Thomas Lockey

He was ordained as a priest in the Church of England and served as vicar of East Garston, Berkshire, until 1633, and may have been the "Thomas Lockey" who was a prebendary of Chichester Cathedral from 1639 to 1642.

One of his sermons, in January 1651, offended the Parliamentarians in charge of the university at that time, and he was thereafter banned from preaching and teaching; he left Oxford and did not return until the Restoration of King Charles II.

"[1] Thomas Hearne, writing in the first half of the 18th century, described Lockey as "a very curious, nice man", who was "reckon'd the best in the university for classical learning".

[1] As Librarian, Lockey began, but did not finish, a catalogue of John Selden's books and manuscripts that had been acquired by the library during the time in office of his predecessor, Thomas Barlow.

His goods, which included a large number of books, statutes, paintings, rings, medals and a telescope, were valued at £652 13s 6d (approximately £114,000 as of 2025).