William Squire

or Esquire, whose Father was a Proctor in the Archbishops Court at York, was born in Yorkshire, entred a Student in Trin. Hall in Cambridge, an. 1647, took the degree of Bach. of Arts in that University, 1650. went thence to Oxon for preferment, and entring himself a Batler in Brasn. Coll. was incorporated in this University in the same degree in 1652. Soon after obtaining a Chaplainship in Alls. Coll, and taking the degree of Master of Arts, he was elected Fellow of Univ. Coll, where continuing for some time after his Majesties Restauration, was by the favour of Dr. Sheldon B. of London promoted to the Rectory of Raulaston or Rolleston in Derbyshire near Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire. Afterwards, being sensible of the increase of Popery in the Nation, he published these two books.

The unreasonableness of the Romanists, requiring our Communion with the present Romish Church: or, a discourse drawne from the perplexity and uncertainty of the Principles, and from the contradictions betwixt the Prayers and Doctrine of the present Romish Church, to prove that it is unreasonable to require us to joyne in Communion with it. Lond. 1672. oct.

Some more considerations, proving the unreasonableness of the Romanists, in requiring us to return to the Communion of the present Romish Church. Lond. 1674. in oct. He died at Raulaston before mentioned, in the beginning of September, 1677. in sixteen hundred seventy and seven, and was buried in the chancel of the Church there, under a black marble stone, which had been laid over the grave of one of his Predecessors, on the fourth day of the same month. In his Rectory succeeded Tho. Wickham Mast. of Arts of Trin. Coll. in Oxon.