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For the microbiologist, see <a href="/wiki/Francis_Peyton_Rous" title="Francis Peyton Rous">Francis Peyton Rous</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Francis Rous</div><div class="honorific-suffix" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_parliament" title="Member of parliament">MP</a>, <a href="/wiki/Justice_of_the_peace" title="Justice of the peace">JP</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Francis_Rous.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Francis_Rous.jpg/220px-Francis_Rous.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="274" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Francis_Rous.jpg/330px-Francis_Rous.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Francis_Rous.jpg/440px-Francis_Rous.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1493" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Francis Rous</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of Parliament<br />for <a href="/wiki/Cornwall_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)">Cornwall</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1656 – 1659  <a href="/wiki/Killed_in_action" title="Killed in action"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Old English Text MT',serif"><b>†</b></span></a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of Parliament<br />for <a href="/wiki/Truro_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Truro (UK Parliament constituency)">Truro</a><div style="font-weight:normal;">1626: 1640</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1654–1655</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Speakers_of_the_House_of_Commons_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Speakers of the House of Commons of England">Speaker of the House of Commons</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1653–1653</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Provosts_of_Eton_College" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Provosts of Eton College">Provost, Eton College</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1644–1659</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of Parliament<br />for <a href="/wiki/Tregony_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Tregony (UK Parliament constituency)">Tregony</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1628–1629</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">circa 1581<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBurrow2008_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBurrow2008-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Dittisham" title="Dittisham">Dittisham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Devon" title="Devon">Devon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">7 January 1659<span style="display:none">(1659-01-07)</span> (aged 77)<br /><a href="/wiki/Acton,_London" title="Acton, London">Acton</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Eton_College_Chapel" title="Eton College Chapel">Eton College Chapel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Philippa (1619–1657)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">Francis Rous (1615–1643)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Anthony_Rous_(1555%E2%80%931620)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Anthony Rous (1555–1620) (page does not exist)">Sir Anthony Rous</a> (c.1555–1620) <br /> Elizabeth <a href="/wiki/Southcott_family" title="Southcott family">Southcote</a> (1547–1585)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Pym" title="John Pym">John Pym</a> (stepbrother)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pembroke_College,_Oxford" title="Pembroke College, Oxford">Pembroke College, Oxford</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Leiden_University" title="Leiden University">Leiden University</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data">Politician and theologian</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Francis Rous</b>, also spelled <b>Rouse</b> (c. 1581 to 1659), was an English politician and <a href="/wiki/Puritan" class="mw-redirect" title="Puritan">Puritan</a> religious author, who was <a href="/wiki/Provost_of_Eton" class="mw-redirect" title="Provost of Eton">Provost of Eton</a> from 1644 to 1659, and briefly <a href="/wiki/List_of_Speakers_of_the_House_of_Commons_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Speakers of the House of Commons of England">Speaker of the House of Commons</a> in 1653. </p><p>Stepbrother of Parliamentary leader <a href="/wiki/John_Pym" title="John Pym">John Pym</a>, he joined him in opposing <a href="/wiki/Arminianism_in_the_Church_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Arminianism in the Church of England">Arminianism in the Church of England</a>, and played a leading role in the <a href="/wiki/Trial_of_Archbishop_Laud" class="mw-redirect" title="Trial of Archbishop Laud">impeachment of Archbishop Laud</a>. When the <a href="/wiki/First_English_Civil_War" title="First English Civil War">First English Civil War</a> began in 1642, he supported the 1643 <a href="/wiki/Solemn_League_and_Covenant" title="Solemn League and Covenant">Solemn League and Covenant</a>, and was appointed to the <a href="/wiki/Westminster_Assembly" title="Westminster Assembly">Westminster Assembly</a>. </p><p>Under the <a href="/wiki/Protectorate" title="Protectorate">Protectorate</a>, he moved away from his <a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_polity" title="Presbyterian polity">Presbyterian</a> colleagues, becoming closer to the religious <a href="/wiki/Independent_(religion)" title="Independent (religion)">Independents</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell" title="Oliver Cromwell">Oliver Cromwell</a>. He died in January 1659, and was buried in <a href="/wiki/Eton_College_Chapel" title="Eton College Chapel">Eton College Chapel</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Rous&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Francis Rous was born at <a href="/wiki/Dittisham" title="Dittisham">Dittisham</a> in Devon around 1581, fourth son of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Anthony_Rous_(1555%E2%80%931620)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Anthony Rous (1555–1620) (page does not exist)">Sir Anthony Rous</a> (ca 1555-1620), and his first wife, Elizabeth <a href="/wiki/Southcott_family" title="Southcott family">Southcote</a> (1547–1585). His father remarried Philippa Colles (died 1620), mother of <a href="/wiki/John_Pym" title="John Pym">John Pym</a>; his stepbrother became a close friend and political ally.