Dictionary of National Biography, 1904 errata/Volume 4

Dictionary of National Biography

ERRATA IN VOLUME IV

BEAL—BIBER

N.B.— f.e. stands for from end and l.l. for last line

Page	Col.	Line
1	i	3 f.e.	Beale, Francis: for He read Beale
	i	5	after xx. 452 add Beale lived in Westminster and had a son of his own names (cf. Mayor, Adm., St. John's Coll. Cambridge, i. 54, 61)
3	ii	2	Beale, Robert: for is said to have been read born in the City of London, was
		13 f.e.	for The sam eyear read In 1574
6	i	15 f.e.	for 25 read 27
		14-13 f.e.	for He appears . . . daughters read Beale had issue two sons, Francis and Robert, and nine daughters
		4 f.e.	for The other read Another
		2	f.e.for Easington read Eastington
7	ii	4	after 218 insert Bigland's 'Glouchestershire,' i. 540
		18 f.e.	Beale, William: for Dr. Heme read Dr. Sterne
9	i	23	Beales, Edmond: for James read John
11	i	23 f.e.	Beamish, North L.: after bodies insert He was one of the few British subjects who received the Guelphic order from King Ernest of Hanover after the separation of Hanover and England
13	i	26-25 f.e.	Beard, John: for 'Atalanta' read 'Athalia'
14	ii	9	Beard, John R.: for many minor theological read other
		27 f.e.	Beard, Thomas: after century insert Beard was prebendary in Lincoln cathedral from 1612 till his death
19	ii	6	Beaton, James: before archbishop insert the last Roman catholic and before second insert was
		7	for Balfour read Auchmuty
		8-10	for was the last . . . in 1552 read and of John Beaton of Balfour
		14	after the cardinal insert in 1546
		23	before It insert He was consecrated at Rome achbishop of Glasgow in 1552
31	ii	12 f.e.	Beauchamp, Richard de: for 16 Oct. read (according to Le Neve) 4 Nov.
		10 f.e.	after will insert dated 16 Oct. 1481
32	i	22	Beauchamp, Thomas de, Earl of Warwick: before In the insert He was subsequently made K.G.
34	ii	l.l.	Beauclerk, Charles, 1st Duke of St. Albans: for can scarcely read may
35	i	3-4	for before the end . . . birth read on 27 Dec. 1676, six years after his birth
		26-27	before regiment of horse insert Princess Anne's or the 8th
	ii	21	after George I insert was from 1714 till his death lord-lieutenant of Berkshire
38	i	13 f.e.	Beaufort, Daniel A.: omit and archdeacon
39	i	1	Beaufort, Edmund, 2nd Duke of Somerset; 'before Somerset insert the earldom of and omit titles . . . earldom
		2	for and . . . 1448) read (He was created a duke anew in 1448)
41	i	28 f.e.	Beaufort, Henry: after Lincoln add and of Riccall in York cathedral in 1390
		23 f.e.	for The next year read The previous year
48	i	31	Beaufort, John, 1st Duke of Somerset: after made insert K.G. about 1440
		19 f.e.	Beaufort, Margaret: for 1441 read 1443
		14 f.e.	for only three read less than two
	ii	1	after year insert (3 Nov.)
		1-2	for leaving . . . son read A son, afterwards Henry VII, was born posthumously, 28 Jan. 1456-7
50	i	5	Beaufort, Sir Thomas, Duke of Exeter: after made insert K.G. about 1400
		25-23 f.e.	for and after . . . his garrison and read He remained in charge of Harfleur and during the winter
		21-19 f.e.	for Armagnac . . . a fleet under read In March 1416 he was defeated by Armagnac at Balmont and was closely besieged in Harfleur till relieved in August by
		18 f.e.	omit Plantagenet
		17 f.e.	omit the line
		13 f.e.	omit and also received the garter
		11 f.e.	after and insert subsequently and after Raid insert (Oct. 1417)
		28	for 21 Sept. read 31 Aug.
