PROBY-JERMY, HENRY FRANCIS, brother of Charles Proby (qv); b.; adm. 1 Jun 1779; KS (aged 13) 1782; left Whitsun 1786; assumed additional surname of Jermy while still at school, having inherited in 1781 the estate of his godfather Francis Jermy, a merchant and banker at Leghorn, Italy; St. John’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 25 Mar 1786, kept seven terms, name off books 18 Mar 1791.

PROBY, CHURCHILL, second son of Rev. Charles James Proby, Canon of Windsor, and Vicar of Twickenham, Middlesex, and Frances, eldest dau. of Rev. John Sharrer, Vicar of Canwick, Lincs.; b. 10 Jun 1818; adm. 26 Sep 1832 (Stikeman's); KS 1833; d. unm. Jul 1851.

PRITCHARD, WILLIAM BENNING, son of William Tarn Pritchard, Doctors’ Commons, London, solicitor (previously proctor, Doctors’ Commons), and Jane, eldest dau. of William Benning, Fleet Street, London, law bookseller; b. 31 Jan 1849; adm. 30 Sep 1862 (James'); QS 1864; left Christmas 1866; adm. solicitor Mich. 1873, firm Pritchard & Sons, Gracechurch Street, London; m. 11 Aug 1874 Helen Sophia Littlejohn, dau. of James Johnstone Paul, Surgeon, Royal Navy; d. 14 Oct 1913.

PRITCHARD, ---; b. ; adm. ; KS 1640-4.

PRIOR, WILLIAM, son of Rev. Christopher Prior BD, Principal of New Inn Hall, Oxford, Prebendary of Salisbury and of Wells; b.; adm.; KS 1663; St. Edmund’s Hall, Oxford, matr. 30 Mar 1666, aged 19; BA 1669; MA 1672; ordained; Rector of Elkstone, Gloucs., 12 Mar 1682 –1725; lic. to m. 4 Oct 1672 Frances Ward, Longworth, Berkshire, widow; buried Elkstone, Gloucs., 28 Nov 1726.

PRIOR, ROBERT, son of William Prior, London and Hitchin, Herts.; b.; adm.; Min. Can. (aged 15) 1709; QS 1710; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1713, adm. pens. 4 Jun 1713, scholar 9 Apr 1714, but did not matr.; Lord Bolingbroke, in a letter of 4 Jul 1713 to Matthew Prior (qv), relates his endeavours to obtain the election of this “very pretty lad, who wears your name” to Christ Church, Oxford, and how he was defeated by Bentley, who “leaped over eight boys to make this youth his first option”; in thanking Bolingbroke for his care of “my friend Prior”, Matthew expresses his surprise at his correspondent knowing of “that smudging boy, for his mother is very homely” (Monk, Life of Richard Bentley, i, 353-6); edited Lusus Westmonasterienses, sive Epigrammatum et Poematum Minorum Delectus, 1730, the first printed collection of Latin compositions recited at the annual Westminster anniversaries.

Priestman, John David, son of Bernard Priestman, civil servant, of Hull, Yorks, and Hermione Henriette Clotilde, BBC European Service, d. of Edouard-Auguste Bréal of Marseille, France; b. 29 Mar. 1926; adm. Sept. 1938 (KS); left July 1944; elected to Ch. Ch. Oxf. July 1944; Merton Coll. Oxf., matric. 1944; 2nd Lieut. Coldstream Guards July 1945, served Germany 1946, temp. Capt. Brit. Military Mission Paris, France 1947; Ch. Ch. Oxf., BA 1949, MA 1959; HM Foreign Service Dec. 1949, served Belgrade 1950-3; asst. private sec. to Sec. of State 1953-5; Secretariat, Council of Europe 1955-, head of private office, Sec. -Gen. 1961-6, sec. Committee of Ministers 1966-8; dep. clerk, Parl. Assembly, Council of Europe 1968-71, Clerk 1971-86; retd. Antibes, France; m. 20 Apr. 1951 Nada, d. of Lazar Valic, Yugoslavia; d. 12 Mar. 2009.

PRIDEAUX, HUMPHREY, third son of Edmund Prideaux MP, Padstow, Cornwall, and Bridget, dau. of John Moyle, Bake, Cornwall; b. 3 May 1648; at school in 1660; a boarder; KS 1665; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1668, matr. 11 Dec 1668, Westminster Student 26 Dec 1668 – void by marriage 16 Feb 1686, Tutor 1673-80; ordained; Rector of Llandewi Velfrey, Pembs., c. 1677-86; Rector of St. Clement, Oxford 1679 [check]; Prebendary of Norwich 15 Aug 1681 – Jun 1702; Rector of Bladon, Oxfordshire 1682-6; Rector of Saham Tony, Norfolk, 8 Jun 1686-94; Archdeacon of Suffolk from 21 Dec 1688; Rector of Trowse and Newton, Norfolk 12 Feb 1696/7-1710; declined Regius Professorship of Hebrew, Oxford 1691; Dean of Norwich from 8 Jun 1702; author, Life of Mahomet, 1697, The Old and New Yestament connected in the History of the Jews and neighbouring nations, 1716-8, and other works; his correspondence with John Ellis (qv) was edited by Sir E. Maunde Thompson, 1875 (Camden Soc., 2nd series, vol. xv); m. 16 Feb 1686 Bridget, only child of Rev. Anthony Bokenham, Rector of Helmingham, Suffolk; d. 1 Nov 1724. DNB.

PRICHARD, WILLIAM, son of Thomas Prichard, Llwyndu, Merioneth; b.; adm.; QS; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1581; Jesus Coll. Oxford, matr. 1 Nov 1581, aged 18; migrated to Christ Church, Westminster Student 12 Jan 1581/2 – c. 1597; BA 1585; MA 1588; Proctor 1595; ordained; Vicar of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire 1589-99; Vicar of Caerwent, Monmouthshire 1601; Rector of Ewelme, Oxfordshire, from 1606; Prebendary of St. Paul’s from 13 Jun 1620; nominated Fellow, Jesus Coll. Oxford, by third charter of 1622, and was benefactor to college; buried Ewelme, Oxfordshire 11 Apr 1629.

PRICHARD, THOMAS, son of Robert Prichard, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire; b.; in school lists 1656; KS (aged 16) 1660; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1662, adm. pens. 27 Jun 1662, scholar 1663; BA 1665/6; MA 1669; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 3 Oct 1668 – c. 1673; ordained deacon (Ely) 24 Sep 1670, perhaps priest (London) 17 Feb 1678/9.