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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: 1606–1685
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]

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