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 , Winterbourne's predecessor as provincial of the English Dominicans. When the news reached him Winterbourne was in attendance upon Edward I in Scotland, and on 4 April the king wrote from St. Andrews a letter of thanks to the pope for his confessor's preferment. He declined, however, to let Winterbourne proceed at once to Rome, requiring his presence for business that ‘could not conveniently be transacted in his absence’ (, ii. 964). On 9 July he granted Winterbourne's request that the Dominicans of Oxford might be licensed to dig stones in Shotover forest for the repair of their house. Benedict died in that month, and in October Winterbourne set out for Italy to participate in the election of a successor. The Spini of Florence were requested by Edward to provide a thousand marks for his expenses. On 28 Nov. he arrived at Perusium, where the conclave of cardinals had been sitting for some months (, Vitæ Paparum Avenionensium, 1693, i. 980). He took part in the election of Clement V, but on his way to join the new pope at Lyons he died at Genoa (other accounts say Geneva) on 26 Aug. or 25 Sept. 1305 (ib.; cf., Hom. Ill. Dom. 1743, i. 730; and , i. 497). He was buried by Nicholas de Parato, cardinal-bishop of Ostia, in the Dominican church at Genoa; the statement that, in accordance with his wish, his remains were subsequently removed to Blackfriars Church, London, is disputed.

Winterbourne is said to have written ‘Commentarii in quatuor sententiarum libros,’ ‘Quæstiones Theologicæ,’ and ‘Sermones ad clerum et coram rege.’ Bale describes them as ‘barbarous, poor, and frigid productions,’ but no copies are known to be extant.

A later member of the family, (d. 1478), after holding many ecclesiastical preferments, including the archdeaconry of Canterbury, was on 25 Sept. 1471 elected dean of St. Paul's; he died on 7 Sept. or 7 Dec. 1478, being succeeded by William Worsley [q. v.] (, Funerall Mon. p. 370;, St. Paul's; , St. Paul's; , Fasti, ii. 313; , Nov. Rep. Eccles. Londin. passim).

 WINTERSEL, WINTERSHALL, WINTERSAL, or WINTERSHULL, WILLIAM (d. 1679), actor (the name is spelt in many different ways), was between 1637 and 1642 a member of Queen Henrietta Maria's company, acting at the private house at Salisbury Court or at the Cockpit. After the Restoration he joined the company of Thomas Killigrew (1612–1683) [q. v.], known as the ‘King's Servants,’ acting with them at the Red Bull and at the New House in Gibbons's Court in Clare Market during 1660, 1661, 1662, and part of 1663, before going to the Theatre Royal, the new theatre, subsequently to be known as Drury Lane. The first part to which his name appears is Antigonus in the ‘Humorous Lieutenant’ of Beaumont and Fletcher, with which, on 8 April 1663, the Theatre Royal first opened. Wintersel is believed to have been on 1 June 1664 Sir Amorous La Foole in the ‘Silent Woman,’ and on 3 Aug. Subtle in the ‘Alchemist.’ In 1665 he was the first Odmar in Dryden's ‘Indian Emperor;’ in 1666 he played the King in the ‘Maid's Tragedy;’ on 19 Oct. 1667 was the first John, king of France, in Lord Orrery's ‘Black Prince,’ and on 2 Nov. played the King in one or other part of ‘King Henry IV.’ He played on 1 May 1668 Sir Gervase Simple in the ‘Changes, or Love in a Maze.’ Don Alonzo in Dryden's ‘Evening Love, or the Mock Astrologer,’ was taken on 22 June 1668. In the two parts of Dryden's ‘Conquest of Granada’ he was in 1670 the first Selin, and in 1671 was the first Robatzy in Corey's ‘Generous Enemies.’ When in January 1672 the Theatre Royal was burnt down, Wintersel went with the company to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where, presumably, he was the first Polydamas in ‘Marriage à la Mode,’ Sir Simon Addlepot in Wycherley's ‘Love in a Wood,’ and in 1673 the Fiscal in Dryden's ‘Amboyna, or the Cruelties of the Dutch.’ In 1675 he was the original Otho in Lee's ‘Nero,’ Cornanti in Mrs. Centlivre's ‘Love in the Dark,’ and Arimant in Dryden's ‘Aurenge-Zebe,’ and in 1676 Bomilcar in Lee's ‘Sophonisba.’ In Lee's ‘Mithridates, king of Pontus,’ he was in 1678 the first Pelopidas. This is the last time his name can be traced to a piece. He died in July 1679.

Johnson, a character in the ‘Rehearsal’ (act ii. sc. i.), says, ‘Mr. Wintershull has in-