Dictionary of National Biography, 1904 errata/Volume 5

Dictionary of National Biography

ERRATA IN VOLUME V

BICHENO-BOTTISHAM

N.B.— f.e. stands for from end and l.l. for last line

Page	Col.	Line
6	ii	5 l.l.	Bickerton, Sir Richard : for vice-admiral read rear-admiral
7	ii	6	for vice-admiral read rear-admiral of the white
		15	after Rochester add for which he was returned in 1790
8	i	10 f.e.	Bickerton, Sir Richard H. : after 1830 insert He was tory M.P. for Poole from 1807 to 1812
9	i	20	Bickley, Thomas : after Dorsetshire insert prebendary of Lincoln from 1571 to 1586
		21	after Stafford insert in 1567
		22	after Cathedral insert in 1560
		23	after Oxford insert in 1569
		25	after Jan. insert 1585-6
		17 f.e.	for in 1596 read on 30 April 1596
13	ii	25	Bidder, George P. : after career insert He was president of the Institute of Civil Engineers 1860-2
13		28 f.e.	Biddle, John : for a tailor read Edward Biddle, tailor or woollen-draper
17	i	14 f.e.	Biddulph, Sir Thomas M. : after queen insert He was receiver-general of the duchy of Cornwall from 1866 till his death, and of the duchy of Lancaster from 1873
20	ii	29-31	Bigland, John : omit at Aldbrough . . . authorities
21	i	23 f.e.	after 1820 insert 17. 'Memoirs written by himself,' Doncaster, 1830
21		10 f.e.	Bigland, Ralph: after Somerset insert herald 1759
22	i	15	Bigod, Sir Francis : for for Grace read of Grace
31	ii	6	Billing, Sir Thomas : for was recorder in 1451 read was made common serjeant 15 Oct. 1442 and recorder 21 Sept. 1450
35	i	29	Billingsley, John the elder : omit Posthumously appeared
		33	after 1690 insert usually ascribed to him, is by his son John
35	ii	24 f.e.	Billingsley, John the younger : for He does not . . . anything read He published a number of religious tracts
36	ii	18	Billingsley, Nicholas : for Belshanger read Betteshanger
37	i	4-5	for Lantmartine read Leintwardine
	ii	11 f.e.	for non-jurist read non-juror
43	ii	10	Bilney, Thomas : for sacramentaries read sacramentarians
45	ii	27-28	Bindley, James : for succeeded . . . John as read became
		31	after years insert (His brother John was secretary and afterwards commissioner of the board of excise)
46	ii	15	Bindon, Francis: after Artists insert Nichols's 'Literary Illustrations,' vol. v. 384-6
47	ii	39	Bingham, Sir George R.: after esteem insert He became major-general in August 1819 and colonel 2nd battalion rifle brigade in June 1831
48	ii	11	Bingham, Joseph: fur 1768 read 1668
49	i	12	for Elmore read Colmer
63	ii	13 f.e.	Birch, John (1616-1691): after Leominster insert (1646). He was excluded by Pride's Purge in 1648 and was re-elected in 1654-6 and 1658-9
64	i	8 f.e.	for 1671 read 1661
		7 f.e.	for Penrhyn read Penryn and after and insert in 1678-9, 1680-1, 1688-9, and 1689-90
68	i	20	Birch, Samuel: for 1840 read December 1839
70	i	26 f.e.	Birch, William: for (d. 1794?) read (1755-1834)
		24 f.e.	for about 1760 read 9 April 1755
		4-3 f.e.	for the date . . . uncertain read He died at Philadelphia 7 Aug. 1834. His MS. journal is in the possession of Mr. Charles H. Hart of Philadelphia
71	ii	18	Birckbek, Simon: for 1634 read 1635
72	i	29	Bird, Charles S.: far Bell read Bird
		10 f.e.	after 67 insert on 9 Nov. 1862
82	ii	19	Birkenhead, Sir John: omit and probably his knighthood
		29	after requests insert He was knighted 14 Nov. 1662
88	i	17	Birnston, for Birnston read Birnstan, and for Byrnston read BYRNSTAN
89	ii	10	Biscoe, Richard: after George II insert He was prebendary of Ealdstreet in St. Paul's from 1736 till his death
