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18. Morley, George, D.D., dean 27 July, 1660, resigned Oct. following ; s. Francis, of Cheapside, London. Student Christ Church 1615 (from Westminster school), matric. 17 Dec., i6i8,agedi9, B. A. 19 Dec, 1618, M.A. i/( June, 1621, created D.D. 1 Nov., 1642, canon 1642, ejected 1647, restored 1660 ; sinecure rector of Pennant, co. Montgomery, 1644- 53, chaplain to Robert, earl of Carnarvon, rector of Hartfield, Sussex, 1640-1, and of Mildenhall, Wilts, 1641, deprived March, 1648, chaplain to Charles I., dispossessed of his preferments and exiled himself ; rector of Great Haseley, Oxon, 1660, and canon of Wells 1660; a member of Lincoln's Inn and Gray's Inn 1664 ; bishop of Worcester 1660-2, and of Winchester 1662, until his death at Farnham Castle 29 Oct., 1684; buried in Winchester cathedral. See Al. Ox. 1033.

19. Fell, John, D.D., dean 30 Nov., i66o(-86) ; born at Longvvorth, Berks, about 1626 ; s. Samuel, dean 1638-^7 ; Christ Church 25 May, 1637, aged 11, student 1637, B.A. 24 Oct., 1640, M.A. 2 June, 1643, student, ejected 1648, created D.D. 3 Oct., 1660, canon July — Nov., 1660, dean 1660-86, bishop 1675-86, vice-chancellor 1666-9, chaplain to the king ; master of St. Oswald's, Worcester, 1660, prebendary of Chichester and dean of St. Paul's 1660 ; died 10 July, 1686, buried in the divinity chapel, Christ Church ; will at Oxford proved 12 Nov., 1686 ; built Cuddesden palace, the theatre, and printing press at Oxford, and enlarged Christ Church. See Al. Ox. 490.

20. Massey,John, M.A., 'popish' dean 29 Dec, 1686, withdrew 30 Nov., 1688 ; born at Patney, Wilts, in 165 1 ; s. John, of Bristol, Somerset, pleb. Mag- dalen COLL., matric 26 Nov., 1669, aged 18, clerk 1663-73, B.A. (Magdalen Hall) 1673; fellow Merton 1672, M.A. 29 Jan., 1675-6, proctor 1684; said to have been son of a presbyterian minister and so at first educated, renounced his religion for that of Rome to become dean, set up a Roman Catholic chapel in Canterbury quadrangle, withdrew to London in 1688 on the arrival of the prince of Orange, and thence over sea to France, became confessor to the convent of blue nuns at Paris, where he died 11 June, 1715. See Al. Ox. 984.

21. Aldrich, Henry, D.D., dean 17 June, 1689; s. Henry, of Westminster, gent. Christ Church, matric. 19 July, 1662, aged 15, Westminster student 1662, B.'A. 1666, M.A. 1669, B. and D.D. 2 March, 1681-2, canon 1682, \ ice-chancellor 1692-5 ; rector of Wem, Salop; died in Christ Church 14 Dec, 1710, buried there; will at Oxford proved 5 Jan., 1711-12. See Al. Ox. 13.

22. Attertmry, Francis, D.D., dean 27 Sept., 171 1, resigned 1713 ; born at Milton Keynes, Bucks, 16 March, 1662 ; s. Lewis, of Middleton, Bucks, D.D. Christ Church, matric 17 Dec, 1680, aged 17, Westminster student 1680, B.A. 1684, M.A. 1687, D.D. by diploma 5 May, 1701 ; preacher of Bridewell 1693, and of the Rolls chapel 1698, chaplain to William III. and Q. Mary 1694, and to Q. Anne 1702, archdeacon of Totnes 1701, preb. of Exeter 1704, dean of Carlisle 1704, of Christ Church (Oxford), 1711-13, and of Westminster 1713, a governor of Bridewell and Bethlehem hospitals 1714, bishop of Rochester 1713, deprived June, 1723, on suspicion of favouring the pretender, sent to the Tower 24 Aug., 1722, and passported in the Aid- borough man-of-war two days after ; died at Paris in exile 15 Feb., 1732. See Al. Ox. 42.

