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 1922 SEVENTEENTH EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES 263 Anne, daughter of Richard Bingham of Melcombe Bingham, and was father of a third Roger, B.C.L., of Trinity and Pembroke Colleges, Oxford, who matriculated in 1634, became prebendary of Bishopstone, Sarum, c. 1645, died before 1660, 1 and had a son the fourth Roger, B.A., rector of Penselwood 1674-1719, who matriculated from Hart Hall 1664. The five remaining brothers were all in Holy Orders, viz. : (2) Thomas, M.A., rector of Ashmore 1608, of Haselbury Bryan 1612, and of Mappowder 1624, who matriculated from Gloucester Hall 1599, and died c. 1657. His will was proved in the prerogative court of Canterbury. 2 He had two sons who predeceased him, Thomas, B.A., who matriculated from Christ Church in 1631-2, and William, M.A., Pembroke College, who matriculated from Christ Church in 1631-2. (3) Nicholas, vicar of Fifehead Magdalen. The will of his widow Agnes, made in 1613, was proved the next year by her four sons, Josias, Thomas, Nicholas, and George, in the prerogative court of Canterbury. The son Nicholas occurs as curate of Gillingham in 1628-9 and 1631, and he was master of Gillingham Grammar School when he married, 1622-3, Cecilia, daughter of Joane Dirdo, widow, of a leading local family (baptized 1594 as daughter of Charles Dyrdo, generosus). The son Josias, M.A., who succeeded his father in the vicarage of Fifehead Magdalen, matriculated from Gloucester Hall in 1595-6, aged 16, and was buried at Gillingham 21 June 1621. (4) William, patron and rector of Ashmore, 1588 (?), matriculated from St. Mary Hall 1577, aged 29. His will was proved 1621-2 in the prerogative court of Canterbury, and he was father of John, rector of Ashmore, 1622. (5) John, rector of Nether Compton 1579, whose will was proved 1608 in the prerogative court of Canterbury. He left three sons, Nicholas, John, and Thomas. Of these, John, B.A., matriculated from Oriel College 1612, became rector of Nether Compton in 1625, and died in 1631. (6) Edmund, rector of Buckhorn Weston, 1591, who matriculated from St. Mary Hall 1585, aged 19. His will was proved 1649 in the pre- rogative court of Canterbury. He had four sons, Nicholas, William, George, and Edmund. Of these, Nicholas, M.A., rector of Stowell, matriculated from Exeter College 1621, aged 18 r and Edmund, B.A., rector of Kington Magna, matriculated from Balliol 1632, signed the Subscription Book (Diocese of Bristol) 1 August 1662 as rector, and as schoolmaster 5 August 1662. He was the father of Nicholas, B.A., rector of Milton Malsor, Northants, 1673, who matriculated from Hart Hall in 1664, and Lawrence, B.A., who matriculated from Wadham in 1673, aged 16. 3 Evidence of unworthy treatment is, however, found in pamphlets such as A Private Conference between an Alderman and a Poor Country Vicar made Public, London, 1670. The vicar's dues are represented as being but twenty marks a year, raised by gifts to 15. He is grateful to the alderman of the 1 See Walker, ii. 65. 2 See ibid., p. 217.
 * See also E. W. Watson, History o/ Ashmore, 1870.