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Dictionary of National Biography


ERRATA IN VOLUME VI


BOTTOMLEY—BROWELL

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

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3 i 6 Boucher, John: for no issue read a son and daughter
4 ii 29-34 Bouchier, George: for Yeomans read Yeamans
7 i 19 f.e. Boulter, Hugh: for Pierce read Pearce
9 i 25 Boulton, Matthew: after 1809 add His grandson, and only surviving male representative, Matthew Piers Watt Boulton of Great Tew, Oxfordshire, died on 30 June 1894 (Times, 4 July 1894)
13 i 28 Bourchier, John, 2nd Baron Berners: for in 1616 read on 9 Feb. 1616-7
14 ii 2 Bourchier, Sir John: for 1645 read 1647
15 i 4 f.e. Bourchier, Thomas: after Hastings insert and in 1433 a prebend at Lincoln
16 i 31-32 for enthroned in February following read enthroned on 24 Jan. following (Sloane MS. 1201, f. 4 b)
18 i 5 f.e. for 6 April read 30 March
21 ii 31-32 Bourke, Richard S., 6th Earl of Mayo: for during the remainder of his parliamentary life read from 1857 until the dissolution of 1868
25 ii 20 f.e. Bourn, Samuel (1689-1754): for Lyne read Lyme
28 i 19 f.e. Bourne, Gilbert: after prebend insert (Wildland)
18 f.e. after prebend insert (Brownswood)
29 i 28 after 1558 insert in which year he was lord president of Wales
30 ii 25 Bourne, Immanuel: for 1672 read 1679
31 i 27 for Perisons read Peirsons
36 ii 9 Bouverie, Sir Henry F.: for 1775 read 1771
10 for 1807 read 1810
16 f.e. after colonel insert of the 1st West India regiment in 1842 and
38 ii 27 Bovill, Sir William: omit Platt had already gone and
28 omit and Lush
6-5 f.e. omit when Sir Fitzroy . . . baron
39 ii 27 f.e. Bowater, Sir Edward: for lieutenant-general read general
26 f.e. after foot insert from 1846
40 i 10 before groom insert lieutenant-general and and after queen insert and in 1854 full general
46 ii 2 Bowen, James (d. 1774): for a native of read son of John Bowen of
58 i 15 f.e. Bower, Walter: for Ex. read E. x.
58 i 22 Bowes, Sir Jerome: before In insert He was M.P. for Lancaster in 1601 and for Reading in 1604
58 ii 8 Bowes, John (1690-1767): for Baron of Clonlyon read Baron Bowes of Clonlyon
59 ii 20 f.e. Bowes, Sir Martin: after the city insert (for Aldgate 1586-40, Castle Baynard 1540-2, Farringdon within 1542-5, and Langbourn 1545 till his death)
14 f.e. after pp. 40-1) insert He was elected M.P. for London 1547, 1558, 1554 (bis), 1555, and 1556; was president of Christ's Hospital 1556 and comptroller of the London Hospitals from 1558 till his death
7 f.e. for Aug. read Sept.