23. Smalridge, George, D.D., dean 18 July, 1713 ; s. Thomas, of Lichfield, co. Stafford', gent. Christ Church, matric 18 Dec, 1682, aged 18; Westminster student 1682, B.A. 1686, M.A.' 1689, B.D. 1698, D.D. 1701, canon 1711, deputy-

professor of divinity 1700 6 ; canon of Lichfield 1693, minister of Tothill-fields chapel, West- minster, 1692, and of the new chapel (Broadway), Westminster, 1698, lecturer of S. Dunstan's-in-the- West 1708-ir, dean of Carlisle 1711, bishop of Bristol 1714, lord high almoner 1714-15, died 27 Sept., 1719, aged 57, buried in the cathedral ; will at Oxford proved 10 Oct. following. See Al. Ox. 1367.

24. Boulter, Hugh, D.D., dean 6 Nov., 1719, re- signed 1724 ; born in London 4 Jan., 1671-2 ; s. John, of London, pleb. Christ Church, matric 28 Feb., 1686-7, aged 15 (from Merchant Taylors' school) ; demy Magdalen 1689-96, B.A. 1690, M.A. 1693, fellow 1696-1709, B.D. 1705, D.D. 1708, and of Trinity Coll., Dublin, ad eundem 1720 ; rector of St. Olave's, Southuark, 1708-22, archdeacon of Surrey 1716-19, chaplain to George I. at Hanover 1719, bishop of Bristol 1719, archbishop of Armagh, 1724, died 27 Sept., 1742, buried in Westminster abbey. See Al. Ox. 155.

25. Bradshaw, William, D.D., dean 17 Sept., 1724; born at Abergavenny, co. Montgomery, 10 April, 1671 ; s. William, gent. Balliol, matric 12 Nov. , 1692, aged 19; fellow New Coll., B.A. 1697, M.A. 14 Jan., 1700-1, proctor 171 1 ; canon of Christ Church 1723, B. and D.D. by diploma 27 Aug., 1723, D.D. Lambeth 28 June, 1720; canon of Canterbury 17 17, vicar of East Peckham, Kent' 1719, rector of Fawley, Hants, 1722, bishop of Bristol 1724, until his death 16 Dec, 1732, buried in Bristol cathedral. See Al. Ox. 169.

26. Conybeare, John, D.D., dean 27 Jan., 1732-3; s. John, of Pinhoe, Devon, cler. Exeter, matric. 22 March, 1707-8, aged 17 (from Tiverton school), fellow 1710, B.A. 1713, M.A. 1716, proctor 1725, B.D. 1728, D.D. 24 Jan., 1729-30, rector of his college 1730-3, dean of Christ Church 1733-55, rectcr of St. Clement's, Oxford, 1724-34, bishop of Bristcl 1750, until his death 13 July 1755, buried in Bristol cathedral. See Al. Ox. 318.

27. Gregory, David, D.D., dean 18 May, 1756; s. David, of Oxford, D.Med. Savilian professor of astronomy. Christ Church, matric. 4 June, 1714, aged 17, Westminster student 1714, B.A. 1718, M.A. 1721, B.D. 13 March, 1731-2, D.D. 1732, canon 1736, regius professor of modern history 172J-36 ; rector of Semley, Wilts, 1735, master of Sherbourn hospital, co. Durham, 1759, until his death 16 Sept., 1767, buried in the cathe- dral. See A I. Ox. 602.

28. Markham, William, D.C.L., dean 23 Oct., 1767, resigned 1776 ; born at Kingsale, Ireland, 1720; s. William, gent. Christ Church, matric. 6 June, 1738, aged 18, Westminster student 1738, B.A. 1742, M.A. 1745, B.C.L. and D.C.L. 1752 ; headmaster Westminster school 1753-65, chaplain to the king 1756, canon of Durham 1759, dean of Rochester 1756-71, vicar of Boxley, Kent, 1765-71, preceptor to the Prince of Wales and to Prince Frederick, bishop of Osnaburgh 1771, bishop of Chester 1771-6, archbishop of York 1776, until his death 3 Nov., 1807, buried in Westminster abbey. See Al. Ox. ii. 913.

29. Bagot, Lewis, D.C.L., dean 25 Jan., 1777, resigned 1783 ; s. Walter, of Blythfield, co. Stafford, bart. Christ Church, matric 8 March, 1757, aged 16 (from Westminster school), student 1758, B.A. 1760, M.A. 1764, D.C.L. 1772, canon 1771-7 ; born 1 Jan., 174.1, rector of Jevington 1767, and vicar of Rye, Sussex, 1768, bishop of Bristol 1782, of Norwich 1783, and of St. Asaph 1790, together with rectory of Llangwm-Dymell, co. Denbigh, 1792, until his death 4 June, 1802. See A I. Ox. ii. 47; &D.N.B.

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