ROULAND MERRICK, Doctor of Laws, was born at Boding án in this County, bred in Oxford, where he became Principal of New Inne-Hall, and afterwards a Dignitary in the Church of Saint Davids. Here he with others in the reign of King Edward the sixth, violently prosecuted Robert Farrar his Diocesan, with intention (as they made their boast)* 1.1 to pull him from his Bishoprick, and bring him into a premunire, and pre∣vailed so far, that he was impris•…•…ned.
This Bishop Farrar was afterwards martyred in the raign of Queen Mary. I find not the least appearance, that his former adversaries violented any thing against him under that Queen. But it is suspicious that advantage against him (I say not with their will) was grafted on the stock of his former accusation. However it is my judgement that they ought to have been, & I can be so charitable to believe that Dr. Merrick was peni∣tent for his causelesse vexing so good a* 1.2 person. Otherwise many more besides my self will proclaim him unworthy to be (who had been a Persecutor of) a Bishop. He was consecrated Bishop of Bangor December 21. in the second of Q•…•…een Elizabeth, 1559. and sate six years in his See. I have nothing to adde, save that he was Father to Sir Gilly Merrick, Knight, who lost his life for engaging with the Earl of Essex, 1600.
LANCELOT BULKLEY was born in this* 1.3 County, of a then right Worshipful (since Honourable) Family, who have a fair habitation (besides others) near Beumaris. He was bred in Brasen nose Colledg in Oxford, and afterwards became, first Arch-Deacon, then Archbishop in Dublin. He was consecrated the third of October, 1619. by Christo∣pher Archbishop of Armagh. Soon after he was made by King James one of his Privy Councel in Ireland, where he lived in good reputation, till the day of his death, which happened some ten years since.