Arthur Bokely

or Bulkley, was descended from an ancient Family of his name, living in the Isle of Anglesie, but in what coll. or hall he was educated, unless in New Inn, I cannot justly tell. About the time that he took the degree in the Canon Law he was beneficed and dignified in Wales, where he was held in esteem for a good Canonist. At length being promoted to the See of Bangor, and consecrated thereunto, had the temporalities of that See given (l)(l) Pat. 33. Hen. 8. p. 3. to him on the eleventh of Febr. 1541. After his death, which happened in fifteen hundred fifty and five, 1555 succeeded in the said See Dr. Will. Glynn of Qu. coll. in Cambridge, an excellent Scholar, and a very good disputant of his time; who dying about the latter end of May 1558. was buried in the Choire of the Cath. Ch. at Bangor, under that very place where the Sepulcher on Goodfriday and in Easter time use to stand. Not long after his death Qu. Mary nominated to succeed in that See one Maurice Clennock a Welsh man, Bach. of Law of this University, Preb. of York, and an Officer in the Prerogative Court under Card. Pole Archb. of Canterbury, but the said Queen dying before he was consecrated thereunto, he (with Goldwell Bish. of S. Asaph) fled beyond the Seas, and going to Rome, Clennock some years after became the first Rector of the English Hospital there, after it was converted into a college for English students, where he was mostly called by the name of Dr. Maurice, and much noted by the said students for his great partiality used towards his own Country-men of Wales, which always caused during his time, a great faction between the Welsh and English students abiding in that college.