98	ii	20 f.e.	Bisse, Thomas: for John read Joseph
103	i	34	Bisset, William: for 5 June read 25 June
105	i	14-13 f.e.	Blacader, Robert: for Sir Robert Blacader of Tulliallan by Elizabeth read Sir Robert Blacader of Blackader, co. Berwick. His brother, Sir Patrick Blacader or Blackader of Tulliallan, married Elizabeth
		12 f.e.	for He read Robert
116	ii	22 f.e.	Blackader, Cuthbert: for Cuthbert read Cuthbert or more correctly Robert
		21-19 f.e.	for received . . . his success read belonged to the family of Blackader which owned the barony of that name in co. Berwick, as vassals of the Earls of March through the 14th century. Charters of full ownership were granted to Robert Blackader of Blackader on 20 Jan. 1426, and again on 4 July 1452 by James I and James II of Scotland respectively (Scottish Register of Great Seal). Robert Blackader, the grantee of 1452, seems to have been carelessly misnamed 'Cuthbert' in Crichton's 'Memoirs of John Blackadder the elder.' He achieved his success
		12 f.e.	for the kingdom read Scotland
		6 f.e.	for Cuthbert read Blackader
122	ii	17 f.e.	Blackburn, Francis: for 1834 read April 1835
123	i	24	for Lord Greene read Baron Greene
125	ii	16-15 f.e.	Blacker, Valentine: for 1780?-1826 read 1778-1823
		14 f.e.	before obtained insert born on 19 Oct. 1778
126	i	19	for 1826 read 1823
128	ii	25 f.e.	Blacklock, Thomas: omit to Burns
		24 f.e.	for the poems read Burns's poems to George Lawrie, who sent it to Gavin Hamilton, who sent it to the poet.
130	ii	15 f.e.	Blackmore, Sir Richard: foriol. read 8vo.
134	ii	11 f.e.	Blackstone, Sir William: after 1761 insert In the same year he became K.C.
150	ii	11-12	Blackwood, Henry: for descended from a . . . was a brother read son of William Blackwpod and brother
152	ii	5	Blackwood, Sir Henry: for on 19 July 1821 read in May 1825
154	ii	18-17 f.e.	Bladen, Martin: omit with the great Duke of Marlborough
		13 f.e.	after lieut.-colonel insert He was colonel of the 40th foot 1709-10
		4 f.e.	after Portsmouth insert Prom 1715 to 1727 he was M.P. for Bandon in the Irish house of commons
155	i	8 f.e.	for 2nd series read 3rd series
156	ii	20 f.e.	Blagge, Robert: for Gaze's read Gage's
156	ii	8 f.e.	Blagrave, Daniel: for sat in parliament 3 Nov. 1640 read was elected to parliament 8 May 1648
		7 f.e.	for five years later read three years before
157	i	14-15	for in the convention parliament of 1658 read in the parliaments of 1656 and 1658
159	ii	30	Blague, Thomas: for 1591 read 1591-2
162	i	14 f.e.	Blair, Sir James H.: after the city insert He was made a baronet in 1786
165	ii	28	Blair, Robert (1699-1746): for keep read bear
166	ii	22-23	Blair, Robert (1741-1811): for first division . . . of Session read Parliament Hall at Edinburgh
169	i	8 f.e.	Blake, Charles: for 1716 read April 1715
171	i	15-16	Blake, Robert: omit on the expulsion of Colonel Windham
175	i	17	for De With read De Witt
183	i	17 f.e.	Blake, William (1757-1827): for 1813 read 1818
186	i	5	Blakeney, Sir Edward: for 1776-83 read 1781-3 and 1790-1800
		13 f.e.	for 1838 read 1836 and for 1 read 21
187	i	19 f.e.	Blakeney, William, Lord Blakeney: after him insert major-general 1745 and
	ii	27	after Abbey add He was M.P. for Kilmallock 1725-57 and colonel of the 27th foot 1737 till death. He was lieut.-governor of Plymouth 1746-8
194	i	22	Blanchard, Samuel L.: for 1840 read 1804
		14 f.e.	for M.P. read afterwards (from 1832) M.P.
