▁joined ▁him ▁in ▁oppos ing ▁Ar min ian ism ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England , ▁and ▁played ▁a ▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁im pe achment ▁of ▁Arch bishop ▁La ud . ▁When ▁the ▁First ▁English ▁Civil ▁War ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 2 , ▁he ▁supported ▁the ▁ 1 6 4 3 ▁So lem n ▁League ▁and ▁C oven ant , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁West min ster ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁Prote ctor ate , ▁he ▁moved ▁away ▁from ▁his ▁Pres by ter ian ▁colle agues , ▁becoming ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁religious ▁Independ ents , ▁and ▁Oliver ▁C rom well . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 6 5 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁E ton ▁College ▁Chap el . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Francis ▁R ous ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁D itt ish am ▁in ▁Dev on ▁around ▁ 1 5 8 1 , ▁fourth ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Anthony ▁R ous ▁( ca ▁ 1 5 5 5 - 1 6 2 0 ), ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁Elizabeth ▁South c ote ▁( 1 5 4 7 - 1 5 8 5 ). ▁His ▁father ▁rem ar ried ▁Philipp a ▁Col les ▁( d ied ▁ 1 6 2 0 ), ▁mother ▁of ▁John ▁P ym ; ▁his ▁step bro ther ▁became ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁and ▁political ▁al ly . ▁ ▁At ▁some ▁point ▁after ▁ 1 6 0 1 , ▁he ▁married ▁Philipp a , ▁ 1 5 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 6 5 7 ; ▁their