(William), bishop of Exeter in the reign of queen Elizabeth, was born at Great Wycomb in Buckinghamshire. From Eton school, in the year 1528, he removed to king's college Cambridge, where he took the degree of bachelor of arts. He also studied some time at Oxford; afterwards he married, was presented to a living, and became a zealous reformer. Upon queen Mary's accession he left his cure and retired into the north of England; where he maintained his wife and himself by teaching a school, and practicing physic. Queen Elizabeth ascending the throne, he went to London, where he acquired great reputation by reading the divinity-lecture at St Paul's, and in July 1560 was consecrated bishop of Exeter. He was created doctor of divinity at Oxford in November 1561. He died on the 15th of April 1570, and was buried at Exeter in the cathedral. He wrote, 1. The poor man's library, 2 vol. fol. Lond. 1571. These volumes contain twelve lectures on the first epistle of St Peter, read at St Paul's. 2. A Hebrew grammar. Whether it was ever published is uncertain. He translated the Pentateuch, in the version of the Bible which was undertaken by queen Elizabeth's command.

in gardening, a straight parallel walk, bounded on both sides with trees, shrubs, &c. and usually covered with gravel or turf.

among builders, denotes a narrow passage leading from one place to another.

in perspective, that which, in order to have a greater appearance of length, is made wider at the entrance than at the termination.

in the new husbandry, implies the vacant space between the outermost row of corn on one bed and the nearest row to it on the next parallel bed; and it is usually about four feet in breadth, exclusive of the partitions between the rows of corn in the beds. The first hoeing of wheat is performed in the beginning of winter, and the earth is ploughed away from the rows into the intervals, which forms small ridges in the middle between the double rows. The second hoeing is in the spring, which turns it back to the rows, leaving a furrow in the middle of the alley. The third hoeing is from the rows, after the wheat has blossomed; this turns the earth into the intervals, forming small ridges there, as at the first hoeing. The fourth hoeing returns the earth to the ridges, which is performed a month or more after the third hoeing. This commonly finishes the horse-hoeings, if the land is in good heart; otherwise one or two more hoeings are necessary.