, vic. Barrow, Leics. educ. New Free Sch. Oakham, Rutland; St John’s, Camb. BA 1656, MA 1660, DD 1679; ord. deacon 1661, priest 1661. m. Lucy, da. of William Stanley of Hinckley, Leics. d.s.p. Nichols, Leics. iii, pt. i. 77–81. d. 5 Mar. 1708; will 11 May 1706, pr. 29 Mar. 1708. TNA, PROB 11/500.
Offices Held

Chap. to Charles II 1683 – 85, James II 1685 – 88, William and Mary 1688 – 92.

Vic. Ealing, Mdx. 1661 – 72; chap. to Humphrey Henchman, bp. of London, c.1672; A. Tindal Hart, Life of Sharp, 57. rect. St Peter Cornhill, London 1673 – 1704; canon, Chichester 1673, Chiswick, St Paul’s 1674, Canterbury 1684 – 1708; adn. Colchester 1681 – 1704.

Pres. Sion Coll. 1689; mbr. SPG, 1701. CSP Dom. 1700–2, pp. 357–8.

Associated with: Westminster Abbey cloisters c.1704–8.
Likenesses

oil on canvas, by B. Ferrers, Bodl. Oxf.; engraving by M. Vandergucht, after Ferrers, NPG D31440.

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