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Admitted 2 Februaiy, 1562-3.

Eldest son of Francis Hastings, second Earl. He was knighted by Edward VI. in 1548, summoned to Parliament as Baron Hastings in 1559, and succeeded to the Earldom in 1561. Through his mother, the daughter of Lord Montacute, he claimed the right of succession to the throne next to Elizabeth. He was an ardent Protestant and friend of the Huguenots, and, therefore, an opponent of the claims of Mary Queen of Scots, whose keeper he for some time was. In 1579 he was made a Knight of the Garter. He died 14 Dec. 1595.

His brother, George, who became the third Earl, was admitted to the Inn on 2 Feb. 1563-4.

Admitted 3 March, 1659-60.

Eldest son of Henry Hatsell of Saltrara, co. Devon. He was called to the Bar 17 May, 1667, and became Serjeant-at-Law in 1689. Eight years after (1697) he was created a Baron of the Exchequer and knighted, which position he held till 1702, when he was removed. He was judge at the trial of (q.v.) for the murder of Miss Stout. He died in April 1714. His son Henry was Treasurer of the Inn in 1770.

Admitted 22 December, 1750.

Eldest son of Henry Hatsell of the Middle Temple, and grandson of (q.v.). He was called to the Bar 20 May, 1757, and to the Bench of the Inn 23 Jan. 1789. He filled the office of Chief Clerk to the House of Commons for twenty-nine years (1768—97). He was appointed Reader in 1795, Treasurer in 1802, and at the time of his death in 1820 was Senior Bencher of the Inn. He was buried with much solemnity in the Temple Church on 24 Oct. 1820.

Mr. Hatsell published the following works on parliamentary law and procedure: Rules, etc. of the House of Commons (1774—1809); Gases of Privileges of Parliament to 1628 (1776); Precedents of Proceedings in the House of Commons (1781).

Admitted 14 May, 1813.

Second son of William Havelock of Ingress Park, Dartford, but he was born at Ford Hall, Durham, in 1795. During his short residence of two years at the Temple he was a pupil in the chambers of Mr. Chitty {q.v.), having as a fellow pupil {q.v.), the future judge, with whom he contracted a life friendship. But Havelock's heart was not in his legal studies, but in the stirring scenes in the Peninsula, where his brother William was serving in the Army under Wellington, and in July, 1815, a month after Waterloo, he himself obtained a Commission in the 95th Regiment. In this capacity he served with reputation through the Burmese (1824) and other wars, but it was not till 1838 he attained the rank of Captain. He took part with his regiment in the Afghan war (1839), the Gwalior campaign (1843), the first campaign against the Sihks (1845), and in the Persian Expedition (1857), but, though raised to the rank of General for his services, he still remained a comparatively obscure man till his extraordinary