French, John, s. Thom., of Southleigh, Devon, cler. Wadham Coll., matric. 3 March, 1693-4, aged 16; B.A. 1697, M.A. 1700, rector of Southleigh, 1710. See Foster's Index Eccl.
French, John, s. John, of Crewkerne, Somerset, pleb. Wadham Coll., matric. 3 Feb., 1697-8, aged 18; B.A. 1701.
French, John, s. J., of Chard, Somerset, cler. Wadham Coll., matric. 22 Feb., 1702-3, aged 17; B.A. from Merton Coll. 1706, M.A. 23 Feb., 1715-16; perhaps vicar of Ilton, Somerset, 1708, until his death; buried 18 Jan., 1730-1. See Foster's Index Eccl.
French, Joseph, s. Francis, of Sempringham, co. Lincoln, pleb. pp. New Inn Hall, matric. 8 March, 1638-9, aged 19; B.A. 22 Oct., 1642, as Joshua.
French, Mathew, of Northants, pleb. Balliol Coll., matric. 1 Feb., 1593-4, aged 17; B.A. 4 Feb., 1596-7, rector of North Meols, co. Lancaster, 1600. See Foster's Index Eccl.
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French, Paul, B.A. Feb., 1541-2, M.A. 22 Jan., 1544-5; fellow of All Souls' Coll. 1547, canon of Windsor 1560, rector of Little Wittenham, Berks, 1552, rector of Boyton, Wilts, 1565, canon of Lincoln 1588; died 1 Nov., 1600; buried in Windsor. See Foster's Index Eccl. & Fasti, i. 131.
Frenche, Peter, of Cheshire, pleb. University Coll., matric. 12 Oct., 1582, aged 22.
French, Peter, B.A. from Emmanuel Coll., Cambridge*, 1635, B.D. 1646; incorporated as B.D. 16 Dec., 1650, canon of Christ Church by the parliamentary visitors 1650, D.D. (by diploma) 23 Dec., 1653 (married a sister of Oliver Cromwell); sequestered to the rectory of Cottenham, co. Cambridge, about 1646; died 17 June, 1655. See Add. MS. 15,670, p. 117; Burrows, 492; & Fasti, ii. 163, 181.
French, Philip, of Oxon, gent. New Coll., matric. 23 Oct., 1612, aged 17; B.A. 11 April, 1616, M.A. 19 Jan., 1619-20, vicar of Chesterton, Oxon, 1625, rector of Shipton-upon-Cherwell, Oxon, 1625. See Foster's Index Eccl.
French, Richard, of Sussex, gent. Queen's Coll., matric. 19 June, 1610, aged 17; B.A. 21 Oct., 1612, student of the Inner Temple 1613, as of Rusper, Sussex, gent. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
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French, Richard, s. R., of Musbury, Devon, pleb. St. Alban Hall, matric. 27 March, 1685, aged 19.
French, Richard, s. James, of Cove of Cork, Ireland, gent. Balliol Coll., matric. 4 July, 1691, aged 15; student of Middle Temple 1697. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
French, Robert, s. Robert, of Banbury, Oxon, gent. Trinity Coll., matric. 4 Dec., 1640, aged 17; B.A. 25 Nov., 1644, M.A. 1 Feb., 1647-8, scholar 1648, but specially expelled from the university for contempt 1648, by the parliamentary visitors. See Burrows, 531.
French, Robert, s. Peter, of Oxford city, doctoris. Wadham Coll., matric. 4 June, 1663, aged 17; B.A. 14 Feb., 1666-7; perhaps this man, or the next, vicar of South Newton, Wilts, 1681-2. See Foster's Index Eccl. & Gardiner, 247.
French, Robert, s. Thomas, of Bloxham, Oxon, pp. Magdalen Coll., matric. 1 Dec., 1665, aged 17; B.A. 1669.
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French, Samuel, cler. fil. Christ Church, matric. 18 Oct., 1654; one of these names vicar of Town Malling, Kent; troubled for his nonconformity, imprisoned for 6 months in Maidstone gaol 1684, settled at Staplehurst, where he died 20 Aug., 1694; licenced (v.g.) 4 Nov., 1679, then a widower, to marry Mrs. Joane Welkes, of Maidstone. See Calamy, ii. 333.
