Who is Magister Reese from The Midwife's Apprentice and what is their importance? The_Midwife's_Apprentice English & Literature Magister Reese | The Midwife's Apprentice

A guest at the inn where Alyce works, Reese exchanges his skills of reading and writing for his room and board. A thin older man, Reese spends the winters at the inn, sitting at a table, working for others and writing his book, "The Great Mirror of the Universe Wherein You Can Find Reflected All of the World's Knowledge", collected by Myself, Magister Richard Reese, MA, and Dedicated to His Ampleness the Bishop of Chester. The book is said to contain all the knowledge that Reese has acquired in his lifetime, a sort of encyclopedia.