Richard Witton Explained

Richard Witton (aka Richard Wytton^[1]) was a Master of University College, Oxford, England.^[2]

Witton was Fellow at University College and also a tenant of a College property. He became Master in 1423 or 1424, a post he held until 1428. He claimed that King Alfred had endowed the College with 78 Fellows, which was a complete fabrication. The College was poorer at the end of his time as Master.

Notes and References

1. Carr, William, University College, Routledge, 1998. . Chapter IV, The Fifteenth Century: Early Benefactors, Buildings, and Further Statutes (pages 53–73).
2. Darwall-Smith, Robin, A History of University College, Oxford. Oxford University Press, 2008. . Pages 53–54.