Alexander Neckham
"Alexander Neckham, Abbot of Cirencester, was born on the same night as Richard the Lion-heart, and was bought up as his foster-brother. He was the first Englishman to write about chess, silkworms and the the mariner's compass. He died at Kempsey in 1217." (while visiting his friend Bishop Silvester)
Fraser, Maxwell 'Companion to Worcestershire' p.11
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