Merchant, Francis, of St. Edmund Hall, 1691. See Marchant.
Merchant, Robert, s. William, of Bampton, Oxon, pleb. Magdalen Coll., matric. 21 Dec., 1699, aged 15; chorister 1696-1700, demy 1701-9, B.A. 1705, M.A. 1708, fellow 1709-32, B.D. 1716, vicar of Willoughby, co. Warwick, 1716-31, vice-president 1723, rector of Fittleton, Wilts, 1731, until his death 7 April, 1773, aged 91. See Bloxam, i. 124; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Meredith, Ambrose, s. Ambr., of Worcester (city), pleb. Magdalen Hall, matric. 30 March, 1677, aged 15; B.A. 1680, M.A. 1683, vicar of Combe, Hants, 1686. rector of St. Swithin, city of Worcester, 1691. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Meredith, Amos, 1s. William, of Ashley, Cheshire, bart. Christ Church, matric. 16 March, 1705-6, aged 18; student of Middle Temple 1705; died at Bath 6 May, 1745. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Meredith, Charles. Jesus Coll. 1575, bis. See Meredithe Charles, page 263. [5],
Meredith, David, "scholaris pauperior"; B.A. from All Souls' Coll. 8 Feb., 1604-5.
Meredith, Edward. See Amerideth, page 21.
Meredith, Edward, s. David, of Kington, co. Hereford, sacerd. St. John's Coll., matric. 3 May, 1639, aged 14; B.A. 15 June, 1643, rector of St. John's, Cornwall, 1642; father of the next-named, See Foster's Index Eccl.
Merideth, Edward, s. Edward, of Landulph, Cornwall, sacerd. Christ Church, matric. 14 July, 1665, aged 17; student from Westminster school. See Ath. iii. 653-4; & Al. West. 161.
Meredith, Giles, s. Giles, of Cwmdu, co. Brecon, pleb. Jesus Coll., matric. 10 May, 1667, aged 19. [10],
Meredith, Giles, s. Giles, of Llaen, co. Monmouth, gent. Jesus Coll., matric. 31 March, 1690, aged 14; B.A. 1693, M.A. 1696.
Meredith, Henry, s. James, of Llanvihangell (town), paup. Jesus Coll., matric. 4 July, 1710, aged 19; B.A. 1714, rector of Blethvaugh, co. Radnor, 1732. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Meredith, Hercules (Ameredith), fellow of Exeter Coll. 1551, B.C.L. sup. Oct., 1564.
Meredith, Howell, of co. Brecon, pleb. Jesus Coll., matric. 4 Feb., 1591-2, aged 20.
Meredith, James, s. J., of Keynton, co. Hereford, pleb. St. Mary Hall, matric. 30 March, 1680, aged 16; B.A. 1684, M.A. 1694; rector of Coulston 1689, and of Little Cheverell, Wilts, 1703. See Foster's Index Eccl. [15],
Meryddithe, John, of Bristol, pleb. St. John's Coll., matric. entry under date 1575, aged 20; one of these names vicar of Marshfield, co. Gloucester, 1576. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Meredith, John, of co. Hereford, pleb. Jesus Coll., matric. 27 Nov., 1581, aged 25.
Meredith, John, of co. Denbigh, pleb. Gloucester Hall, matric. 27 March, 1584, aged 19; B.A. 11 March, 1587-8; rector of Llandegla, co. Denbigh, 1606, and vicar of Whitford, co. Flints, 1608, and rector of Caerwys, Flints, 1617. See Thomas, St. Asaph, 618; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Meredith, John, of Sussex, gent. Oriel Coll., matric. — Oct., 1597, aged 17; B.A. from St. Mary Hall 1 Feb., 1599-1600; vicar of St. Peter the Great, Chichester, 1616. See Foster's Index Eccl. & Fasti, i. 281.
