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Rous, Francis (1580/81–1659), religious writer and politician  

Colin Burrow

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Published in print:
23 September 2004
Published online:
23 September 2004

Rous, Francis (1580/81–1659), religious writer and politician, was born at Dittisham, Devon, the fourth son of Sir Anthony Rous of Halton, Cornwall (knighted in 1603), and his first wife, Elizabeth (née Southgate). On 6 July 1593, aged twelve, he matriculated with two of his elder brothers as a commoner of ...