Francis Bevans

Francis Bevans

Francis Bevans (died 1602) was a lawyer and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1586 to 1602.cite book | title=The Victoria History of the County of Oxford Volume III - The University of Oxford | publisher=The University of London Institute of Historical Research| date=1954| last=Baker |first= J. N. L. |authorlink=J. N. L. Baker |pages=278 ] Bevans held the degree of LL.D. [cite book| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=z-MAAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA575&lpg=RA2-PA575&dq=%22francis+bevans%22+%22jesus+college%22&source=web&ots=Q7RROtoaNq&sig=ZgKmHDOKBH5LZ8vu1V8e16h1qfo | title=Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae: Or A Calendar of the Principal Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England ... |publisher = (Google Books web search) |first =John |last=Le Neve |coauthors=Hardy, Thomas Duffus | date=1854 |pages=575]

Bevans was also chancellor to Herbert Westfaling, Bishop of Hereford, and so spent much of his time as Principal in Hereford.cite journal| journal=The Jesus College Record |date=1999 | title= Conservation of the College Charters| last=Bell |first=Nancy | pages=58] In his absence, Griffith Powell (who was to become Principal himself in 1613) effectively ran the college during much of the time that Bevan was Principal.cite book| title=Jesus College 1571-1971 |last=Baker| first=J. N. L. |date=1971 | publisher = Oxonian Press Ltd |location= Oxford | pages= 13| isbn=0950216402] Bevans died in 1602, the same year as Westfaling.

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