in this position he remained until he was appointed bishop of tho diocese of bangor, at the request of king william iii., on the 7th of september, 1692; but the rigor of the season prevented his consecration until the 19th of the following march. his grandfather was a zealous royalist, and he himself devoted to the maintenance of the established church and monarchy both in england and ireland. he was the author of "a sermon preached at the anniversary meeting of the sons of the clergy, at st. paul's, london, on the second thursday in february, 1690; and an ordination sermon preached at the cathedral of bangor, on sunday, the 28th of july, 1695." bishop williams was possessed of great abilities, learning, and piety, and he wrote several tracts in defense of the protestant faith, which were much admired by his contemporaries. he died in 1703.