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MASTERS OF BALLIOL.
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VISITOR.
BOWEN, Right Hon. Sir Charles Synge Christopher, born at Woolaston, near
Chepstow, 1 June, 1836; is. Christopher, rector of Winchester, St. Thomas. Balliol,
matric. 19 May, 54, aged 19 (from Rugby), scholar 54-7, fellow 57-62, B.A. 58, M.A. 72,
created D.C.L. 13 June, 83 (Honours: — Hertford scholarship 55, 1 classical mods. 56,
Ireland scholarship 57, Latin verse 57, 1 classics 58, Arnold essay 59); treasurer 57. and
president of Oxford union society 58 ; visitor of his college 85 ; bar.-at-law, Lincoln's
Inn, 61, bencher 79, recorder of Penzance 72, judge high court of justice (queen's
bench division) 79-82, knighted at Windsor 26 June, 79, a lord justice of appeal 82,
privy councillor 82, hon. LL.D. Edinburgh, f.r.s. 85, a trustee of the British Museum
93. — See Men and Women of the Time & Foster's Men at the Bar.
MASTERS.
Principals or Wardens.
1. Foderingey, Walter de, M.A. , principal of this college 1282-96 ; prebend of Marston St. Lawrence 1298, and of Nassington 1312 (both) in Lincoln cathedral; died 1315.
2. Warkenby, Hugh de, M.A. , principal 1296.
3. Cornwall, Stephen de, M.A. , " custos domus de Balliolo" 31 Ed. I. 1303, doctor of physic and priest.*
4. Chickwell, Richard de, M.A. ; occurs as " custos " in writ, 18 Aug., 3 Ed. II. 1309.
5. Waldeby, Thomas de, 1321.
6. Seton, Henry de, occurs in writ 28 Feb., 17 Ed. II. 1323.
7. Luceby, Nicholas de, "custos" 1 Ed. III. 1327.
8. Poclington, John de, custos 6 Ed. III. 1332, master of University college 1362.
Masters.
1. Corbrygge, Hugh de, M.A. , occurs master 1343.
2. Derby, Robert de, 1356.
3. Kingston, William de.
4. Wycliff, John, M.A. , master 1360, " the reformer," read public lectures in divinity as pro- fessor; rector of Fillingham, co. Lincoln, 14 May, 1361 (on the presentation of the master and fellows of Balliol hall), exchanged it in 1368 for the rectory of Ludgershall, Bucks ; rector of Lutterworth, co. Leicester, 1374, prebend of Aust in the collegiate church of Westbury, co. Gloucester, 1375, chaplain to Edward III. ; died 31 Dec, 1384, buried in Lutterworth church ; for mention of other entries of his names see foot note.f
5. Hugate, John, master 1366.
6. Tyrwhyt, Thomas, M.A., master 1371 and 1397.
7. Haskham, Hamon, master 1397.
- The date of this and many of the following heads is
not that of the actual appointment but of the first document in which the person is mentioned as master.
f John Wiclyve, priest, vicar of Mayfield, Sussex, 21 July, 1361, which he exchanged in 1380 for the rectory of Horsted Keynes, prebend of Chichester, his will dated 12 and proved 21 Nov., 1383. Courthope, Somerset Herald, adds that this John was the ejected warden of Canterbury Hall, now incorporated into Christ Church, and not the re- former as some suppose, see Gent's Mag. 1841, ii. 146 ; he as John Wycliffe, clerk, of the diocese of York, was appointed one of the original scholars of Canterbury Hall 1364, and warden 9 Dec, 1365, ejected 1367, Gent, 's Mag. 1841, ii. 378, and 1844, ii. 136 ; perhaps rector of Wycliffe-upon-Tees between 1363 and 1369.
10.
8. Lambert, or Lambard, William. M.A., master
8 Hen. IV. 1406, gave several manuscripts to the
college library.
9. Chace, Thomas, M.A., master 13 Hen. IV. 1412, chancellor of the university 1426-31, chaplain to Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, said to have been chancellor of Ireland and of St. Paul's cathedral ; died 1449. Burleigh, Robert, M.A.,mastei 2 Hen. VI. 1423.
11. Stapylton, Robert, M.A., master 7 Hen. VI. 1429, gave several manuscripts to the college library.
12. Brandon, William, M.A., was master 10 Hen. VI. 1432, proctor 1431-2.
13. Thwaites, Robert, M. A., master 29 Hen. VI. 1451, proctor 1423, vice-chancellor 1441, and chan- cellor of the university 1445-6 ; dean of Auckland, preb. of Southwell 1438.
14. Larabton, William M.A., master 1461, proctor 1446.
15. Segden, John, D.D., master 12 Ed. IV. 1472, proctor 1440, archdeacon of Gloucester and Wor- cester in 1468 and 1472 ; died 1481-2.
16. Abdy, Robert, M.A., master 17 Ed. IV. 1477, proctor 1456, buried in the church of St. Mary Mag- dalen in the suburbs of Oxon. See The Colleges of Oxford, page 37.
17. Bell, William, M.A., master 10 Hen. VII. 1494.
18. Bernyngham, Richard, B.D., master about 13 Hen. VII. 1497.
19. CiSSOn, Thomas, B.D., master 9 Feb., 1511.
20. StUDbyS, Richard, B.D., master 24 April, 1518 ; M.A. 24 Jan., 1508-9, B.D. supld. 27 June, 1516, D.D. supld. 19 April, 1524, rector of All Hallows, Honey Lane, London, 1522. See Foster's Alumni Oxonienses 1439.
21. Whyte, William, B.D., master 25 Nov., 1525; M.A. 30 June, 1505, chaplain, B. Can.L. 2 July, 1515, B.D. 1 April, 1517, D.D. supld. 3 July, 1521, vicar of St. Lawrence, Old Jewry, London, 1517. See Al. Ox. 1617.
22. Cotes, George, D.D. (or Cotys), 1539 ; fellow Balliol 1522, B.A. fellow Magdalen, M.A. 3 Feb., 1531, B.D. 27 March, 1534, D.D. rector of Fillingham, co. Lincoln, moiety of Cotgrave, Notts, 1544, rector of Tackley, Oxon, 1549, canon of Chester 1544, archdeacon (resigned 1554) and bishop 1554 until his death about Dec, 1555. See Al. Ox. 332.
23. Wright, William, M.A., master 1545, put in by the visitor ; B.A. 18 May, 1523, fellow Balliol 1526, M.A. 27 May, 1528, master of the college 1545-7, re-elected 1 Dec, 1555 (then B.D. ), and deprived 1559 for refusing to take the oath of supremacy. See Al. Ox. 1688.
master 25 Nov.,
27 May, 1522 ;
x 5 2 5-6. proctor
10 July, 1536;
1542, and of