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHunneyball2010_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHunneyball2010-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At some point after 1601, he married Philippa, 1575 to 1657; their son Francis, (1615–1643), became a distinguished classicist and doctor, but was disinherited by his father for marrying without his approval.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBurrow2008_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBurrow2008-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Rous&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Pym.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/John_Pym.jpg/200px-John_Pym.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="242" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/John_Pym.jpg/300px-John_Pym.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/John_Pym.jpg/400px-John_Pym.jpg 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>Rous' stepbrother and friend, <a href="/wiki/John_Pym" title="John Pym">John Pym</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Sir Anthony Rous was a devout <a href="/wiki/Puritan" class="mw-redirect" title="Puritan">Puritan</a>, who instilled the same values in his children. Francis was educated at <a href="/wiki/Pembroke_College,_Oxford" title="Pembroke College, Oxford">Pembroke College, Oxford</a>, then known as Broadgates, and known for its "advanced Protestantism".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcGee2004406_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcGee2004406-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1598, he moved to the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Leiden" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Leiden">University of Leiden</a>, an important centre of study for Scots and English <a href="/wiki/Calvinism" class="mw-redirect" title="Calvinism">Calvinists</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPrögler2013154_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPrögler2013154-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As legal training was then considered part of an education, he attended the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Temple" title="Middle Temple">Middle Temple</a> for a short period in 1601, but moved to <a href="/wiki/Landrake" title="Landrake">Landrake</a>, in Cornwall. There are few details of his life prior to 1626, although he produced several books,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChisholm1911_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEChisholm1911-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Rous claimed in 1641 that he spent some of 1609 travelling in Europe with Sir <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Overbury" title="Thomas Overbury">Thomas Overbury</a>, victim in one of the most famous murder cases of the period.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcGee2004406_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcGee2004406-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Understanding individuals from this period requires an appreciation of the centrality of religious belief in daily life, and politics. With the exception of <a href="/wiki/Independent_(religion)" title="Independent (religion)">Independents</a>, who opposed any state church, most people believed in a 'universal' church, where everyone belonged to the same structure, and used the same practices; where <a href="/wiki/Charles_I_of_England" title="Charles I of England">Charles I</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Laud" title="William Laud">William Laud</a>, Rous and others disagreed was the form it took, particularly within the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_England" title="Church of England">Church of England</a>. It was taken for granted good government depended on 'true religion', and as many also believed the <a href="/wiki/Second_Coming" title="Second Coming">Second Coming</a> was imminent, it gave debates on what that meant a real urgency and importance.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWedgwood195576,_91–94_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWedgwood195576,_91–94-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Puritan" was a term for anyone who wanted to reform, or 'purify', the Church of England, the most prominent being <a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_polity" title="Presbyterian polity">Presbyterians</a>. Most of these factions considered themselves part of the national church; those who were expelled by the <a href="/wiki/Act_of_Uniformity_1662" title="Act of Uniformity 1662">1662 Act of Uniformity</a> became <a href="/wiki/Nonconformist_(Protestantism)" title="Nonconformist (Protestantism)">Nonconformists</a>. Like John Pym, Rous was a passionate opponent of <a href="/wiki/Arminianism_in_the_Church_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Arminianism in the Church of England">Arminianism</a>; between 1619 and 1623, he published three works focusing on idolatry and 'carnal gloriations' among the priesthood.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Laud.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/William_Laud.jpg/200px-William_Laud.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="265" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/William_Laud.jpg/300px-William_Laud.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/William_Laud.jpg/400px-William_Laud.