Henry Caesar (priest)

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Monument to Henry Caesar in Ely Cathedral

Henry Caesar (1562?–1636),

Sir Julius Caesar
, was born, according to his epitaph, in 1564, although other evidence gives the more probable date of 1562.

Origins

He was also known as Henry Adelmare,[1] being a member of the illustrious 400 year-old Venetian family of Adelmaria of Treviso, as is stated on his monument.

Life

He was educated at

Lord Burghley
to protect him from his assailants. A few years later, all his enemies were silenced.

On 6 November 1595, he proceeded

Oxford;[2] on 13 Sept. 1596 was presented by the queen to the rectory of St Christopher le Stocks, in the City of London, which he resigned in July 1597; became rector of Somersham, Huntingdonshire; and was appointed to the second prebendary of Westminster in September 1609,[3] and Dean of Ely in October 1614.[1] He resigned his prebend at Westminster in 1625.[3]

Death

He died, according to his epitaph, on 27 June 1636, and was buried in Ely Cathedral, where an elaborate monument was erected to his memory. The inscription in Latin is as follows:[4]

Post Tempestatem Tranquillitas. Effigies Reverendi viri Henrici Caesaris alias Adelmarii, S. Theologiae Professoris, huius Eccl. 20 plus minus Annis Decani vigilantissimi; Filii illustris viri Julii Caesaris Adelmarii, Medicinae Docttoris, serenissimis Reginis Mariae & Elizabethae principis Medici, Fratris honoratisimi D. D. Julii Caesaris Militis, & juris utriusque Doctoris; binis Regibus Jacobo & Carolo Magistro sacrorum Scriniorum, & 3 Consiliis secretioribus; de antique stirpe Adelmaria Familia Trevesana Venetorum Annis prope 400 illustri oriundi; Vita celebis, Religione devoti, Humanitate candidi, Gravitate placidi, Charitate in huius Eccl. chorum & musas Cantabrigienses ultimo Testamento munifici, praesentis Vitae Bonis felicis, futura, Spe felicioris, Fruitione felicissimi : Qui 27 Junii, Anno Domini 1636, placide in Dom, obdormivit, Annum AEtatis suae agens 72. Qui & hoc memoriae sacrum meruit a Carolo Casare Agnato suo charisimo & Executore solo.

On the Pavement underneath is this on his Grave-stone: Hic jacet Henricus Cæsar, sacrae Theologiae Professor, quintus huius Ecclesiae Decanus, de stirpe illustri Adelmariorum familiae nobilis Trevesana Venetorum in Italia oriundus.

Legacy

He left several bequests to the officers of the cathedral, and to friends and relations. His sole executor, Sir

Ely school) in some college of his own choosing. Sir Charles chose Jesus College, Cambridge
, which received annuities from the family until 1668, but never obtained the capital.

References

  1. ^ a b British History – Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857, Vol. 7 – Deans of Ely
  2. ^ a b 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500–1714: Cabell-Chafe', Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 228–254. Date accessed: 1 October 2014
  3. ^ a b British History – Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857, Vol. 7 – Canons of Second Prebend, Westminster
  4. ^ A Survey of the Cathedrals of York, Durham, Carlisle, Chester, Man ... By Browne Willis [1]

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Cæsar, Henry". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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