William of Wykeham

1. I believe that there is no better life of this prelate than that by Bishop Lowth. 2. The public records published since he wrote give several further particulars of Wykeham's early career, but a proper notice of them would be too extended for your columns. 3. When W.H.C. recollects that New College, Oxford, the first of the works he names, was not commenced till 1380, and that Wykeham had then enjoyed the revenues of his rich bishopric for nearly fourteen years, and had previously been in possession of many valuable preferments, both lay and ecclesiastical, for fourteen years more, he will…