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William Style (1603–1679), was a legal writer. He attended Queen's and Brasenose colleges, Oxford. He was a barrister at
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in 1628. He compiled ''Regestum Practicale'' 1657, and other works.


Biography

Style was the eldest son of William Style of Langley, Beckenham, Kent (grandson of Sir Humphrey Style, Esquire of the Body to Henry VIII), by his second wife, Mary, daughter of Sir Robert Clarke, was born in 1603. He matriculated at Oxford, from Queen's College, on 12 June 1618, and resided for a time at
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, but left the university without a degree. Style was admitted in November 1618 a student at the Inner Temple, where he was called to the bar in 1628. After the death without issue (1659) of his half-brother, Sir Humphrey Style, 1st Baronet, he resided on the ancestral estate of Langley. He died on 7 December 1679, and was buried in Langley church.


Works

Style translated from the Latin of John Michael Dilherr ''Contemplations, Sighes, and Groanes of a Christian'', London, 1640, 12mo. He compiled: # ''Regestum Practicale'', or the ''Practical Register'', consisting of Rules, Orders, and Observations concerning the Common Laws and the practice thereof,’ London, 1657, 8vo, 3rd edit. 1694. # ''Narrationes Modernæ'', or ''Modern Reports'' begun in the now Upper Bench Court at Westminster in the beginning of Hilary Term 21 Caroli, and continued to the end of Michaelmas Term, 1655, as well on the criminal as on the pleas side,’ London, 1658, fol. He also edited, with additions, Glisson and Gulston's ''Common Law Epitomiz'd'', London, 1679, 8vo. Style's Reports are the only published records of the decisions of
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and Sir John Glynne.


Family

Style married Elizabeth, daughter of William Duleing of Rochester. They had two sons: *William, who died in his lifetime unmarried. *Humphrey, who died without male issue.


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References

;Attribution * * Endnotes: **Foster's ''Alumni Oxon.''; **Hasted's ''Kent'', i. 86; **Berry's ''County Geneal. (Ken''t); **Inner Temple ''Books''; **Wood's ''Athenæ Oxon.'' (Bliss), iii. 470; **Wallace's ''Reporters''; **Marvin's ''Legal Bibliography''; **Brit. Mus. ''Cat.''; **Wotton's ''Baronetage'', ii. 22; **Foster's ''Baronetage''.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Style, William 1603 births 1679 deaths People educated at Whitgift School Lawyers from the Kingdom of England