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1159" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Rous was a fervent opponent of <a href="/wiki/William_Laud" title="William Laud">Archbishop Laud</a>, executed in 1645</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1626, he was elected <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Parliament">Member of Parliament</a> for <a href="/wiki/Truro_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Truro (UK Parliament constituency)">Truro</a>, then <a href="/wiki/Tregony_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Tregony (UK Parliament constituency)">Tregony</a> in 1628. Rous and Pym led the attack on <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maynwaring" title="Roger Maynwaring">Roger Maynwaring</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Sibthorpe" title="Robert Sibthorpe">Robert Sibthorpe</a>, two clergymen who published <a href="/wiki/Sermons" class="mw-redirect" title="Sermons">sermons</a> supporting <a href="/wiki/Divine_right_of_kings" title="Divine right of kings">divine right of kings</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Passive_obedience" title="Passive obedience">passive obedience</a>. Essentially political arguments, they were seen as undermining the role of Parliament, and condemned as such. In a speech made in January 1629, Rous argued if <a href="/wiki/Arminianism" title="Arminianism">Arminianism</a> continued to spread, 'true religion' was doomed; this inspired much of the subsequent opposition to <a href="/wiki/William_Laud" title="William Laud">Archbishop Laud</a>. Charles responded by dissolving Parliament, initiating the period of <a href="/wiki/Personal_Rule" title="Personal Rule">Personal Rule</a> that continued until 1640.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELittle200833_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELittle200833-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Returned for Truro in the elections of April and November 1640 <a href="/wiki/Long_Parliament" title="Long Parliament">Long Parliament</a>, Rous opened the debate on the legality of Laud's reforms in December 1640, and presented <a href="/wiki/Article_of_impeachment" title="Article of impeachment">articles</a> of <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Impeachment in the United Kingdom">impeachment</a> against <a href="/wiki/John_Cosin" title="John Cosin">John Cosin</a> in 1641. He sat in the <a href="/wiki/Westminster_Assembly" title="Westminster Assembly">Westminster Assembly</a>, took the <a href="/wiki/Solemn_League_and_Covenant" title="Solemn League and Covenant">Solemn League and Covenant</a>, and in 1644, became <a href="/wiki/List_of_Provosts_of_Eton_College" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Provosts of Eton College">Provost of Eton College</a>, a position he retained until his death in 1659. </p><p>In 1643, Rous published his <a href="/wiki/Metrical_psalm" class="mw-redirect" title="Metrical psalm">metrical paraphrases</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Book_of_Psalms" class="mw-redirect" title="Book of Psalms">Book of Psalms</a>, <i>The Psalms of David set forth in English meeter</i>, to be used in the Churches of <a href="/wiki/Church_of_England" title="Church of England">England</a> and <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Scotland" title="Church of Scotland">Scotland</a>. His text was heavily edited by a committee of translators, and in 1650 his Psalms were approved for use by the <a href="/wiki/General_Assembly_of_the_Church_of_Scotland" title="General Assembly of the Church of Scotland">General Assembly of the Church of Scotland</a>. Despite the extent of the revisions, Rous's text for <a href="/wiki/Psalm_23" title="Psalm 23">Psalm 23</a> is generally considered to be the basis of the popular Christian <a href="/wiki/Hymn" title="Hymn">hymn</a>, "<a href="/wiki/The_Lord%27s_my_Shepherd" class="mw-redirect" title="The Lord's my Shepherd">The Lord's my Shepherd</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPetersen2014327_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPetersen2014327-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELamportForrest2019158_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELamportForrest2019158-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After 1647, Rous moved closer to the Independents like <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell" title="Oliver Cromwell">Oliver Cromwell</a>, and supported Charles' execution in 1649; since Presbyterians believed a 'well-ordered' monarchy was divinely mandated, <a href="/wiki/The_Protectorate" title="The Protectorate">The Protectorate</a> presented a problem.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMacleod20095–19_passim_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMacleod20095–19_passim-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 1649, he published a pamphlet titled <i>The Lawfulness of Obeying the Present Government</i>; claiming to be written by a 'true Presbyterian', this argued scripture required obedience to authority, regardless of who wielded it.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESharpe2000226_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESharpe2000226-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early 1652, he served on the Committee for Propagation of the Gospel; led by <a href="/wiki/Congregationalist_polity" class="mw-redirect" title="Congregationalist polity">Congregationalist</a> minister <a href="/wiki/John_Owen_(theologian)" title="John Owen (theologian)">John Owen</a>, Parliament was dissolved before any of its suggested reforms were enacted. He was appointed <a href="/wiki/List_of_Speakers_of_the_House_of_Commons_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Speakers of the House of Commons of England">Speaker of the House of Commons</a> in 1653, although he proved incapable of managing the violent factionalism of <a href="/wiki/Barebone%27s_Parliament" title="Barebone's Parliament">Barebone's Parliament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoyle2004658_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERoyle2004658-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Along with <a href="/wiki/Charles_Worsley" title="Charles Worsley">Charles Worsley</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Lambert_(general)" title="John Lambert (general)">John Lambert</a>, Rous was increasingly disturbed by the radicalism of many MPs. In a pre-planned move, on the morning of 12 December 1653, he led moderate members to Cromwell's office, where they resigned 'their powers unto his Excellency', effectively dissolving Parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoyle2004663–665_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERoyle2004663–665-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was MP for <a href="/wiki/Cornwall_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)">Cornwall</a> in 1656, along with Pym's nephew, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Nicholl" title="Anthony Nicholl">Anthony Nicholl</a>, but rejected a seat in the newly created <a href="/wiki/Cromwell%27s_Other_House" title="Cromwell's Other House">Upper House</a>. His wife Philippa was terminally ill, and died in December 1657; Rous followed in January 1659. His will left £50 to his grandson, 'so long as he shall be in preparation towards a profession', and funded three scholarships for Etonians to attend Pembroke College. He was buried in <a href="/wiki/Eton_College_Chapel" title="Eton College Chapel">Eton College Chapel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBurrow2008_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBurrow2008-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography;_significant_works"><span id="Bibliography.3B_significant_works"></span>Bibliography; significant works</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Rous&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Bibliography; significant works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1616; <i>Meditations of Instruction, of Exhortation, of Reprofe: indeavouring the Edification and Reparation of the House of God</i></li> <li>1619; <i>The Arte of Happines, consisting of three Parts, whereof the first searcheth out the Happinesse of Man, the second particularly discovers and approves it, the third sheweth the Meanes to attayne and increase it</i>;</li> <li>1622; <i>Diseases of the Time attended by their Remedies</i>;</li> <li>1623; <i>Oyl of Scorpions</i>;</li> <li>1626; <i>Testis Veritatis</i>; a reply to <a href="/wiki/Richard_Montagu" title="Richard Montagu">Richard Montagu</a>'s <i>Appello Caesarem</i>;</li> <li>1641; <i>Catholicke Charity</i>; originally written in response to a 1630 work of the Catholic <a href="/wiki/Tobie_Matthew" title="Tobie Matthew">Tobie Matthew</a>, but could not be printed in the Laudian 1630s.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBremerWebster2006221–222_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBremerWebster2006221–222-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1643; <i>The Psalmes of David in English Meeter</i>; used by the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Scotland" title="Church of Scotland">Church of Scotland</a> until mid 19th century;</li> <li>1649; <i>The Lawfulness of Obeying the Present Government</i>;</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Rous&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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href="#CITEREFHunneyball2010">Hunneyball 2010</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcGee2004406-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcGee2004406_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcGee2004406_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMcGee2004">McGee 2004</a>, p. 406.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPrögler2013154-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPrögler2013154_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPrögler2013">Prögler 2013</a>, p. 154.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEChisholm1911-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEChisholm1911_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFChisholm1911">Chisholm 1911</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEWedgwood195576,_91–94-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWedgwood195576,_91–94_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWedgwood1955">Wedgwood 1955</a>, pp. 76, 91–94.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output 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.cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.apuritansmind.com/puritan-favorites/francis-rous-1579-1659/">"Francis Rous"</a>. <i>Puritansmind</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 April</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Puritansmind&rft.atitle=Francis+Rous&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apuritansmind.com%2Fpuritan-favorites%2Ffrancis-rous-1579-1659%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFrancis+Rous" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTELittle200833-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELittle200833_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLittle2008">Little 2008</a>, p. 33.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEPetersen2014327-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPetersen2014327_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPetersen2014">Petersen 2014</a>, p. 327.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTELamportForrest2019158-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELamportForrest2019158_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLamportForrest2019">Lamport & Forrest 2019</a>, p. 158.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMacleod20095–19_passim-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMacleod20095–19_passim_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMacleod2009">Macleod 2009</a>, pp. 5–19 passim.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTESharpe2000226-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTESharpe2000226_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSharpe2000">Sharpe 2000</a>, p. 226.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTERoyle2004658-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoyle2004658_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFRoyle2004">Royle 2004</a>, p. 658.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTERoyle2004663–665-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoyle2004663–665_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFRoyle2004">Royle 2004</a>, pp. 663–665.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBremerWebster2006221–222-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBremerWebster2006221–222_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBremerWebster2006">Bremer & Webster 2006</a>, pp. 221–222.