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Castell, Edmund. Adm. pens. at EMMANUEL, May 6, 1621. S. of Robert, of East Hatley, Cambs. B. there, 1606. Matric. 1621; B.A. 1624-5; M.A. 1628; B.D. 1635; D.D. 1661 ( Lit. Reg. ). Professor of Arabic, 1666. Migrated to St John's, 1671. F.R.S. 1674. V. of Hatfield Peveril, Essex, till 1638. R. of Woodham Walter, 1647. Chaplain to Charles II, 1666. Preb. of Canterbury, 1667. R. of Higham Gobion, Beds., 1683-5. Author, Lexicon Heptaglotton . By spending £12,000 on this he was so impoverished that he was imprisoned for debt. Died 1685. Buried at Higham Gobion, Jan. 5, 1685-6. M.I. Will (V.C.C.) 1686. Brother of Robert (1621). ( D.N.B.; Cambs. Vis., 1619.) | Edmund CASTELL Approx. lifespan: 16061685 Adm. pens. at Emmanuel College 1621:05:06 s. of Robert CASTELL of East Hatley, Cambridgeshire , b. there 1606 Matric. 1621 B.A. 1624/5 M.A. 1628 B.D. 1635 D.D. 1661 ( Lit. Reg. ) Professor of Arabic 1666 Migrated to St John's College 1671 F.R.S. 1674 V. of Hatfield Peveril, Essex , till 1638 R. of Woodham Walter, [Essex], 1647 Chaplain to Charles II 1666 Preb. of Canterbury, [Kent], 1667 R. of Higham Gobion, Bedfordshire , 1683-85 Author, Lexicon Heptaglotton . By spending £12,000 on this he was so impoverished that he was imprisoned for debt. Died 1685 buried at Higham Gobion, [Bedfordshire], 1685/6:01:05 M.I. Will (V.C.C.) 1686 brother of Robert CASTELL (1621) [add:]R. of Higham Gobion, [Bedfordshire], 1662 [:add] ( D.N.B.; Cambs. Vis. 1619) [app:]Major contributor to Walton's Polyglott[:app] [app:]Bequeathed books to University and Emmanuel College Libraries & tankard to St John's College [:app] [app:]Portrait engraving by W. Faithorne in Emmanuel College Library[:app] [app:](F.H. Stubbings: 49 Lives )[:app] |