60 ii 21 Bowes, Mary E., Countess of Strathmore: for Trowbridge read Troubridge
62 i 24 Bowes, Sir Robert : after accord insert He had been M.P. for Yorkshire in 1542, for Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1545, and for Middlesex in 1547 and 1553
62 ii 7 Bowes, Robert : for In 1571 read He had been M.P. for Knaresborough 1562-7. In 1572
8 for Carlisle read Appleby and he was M.P. for Cumberland 1584-5, 1586-7, and 1588-9
63 ii 38-39 Bowet, Henry : omit at this time the and after Richmond insert in 1418
64 i 18 after London insert (1399) and another at York (1400)
68 i 16 Bowles, Sir George: after West India Regiment insert (1855)
10 f.e. after 1846 insert lieutenant-general 1854 and general 1862
6 f.e. after London insert He became G.C.B. in 1873
69 i 2-3 Bowles, Phineas: for in 1749 read on 12 Dec. 1746 ; before member insert whig
4 for in February 1734-5 read 1735-41
69 ii 21 f.e. Bowles, William L. : for of which in read and in 1805 prebendary of Major Pars Altaris, which he held till his death. In
70 ii 35 after Salisbury insert on 7 April 1850
73 ii 22 Bowman, Walter : for f. 324 read f. 334
75 i 13 Bownde, Nicholas : for daughter read sister
15 for his widow married read his mother married as her second husband
77 ii 8 Bowring, Sir John : for twelve read thirteen
78 i 5-4 f.e. omit subsequently held the appointment of
81 i 36 Bowyer, Sir George (1740?-1800): after the year insert From 1787 to 1793 he was colonel of marines
82 i 26 Bowyer, Sir George (1811-83): for Earl of Stanhope read Earl Stanhope
86 i 26 Boxall, John : for dean read archdeacon and prebendary
27 after Winchester insert prebendary of St. Paul's
87 i 14 f.e. Boxall, Sir William: for In 1867 read On 24 March 1871
13 f.e. after knighthood insert and became a retired academician in 1877
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Boyle, Charles, 4th Earl of Orrery : for Baron Marston read Baron Boyle of Marston
i 5 f.e. for elected read M.P. for Charleville in the Irish house of commons 1695-9 and
4 f.e. for but his return read 1701-5 ; his return for Huntingdon
ii 4 after general insert He was colonel of 22nd foot 1704-7, of the 5th foot 1707-10, and of the 21st foot from 1710 till death
15 for but resigned this post read and lord-lieutenant of Somerset, but resigned the former post
16 for his military command read the latter office
110 ii 3 Boyle, David, Lord Boyle: for 30 Jan. read 4 Feb.
110 ii 15-14 f.e. Boyle, Henry, Lord Carleton: for in the latter year he became the read from 1701 to 1708
13 f.e. for 1710 read 1715
11 f.e. after state insert of the Northern Department
6 f.e. before Boyle insert He was lord-lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1702-15
110 ii 19 f.e. Boyle, Henry, Earl of Shannon: after neglected insert He was M.P. for Middleton 1707-13 and for Kilmallock 1713-5
112 i 29-30 Boyle, John (1563 ?-1620) : for is stated . . . 1610 read was collated prebendary of Lichfield on 5 Feb. 1610-1
112 i 6 f.e. Boyle, Michael the elder: before obtained insert was archdeacon of Cork 1613-4 and
4 f.e. after 1619 insert resigning the Lismore deanery in 1621
4-3 f.e. for several . . . church read till death the chancellorship of Lismore and Cashel, and the treasurership of Waterford
112 ii 16 Boyle, Michael the younger : after dean of Cloyne insert in 1640
13 f.e. for 1675 read 1678
116 i 2 f.e. Boyle, Richard (d. 1644) : for 1644 read 1645
ii 6 after 1603 insert dean of Tuam May 1604
18 for 1644 read 1644-5
117 36 Boyle, Richard, 1st Earl of Burlington: after designs insert He was lord treasurer of Ireland 1660-95

