List of founding Fellows, Scholars and Commissioners of Jesus College, Oxford

Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...

, the first Protestant

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college at the University of Oxford

University of Oxford

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, was founded by Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I of England

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in 1571 at the instigation of a Welsh

Wales

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clergyman, Hugh Price

Hugh Price (lawyer)

Hugh Price was a Welsh lawyer and clergyman who was instrumental in the founding of Jesus College, Oxford.Price was born in Brecon, in mid-Wales, the son of a butcher named Rhys ap Rhys. He began his education either in Brecon or at Osney Abbey near Oxford...

. The royal charter

Royal Charter

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issued by Elizabeth appointed a Principal and various Fellows, Scholars and Commissioners: the Fellows to educate the Scholars and to run the college, under the overall direction of the Principal; and the Commissioners to draw up statutes for the governance of the college, its officers and servants, and the management of the college property. The college was founded to help with the increased numbers of Welsh students at Oxford, and the founding Fellows included a number of individuals with links to Wales. The Commissioners included prominent individuals such as William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the Principal Secretary of State

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. The charter also gave land and buildings in Oxford to the new college.

Whilst the foundation process of the college started in 1571, it took more than fifty years and a further two charters, one in 1589 from Elizabeth and one in 1622 from her successor, James I

James I of England

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, to complete the process. These further charters were necessary because neither the Commissioners appointed by the 1571 charter nor those appointed by the 1589 charter fulfilled their allotted task of drawing up statutes. During this time, Griffith Powell

Griffith Powell

Griffith Powell was a philosopher and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1613 to 1620.-Life:Powell was the third of four sons of John ap Hywel of Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Powell matriculated at Jesus College in 1581, obtaining his BA in 1584, MA in 1589, and BCL in 1593. He was...

(one of the Fellows who was pressing for statutes to be drawn up) concluded that successive Principals were loath to have statutes, since these would limit the Principal's powers. One Principal lost a draft copy of the statutes; the next kept the next draft in his study for several years without taking steps to have them confirmed by the Commissioners. It was not until after the 1622 charter that statutes were approved by the Commissioners and the college was fully constituted. Despite the intention on the foundation of the college, none of the charters made special provision for Welsh students, although the students were predominantly Welsh from the outset.

Background to the foundation of the college

Jesus College was the first Protestant

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college to be founded at the university, and it is the only Oxford college to date from Elizabeth's reign. It was the first new Oxford college since 1555, in the reign of Mary

Mary I of England

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, when Trinity College

Trinity College, Oxford

The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,...

and St John's College

St John's College, Oxford

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were founded as Roman Catholic

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colleges. The opening phrases of the charter, translated from the original Latin, have been noted as referring to the recent ecclesiastical changes

English Reformation

The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....

in stating the purposes for which the college was founded:
Education in Wales

Wales

had been stimulated by the foundation of grammar schools during the reigns of Henry VIII

Henry VIII of England

Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...

and Edward VI

Edward VI of England

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: King Henry VIII Grammar School

King Henry VIII Grammar School

King Henry VIII Grammar School, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire was one of a series of schools founded during the Reformation in England and Wales in 1542 from property seized from monasteries and religious congregations...

in Abergavenny

Abergavenny

Abergavenny , meaning Mouth of the River Gavenny, is a market town in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located 15 miles west of Monmouth on the A40 and A465 roads, 6 miles from the English border. Originally the site of a Roman fort, Gobannium, it became a medieval walled town within the Welsh Marches...

and Christ College, Brecon

Christ College, Brecon

Christ College, Brecon is a co-educational, boarding and day independent school, located in the market town of Brecon in mid-Wales. It caters for pupils from eleven to eighteen.Christ College was founded by Royal Charter in 1541 by King Henry VIII...

were established in the 1540s, and Friars School, Bangor

Friars School, Bangor

Ysgol Friars is a comprehensive school in Bangor, Gwynedd, and one of the oldest schools in Wales.-1557 Establishment:The school was founded by Geoffrey Glyn, Doctor of Laws, who had been brought up in Anglesey and had followed a career in law in London....

