Merritt, John, "a Cornish captain," created D.Med. 16 Jan., 1642-3.
Merrye, Edward, s. Tho., of Gopsall, co. Leicester, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. 7 July, 1671, aged 20.
Merry, Francis, s. Tho., of Coventry (town), pleb. Balliol Coll., matric. 2 March, 1710-11, aged 19; B.A. 1714.
Merrie, Gabriel, of Oxon, pleb. Corpus Christi Coll., matric. 28 Nov., 1581, aged 15; B.A. sup. 17 Nov., 1585. See O.H.S. xii. 132.
Merry, Henry (Merye), of co. Derby, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. entry under date 22 Dec., 1576, aged 16; one of these names knighted 20 Aug., 1621. [5],
Merry, John (Merye), B.A. 21 Jan., 1528-9, M.A. 4 July, 1531.
Merry, John, s. Th., of Milton Abbas, Dorset, pleb. New Inn Hall, matric. 8 July, 1670, aged 20; B.A. 1674, vicar of Stourpaine, Dorset, 1677, rector of Steepleton Iwerne, Dorset, 1691. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Merry, Richard (Mery or Myrry), junior, secular chaplain, B.Can.L. 7 June, 1535, vicar of Climping, Sussex, 1548, and rector of Denton, Sussex, 1566. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Merrye, Richard, of Northants, pleb. Balliol Coll., matric. 13 July, 1599, aged 16; B.A. 14 Feb., 1602-3, M.A. 8 Dec., 1605.
Merry, Richard, arm. Christ Church, matric. 23 July, 1653, B.A. 6 Feb., 1656-7; M.A. from St. Mary Hall 25 June, 1659, canon of Wells 1660, vicar of Buckland Dinham 1661, of Ilton and Loxton (all Somerset) 1661, canon of Wells 1661, rector of Earnshill, Somerset, 1663. See Foster's Index Eccl. [10],
Merry, Robert (Myrry or Mere), B.A. sup. 13 Dec., 1516, M.A. 19 Feb., 1520-1, B.D. sup. Nov., 1530, vicar of Great Totham, and also of Eastwood, Essex, 1531. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Merry, Thomas, of co. Worcester, cler. fil. All Souls' Coll., matric. 13 March, 1617-8, aged 18; B.A. 17 June, 1619, M.A. 1 June, 1622.
Merry, Thomas, 2s. Thomas, of Walthamstow, Essex, militis. Christ Church, matric. 6 Dec., 1626, aged 21, B.A. next day; a student of Middle Temple 1627 (his father of Coppeshall, co. Leicester); perhaps M.P. co. Leicester 1660. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Mer(r)y, William, B.A. 5 July, 1507.
Merry, William, s. Thomas, of Pendock, co. Worcester, sacerd. St. John's Coll., matric. 13 Nov., 1629, aged 19. [15],
Merryman, Benjamin, s. Tho., of Newbury, Berks, p.p. St. Alban Hall, matric. 30 March, 1677, aged 15.
Merryman, John, s. Thomas, of Newbury, Berks, pleb. Trinity Coll., matric. 2 May, 1634, aged 16; B.A. 20 June, 1636.
Merrywether, Antony (Meriwether), of Kent, gent. Broadgates Hall, matric. 14 June, 1616, aged 18; (s. Edward, of Barfraystone); died in Belgium.
Mer(r)ywether, John, of Oxon, pleb. New Coll., matric. 23 Oct., 1618, aged 19; B.C.L. 20 April, 1626, rector of Stratton All Saints with SS. Michael and Peter, Norfolk, 1629, and also of Stratton St. Mary 1629. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Merryweather, John (Mereweather), s. Christopher, of Lavington, Wilts, gent. Christ Church, matric. 2 June, 1673, aged 18; created B.A., M.A., and B.Med. 9 May, 1682. [20],
Merryweather, John (Meriweather), s. J., of Hilperton, Wilts, pleb. Pembroke Coll., matric. 27 Oct., 1685, aged 21.
