Richard Wilkinson BA was Headmaster of Heath Grammar School [1600-1603]
The following Latin text is a copy of the letter of his Presentation to the Archbishop dated 29th August 1600
Presentatio Rich: Wilkinson ad officiu Mri Informatoris Scholæ Vicariat: de Halifax. Reverendissimo in xpo patri ac duo, dno Matheo Archiepo Eboru, Angliæ Primati et Metropolitano, v'ri humiles filii Gubernatores possessionu revenconu et bonoru Liberæ Gramaticalis Scholæ dnæ Reginæ Elizabeth in p'ochia et vicariatu de Halyfax in com: Eboru v'ræque Eboru dieces: Salutem in duo sempiterna. Ad Scholam Gramaticale p'dictam iam vacant' Richardu Wilkinson in artibs baccalauriu p'nos electu ad officiu m'ri informatoris eiusde scholæ dominationi v'ræ p'sentams humiliter rogantes ut p'dictu Richardu in magistru informatore Scholæ p'dictæ admittatis, ceteraq: oia et singula p'ficere et p'implere quæ v'ro in hac p'te incubet officio, pastorali velitis cu favore, dat' apud Bradley in vicariatu p'dict' vicesimo nono die Augusti ao p'dictæ d'næ n'ræ Elizabeth Dei gra Angliæ, ffranciæ et hyberniæ Reginæ fidei defensor' Quadragesimo secundo. In cuis rei testimoniu Sigillu n'rm comune apposuims die et anno supradictis
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