dates from 1557. However, despite the numbers of Welsh students coming to Oxford University as a result, there was no special provision for Welshmen before 1571. A Welsh clergyman, Hugh Price

Hugh Price (lawyer)

, therefore petitioned Elizabeth to found a college at Oxford "that he might bestow his estate of the maintenance of certain scholars of Wales to be trained up in good letters." Whatever Price's wishes, and despite the links that he and many of the founding Fellows had with Wales, neither the 1571 charter nor any of the later charters limited entry to the college to Welshmen. Nevertheless, the college students were predominately Welsh from the outset, and the college became "the pinnacle of the academic ambition of the young men of Wales".

The charters

Jesus College came into being when Elizabeth issued a charter dated 27 June 1571. The charter named a Principal (David Lewis

David Lewis (lawyer)

David Lewis was a lawyer, Judge and the first Principal of Jesus College, Oxford.- Early life :Lewis was born in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales. He was educated at King Henry VIII Grammar School in the town...

), eight Fellows, eight Scholars and eight Commissioners. The eight Scholars named in the 1571 charter appear to have had nothing more than a purely notional connection to the college. Five of them are known to have studied at Merchant Taylors' School

Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood

Merchant Taylors' School is a British independent day school for boys, originally located in the City of London. Since 1933 it has been located at Sandy Lodge in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire ....

and Cambridge University, with four taking up scholarships in Greek at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge. The Commissioners were required to draw up statutes, which had to be approved by a majority of them. The Commissioners included Nicholas Bacon (Lord Keeper of the Great Seal

Lord Keeper of the Great Seal

The Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, and later of Great Britain, was formerly an officer of the English Crown charged with physical custody of the Great Seal of England. This evolved into one of the Great Officers of State....

), William Cecil, Lord Burghley (Principal Secretary of State) and Gilbert Gerard (Attorney General) – three "political heavyweights". The charter also gave to the new college the site and buildings of White Hall, located on Market Street

Market Street, Oxford

Market Street runs east-west in central Oxford, England.The street lies north of the Covered Market, a historic roofed market with permanent stalls that is still very much active today, and north of Lincoln College's Lincoln House accommodation complex. To the west is the major pedestrianised...

and Ship Street

Ship Street, Oxford

Ship Street is a historic street that runs east–west in central Oxford, England.- Location :The street lies north of Jesus College and west of Exeter College, two of Oxford University's historic colleges. To the south, at the western end is the Junior Common Room and to the eastern end is the...

– the college still occupies this site today. White Hall, which had closed in 1570, was one of the academic halls associated with the university – these were institutions that offered accommodation for students, but little in the way of teaching, and they were disappearing as the collegiate system at Oxford grew.

The charter, written in Latin on the flesh side of a prepared calfskin, is 88 by. It is highly decorated with Tudor designs and motifs, with its style being similar to that of books of hours

Book of Hours

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. Elizabeth is depicted in the opening illuminated letter, seated on a blue throne in robes of scarlet trimmed with ermine, and holding an orb and sceptre. It has been suggested by the art historian Roy Strong

Roy Strong

Sir Roy Colin Strong FRSL is an English art historian, museum curator, writer, broadcaster and landscape designer. He has been director of both the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London...

that the image is based on the work of Levina Teerlinc

Levina Teerlinc

Levina Teerlinc was a Flemish miniaturist who served as a painter to the English court of Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I....

, a Flemish

Flemish people

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miniaturist. The border is decorated with floral and heraldic motifs, including the Tudor rose

Tudor rose

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. The Great Seal of England

Great Seal of the Realm

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was used to authenticate the charter, and the remnants of the Seal are still attached to it.

As the Commissioners did not complete their task of drawing up statutes before too many of them had died to permit the remainder to act, a second charter, dated 7 July 1589, was obtained by the then Principal, Francis Bevans

Francis Bevans

Francis Bevans was a lawyer and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1586 to 1602.-Life:Bevans became a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1573. He gained a B.C.L. in 1579, a Cambridge LL.B. in 1581, and an Oxford D.C.L. in 1583....

