Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

MAY, or MEY(E), WILLIAM (d. 156o)

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V17, Page 931 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

MAY, or MEY(E), See also:

WILLIAM (d. 156o)  , See also:English divine, was the See also:brother of See also:John May, See also:bishop of See also:Carlisle . He was educated at See also:Cambridge, where he was a See also:fellow of Trinity See also:Hall, and in 1537, See also:president of See also:Queen's See also:College . May heartily supported the See also:Reformation, signed the Ten Articles in 1536, and helped in the See also:production of The Institution of a See also:Christian See also:Man . He had See also:close connexion with the See also:diocese of See also:Ely, being successively See also:chancellor, See also:vicar-See also:general and See also:prebendary . In 1545 Christian era . They appear to have reached See also:Yucatan as See also:early as the 5th See also:century . From the See also:evidence of the See also:Quiche See also:chronicles, which are said to date back to about A.D . 700, See also:Guatemala was shortly afterwards overrun . Physically the Mayans are a dark-skinned, See also:round-headed, See also:short and sturdy type . Although they were already decadent when the Spaniards arrived they made a fierce resistance . They still See also:form the bulk of the inhabitants of Yucatan . For their culture, ruined cities, &c. see CENTRAL See also:AMERICA and See also:MEXICO .

End of Article: MAY, or MEY(E), WILLIAM (d. 156o)
[back]
THOMAS MAY (1595-1650)
[next]
MAYA

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.