Ley, George, s. Hug., of Tavistock, Devon, gent. Exeter Coll., matric. 3 April, 1674, aged 17; B.A. 1677.
Ley, Isaac, s. William, of Woodburne, Bucks, minister, Balliol Coll., matric. 12 June, 1673, aged 16; B.A. 1678.
Ley, James, B.A. from Brasenose Coll. 3 Feb., 1573-4, bar.-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, 1584, treasurer 1610 (as of Wilts), M.P. Westbury 1597-8, 1604—Oct., 1605, Sept. 1609-11, Bath 1614, and Westbury 1621, a Welsh judge, serjeant-atlaw 1603, lord chief justice King's Bench, Ireland, 1604-8, and knighted, and a commissioner of the great seal, Ireland, April—Nov., 1605, attorney of the courts of wards and liveries 1608, created a bart. 15 July, 1619, lord chief justice of King's Bench 1621, speaker of the house of lords 1621-4, lord treasurer 1624, created Lord Ley 31 Dec., 1624, and Earl of Marlborough 5 Feb., 1626, president of the council (s. Henry, of Teffont-Evias, Wilts); died 14 March, 1629. See Ath. ii. 441; Foss' Judges; & Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary, etc.
Ley, John, fellow of Balliol 1564. See Lee.
Ley, John, s. Alexander, of Monkleigh, Devon, minister. Oriel Coll., matric. 14 Nov., 1661, aged 17; B.A. 1664, M.A. 1667, rector of Langridge, Somerset, 1664, and of Hambledon, Bucks, 1664, vicar of Monkleigh, Devon, 1669; brother of Alexander 1668. See Foster's Index Eccl. [5],
Ley, John, s. William, of Worcester (city), sacerd. St. Mary Hall, matric. 3 March, 1664-5, aged 16; B.A. 1668, M.A. 1671, vicar of Eckington, co. Worcester, 1671. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Ley, John, s. Sam, of Flyford, co. Worcester, pp. Magdalen Hall, matric. 10 Oct., 1704, aged 16; B.A. 1708, rector of Alresford, Essex, 1711. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Ley, Maurice (Lee or Lye), fellow Exeter Coll. 1547-8, B.A. 1545, M.A. 4 Feb., 1547-8. See Boase, 37.
Ley, Peter, B.D. 1520. See Lee.
Ley, Rosse, s. Tho., of London, gent. Christ Church, matric. 25 March, 1697-8, aged 18, B.A. 1701; born at Carpenter's Hall 1678, educated at Charterhouse, chaplain of St. Katharine's hospital 1704, and to the 4th troop of horse guards 1710, rector of St. Mathew, Friday Street, and St. Peter's, Eastcheap, 1715, chaplain to the Duke of Montagu 1727; died in Wellclose Green 4 Jan., 1736-7, buried in St. Katherine's-in-the-Tower. See Rawl, ii. 158, iv. 332, and xviii. 37; & Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus. [10],
Ley, Samuel, s. Wil., of Worcester city, pp. Magdalen Hall, matric. 8 March, 1671-2, aged 15; B.A. 1675, M.A. 1678, rector of Flyford Flavell, co. Worcester, 1679; father of next-named. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Ley, Samuel, s. S., of Flyford, co. Worcester, pp. Magdalen Hall, matric. 10 Oct., 1707, aged 17, B.A. 1711; M.A. from Catharine Hall, Cambridge, 1727.
Ley, Samuel, s. Geor., of Newton-Ferrers, Devon, pleb. Exeter Coll., matric. 6 April, 1709, aged 17; B.A. 1712, M.A. 1717; rector of Lamorran, Cornwall, 1725, and of Dolton, Devon, 1727. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Leye, Simon, B.A. from Oriel Coll. 14 Feb., 1575-6, fellow 1578, M.A. 12 April, 1581.
Ley, Thomas, 1522, 1526, and 1570. See Lee. [15],
Ley, Thomas, s. Thomas "Leigh," of Monkleigh, Devon, pleb. Gloucester Hall, matric. 8 April, 1636, aged 17; B.A. 12 Dec., 1639.
Ley, Thomas, s. John, of Tawstock, Devon, admitted scholar of Gonville and Caius Coll., Cambridge, 17 April, 1671, aged 16; B.A. 1674, M.A. 1678, incorporated 9 July, 1678; vicar of Crediton, Devon, 1689. See Rawl. xxi.; Foster's Index Eccl.; & Venn, 274.
