Dictionary of National Biography, 1904 errata/Volume 45

Dictionary of National Biography

ERRATA IN VOLUME XLV

PEREIRA—POCKRICH

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

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3	ii	18	Perkins, Sir Christopher: for (1547? read (1543?
		27	for apparently in 1547 read about 1543
		28	for and is probably distinct from the Christopher read and seems to be identical with the Christopher
		30-31	for and subsequently . . . . Eaton, Berkshire read (cf. Cal. Hatfield MSS. pt. vi. p. 122). The Winchester scholar should doubtless be distinguished from Christopher Perkins, who became rector of Easton, Hampshire, in 1559
		32	for He was read The diplomatist was
16	ii	33	Perronet, Vincent : for 1707 read 1708
17	ii	20	for 5 Feb. read 5 Dec.
18	ii	36-42	for There is, however . . . . left no children, read His wife's Christian name was Durial and she died in 1792, her will being proved in December of that year. There was no issue of the marriage.
26	i	22	Perrot, Sir John : for daughter of Sir Lewis Pollard, read widow of Sir Lewis Pollard and daughter of Hugh Pruet, of Thorry, Hartland, Devonshire,
36	i	7-3 f.e.	Perry, Sampson : for and was brought up . . . . and in 1786 read Before and during 1772 he was practising as a surgeon in Aldersgate Street, London. There he seems to have invented the solvent for the stone which was known as Adams' Solvent. Perry described the invention in a 'Disquisition on the Stone and Gravel,' which was first published under the name of William Adams. Second, third, and fourth editions, appearing respectively in 1772, 1773, and 1775, bore a like designation, but in the appendix to the fourth edition Perry disclosed his authorship, which was acknowledged in the fifth, sixth, and seventh editions, appearing in 1777, 1779, and 1785 respectively. Perry was appointed lieutenant (1 May 1777), surgeon (9 April 1778), and captain (28 March 1780) in the East Middlesex militia. In 1786 he published
	ii	1	for In 1791 he was read In 1791 he was served with five informations and one indictment by the attorney-general for libels on the government. In the course of the year he was
		4	after chancellor, insert He edited his paper from prison.
		5-6	for the king and Pitt read during 1791 Pitt's agent
		7-8	for and was convicted . . . . which he alleged, read After writing to show that the House of Commons
		9-11	for the country. To avoid imprisonment . . . . January 1798, read the country, he learnt of the government's resolve to ruin him and his paper. In consequence he fled in Nov. 1792
		16	after apprehension, insert He was tried in absence for his last libel and found guilty. His paper was suppressed, he was outlawed, and his property seized in January 1798.
		17	after club insert in Paris
		20	for August read Sept.
36	ii	28-29	Perry, Sampson : for returned . . . . imprisoned read remained five months longer in Paris and returned to London in 1795. He was betrayed to the police by a woman for the sake of the reward, and was imprisoned as an outlaw
		33	after (1795), insert 'Argus Miscellany' (1796)
		36	for and had read and after 1809 had
		43	for a widow and family, read by one wife, who died in 1813, a daughter and three sons, and by a later marriage four sons and two daughters.
		44	for Annual read New Annual
46	i	33	Pestell, Thomas: after 1701), insert born at Coleorton, Leicestershire, he was admitted a pensioner of Christ's College, Cambridge, 29 Aug. 1628. Then migrating to Queens', he
52	i	12	Peter Hibernicus : for [see Thomas] read [see under Thomas Hibernicus]
	ii	6	Peter des Roches : for 1109 read 1199
54	i	30	for Brienne read Brian
56	ii	19 f.e.	Peter of Savoy, Earl of Richmond : for sixth son read seventh son
58	i	11 f.e.	for Hasli read Hasle
82	ii	12	Peter, John L. : after sketching insert and was buried in St. Michael's churchyard, where there is a monument with an inscription
85	i	13-14 20 30 33	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ Petit, William : for lord justice read justiciar
		15 36	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ for earl of Meath read lord of Meath
