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| Beal, William Beale, Bartholomew See under Beale, Mary Beale, Charles See under Beale, Mary Beale, Francis Beale, John Beale, Mary Beale, Robert Beale, William (d.1651) Beale, William (1784-1854) Beales, Edmond Bealknap, Robert de Beamish, North Ludlow Beamont, William John Bean Saint Bearblock, John Bearcroft, Philip Beard, John (1716?-1791) Beard, John Relly Beard, Richard See Beeard Beard, Thomas Beard, William Beardmore, Nathaniel Beatniffe, Richard Beaton, David Beaton, James (d.1539) Beaton, James (1517-1603) Beatson, Alexander Beatson, Benjamin Wrigglesworth Beatson, George Steward Beatson, Robert Beattie, George Beattie, James (1735-1803) Beattie, James Hay Beattie, William Beatty, William Beauchamp, 6th Earl of See Lygon Beauchamp, Guy de Beauchamp, Henry de Beauchamp, John de Beauchamp, Richard de (1382-1439) Beauchamp, Richard de (1430?-1481) Beauchamp, Robert de Beauchamp, Thomas de Beauchamp, Walter de (d.1236) Beauchamp, Walter de (fl.1415) Beauchamp, William de Beauclerk, Amelius Beauclerk, Aubrey Beauclerk, Charles Beauclerk, Diana Beauclerk, Topham Beaufeu, Robert de Beaufeu, Roger de Beaufeu, William, or de Bellafago Beaufort, first Duke of. See Somerset Beaufort, Daniel Augustus Beaufort, Daniel Cornelis de. See under Beaufort, Daniel Augustus Beaufort, Edmund Beaufort, Francis Beaufort, Henry Beaufort, John Beaufort, Margaret Beaufort, Thomas Beaufoy, Henry Beaufoy, Mark Beaulieu, Luke de Beaumont, Albanis Beaumont, Basil Beaumont, Francis (d.1598) Beaumont, Francis (1584-1616) Beaumont, George Howland Beaumont, Henry. See Harcourt Beaumont, John (fl.1550) Beaumont, John (1583-1627) Beaumont, John (d.1701) Beaumont, John (d.1731) Beaumont, John Thomas Barber Beaumont, Joseph (1616-1699) Beaumont, Joseph (1794-1855) Beaumont, Louis de Beaumont, Philip. See Tesimond, Oswald Beaumont, Robert de (d.1118) Beaumont, Robert de (1104-1168) Beaumont, Robert de (d.1190) Beaumont, Robert (d.1567) Beaumont, Robert (fl.1639) Beaumont, Thomas Wentworth Beaumont, Waleran de Beauvale, Baron. See Lamb Beaver, John. See Castorius. Beaver, Philip Beavor, Edmond Beazley, Samuel Beche, Henry Thomas de la Becher, Eliza Becher, Henry Becher, John Thomas Beck. See also Bek. Beck, Cave Beck, David Beck, Thomas Alcock Becke, Edmund Becket, Thomas. See Thomas Becket, William Beckett, Isaac Beckford, Peter Beckford, William (1709-1770) Beckford, William (d.1799) Beckford, William (1759-1844) Beckingham, Charles Beckingham, Elias de Beckington, Thomas Beckinsall, John. See Bekinsau Beckley, William Beckwith, George Beckwith, John Charles Beckwith, John Christmas Beckwith, Josiah Beckwith, Thomas Sydney Becon, John Becon, Richard Becon, Thomas Beddoes, Thomas (1760-1808) Beddoes, Thomas Lovell Beddome, Benjamin Bede, or more accurately Bæda Bedel, Henry Bedell, William Bedeman, Lawrence Bederic, Henry Bedford, Duke of. See John of Lancaster; Tudor; Russell Bedford, Earls of. See Russell Bedford, Countess of. See Russell, Lucy Bedford, Arthur Bedford, Hilkiah Bedford, John Bedford, Paul Bedford, Thomas (fl.1650) Bedford, Thomas (d.1773) | Bedford, William Bedingfeld, Thomas Bedingfield, Henry (1509?