Ford, William, fellow of New Coll. 1538, from Brightwell, Berks; B.C.L. 21 Nov., 1545, rector of Newbury, Berks, 1559. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Ford, William, of Wilts, pleb. Trinity Coll., matric. 2 Nov., 1582, aged 18; B.A. 5 July, 1586, rector of Castle Combe, Wilts, 1593. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Forde, William, of Devon, gent. Exeter Coll., matric. 24 Oct., 1600, aged 19; B.A. 14 June, 1604; M.A. from Corpus Christi Coll. 23 April, 1607; B.D. from Exeter Coll. 12 Dec., 1615, vicar of East Coker, Somerset, 1618, and of West Coker 1620. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Forde, William, of Devon, gent. Queen's Coll., matric. 6 July, 1604, aged 20.
Ford, William, B.A. from St. John's Coll., Cambridge, 1621-2, incorporated 15 Oct., 1622; M.A. from Broadgates Hall 10 June, 1624, licenced to practice medicine (Pembroke Coll.), and B. and D.Med. 21 July, 1631. [5]
Forde, William, s. William, of Harting, Sussex, militis. Trinity Coll., matric. 22 Oct., 1624, aged 16; B.A. 11 Feb., 1627-8, B.C.L. 24 March, 1631-2, rector of Slindon, Sussex, 1631, canon of Chichester 1634, fector of West Grinstead, Sussex, 1637, etc.; (his father knighted 16 June, 1604). See Foster's Index Eccl.
Ford, William, gent. Lincoln Coll., matric. 9 Feb., 1648-9; possibly student of Inner Temple 1648, as of Presford, Somerset, gent. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Ford, William (Foord), gent. Corpus Christi Coll., matric. 9 Dec., 1650, B.A. 2 March, 1651-2, M.A. 4 April, 1655, rector of Heyford-at-Bridge, Oxon, 1662, until his death in 1670; father of William 1685. See Burrows, 497; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Ford, William, "serv." Magdalen Hall, matric. 28 June, 1659.
Forde, William, s. William, of Ford, Wilts, pleb. Magdalen Hall, matric. 1 April, 1664, aged 18; B.A. from St. Mary Hall 1667. [10]
Forde, William, s. John, of Winchester, Hants, gent. New Coll., matric. 12 Aug., 1673, aged 18; B.A. 1677, fellow, M.A. 14 Jan., 1680-1, vicar of Waltham St. Lawrence, Berks, 1682, until his death in 1685; will at Oxford proved 18 Dec., 1685. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Ford, William, s. William, of Heyford-at-Bridge, Oxon, cler. Corpus Christi Coll., matric. 7 July, 1685, aged 16; scholar of Wadham Coll. 25 Sept., 1685, fellow New Coll., B.A. 1690, M.A. 15 Jan., 1693-4; will at Oxford proved 4 Nov., 1708.
Ford, William, s. William, of Eccleshall, co. Stafford, cler. Christ Church, matric. 10 May, 1689, aged 17; B.A. 18 Feb., 1692-3, B.C.L. 10 Dec., 1695.
Forder, Henry, s. James, of St. Faith, Hants, gent. New Coll., matric. 2 July, 1709, aged 20; vicar of Kildale, Yorks, 1719. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Fordham, John, of Wilts, pleb. Merton Coll., matric. 9 Nov., 1621, aged 18; B.A. 6 March, 1622-3, M.A. 6 July, 1625 (as Fordenham), rector of West Tilbury, Essex, 1646. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus. [15]
Forman, Abraham, of co. York, pleb. University Coll., matric. 8 Nov. 1611, aged 17; B.A. 17 Feb., 1614-15, M.A. 20 April, 1618, fellow 1619 (incorporated at Cambridge 1626), B.D. 7 July, 1627, sup. for D.D. 2 May, 1644, expelled from his fellowship in 1648, restored 1660; died 6 July, 1667, aged 75. See Gutch, i. 347; & Burrows, 511.
Forman, Jerem., s. Robert, of Calne, Wilts, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. 6 July, 1643, aged 16.