117 i 2-1 f.e. Boyle, Richard, 3rd Earl of Burlington: for In May 1715 . . . and in read From May 1715 to 1721 he was lord-lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire, and from June 1715 to 1733 of the West Riding
1-2 omit June following . . . West Ridings
2-3 for of the same year read 1715
125 i 39 Boyle, Roger, Baron Broghill: after parliament insert and also in the parliament of 1661 which lasted till 1679
126 ii 6 f.e. Boyle, Roger (1617?-1687): after Cork insert in Oct. 1662
136 i 27 Boyse, Samuel: for 4033 B read 4038, ff. 340, 342; cf. Stowe MS.709, ff. 113, 114
ii 31 for 1729 read 1739
149 ii 7 Bradburn, Samuel: after merit insert He was president of the Wesleyan Conference in 1799
153 i 11 Braddock, Edward: for 1720 read 1725
154 ii 10 for United States army read president of the United States
161 ii 24 Bradford, Sir Thomas: after four years insert He was colonel of the 94th regiment from 1823 to 1829
26 for the 38th regiment read the 30th regiment, which he held till 1846
174 i 4 Bradock, Thomas: after 1584 insert He was proctor in the same year
175 i 7 f.e. Bradshaw, Henry: for College read Hall
177 i 25-26 Bradshaw, John (1602-1659): for apparently read subsequently
9 f.e. for till 1649 when read till his death, although in 1649
178 i 29 for Edward Prideaux read Edmund Prideaux
179 i 17 omit permanent
ii 4 after elected insert for Stafford
189 ii 22-23 Bradwardine, Thomas: for soon afterwards read had already in 1333
190 i 5 before Archbishop insert In 1347 Bradwardine became archdeacon of Norwich
191 ii 18 Brady, Sir Maziere: for Nicholas Ball read Stephen Woulfe
25 for 1847 read 1846
197 i 28 Braham, John: for Brompton read Kensal Green
203 ii 29 Bramhall, John: for Elvington read South Kilvington
210 ii 28 f.e. Bramston, Sir John the younger: before In accordance insert He was elected for Bodmin to the long parliament
3-2 f.e. for To the first parliament of James II read To the parliaments of 1679 and 1685 (under James II)
l.l. omit the line
211 i 1 omit represented Chelmsford
211 ii 15 f.e. Brancker, Thomas: for Rhenanus read Rhonius
9 f.e. for Peel read Pell
212 i 31-32 Brand, Barbarina, Lady Dacre: for twenty-first Lord Dacre read twentieth Baron Dacre
214 ii 20 f.e. Brand, John (d. 1808): for Oxford read Cambridge
217 ii 30 Brande, William T.: for in 1866 read 11 Feb. 1866
224 i 8 f.e. Brandon, Sir Thomas: for 1509 read 1510
ii 16 f.e. for in 1509 read on 29 Jan. 1509-10
226 i 31 Brandreth, Thomas S.: for in 1873 read 27 May 1873
229 ii 24 f.e. Braose, William de: for (alias Colwyn) read (or Pains Castle)
19 f.e. after Castle Maud insert (or Pains Castle)
18 f.e. omit fell back . . . where he
232 i 23 Brassey, Thomas: for Duke read Marquis
233 ii 35 Brathwaite, Richard: for In May read On 4 May
234 ii 28-32 for It is very doubtful . . . 'A Happy Husband' 1619 read Brathwaite's 'Good Wife; or, a Rare One amongst Women, by:Musophilus,' was published in 1618; a unique copy which once belonged to Sir Edward Dering was sold by Messrs. Sotheby in November 1897. A second edition appeared in 1619
237 i 23 f.e. Bray, John: for 232, 32 read 282
241 ii 12 f.e. Bray, William: for Having licensed read After he had licensed
243 i 23 Braybroc, Henry de: for 1334 read 1234
255 ii 7-8 Brembre, Sir Nicholas: for He first appears . . . 1376 read He was elected an alderman on 21 Sept. 1372 (Letter Book G. f. 293b)

