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 which he published the following: Observations concerning the Twelve Cæsars (1635); Treatise of Divine Promises (1633); Critica Sacra, or the Hebrew Works of Old, and the Greek of the New Testament (1639); Supplement to the above (1662); A Treatise of Divinity (1646); The Saint's Encouragement in Evil Times (1648); Annotations on all the New Testament (1650); A Philological Commentary, or an Illustration of Words in the Law (1652); A System or Body of Divinity (1652); Choice French Proverbs (1657); Annotations on the Poetical Books of the Old Testament (1657); Second Considerations of the High Court of Chancery [2 sheets] (1658); England Described (1659); Obeservations [sic] on the Kings of England (1661); Three Diatribes or Discourses—(1) Of Travel, (2) Of Money, (3) Of Measuring (1671).

Admitted 29 January, 1666-7.

In the Register he is described as "Ellis Leighton of the parish of St. Mary-in-the-Straud, Miles," his parentage not being given; but he appears to have been the younger son of Alexander Leighton, physician and divine, imprisoned by the Star Chamber for the publication of Sion's Plea (1628), and who in 1642 was Keeper of Lambeth House. Before his admission to the Inn Ellis or Elisha was a Colonel in the Royalist Army, and after the death of Charles I. an active member of the Royalist Party abroad and Secretary for Charles II. in Scotland. He was present at the Battle of Worcester, from which he escaped to Holland. After the Restoration he adopted the Law, was called to the Bar 11 Feb. 1669-70, became one of the King's Counsel in the Admiralty Court, and in 1670 Recorder of Dublin. His public character seems to have been anything but impeccable. Pepys speaks of him as "a mad freaking fellow," though "one of the best companions at a meal in the world." He died 9 Jan. 1684-5.

Admitted 30 May, 1679.

Son and heir of Francis le Neve of St. Michael's Parish, Cornhill, where he was baptized 22 Jan. 1660-1. His father was a citizen and draper of London. He acquired an early taste for antiquities and genealogy, and in 1687 became President of the Antiquarian Society. In 1689 he began collecting the Records of the County of Norfolk, and in the same year was made Rouge Croix Pursuivant. In 1698 he transcribed and annotated Bysshe's Visitation of Norfolk. In 1704 he was made Richmond Herald and Norroy King-at-Arms. He died 24 Sept. 1729. His Norfolk collections formed the foundation of Blomefield's history of that county. He himself printed nothing.

Admitted 21 June, 1828.

Eldest son of the Right Hon. Thomas Frankland Lewis of Harpton Court, Radnorshire. After a brilliant career at Oxford he was a pupil of Mr. (afterwards Sir Barnes) Peacock in the Temple, and an attendant on the lectures of Mr. Austin (q.v.). He was called to the Bar 25 Nov. 1831. Owing to ill-health, however, he did not pursue the law as a profession, but devoted himself to literature. As a scholar he takes rank with the foremost of the day. As a politician he studied the great social questions of the time,