Brereton, Thomas, s. Thomas, of Northope, Flints, arm. Brasenose Coll., matric. 16 April, 1709, aged 18; B.A. 1712, dramatic writer, died in Feb., 1722. See Rawlinson, i. 380; & D.N.B.
Breretonn, Urian, of co. Lancaster, arm., 'fil. nat. 2.' Brasenose Coll., matric. 2 Nov., 1621, aged 15; student of Gray's Inn 1623, as of Handforth, Cheshire (son of William), baptized at Collegiate Church, Manchester, 25 Jan., 1606-7, buried at Cheadle 6 Jan., 1631, s.p., brother of William same date. See Foster's Gray's Inn Admissions.
Brereton, William, B.A. 1545.
Brereton, William, B.A. 26 Oct., 1568.
Brereton, William, of Cheshire, arm. University Coll., matric. 6 March, 1583-4, aged 15; William (3rd son of William), of Ashley, Cheshire, M.P. 1624-5, died 29 May, 1631, aged 35. See Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary. [5],
Brereton, William, of Cheshire, gent. Queen's Coll., matric. 19 Feb., 1590-1, aged 18.
Brereton, (Sir) William, of co. Lancaster, arm. 'fil. nat. max.' Brasenose Coll., matric. 2 Nov., 1621, aged 18; a student of Gray's Inn 1623, as of Handforth, Cheshire (son of William), baptized at Collegiate Church, Manchester, in 1604, created a baronet 10 March, 1627, M.P. Cheshire 1628-9, April-May 1640 and 1640-53 (L.P.), a rumper 1659, one of the commissioners on trial of the king, but did not act, died 7 April, 1661. See Ath., iii. 252; Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary; & D.N.B.
Brereton, William, s. William, of Chadleton, Cheshire, pleb. Brasenose Coll., matric. 20 Oct., 1626, aged 18; B.A. 28 Jan., 1629-30.
Brereton, William, 'cler. fil.' Brasenose Coll., matric. 12 July, 1659; B.A. 1663.
Brerewood, Edward, s. Robert, of Chester, wet glover. Brasenose Coll., matric. 1581, B.A. 15 Feb., 1586-7, M.A. 9 July, 1590, the first astronomy professor in Gresham College, London, 1596, until his death 4 May, 1613, buried 8th, in the chancel of Great St. Helens. See Ath., ii. 139; & D.N.B.
Brerewod, John (Birewood), of Cheshire, pleb. St. Alban Hall, matric.-entry under date 20 Dec., 1577, aged 17. [11],
Brerewood, (Sir) Robert, of Cheshire, gent. Brasenose Coll., matric. 14 March, 1605-6, aged 17; bar.-at-law, Middle Temple, 1615, Lent reader 1638, serjt.-at.-law 1640 (son and heir of John, late of Chester, gent., dec.), a justice of North Wales 1637, recorder of Chester 1639, M.P. Chester, April to May, 1640, king's serjt. 1641, knighted at Oxford 6 Dec., 1643, advanced to the bench at Oxford as justice of common pleas 31 Jan., 1643-4, died 8 Sept., 1654. See Foster's Judges and Barristers; Ath. Ox., ii. 140; & D.N.B.
Brerewood, Thomas (or Brewode), fellow of All Souls' Coll. 1511, B.C.L. 9 Feb., 1511-12 (as Lerewode), D.C.L. (sup. 9 April) 1527, canon of St. Paul's 1518-24, archdeacon of Barnstaple 1528-44, preb. of Endellion, in Cornwall, 1533-42, and of Ridge in Crediton, 1536, rector of St. Ewe 1536, and chancellor to the Bishop of Exeter; his will dated 22 May, 1544, proved 2 March following. See Fasti, i. 78; Le Neve, i. 407; & Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Bressii, Richard (or Piressii), s. Ralph, of Dordrecht, Holland, arm. Christ Church, matric. 23 July, 1668, aged 18.
Bretland, Reginald, gent. University Coll., matric. 15 June, 1657; bar.-at-law, Gray's Inn, 1667, bencher 1689, serjt.-at-law 1692 (son and heir of John, late of Thorncliffe, co. Chester, arm.), baptized at Mottram 4 April, 1641, buried there 8 April, 1703, unm., his will dated 4 Aug., 1699, proved C.P.C. 2 Jan., 1703-4. See Foster's Gray's Inn Admissions. [15],
Breton, Christopher, of co. Stafford, arm. St. John's Coll., matric. 14 Oct., 1608, aged 16.