197	i	4	Bland, Humphrey: after foot insert in 1737
		5	after dragoons insert in 1741
		8	after dragoons insert in 1743
		17	before In 1749 insert He was governor of Fort William 1743-52
		5 f.e.	after Lord Stair insert was really sister of John Dalrymple, 5th Earl of Stair. Bland married her at Edinburgh 12 Jan. 1755. She
199	i	3 f.e.	Bland, Miles: for 1868 read 1867
	ii	11-12	for in 1868 read 27 Dec. 1867
205	ii	22 f.e.	Blaquiere, John, Baron de Blaquiere: for until 1783 read 1773-83
		20 f.e.	for Newtown read Newtownards
206	i	12 f.e.	Blathwayt, William: for council in ordinary read privy council
		11-10 f.e.	for and clerk of the privy council read He was re-gazetted to the post at the opening of the next reign
206	ii	3 f.e.	Blayney, Andrew T., Lord Blayney: after of the insert 91st regiment from 1761 to 1763, when it was disbanded, and colonel from 1766 of the
208	i	2	after military service insert He was M.P. for Old Sarum 1806-7
208	i	16 f.e.	Blayney, Benjamin: after He was insert in 1787
		15 f.e.	omit in 1787
		14 f.e.	omit in the same year was made
210	ii	18 f.e.	Blencowe, Sir John: for king's bench read common pleas
		17-16 f.e.	omit and transferred from the common pleas
		6 f.e.	omit may then have
212	ii	14	Blenkiron, William: for Beverlace read Beverlac
217	i ii	7 f.e. 6	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ Bligh, Edward: for Edward read Thomas
		8	for 1715 insert holding the seat till his death sixty years later
218	i	31	Bligh, Richard: for son of read son by his wife Lucy Shuter of John Bligh, the cousin of
		20 f.e.	after years insert He married a daughter of his cousin. Admiral William Bligh
219	i	3-4	Bligh, Sir Richard R.: omit and a modified ministry
219	i	15-17	Bligh, William: for was born . . . the year 1753 read baptised at St. Andrew's church, Plymouth, on 4 Oct. 1754, was son of Francis and Jane Bligh. He was born
		20-25	omit the son of Charles . . . Trigg Minor)
	ii	17-19	for obtained a schooner . . . survivors, he read took passage in the Vlydte packet and
		20	after 1790 insert Twelve of his companions, the survivors, followed in the Dutch fleet
220	i	21	Bligh, William: after wife insert Elizabeth Betham
		24-25	for and three sons, one of whom, Bichard [q. v.] read A son-in-law and distant relative, Richard Bligh [q. v.]
221	i	14	Bliss, Nathaniel: for 1740 read 1724
224	ii	8	Bloet, Robert: for leading read persuading and after the king insert (as they did
		9	after 1123 insert after Bloet's death)
228	ii	23 f.e.	Blomefield, Sir Thomas: after Foundry insert The last office he held till his death more than forty years later
232	ii	1	Blood, Holcroft: after brigadier-general insert From 1703 till his death he was colonel of the 17th foot
235	ii	7	Bloomfield, Benjamin, 1st Lord Bloomfield: before In 1815 read He was A.D.C. to the Prince Regent 1811-4 and was M.P. for Plymouth from 1812 to 1818 supporting the government of Lord Liverpool
		10-11	omit receiver of . . . privy purse and
		18	for 1824 read 1822
239	i	17-19	Blore, Thomas: omit The latter borough . . . interest
242	i	19	Blount, Charles, Earl of Devonshire: for 1604 read 1603
245	i	8 f.e.	Blount, Sir Christopher: for On read In 1592 and on
249	ii	2	Blount, Mountjoy, Earl of Newport: for 1665 read 1666
		23 f.e.	omit Don
252	i	18 f.e.	Blount, Richard: for studied at Oxford, but read matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford, and became in 1583 a fellow of Trinity on the nomination of his aunt, Lady Paulet. He only held the fellowship three weeks and
