JOHN CHALKHILL BIOGRAPHY
JOHN CHALKHILL BIOGRAPHY from the Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John Cousin.
CHALKHILL, JOHN ( fl. 1600). —Poet, mentioned by Izaak Walton as having written a pastoral poem, Thealma and Clearchus . As nothing else is known of him it has been held by some that the name was a nom-de-plume of W. himself. It has been shown, however, that a gentleman of the name existed during the reign of Elizabeth. W. says he was a friend of Spenser, and that his life was "useful, quiet, and virtuous."