51	i	9	Beaufoy, Henry: for 1780 read 1783
		21	for He read Although a dissenter he was a supporter of Pitt's ministry and from 1791-3
54	ii	22 f.e.	Beaumont, Francis (1584-1616): after studies insert (See Sloane MS. 1709 ff. 13-22)
55	i	15	for afterwards read before
58	ii	16	Beaumont, Sir John: for 1547 read 1597
60	ii	4 f.e.	Beaumont, John T. B.: for 1824 read 1823
61	ii	7	Beaumont, Joseph: for seems to read cannot
		12-20	for He was appointed . . . wife read He is said by church historians to have succeeded to a vacant prebend in Ely cathedral in 1651, but he was not installed till 1660. And under the Commonwealth he necessarily vacated, except in name, all his preferments. He married in 1650 Miss Brownrigg, a niece of Matthew Wren [q. v.] the ejected bishop of Ely. Beaumont had been Wren's domestic chaplain. With his wife he
69	i	8-7 f.e.	Beaumont, Thomas W.: for After representing read A few months later, in Dec. 1826, he was returned for
		7-6 f.e.	for for a short . . . 1830 read and sat till 1830, when he was
	ii	11	for 10 read 20
70	ii	1	Beaver, John: omit this cross reference
75	i	17-19	Becher, Eliza, Lady: for By the death . . . baronet read He was created a baronet on William IV's coronation in 1831
	ii	15 f.e.	Becher, John T.: for 1801 read 1802
		8 f.e.	for dean read provost
79	ii	6	Beckford, Peter: for cousin read nephew
80	ii	3	Beckford, William (1709-70): after parliament insert as member for Shaftesbury in 1747, sitting for that place till 1754
		14	after spring insert (1754)
		28-29	omit presumably . . . Westbury
		43	for Bridger read Bridgen
81	i	25-35	for On 29 Sept. 1769 . . . the third 676 read On 29 Sept. 1769, three instead of the customary two names were presented to the livery, viz. those of Aldermen Beckford, Trevithick, and Sir Henry Bankes; the first two were both of the party opposed to the court, and Bankes was alone a court candidate. The livery had to return no more than two names to the court of aldermen, with whom the final choice of lord mayor lay, and the preliminary submission to the livery of three instead of the customary two names gave it the opportunity of which it availed itself, of excluding any court candidate even from nomination. The names of Alderman Beckford and of his friend Trevitthick were, after a poll on 6 Oct., alone returned by the livery to the aldermen.
81	ii	37	Beckford, William (1709-70): for opponent read friendly competitor
82	ii	2	for More read John Francis Moore
83	i	6 f.e.	Beckford, William (1759-1844): for 'Al Ravni' rend 'Al Raoui'
	ii	19	after Wells insert (1784-90) and after Hindon insert (1790-4)
86	ii	13	Beckington, Thomas: after day insert He was prebendary of Lichfield from 1436 and of St. Paul's from 1438
88	i	10 f.e.	Beckwith, Sir George: for lieutenant-general read general
89	i	8	after a.d. 1814 add In the same year he was promoted general. He was colonel 6th garrison battalion 1806-9, of 2nd West India regiment 1809-1818, and of 89th Foot from 1818 till death
90	i	20-21	Beckwith, John C.: for 1750 read 1759
91	ii	27	Beckwith, Sir Thomas S.: for Sir W. Erskine read Sir William Erskine, 1769-1813 [q. v.]
		15 f.e.	before made insert in 1815 was
		8 f.e.	for in January read on 15 Jan.
93	i	21 f.e.	Becon, Thomas: for 1541 read 1543
		14-13 f.e.	for He was again . . . in 1543. He read After the recantation Becon
104	ii	13	Bede: for A. Whelo read Abraham Wheloc or Wheelocke [q. v.]