. Elizabeth appointed thirteen Commissioners, any three of whom could approve the statutes, and also confirmed Bevans as Principal. Thereafter Griffith Powell

Griffith Powell

, a former student of the college who had been elected to a fellowship in 1589, drafted some statutes and attempted to have them confirmed by the new Commissioners. However, neither Bevans nor his successor John Williams

John Williams (college principal)

John Williams was Principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1602 to 1613 and also Dean of Bangor.Born in Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, Williams entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1569, graduating with a BA in 1573/4 and an MA in 1577, before being elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford...

pressed for statutes to be confirmed. In their absence, the Principal had an autocratic position. Powell's view was that successive Principals were "loath to have any statutes at all", since their power would be "limited" by them. Bevans took Powell's draft to his residence in Hereford, where he stayed for several years and lost the copy. In 1595, Powell took another copy to John Whitgift

John Whitgift

John Whitgift was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1583 to his death. Noted for his hospitality, he was somewhat ostentatious in his habits, sometimes visiting Canterbury and other towns attended by a retinue of 800 horsemen...

, Archbishop of Canterbury

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and chief Commissioner, who rebuked Bevans for not attempting to obtain statutes. Whitgift passed the draft to two other Commissioners in turn, Gabriel Goodman

Gabriel Goodman

Gabriel Goodman was the Dean of Westminster and the re-founder of Ruthin School, in Ruthin, Denbighshire.-Early years:...

, the Dean of Westminster, and Herbert Westphaling, Bishop of Hereford

Bishop of Hereford

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. Westphaling signed the draft in June 1601. With two more signatures still being required, the statutes were sent to John Herbert

John Herbert (Secretary of State)

Sir John Herbert was a Welsh lawyer, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1611. He was Secretary of State under Elizabeth I and James I.-Life:...

in 1602. However, Williams took the draft statutes away before Herbert approved them, and kept them in his study until 1609 without making further attempts to have them confirmed.

In 1609, Powell brought matters to the attention of Richard Bancroft

Richard Bancroft

Archbishop Richard Bancroft, DD, BD, MA, BA was an English churchman, who became Archbishop of Canterbury and the "chief overseer" of the production of the authorized version of the Bible.-Life:...

, Archbishop of Canterbury and Chancellor of the university, and Bancroft compelled Williams to produce the statutes. Williams expelled Powell from his fellowship, but the Chancellor ordered his reinstatement. Bancroft died in 1610, and his successor as Archbishop, George Abbot (who was not a Commissioner), found the statutes in his study and returned them to Williams, who took no further steps before his death in 1613. Powell, who had run the college during the long absences of Bevans and who was Vice-Principal under Williams, was appointed Principal by Thomas Egerton, Lord Ellesmere

Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley

Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley PC was an English Nobleman, Judge and Statesman who served as Lord Keeper and Lord Chancellor for twenty-one years.-Early life, education and legal career:...

, the Chancellor of the University, in 1613. However, there were by that time insufficient living Commissioners to validate the statute. It was not until Sir Eubule Thelwall

Eubule Thelwall

Sir Eubule Thelwall a Welsh lawyer, academic and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1629. He was principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1621 to 1630.-Life:...

became Principal in 1621 that matters moved forward. A third charter was obtained from James I on 1 June 1622, confirming Thelwall as Principal and nominating eight Fellows and eight Scholars. Two Fellows (Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson (rector)

Archdeacon Robert Johnson was the founder of Oakham School and Uppingham School.He was a Puritan rector of North Luffenham for 51 years, from 1574 until his death; he was also the Archdeacon of Leicester, and using the income from these and other church posts that he was able to hold...

and John Higginson

John Higginson

John Higginson was one of the eight founding fellows of Jesus College, Oxford in 1571. He matriculated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1561, obtaining his BA degree in 1565 and his MA in 1568. He was appointed vicar of Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England in 1571 and ordained priest in 1572...