256	ii	9	Blount, Sir Thomas P.: for 1679 read 1679-80
		10	for two read three
258	ii	6-7	Blount, Walter, 1st Baron Montjoy: for but at what date . . . ascertained read 23 April 1472 (Nicolas)
		14 f.e.	omit the governor, the Earl of Oxford
264	ii	16	Bloxham, John (d. 1387): after 1375 insert He was archdeacon of Winchester from 1382 till death
275	ii	5 f.e.	Blunt, John J.: for 18 read 17
276	i	14-16	Blyke, Richard: omit In 1764 . . . the journals
277	i	15 f.e.	Blythe, Geoffrey (d. 1530): for May following read March 1496-7
278	i	33	Blythe, John: for 1478 read 1477
		34	for Huntingdon read Stow, in 1478 archdeacon of Huntingdon, from 1482 to 1485 prebendary of Lincoln
294	i	18 f.e.	Bodley, Laurence: for He was a read He was made prebendary of Wells in 1580, and a
295	i	25 f.e.	Bodley, Sir Thomas: for In April of the next year however read He was elected M.P. for Portsmouth in the same year and for St. German's in 1586. In April 1585
296	i	11-13	for Sir Thomas . . . accession read Bodley, who had been knighted on 18 April 1604 (Dugdale MS. B. f . 201, Bodl. Libr.)
	ii	5	for 1603 read 1602
308	i	8 f.e.	Bogue, David: for the Rev. Dr. Grasomer read Benjamin Grosvenor, D.D. [q. v.]
306	ii	15 f.e.	Bohun, Edmund: for 1784 read 1684
309	ii	20	Bohun, Humphrey VIII de: for 1291 read 1301
310	ii	12 f.e.	Bohun, William de: after Gascony insert He was K.G.
315	i	19	Bokenham, Osbern: after place insert Horstmann has shown Bokenham to be author of 'Mappula Mundi,' a translation of Higden's 'Polychronicon' (cf. Englische Studien, 1886)
322	ii	5	Boleyn, Sir Thomas: before On 1 Sept. insert In May 1523 he was made K.G.
323	ii	8 f.e.	Bolland, Sir William: for soon became read was from 1804 till his elevation to the bench in 1829
324	i	11 f.e.	Bollard, Nicholas: for two copies read at least five copies
		10 f.e.	before Cotton MS. insert Sloane MSS. 1 L 92, 122 f. 83b, 686 f. 41
327	ii	11-12	Bolton, Edmund: for and he is probably the 'E. B.' read Edward Blount [q. v ] and not Bolton was the 'E. B.'
331	i	33	Bolton, Robert: for 1668 read 1668-9
335	ii	15 f.e.	Bonar, James: after excise insert in Scotland
336	ii	30	Bonar, John the younger: after excise insert in Scotland
338	ii	19 f.e.	Bond, George: after 1786 insert and a king's serjeant in 1795
338	ii	10 f.e.	Bond, Henry J. H.: for Hales read Hayles
339	i	20	for 1 read 3
341	i	11 f.e.	Bond, Nicholas: for 1590 read 1589 and for 1591 read 1590
357	ii	17 f.e.	Bonner, Edmund: before In the spring insert From 1537 to 1539 he was prebendary of St. Paul's (Chiswick stall)
363	i	9	Bonnycastle, Sir Richard H.: for 1848 read 1847
		19 f.e.	for in 1848 read on 3 Nov. 1847 at Kingston, Canada
364	ii	4 f.e.	Bonville, Anthony: for Terrill read Terill
368	i	25 f.e.	Booker, John: after value insert Booker's quaintly rhymed 'Dutch Fortune Teller' firstappeared in 1650; the first edition is excessively rare
		7-6 f.e.	omit The 'Dutch Fortune Teller' and
		4 f.e.	for are read is
371	i	27 f.e.	Boorde, Andrew: for Parforatus read Perforatus
380	i	2 f.e.	Booth, Henry, 1st Earl of Warrington: after Cheshire insert 1678-81
384	ii	10	Booth, James (1806-1878): for 1843 read the institution closed its doors at Christmas 1841. He was ordained at Bristol and acted there as curate till he removed to Liverpool in 1843
		14-15	omit these lines
389	i	1	Booth, Peniston: before On 9 May 1722 insert He was prebendary of Lincoln 1719-1746
		23	Booth, Robert: after 1657 add He married Anne, daughter of Oswald Mosley of Ancoats, Manchester; she afterwards married Thomas Case [q. v.]
