▁People ▁ ▁Saint ▁Mercur ius ▁( d ied ▁ 2 5 0 ), ▁Christian ▁saint ▁and ▁a ▁mart yr ▁ ▁Pope ▁John ▁II ▁( d ied ▁ 5 3 5 ), ▁whose ▁given ▁name ▁was ▁Mercur ius ▁ ▁Mercur ius ▁Ox oni ensis ▁( 1 9 1 4 – 2 0 0 3 ), ▁pen - name ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁historian ▁Hugh ▁Tre vor - R oper ▁ ▁Mercur ius ▁of ▁Trans ylvan ia , ▁vo iv ode ▁of ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁ ▁Other ▁uses ▁ ▁Mercur ius ▁( cr ater ), ▁a ▁cr ater ▁on ▁the ▁Moon ▁ ▁Mercur ius ▁( Sw eden ), ▁a ▁Swedish ▁In vest ment ▁company ▁that ▁part ▁bought ▁Color oll ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Mercur y ▁( disambiguation ) ▁( Lat in : ▁Mercur ius ) ▁ ▁Me con ium , ▁the ▁earliest ▁st ool ▁of ▁a ▁m amm al ian ▁infant <0x0A> </s> ▁Jos iah ▁Cot ton ▁( 1 6 7 9 / 8 0 – 1 7 5 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Indian ▁mission ary , ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Common ▁Ple as , ▁Register ▁of ▁De eds ▁and ▁P ly mouth ▁Col ony ▁civil ▁magistr ate . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁grand son ▁of ▁John ▁Cot ton ▁( 1 5 8 5 – 1 6 5 2 ) ▁and ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁Cot ton ▁M ather . ▁His ▁father ▁John ▁Cot ton ▁Jr . ▁was ▁a ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Church ▁in ▁P ly mouth ▁Col ony ▁from ▁ 1 6 6 9