105	i	33-34	for F. Stevens read John Stevens
106	i	10 f.e.	Bedell, William: for Du Plessis, Mornay read Du Plessis-Mornay
109	ii	4	Bedford, Arthur: for Tiddenham read Tidenham
		15	for in 1692 . . . and was read (according to the minutes of the corporation) in April 1693. He held the benefice till 1713, though he seems to have been non-resident from 1701, when he was
113	ii	8 f.e.	Bedingfield, Sir Henry (1509?-1583): for 1509? read 1511
		6 f.e.	for about 1509 read in Sept. 1511
114	i	6	after 1553 insert and was M.P. for Suffolk in the first parliament of that year
115	i	15	Bedingfield, Sir Henry (1633-1687): after He insert was admitted to Caius College, Cambridge, in 1650 and
		21	after Yarmouth insert and in 1685 became M.P. for Aldeburgh
118	i	18-19	Bedloe, William: for changeable read chargeable
120	i	17	Bedwell, William: for 1732 read 1632
121	i	1	Bedyll, Thomas: for Searle read Scarle
122	i	12 f.e.	Beechey, Frederick W.: for From this time read From 1850 till his death he was superintendent of the marine department of the Board of Trade. He was naval A.D.C. to Queen Victoria from 1851 to 1854, when he was promoted to flag rank. After 1847
123	ii	28-29	Beechey, Sir William: for Stowe, in Gloucestershire read Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire
		7 f.e.	for 1793 read 1798
124	ii	8	Beeke, Henry: for 1814 read 1813
		18 f.e.	for Sir Lewis Palk read Sir Lawrence Palk
130	i	9 f.e.	Behn, Aphra: for Poets' Corner read the Cloisters (cf. Athenæum, 21 Sept. 1895)
134	i	20	Bek, Antony I.: after Edward I insert He held the prebends of St. Pancras in St. Paul's cathedral in 1278 and of Strensall at York in 1279
140	i	2-1 f.e.	Beke, Charles T.: for but the subsequent conduct of the king read but his mission appears to have been of questionable prudence, and to have irritated the king, whose subsequent conduct
142	i	18 f.e.	Belasyse, John, Baron Belasyse: before On the breaking out insert He represented Thirsk in both the Short and Long parliaments, but was 'disabled' as a royalist to sit, on 6 Sept. 1642
		3 f.e.	omit made
		2 f.e.	after Riding insert (1661-73) and after Hull insert From 1664 to 1666 he was governor of Tangier
		l.l.	after pensioners insert 1667-72
	ii	2-5	omit he was then . . . post also
		13 f.e.	Belasyse, Thomas, Earl Fauconberg: for 1667 read 1657
		9 f.e.	after Italy insert He was lord-lieutenant of the North Riding (1660-1692)
148	ii	13	Bell, Alexander M.: for 1809 read 1808
155	i	35	Bell, Sir Charles: for Majendie read Magendie
160	i	6	Bell, Henry : for made by Bell read (constructed by John Robertson of Glasgow and now preserved in the Victoria and Albert museum)
165	ii	31-2	Bell, John (d. 1556) : for Sub-Edge read Weston-sub-Edge
166	i	4	for 1632 read 1532
		29	for Sir John More read Sir Thomas More
		13 f.e.	after Aug. insert 1539
171	i	2 f.e.	Bell, Lady Maria: for Lady Maria read Bell, Maria, Lady
172	i	29	Bell, Robert: for Robert read Sir Robert
176	i	6-7	Bell, William (1625-1683): for Three years later read In March 1665-6
		8	for Reculversland read Reculverland
187	i	5-6	Bellenden, John : for the first version read one of the earliest versions
189	ii	21 f.e.	Bellenden, William, Lord Bellenden: after the Restoration insert (see Calendar of State Papers and Nicholas Papers, Camden Soc.)
190	i	9	Bellers, Fettiplace: for Sept. read Aug.
