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 WILLIAM STYLE,

LAWYER,

Belonged to an old Kentish family resident at Langley in Beckenham. He was the half-brother of Sir Humphrey Style, gentleman of the Privy Chamber to James I., and Cup-bearer to Charles I. He was bred to the law at the Inner Temple, and is known as the author of some valuable Reports of Cases in the King's (or as he, being a Parliamentarian, called it the Upper) Bench, extending from the years 1646 to 1655. They are the only records of the decisions of Rolle and Sir John Glyn, the able Chief Justices of Cromwell. He died Dec. 7th, 1679.

[See "Wallace's Reporters."]

GEORGE SWINNOCK,

DIVINE,

Was born at Maidstone, and educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford. He became chaplain to the Hampden family, by whom he was presented to the living of Great Kimble, Bucks, from which he was ejected for nonconformity. He retired to Maidstone, where he died in 1673, aged 46. He was the author of "Heaven and Hell Epitomized," and many other theological works, now almost unknown; but of which a competent critic remarks that he "rejoiced in them as one that findeth great spoil."

[''See "Wood's Athenæ Oxon." by Bliss, and Allibone's "Dictionary of Authors."'']