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Melmoth, William, the elder (1665/6–1743), lawyer and religious writer  

Emma Major and Nicole Pohl

Melmoth, William, the elder (1665/6–1743), lawyer and religious writer, was admitted to Clifford's Inn on 15 April 1686 and to the Inner Temple on 30 May 1689. Nothing is known of his background beyond the fact that the Inner Temple admitted him as a gentleman. He was called to the bar at the ...

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Wilkinson, William (c. 1551–1613), religious writer and ecclesiastical lawyer  

Christopher Marsh

Wilkinson, William (c. 1551–1613), religious writer and ecclesiastical lawyer, was a Yorkshireman by birth. His precise origins are unclear, though it is known that his family held land in Bradford. His university education began when he matriculated as a pensioner at St John's College, Cambridge...