193	ii	9	Bellingham, Sir Edward: after He insert represented Gatton in parliament in 1544 and
		12-10 f.e.	for No distinct mention . . . State Papers read (see Bagwell's Ireland under the Tudors, i. 339)
198	i	12-11 f.e.	Belmeis, John: for Nasburgh read Newburgh
200	i	31	Belmeis, Richard de (d. 1128): for 1127 read 1127-8
201	ii	9-8 f.e.	Beloe, William: for and in 1803 became read from 1800 till his death he was prebendary of Lincoln and from 1804 till his death he was also prebendary at St. Paul's in succession to Paley. In 1803 he had become
203	i	26 f.e.	Belsham, Thomas : for 1755 read 1775
213	i	14 f.e.	Bendlowes, William: for Penrhyn read West Looe
216	i	9 f.e.	Benedict of Norwich: for monk read friar
217	i	32	Benedict, Sir Julius: for 1873 read 1882
	ii	29-30	Benefield, Sebastian: for By the latter date . . . quaint words read In 1626
221	i	29	Benfield, Paul: after 1782 insert Benfield sat for Malmesbury 1790-2 and for Shaftesbury 1793-1802
222	ii	23 f.e.	Benjamin, Judah P.: for 1811 read 1807
		39-42	omit New Orleans . . . the ship put into
		17 f.e.	after Great Britain insert but subsequently ceded to Denmark
		16 f.e.	for 1815 read 1818
		11 f.e.	for In 1815 his parents settled in read In 1818 his parents removed from St. Croix to
		9 f.e.	for He read After attending a good school at Fayetteville, he
223	i	5 f.e.	for was present and heard read read in 'The Times' newspaper
225	i	26	for Cairns read Selborne
	ii	2	for 8 May read 6 May
230	ii	22-23	Bennet, Henry, Earl of Arlington: for born at . . . Middlesex read baptised at Little Saxham, Suffolk
231	i	7 f.e.	after parliament insert for Callington
233	i	26	after 1685 insert He had been lord-lieutenant of Suffolk since 1681
234	ii	15	Bennet, Sir John: for this year read 1617
		27	for of the same year read 1616
236	ii	14	Bennet, Robert (d. 1617): after appointed insert prebendary of Winchester, and on 23 March 1595-6
		16	for year read month
242	i	21 f.e.	Bennett, George John : after Birmingham insert In earlier life he published an interesting volume called 'A Pedestrian Tour through North Wales' with 20 etchings by A. Clint, London, 1838
	ii	23	Bennett, James : after he resigned add He was chairman of the Congregational Union in 1840
245	i	3 f.e.	Bennett, John H.: for the Institute read the Institutes
	ii	32	for at the Institute read of the Institutes
246	i ii	13 f.e. 11 f.e.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ Bennett, John J.: for 1875 read 1876
255	i	15 f.e.	Benson, Christopher: for several years read from 1827 to 1845
257	ii	23 f.e.	Benson, Joseph: for Treveca read Trevecca
258	i	15 f.e.	after methodism insert He was president of the Wesleyan conference in 1798 and 1810
		14 f.e.	for 1821 read 1791
	ii	11	Benson, Martin: after his return insert He was prebendary of Salisbury (1720-7) and
259	i	9	Benson, Robert, Lord Bingley: for daughter read sister
261	i	30	Benson, William: after steps insert Sir Jacob Bankes was M.P. for Minehead from 1695 to 1714 and in 1713 Benson unsuccessfully contested the constituency against him
	ii	37	for Herenhausen read Herrenhausen
271	ii	12	Bentham, Jeremy: for test read rest
277	i	11	for nine read eleven
278	ii	3	for genus read genius
279	i	21	for 1730 read 1780
	ii	17	for Wolesely read Wolsely
		30	for Gout read Government
284	i	25 f.e.	Bentham, Thomas: for 1578 read 1579
	ii	13	for 1578 read 1578-9
292	ii	9 f.e.	Bentinck, Lord William C.: after Netherlands insert He was M.P. for Camelford March to May 1796, for Nottinghamshire 1796-1803, 1812-4, and 1816-26, and for Lynn 1826-7
294	ii	18	after unemployed insert He had been made a knight of the Bath in 1813, G.C.B. in 1815, and G.C.H. in 1817. He was colonel of the 20th Light Dragoons 1810-3, and of the llth Light Dragoons from 1813 till his death
		21	after 1828 insert He was sworn of the privy council on 17 Aug. 1827
296	ii	9 f.e.	after interest insert in February 1836 and was re-elected
297	ii	22	Bentinck, Lord (William) George F. C.: for In 1826 read In 1828, in succession to his brother, Lord William (appointed governor-general of India)
302	i	12 f.e.	Bentinck, William H.C., 3rd Duke of Portland: for 1760 read 1761
303	i	16 f.e.	for northern department . . . secretary read home department
304	ii	13	for Nov. read Oct.
