Mervin, William, s. William, of Heanton, Devon, cler. Christ Church, matric. 30 June, 1693, aged 16, B.A. 1697; fellow Exeter Coll. 1698-1709, M.A. 1 Feb., 1699-1700, rector of Tawstock, Devon, 1707, rector of Heanton Punchardon. 1719-29; brother of Richard 1690. See Boase, 86.
Mervin, William, s. Jonas, of Morthoe, Devon, cler. Exeter Coll., matric. 10 May, 1701, aged 17; B.A. 7 March, 1704-5, fellow 1708-19, M.A. 1708, B.D. 1719, rector of Beaworthy, Devon, 1711, and of Clare portion in Tiverton 1721, of Atherington 1728, of Georgeham 1729, and of Heanton Punchardon (all in Devon) 1730-44; brother of Richard 1696. See Boase, 87; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Meryfield. See also Merefield.
Meryfielde, George, pleb. St. John's Coll., matric. 23 July, 1656, B.A. 28 Feb., 1659-60, fellow, M.A. 1663, B.D. 1669, admitted to Merchant Taylors' school 1647 (as 3s. of George, of London, fishmonger), born in St. Michael's, Crooked Lane, 12 Jan., 1638, inventory at Oxford 25 Oct., 1670. See Robinson, i. 181.
Meryfield, William, pleb. St. John's Coll., matric. 29 July, 1651, B.A. 6 Feb., 1654-5, M.A. 23 April, 1658, B.D. 29 Nov., 1664, rector of South Warnborough, Southants, 1668-81; licenced 14 Nov., 1674, to marry Mary Blake, of city of Wells, spinster; admitted to Merchant Taylors' school 1644 (as 2s. George); born in parish of St. Margaret, New Fish Street, 12 Aug., 1635. See London Marriage Licences, ed. Foster; Robinson, i. 161; & Foster's Index Eccl. [5],
Mesnard, John, created D.D. 15 June, 1689, canon of Windsor 1689, minister of the reformed church at Charenton, Paris, chaplain to William III. when Prince of Orange; died 26 Aug., 1727. See Fasti, ii. 408; & Agnew's French Protestant Exiles, ii. p. 116.
Messinger, Arthur (or Massinger), B.A. from St. Alban Hall, sup. 7 Dec., 1571, fellow of Merton Coll. 1572, M.A. 25 June, 1577, incorporated at Cambridge 1578, M.P. Weymouth and Melcombe Regis 1588-9, 1593, Shaftesbury 1601. See Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary & O.H.S. iv. 270.
Messinger, John, demy of Magdalen Coll. 1593-8, B.A. 27 May, 1597; M.A. from All Souls' Coll. 27 Nov., 1600.
Messinger, Philip (Massinger), of Salisbury, gent. St. Alban Hall, matric. 14 May, 1602, aged 18; poet and dramatist (s. Arthur); died 1639. See Bloxam, iv. 234.
Messenger, Robert, of co. Gloucester, pleb. Magdalen Hall, matric. 3 Feb., 1597-8, aged 15.
Messenger, Rowland (Massenger), fellow of Brasenose Coll., incept 30 June, 1505, proctor 1508, removed by the founders 1522, one of Wolsey's chief agents, manager or comptroller of the buildings of Cardinal college, principal of Black Hall 1511, and of Little University Hall in School Street, vicar of Wycombe, Bucks, 1512, of Winwick, Northants, 1512, prebendary of Lincoln 1513; died in 1546. See Fasti, i. 23; & O.H.S. i. 39. [11],
Messinger, Thomas, of co. Gloucester, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. 3 April, 1601, aged 20; demy Magdalen Coll. 1601-4. See Bloxam, v. 3.
Messinger, Walter, B.A. from St. Alban Hall in or before 1572. See Arthur.
Messenger, William, of co, Gloucester, pleb. St. Alban Hall, matric. 28 Feb., 1616-7, aged 17; B.A. 15 Dec., 1619.
Messervy, Edward, born in Middlesex, s. Edward, of Isle of Jersey, arm. Lincoln Coll., matric. 27 March, 1640, aged 18. See J. B. Payne's Armorial of Jersey, 168, 281. [15],
Messervy, John, of Jersey, arm. St. John's Coll., matric. 3 July, 1612, aged 18; admitted to Merchant Taylors' school 1610; born 10 May, 1594. See Robinson, i. 65.