	ii	4	Petiver, James : for (d. 1718) read (1663-1718)
		7	for between 1660 and 1670 read in 1668 (cf. Sloane MS. 2860, f. 5 b)
106	ii	7 f.e.	Pettie, John: for East Linton, Haddingtonshire read in Edinburgh
		2 f.e.	after for art. insert At ten Pettie removed with his parents to East Linton, Haddingtonshire.
132	i	17 f.e.	Petyt, William : for (1636 read (1641 ?
		16 f.e.	for in 1686 read about 1641
		5 f.e.	for William read William, who was educated at Skipton School, and matriculated as a pensioner of Christ's College, Cambridge, 26 April 1660, aged 19,
145	ii	15-16	Phelips, Sir Robert : for is said to have been read and was
		17	for (his name does not appear in Haydn), and read from 25 May 1687 till March 1689. He
149	i	7	Phelps, Samuel : for thirty-four of them read thirty-one of them (all except 'Richard II,' the three parts of 'Henry VI,' 'Troilus and Cressida,' and 'Titus Andronicus')
150	i	15 f.e.	Pherd, John : Note that a fuller account appears under Fontibus, John de
153	ii	81-82	Philip de Thaun : for There is only one manuscript . . . . E. x. read Manuscripts of Philip's 'Bestiaire' are in Cotton MS. Nero, A. v., in Royal Library at Copenhagen, No. 8466, and in Merton College, Oxford, No. 249. The Latin 'Bestiarium' in Cotton MS. Vespasian, G. x., is not Philip's work.
157	ii	32	Philip, John (1775-1851) : for Earl read Lord
163	ii	l.l.	Philipot, Thomas : for Benlowe's read Benlowes's
167	i	23-24	Philippa of Hainault : for a statue of her . . . . the principal entrance read there is a wooden effigy of her in the library
173	i	30	Philips, Ambrose : for bishop read archbishop
		37	for county read borough
177	ii	17	Philips, John : after 1720 insert and a third in 1763
189	ii	28-29	Phillip, Arthur : for during November read on 31 Aug.
		29	after Bath insert and was buried in Bathampton Church.
195	ii	11	Phillipps, Sir Thomas : for Huddersford read Huddesford
201	ii	8 f.e.	Phillips, Henry (fl. 1780-1880) : for (fl. 1780-1880) read (1775-1838)
		7-6 f.e.	for said to have been a schoolmaster read a native of Sussex, was originally a banker at Worthing. He
202	i	4	after p. 135). insert He died at Brighton in 1828.
205	ii	26-25 f.e.	Phillips, John (1631-1706) : for 'Sportive Wit or the Muses Merriment' read 'Sportive Wit : The Muses Merriment. A New Spring of Lusty Drollery, &c.'
		24 f.e.	for a unique copy of which is read copies of which are
205	ii	23 f.e.	Phillips, John: after Library insert and at Britwell
		24 22 f.e. 16 f.e.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ for Brookes read Brook
210	ii	14 f.e.	Phillips, Sir Eichard: after daughters, insert A portrait, by James Saxon, is in the National Portrait Gallery.
218	ii	21	Phillips, Sir Thomas: for Court-y-hella read Court-y-bella
220	ii	26	Phillips, William (1731?-1781): for Sir Grey read Sir Guy
225	i	17	Phillpotts, Henry: for palace read residence
243	ii	17	Pickering, Sir James: after p. 286). insert He was sheriff of Yorkshire in 1390 and 1398 (Drake, Eboracum, p. 392).
		5 f.e.	Pickering, John: for p. 62 read i. 62
245	ii	8	Pickering, William: after publisher, insert born on 2 April 1796,
246	i	38	after 1854 insert and was buried at Kensal Green
		19 f.e.	after subscription, insert He married in 1819 Mary Ann Gubbins (1796-1849), by whom he had five daughters and one son.
262	ii	30	Pierrepont, Evelyn, 1st Duke of Kingston: for Evelyn was returned read Born at Dean, Wiltshire, Evelyn was educated at Winchester and was admitted a fellow-commoner of Christ's College, Cambridge, 19 May 1683. He was returned
264	i	11 f.e.	Pierrepont, Evelyn, 2nd Duke of Kingston: after Manvers insert [see art. Meadows, Sir Philip]
		4 f.e.	for Manners read Manvers
280	ii	18	Pigot, George, Baron Pigot: for three read several
		19	for viz. read among others
		27	after aged 82. insert and (4) Leonora, who received a fortune under her father's will and who married, 17 Oct. 1777, Claud Eussell, a member of the Madras Council; to the memory of her and her husband there is a tablet in the north wall of Marylebone Church.
284	ii	24	Pigott, Nathaniel: for Hewit read Heworth
