Please add spaces between words: FrancisMaseres'sparentswereMagdaleneduPrattduClareauandPeterAbrahamMaseres.OriginallyofFrenchorigin,thefamilywereprotestantswhowereforcedtoleaveFranceduetoreligiouspersecutionafterLouisXIVrevokedtheEdictofNantes,whichhadguaranteedfreedomofworship,in1685.PeterMasereswasadoctorwhofirstlivedinBroadStreet,Soho,LondonbutthenmovedtoRathbournePlace.FrancishadabrotherPeterandtheywerebroughtupinafamilythatwaswelloff.
Francis Maseres's parents were Magdalene du Pratt du Clareau and Peter Abraham Maseres. Originally of French origin, the family were protestants who were forced to leave France due to religious persecution after Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes, which had guaranteed freedom of worship, in 1685. Peter Maseres was a doctor who first lived in Broad Street, Soho, London but then moved to Rathbourne Place. Francis had a brother Peter and they were brought up in a family that was well off.