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Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

WILLIAM, an English pre- Harvard late; Archbishop of Canterbury in the year reign of Charles I.; born in Reading, political Berkshire, England, Oct. 7, 1573. He assistan was educated at the free school of his 1887. F native place and at Oxford; was or- - economy dained in 1601; became president of his $1890 to college in 1611; accompanied James I. to o of the at the U Scotland, as one of his chaplains, in 1617; was installed prebendary of Westto 1916. minster in 1620; and obtained the see of f portant St. David's in the following year. On nmuch on the accession of Charles I. he was trans- - United lated to the see of Bath and Wells, and include in 1628 to that of London. In 1630 he e (1885); United was elected chancellor of the University Money" of Oxford; which he enriched with an a (1909). invaluable collection of manuscripts in a great number of languages, ancient, mod- LAUT ern, and Oriental. He was promoted to co Tasman the see of Canterbury, and chosen chan- Hobart, cellor of the University of Dublin. His Es chief pe endeavors to introduce the liturgy into co It stand Scotland created him numerous enemies. 3. the jung At the commencement of the Long Par- It is ac liament, therefore, he was impeached by y burden, the Commons and sent to the Tower. merce After lying there three years he was 8 ports. brought to his trial before the Lords, from S by whom he was acquitted, but the Lower er was inc House passed a bill of attainder, declara city h ing him guilty of treason, which they X compelled the peers to pass; and the LAU 20 archbishop was accordingly beheaded on speciall of the Tower Hill, Jan. 10, 1645.