Family and Education
b. 25 Mar. 1619, s. of Elisha Mews of Purse Caundle, Dorset, and Elizabeth Winniffe. educ. Merchant Taylors’ sch. London; St John’s, Oxf. BA 1641, MA 1645, fell. 1641–8, 1661, DCL 1660. m. Mary, da. of Richard Baylie, pres. of St John’s, Oxf. d. 9 Nov. 1706; admon. 13 Dec 1706 to nephew Peter Mews. TNA, PROB 6/82, f. 172v.
Offices Held
Chap. to Charles II.
Ord. deacon 14 Jan. 1645; adn. Huntingdon 1649 (installed 1660)-1666, Berkshire 1665 – 73; vic. St Mary, Reading 1661; rect. Farthingstone, Northants. 1645, S. Warnborough, Hants 1662 – 68, N. Moreton, Berks. 1667, Hanborough, Oxon. 1668 – ?79; canon, ?Lincoln 1645, Windsor 1662 – 73, St Davids 1662; dean, Rochester 1670 – 73.
Capt. tp. of gds. (Roy.), 1642 – 48.
President, St John’s, Oxf. 1667 – 78; v.-chan. Oxf. 1669 – 73; gov. Charterhouse sch. 1687–?d.
Parlimentarian
Likenesses
miniature on vellum by D. Loggan, c.1680, NPG 1872; oil on canvas, after 1684, Magdalen, Oxf.
Volume
Lords 1660-1715
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Addresses
Religion
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