286	ii	3-2 f.e.	Pigott, Robert: for (1766-1839) read (1766-1846)
287	i	6	omit shortly after her death
		7-8	omit another posthumous work,
		8	after She insert died in July 1846, having by will dated 25 Nov. 1845,
	ii	18-13 f.e.	Pike, John D. G.: for In 1805 he was charged . . . . 1806, i. 206). read Subsequently he appears to have taught geography and belles-lettres in the school at Enfield.
289	i	11	Pike, Richard (fl. 1625): for Foy read Fowey
292	ii	21 f.e.	Pilkington, Sir Andrew: for a daughter read at Hayes on 9 May 1808, Maria Elizabeth, daughter
		19 f.e.	for a daughter, afterwards read two daughters: Maria Georgina
		18 f.e.	after Hayley insert rector of Catsfield, in Sussex, on 15 July 1848, and Louisa Elizabeth, married on 1 Sept. 1853 to Eichard Thomas Lee.
		49-50	Pilkington, Francis: for (1570?-1625) read (1564?-1638)
		3 f.e.	after choir insert in 1578
		l.l.	for In 1628- read In 1612
293	i	1	omit 1624 and for chaunter read he was precentor
		2	after Cathedral insert from 1623 till his death in 1638
		23	after 1650 ?), insert also a chorister of Chester Cathedral, and
	ii	22	Pilkington, Gilbert: after 1717 insert and again in 1718, 8vo
295	i	26	Pilkington, James: after Rivington. insert Many are in St. John's College, Cambridge, and in the University Library.
		29-33	for The only known portrait . . . taken in 1821. read It is a copy taken partly from the remains of the original, which was damaged by fire in 1834, and is now in the possession of Lieutenant- Colonel John Pilkington at Sandown Park, near Liverpool, and partly from a copy made in 1821.
	ii	1	for youngest read younger
		16	after Easington. insert He was buried at St. Oswald's, Durham, on 31 Oct. 1603.
		18	after 1564. insert Several MSS. formerly belonging to him are at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
296	ii	7	Pilkington, Lætitia: after dead' insert (1748)
		13	for In this same year read After launching his memoirs
297	ii	13-14	Pilkington, Leonard: for (1537?-1559) read (1527?-1599)
		22	for 1553-4 read 1543-4
299	i	8-7 f.e.	Pilkington, Matthew: for an English divine who was read (1705-1765) divine, son of Middlemore Pilkington (1670-1752) of Stanton-le-Dale, Derbyshire, by his wife, Hannah (Smith); he was baptised 25 May 1705, graduated LL.B. from Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1728, was
317	i	19 f.e.	Pinkerton, John: for 1786 read 1799
318	ii	31-32	Pinkethman, William: for (fl. 1692-1724) read (d. 1725)
319	ii	10-8 f.e.	for From this period . . . before 1727, read He retired from the stage in 1724 and died on 20 Sept. 1725 (Hist. Beg. 1725, p. 42),
320	ii	15	for Parker read Parkes
344	ii	12	Pitt, John, 2nd Earl of Chatham: for John read as a lad in 1774, he left it in 1776. Re-entering in 1778, he
		13	omit in 1778
347	i	20	Pitt, Thomas (1653-1726): for regnum read regno
385	ii	8	Pitt, William (1759-1806): for Aberdare's read Albemarle's
387	i	1-5	Pittis, Thomas: for apparently not extant . . . . Tracts,' 1730). read which had been published in 1704, and in which James Drake Poley, M.P. for Ipswich, and others were accused of having a hand [see art. Drake, James].
393	ii	39	Plampin, Robert: for 1871 read 1781
407	ii	22-24	Plat, Sir Hugh: for who owned some property . . . . almshouses, read who, owning property in St. Pancras, London, bequeathed much of it to the foundation and endowment of a free school and six almshouses at Aldenham, Hertfordshire,
409	i	30-31	for after 1611 . . . . was published, read between 2 July 1608, the date of his preface to his 'Flora.es Paradise,' and 12 Feb. 1609-10, when a suit was entered by his widow, Judith, in regard to the administration of his estate. His affairs were somewhat involved in later life, although he left property in the parishes of St. James, Garlickhythe, and St. Pancras, and at St. Albans.
		31	after twice insert firstly by licence, dated 10 Feb. 1573, to Margaret Younge
		33	after Albany insert merchant-tailor
		36	for other children read at least three sons
436	ii	29	Plumptre, Charles J.: for Hays read Hayes
441	i	4	Plunket, John: for 1734) read 1738)