Ley, Thomas, s. J(ohn), of Huish, Devon, paup. Wadham Coll., matric. 31 March, 1691, aged 17; B.A. 1694; rector of Meeth, Devon, 1701. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Ley, William, B.A. from Lincoln Coll., 26 March, 1582, M.A. 6 July, 1584.
Ley, William, s. John, of Lymington, Somerset, gent. Exeter Coll., matric. 18 Feb., 1626-7, aged 16; B.A. 26 Oct., 1630; perhaps rector of St. Nicholas, Worcester, 1664, and father of William 1669. [20],
Ley, William, s. John, of Chester (city), sacerd. Christ Church, matric. 1 May, 1637, aged 16; B.A. 24 Oct., 1640, M.A. 13 Feb., 1648-9; perhaps vicar of Wantage, Berks, of High Wycombe 1664, and of Wooburn, Bucks, 1668. See Foster's Index Eccl. & Fasti, ii. 108.
Ley, William, s. William, of Worcester (city), minister. St. Mary Hall, matric. 16 July, 1669, aged 15; B.A. from Magdalen Hall 1673, M.A. 17 Feb., 1675-6; rector of St. Helen's, Worcester, 1678, and of Knightwick, co. Worcester, 1686. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Leyborn, Robert, s. Ant., of London, gent. Brasenose Coll., matric. 9 March, 1710-11, aged 17 (student of Christ Church 1712); B.A. 19 Jan., 1714-15, fellow, M.A. 1717, proctor 1723, B. & D.D. 1731; principal of St. Alban Hall 1736-59, and rector of St. Dunstan, Stepney, 1729, and of St. Anne, Limehouse, 1730, until his death at Bath 13 May, 1759. See Al. West. 257; Gutch MS. 184; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Leycester, Allen. See Lester 1669-70.
Leycester, (Sir) George, of Cheshire, arm. fil. University Coll., matric. entry under date 2 July, 1578, aged 13; of Toft, Cheshire, sheriff 1602-3, knighted 6 Aug., 1599, at Dublin, by the Earl of Essex, M.P. Thirsk 1597; buried 4 April, 1612; brother of Ralph 1578. See Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary. [25],
Leycester, John, of Cheshire, pleb. Brasenose Coll., matric. 28 Jan., 1619-20, aged 21; B.A. 28 Feb., 1621-2; kept school. See Ath. ii. 636.
Leycester, Lawrence, of Cheshire, pleb. Brasenose Coll., matric. 15 Dec., 1609, aged 17.
Leycester, (Sir) Peter, s. Peter, of Tabley, Cheshire, 'gent. common.' Brasenose Coll. 13 Oct., 1629, born at Nether Tabley 3 March, 1613, of Gray's Inn 1632, an antiquary, created a baronet 10 Aug., 1660; died 11 Oct., 1678; father of Philip. See Ath. iii. 1173.
Leycester, Philip, s. Peter, of Tabley, Cheshire, arm. Brasenose Coll., matric. 16 Oct., 1635, aged 16; B.A. 2 July, 1639, M.A. 24 Feb., 1643-4, fellow 1643, until expelled as "homicida" 1649; brother of Thomas 1638. See Burrows, 482.
Leycester, Ralph, of Cheshire, arm. University Coll., matric. entry under date 2 July, 1578, aged 16; brother of George 1578. [30],
Leycester, Ralph, of Cheshire, militis fil. Brasenose Coll., matric. 16 June, 1610, aged 16.
Leycester, Ralph, arm. Brasenose Coll., matric. 31 July, 1658.
Leycester, Robert, of Cheshire, arm. fil. nat. max. Brasenose Coll., matric. 13 July, 1660, B.A. 12 March, 1662-3, as Leicester.
Leycester, Thomas, of Essex, gent. Brasenose Coll., matric. 22 Feb., 1604-5, aged 16; B.A. 23 Nov., 1608, M.A. 5 July, 1611, vicar of Albury, Herts, 1617. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Leycester, Thomas (Leicester), s. Peter, of Tabley, Cheshire, arm. Brasenose Coll., matric. 4 May, 1638, aged 17; student of Gray's Inn 1640; died 1652; father of Philip. See Foster's Gray's Inn Reg. [35]
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