ðə pˈoʊɪt ænd plˈeɪɹaɪt wˈɪljəm dˈævɛnənt, ɐ stˈuːdənt ʌv lˈɪŋkən kˈɑːlɪdʒ, wʌz bˈɔːɹn hˈɪɹ ænd wˈɪljəm ʃˈeɪkspɪɹ, dˈævɛnənts ɡˈɑːdfɑːðɚ, vˈɪzɪɾᵻd hˈɪɹ.
The poet and playwright William Davenant, a student of Lincoln College, was born here and William Shakespeare, Davenant's godfather, visited here.