) and two Scholars (Lancelot Andrewes

Lancelot Andrewes

Lancelot Andrewes was an English bishop and scholar, who held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. During the latter's reign, Andrewes served successively as Bishop of Chichester, Ely and Winchester and oversaw the translation of the...

and Thomas Dove

Thomas Dove

Thomas Dove was Bishop of Peterborough from 1601 to 1630.Dove was born in London, England, and educated at Merchant Taylors' School from 1564 to 1571. He was named as one of the first scholars of Jesus College, Oxford in its foundation charter in 1571, but never attended...

) were survivors from the 1571 charter. Four of the other six Scholars in the 1622 charter are known to have been undergraduates at Jesus College at the time; the other two appear to have been relatives of the Principal, Sir Eubule Thelwall, but do not appear in the college records. The charter also appointed new commissioners, and little time was taken in drawing up the statutes thereafter.

People named in the 1571 charter

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Name	Position	Notes	Ref
	Scholar	Andrewes studied at Merchant Taylors' School Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood Merchant Taylors' School is a British independent day school for boys, originally located in the City of London. Since 1933 it has been located at Sandy Lodge in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire .... and Pembroke Hall, Cambridge and was later Bishop of Chichester Bishop of Chichester The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East and West Sussex. The see is in the City of Chichester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity... , Bishop of Winchester Bishop of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England diocese of Winchester, with his cathedra at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire.The bishop is one of five Church of England bishops to be among the Lords Spiritual regardless of their length of service. His diocese is one of the oldest and... and one of the translators of the King James Bible. He was also named as a Scholar in the 1622 charter.
	Fellow and Commissioner	A former Regius Professor of Civil Law Regius Professor of Civil Law (Oxford) The Regius Chair of Civil Law, founded in the 1540s, is one of the oldest of the professorships at the University of Oxford.-Foundation:The Regius Chair of Civil Law at Oxford was founded by King Henry VIII, who established five such Regius Professorships in the University, the others being the... (1553–1559); reappointed as a Commissioner in the 1589 charter
	Commissioner	Lord Keeper of the Great Seal Lord Keeper of the Great Seal The Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, and later of Great Britain, was formerly an officer of the English Crown charged with physical custody of the Great Seal of England. This evolved into one of the Great Officers of State.... under Elizabeth I
	Commissioner	Secretary of State Secretary of State (United Kingdom) In the United Kingdom, a Secretary of State is a Cabinet Minister in charge of a Government Department .... and leading adviser to Elizabeth I; reappointed as a Commissioner in the 1589 charter
	Commissioner	The Chancellor at the time of the 1571 charter was Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, KG was an English nobleman and the favourite and close friend of Elizabeth I from her first year on the throne until his death... (Chancellor 1564–1588, with Sir Thomas Bromley Thomas Bromley Sir Thomas Bromley was an English lord chancellor.-Life:He was born in Staffordshire, was educated at Oxford University and then called to the bar at the Middle Temple... deputising for him between 1585 and 1588). Dudley was succeeded by Sir Christopher Hatton Christopher Hatton Sir Christopher Hatton was an English politician, Lord Chancellor of England and a favourite of Elizabeth I of England.-Early days:... (Chancellor 1588–1591), who was named as a Commissioner in the 1589 charter. The Vice-Chancellor in 1571 was Lawrence Humphrey Lawrence Humphrey Lawrence Humphrey was an English theologian, who was president of Magdalen College, Oxford, and dean successively of Gloucester and Winchester.-Biography:... . He was succeeded in 1576 by Herbert Westphaling, who was named as a Commissioner in the 1589 charter. After Westphaling, there was a new Vice-Chancellor every year until the 1589 charter.
	Fellow	Clergyman, formerly Principal of White Hall and Laurence Hall, Oxford
	Scholar	Dove studied at Merchant Taylors' School Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood Merchant Taylors' School is a British independent day school for boys, originally located in the City of London. Since 1933 it has been located at Sandy Lodge in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire .... and Pembroke Hall, Cambridge. He was also named in the 1622 charter, and became Bishop of Peterborough Bishop of Peterborough The Bishop of Peterborough is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Peterborough in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the counties of Northamptonshire, Rutland and the Soke of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire... .
