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REGISTER.

POYNTZ, John, born July 2, 1709, son of Edward Poyntz, of Arlington, co. Devon, gent., who died in Dec., 1732; admitted on Revell's Fund, Apr. 24, 1723; ran away, Dec. 5, 1726; was received by the Jesuits, and entered the Society under the alias of Beaumont, Sept. 7, 1732; professed in 1750; was for many years procurator of the province in London; chaplain to Mrs. Rowe, of Trevithick, Cornwall; retired to Liege, where died, May 21, 1789, aged 79. He often used the alias of Price.

PRENDERGAST, John, born June 6, 1768, son of Patrick Prendergast and his wife Cath. Nowland, of London; went Sedgley Park School; admitted Feb. 16, 1782.

PRESTON, John, born Oct. 29, 1712, son of John Preston, of London, ironmonger, and his wife Mary Williams; educated at Merchant Taylors School; convert, and confirmed by Bp. Benj. Petre, in 1732; admitted Oct. 21, 1732; alumnus Dec. 21, 1733; taught classics during his whole course of philosophy and divinity; appointed procurator, Sept. 16, 1736; ord. priest Nov. 4, 1736; appointed professor of theology, Apr. 11, 1741; was one of the first who, in opposition to the Jesuits, introduced the Newtonian philosophy into Portugal; frequently discharged duties of president and vice-president, though he never could be induced to accept the honour attached to these offices; held in high esteem by the Court of Portugal, and in 1775 nominated tutor to the young Prince of Brazil; died in the College, Feb. 8, 1780, and buried in the college church, where his epitaph, in Latin, was written by President Barnard.

PRICE, Francis L., admitted Aug. 25, 1887; ord. priest March 13, 1897; now a superior.

PRICE, Humphrey, vide John Vaughan.

PRICE, John, vide Poyntz.

PRICE, Maurice, vide Pugh.

PRICHARD, William, probably son of William Prichard, of Llantillio and Skenfrith, co. Monmouth, gent.; admitted May 9, 1720; alumnus Oct. 28, 1723; ord. priest; appointed procurator, July 2, 1733; sent England, Aug. 17, and died at Kentish Town, London, Oct. 22, 1734.

PROGERS, Thomas, vide Powell.

PRYME, Jerome, admitted on Arthur's Fund; alumnus Dec. 30, 1682; ord. priest; appointed professor of philosophy,