Alkerton (or Alkrynton) studied at Oxford in the 1370s and 1380s and had incepted in theology at Oxford by 1393. Serving as rector of various parishes in Essex, Gloucestershire, and Sussex, he also held a canonry at Chichester until his death (after 1415). In 1406 he preached at St. Paul's Cross, London, and became involved in a public controversy against the Lollard William Taylor. The text of this sermon has not yet come to light. The same is true of another sermon that he was asked to preach at St. Mary Spital, London, on 27 February 1415. In contrast to these, an earlier sermon preached at St. Mary Spital on Easter Monday, April 12, 1406, has been preserved, in both English (incomplete) and Latin. The latter, as was mentioned in the previous section, is V-34, where his name appears in the rubric. Though this sermon contains some lament at the evil times, it is essentially a devotional piece, developing the theme of pilgrimage on earth and giving a long speech of Christ at the Last Judgment.

In addition, Alkerton's name appears elsewhere and thus points to a fourth sermon of his homiletic work. A sermon on Ecce nunc dies salutis, which has been preserved as A-47 and W-163, develops the word “day” by dividing it into good (i.e., life in heaven), evil (the Last Judgment), and mixed (this present life).