Foreman, John, B.A. from Christ's Coll., Cambridge, 1682, M.A. 1686, incorporated 7 July, 1691.
Forman, Richard, of co. Leicester, pleb. Magdalen Coll., matric. 23 Oct., 1590, aged 19; called Farman in Mat. Reg.
Forman, Simon, a poor scholar of Magdalen Coll. 1573, doctor of physic and astronomy at Cambridge 27 June, 1603; buried 12 Sept., 1612. See Ath. i. 107; & D.N.B. [20]
Forman, Thirestone, pleb. Magdalen Coll., matric. entry under date 10 Jan., 1574-5, aged 14.
Forneby, John, M.A.; B.D. 20 June, 1514. John Formby canon of Lincoln 1512. See Le Neve, ii. 223.
Fornby, Thomas, B.A. June, 1518.
Forord, Francis, s. William, of the island of Jamaica, gent. St. John's Coll., matric. 16 Nov., 1703, aged 17; admitted Merchant Taylors' school 1702 (born 11 Nov., 1688). See Robinson, ii. 7.
Forrest, Edmund (Foreste), canon and prior of Langtony (near Gloucester), B.D. 10 May, 1509, D.D. 23 Jan., 1513-14. [25]
Forrest, Edward, of Oxon, privilegiatus 8 March, 1615-16, aged 19; "famulus Gul. Davis, Bibliopola," serv.; father of the next, and of John 1666.
Forrest, Edward, "Bibliopola," s. Edw., of Oxford city, pleb. Privilegiatus 20 Sept., 1666, aged 44; brother of John, same date.
Forrest, John, confessor to Q. Katherine (of Arragon), provincial of Franciscan friars; for denying the king's supremacy he was burnt at Smithfield 22 May, 1588. See Ath. i. 107; & Lansdowne MS. 979, f. 169.
For(r)est, John, M.A. Cambridge, incorporated 15 July, 1602, and again as B.D. 10 July 1606.*
Forrest, John, "Bibliopola," s. Edw., of Oxford city, pleb. Privilegiatus 20 Sept., 1666, aged 29. [30]
For(r)est, Robert, s. Antony, of King's Langley, Herts, gent. Hart Hall, matric. 13 March, 1634-5, aged 18; student of Gray's Inn 1634. See Foster's Gray's Inn Reg.
For(r)est, Stephen, B.A. sup. 8 April, 1513, perhaps vicar of South Petherton, Somerset, 1548. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Forrest, William, a priest, well skilled in music and poetry, had preferment in the church temp. Q. Mary (1581). See Ath. i. 297; & D.N.B.
Forrester, Abraham, s. William, of London, D.Med.; *admitted to Caius Coll., Cambridge, 17 March, 1608-9, B.A. 1612-13, incorporated as M.A. 9 July, 1616, rector of Folke, Dorset, 1614; father of the next-named. See Foster's Index Eccl. & Venn, III.
Forrester, Abraham, s. Abraham, of Folke, Dorset, sacerd. Wadham Coll., matric. 20 March, 1639-40, aged 17; rector of Whatley, Somerset, 1664-8 (then M.A.). See Gardiner, 143. [35]
Forrester, Abraham, s. Ab., of Tiverton, Devon, pleb. Christ Church, matric. 15 March, 1677-8, aged 18; B.A. 1681.
Forrester, Alexander, y.s. And., of Westminster, equitis. Balliol Coll., matric. 3 Jan., 1692-3, aged 15; a student of the Inner Temple 1691. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Forrester, Francis, of Dorington, Salop, pp. Brasenose Coll., matric. 1 July, 1678, aged 16. See Francis Forster.
For(r)ester, Paul, s. Mat., of Wandsworth, Surrey, gent. Christ Church, matric. 9 June, 1711, aged 18; B.A. 1715, M.A. 1718, B. and D.D. 1745, canon 1747, vicar of Wootton Bassett, Wilts, 1724; died 17 Sept., 1761, buried in Christ Church cathedral. See Foster's Index Eccl.; Alumni West. 255; & Gutch, i. 481.
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