	Scholar	Studied at Merchant Taylors' School Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood Merchant Taylors' School is a British independent day school for boys, originally located in the City of London. Since 1933 it has been located at Sandy Lodge in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire .... (where he was a founding scholar) and Pembroke Hall, Cambridge
	Scholar	Unknown background – no evidence that he matriculated Matriculation Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings... at either Oxford or Cambridge
	Commissioner	Attorney-General under Elizabeth I; reappointed as a Commissioner in the 1589 charter
	Fellow	A Leicestershire priest, named as a Fellow of the college in the 1622 charter
	Fellow	Precentor Precentor A precentor is a person who helps facilitate worship. The details vary depending on the religion, denomination, and era in question. The Latin derivation is "præcentor", from cantor, meaning "the one who sings before" .... of St David's Cathedral St David's Cathedral St David's Cathedral is situated in St David's in the county of Pembrokeshire, on the most westerly point of Wales.-Early history:The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot of Menevia, who died in AD589... (1562–1588)
	Fellow and Commissioner	Chancellor of the Diocese of London Diocese of London The Anglican Diocese of London forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.Historically the diocese covered a large area north of the Thames and bordered the dioceses of Norwich and Lincoln to the north and west. The present diocese covers and 17 London boroughs, covering most of Greater...
	Fellow	Later Archdeacon of Leicester and founder of Oakham Oakham School Oakham School is a British co-educational independent school in the historic market town of Oakham in Rutland, accepting around 1,000 pupils, aged from 10 to 18, both male and female, as boarders and day pupils . The Good Schools Guide called the school "a privileged but unpretentious and... and Uppingham School Uppingham School Uppingham School is a co-educational independent school of the English public school tradition, situated in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland, England... s, and named as a Fellow of the college in the 1622 charter
	Principal and Commissioner	First Principal (resigning 1572); Fellow of All Souls All Souls College, Oxford The Warden and the College of the Souls of all Faithful People deceased in the University of Oxford or All Souls College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.... , former Principal of New Inn Hall, Oxford, a judge of the High Court of Admiralty (appointed in 1558)
	Fellow	Former Dean Dean (religion) A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:... of St Asaph, judge of the High Court of Admiralty
	Fellow	Principal of New Inn Hall, Oxford (1564–1570 and 1575–1580) and Regius Professor of Civil Law Regius Professor of Civil Law (Oxford) The Regius Chair of Civil Law, founded in the 1540s, is one of the oldest of the professorships at the University of Oxford.-Foundation:The Regius Chair of Civil Law at Oxford was founded by King Henry VIII, who established five such Regius Professorships in the University, the others being the... (1566–1577)
	Scholar	Unknown background – no evidence that he matriculated Matriculation Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings... at either Oxford or Cambridge
	Scholar	Studied at Merchant Taylors' School Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood Merchant Taylors' School is a British independent day school for boys, originally located in the City of London. Since 1933 it has been located at Sandy Lodge in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire .... and Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
	Commissioner	Treasurer of St David's Cathedral St David's Cathedral St David's Cathedral is situated in St David's in the county of Pembrokeshire, on the most westerly point of Wales.-Early history:The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot of Menevia, who died in AD589... and founder of the college, his name appears twice in the charter (as a benefactor promising a bequest worth £60 per year, and then as the first-named Commissioner)
	Scholar	Studied at Merchant Taylors' School Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood Merchant Taylors' School is a British independent day school for boys, originally located in the City of London. Since 1933 it has been located at Sandy Lodge in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire .... and Pembroke Hall, Cambridge
	Scholar	Unknown background – no evidence that he matriculated Matriculation Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings... at either Oxford or Cambridge

People named in the 1589 charter

The charter of 1589 appointed 13 Commissioners – whilst Francis Bevans was confirmed as Principal, no Fellows or Scholars were appointed by this charter.

