Robert Mandevill

, a Cumberland Man born, was entred either a Batler or Servitour of Queens coll. in the beginning of the year 1595. aged 17. where remaining a severe Student till he was Bach. of Arts, he retired to St. Edmunds hall, and as a Member of it, proceeded in that Faculty. In July 1607. he was elected Vicar of Abby-Holme, commonly called Holm-Cultram in his own County, by the Chancellour and Scholars of this University. Where being setled, he exercised with great zeal his parts in propagating the Gospel against its Oppugners, not only by Communication and Preaching, but by his exemplary course of Life, and great Piety. He shewed himself also a zealous Enemy against Popery, and the breaking of the Lords day by prophaning it with merchandizing and sports, and endeavoured as much as in him lay, (for he was a zealous Puritan,) to perswade his Parishioners and Neighbours to do those things on Saturday, which they used to do on the Lords day. The truth is, he was, in the opinion of those of his Perswasion, a great Man in his profession, for he solely bent himself to his studies, and discourses for the promotion of Religion and the word of God. He hath written,

Timothy’s Task; two Sermons Preached in two Synodal Assemblies at Carlile, on 1 Tim. 4. 16. and on Acts 20. 28. Oxon. 1619. qu. published by Tho. Vicars Fellow of Qu. coll.

Theological Discourses.—He died in sixteen hundred and eighteen, 1618 and was buried at Holm-Cultram beforementioned. Here you see I have given you a character of a zealous and religious Puritan. The next in order who is to follow, is one who was a most zealous R. Catholick, but far more learned than the former, and not to be named or compared with him.