258 i 3 Bremner, Robert: for 1763 read 1762
263 i 15 Brent, Sir Nathaniel: for 1639 read 1630
ii 5 f.e. for Latin read Italian
266 i 14 f.e. Brenton, Sir Jahleel: after Sheerness insert He was colonel of marines 1825-30
268 i 8-10 Brereton, John: omit John Brereton . . . 1592-3
268 ii 23 f.e. Brereton, Owen S.: after Lloyd insert He was M.P. for Liverpool from 1724 till his death in 1756, changing his name to Salusbury some years before
18 f.e. omit about the year 1756
269 i 5 after 1780 insert supporting Lord North
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Brereton, Thomas: for Queen's square read Queen square
271 i 12 f.e. Brereton, Sir William (1604-61): for 1639-40 read to the short and to the long parliaments in 1640
273 i 4 Brereton, Sir William (1789-1864): after constabulary insert and in April 1864 was made colonel commandant of the royal artillery
274 i 15 f.e. Brerewood, Sir Robert: after law insert He was M.P. in the same year for Chester in the short parliament
282 i 32 Brett, Henry: for was for a short time member read was in three parliaments— from 1701-8—the tory member
283 ii 1-2 Brett, John W.: for but he did not live to see it accomplished read and an electric telegraph cable across the Atlantic was completed in 1858, though it failed to work after the transmission of a few messages
4 for Trim read Trym
284 i 9 f.e. Brett, Sir Peircy: for He became a vice-admiral read He was colonel of marines 1760-2 and M.P. for Queenborough 1754-74. He became a vice-admiral of the blue on 18 Oct. and of the white
285 i 7 f.e. Brett, Thomas: for 1743 read 1744
286 i 21 for 1743 read 1743-4
299 i 14 f.e. Brewster, Abraham: for home secretary read first lord of the admiralty
300 ii 13 Brewster, Sir David: for that university read Aberdeen University
301 ii 17 f.e. for In 1838 read On 7 Dec. 1837
11 f.e. after St. Andrews insert He held the post till 1859. From that year till his death he was principal of Edinburgh University
302 i 38 for Professor Blackie read Professor Blaikie
303 i 14 for Montrose read Melrose
303 i 26-27 Brewster, Sir Francis: for (fl. 1674-1702) read (d. 1704)
29 after 1674 insert He was M.P. in the Irish house of commons for Tuam 1692-1703, and for Doneraile 1703-4
17 f.e. after colleagues insert Brewster died in 1704
304 ii 2-1 f.e. Brewster, William: for but he mentions . . . nor read He matriculated from Peterhouse in 1580, but apparently failed to graduate
305 i 1 omit the line
314 ii 14 Brideoake, Ralph: omit his deanery of Salisbury
314 ii 8 f.e. Bridge, Bewick: after 1811 insert He was proctor in 1800
318 i 3-2 f.e. Bridgeman, Sir Orlando: for the long parliament read both the short and the long parliaments
l.l. for in the read on 27 Nov. 1643
ii 1 omit same year
320 ii 23 Bridges, John (d. 1618): after Kent insert From 1565 to 1610 he was prebendary of Winchester
321 ii 25 Bridges, John (1626-1724): for 1711 read 1711-2
325 ii 6 Bridport, Giles of: for Buckinghamshire read Berkshire
327 ii 15 Briggs, Henry P.: for 1793 read 1791?
16 after painter insert son of John Hobart Briggs
17-18 for in 1793; he was . . . Opie the artist read about 1791; he was descended from Vincent Perronet [q. v.] whose daughter Ellizabeth married William Briggs of the Customs House, secretary to the Wesleys
11 f.e. after 1844 insert He married Eliza Alderson, by whom he had one son who died young, and a daughter who married John Carr, rector of Adisham, Kent
7 f.e. for Redgraves' read Redgrave's
328 ii 22 Briggs, John (1785-1875) : after major-general insert of lieut.-general 1851 and full general 6 Feb. 1861

333 i 6 f.e. Bright, Sir John: after Hull insert He was M.P. for the East Riding in 1654
333 ii 28 Bright, John (1783-1870): after Hospital insert From 1828 to 1845 he was a commissioner in lunacy
341 i 6 Brigit, Saint: for Dal, Conchobar read Dal Conchobar
342 ii 3 f.e. Brihtnoth: for sister read sister-in-law
348 ii 19 Brinsley, John: for 1663 read 1633
356 i 33 Brisbane, Sir Thomas M.: for 1829 read 1825
356 i 7 f.e.
2 f.e.
Bristol, Ralph de: for Cashel read Kildare
7-6 f.e. omit by William of Malmesbury
357 ii 23 f.e.
3 f.e.
Bristowe, Edmund: for Bristowe read Bristow
365 i l.l. Brocas, Sir Bernard: after 1395 insert In 1391 he was M.P. for Wilts
379 ii 14 f.e. Brodie, Sir Benjamin C.: after examinations insert He was elected first president of the General Medical Council 23 Nov. 1858
383 ii 22-21 f.e. Brodrick, Alan, Lord Midleton: for king's-serjeant read second serjeant
8 f.e. for Earl Pembroke read Earl of Pembroke
385 i 13 f.e. Brograve, Sir John: after years insert He was M.P. for Preston in 1586, 1597, and 1601, and for Boroughbridge in 1592
385 ii 28 f.e. Broke, Arthur: for Boaistuan read Boaistuau
388 ii 22 f.e. Broke, Sir Richard: for In the spring of 1511 (2 Hen. VIII) read On 19 July 1510
389 i 27-25 f.e. Broke, Sir Robert: for and recorder of London . . . several parliaments read (1536-45) and recorder of London 1545-54 and represented the city in the parliaments of 1547, 1553, and 1554
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Bromley, Sir Richard M.: for 1866 read 1865
400 i 27 f.e. Bromley, Sir Thomas (d. 1555?) : for king's bench read common pleas
401 i 1 Bromley, Sir Thomas (1530-1587): after Bacon insert He was M.P. for Bridgnorth 1558, for Wigan 1559, and for Guildford 1562
403 ii 11 Bromley, Valentine W.: for congestion of the lungs read smallpox
403 ii 15-11 f.e. Bromley, William (1664-1732): for Having in 1689 . . . recognise William III read He was elected in February 1689-90 M.P. for Warwickshire
10 f.e. for 1701-2 read 1700-1
404 ii 30 Bromley, William (1699?-1737): for of Warwick read of Fowey in 1725 and of Warwick
405 ii 9 Brompton, Richard: after 1782 insert He was president of the Society of Artists till 1779
405 ii 9 f.e. Bromyarde, John de: after Cambridge insert He was chancellor of the university in 1383
406 i 22 f.e. Brontë, Charlotte: for a curacy in Essex and read a curacy at Wethersfield in Essex and left in January 1809 to become curate at Wellington, whence he came to Dewsbury. Leaving this place at the end of the year he was presented
ii 31-32 f.e. for Heckmondwike read Liversedge
408 i 11 f.e. for in a lower situation read on a table-land
412 i 11 f.e. for June read January
414 ii 3 f.e. Brook, David: after governors insert He was recorder of Bristol 1541-9 and M.P. for the city 1542-4
415 i 28 for earl of Guilford read Baron Guilford
416 ii 13-12 f.e. Brooke, Sir Arthur: for and was rewarded read In 1822 he was rewarded
10 f.e. for 1817 read 1819
9 f.e. after regiment insert in 1837
419 i 13 f.e. Broke, Christopher: after Essex insert He was M.P. for York in six parliaments, 1604, 1614, 1620, 1624, 1625, 1626, and was also elected for Newport (I. of W.) in 1624
423 i 27 Brooke, Henry, 8th Lord Cobham: after Henry insert who was M.P. for Kent in 1588-9 and for Hedon 1592-3
429 ii 12 f.e. Brooke, Sir James: after K.C.B. insert in 1848
433 ii 18-17 f.e. Brooke, Samuel: omit He was elected proctor at Cambridge in 1613 and


