Master, "Jacob,", s. J., of Mereworth, Kent, gent. St. John's Coll., matric. 7 April, 1688, aged 18.
Master, James, 2s. Edward, of Ospringe, Kent, arm. New Coll., matric. 20 April, 1627, aged 20; B.C.L. 3 May, 1633, as Masters, D.C.L. 8 May, 1638, an advocate 1648; brother of Edward 1633, and Richard 1622. See Coote's Civilians, 83.
Masters, James, s. John, of Englishcombe, Somerset, pleb. St. Alban Hall, matric. 4 May, 1627, aged 18; B.A. 18 Feb., 1627-8, M.A. 5 July, 1630, created B.D. 6 (or 17) June, 1646, rector of St. Peter and St. Paul, Bath, 1639, until sequestered in 1645 by the Westminster assembly, subdean of Wells 1661, rector of Farley Hungerford, Somerset, 1662; ? died 16 Aug., 1665; brother of Richard, father of Nathaniel. See Misc. Gen. et Her. n.s. iv. 71; & Add. MS. 15,669, pp. 181, 216.
Master, John, B.A. 7 Feb., 1520-1, fellow Merton Coll. 1522, M.A. 31 March, 1525.
Mast(er), John, B.A. sup. 20 June, 1521. [5],
Master, John (Maister or Masters), at Corpus Christi Coll. 1530, from Somerset; B.A. 11 Dec., 1531, M.A. sup. — Nov., 1532; vicar of Charlton Canfield, or Horthorne, 1546, and of East Camel, alias Queen's Camel, Somerset, 1550. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Master, John, equitis fil. nat. min. Christ Church, matric. 20 July, 1654; B.A. 3 Feb., 1656-7; M.A. from St. Mary Hall 25 June, 1659, B. & D.Med. from Christ Church 4 July, 1672; hon. fellow college of physicians 1680, perhaps brother of George and William 1647. See Munk's Roll, i. 410.
Masters, John, s. Herb., of Burghill, co. Hereford, gent. Balliol Coll., matric. 3 April, 1669, aged 16.
Masters, Nathaniel, s. James, of Bath, minister. Magdalen Hall, matric. 12 Feb., 1663-4, aged 16; vicar of Bathampton and also of Bathford, Somerset, 1670. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Master, Richard (Mastre, Maistre or Masters), s. Robert, of Streetend in Willesborough, Kent; fellow of All Souls' Coll. 1533, B.A. 29 Oct., 1533, M.A. 11 May, 1537; B.Med. and admitted to practice 1545, of Christ Church 1547, D.Med. 29 July, 1555, incorporated at Cambridge 1571, fellow college of physicians 1553, president 1561, physician to Queen Elizabeth 1559, beneficed about 1539, but soon resigned the living, prebendary of York 1563, had a grant of the reversion of the site of the late monastery of Cirencester, etc., etc., 6 Jan., 1564-5; died about 1587; father of Robert 1578, and of George and Thomas 1575, and possibly of James Maister. See Cooper, ii. 20; Munk's Roll, i. 52; & Fasti, i. 143. [10],
Master, Richard, of co. Gloucester, arm. fil. nat. 2. St. John's Coll., matric. 12 Nov., 1619, aged 16; perhaps B.C.L. from All Souls' Coll. 4 July, 1625, as Masters.
Master, Richard, 1s. Edward, of Ospringe, Kent, arm. Exeter Coll., matric. 13 Dec., 1622, aged 18; a student of Gray's Inn 1623; brother of Edward 1633, and James 1627. See Foster's Gray's Inn Reg.
