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Admitted 10 October, 1771.

Second son of Alexander Macauley Boyd, of Dublin, born at Ballycastle, 1746. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated M.A. in 1765. During his residence in the Temple he became acquainted with Goldsmith and Garrick, and became a contributor to the Public Advertiser and other journals. In 1781 he became Secretary to Lord Macartney, and proceeded to Madras. Whilst there he conducted a paper called the Madras Courier, and started the Hircarrah as a vehicle for his essays. He died in the midst of these literary pursuits, 19 Oct. 1794. His friends claimed for him that he was the author of the Letters of Junius. His writings were collected and published in 1800.



Admitted 4 August, 1669.

Eldest son of Richard, second Earl of Cork, and first Earl of Burlington, born 1639. He is entered on the Register as Charles Lord Clifford. He was summoned to the Irish Parliament by writ in 1662, having then the title of Viscount Dungarvan, and subsequently to the English Parliament as Lord Clifford (1689). He married Lady Jane Seymour, cousin of King Edward VI. He died 12 Oct. 1695, predeceasing his father.



Admitted 9 February, 1682-3.

Son and heir of the Right Rev. in Christ, Bishop Michael, Primate and Chancellor of Ireland. He received his title from a town in Wicklow established by his father. He is known as the author of a tragedy, entitled The Lost Princess, which, however, in the opinion of a contemporary critic, did "no credit to the name of Boyle." He died 25 Dec. 1712.



Admitted 18 June, 1660.

Eldest son of Henry Bradbury, of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Middlesex. He was created a Master of Arts by the University of Oxford, on 28 Sept. 1663, was called to the Bar on 17 May, 1667, to the Bench 7 Feb. 1689, and appointed Lent Reader in 1691. He exhibited his legal acumen in the famous case of Lady Ivy's claims in 1684, and was consulted on constitutional questions before the House of Lords during the Revolution in 1688. In 1689 he was appointed Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer, an office which he held till his death in 1696.



Admitted 20 November, 1677.

Second son of William Braddon, of Trenorgy, Cornwall. He is now remembered for the inquiry he set on foot respecting the death of the Earl of Essex in the Tower in 1683, who, he affirmed, had been murdered. For this action he was arrested and tried in 1683 on an accusation of conspiring to spread a false belief, and of suborning witnesses. Being found guilty he was fined £2,000, and, in default, committed to prison, where he remained till the landing of William III. in 1688, when he was liberated. He was called