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 in the defence of Bishop Atterbury in 1723, and in 1746 in the trial of Francis Townley for high treason.

He is known as the author of the following treatises: Defence of the late Bishop of Rochester (1723); Life of Sir Leoline Jenkins (1724); Dignity of the Degree of Serjeant-at-Law [subsequently published by his son, Edward Wynne] (1765). Serjeant Wynne died on 16 May, 1765.

Admitted 27 November, 1654.

Only son of William Wythens of Southend, Kent. He was called to the Bar 9 Feb. 1659-60, became a Bencher 21 May, 1680, and Treasurer in the following year. He was elected to Parliament for Westminster in 1679, and was knighted in 1680. He fell, however, under the displeasure of Parliament for too great subservience to the king, and was expelled the House. As an advocate he was employed in many important cases, and in 1683 was made Serjeant, and raised to the King's Bench. In this capacity he was on the Commission for the Trial of the Rye House Plotters, also in the trials of Russell and Sidney, and of Titus Gates. In 1687, however, he was removed from the Bench, when he again took to practice as a Serjeant. He survived his discharge seventeen years, when he died at his residence at Southend in Elthani in May, 1704.

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Admitted 10 November, 1832.

Second son of Edward Yardley of Dorrington, Salop. He was born at Shrewsbury in 1810, and educated at Shrewsbury School. He was called to the Bar 2 June, 1837. In 1847 he became a puisne Judge in Bombay, and in 1852 Chief Justice. He retired in 1858. He was a J.P. and D.L. for Pembrokeshire. He died 15 Dec. 1878.

Admitted 10 October, 1759.

Eldest son of Francis Yelverton of Kanturk, co. Cork. He graduated at Dublin 1757, and for many years supported himself by teaching. He was called to the Irish Bar in 1764, where he rapidly acquired repute, and was appointed King's Counsel and a Bencher of King's Inns in 1772. In 1774 he was returned to Parliament for Donegal, and in 1782 became Attorney-General of Ireland. He was soon afterwards raised to the Bench as Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and in 1795 to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Avonmore, and in 1800 became a Viscount and a Baron of the United Kingdom. He enjoyed a great reputation as a speaker, and his amiable simplicity of character earned for him the title of the "Goldsmith of the Irish Bar." He died 19 Aug. 1805.

YONG. See YOUNG.