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Brooke, Samuel: for 1632 read 1631
436 i 8 f.e. Brookfield, William H.: for Clevedon read Clevedon Court, Somerset
438 i 19 Brooks, Charles W. Shirley: for Norwood Green read Kensal Green
438 ii 21 Brooks, James: after Balliol College insert He was vice-chancellor of Oxford in 1552
447 i 24 Brotherton, Sir Thomas W.: for 1850 read 1851
448 i 14 Brough, William: for 1637-8 read 1638-9
452 ii 19-18 f.e. Brougham, Henry P., Lord Brougham: omit As Lord Cleveland . . . tories
17 f.e. for felt bound in 1830 to vacate read in 1830 vacated
16 f.e. omit accordingly
14 f.e. after Knaresborough insert in succession to Tierney
456 i 15 for Italy read Sardinia
457 i 14 for 1835-40 read 1835-52
459 ii 4 Broughton, Arthur: for (d. 1803?) read (d. 1796
5 after botanist insert youngest son of Thomas Broughton, 1704-74 [q. v.]
8-11 for and subsequently settled . . . . Hortus Eastensis read He practised medicine at Bristol, and was elected physician to the infirmary there, 14 May 1780. He went to Jamaica in Dec. 1783 with leave of absence, but never returned, dying at Kingston 29 May 1796. (Felix Farley, 'Bristol Journal,' 30 July 1796)
460 i 9 Broughton, Hugh: after Durham insert in 1578
464 i 34 Broughton, Thomas (1704-1774) : before the vicarage insert a prebend in Salisbury Cathedral, to which belonged
37-8 omit To the same influence he owed . . . . Salisbury Cathedral
38-9 for and on receiving this read On this
467 i 27 Broughton, William R.: after 1821 insert He was colonel of marines from 1819 till his death
469 ii 20 f.e. Brouncker, William, 2nd Viscount: for 1642 read 1646
470 i 9 after nation insert He was M.P. for Westbury in the convention parliament of 1660
17 f.e. for Mr. Pitt read Mr. Pett
ii 2 before Pepys insert He was a commissioner of the navy for general business 1664-8 and comptroller of the treasurer's accounts 1668-79
3 for in this office read at the admiralty
32 after 1648 insert was M.P. for Romney from 1665 till he was expelled the house in 1668