390	i	29	Booth, Thomas (fl. 1611): after 1609 insert He was prebendary of Lichfield 1615-7
391	i	1	Booth, Sir William: for (fl. 1673-1689) read (d. 1703)
		34	before In 1683 insert On 12 Nov. 1682 he was knighted (Le Neve's Knights)
		34 ib.	after the Grafton insert in February 1687-8 was made commissioner of the navy for 'general business.'
		36-39	for February . . . the navy read October he was appointed comptroller of the store keeper's accounts at the navy
		40	for his read any and after allegiance insert that he made to William III
		42	after March insert 1688-9
		5-4 f.e.	for No account . . . death read He died in February 1702-3
394	i	34	Boreman, Robert: for in the winter of read on 15 Nov.
395	ii	2 f.e.	Borgard, Albert: after 1839 insert Biographical Notes by Major Hime, reprinted from Proc. Royal Artillery Institute, No. 4, Volume xiii (with portrait)
397	i	27 f.e.	Borlase, Edmund: for (fl. 1662) read (d. 1682)
	ii	13-12 f.e.	for The date . . . mentioned read He was dead before 18 Feb. 1681-2 (Sloane MS. 1008, f. 49)
		6 f.e.	for Stowe read Sloane
398	i	7	for Additional read Sloane
		8 f.e.	Borlase, Sir John: for (d. 1649) read (1576-1648)
	ii	29-31	for in the spring of 1649 . . . lately deceased read in the spring of 1648. He died in London 15 March 1647-8, and was buried in the church of Great St. Bartholomew
401	i	20 f.e.	Borough, Sir John: after Clarenceux insert He was M.P. for Horsham in three parliaments, 1624, 1625, 1626
407	i	1-2	Borrow, George: for philologist read author
409	ii	26	Borthwick, Peter: for He sat for Evesham read He lost his seat for Evesham on petition in 1838, but was re-elected in 1841, and sat
412	i	26	Bosanquet, Charles: after the city insert He was sub-governor of the South Sea Company 1808-38 and governor 1838-50. From 1823 to 1836 he was chairman of the exchequer bill office
	ii	33	for Meyers's read L. C. Meyer's
413	i	14	Bosanquet, Sir John B.: for 1814 read 1847
		21 f.e.	after Company insert in 1814
		20 f.e.	after England insert in 1819
417	i	11	Boscawen, Edward: for 1741 read 1742
419	ii	23 f.e.	Boscawen, Edward, 1st Earl of Falmouth: after and insert was M.P. for Truro from 1807 until he
420	i	19 f.e.	Boscawen, Hugh, 1st Viscount Falmouth: after death insert He was governor of St. Mawes from 1696 to 1710 and from 1714 till death
428	i	16	Boswell, Alexander, Lord Auchinleck: for 29 Dec. 1729 read 22 July 1727
		30	for 31 read 25
429	ii	28	Boswell, Sir Alexander: for 1818 read 1816
432	i	19 f.e.	Boswell, James the elder: for 1765 read 1763
439	ii	7 21	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ Boswell, John: for 1756 read 1757
440	i	23 f.e.	Boswell, Sir William: after 1606 insert He was M.P. for Boston in 1624 and 1625
		22 f.e.	for subsequently react had already and after service insert He was secretary to Lord Herbert of Cherbury, while ambassador in Paris, in 1620
		21 f.e.	after and was insert subsequently
441	ii	17	Bosworth, Joseph: omit College
446	ii	5 f.e.	Bott, Thomas: for Long read Longe
447	ii	18	for 28 Sept. read 19 Sept.