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34. Savage, Henry, B.D., master 20 Feb., 1650-1 ; s. Francis of Eldersfield, co. Worcester, gent. Balliol, matric. n March, 1624-5, aged 20, B.A. 24 Nov., 1625, M.A. 4 Feb., 1629-30, fellow 1635, B. D. 8 Nov., 1637, licenced to preach 25 Feb., 1638-9, D.D. 16 Oct., 165 1 ; rector and vicar of Sherbourne, St. John, Hants, 1648, chaplain in ordinary to Charles II., canon of Gloucester 1665, rector of Bladon, Oxon, 1661, of Fillingham, co. Lincoln, 1662, and of Crowmarsh, Oxon, 1670 ; died 2 June, 1672, aged 68, buried in the college chapel; will at Oxford proved 23 June following. See Al. Ox. 1317.

35. G-OOd, Thomas, D.D., master 16 July, 1672. Balliol, matric. 20 Feb., 1627-8, aged 18 (as pleb. fil.), B.A. 21 Oct., 1628, fellow 1629-58, M.A. 30 June, 1631, B. D. 17 Dec, 1639, D.D. 2 Aug., 1660; vicar of St. Alkmund, Shrewsbury, 1642-5, and of Coreley, Salop, one of the king's chaplains, canon residentiary of Hereford 1660, rector of Wistanstow, Salop, 1658, and of Bladon, Oxon, 1672 ; died 9 April, 1678, buried in Hereford cathedral. See Al. Ox. 581.

36. Venn, John, D.D., master 24 April, 1678 ; s. Simon of Lidiat St. Lawrence, Somerset, pleb. Balliol, matric. 10 May, 1662, aged 15, B.A. 1666, M.A. 1669, B. and D.D. 1685, vice-chancellor 1686-7 '< rector of Riseholme, co. Lincoln, 1672-80, vicar of Yarnton, Oxon, 1678-81, rector of Filling- ham 1681, and of Brattleby, co. Lincoln, 1681, until his death 8 Oct, 1687 ; will at Oxford proved 5 Nov., 1688.

37. Mander, Roger, B.D., master 23 Oct., 1687; s. Roger of Bricknoller, Somerset, pleb. Balliol, matric. 30 March, 1666, aged 17, B.A. 1669, M.A. 1672 (incorporated at Cambridge 1675), B.D. 1680, D.D. 1688, master of his college 1687-1705, vice- chancellor 1700-2; rector of Riseholm, co. Lincoln, 1680, and of Spettisbury, Dorset, 1684, rector of Duloe, Cornwall, April, 1704, until he died 21 Dec, 1704; buried in the college chapel ; will at Oxfoc.'., proved 15 June, 1706. See Al. Ox. 965.

38. Baron, John, B.D., master 20 Jan., 1704-5; s. J. , of Henley, co. Worcester, pp. Balliol, matric.

11 May, 1686, aged 16, B.A. 1 March, 1689-90, M.A. 1692, B.D. 1700, D.D. 8 Feb., 1704-5, master of his college 1705-22, and vice-chancellor 1715-18 ; prebend of Bristol 1713, rector of Heath, Oxon, 1713 ; died in college 20 Jan., 1721-2, buried in the chapel ; his will at Oxford, proved 26 Feb., 1721-2. See Al. Ox. 77.

39. Hunt, Joseph, B.D., master 10 Feb., 1721-2 ; s. Stephen, of Kingsclere, Hants, gent. Balliol, matric. 16 March, 1696-7, aged 16, B.A. 1700, M.A. 1703, B.D. 1718, D.D. 1721, master of his college 1722-6 ; vicar of Nether Stowey, Somerset, 1716, rector of Fillingham, co. Lincoln, 1723, until his death 15 March, 1725-6, at Astrop, buried at Kings Sutton, Northants. ; will at Oxford, proved 28 April, 1727. See Al. Ox. 77.

40. Leigh, Theophilus, D.D. master 12 May, 1726; s. Theophilus, of Addlestrop, co. Gloucester, arm. Trinity, matric. 12 April, 1709, aged 15 ; migrated to Corpus Christi, B.A. 11 Feb., 1712-13, M.A.