-1583) Bedingfield, Henry (1633-1687) Bedingfield, Thomas (d.1613) Bedingfield, Thomas (1593?-1661) Bedlay, Lord See Roberton, James Bedloe, William Bedwell, Thomas Bedwell, William Bedyll, Thomas Bee, St. See Begha Beeard, Richard Beecham, John Beechey, Frederick William Beechey, George D. Beechey, Henry William Beechey, William Beeching, James Beedome, Thomas Beeke, Henry Beesley, Alfred Beesley, George Beeston, William Bega Begbie, James (1798-1869) Begbie, James Warburton Begg, James Begha d. 660? Behn, Afra, Aphra, or Ayfara Behnes, Henry Behnes, William Beighton, Henry Beighton, Thomas Beilby, Ralph Beilby, William Beith, William Bek Family of Bek, Antony I Bek, Antony II Bek, Thomas I Bek, Thomas II Beke, Charles Tilstone Bekinsau, John Bekynton, Thomas See Beckington Belasyse, Anthony Belasyse, John Belasyse, Thomas Belcher, Edward Belchiam, Thomas Belchier, Daubridgcourt Belchier, John Beler, Roger de Belesme, Robert de. See Bellême Belet, Michael (fl.1182) Belet, Michael (fl.1238) Beleth, John Belfast, Earl of. See Chichester, Frederick William Belford, William Belfour, Hugo John Belfour, John Belfrage, Henry Belhaven, Viscount See Douglas Belhaven, Baron. See Hamilton, John Belknap. See Bealknap. Bell, Alexander Montgomerie Bell, Andrew (1726-1809) Bell, Andrew (1753-1832) Bell, Archibald Bell, Beaupré Bell, Benjamin Bell, Charles Bell, Francis Bell, George (1794-1877) Bell, George Joseph Bell, Henry (1767-1830) Bell, Henry Glassford Bell, Henry Nugent Bell, Jacob Bell, James (1524-1584) Bell, James (fl.1551-1596) Bell, James (1769-1833) Bell, John (d.1556) Bell, John (1691-1780) Bell, John (1747-1798) Bell, John (1763-1820) Bell, John (1745-1831) Bell, John (1764-1836) Bell, John (1782-1876) Bell, John Gray Bell, John Montgomerie Bell, Jonathan Anderson Bell, Maria Bell, Patrick Bell, Robert (d.1577) Bell, Robert (1800-1867) Bell, Robert Charles Bell, Thomas (1733-1802) Bell, Thomas (1785-1860) Bell, Thomas (1792-1880) Bell, William (fl.1599) Bell, William (1625-1683) Bell, William (1740?-1804?) Bell, William (1731-1816) Bellamont, Viscout. See Bard, Henry Bellamont, Earl of. See Coote, Richard Bellamy, Daniel (b.1687), the elder Bellamy, Daniel (d.1788), the younger Bellamy, George Anne Bellamy, Richard Bellamy, Thomas (1745-1800) Bellamy, Thomas Ludford Bellasis. See Belasyse Bellasis, Edward Belleman, John Bellême, Robert of Bellenden, Adam Bellenden, John (fl.1533-1587) Bellenden, John (d.1577) Bellenden, Lewis Bellenden, William (d.1633?) Bellenden, William (d.1671) Bellers, Fettiplace Bellers, John Bellers, William Bellew, John Chippendall Montesquieu Bellew, Richard Bellinger, Francis Bellingham, Edward Bellingham, Richard Bellings, Richard Bellofago. See Beaufeu Bellomont. See Beaumont Bellomont, Charles Henry See under Kirkhoven Bellot, Hugh Bellot, Thomas Belmeis, John, of the Fair Hands Belmeis, Richard de (d.1128) Belmeis, Richard de (d.1162) Beloe, William Belper, Lord Belsham, Thomas Belsham, William Belson, John Belson, Thomas Belt, Thomas | Beltz, George Frederick Belzoni, Giovanni Baptista Ben, James Benazech, Charles Benazech, Peter Paul Benbow, John (1653-1702) Benbow, John (1681?