Cliff, Richard (Clef, Clive, or Cleve), B.A. 24 July, 1555, M.A. 23 June, 1560, chaplain of Christ Church before 1564, will proved at Oxford 14 March, 1566.
Cliffe, Richard, of Devon, pleb. Exeter Coll., matric.-entry under date 3 Dec., 1575, aged 14.
Cliff, Richard, created B.A. Cambridge 26 March, 1586; incorp. 23 April, 1589, M.A. from St. Mary Hall 1 July, 1589, one of these names vicar of Aukborough, Yorks, 1590, until his death in 1603.
Cliffe, Robert, s. H(enry), of Startely, co. Worcester, gent. Oriel Coll., matric. 17 Nov., 1690; of the Middle Temple 1690, his father as of Mathon, co. Worcester. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Cliffe, Thomas (Cleffe), B.A. 16 Feb., 1519-20. [5],
Cliffe, William, s. Edward, of East Woodhall, Hants, gent. Broadgates Hall, matric. 23 May, 1623, aged 20, B.A. 18 June, 1623; M.A. from Pembroke Coll. 28 April, 1626.
Clifford, Abraham, created D.Med. 20 Dec., 1670, 'secundarius à secretis' to the Prince of Orange, fellow of Pembroke Hall., Cambridge, B.A. 1649, B.D. and proctor 1656, ejected from the rectory of Quendon, Essex, 1662, studied physic at Leyden, and died in 1675. See Fasti, ii. 326; & Calamy, i. 272.
Clifford, Anthony, of Wilts, gent. St. Mary Hall, matric. 22 Oct., 1602, aged 18; bar.-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, 1608, as son of Edward, who was 3rd son of Henry, of Borscombe, Wilts. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Clifford, Anthony, of co. Gloucester, pleb. St. Alban Hall, matric. 22 Nov., 1616, aged 17.
Clifford, Anthony, born in Wilts, s. Simon, of Westminster, Middlesex, gent. Gloucester Hall, matric. 27 June, 1634, aged 18, B.A. 24 Oct., 1637, M.A. 25 June, 1640; fellow of Exeter Coll. 1641-62, B.D. 2 Feb., 1652-3, delegate of the parliamentary visitors 1647, resigned 1662, rector of South Moreton, Berks, 1659, of Newton Ferrers, Devon, 1661, and of Aveton Gifford, Devon, 1674, died in 1685. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus; Burrows; & Boase, 67. [10],
Clifford, Edmund, arm. Trinity Coll., matric. 17 March, 1653-4.
Clifford, Edmund, s. Edmund, of Wickin, Northants, gent. Trinity Coll., matric. 30 May, 1679, aged 17.
Clifford, George, 3rd Earl of Cumberland; of Trinity Coll., Cambridge, 1571-4, M.A. 1576, created M.A. (Oxon) 27 Sept., 1592, an excellent mathematician, a great navigator, K.G. 1592, P.C. 1603, died 30 Oct., 1605, buried at Skipton in Craven. See Fasti, i. 260; & D.N.B.
Clifford, Henry, Baron of Skypton. Christ Church, matric. 30 Jan., 1606-7, aged 15; B.A. 16 Feb., 1608-9, 5th Earl of Cumberland 1641-3, entered at Gray's Inn 1610, K.B. at the creation of the Prince of Wales 3 June, 1610, M.P. Westmorland 1614, 1621-2, summoned to parliament as Baron Clifford 17 Feb., 1628, died at York 11 Dec., 1643. See Ath., iii. 80; & D.N.B.
Clifford, Hugh, of Devon, doctoris fil. Exeter Coll., matric. 3 May, 1621, aged 17; B.A. 14 June, 1621, M.A. 22 April, 1624, of Chudleigh, admitted to the Middle Temple 1621 (as son of Thomas, of Chudleigh, Devon, s.t.d.), an officer in the army, buried at Chudleigh 12 Feb., 1639-40, brother of Thomas same date, and father of Thomas 1647. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg. [15],
Clifford, Isaac, 'cler. fil.' Brasenose Coll., matric. 2 April, 1653; B.A. 13 Oct., 1656, M.A. 8 July, 1659, rector of Bettescombe, Dorset, ejected for nonconformity 1662. See Calamy, ii. 118.
Clifford, Isaac, s. 'I.,' of Heychurch, Dorset, paup. Exeter Coll., matric. 18 July, 1684, aged 20; B.A. 1688, vicar of Worth Matravers, Dorset, 1690. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Clifford, James, of co. Gloucester, 'Gen. Cond.' Magdalen Hall, matric. 5 Nov., 1585, aged 19.