Merten, George, of Devon, "serviens." Broadgates Hall, matric. entry under date 23 July, 1579, aged 26. See also George Martyn, page 977.
Mervin (Sir) Audley, of Wilts, arm. fil. Christ Church, matric. 10 June, 1618, aged "5" (15) (2s. Sir Henry), M.P. co. Tyrone 1639 and 1661, speaker of the Irish house of commons, serjeant-atlaw Ireland 1660; died 24 Oct., 1675, buried at St. Werburgh's 26th; brother of James.
Mervin, Christopher, s. Ambrose, of Chicklade, Wilts, pleb. Exeter Coll., matric. 2 Dec., 1631, aged 17, B.A. 23 Jan., 1633-4; M.A. from Magdalen Hall 15 Oct., 1636.
Mervin, Edmund, of Corpus Christi Coll. 1532. See Marvin, page 981. [25],
Mervin, George (or Marwin), B.A. 9 Nov., 1525; perhaps scholar of New Inn Hall; admon. at Oxford — Aug. 1529.
Mervin, George, subscribed 'Mirphinus,' 18 June, 1585.
Merwin, James, of Southants, arm. Christ Church, matric. 10 June, 1618, aged 15 (1s. Sir Henry); commanded the king's ship "St. Claude" in the narrow seas under his father in 1626; buried at Dublin 12 July, 1641; brother of Audley.
Mervin, John, of Hants, eq. fil. Magdalen Coll., matric. entry under date 20 Dec., 1575, aged 26.
Mervin, John (Marvin, or Marveon), of Wilts, eq. fil. Trinity Coll., matric. entry under date circa 1581, aged 22; perhaps a student of Middle Temple 1583, as son of Sir Edmund, of Fonthill Giffard, M.P. Hindon 1586-9, and died 23 June, 1601. See Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary.
Mervine, Richard, of Wilts, gent. Exeter Coll., matric. 17 Dec., 1619, aged 18; B.A. 31 Jan., 1621-2, M.A. 9 July, 1624 (incorporated at Cambridge 1625), B.D. 30 June, 1632, D.D. 3 July, 1661 (s. George), rector of Pertwood, Wilts, 1631, canon of Exeter 1634, rector of Bratton Clovelly 1637, and of Throwleigh 1639, vicar of Okehampton 1644, and rector of Heanton Punchardon (all Devon) 1661, chancellor of the church of Exeter 1660, until his death 17 Oct., 1669. See Fasti, ii. 256; Drake's Fasciculus Mervenensis, 61-3; & Foster's Index Eccl. [31],
Mervin, Richard, s. William, of Heanton, Devon, cler. St. Alban Hall, matric. 31 Oct., 1690, aged 17; bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1698, M.P. Tiverton 1708, 1710, void Dec., 1710; brother of William 1693. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Mervin, Richard, s. Jonas, of Morthoe, Devon, cler. Balliol Coll., matric. 9 March, 1695-6, aged 17; B.A. 1699, vicar of Buckland Brewer, Devon, 1710; his father vicar of Morthoe 1678; brother of William 1701. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Mervin, Sheldon, s. Edward, of Sarum, Wilts, gent. Christ Church, matric. 26 May, 1682, aged 16; a student of Inner Temple 1684; died 13 Dec., 1724; buried at Portwood. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Mervin, William, of Wilts, gent. Exeter Coll., matric. 10 Dec., 1591, aged 22; B.A. 28 Feb., 1594-5, M.A. 5 Nov., 1597, rector of Boyton, Wilts, 1609, and of Fonthill Gifford, Wilts, 1611. See Foster's Index Eccl. [35],
Mervin, William, of Wilts, cler. fil. Brasenose Coll., matric. 8 May, 1607, aged 16; B.A. 26 April, 1610.
Mervin, William, fellow Pembroke Coll., Cambridge, B.A. 1665-6, M.A. 1669; incorporated 13 July, 1669, rector of Heanton Punchardon 1670-1719, and of Clare portion of Tiverton, Devon, 1679; father of the next. See Foster's Graduati Cantab.
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