-1708) Bendings, William Bendish, Bridget Bendlowes, Edward. See Benlowes Bendlowes, William Benedict (d.1193) Benedict Biscop Benedict Chelydonius Benedict of Gloucester Benedict of Norwich Benedict, Julius Benefacta, Richard. Benefield, Sebastian Benese, Richard Benet (1563-1611) (Father) Benet (d.1226) (Magister) Benet, William Benezet, Anthony Benfield, Paul Benger, Elizabeth Ogilvy Benhyem, Hugo de Benisch, Abraham Ben Israel, Manasseh. See Manasseh. Benjamin, Judah Philip Benlowes, Edward Benn, George Benn, William Bennet, Benjamin Bennet, Christopher Bennet, George Bennet, Henry (fl.1561) Bennet, Henry (1618-1685) Bennet, John (fl.1600) Bennet, John (d.1627) Bennet, John (d.1686) Bennet, Joseph Bennet, Robert (d.1617) Bennet, Robert (1605-1683) Bennet, Robert (d.1687) Bennet, Thomas (1592-1670) Bennet, Thomas (1645?-1681) Bennet, Thomas (1673-1728) Bennet, William (1746-1820) Bennet, William (1767?-1833?) Bennett, Agnes Maria Bennett, Charles Henry Bennett, Edward Turner Bennett, George John Bennett, James (1785-1856) Bennett, James (1774-1862) Bennett, James Gordon Bennett, John Hughes Bennett, John Joseph Bennett, William Mineard Bennett, William Sterndale Bennis, George Geary Benoist, Antoine Benolt, Thomas Bensley, Robert Bensley, Thomas Benson, Christopher Benson, George Benson, John Benson, Joseph Benson, Martin Benson, Robert (1676-1731) Benson, Robert (1797-1844) Benson, William (d.1549) Benson, William (1682-1754) Benstede, John de Bentham, Edward Bentham, George Bentham, James Bentham, Jeremy Bentham, Joseph Bentham, Samuel Bentham, Thomas Bentinck, Henry John William Bentinck, John Albert Bentinck, William 1st Earl of Portland Bentinck, William Cavendish Bentinck, William George Frederic Cavendish Lord George Bentinck Bentinck, William Henry Cavendish 3rd Duke of Portland Bentinck-Scott, William John Cavendish 5th Duke of Portland Bentley, Charles Bentley, John Bentley, Joseph Clayton Bentley, Nathaniel, called Dirty Dick Bentley, Richard (1662-1742) Bentley, Richard (1708-1782) Bentley, Richard (1794-1871) Bentley, Samuel Bentley, Thomas (1731-1780) Bentley, Thomas (1693?-1742) Benwell, John Hodges Benwell, Mary Benwell, William Benyng, William Beorhtric, king of the West Saxons Beorhtwulf, king of the Mercians Beorn, earl of the Middle-Angles Beornwulf, king of the Mercians Beranger, Gabriel Berchet, Peter Berchthun (Saint) Berdmore, Samuel Bere, Richard Bereblock, John. See Bearblock Bereford, Ralph de Bereford, Richard de Bereford, William de Berengaria Berenger, Richard Beresford, James Beresford, John (1738-1805) Beresford, John George de la Poer Beresford, John Poo Beresford, William Carr Berewyk, John de Bergenroth, Gustav Adolph Bergne, John Brodribb Berington, Charles Berington, Joseph Berkeley, Family of Berkeley, Craven Fitzhardinge Berkeley, Eliza Berkeley, Francis Henry Fitzhardinge Berkeley, George (1601-1658) (8th Baron Berkeley) Berkeley, George (1628-1698) (Viscount Dursely, 9th Baron of Berkeley) Berkeley, George (1693?