Background
Mayew was born in Hungerford, Berkshire, England.
Mayew was born in Hungerford, Berkshire, England.
He was President of Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1480 to 1507. Previously he had been a Fellow of New College, Oxford, and was brought in by William Waynflete. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford in 1484-1485, and Chancellor of the University of Oxford in 1502.
Mayew was buried at Hereford Cathedral.