Meredith, John, of co. Worcester, pleb. St. John's Coll., matric. 5 May, 1598, aged 16. [20],
Meredyth, John, of co. Anglesea, pleb. Exeter Coll., matric. 17 Dec., 1619, aged 18; B.A. 17 Oct., 1621, M.A. 19 Jan., 1624-5, proctor 1632, B.D. 20 July, 1636; rector of Llanferres, co. Denbigh, 1644, until his death, buried under the altar 23 Sept., 1660. See Thomas, St. Asaph, 621; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Meredith, John, of Berks, cler. fil. All Souls' Coll., matric. 2 Nov., 1621, aged 19; B.A. 7 Nov., 1622, M.A. 13 June, 1626 (incorporated at Cambridge 1627), created D.D. 1 Nov., 1642, warden of his college 1660-5; rector of Algarkirk 1625-36, and of South Somercotes, co. Lincoln, 1640-1, and of Stamford Rivers, Essex, 1641, rector of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceriog, co. Denbigh, 1642, fellow of Eton college 1642, and provost 1661-5, master of Wigston's hospital, Leicester (ejected at the usurpation but restored); died 17 July, 1665, buried in the college chapel. See Gutch, i. 294; Fasti, ii. 49; Foster's Index Eccl.; Add. MS. 15,669, p. 65; & Lansdowne MS. 987, f. 9.
Meredith, John, s. John, of Marshfield, co. Gloucester, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. 20 May, 1708, aged 17; B.A. 16 Feb., 1711-12.
Meredith, Jonas, a Bristol man born; B.A. from St. John's Coll. 1 Dec., 1569, afterwards a Roman Catholic priest and a prisoner in Wisbeach Castle for "stifly defending the jurisdiction of the pope." See Gutch, ii. 145; & Fasti, i. 183.
Meredith, Lewis, of Exeter Coll. 1585. See Amerideth, page 21. [25],
Meredith, Michael, s. William, of Marshfield, co. Gloucester, gent. Hart Hall. matric. 13 Feb., 1623-4, aged 17.
Meredith, Morgan, of co. Cardigan, Magdalen Coll., matric. 22 June, 1610, aged 17, "paup. schol.",
Meredith, Nicholas, of Brasenose Coll. 1639; B.A. 19 Nov., 1642.
Meredith, Nicholas, s. Nicholas, of Presteign, co. Radnor, arm. Oriel Coll., matric. 18 March, 1642-3, aged 15.
Meredith, Owen, fellow of All Souls' Coll. 1577, B.A. 14 Jan., 1578-9, M.A. 18 Oct., 1582, B.D. 2 July, 1591, rector of Llaniestyn, etc., co. Carnarvon, 1590, precentor of Bangor cathedral 1605, until his death in 1612. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus. [30],
Meredith, Richard, s. Robert Meredyth ap Gronw; B.A. from Jesus Coll. 4 March, 1572-3, M.A. 1 June, 1575, prebendary of collegiate church of Brecon 1574, rector of Burton, co. Pembroke, 1578. vicar of Llanavon Vawr, co. Brecon, 1579, cursal prebendary in St. Davids 1580, rector of Angle or Nangle, co. Pembroke, 1580; chaplain to Sir John Perrott, lord deputy of Ireland, dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, 1584, bishop of Leighlin 1589, until his death in Dublin 3 Aug., 1597. See Ath. ii. 841; Cotton's Fasti Ecc. Hib. ii. 388; & Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Meredythe, Richard, of Somerset, pleb. Hart Hall, matric. entry under date 1573, aged 14.
Meredith, Richard (or Ab Ebonhere), of co. Radnor, pleb. St. John's Coll., matric. entry under date 1575, aged 22.
Merideth, Richard, scholar of New Coll. 1576, fellow 1578; perhaps B.C.L. sup. 1 July, 1584, and B.D. 19 Nov., 1606, 15 years in theology, king's chaplain, rector of St. Peter and St. Paul, Bath, 1586, and of Portishead, Somerset, 1597, dean of Wells 1607, until his death 15 Aug., 1621. See Lansdowne MS. 984, ff. 17, 146; O.H.S. xii. 268; & Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus. [34],
Meredith, Richard, of co. Anglesey, pleb. University Coll., matric. 4 Feb., 1591-2, aged 18.
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