HART HALL. 581 Degory Wheare, M.A., Camden professor^ admitted 4th April 1626. Tobias Garbrand or Herks, M.B., admitted in July 1647. John Maplet, M.D., succeeded in 1660; resigned Ob. 4th Aug. 1670, set. ^^. Byrom Eaton, S.T.P., admitted 6th Sept. 1662. He became archdeacon of Stow. Benjamin Woodroffe^ S.T.P., admitted 15th Aug. 1692. Richard Blechynden, LL.D., succeeded in 17 12. PROVOSTS.18 Richard Blechynden, LL.D., 29th July 1714. Ob. 8th Oct. 1736. AViLLiAM GowER, M.A., admitted Oct. 1736. Ob. 20th July 1777. William Sheffield, admitted 1777. Ob. 23rd June 1795- Whittington Landon, admitted 1796. Richard Lynch Cotton, admitted 1839. HART HALL, afterwards HERTFORD COLLEGE, "Wa8 so styled from Elias de Hertford, who lived in the tenth year of Edward the First, an. Dom. 1282. In 1312 it changed its name to Stapledon hall^-^, but upon the settlement of Exeter college it returned to its former appellation. TRLNCIPALS. Nicholas Ha we occurs in 1360. Richard Tonworth, in 1378. '8 Gloucester Hall was con- '9 Walter bishop of Exeter had verted into a college, and called hcense to give two messuages in Worcester College, and the head Oxford to twelve scholars study- styled provost, by letters patent, iiig in the university of that town, dated 2iji ./uly 17 14. i'at. 13 Tat. 7 Edw. 11. p. 2. u. ij. Ann. p. 2. N". 4.