Name	Notes
William Aubrey William Aubrey William Aubrey was Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford from 1553 to 1559, and was one of the founding Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford. He was also a MP.-Early life and Oxford University:...	Also named as a Fellow of the college and a Commissioner in the 1571 charter
Francis Bevans Francis Bevans Francis Bevans was a lawyer and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1586 to 1602.-Life:Bevans became a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1573. He gained a B.C.L. in 1579, a Cambridge LL.B. in 1581, and an Oxford D.C.L. in 1583....	Principal of the college (1586–1602)
William Cecil, Lord Burghley	Also named as a Commissioner in the 1571 charter
The Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor of the university	The Chancellor at the time of the 1589 charter was Sir Christopher Hatton Christopher Hatton Sir Christopher Hatton was an English politician, Lord Chancellor of England and a favourite of Elizabeth I of England.-Early days:... (Chancellor 1588–1591), who was also named personally as a Commissioner. His successors were Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset was an English statesman, poet, dramatist and Freemason. He was the son of Richard Sackville, a cousin to Anne Boleyn. He was a Member of Parliament and Lord High Treasurer.-Biography:... (1591–1608); Richard Bancroft Richard Bancroft Archbishop Richard Bancroft, DD, BD, MA, BA was an English churchman, who became Archbishop of Canterbury and the "chief overseer" of the production of the authorized version of the Bible.-Life:... (Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group... ) (1608–1610); Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley PC was an English Nobleman, Judge and Statesman who served as Lord Keeper and Lord Chancellor for twenty-one years.-Early life, education and legal career:... (1610–1616); and William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, KG, PC was the son of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and his third wife Mary Sidney. Chancellor of the University of Oxford, he founded Pembroke College, Oxford with King James. He was warden of the Forest of Dean, and constable of St Briavels from 1608... (1616–1630). There were 16 different Vice-Chancellors between 1589 and 1622.
Gilbert Gerard	Also named as a Commissioner in the 1571 charter
Gabriel Goodman Gabriel Goodman Gabriel Goodman was the Dean of Westminster and the re-founder of Ruthin School, in Ruthin, Denbighshire.-Early years:...	Dean of Westminster
Sir Christoper Hatton Christopher Hatton Sir Christopher Hatton was an English politician, Lord Chancellor of England and a favourite of Elizabeth I of England.-Early days:...	Lord Chancellor Lord Chancellor The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom. He is the second highest ranking of the Great Officers of State, ranking only after the Lord High Steward. The Lord Chancellor is appointed by the Sovereign...
John Herbert John Herbert (Secretary of State) Sir John Herbert was a Welsh lawyer, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1611. He was Secretary of State under Elizabeth I and James I.-Life:...	Secretary of State Secretary of State (United Kingdom) In the United Kingdom, a Secretary of State is a Cabinet Minister in charge of a Government Department ....
Henry Jones Henry Jones (lawyer) -Life:Jones was educated at Oxford University, becoming a Fellow of All Souls College in 1546, and obtaining degrees of BCL and DCL . He became a member of Doctors' Commons in 1552 and, in 1554, became rector of Llanrwst. In 1560, he was appointed as a canon of St Asaph and was rector of...	A Welsh clergyman and lawyer
John Lloyd John Lloyd (judge) Rev. John Lloyd DCL was Dean of St Asaph, a judge of the High Court of Admiralty and one of the founding fellows of Jesus College, Oxford.-Life:...	Also named as a Fellow of the college, but not a Commissioner, in the 1571 charter
Richard Harris Richard Harris (college principal) Richard Harris was an academic at the University of Oxford and clergyman in the sixteenth century.-Life:Harris, from Herefordshire, obtained his B.A. degree from Oxford University on 3 November 1558 and his M.A. degree on 26 June 1562. He was appointed rector of Kentchurch, Herefordshire in 1571...	Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m... (1573–1595)
Herbert Westphaling	Bishop of Hereford Bishop of Hereford The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury.The see is in the City of Hereford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert which was founded as a cathedral in 676.The Bishop's residence is... , to whom Principal Francis Bevans Francis Bevans Francis Bevans was a lawyer and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1586 to 1602.-Life:Bevans became a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1573. He gained a B.C.L. in 1579, a Cambridge LL.B. in 1581, and an Oxford D.C.L. in 1583.... was chancellor
John Whitgift John Whitgift John Whitgift was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1583 to his death. Noted for his hospitality, he was somewhat ostentatious in his habits, sometimes visiting Canterbury and other towns attended by a retinue of 800 horsemen...	Archbishop of Canterbury