305	i	3	Bentinck-Scott, William J. C., 5th Duke of Portland: for his brother Lord George Bentinck [q. v.] read his uncle Lord William Bentinck [q. v.]
		33	omit Lord
311	ii	3	Bentley, Richard (1662-1742): after master add He was elected vice-chancellor of the university in the same year. From 1701 till his death he was archdeacon of Ely, and from 1717 regius professor of divinity
326	ii	14 1-28	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ Berengaria: for Espan read Espau
327	ii	4	Beresford, John: omit of
329	i	28	Beresford, Sir John P.: for 1768? read 1766
330	i	16 f.e.	for 19 July 1821 read 27 May 1825
		13 f.e.	for 1812 to 1823 read 1809 to 1812 and from 1814 to 1823 in the tory interest
		12 f.e.	for in 1823 read from 1823 to 1826
		11 f.e.	for in 1832 for Northallerton read from 1826 to 1832 for Northallerton, but being re-elected for Coleraine in 1832 was unseated on petition next year
334	ii	1-2	Beresford, William C., Viscount Beresford: for and made governor of Jersey in 1814 read was governor of Cork from 1811 to 1820 and of Jersey from 1820 till his death
		3	after 1807 insert From 1819 to 1828 he was colonel of the 69th regiment
		5	before colonel insert was from 1828 till death
		l.l.	after rifles insert (from 1852 in succession to Prince Albert)
335	i	9 f.e.	Berewyk, John de: after king insert He was prebendary both of St. Paul's and Lichfield
340	i	1-2	Berkeley, Family of: for probably . . . Berkeley; for read a small castle built at Berkeley by William FitzOsbern (Domesday 163) had probably given place to one of greater size, when
343	i	10-11	omit and at that time . . . Gloucester
		17	before applied insert who was then M.P. for the county of Gloucester
345	ii	3 f.e.	Berkeley, Francis H. F.: omit College
346	i	14-15	for for eighteen years read for nine years in the house of commons
347	i	6	Berkeley, George, 1st Earl of: for Lord George read George 8th Baron (since the writ of 1421)
		19	after state insert In 1654 and 1656 Berkeley was M.P. for Gloucestershire
		6 f.e.	for one of the masters read master
348	i	28	Berkeley, George (1693?-1746): for Heydon read Hedon
		30	after death insert with only a break in 1741, when he was defeated at the poll, but was seated on petition next year
350	i	20	Berkeley, George (1685-1753): after appointment insert in February 1721-2
358	ii	23	Berkeley, George C.: for 1786 read 1789
		27	for till read till 1795 two years after
		28	before for when he was read On the declaration of war he had been
359	i	21-22	for for up to . . . 1781 read from 1783 to 1810
		23	for the city of Gloucester read Gloucestershire
		26	after made insert K.B. in 1813
		27	for 1814 read 1815
361	ii	21 f.e.	Berkeley, John, 1st Lord Berkeley: for Maria read Anne
362	ii	17-18	for placed upon . . . admiralty read made a commissioner of the navy, a post which he retained till 1664
363	i	28	for earl read baron
365	ii	24 f.e.	Berkeley, Maurice, Lord Fitzhardinge: after 1857 insert (from 1883-4 under Grey and Melbourne; 1837-9 under Melbourne; 1846-52 under Kussell; 1852-7 under Aberdeen and Palmerston)
		12-10 f.e.	for With few intermissions . . . Gloucester read He four times contested the city of Gloucester unsuccessfully, in 1818, 1833, 1837. and 1857, but he represented it
		10 f.e.	for 1857 read 1833
		9-8 f.e.	for though in 1833 . . . candidate read from 1835 to 1837 and from 1841 to 1857
366	i	27 f.e.	Berkeley, Robert (d. 1219): for Came read Cam
	ii	19	Berkeley, Sir Robert: after county insert and in 1620 and 1624 he was elected M.P. for Worcester
