THOMAS, TIMOTHY, son of Thomas Thomas, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire; b. Carmarthen; adm.; QS 1708; elected to Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 4 Jul 1712, asged 18, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1712- void 1727, Tutor 1720; BA 1716; MA 12 Mar 1718/9; BD and DD 1735; ordained; Chaplain to Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford (qv), from c. 1721; Rector of Presteigne, Radnorshire, from 20 Feb 1727; a friend and correspondent of the antiquary Thomas Hearne; many of the verses in Carmina Quadragesimalia are attributable to him; his Electio Westmon., written the year after his own election, is reprinted in Lusus Alt. Westmon., 2nd series, 335-9; contributed preface and glossary to John Urry’s edition of Chaucer, published 1721; a collection of his miscellaneous MSS (correspondence, papers, epilogues and prologues to Latin Plays) was lent to the editors of the first vol. of Lusus Alt. Westmon. by Sir David Dundas (qv); d. 17 Apr 1751.
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Houses
- NT Armfeild's
- NT Ashburnham
- NT Ashby's
- NT Atwood's
- NT Bainbrigg's
- NT Benthall's
- NT Best's
- NT Bourne's
- NT Burges'
- NT Busby's
- NT Butler's
- NT Chelsum's
- NT Clapham's
- NT Clarke's
- NT College
- NT Dale's
- NT Dean's
- NT Desaguliers'
- NT Douglas'
- NT Dryden's
- NT Du Brieux's
- NT Durand's
- NT Edwards'
- NT Finch's
- NT Fox's
- NT Geary's
- NT Gibson's
- NT Grant's
- NT Greet's
- NT Guthry's
- NT Guyneham's
- NT Hakluyt's
- NT Hart's
- NT Hawkins'
- NT Heath's
- NT Hodgson's
- NT Homeboarders'
- NT Howe's
- NT Hume's
- NT Hutton's
- NT Jackson's
- NT James'
- NT Jones'
- NT Langton's
- NT Levett's
- NT Liddell's
- NT Lloyd's
- NT Ludford's
- NT Macklin's
- NT Majendie's
- NT Maskelyne's
- NT Mellisham's
- NT Milne's
- NT Morel's
- NT Morrison's
- NT Ottey's
- NT Packharness'
- NT Peirson's
- NT Philips'
- NT Playford's
- NT Porten's
- NT Powell's
- NT Prat's
- NT Preston's
- NT Price's
- NT Purcell's
- NT Rigaud's
- NT Russel's
- NT Scott's
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- NT Smalwell's
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- NT Stelfox's
- NT Stephens'
- NT Stikeman's
- NT Taylor's
- NT Watts'
- NT Williams'
- NT Woodcock's
- NT Wren's
- NT Wynniate's