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MEREDYTH, ---; b.; adm.; QS 1568-9 (Chapter Muniments 54017-8, 54020). [Probably Daniel Meredyth, third son of Meredith Thomas, Bailiff of Brecon; a letter from his father to his eldest son Thomas, Secretary to Dean Goodman 1563-76, states that he would like Daniel “to be of the number of the scollers at Westmr” (Chapter Muniments)]

MEREDITH, RICHARD, son of Edward Meredith, Stanton (perhaps Stansty, parish of Wrexham), Denbighshire; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1612, adm. scholar 1613, matr. Mich. 1612; BA 1616/7; MA 1620; BD 1627; DD 1634; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1618 – ejected 8 Apr 1644, Senior Bursar 1638-42, Senior Dean 1642-4; ordained; Rector of Farthingstone, Northants 9 Nov 1627-9; Rector of Wappenham, Northants 28 Jul 1632 -–res 1639/40; Rector of Fakenham, Norfolk, from 1640; Rector of Hellesdon, Norfolk, from 1650; d. 5 Dec 1655.

MEREDITH, EDWARD, son of Rev. Edward Meredith, Rector of Landulph, Cornwall, and Alice, fourth dau., of William Kekewich, Catchfrench, Cornwall; b. 1648; adm.; KS ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1665, matr. 14 Jul 1665, aged 17, Westminster Student 19 Dec 1665 – void 1675; BA (Christ Church Act Book) 1669; MA (same) 1672; Secretary to Sir William Godolphin (qv) during his Embassy to Spain; a Roman Catholic convert; present at the conference between Tenison and Andrew Pulton 29 Sep 1687; went abroad after Revolution of 1688; living in Italy after 1700; joined Jesuit community in Rome, but prevented by ill-health from taking final vows; controversialist; author, Some Remarques upon a late popular piece of nonsense called Julian the Apostate, etc. 1682, and other works; d. in Italy c. 1715. DNB.

MERCER, FRANCIS; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1618, adm. scholar 1619, matr. Lent 1618/9; BA 1622/3; MA 1626; subscribed for priest’s orders (Bristol) 21 Dec 1628; Rector of Godmanstone, Dorset, from 21 Nov 1628; m. 1st, 29 May 1630 Bridget, second dau. of Sir Robert Browne, Kt, Godmanstone, Dorset; m. 2nd, Katharine, widow of Robert Browne, Godmanstone, Dorset, and dau. of Richard Savage, Sydling, Dorset; buried Godmanstone 29 Dec 1668.

MELLERISSHE, THOMAS; b. ; adm. ; KS in 1543 (Chapter Muniments).

MEETKERKE, EDWARD, only son of Sir Adolphus van Meetkerke, Brussels, Ambassador to England from the States-General, and his second wife Margaret, dau. of John Lichtervelde, Flanders; bapt. 29 Sep 1590; adm.; QS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 16 Jan 1606/7, aged 16, Westminster Student to 1626, Tutor; BA 1610; MA 1613 (incorp. Cambridge 1617); BD 1620; MA 1625; ordained by 1620; Regius Professor of Hebrew, Oxford Univ. 8 Nov 1620-6; Rector of Easton, Hampshire, from 1625; Prebendary of Winchester 9 Jan 1631; m. Barbara, dau. of Rev. Robert Moore DD, Prebendary of Winchester; d. 10 Aug 1657. DNB.

MEDLEY, EDWARD, son of John Medley, St. John’s, Westminster, and Mary Fretwell (IGI); b. 9 Aug 1744; adm.; KS (aged 14) 1760; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1764, adm. pens. 20 Jun 1764, aged 19, scholar 3 May 1765, matr. 1765; of New Peter Street, Westminster; m. 2 Nov 1789 Maria Hyde, Newington; d. 29 Dec 1808. Buried South Cloister, Westminster Abbey.

MEDCALFE, JONATHAN, son of Reginald Medcalfe, Hempstead, Essex; b.; adm.; KS (J. Peile, Biog. Reg. of Christ’s Coll., i, 401); Christ’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 10 Sep 1629, aged 16, matr. 1631; BA 1633/4.

MEARS, JAMES, brother of John Mears (qv); b.; adm. (aged 10) Apr 1736; KS 1740; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1743, adm. pens. 2 Jun 1743, scholar 20 Apr 1744, matr. 1743.

MEADE, CHRISTOPHER; b.; adm.; QS 1565-9 (Chapter Muniments 54006-18).