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 France for England, and thence went to Douay College as professor of divinity. Ill-health again compelled him to resign this office, and returning to England he was made canon and secretary of the Chapter, in 1649. In 1650, he returned to Lisbon as prefect of studies and confessarius, and received the degree of D.D. On July 11, 1651, he became president under the nomination o Bishop Smith, and so continued till his death, Sept. 19, 1653, aged 40. At Lisbon, as in England, he was known by the alias of Francis Clayton. His father became a Catholic before his death in Jan., 1625-6. His brothers arid sister had been brought up Catholics. One of his brothers, Thomas, went to the English College at Valladolid in 1632, was ordained priest and sent to England in 1638, and was seized at Blackehall, Goosnargh, the seat of Edward Midgeall, Esq., in 1643, committed to Lancaster Castle, and there martyred Aug. 7, 1646, aged 32. He used the alias of Starkie.

WHITAKER, Samuel, born Aug. 24, 1802, son of Samuel and Frances Whitaker, of Ordsall, co. Notts, protestants; received into the Church by Mr. Samuel Corbishley, Dec. 25, 1817, and confirmed by Bp. Milner, May 10, 1819; admitted June 29, 1819; alumnus Apr. i, 1823; ord. priest; left for the mission, Nov. 12, 1829; at Louth, co. Lincoln, 1830-1.

WHITE, Philip, baptized Apr. 3, 1748, son of John and Mary White, of Beenham, co. Berks; admitted on the Triple Trust, Sept. 13, 1764; alum. Mar. 16, 1772; ord. priest; died in the College, Jan. 22, 1777, aged 28.

WHITE, Thomas, born 1593, second son of Richard White, of Hutton, co. Essex, Esq., by Mary, dau. of Edmund Plowden, of Plowden, co. Salop, the eminent lawyer; his elder brother, Richard, married first, Anne, dau. and heiress of Andrew Grey, of the Inner Temple, and secondly, the Lady Catherine Weston, dau. of Richard, first Earl of Portland; entered the English College, Valladolid, under the alias of Blacklow, Nov. 16, 1609; transferred to the college at Seville in 1612; thence to the college at St. Omer; went through his scholastic theology at Douay College, and was ord. priest at Arras, March 25, 1617; he graduated B.D.,and taught classics, philosophy, and