Richard White of Basingstoke

Richard White (1539–1611) was an English jurist and historian, in later life an expatriate scholar who became a Catholic priest.

He was born at Basingstoke, entered Winchester School in 1553, and was admitted perpetual fellow of New College, Oxford, in 1557.

[1] On the advice of John Boxall he travelled abroad to study law;[2] his fellowship was declared void in 1564.

By order of the pope he was made, though out of his ordinary turn, magnificus rector of the university, and about the same time he was created comes palatinus.

[1] After the death of his second wife White was, by dispensation of Pope Clement VIII, ordained priest, and about the same time a canonry in the church of St. Peter at Douay was bestowed upon him.