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Rous&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBremerWebster2006" class="citation book cs1">Bremer, Francis; Webster, Tom (2006). <i>Puritans and Puritanism in Europe and America</i>. ABC-CLIO. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1576076781" title="Special:BookSources/978-1576076781"><bdi>978-1576076781</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Puritans+and+Puritanism+in+Europe+and+America&rft.pub=ABC-CLIO&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-1576076781&rft.aulast=Bremer&rft.aufirst=Francis&rft.au=Webster%2C+Tom&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFrancis+Rous" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBurrow2008" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">Burrow, Colin (2008). "Rous, Francis". <i><a href="/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography#Oxford_Dictionary_of_National_Biography" title="Dictionary of National Biography">Oxford Dictionary of National Biography</a></i> (online ed.). Oxford University Press. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fref%3Aodnb%2F24171">10.1093/ref:odnb/24171</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Rous%2C+Francis&rft.btitle=Oxford+Dictionary+of+National+Biography&rft.edition=online&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2008&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1093%2Fref%3Aodnb%2F24171&rft.aulast=Burrow&rft.aufirst=Colin&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFrancis+Rous" class="Z3988"></span> <span style="font-size:0.95em; font-size:95%; color: var( --color-subtle, #555 )">(Subscription or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oxforddnb.com/help/subscribe#public">UK public library membership</a> required.)</span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFChisholm1911" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Chisholm" title="Hugh Chisholm">Chisholm, Hugh</a>, ed. (1911). <span class="cs1-ws-icon" title="s:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Rous, Francis"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Rous,_Francis">"Rous, Francis" </a></span>. <i><a href="/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica_Eleventh_Edition" title="Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition">Encyclopædia Britannica</a></i>. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 774.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Rous%2C+Francis&rft.btitle=Encyclop%C3%A6dia+Britannica&rft.pages=774&rft.edition=11th&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=1911&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFrancis+Rous" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHunneyball2010" class="citation book cs1">Hunneyball, Paul (2010). <i>ROUS, Francis (1581-1659), of Landrake, Cornw.; later of Brixham, Devon, Eton, Bucks. and Acton, Mdx; in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629</i>. CUP. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1107002258" title="Special:BookSources/978-1107002258"><bdi>978-1107002258</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=ROUS%2C+Francis+%281581-1659%29%2C+of+Landrake%2C+Cornw.%3B+later+of+Brixham%2C+Devon%2C+Eton%2C+Bucks.+and+Acton%2C+Mdx%3B+in+The+History+of+Parliament%3A+the+House+of+Commons+1604-1629&rft.pub=CUP&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-1107002258&rft.aulast=Hunneyball&rft.aufirst=Paul&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFrancis+Rous" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLamportForrest2019" class="citation book cs1">Lamport, Mark A.; Forrest, Benjamin K. 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of Commons</a> </b><br />1653 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/William_Lenthall" title="William Lenthall">William Lenthall</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_England" title="Parliament of England">Parliament of England</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/William_Rous_(died_c.1635)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Rous (died c.1635)">William Rous</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Henry_Rolle" title="Henry Rolle">Henry Rolle</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of Parliament for <a href="/wiki/Truro_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Truro (UK Parliament constituency)">Truro</a> </b><br />1626 <br />With: <b> <a href="/wiki/Henry_Rolle" title="Henry Rolle">Henry Rolle</a> </b> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Rolle" title="Henry Rolle">Henry Rolle</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_Daniel_(MP)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard Daniel (MP) (page does not exist)">Richard Daniel</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Carey_(died_1634)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Carey (died 1634)">Thomas Carey</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Robert_Killigrew" title="Robert Killigrew">Sir Robert Killigrew</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of Parliament for <a href="/wiki/Tregony_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Tregony (UK Parliament constituency)">Tregony</a> </b><br />1628–1629 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Personal_Rule" title="Personal Rule">Parliament suspended until 1640</a> </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Vacant</b><div style="font-size:90%"><a href="/wiki/Personal_Rule" title="Personal Rule">Parliament suspended since 1629</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of Parliament for <a href="/wiki/Truro_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Truro (UK Parliament constituency)">Truro</a> </b><br />1640–1653 <br />With: <b> <a href="/wiki/John_Rolle_(Parliamentarian)" title="John Rolle (Parliamentarian)">John Rolle</a> 1640–1648 </b> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;"><b>Not represented in <a href="/wiki/Barebones_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Barebones Parliament">Barebones Parliament</a> </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Vacant</b><div style="font-size:90%">Not represented in Rump Parliament</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of