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PRINCIPALS OF JESUS COLLEGE.
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HEREDITARY VISITOR.
The Earl of Pembroke.
PRINCIPALS.
1. Lewis, David, D.C.L.; principal 1571, resigned
1572; born at Abergavenny, co. Monmouth; B.C.L.
12 July, 1540, fellow All Souls' 1541, principal of
New Inn Hall 1545-8, D.C.L. suppld. April 1548;
an advocate of Doctors' Commons 1548, a master in
chancery and of the court of requests, judge of the
high court of admiralty, M.p. Steyning Oct. — Dec,
1553, Monmouthshire Nov., 1554 — January 1555,
master of St. Katharine's hospital, London, died in
the college of Doctors' Commons, 27 April, 1584,
buried at Abergavenny 24 May following. See
Foster's Alumni Oxonienses 901;.
2. Lloyd, Griffith or Griffin, B.C.L.; principal 1572; s. Hugh Llewellin Llwyd, of Llanllyr, co. Cardigan. Chaplain of New Coll. in and before 1564 (as Floyd), fellow All Souls' 1566, B.C.L. 20 April, 1572, D.C.L. 3 July, 1576, regius professor of civil law 1577-86, chancellor to the bishop of Oxford; M.P. co. Cardigan 1586, died in Doctors' Commons 26 Nov., 1586, buried in St. Bennet, Paul's Wharf; will at Oxford dated 14 July, 1587. See Al. Ox. 924.
3. BevartS, Francis, D.C.L.; principal Dec, 1586; of Broadgates Hall 1572 (from Carmarthenshire); fellow All Souls' 1573, B.C.L. 31 Oct., 1579 (incorporated at Cambridge 1581), D.C.L. 9 July, 1583, principal of New Inn Hall 1585-6; chancellor of the diocese of Hereford 1587, an advocate of Doctors' Commons 1590, m.p. Bishops Castle 1593, died in 1602, buried in Hereford cathedral. See Al. Ox. 119.
4. Williams, John, D.D.; principal 17 May, 1602; born in Carmarthenshire; scholar Corpus Christi 1569 (as Thomas), B.A. 14 Jan., 1573-4, M.A. 29 March, 1577; fellow All Souls' 1579, B. D. 27 June, 1594, D.D. 12 July, 1597, Margaret professor of divinity 1594-1613, vice-chancellor 1604, suppld. for licence to preach 6 Feb., 1611-12; rector of Llandrinio, co. Montgomery 1594, dean of Bangor 1605, until his death 4 Sept., 1613, buried in St. Michael's, Oxon, will at Oxford made on the date of his death. See Al. Ox. 1640.
5. Powell, Griffith, M.A. and B.C.L.,; principal 8 Sept. , 1613; s. Thomas, of Llansawell, co. Car- marthen. Jesus Coll., matric 24 Nov., 1581, aged 20, B.A. 28 Feb., 1583-4, M.A. 21 June, 1589, B.C.L. suppld. 12 July, 1593, D.C.L. suppld. 23 July, 1599, principal of his college 1613, until his death -28 June, 1620, buried in St. Michael's, Oxford; will at Oxford proved 15 June, 1621, as M.A. See Al. Ox. 1 191.
6. Mansell, Francis, M.A.; principal 3 July, 1620, resigned about May 1621; 3s. sir Francis, of Mud- dlescomb, co. Carmarthen, bart. Jesus Coll., matric. 20 Nov., 1607, aged 18, B.A. 20 Feb. , 1608-9, 3 July, 1624; the famous royalis principal 1620-1, M.A. 5 July, 161 1; fellow All Souls',
B. and D. D. and again Oct. , 1630 until deprived in 1648, restored 1660, resigned 1661; rector of Easing- ton, Oxon, 1630, and of Elmley Chapel, Kent, 1631, prebendary of St. David's, treasurer of Llandaff 1631, deprived 1648, died 1 May, 1665, buried in the college chapel. See Al Ox. 967.
7. Thelwall, sir Eubule, M.A.; principal May, 1621; 5s. John, of Batharvan Park, co. Denbigh; scholar Trinity Coll. , Cambridge, 1572 (from Westminster school), B.A. 1576-7; incorporated 14 July, 1579, M.A. Oxon, 13 June, 1580; of Plas Coch, bar.-at-law, Gray's Inn, 1599, treasurer 1625, a master of aliena- tion office 1579, and a master in chancery 1617, knighted 29 June, 1619, m.p. co. Denbigh 1624-5, 1626, 1628-9, principal of Jesus Coll. (Oxford), 1621,
until his death 8 Oct., 1630, aged 68, buried in the
college chapel, a benefactor to his college. See Al.
