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 at Douay; left Douay for England on business affairs, Aug. 17, and returned Oct. 23, 1623, bringing with him one of the ribs of the martyr, Thomas Maxfield; left Douay for Paris to study canon law in the university, but thence was despatched, as agent for the clergy, to Rome, where he was residing, March 21, 1625-6; on his return to Douay, he received his nomination to the presidency of the College at Lisbon, with orders to proceed without delay, and he arrived in May, 1630; here he taught theology, and drew up a code of rules for the government of the college; visited Madrid on college affairs in 1631; two years later he left for England to obtain a fresh supply of students, and to procure means for the advancement of the college, but failing in the latter object, he resigned the presidency, and applied himself to missionary work; in 1635 he was one of those nominated by the Chapter for the Episcopacy; in 1650 he is found back at Douay College, teaching divinity, and holding the office of vice-president, in which year, on March 2Oth and 2ist, King Charles II. visited Douay, and was presented by the president, William Hyde, with Latin and English poems in the name of the College; soon after returned to England, where spent most of his time in publishing books, &quot; which made a great noise in the world &quot;; he "dyed &quot; his lodging in Drury Lane,&quot; July 6, 1676, &quot;betwixt three and four a clocke in the afternoone, being the octave day of St. Peter and St. Paul,&quot; aged 83, and was buried on the 9th, in the church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; for whose works see Bibl. Dict. Engl. Caths. Vol. V.

WHITWELL, Joseph, born Aug. 7, 1796, son of William and Catherine Whitwell, of Bethnal Green, London, protestants; received into the Church by Mr. John Jones on the same day with John Welch, q.v., July 2, 1813; con firmed by Bp. Poynter, June u, 1814; admitted Aug. n, 1814; left in ill-health, 1818.

WILCOCK, Peter, born Oct. 28, 1777, son of George Wilcock (and his vife Anne Taylor), of Bolton, younger son of James Wilcock, of Thorp Green, Brindle, co. Lancaster, land-surveyor, by Margery, dau. of Mr. Gerard, of Brindle; grand-nephew of Dom Peter Wilcock, O.S.B.; went to Mr. Simon Geo. Bordley s school at Ince Blundell; admit.