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24. Brookes, James, D. D., master 1547; scholar of
Corpus Christi 1528, from co. Southampton,
fellow 1531, B.A. 23 June, 1531, M.A. 1 July, 1535,
B.D. 14 June, 1544, D.D. 11 July, 1546, vice-
chancellor of the university 1552 ; rector of East
Locking, Berks, 1545, and of East Hendred 1546,
chaplain or almoner to bishop Gardiner ; bishop of
Gloucester 1554 until his death Feb. 1559. See
A I. Ox. 190.
( — ) "Wright, William, B.D. , master, re-elected 5 Dec. 1555, see preceding.
25. Babington, Francis, B.D., master 2 Sept., 1559, by the queen's visitors, resigned 27 Oct., 1560; matriculated at Cambridge Nov. 1544, B.A. from Christ's Coll. 1548-9, fellow 1550-1, M.A. 1552 ; fellow All Souls', proctor 1557, B.D. 9 July, 1558, D.D. 19 Feb., 1559-60, vice-chancellor 1560-2, rector of Lincoln coll. 1560-3, Margaret professor of divinity 1561-2 ; vicar of Alrlvvorth, Berks, 1557, rector of Adstock and of Sherrington (both) Bucks, 1557; professed protestant opinions on the accession of Q. Elizabeth ; rector of Caythorpe, co. Lincoln, and of Middleton Keynes, Bucks, 1560, of Twyford, Bucks, 1560-3, and of Holsworthy, Devon, 1562 ; in 1565 he was deprived of his benefices as a con- cealed papist. See A I. Ox. 52.
26. Garnet, Antony, M.A., master 27 Oct., 1560, resigned 2 Feb., 1562-3; B.A. 1547-8, M.A. (supl. 1549), fellow 1548. See Al. Ox. 549.
27. Hooper, Robert M.A. , master20 March, 1562-3 ; 3s. John of New Sarum, Wilts; B.A. 10 Oct., 1558, of Balliol, M.A. 28 May, 1560, rector of Fuggleston, St. Peter, Wilts, 1559-71, inventory at Oxford 12 Jan., 1 57 1 -2. See A I. Ox. 742.
28. Piers, John, D.D., master 17 May, 1570; demy MAGDALEN 1542, from South Hinksey, Berks. B.A. supl. June, 1545, fellow 1545 and 1548-59, M.A. supl. 1549, B.D. 5 July, 1558, D.D. 18 Feb., 1565-6, dean of Christ Church 1571-6 (perhaps rector of St. Edmund the king, Lombard Street,
original seal, balliol. — From Ingram.
1545-57,. and vicar of West Ham, Essex; 1554),
rector of Quainton, Bucks, 1558-67, prebendary and
dean of Chester, 1567, rector of Laingdon, Essex,
1567-73, and of Fillingham, co. Lincoln, 1570, dean
of Salisbury 1572, bishop of Rochester 1576, and
lord high almoner, bishop of Salisbury 1577, arch-
bishop of York 1589, until his death at Bishopthorpe
28 Sept., 1594, buried in York minster. See Al.
Ox. 1136.
29. Squire, Adam, D.D., master 13 May, 1571 ; fellow Balliol 1559-68, B.A. 6 July, 1560, M.A. 16 Dec, 1564, proctor 1567, B.D. 10 April, 1575, D.D. 10 April, 1576; vicar of Cumnor, Berks, 1568, rector of Wollaston,' Notts, 1570, of Winterbourne Earls, Wilts, 1571, of Fillingham, co. Lincoln, 1572, and of Drayton, Oxon, 1576, canon of St. Paul's 1577, rector of Longworth, Berks, 1578, canon of Lich- field, 1586, archdeacon of Middlesex 1557, until his death before Oct. , 1588. See Al. Ox. 1403.
30. Lilly, Edmund, D.D., master, 1 Aug., 1580; fellow Magdalen 1563, from Lincolnshire, B.A. 24 July, 1564, M.A. 10 July, 1570, proctor 1573,' B.D. 17 July, 1578, D.D. 15 July, 1580, vice- chancellor 1585 and 1593 ; vicar of Mucking, Essex, 1576, rector of Kingston Deverell, Wilts, 1576, of Fillingham, co. Lincoln, 1581, vicar of Highworth, Wilts, 1589, archdeacon of Wilts 1590-1609, rector of Farnborough, Berks, 1590, until his death 7 Feb., 1609-10, buried 12th, in St. Mary's church, Oxford. See Al. Ox. 914.
31. Abbot, Robert, D.D., master, 5 March, 1609-10. Balliol, matric. entry under date 20 Dec, 1577, aged 17, from Surrey, pleb. (is. Maurice of Guildford, sherman), B.A. 16 May, 1579, fellow 1581-8, M.A. 7 Feb. , 1582-3, supl. for licence to preach 21 Jan. , 1586-7, B.D. 4 March, 1593-4, D.D. 22 Nov., 1596, regius prof, of divinity 1612-15 ; rector of Bishops Hatfield, Herts, 1584, All Saints', Worcester, 1589, and of Bingham, Notts, 1598, chaplain to James I., prebendary of Southwell 1610, rector of Fillingham, co. Lincoln, 1611, a member of Gray's Inn 1612 ; bishop of Salisbury 1615, until his death 2 March, 1617-18. See Al. Ox. 2.
32. Parkhlirstjohn, D.D., master 10 Feb. , 1615-16. Magdalen Hall, matric entry under date 25 Feb. , 1580-1, aged 17, from Surrey, pleb. (2s. Henry of Guildford) ; demy Magdalen Coll. 1583-8, B.A. 12 Nov., 1584, fellow 1588-1603, M.A. 10 July, 1590, proctor 1597, B.D. 22 Nov. 1600 (incorporated at Cambridge 1609), D.D. 6 July, 1610 ; rector of Shillingford, Berks, 1602, of Newington, Oxon, 16 1 9, and of Little Wakering, Essex, 1623, (all) until his death in 1639. See Al. Ox. 1117.
33. Laurence, Thomas, D.D., master n Nov., 1637. Balliol, matric n May, 1615, aged 17, from Dorset cler. fil. ; fellow All Souls' 1618, B.A. 9 June, 1618, M.A. 16 May, 1621 (incorporated at Cambridge 1627), B.D. 13 March, 1628-9, D.D. 16 July, 1633, Margaret professor of divinity 1638 48, left his mastership 1648 "upon a foresight of troubles that would happen to the university "; chaplain to the earl of Pembroke, canon and treasurer of Lichfield 1629, chaplain in ordinary to Charles I. canon of Worcester 1638-57, rector of Fuggleston with Bemerton, Wilts, 1633-45, nominated for an Irish bishoprick, served the chapelry of Colne, parish of Somersham, Hunts, where he died 10 Dec, 1657. See Al. Ox. 888.
(~) Bradshaw, George, M.A., master 21 July, 1648, by the committee of parliament, by the visitors 25 Sept. , and by the vice-chancellor 24 Oct. same year B.A. from Balliol 26 Jan., 1629-30, M.A. 15 Jan., 1634-5 fellow 1635, delegate to the visitors. See A I. Ox. 168.
