Thomas, a learned English divine, born in 1572, and educated at Oxford. About the year 1609, he became acquainted with Dr James Usher, afterwards archbishop of Armagh, who carried him to Ireland. He was at Dublin college for about two years, after which he returned to England; and the rectory of Alkrington becoming vacant, he was presented to it: but at length, being engaged for the debts of a near relation, which for the present he was unable to pay, having before spent his patrimony in printing several books, he was sent to prison; and was confined at Oxford, in the King's Bench, and elsewhere, till Sir William Bolwell, a generous patron of learned men, Dr Robert Pink, warden of New college, Bishop Usher, and Dr Laud discharged the debt. In the civil wars, he suffered much in his rectory of Alkington from the parliament party; was four times pillaged to the value of at least 70l.; and was forced for a quarter of a year together to borrow a shirt to shift himself. He died in 1646. He wrote some pieces in English, and many works in Latin, on chronology and natural history.