Clifford, James, s. Edward, a cook; baptized at St. Mary Magdalen Church, Oxon, 2 May, 1622, chorister Magdalen Coll. 1632-42, a petty canor (10th minor) of St. Paul's Cathedral 1662, 6th in 1675, senior cardinal and 2nd minor canon 1682, reader in a church near Carter Lane, chaplain to the hon. society of Serjeant's Inn, Fleet Street, died about 1700. See Bloxam, i. 39 and 56; Ath., iv. 597; Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus; & D.N.B.
Clifford, James, s. Edw., of Oxford (city), pleb. Gloucester Hall, matric. 28 July, 1668, aged 47.
Clifford, James, s. James, of Weare, Devon, gent. Exeter Coll., matric. 16 July, 1680, aged 17.
Clifford , John; B.A. (sup. July) 1542. [22],
Clifford, Joseph, of co. Gloucester, 'cler. fil.' Magdalen Hall, matric. 23 June, 1621, aged 19; B.A. 18 June, 1623, vicar of Curdworth, co. Warwick, 1626, rector of Little Burstead, Suffolk, 1643. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus & Add. MSS., 15,669-71.
Clifford, Richard, of Northants, pleb. Christ Church, matric. 8 June, 1621, aged 15; B.A. 13 Dec., 1624, M.A. 30 June, 1627.
Clifford, Samuel, 'cler. fil.' Magdalen Hall, matric. 2 April, 1652; B.A. 1 June, 1654 (son of William 1607), rector of Great or East Knoyle, Wilts, 1658-60, died 29 Oct., 1699. See Calamy, iii. 365; & Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus. [25],
Clifforde, Simon, of Devon, arm. Brasenose Coll., matric. 22 Oct., 1586, aged 17; B.A. from Broadgates Hall 4 July, 1590, of the Middle Temple 1594 [as 2nd son of Anthony, of Bottescombe, Wilts, esq., deceased], father of Anthony 1634. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Clifford, Thomas (Clyfforde), of Devon, arm. Broadgates Hall, matric. 8 Nov., 1588, aged 17; B. & D.D. from Exeter Coll. 18 or 19 June, 1619 (son of Anthony, of Boscombe, Wilts), entered Lincoln's Inn 1593, canon of Exeter 1625-34, rector of Black Torrington 1626-7, vicar of Ilsington 1626-34, and of Harberton, Devon, 1629-33, father of the next named and of Hugh 1621. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus & Inns of Court Reg.
Clifforde, Thomas, of Devon, doctoris fil. Exeter Coll., matric. 4 May, 1621, aged 15; B.A. 17 Feb., 1624-5, M.A. 13 May, 1628, vicar of Brent, Devon, 1632-7, vicar of Harberton, Devon, 1633-7, canon of Exeter 1637, until his death, buried at Chudleigh 16 Jan., 1637-8, brother of Hugh same date. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Clifford, Thomas (Clyfford), s. Hugh, of Chudley, Devon, arm. Exeter Coll., matric. 21 May, 1647, aged 16; supplicated for B.A. 1650, entered the Middle Temple 1648, knighted, P.C. and treasurer of the household 1668, lord high treasurer 1672-3, M.P. Totnes 1660, until created Baron Clifford of Chudleigh 22 April, 1672, died 17 Oct., 1673, father of the next named. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.; Fasti, ii. 160; Burrows; & D.N.B.
Clifford, Thomas, 1s. Thomas, of Ugbroke, Devon, equitis. Queen's Coll., matric. 10 Nov., 1668, aged 15; buried at Ugbrook 28 July, 1671. [30],
Clifford, William, of Wilts, 'cler. fil.' Magdalen Coll., matric. 24 Nov., 1581, aged 16.
Clifford, William, of co. Gloucester, 'cler. fil.' Trinity Coll., matric. 27 Nov., 1607, aged 17; B.A. from Magdalen Coll. 11 Dec., 1612, M.A. 10 July, 1618, vicar of Curdworth, co. Warwick, 1619, rector of Yarlington, Somerset, 1628, rector of East Knoyle, father of Samuel 1652. See Calamy, iii. 365; & Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Clifton, Amias (Ames Clyfton), of Somerset, eq. aur. fil. St. Alban Hall, matric. 18 March, 1585-6, aged 14; of Gray's Inn 7th and migrated to Lincoln's Inn 27 Feb., 1588-9, as 2nd son of Sir John, brother of Gervase and John same date, and of William 1584. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
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