WILLIAM, Archbishop of Cashel, a learned antiquarian, was the son of a clergyman, and was born at Orton, in Cumberland, in 1655. Having entered Oxford in 1670, he was chosen a fellow of Queen's College in 1679, and was shortly afterwards presented to several livings. His favourite studies now began to be prosecuted with vigour. He produced *The English Historical Library* in 1696–99; and *The Scottish Historical Library* in 1702; a series of national antiquarian works, which he afterwards completed in 1724, by the publication of *The Irish Historical Library*. His increasing fame was attended by high ecclesiastical preferment. He was promoted to the bishopric of Carlisle in 1702; was translated to the see of Londonderry in 1718; and had the archbishopric of Cashel conferred upon him in 1726. His death took place a few days after his elevation to this last dignity.