Ox. 1469.
( — ) Mansell, Francis, D.D.; principal again Oct., 1630, deprived by the parliamentary visitors 1648. See above. 8- Roberts, Michael, B.D. , intruded principal 22 May, 1648, by the parliamentary visitors, resigned Oct., 1657; B.A. Trinity Coll. , Dublin, 1620, M.A. 1623; incorporated at Cambridge 1624, and at Oxford 13 July, 1624; fellow Jesus Coll., B.D. 8 July, 1630, D.D. 6 April, 1649; perhaps vicar of Llanbadrig 1628, and rector of Llanengrad, co. Anglesea, 1631, and vicar of Llangonoyd, co. Glamorgan, 1639, buried in St. Peter's churchyard, Oxford, 3 May, 1679 ('rich though obscure'); will at Oxford 2 June following. See Al. Ox. 1263. 9. Howell, Francis, M.A. , intruded principal 24 Oct. , 1657, by Oliver Cromwell, until the restoration; s. Thomas, of Gwinnear, Cornwall, pleb. Exeter, matric 24 July, 1642, aged 17, created M.A. 14 April, 1648, fellow and Greek reader 1648-58, proctor 1652, Whyte professor of moral philosophy 1654-7, principal of his college 1657, until the restoration when he became a "non-conformist and conven- ticler " in and near to London, died at Bethnal Green 8 or 10 March, 1679, and was buried in the phanatical burying place, joining to the artillery yard by Bunhill fields near to London. See Al. Ox. 755.
( — ) Mansell, Francis, D.D. , president, restored 1 Aug., 1660, resigned the following year. See above.
10. Jenkins, sir Leoline, D.C.L. , principal 1 March, 1660-1, resigned April 1673; s - Leoline, of Llanble- thian, co. Glamorgan, pleb. Jesus Coll., matric. 4 June, 1641, aged 16, fellow 1660, D.C.L. 12 Feb., 1660-1; a member of Gray's Inn 1667, advocate of Doctors' Commons 1674, judge of high court of admiralty 1668-73, and of prerogative court of Can- terbury 1668-75, served in various diplomatic missions, ambassador to Cologne 1673, an< I to Nimeguen 1675 '< knighted 7 Jan. , 1669, one of the principal secretaries of state 1680-4, of the privy council to Chas. II. and James II., m.p. Hythe (Feb.), 1673-8, and for the university 1679, until his death in London 1 Sept., 1685. SeeAl. Ox. 808.
11. Lloyd, John, B.D., principal 24 April, 1673, re- signed about Oct., 1686; s. Morgan, of Pen'.aine, co. Carmarthen. Merton, matric. 10 March, 1656-7, B.A. 12 Oct., 1659; fellow Jesus Coll., M.A. 1662, B.D. 15 March, 1669-70, D.D. 1674, vice-chancellor 1682-5; rector of Landawke, co. Carmarthen, 1668-87, °f Langwm, 1671, and of Burton, co. Pembroke, 1672, precentor 1673, an d treasurer of Llandaff cathedral 1679, bishop of St. David's Oct., 1686, until his death in college 12 Feb. following, probate at Oxford 21 Feb. following, buried in the college chapel. See Al. Ox. 926.
12. Edwards, Jonathan, B.D., principal 2 Nov., 1686; servitor of Christ Church 1655, from Wrexham, co. Denbigh; matriculated 15 June, 1657, B.A. 1659; fellow Jesus Coll. 1662, M.A. 1662 (incorporated at Cambridge 1668), B.D. 15 March, 1669-70, D.D. 1 Dec, 1686, vice-chancellor 1689-92; rector of Kiddington, Oxon, 1666-87, °f Llandyssil, co. Cardigan, 1687, treasurer of Llandaff cathedral 1687, vicar of Clynnogvawr, co. Carnarvon, 1687, prebendary of Sarum 1691, and rector of Longworth, Berks, 1698, until he died 20 June (or July), 171 2, aged 73, buried in the college chapel , M.I.; will at Oxford proved 8 Sept., 1712. See Al, Ox. 449.
