▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 1 6 5 3 , ▁he ▁led ▁moder ate ▁members ▁to ▁C rom well ' s ▁office , ▁where ▁they ▁res igned ▁' the ir ▁powers ▁unto ▁his ▁Ex cell ency ', ▁effectively ▁dissol ving ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁MP ▁for ▁Corn wall ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 6 , ▁along ▁with ▁P ym ' s ▁nep hew , ▁Anthony ▁Nich oll , ▁but re ject ed ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Upper ▁House . ▁His ▁wife ▁Philipp a ▁was ▁termin ally ▁ill , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 6 5 7 ; ▁R ous ▁followed ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 6 5 9 . ▁His ▁will ▁left ▁£ 5 0 ▁to ▁his ▁grand son , ▁' so ▁long ▁as ▁he ▁shall ▁be ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁towards ▁a ▁profession ', ▁and ▁fund ed ▁three ▁scholar ships ▁for ▁E ton ians ▁to ▁attend ▁P embro ke ▁College . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁E ton ▁College ▁Chap el . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ; ▁significant ▁works ▁▁ 1 6 1 6 ; ▁Med itations ▁of ▁Inst ruction , ▁of ▁Ex h ort ation , ▁of ▁Re pro fe : ▁inde av our ing ▁the ▁Ed ification ▁and ▁Re par ation ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁God ▁▁▁ 1 6 1 9 ; ▁The ▁Arte ▁of ▁H app ines , ▁consisting ▁of ▁three ▁Part s , ▁where of ▁the ▁first ▁search eth ▁out ▁the ▁H app ines se ▁of ▁Man , ▁the ▁second ▁particularly ▁disco vers ▁and ▁appro