-1746) Berkeley, George (1685-1753) Berkeley, George Charles Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley, George Cranfield Berkeley, George Monck Berkeley, Gilbert | Berkeley, James (3rd Earl of Berkeley) Berkeley, John (d.1678) Berkeley, John (1663-1697) (3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton) Berkeley, Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge (Baron Fitzhardinge) Berkeley, Robert (d.1219) Berkeley, Robert (1584-1656) Berkeley, Robert (1713-1804) Berkeley, William (1639-1666) Berkeley, William (d.1677) Berkenhout, John Berkley, James John Berkshire, Earl of. See Norris Berksted, Stephen Berlioz, Harriet Constance. See Smithson Bermingham, John (Earl of Louth) Bermingham, Michel Bermingham, Patrick Bermingham, William Bernal, Ralph Bernal Osborne, Ralph Bernard. See Barnard Bernard (fl.865), (called Sapiens) Bernard (fl.1093) Bernard (d.1333?) Bernard a Sancto Francisco. See Eyston Bernard, Charles Bernard, Daniel. See under Bernard, John (d. 1567?) Bernard, Edward Bernard, Francis (1627-1698) Bernard, Francis (1711?-1779) Bernard, Herman Hedwig Bernard, John (d.1567?) Bernard, John (1756-1828) Bernard, John Peter Bernard, Mountague Bernard, Nicholas Bernard, Richard Bernard, Thomas. See under Bernard, John (d. 1567?) Bernard, Thomas (1750-1818) Bernard, William Bayle Bernardi, John Berners, Lord. See Bourchier, John (1467-1533). Berners, Juliana Bernher, Augustine Bernicia, Kings of. See Ida; Adda; Ethelfrid; Oswald; Oswy Berningham, Richard de Berridge, John Berriman, John Berriman, William Berrow, Capel Berry, Charles Berry, Edward Berry, James Berry, John Berry, Mary Berry, William Berstede, Walter de Bertha Bertheau, Charles Bertie, Albemarle Bertie, Catharine (Duchess of Suffolk) Bertie, Montague (2nd Earl of Lindsey) Bertie, Peregrine (Lord Willoughby de Eresby) Bertie, Richard Bertie, Robert (1st Earl of Lindsey) Bertie, Thomas Bertie, Vere Bertie, Willoughby(4th Earl of Abingdon) Berton, William of Bertram, Charles (Charles Julius) Bertram, Roger (d.1242) Bertram, Roger (fl.1264) Bertric. See Beorhtric Bertulf. See Beorhtwulf Berwick, Duke of. See Fitzjames, James Berwick, third Baron. See Hill, William Noel- Berwick, Edward Bessborough, fourth Earl of. See Ponsonby Besse, Joseph Best, Charles Best, George Best, Henry Digby Best, Paul Best, Samuel Best, Thomas Best, William Draper 1st Baron Wynford Beston, John Betagh, Thomas Betham, Edward Betham, John Betham, Mary Matilda Betham, William (1749-1839) Betham, William (1779-1853) Bethel, Slingsby Bethell, Christopher Bethell, Richard 1st Baron Westbury Bethune, Alexander Bethune, Henry Lindesay Bethune, John (1812-1839) Bethune, John Drinkwater Bethune, John Elliot Drinkwater Betterton, Thomas Bettes, John Bettesworth, George Edmund Byron Betts, John Betty, William Henry West Beulan Beuno St. Bevan, Edward Bevan, Joseph Gurney Bever, John. See John of London (d.1311) Bever, Thomas Beveridge, William Beverley, Charles James Beverley, Henry Roxby Beverley, St. John of. See John of Beverley (d.721) Beverley, John of Beverley, John Beverley, Philip Beverley, Thomas of. See Thomas of Beverley Beville, Robert Bevin, Elway Bevis, John Bewick, Jane Bewick, John Bewick, Robert Elliot Bewick, Thomas Bewick, William Bewley, William Bexfield, William Richard Bexley, first Baron. See Vansittart Bianconi, Charles Bibby, Thomas Bibelesworth, Walter de Biber, George Edward |
DICTIONARY OF
EDITED BY
LESLIE STEPHEN
VOL IV.
Beal — Biber
New York
MAC MILLAN AND CO.
LONDON : SMITH, ELDER. & CO.
