Skinner, John, s. Arth., of Plymouth, Devon, "generosi pps." Exeter Coll., matric. 21 April, 1665, aged 15, B.A. 11 Feb., 1668-9.
Skinner, John (Skynner), s. William, of Ledbury, co. Hereford, gent. Brasenose Coll., matric. 12 July, 1670, aged 15; student Inner Temple 1675. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Skinner, Matthew, born in London, s. Robert, bishop of Bristol. Trinity Coll., matric. 5 July, 1639, aged 15, created B.A. 1 Nov., 1642, M.A. 21 March, 1645-6, fellow 1648, D.Med. 7 Aug., 1660; sometime of Hallow, co. Worcester, and of Welton, near Daventry, Northants, nominated to be created a knight of the royal oak 1662, died 1698, father of Robert 1670. See Burrows, 553.
Skinner, Mathew, s. Rob., of Welton, Northants, gent. Christ Church, matric. 18 June, 1709, aged 19; of Welton, Northants, bar.-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, 1716, common pleader of the city of London 1719-22, recorder of Oxford 1721, serjeantat-law 1724, contested Andover 1728, king's serjeant 1730, treasurer of Serjeants Inn, M.P. Oxford 1734—Feb., 1739, chief justice court of session co. pal. Cheshire, 1735, born 22 Oct., 1689, died at Oxford 21 Oct., 1749. See Foster's Judges and Barristers; Gutch, i. 32, 475; Rawl. vi. 42; Al. West. 251; & Woolryche's Serjeants, ii. 522.
Skinner, Ralph, fellow New Coll. 1531-8, from Feltham, Middlesex, B.A. 11 July, 1536, M.A. and warden New Coll. 1551-53; M.P. Leicester 1547-52, Penryn Oct.-Dec., 1553, Bossiney Oct.Dec., 1555, Westbury 1559, rector of Broughton Astley, co. Leicester, 1550-3, dean of Durham 1561, and rector of Sedgfield, co. Durham, 1562, until his death in 1563. See Lansdowne MS. 981, f. 20; Fasti, i. 102; Foster's Index Eccl.; & O.H.S. i. 348. [5],
Skinner, Ralph (Skynner), of Devon, cler. fil. Broadgates Hall, matric. 10 May, 1616, aged 20, B.A. 30 June, 1617; vicar of Aston Rowant, Oxon, 1629. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Skinner, Richard (Skynnar), fellow New Coll. 1503-9, from Cricklade, Wilts, B.A. 28 June, 1507, fellow Winchester Coll. 1509, M.A. sup. 30 May, 1511, died 30 July, 1514. See O.H.S. i. 54.
Skinner, Richard (Skynner), of London, gent.; matric. entry 18 Oct., 1583, aged 11, "Mr. Case's scholar.",
Skinner, Richard, of London, arm. Merton Coll., matric. entry 22 March, 1587-8, aged 11; B.A. from Balliol Coll. 28 Feb., 1594-5, student of Inner Temple 1595. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Skinner, Richard, of co. Hereford, gent. Brasenose Coll., matric. 14 Oct., 1597, aged 15; student of Gray's Inn 1600, as of Ledbury, co. Hereford. See Foster's Gray's Inn Reg. [10],
Skinner, Richard, s. Richard, of Worcester (city), pleb. Pembroke Coll., matric. 27 June, 1628, aged 18, B.C.L. 6 July, 1630; vicar of Grimley, co. Worcester, 1632. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Skinner, Richard, of St. Mary Hall 1691. See Skirmer.
