William, a divine and poet of some eminence, born at Northway, near Tewkesbury, in Glou- cestershire, in September 1611. He finished his education at Oxford, afterwards went into holy orders, and became a most florid preacher in the university. In 1642 he ob- tained the place of succentor in the church of Salisbury, and was afterwards chosen junior proctor in the university. He was also metaphysical reader there. Wit, judgment, eloquence, with a graceful person and behaviour, elicited from Dean Fell the encomiastic remark, "that he was the utmost that man could come to." He was an expert lin- guist, a good orator, and a respectable poet. There are extant four of his plays and some poems. He died in 1644, aged thirty-three.

**CARUCATURIUS**, in ancient law-books, he who held land in socage, or by plough tenure.