John Robinson (bishop of London)
During the absence of the minister, Philip Warwick, Robinson acted as resident and as envoy extraordinary, and he was thus in Sweden during a very interesting and important period, and was performing diplomatic duties at a time when the affairs of northern Europe were attracting an unusual amount of attention."[1] Echoing his Scandinavian connections, the motto on his coat of arms is written in runic characters.[2] He died at Hampstead, having been a great benefactor to Oriel College,[1] and is buried at All Saints Church, Fulham, London.This was translated into French (Amsterdam, 1712), and in 1738 was published with Viscount Molesworth's Account of Denmark in 1692.[1] A member of the same family was Sir Frederick Philipse Robinson[1] and Gary Weiss, critic of Patrick M.