369	i	17-18	Berkeley, Sir William: for In 1676 . . . and returned read He was still in Virginia in April 1677, keeping on his government in defiance of Herbert Jeffreys, who had arrived to supersede him (Longleat Papers, 50 B). In the early summer of 1677 he returned
372	ii	27	Bermingham, William: for 1311 read 1312
373	i	17	for 1311 read 1311-2
		37	Bernal, Ralph: after a seat insert as a liberal
		15 f.e.	for retired from political life read was rejected
		12 f.e.	for about 1830 to 1850 read 1833 to 1841 and from 1847 to 1852
	ii	12 f.e.	Bernal Osborne, Ralph: for Lord Carington read Lord Carrington
386	i	20	Bernard, Richard: for 1567? read 1568
		23-28	for This gives us . . . Lincolnshire read He was born at Epworthin Lincolnshire in 1568, as the parish register shows; in a preliminary page of his translation of 'Terence,' he described himself as of that place ('Epwortheatis') and says that the work was done in the island of Axholme
		30	for that county read Lincolnshire
		8 f.e.	for is found parson read stayed with relatives
		7 f.e.	after 'Terence' insert in Latin with an English translation
397	ii	12 f.e.	Berry, James: before Cromwell insert He was elected M.P. in 1656 by three constituencies, Herefordshire Monmouthshire, and Worcestershire, and sat for the last
399	i	6	Berry, Sir John: after the navy insert He held the post for 'general business' from 1686 to July 1688
		15	for in which he read From October 1688 to 1689 he acted among the commissioenrs of the navy as comptroller of victualling accounts. In that post he
		26-8	for but it appears . . . already dead read but the true date is 14 Feb. 1689-90
404	i	1	Bertie, Montague, 2nd Earl of Lindsey: for Lestwithiel read Loetwithiel
		19	for elected read appointed
408	i	12 f.e. 7 f.e.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ Bertie, Robert, 1st Earl of Lindsey: for 1572 read 1582
		12-11 f.e.	for lord high admiral of England read admiral of the ship-money fleet
	ii	19 f.e.	after shire insert He was made knight of the Bath in 1605
409	i	19	for Bath read Garter
		21	for Rea read Reay
		25-26	for was in the . . . England read became in 1636 admiral of the fleet equipped by the levy of ship-money
	ii	15	for Hanover read Honor
		28	Bertie, Sir Thomas: for vice-admiral read admiral
410	i	20 f.e.	after 1813 insert and full admiral 27 May 1825
411	ii	4	Bertie, Willoughby, 4th Earl of Abingdon: after editions insert The earl was also author of some songs (cf. Brit. Mus. Music Cat.)
414	ii	31	Berwick, Edward: after Moira insert subsequently marquis of Hastings
		21 f.e.	omit next
420	ii	6 f.e.	Best, William D., 1st Lord Wynford: after Chester insert He was elected M.P. for Guildford at the general election of 1818, but almost immediately vacated the seat on becoming a judge
426	i	7	Bethel, Slingsby: for watchman read waterman
427	ii	3	Bethell, Richard, 1st Lord Westbury: for 1837 read 1841
		4	after and insert after being re-elected for Aylesbury at the general elections of 1852 and 1857
		5	for 1852 read 1859
429	ii	20 f.e.	omit to the commissioner
		19 f.e.	for patents read the patents (under the lord chancellor)
441	ii	3 f.e.	Bettesworth, George E. B.: for three read eight
443	i	24 f.e.	Betty, William H. W.: for 'Zaphua' read 'Zanga'
446	ii	23 f.e.	Bever, see Castorius, John: for this cross reference read Bever, John (d. 1311), chronicler, see John of London
449	ii	26 f.e.	Beverley, John of: after studies insert He was B.D. in 1393
450	i	17	after Chronicle; insert Fasciculi Zizaniorum
		19-18 f.e.	Beverley, John (1743-1827): for an office . . . Hospital read the Sixpenny Office. This he held from 1776 to 1817
452	i	14 f.e.	Bevis, John: for 1772 read 1771
461	i	6	Bewley, William: for T. W. read T. W—r.
463	i	5	Bibelesworth, Walter de: omit Lady
		16	for 1257 read 1249