1885
LIST OF WRITERS
| O. A. | Osmund Airy |
| A. J. A. | Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot, K.C.S.I. |
| T. A. A. | T. A. Archer. |
| P. B. A. | P. Bruce Austin, LL.D. |
| W. E. A. A. | W. E. A. Axon. |
| G. F. R. B. | G. F. Russell Barker. |
| R. B. | The Rev. Ronald Bayne. |
| G. V. B. | G. Vere Benson. |
| G. T. B. | G. T. Bettany. |
| W. G. B. | The Rev. Profesor Blaikie, D.D. |
| G. C. B. | G. C. Boase. |
| A. S. B. | Lieutenant-colonel Bolton. |
| H. B. | Henry Bradley. |
| A. A. B. | A. A. Brodribb. |
| A. R. B. | The Rev. A. R. Buckland. |
| A. H. B. | A. H. Bullen. |
| G. W. B. | G. W. Burnett. |
| H. M. C. | H. Manners Chichester. |
| A. M. C. | Miss A. M. Clerke. |
| T. C. | Thompson Cooper, F.S.A. |
| C. H. C. | C. H. Coote. |
| W. P. C. | W. P. Courtney. |
| M. C. | The Rev. Professor Creighton. |
| A. D. | Austin Dobson. |
| T. F. T. D. | The Rev. T. F. Thiselton Dyer. |
| J. W. E. | The Rev. J. W. Ebsworth, F.S.A. |
| F. E. | Francis Espinasse. |
| L. F. | Louis Fagan. |
| C. H. F. | C. H. Firth. |
| J. G. | James Gairdner. |
| R. G. | Richard Garnett, LL.D. |
| J. W.-G. | John Westby-Gibson, LL.D. |
| J. T. G. | J. T. Gilbert, F.S.A. |
| A. G-t. | Mrs. Anne Gilchrist. |
| A. G-n. | Alfred Goodwin. |
| G. G. | Gordon Goodwin. |
| A. G. | The rev. Alexander Gordon. |
| E. G. | Edmund Gosse. |
| A. H. G. | A. H. Grant. |
| R. E. G. | R. E. Graves. |
| A. B. G. | The Rev. A. B. Grosart, LL.D. |
| J. A. H. | J. A. Hamilton. |
| R. H. | Robert Harrison. |
| W. J. H. | Professor W. Jerome Harrison. |
| T. F. H. | T. F. Henderson. |
| T. E. H | Professor T. E. Holland, D.C.L. |
| J. H. | Miss Jennett Humphreys. |
| R. H-t. | Robert Hunt, F.R.S. |
| W. H. | The Rev. William Hunt. |
| E. I. | Miss Ingall. |
| B. D. J. | B. D. Jackson. |
| R. C. J. | Professor R. C. Jebb, LL.D. |
| A. J. | The Rev. Augustus Jessopp, D.D. |
| P. W. J. | P. W. Joyce, LL.D. |
| C. F. K. | C. F. Keary. |
| C. K. | Charles Kent. |
| J. K. | Joseph Knight. |
| J. K. L. | Professor J. K. Laughton. |
| S. L. L. | S. L. Lee. |
| W. B. L. | The Rev. W. B. Lowther. |
| M. M'A. | Miss Margaret MacAuthur. |
| G. P. M. | G. P. Macdonell. |
| J. M-l. | John Macdonell. |
| C. T. M. | C. T. Martin. |
| F. T. M. | F. T. Marzials. |
| J. M. | James Mew. |
| A. M. | Arthur Miller. |
| C. M. | W. Cosmo Monkhouse. ​ |
| N. M. | Norman Moore, M.D. |
| J. B. M. | J. Bass Mullinger. |
| J. N. | Professor John Nichol, LL.D. |
| J. H. O. | The Rev. Canon Overton. |
| J. F. P. | J. F. Payne, M.D. |
| R. L. P. | R. L. Poole. |
| S. L.-P. | Stanley Lane-Poole. |
| E. R. | Ernest Radford. |
| J. M. R. | J. M. Rigg. |
| J. H. R. | J. H. Round. |
| L. S-t. | Lewis Sergeant. |
| G. B. S. | G. Barnett Smith. |
| W. R. S. | Professor W. Robertson Smith. |
| W. B. S. | W. Barclay Squire. |
| L. S. | Leslie Stephen. |
| H. M. S. | H. Morse Stephens. |
| W. R. W. S. | The Rev. Canon Stephens. |
| C. W. S. | C. W. Sutton. |
| H. R. T. | H. R. Tedder. |
| E. M. T. | E. Maunde Thompson. |
| H. A. T. | H. A. Tipping. |
| T. F. T. | Professor T. F. Tout. |
| E. V. | The Rev. Canon Venables. |
| C. W. | Cornelius Walford. |
| A. W. W. | Professor A. W. Ward, LL.D. |
| M. G. W. | The Rev. M. G. Watkins. |
| F. W-t. | Francis Watt. |
| T. W-r. | Thomas Whittaker. |
| H. T. W. | H. Trueman Wood. |
| W. W. | Warwick Wroth. |