Parliament for <a href="/wiki/Devon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Devon (UK Parliament constituency)">Devon</a> </b><br />1653 <br />With: <b> <a href="/wiki/George_Monck,_1st_Duke_of_Albemarle" title="George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle">George Monck</a><br /><a href="/wiki/John_Carew_(regicide)" title="John Carew (regicide)">John Carew</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Martyn" title="Christopher Martyn">Christopher Martyn</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Erisey_(MP)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James Erisey (MP) (page does not exist)">James Erisey</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_Sweet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard Sweet (page does not exist)">Richard Sweet</a> </b> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Saunders_(MP_for_Devon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas Saunders (MP for Devon) (page does not exist)">Thomas Saunders</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Robert_Rolle_(died_1660)" title="Robert Rolle (died 1660)">Robert Rolle</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Upton" title="Arthur Upton">Arthur Upton</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Reynell" title="Thomas Reynell">Thomas Reynell</a><br /><a href="/wiki/William_Morice_(Secretary_of_State)" title="William Morice (Secretary of State)">William Morice</a><br /><a href="/wiki/John_Hale_(MP)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Hale (MP)">John Hale</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Bastard_(MP_for_Devon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Bastard (MP for Devon) (page does not exist)">William Bastard</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Fry_(MP)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Fry (MP) (page does not exist)">William Fry</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sir_John_Northcote,_1st_Baronet" title="Sir John Northcote, 1st Baronet">Sir John Northcote, Bt</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Henry_Hatsell" title="Henry Hatsell">Henry Hatsell</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Vacant</b><div style="font-size:90%">Not represented in <a href="/wiki/Barebones_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Barebones Parliament">Barebones Parliament</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of Parliament for <a href="/wiki/Truro_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Truro (UK Parliament constituency)">Truro</a> </b><br />1654 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Vincent" title="Walter Vincent">Walter Vincent</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rous" title="Anthony Rous">Anthony Rous</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Nicholl" title="Anthony Nicholl">Anthony Nicholl</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Silly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas Silly (page does not exist)">Thomas Silly</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Richard_Carter_(MP_for_Cornwall)" title="Richard Carter (MP for Cornwall)">Richard Carter</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Walter_Moyle" title="Walter Moyle">Walter Moyle</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Charles_Boscawen" title="Charles Boscawen">Charles Boscawen</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Gewen" title="Thomas Gewen">Thomas Gewen</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Launce&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James Launce (page does not exist)">James Launce</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of Parliament for <a href="/wiki/Cornwall_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)">Cornwall</a> </b><br />1656 <br />With: <b> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Nicholl" title="Anthony Nicholl">Anthony Nicholl</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Silly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas Silly (page does not exist)">Thomas Silly</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Richard_Carter_(MP_for_Cornwall)" title="Richard Carter (MP for Cornwall)">Richard Carter</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Walter_Moyle" title="Walter Moyle">Walter Moyle</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Braddon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Braddon (page does not exist)">William Braddon</a><br /><a href="/wiki/John_St_Aubyn_(of_Clowance)" class="mw-redirect" title="John St Aubyn (of Clowance)">John St Aubyn</a> </b> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Boscawen_(1625%E2%80%931701)" title="Hugh Boscawen (1625–1701)">Hugh Boscawen</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Francis_Buller_(died_1682)" title="Francis Buller (died 1682)">Francis Buller</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #DAA520;">Academic offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a 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title="Thomas Baylie">Thomas Baylie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Blair_(moderator)" title="Robert Blair (moderator)">Robert Blair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Bolton" title="Samuel Bolton">Samuel Bolton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bond_(jurist)" title="John Bond (jurist)">John Bond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Bridge" title="William Bridge">William Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Brownrigg" title="Ralph Brownrigg">Ralph Brownrigg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Burges" title="Anthony Burges">Anthony Burges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Burges" title="Cornelius Burges">Cornelius Burges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Burroughs" title="Jeremiah Burroughs">Jeremiah Burroughs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoniram_Byfield" title="Adoniram Byfield">Adoniram Byfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Byfield" title="Richard Byfield">Richard Byfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Calamy_the_Elder" title="Edmund Calamy the Elder">Edmund 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