(Andrew), an ingenious writer in the 17th century, was bred at Cambridge. He travelled thro' the most polite parts of Europe, and was secretary to the embassy at Constantinople. His first appearance in public business at home was as assistant to Mr John Milton Latin secretary to the protector. A little before the restoration, he was chosen by his native town, Kingston upon Hull, to sit in that parliament, which began at Westminster April 25th 1660; and is recorded as the last member of parliament who received the wages or allowance anciently paid to representatives by their constituents. He seldom spoke in parliament; but he had great influence without doors upon the members of both houses; and prince Rupert had always the greatest regard for his advice. He made himself very obnoxious to the government by his actions and writings; notwithstanding which, king Charles II. took great delight in his conversation, and tried all means to win him over to his side, but in vain, nothing being ever able to shake his resolution. There were many instances of his firmness in resisting the offers of the court; but he was proof against all temptations. The king having one night entertained him, sent the lord-treasurer Danby the next morning to find out his lodgings; which were then up two pair of stairs in one of the little courts in the Strand. He was busy writing, when the treasurer opened the door abruptly upon him. Surprised at the sight of so unexpected a visitor, Mr Marvell told his Lordship, "That he believed he had mistaken his way." Lord Danby replied, "Not, now I have found Mr Marvell?" telling him he came from his Majesty, to know what he could do to serve him. Coming to a serious explanation, he told the lord-treasurer, that he knew the nature of courts full well; that whoever is distinguished by a prince's favour, is certainly expected to vote in his interest. The Lord Danby told him, that his Majesty had only a just sense of his merits, in regard to which he only desired to know if there was any place at court he could be pleased with. These offers, though urged with the greatest earnestness, had no effect upon him. He told the Lord-treasurer, that he could not accept of them with honour; for he must be either ungrateful to the king in voting against him, or false to his country in giving into the measures of the court. The only favour therefore he had to request of his Majesty was, that he would esteem him as dutiful a subject as any he had, and more in his proper interest by refusing his offers than if he had embraced them. The Lord Danby finding no arguments could prevail, told him, that the king had ordered a thousand pounds for him, which he hoped he would receive till he could think what farther to ask of his Majesty. The last offer was rejected with the same steadfastness of mind as the first; though, as soon as the Lord-treasurer was gone, he was forced to send to a friend to borrow a guinea. He died not without strong suspicions of his being poisoned, in 1678, in the 58th year of his age. In 1688, the town of Kingston upon Hull contributed a sum of money to erect a monument over him in the church of St Giles in the Fields, where he was interred, and an epitaph composed by an able hand; but the ministry of that church forbid both the inscription and monument to be placed there. He wrote many ingenious pieces; as, The Rehearsal transposed; A short historical Essay concerning General Councils, Creeds, and Impositions in matters of religion, &c.; also Poems and Letters.

MARVEL of Peru, in botany. See MIRABILIS.