People named in the 1622 charter

Name	Position	Notes	Ref
	Scholar	Also named as a Scholar in the 1571 charter
	Commissioner	Judge of the Prerogative Court Prerogative court A prerogative court is a court through which the discretionary powers, privileges, and legal immunities reserved to the sovereign were exercised. In England in the 17th century a clash developed between these courts, representing the crown's authority, and common law courts. Prerogative courts... of Canterbury Diocese of Canterbury The Diocese of Canterbury is a Church of England diocese covering eastern Kent, founded by St. Augustine of Canterbury in 597. It is centred on Canterbury Cathedral, and is the oldest see of the Church of England.... , elected MP for the university Oxford University (UK Parliament constituency) Oxford University was a university constituency electing two members to the British House of Commons, from 1603 to 1950.-Boundaries, Electorate and Electoral System:... in 1621
	Commissioner	Dean of the Court of Arches Dean of Arches The Dean of Arches is the judge who sits at the ecclesiastical court of the Archbishop of Canterbury in England. This appeal court is commonly called the Arches Court.... (appointed 1618), and a former MP for the university Oxford University (UK Parliament constituency) Oxford University was a university constituency electing two members to the British House of Commons, from 1603 to 1950.-Boundaries, Electorate and Electoral System:...
	Scholar	Later became a Fellow of the college (1623–1638)
	Commissioner	The Chancellor at the time of the 1622 charter was William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, KG, PC was the son of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and his third wife Mary Sidney. Chancellor of the University of Oxford, he founded Pembroke College, Oxford with King James. He was warden of the Forest of Dean, and constable of St Briavels from 1608... , and he was one of the signatories of the statutes. The Vice-Chancellor, William Piers William Piers William Piers was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1621 to 1624, Bishop of Peterborough from 1630 to 1632 and Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1632 to his death in 1670.-Life:... , did not sign.
	Fellow	Welsh clergyman
	Scholar	Also named as a Scholar in the 1571 charter
	Fellow	Also named as a Fellow of the college in the 1571 charter
	Fellow	Also named as a Fellow of the college in the 1571 charter
	Scholar	Matriculated Matriculation Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings... as a member of the college in November 1621, later becoming Sub-Dean of Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,... and Treasurer of Chichester Cathedral Chichester Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, otherwise called Chichester Cathedral, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Chichester. It is located in Chichester, in Sussex, England...
	Fellow	A Fellow of the college (1622–1637), but nothing else is known about him
	Scholar	Matriculated Matriculation Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings... as a member of the college in December 1621, later becoming rector Rector The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator... of Newtown, Montgomeryshire
	Fellow	Registrar of the university (1600–1608) and a Fellow of New College, Oxford New College, Oxford New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
	Scholar	Matriculated Matriculation Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings... as a member of the college in November 1621
	Fellow and Commissioner	Principal of Hart Hall, Oxford (1604–1622)
	Fellow	A Fellow of the college since 1615, appointed Vice-Principal in 1623
	Fellow	A former student of the college; Rector Rector The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator... of Ewelme Ewelme Ewelme is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire, northeast of the market town of Wallingford.To the east of the village is Cow Common and to the west, Benson Airfield, the north-eastern corner of which is within the parish boundary.The solid geology is chalk... , Oxfordshire (1606–1629)
	Scholar	Not found in the college records, but presumed to be a relative of Sir Eubule Thelwall
	Principal and Commissioner	Master of the Court of Chancery Court of Chancery The Court of Chancery was a court of equity in England and Wales that followed a set of loose rules to avoid the slow pace of change and possible harshness of the common law. The Chancery had jurisdiction over all matters of equity, including trusts, land law, the administration of the estates of... (appointed 1617), and Principal from 1621 until his death in 1630
	Scholar	Not found in the college records, but presumed to be a relative of Sir Eubule Thelwall

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