Breton, Dennis, of Sussex, gent. Brasenose Coll., matric. — May, 1594, aged 15; called Bratton in Mat. Reg.
Breton, Francis, 1s. Robert, of Teton, Northants, arm. Wadham Coll., matric. 11 Nov., 1636, aged 16; of Teton, bar.-at-law, Middle Temple, 1644, buried at Ravensthorpe 10 July, 1659. See Foster's Judges and Barristers & Gardiner, 130.
Breton, Francis, s. Thomas, of Kingsthorpe, Northants, gent. Merton Coll., matric. 20 Oct., 1702, aged 15; baptized at Kingsthorpe 28 April, 1686. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Breton, George (Bretton), subscribed 3 June, 1614; B.A. from Wadham Coll. 10 Dec., 1617, M.A. 1 July, 1620. [20],
Breton, Gerald, of co. Stafford, arm. Magdalen Hall, matric. 14 June, 1611, aged 16; B.A. from St. Mary Hall 17 Feb., 1614-15.
Breton, James (Britan or Bretyn), B.A. 20 July, 1533.
Breton, John, s. Nicholas, of Norton, Northants, arm. Magdalen Coll., matric. 8 May, 1666, aged 17; a student of Lincoln's Inn 1665. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Breton, Robert, of Northants, arm. Gloucester Hall, matric. 18 June, 1610, aged 17; bar.-at-law, Middle Temple, 1611, as son and heir of John, of Teton, Northants, esq., baptized at Ravensthorpe 9 April, 1592, buried there 17 Jan., 1640-1, father of Francis 1636. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Breton, Robert, s. R., arm. Oriel Coll., matric. 20 Jan., 1707-8, aged 17, B.A. 1711; M.A. from Merton Coll. 1714, one of these names canon of Hereford 1724, archdeacon of Salop 1738, and of Hereford 1741, etc. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus. [25],
Breton, Thomas, s. Thomas, of London, arm. Trinity Coll., matric. 3 Dec., 1675, aged 17.
Breton, Thomas Le, s. David, of Jersey, pleb. Pembroke Coll., matric. 22 Oct., 1694-5, aged 15, B.A. 1699, M.A. 1702; fellow Exeter Coll. 1702-7, rector of St. Mary, Jersey, 1705, dean of Jersey 1714. See Boase, 87; & Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Breton, William, s. William, of London, pleb. Wadham Coll., matric. 17 Dec., 1695, aged 16.
Brette, (Sir) Alexander, of Somerset. Exeter Coll., matric.-entry under date 3 Dec., 1575, aged 17 (as gent.); a student of Inner Temple 1575, late of Lyon's Inn, gent., as of White Stanton, Somerset, knighted 20 June, 1603; see George same date. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg. & Collinson's Somerset, iii. 543.
Brett, Alexander, of Somerset, arm. Hart Hall, matric. 1 July, 1603, aged 15; perhaps knighted 2 Dec., 1624. [30],
Bret, Arthur, of Devon, gent. Exeter Coll., matric.entry under date 20 Dec., 1577, aged 16; (? a student of Inner Temple 1579, as of White Stanton, Somerset). See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Brett, Arthur, pleb. Christ Church, matric. 20 July, 1654, B.A. 6 Feb., 1656-7, M.A. 2 July, 1659, rector of Templeton, Devon, 1662, vicar of Market Lavington, Wilts, 10 May, 1670, resigned before 26 Sept., 1671, died in London about 1677. See Ath., iii. 1144; Alumni West., 141; Fasti, ii. 192; & D.N.B.
Brett, Daniel, B.A. from Corpus Christi Coll., Cambridge, 1673, M.A. 1677, incorp. 10 July, 1677, vicar of Hockham, Norfolk, 1682. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus ,
Brette, George, of Somerset, gent. Exeter Coll., matric.-entry under date 3 Dec., 1575, aged 16; a student of Inner Temple 1575, as of White Stanton, Somerset, see Alexander same date. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
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