Masters, Richard, s. John, of Englishcombe, Somerset, pleb. St. Alban Hall, matric. 1 Dec., 1637, aged 18; B.A. 10 Nov., 1640, rector of Walcot 1661, vicar of Englishcombe 1662 (then M.A.), and of Weston-juxta-Bath 1671, rector of Stanton Prior (all Somerset), 1674; brother of James. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Master, Richard, s. William, of Woodford, Essex, cler. Lincoln Coll., matric. 6 July, 1682, aged 16; B.A. from Merton Coll. 1686, M.A. 1689; rector of Woodford 1703. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Master, Robert, of London, arm. Trinity Coll., matric. entry under date 20 March, 1578-9, aged 14; fellow of All Souls' Coll., B.C.L. 14 July, 1590, D.C.L. 10 Dec., 1594 (as Masters); principal of St. Alban Hall 1599-1603, an advocate 1599, chancellor of Rochester and Lichfield, M.P. Cricklade 1601; died 10 July, 1625; probably brother of Henry Masters, see preceding page. See Lansdowne MS. 984, f. 64; Fasti, i. 267; & Coote's Civilians, 65. [15],
Master, Robert, B.A. from All Souls' Coll. 12 Feb., 1628-9.
Masters, Samuel, s. George, of Sarum, gent. Wadham Coll., matric. 13 Nov., 1662, aged 16; fellow Exeter Coll. 1663-81, B.A. 1666, M.A. 1669, B.D. 1680 (as Master), preacher at Stanton Harcourt and South Ley, Oxon, canon of St. Paul's 1678, and of Lichfield 1681, chaplain to the Earl of Radnor and preacher to the hospital of Bridewell 1677, rector of Shottesbrooke, Berks, 1685-93, and of Dunton, Berks, May-Sept., 1693; died at Bath 12 Sept., 1693, and buried there in the church of St. Peter and St. Paul. See Ath. iv. 386; Boase, 75; Gardiner, 246; Rawl. i. 45; & Hearne, ii. 60.
Masters, Stephen, "ser." All Souls' Coll., matric. 2 July, 1658, B.A. 1662, rector of Brauncewell-with-Durnby, co. Lincoln, 1667, vicar of South Leverton, Notts, 1686, rector of Darley, co. Derby, 1691. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Master, Streynsham, s. William, of Oxford (city), cler. Queen's Coll., matric. 20 June, 1704, aged 19; vicar of Aston, near Birmingham, 1733-7. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Master, Thomas (Maisters), of London, arm. St. John's Coll., matric. entry under date 1575, aged 15; fellow of Merton Coll. 1577, B.A. 14 Dec., 1577, M.A. 14 May, 1582, B.D. 12 July, 1592, sup. for licence to preach 28 Jan., 1593-4 (3s. Richard 1533), vicar of Isle Abbots, Somerset, 1593-1637, master of the Temple 1601-28, canon of Lichfield 1613, archdeacon of Salop 1614; said to have died 1628; brother of George 1575, and of Robert 1578, and uncle to the next-named. See Foster's Index Eccl. & O.H.S. iv. 272. [20],
Masters, Thomas, of Devon, pleb. Exeter Coll., matric. 22 May, 1590, aged 19; vicar of Ewnywith-St.-Ives, Cornwall, 1601. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Master, Thomas, s. William, of Coates, co. Gloucester, minister. New Coll., matric. 15 Nov., 1622, aged 19; fellow 1622, B.A. 22 Nov., 1625, M.A. 6 June, 1629, B.D. 30 Jan., 1640-1 (as Masters), sinecure rector of Wickham, co. Lincoln, 1637; died near Louth Dec., or Jan., 1643; buried in the outer chapel of New College. See Ath. iii. 83.
Masters, Thomas, created B.A. from Magdalen Hall 15 April, 1648; fellow Exeter Coll. 1648-58, M.A. 29 Jan., 1650-1. See Boase, 70; Burrows, 502; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Master, Thomas, s. Thomas, of Cirencester, co. Gloucester, arm. Christ Church, matric. 30 April, 1680, aged 16; of the Abbey, Cirencester, M.P. 1685-7, 1689-90; died 1710, aged 47; father of the next. See Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary.
Master, Thomas, s. T., of Cirencester, co. Gloucester, arm. Christ Church, matric. 29 Oct., 1706, aged 16; of the Abbey, Cirencester, M.P. in 7 parliaments (Jan.), 1712-47. See Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary. [25]
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