Northumb., uncle of N. Ridley, bp of London whose educ. he provided, quest., adm. 1496, MA, BTh 1515-6, DTh 1517- 18, studied in Paris, r. in Dorset, Middx., London, canon of S. Paul's, chpl to Cuthbert Tunstal as bp of London, friend of Polydore Vergil (helped edit Gildas), d. 1536, one of 40 guarantors of univ. loan to Siberch to set up printing press