William Wilkes

, a most excellent preacher in the Court of K. James 1. was born within the diocess of Lichfeild and Coventry, elected Probationer-fellow of Merton coll. in 1572. entred into the sacred function when Master of Arts, and in 1580. became Vicar of the Church of S. Peter in the East, within the City of Oxon, by the presentation thereunto of the Warden and Society of the said coll. where for his excellent Sermons he was much frequented by Scholars and Citizens. Afterwards taking the degrees in Divinity he resigned the said Church, being well beneficed in Wiltshire, and dignified. After K. James came to the English Crown, he was made one of his Chaplains in ordinary, preached often before him to his great content, and wrote

Of obedience or Ecclesiastical union. Lond. 1605. oct.

A second memento for Magistrates, directing how to reduce all offenders; and being reduced, how to preserve them in the Unity and Love both in Church and Commonwealth. Lond. 1608. (oct.) As for the first memento I have not yet seen, unless it be meant of the book Of Obedience, &c.Clar. 1608. He died at Barford S. Martins in Wiltshire, of which he was Rector, leaving behind him one only daughter named Mary, who was married to John Marston of the City of Coventry, Gentleman. Which John dying 25 June 1634. was buried in the Church belonging to the Temples in London, near to the body of John Marston his Father, sometimes a Councellour of the Middle Temple.