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1506:1630 births
1470:(1710–1714)
1461:John Scrope
1444:(1705–1710)
1438:(1702–1705)
1429:(1702–1714)
1417:(1700–1702)
1408:Edward Ward
1391:(1693–1700)
1382:(1694–1702)
1379:William III
1370:(1693–1694)
1364:(1690–1693)
1349:John Trevor
1344:(1689–1690)
1321:(1689–1694)
1305:(1685–1688)
1296:(1685–1688)
1284:(1682–1685)
1278:(1673–1682)
1272:(1672–1673)
1266:(1667–1672)
1260:(1660–1667)
1251:(1660–1685)
1164:(1659–1660)
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1019:(1625–1640)
1010:(1625–1649)
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966:(1617–1621)
960:(1603–1617)
951:(1603–1625)
941:(1603–1714)
939:Interregnum
885:Thomas Bere
877:Thomas Bere
853:Thomas Bere
576:Genealogist
479:Oxfordshire
438:Descendants
315:Roger North
267:law reports
247:Popish Plot
149:Mary Thorne
136:Bell Yard,
96:Thomas Bere
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1124:John Lisle
1108:John Lisle
1092:John Lisle
1061:John Lisle
933:under the
506:References
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384:, in 1680.
219:Bretforton
208:Early life
1396:John Holt
1007:Charles I
475:Great Tew
471:Woodstock
393:barrister
363:Hampshire
269:in 1697.
237:in 1653,
182:Parent(s)
171:Relations
63:1691–1695
59:In office
1293:James II
937:and the
868:Tiverton
760:Archived
359:The Vyne
301:Tiverton
290:James II
243:chancery
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928:English
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766:18 May
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544:19 May
429:, off
229:Career
144:Spouse
138:London
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866:for
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