Messervy, Philip, s. Dan., of Isle of Jersey, gent. Pembroke Coll., matric. 10 Oct., 1711, aged 18; B.A. 1715.
Mesurier, John (Mesurere), B.C.L. 12 July, 1534, rector of Sparkford, Somerset, 1541. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Le Mesurier, John, s. Nic., of Isle of Guernsey, cler. Pembroke Coll., matric. 12 Nov., 1708, aged 17; B.A. 1712, M.A. 1715, rector of St. Andrew, Guernsey, 1717. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Mesurier, Nicolas, s. John, of St. Peter's Port, Isle of Guernsey, pleb. Trinity Coll., matric. 29 March, 1667, aged 16, B.A. 1670; M.A. from Jesus Coll. 1674 (as Le Mesurier), rector of St. Andrew, Guernsey, 1679, dean of Guernsey 1698; father of John 1708, Nicholas and Thomas. See Foster's Index Eccl. [20],
Le Mesurier, Nic. s. Nicholas, of Guernsey, cler. Pembroke Coll.; subscribed 26 April, 1704, aged 18; B.A. 11 Feb., 1707-8, M.A. 1710.
Le Mesurier, Thomas, s. Nich., of St. Andrew, Guernsey, cler. Pembroke Coll., subscribed 17 July, 1713, aged 20; B.A. 1717.
Metcalfe, Adrian, created M.A. 2 Dec., 1642; created B.Med. 17 Oct., 1643 (as Francis, of St. Mary Hall); created D.Med. 6 May, 1645 (s. Sir Francis, of Louth Park, co. Lincoln, and of Bellerby, Yorks); of the king's bedchamber; licenced 28 Sept., 1649, to marry Anne Salmon, spinster; an extra licentiate of the college of physicians 1650; baptised at Keddington, co. Lincoln, 8 March, 1606-7; buried there 8 April, 1658. See Fasti, ii. 89; London Marriage Licences, ed. Foster; & Munk's Roll, i. 255.
Metcalfe, Augustine, "ser." Christ Church, matric. 10 March, 1656-7, B.A. 17 Jan., 1659-60, M.A. 1662, rector of Berwick, Sussex, 1669. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Metcalfe, Charles, s. Thomas, of Banbury, Oxon, pleb. Balliol Coll., matric. 23 Nov., 1666, aged 16. [25],
Metcalfe, Cornelius, of Bucks, pleb. Magdalen Hall, matric. 24 Nov., 1581, aged 16. See Zaccheus.
Metcalf, Francis, of St. Mary Hall; created B.Med. 17 Oct., 1643, see Adrian. See Fasti, ii. 60 and 89.
Medcalfe, James, B.A. 25 June, 1570; possibly a student of Gray's Inn 1573, as from Staple Inn. See Foster's Gray's Inn Reg.
Medcalf, Mark (Meadcalfe), B.A. 25 June, 1568, of Bellerby, co. Yorks (s. Thomas or Lucas), rector of Northallerton, Yorks, 1562, and of Barrow, Cheshire, 1569; died 3 May, 1589, according to the monument he was buried at Northallerton 24 May, 1593, aged 54. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Metcalfe, Michael, s. Matth., of Appersaid, Yorks, p.p. Magdalen Coll., matric. 15 March, 1666-7, aged 18, B.A. 1670; incorporated at Cambridge 1676—M.A. from Christ's Coll., Cambridge, 1676, rector of Little Thurrock, Essex, 1681-97, licenced (V.G.) 11 Feb., 1690-1 (widower, aged 38), to marry Eliza Ellis, of Mucking, Essex, spinster; another licence 27 June, 1692 (then a widower), to marry Jane Ellis, of same, spinster; he died in 1697. See Foster's Index Eccl. [30],
Metcalfe, Robert, M.A. from Caius Coll., Cambridge, 1606 (incorporated 10 July, 1610, and again 14 July, 1612), and perhaps D.D. from Trinity Coll., Cambridge, 1620; possibly vicar of Burwell, co. Cambridge, 1618. See Foster's Graduati Cantab.
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