List of founding Fellows, Scholars and Commissioners of Jesus College, Oxford
People named in the 1589 charter
The charter of 1589 appointed 13 Commissioners – whilst Francis Bevans was confirmed as Principal, no Fellows or Scholars were appointed by this charter.

List of founding Fellows, Scholars and Commissioners of Jesus College, Oxford

Section Title: People named in the 1589 charter
Table Section Text: The charter of 1589 appointed 13 Commissioners – whilst Francis Bevans was confirmed as Principal, no Fellows or Scholars were appointed by this charter.

Name	Notes

William Aubrey	Also named as a Fellow of the college and a Commissioner in the 1571 charter

Francis Bevans	Principal of the college (1586–1602)

William Cecil, Lord Burghley	Also named as a Commissioner in the 1571 charter

The Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor of the university	The Chancellor at the time of the 1589 charter was Sir Christopher Hatton (Chancellor 1588–1591), who was also named personally as a Commissioner.

Gilbert Gerard	Also named as a Commissioner in the 1571 charter

Gabriel Goodman	Dean of Westminster

Sir Christoper Hatton	Lord Chancellor

John Herbert	Secretary of State

Henry Jones	A Welsh clergyman and lawyer

John Lloyd	Also named as a Fellow of the college, but not a Commissioner, in the 1571 charter

Richard Harris	Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford (1573–1595)

Herbert Westphaling	Bishop of Hereford, to whom Principal Francis Bevans was chancellor

John Whitgift	Archbishop of Canterbury

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Richard Harris was appointed by the charter of 1589 as one of the Commissioners of Jesus College, Oxford.

final_sentence: Richard Harris was appointed by the charter of 1589 as one of the Commissioners of Jesus College, Oxford.