12 March, 1715-16; B.D. 20 April, 1727, D.D. 22 June, 1727, master of Balliol college 1726- 85, vice-chancellor 1738-41 ; rector of Broadwell with Adlestrop, co. Gloucester, 1718-63 ; died at Adlestrop 3 Jan., 1785, aged 91, buried there. See Al. Ox. 899

41. Davey, John, B.D., master 3 Feb., 1785; s. John of Tiverton, gent. Balliol, matric. 11 May, 1749, aged 17, B.A. 1753, fellow, M.A. 1757, B.D. 1784, D.D. 1785, master of his college 1785-98 ; rector of Brattleby 1766-85, and of Fillingham (both)

co. Lincoln, 1770-2, rector of Gt. Wolston 1780-5, and vicar of Bledlow (both) Bucks, 1775, until his death 5 Oct., 1798. See Al. Ox. ii. 343.

42. Parsons, John, D.D., master 1798; s. Isaac, of Oxford city, pleb. Wadham, matric. 30 June, 1777, aged 15 (from Christ Church cathedral and Magdalen coll. schools), scholar 1780-5, B.A. 1782 ; fellow Balliol 1785, M.A. 1785, B. and D.D. 1799, master of his college 1798-1819, vice-chancellor 1807-10; born 6 July, 1761, rector of St. Leonard's 1796, and of All Saints, Colchester, 1797 8, dean of Bristol 1810-13, bshop of Peterborough 1813, until his death 12 March, 1819 ; buried in the college chapel. See A I. Ox. ii. 1076.

43. Jenkyns, Richard, D.D., master 1819 ; s. John, vicar of Evercreech, Somerset. Balliol, matric. 27 May, 1800, aged 17, B.A. 1804, M.A. 1806, fellow until 1819, B. and D.D. 1819, tutor 1813, bursar 1814, master of his college 1819-54, vice-chancellor 1824-8, public examiner 1811-12, select preacher 1820 ; canon 1824, and dean of Weils 1845, Until his death 6 March, 1854. See Al. Ox. ii. 750, and Diet. Nat. Biog.

44. Scott, Robert, D.D., master 1854 ; born at Bond- leigh, Devon, 26 Jan., 1811 ; 2s. Alexander, rector of Bootle, Cumberland, etc. Christ Church, matric. 21 Oct., 1829, aged 18 (from Shrewsbury school), student 1830-5, B.A. 1833 ; fellow Balliol 1835-40, M.A. 1836, B. and D.D. 1854, tutor 1837, master of his college 1854-70 [Honours: — Craven scholar- ship 1830, Ireland scholarship 1833 (accessit 31), 1 classics 1834, Latin essay 1834, Denver theological essay 1838] ; classical moderator 1853-4, select preacher 1852-3 and 1874-5, a member of the Heb- domadal council 1854-70, a delegate of the press 1855-70, Ireland professor of Exegesis of holy scrip- ture 1861-70 ; rector of Duloe, Cornwall, 1840 50, prebendary of Exeter 1854-66, rector of South Luffen- ham, Rutland, 1850-4, canon of Exeter 1854-66, dean of Rochester 1870, until his death 2 Dec, 1887; joint author of Liddell and Scott's Greek lexicon. See Al. Ox. ii. 1266.

45. Jowett, Benjamin, M.A.,masten87o,bornatPeck- ham, Surrey,, 1817; is. Benjamin, of London, gent. Balliol, matric 30 Nov., 1835, aged 18 (from St. Paul's school), scholar 1835-9, B.A. 1839, fellow 1838-70, M.A. 1842, tutor 1849-70 (Honours: — Hertford scholarship 1837, 1 classics 1839, Latin essay 1841) ; select preacher 1849, classical ex- aminer 1849, 50, 51, 53, regius professor of Greek since 1855, classical moderator 1859, 60, master of his college since 1870, vice-chancellor 1882-6 ; a member of the Hebdomadal council, resigned Oct., 92; hon. D.D. Leyden 1875, hon. LL.D. Edinburgh 1884, Dublin 1886, and Cambridge 10 June, 1890. For list of his works see Crockford, & Men and Women of the Time.