17th century Jesus College, Oxford

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monument sir eubule thelwall, 1630, in jesus college chapel, oxford.


the main benefactor, other king, eubule thelwall, ruthin, north wales, became principal in 1621; succeeded in securing new charter , statutes college james i, having spent £5,000 of own money on hall , chapel, earned him title of second founder. thelwall died on 8 october 1630, aged 68 , buried in jesus college chapel monument erected memory brother sir bevis thelwall (page of king s bedchamber , clerk of great wardrobe).


other benefactions in 17th century include herbert westfaling, bishop of hereford, left enough property support 2 fellowships , scholarships (with significant proviso kindred shallbe preferred before anie others ). sir eubule thelwall (principal 1621–30) spent of own money on construction of chapel, hall , library college. library, constructed above over-weak colonnade, pulled down under principalship of francis mansell (1630–49), built 2 staircases of residential accommodation attract sons of welsh gentry families college.



the tombstone of leoline jenkins in college chapel


the english civil war destroyed corporate life of college. mansell removed position principal , michael roberts installed. after restoration, mansell briefly reinstated principal, before resigning in favour of leoline jenkins. jenkins (principal 1661–73) secured long-term viability of college. on death, in 1685, bequeathed large complex of estates, acquired largely lawyer friends over-mortgaged landowners of restoration period. these estates allowed college s sixteen fellowships , scholarships filled first time – officially, sixteen of each had been supported since 1622, college s income small keep occupied simultaneously. in 1713, bequest of welsh clergyman , former student edmund meyricke established number of scholarships students north wales, although these available welsh students.








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