Skinner, Robert, of Northants, cler. fil. Trinity Coll., matric. 11 July, 1606, aged 15, B.A. 14 June, 1610, fellow 1613, M.A. 25 June, 1614 (incorporated at Cambridge 1615), B.D. 19 April, 1621 (re-incorporated at Cambridge 1621), licenced to preach 14 Jan., 1621-2, created D.D. 13 Aug. 1636(s. Edmund, of Pisford, Northants, cler.), preacher of St. Gregory's, near St. Paul's, London, 1621-30, chaplain in ordinary to Charles I., rector of Pisford, 1628-35, rector of Launton, Oxon, 1631, and of Greens Norton, Northants, 1636, until sequestered 1643, sequestered also from the vicarage of Cuddesden 1646, and from the rectory of Beckenham 1647; bishop of Bristol 1637-41, and of Oxford 1641, imprisoned in the Tower 1641, restored 1660, bishop of Worcester 1663, until his death 14 June 1670; father of Matthew 1639. See Ath. iv. 842; Fasti, i. 489; Lansdowne MS. 986, ff. 135, 137; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Skinner, Robert, s. Math., D.Med. Trinity Coll., matric. 14 Dec., 1670, aged 15, B.A. 1674; bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1682, "the law reporter," judge of the Marshalsea court; licenced 2 July, 1687, to marry Anne Buckby, of St.-Giles-in-the-Fields, spinster; died 20 March, 1697-8, buried in St. Faith, under St. Paul's; father of Matthew 1709. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Skinner, Stephen, s. John, of London, gent. Christ Church, matric. 6 Dec., 1639, aged 16, accumulated B.A. 21 Oct., 1646, and M.A. 10 Nov., 1646, because he had served in wars beyond seas; D.Med. of Heidelberg; incorporated 21 June, 1654, hon. fellow college of physicians 1664, practiced at Lincoln, where he died 5 Sept., 1667; buried in the cathedral. See Munk's Roll, i. 335; Ath. iii. 793; & Burrows, 490. [15],
Skinner, Thomas, s. Thomas, of London, gent. St. Edmund Hall, matric. 13 Nov., 1629, aged 22, B.A. 3 June, 1630, M.A. 4 July, 1633.
Skinner, Thomas, s. Zach., of Chipping-Sodbury, co. Gloucester, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. 14 July, 1665, aged 17, B.A. 1669; vicar of Twiverton, Somerset, 1674. and of Weston-juxtaBath 1678, until his death in 1690. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Skinner, Thomas (Skynner), created D.Med. from St. John's Coll., Oxford, 17 July, 1672, sometime of Cambridge university. See Fasti, ii. 333, and note; St. Paul's S. R. 35; & Rawl. vi. 257.
Skinner, Thomas, s. William, of Ledbury, co. Hereford, pleb. Balliol Coll., matric. entry 12 April, 1679, aged 14, B.A. 1682, M.A. 1685 (as Skynner); lieutenant of a company of scholars 1685, during the Duke of Monmouth's rebellion; perhaps rector of Enmore 1689-1729, and vicar of Wellington, Somerset, 1694-1720. See Ath. i. p. civ; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Skinner, Vincent, a pensioner of Trinity Coll., Cambridge, 21 May, 1557, B.A. 1560-1, M.A. 1564; supd. 6 Sept., 1566, for incorporation; of Thornton college, co. Lincoln, student of Lincoln's Inn 1565, as of Lincolnshire; M.P. Truro 1571, Barnstaple 1572-83, Boston 1584-5, 1586-7, 1588-9, Boroughbridge 1593, St. Ives 1597-8, Preston 1604-11, knighted 7 May, 1603; buried in St. Andrew's, Holborn, 29 Feb., 1615-16. See Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary & Graduati Cantab.
Skinner, William (Skynnar), chaplain, Magdalen Coll. 1520-1, M.A. 16 Feb., 1519-20; vicar of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields 1522. See Bloxam, ii. 126; Foster's Index Eccl. [21],
Skinner, William (Skynner), of co. Hereford, pleb. Brasenose Coll., matric. 8 Dec., 1609, aged 16, B.A. 21 Oct., 1612; perhaps B.C.L. from All Souls' Coll. 10 Dec., 1617, D.C.L. 31 March, 1625; canon 1631, and chancellor of Hereford; (son of Edward, of Ledbury), died 1647; father of William 1656. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Skinner, William, s. Richard, of Trull, Somerset, gent. New Inn Hall, matric. 21 Oct., 1621, aged 20, B.A. 24 Oct., 1633, M.A. 30 June, 1636; perhaps vicar of Cullompton, Devon, 1637. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Skinner, William, doctoris fil. New Coll., matric. 23 June, 1656, B.C.L. 8 March, 1663-4; rector of Hartlebury, co. Worcester, 1670. See Foster's Index Eccl.
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