CUMBERLAND, Richard, a learned English divine in the end of the 17th century, was son of a citizen of London, and educated at Cambridge. In 1672 he published a Treatise of the Laws of Nature; and in 1686, An Essay toward the Jewish Weights and Measures. After the Revolution he was nominated by King William to the bishopric of Peterborough. He wrote on history, chronology, and philosophy; and was as remarkable for humility of mind, benevolence of temper, and innocence of life, as for his extensive learning. He died in 1718.