▁( 1 3 ▁February ▁ 1 6 3 7 ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁ 1 7 0 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁non - j uring ▁cler ic , ▁Dean ▁of ▁Dur ham ▁and ▁then ▁Jacob ite ▁ex ile . ▁ ▁Life ▁The ▁young est ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Be vil ▁Gren ville , ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 1 6 3 7 ▁and ▁bapt ised ▁at ▁Kil k ham pton , ▁Corn wall . ▁He ▁mat ric ulated ▁as ▁a ▁gentleman - common er ▁of ▁Ex eter ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 1 6 5 8 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁MA ▁in ▁conv ocation ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁and ▁D D ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 1 6 7 1 . ▁ ▁About ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁he ▁married ▁Anne , ▁fourth ▁and ▁young est ▁daughter ▁of ▁Bishop ▁John ▁Cos in . ▁Richard ▁Sand erson ▁ord ained ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 1 ▁and , ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁succeeded , ▁on ▁the ▁presentation ▁of ▁his ▁el dest ▁brother , ▁John ▁Gran ville , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Bath , ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁living ▁of ▁Kil k ham pton . ▁Lord ▁Bath ▁also ▁obtained ▁for ▁him ▁a ▁promise ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁vac ant ▁fellow ship ▁at ▁E ton ▁College . ▁Gilbert ▁Sh eld on , ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury , ▁resist ed ▁this ▁arrangement , ▁but ▁the ▁king ▁sent