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Francis MANSELL 1579-1665

Biographical Note

Born at Muddlescombe, Carmarthenshire, son of Sir Francis Mansell. BA Jesus College, Oxford 1609, MA 1611; fellow of All Souls College, Oxford 1613, BD and DD 1624. Principal of Jesus College, 1620, resigned 1623 in the face of opposition, re-elected 1630. Rector of Elmley Chapel, Kent 1631; prebendary of St David's. A royalist during the Civil War, he was ejected from his preferments (including the principalship of Jesus]]) in the late 1640s, when he moved briefly to Glamorgan before returning to Oxford where he was able to live in Jesus College and continue teaching. He was restored as Principal of Jesus in 1660, but resigned due to infirmity the following year, continuing to live in the College until his death a few years afterwards.

Books

Before leaving Jesus in 1649, Mansell gave the College his library, comprising ca.600 books; these contain the usual mix of theological works with classics, law, medicine, history and other subjects, and include some finely bound presentation copies of early 17th-century books. In his will, Mansell left some of his estate to the College, but all the books in his chamber, together with his clothes and other household stuff, were left to his servant Richard James.

Characteristic Markings

Sources

Pollard, A. F., and J. H. Curthoys. "Mansell, Francis (1579–1665), college head." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; P. Morgan, Oxford libraries outside the Bodleian. 2 nd edn, Oxford, 1980; C. J. Fordyce & T. M. Knox, The Library of Jesus College, Oxford, Oxford Bib Soc Proc & Papers 5 (1937), 53-115, pp 62-3.

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-===[[has given name::Francis]] [[has surname::MANSELL]] [[born in::1579]]-[[died in::1665]]===
+===[[name::Francis]] [[name::MANSELL]] [[date of Birth::1579]]-[[date of Death::1665]]===
 ====Biographical Note====
-Born at [[lived at::Muddlescombe, Carmarthenshire]], son of [[son of::Sir Francis Mansell]]. [[has degree::BA]] [[educated at::Jesus College, Oxford]] [[graduated in::1609]], [[has degree::MA]] [[graduated in::1611]]; [[has appointment::fellow of All Souls]] [[is appointed in::1613]], [[has degree::BD]] and [[has degree::DD]] [[graduated in::1624]]. [[has appointment::Principal of Jesus College]], [[is appointed in::1620]], resigned [[resigned in::1623]] in the face of opposition, re-elected [[re-elected in::1630]]. [[has appointment::Rector]] of [[is parish::Elmley Chapel, Kent]] [[is appointed in::1631]]; [[has appointment::prebendary]] of [[is parish::St David's]]. A [[has political affiliation::royalist]] during the Civil War, he was ejected from his preferments (including [[is ejected from::the principalship of Jesus College, Cambridge|the principalship of Jesus]]) in [[is ejected in::the late 1640s]], when he moved briefly to [[lived at::Glamorgan]] before returning to Oxford where he was able to live in Jesus College and continue teaching. He was restored as Principal of Jesus in [[is restored in::1660]], but resigned due to infirmity the following year, continuing to live in the College until his death a few years afterwards.
+Born at [[Place of Birth::Muddlescombe, Carmarthenshire]], son of [[family::Sir Francis Mansell]]. BA [[education::Jesus College, Oxford]] 1609, MA 1611; [[occupation::fellow of All Souls College, Oxford]] 1613, BD and DD 1624. [[occupation::Principal of Jesus College]], 1620, resigned 1623 in the face of opposition, re-elected 1630. [[occupation::Rector of Elmley Chapel, Kent]] 1631; [[occupation::prebendary of St David's]]. A [[Politics::royalist]] during the Civil War, he was ejected from his preferments (including the principalship of Jesus]]) in the late 1640s, when he moved briefly to [[location::Glamorgan]] before returning to [[location::Oxford]] where he was able to live in Jesus College and continue teaching. He was restored as Principal of Jesus in 1660, but resigned due to infirmity the following year, continuing to live in the College until his death a few years afterwards.
 ====Books====
-Before leaving Jesus in 1649, Mansell gave the [[subsequent owner::Jesus College, Cambridge|College]] [[bequeathed::his library]], comprising ca.[[size of bequest::600 books]]; these contain the usual mix of [[subject of books::theology|theological]] works with [[subject of books::classics]], [[subject of books::law]], [[subject of books::medicine]], [[subject of books::history]] and other subjects, and include some finely bound presentation copies of [[date of books::early 17th-century]] books. In his will, Mansell left some of his estate to the College, but [[bequeathed::all the books in his chamber, together with his clothes and other household stuff]], were left to his servant [[subsequent owner::Richard James]].
+Before leaving Jesus in 1649, Mansell gave the [[beneficiary::Jesus College, Cambridge|College]] his library, comprising ca.[[bequest::600 books]]; these contain the usual mix of [[subject::theology|theological]] works with [[subject::classics]], [[subject::law]], [[subject::medicine]], [[subject::history]] and other subjects, and include some finely bound presentation copies of early 17th-century books. In his will, Mansell left some of his estate to the College, but all the [[bequest::books]] in his chamber, together with his [[bequest::clothes]] and other [[bequest::household stuff]], were left to his [[beneficiary::servant]] [[family::Richard James]].
 ====Characteristic Markings====
 ====Sources====
-''Dictionary of National Biography''; Morgan; C. J. Fordyce & T. M. Knox, The Library of Jesus College, Oxford, ''Oxford Bib Soc Proc & Papers'' 5 (1937), 53-115, pp 62-3.
+[https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/17991 Pollard, A. F., and J. H. Curthoys. "Mansell, Francis (1579–1665), college head." ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'']; P. Morgan, ''Oxford libraries outside the Bodleian''. 2
+nd edn, Oxford, 1980; C. J. Fordyce & T. M. Knox, The Library of Jesus College, Oxford, ''Oxford Bib Soc Proc & Papers'' 5 (1937), 53-115, pp 62-3.
 [[Category:Royalists]]