French, Samuel, s. John, of Ilminster, Somerset, cler. Exeter Coll., matric. 22 May, 1710, aged 18; B.A. 29 Jan., 1713-14, rector of Wayford, Somerset, 1725, and of Cricket Malherbe, Somerset, 1729. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Frenche, Thomas, B.A. 10 Nov., 1511.
Frenche, Thomas, of Oxon, pleb. St. Edmund Hall, matric. entry under date 29 March, 1580, aged 15; B.A. from Magdalen Coll. 16 Dec., 1583, fellow of Merton Coll. 1584, M.A. 14 May, 1588, registrar of the university 1608-29; father of John 1616. See O.H.S. iv. 273.
French, Thomas, of Devon, pleb. Exeter Coll., matric. 21 June, 1594, aged 18; B.A. 12 July, 1598.
French, Thomas, B.A. from Merton Coll. 3 Dec., 1628, M.A. 18 June, 1631, incorporated at Cambridge 1635; perhaps rector of Threxton, Norfolk, 1642. See Foster's Index Eccl.
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French, Thomas, s. Tho., of Musbery, Devon, pleb. Exeter Coll., matric. 1 April, 1664, aged 18; B.A. 1667, rector of Southleigh, Devon, 1672. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Frenche, William, of Devon, pleb. Exeter Coll., matric. 26 March, 1591, aged 17; one of these names vicar of Lyng, Somerset, 1596. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Frenche, William, of Devon, pleb. Exeter Coll., matric. 14 Oct., 1596, aged 19; B.A. 31 Jan., 1599-1600, M.A. 11 March, 1602-3; perhaps rector of Woolverton, Hants, 1613. See Foster's Index Eccl.
French, William, of Cornwall, gent. Exeter Coll., matric. 28 June, 1616, aged 18; student of Middle Temple 1617, as son and heir of John, of Smalehill, Cornwall, gent. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
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Frencham, Barnab., B.A. from Emmanuel Coll., Cambridge, 1616-17, M.A. 1620, incorporated 9 July, 1622. See Foster's Graduati Cantab.
Frencham, Edward, of Sussex, cler. fil. Magdalen Coll., matric. 2 July, 1585, aged 15; B.A. from Magdalen Hall 24 Feb., 1589-90, M.A. 3 July, 1592, rector of Compton Valence, Dorset, 1604. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Frencham, Henry, of Sussex, pleb. Magdalen Coll., matric. 24 Nov., 1581, aged 21; demy 1578-81, fellow 1582-94, B.A. 3 Nov., 1582, M.A. 22 June, 1587, rector of Walpole Elien, als. St. Peter's, Norfolk, 1599, until his death 31 Jan., 1629. See Bloxam, iv. 210; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Frencham, Nathaniel, s. Edward, of Compton, Dorset, pleb. Wadham Coll., matric. 12 Oct., 1632, aged 18; B.A. from Lincoln Coll. 24 May, 1636, M.A. 2 July, 1639, rector of Winterbourne Came, Dorset, 1639, and of Winterbourne Germayne 1640. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Frere, Ambrose, B.A. from St. Edmund Hall 17 June, 1619; M.A. from Magdalen Hall 4 July, 1622, rector of Clannaborough, Devon, 1625; another of the name vicar of Send, Surrey, 1616. See Foster's Index Eccl. & O.H.S. xii. 375.
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Frere, Bamfelde, of Oxford city, gent. Christ Church, matric. 17 Dec., 1586, aged 15.
Frere, James (Freer), B.A. from Magdalen Coll., Cambridge, 1616-17, incorporated as M.A. 15 July, 1628.
Frere, Thomas (Freer or Fryer), created D.Med. Padua, incorporated 28 Feb., 1622-3, practiced in the city of London; buried in St. Botolph (?Aldgate), London, 1623. See Fasti, i. 409.
Frere, Thomas, s. Anthony, rector of Mulbarton, *Norfolk, admitted St. John's Coll., Cambridge, 18 May, 1647, aged 18; B.A. 1650, (as Freer,) incorporated as M.A. 11 July, 1654, student of Gray's Inn 1654. See Foster's Gray's Inn Reg.
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