Thomas**, an English priest, well known for the singularity of his opinions, and several little tracts which he wrote in the 17th century. He went by several names. Mr Baillet says his true name was White; but that he used to disguise it under that of Candidus, Albus, Bianchi, and Richworth; but he was most known in France by the name of Thomas Anglus. Des Cartes generally called him Mr Vitus. He passed some time in most countries of Europe; but his longest stay was at Rome and Paris. When he was in England, he lived a considerable time in the family of Sir Kenelm Digby; and seems to have had a great esteem for the opinions of this gentleman, as may be seen in his writings, particularly in the Preface to his Latin work concerning the Institutions of the Peripatetic Philosophy, according to the hypothesis of Sir Kenelm. He was a great advocate for the Peripatetic philosophy. He attempted even to make the principles of Aristotle subservient to the explaining the most impenetrable mysteries of religion; and with this view he engaged in the discussion of predestination, free will, and grace. Mr Baillet says, "What he wrote upon this subject resembles the ancient oracles for obscurity." In such abstruse points as we have mentioned, he was much embarrassed; and, by giving too great scope to his own thoughts, he pleased neither the Molinists nor Jansenists. He is allowed, however, to have been a man of an extensive and penetrating genius. On the 10th of June 1658, the congregation of the Index Expurgatorius at Rome condemned some treatises of Thomas Aquinas. The doctors of Douay censured also 22 propositions extracted from his Sacred Institutions. He published his Supplicatio populi Latinae juxta, in opposition to their censure; wherein he complains that they had given him a vague undetermined censure, without taxing any particular proposition. He died some time after the restoration of Charles II, but in what year is uncertain.