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 , and became a prebend in the Cathedral of Durham. He died in 1724, and was buried in Durham Cathedral. In 1682, he published an account of his journey into Greece, in company with Dr. Spon, of Lyons, and in 1689, "An Account of Early Christian Churches in the East," and other writings. Sir George Wheler's name is preserved in London, where he built a chapel at Spitalfields, still known as Wheler's Chapel.

[''See Wood's "Athenæ Oxon." and "Biographia Britannica."'']

WILLIAM WHITE,

MARTYR,

Was bom, according to Fuller, in Kent. He was a follower of Wicliffe, and the first married priest in England. After resigning his living he lived as a travelling preacher in the eastern counties. At last he was seized at Norwich, and charged with heresy, condemned and burnt in September, 1428.

[See Fuller's "Worthies."]

WILLIAM OF GILLINGHAM,

HISTORIAN,

Who flourished in the reign of Richard II., was so called from the place of his birth, a parish on the banks of the Medway. He became a monk of Canterbury, of the Benedictine order, and was much esteemed for his learning. He wrote the history of the nation and of his own monastery. He died about 1390.

[See Pits' "De Illustribus Angliæ Scriptoribus."]