Edmund Pope d.1630

Edmund POPE d.1630

Biographical Note

Civil lawyer and fellow of All Souls College, Oxford (1599). He was appointed Chancellor to the Bishop of Rochester from 1613, and afterwards Surrogate to the Judge of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. He was also an official to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster from 1616. He died in London in 1630.

Books

The extent of his library is not known, but 58 of his books, mostly legal texts, survive at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.

One of Pope's typical inscriptions, from an example at Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Characteristic Markings

Pope's books contain an inscription "Edm: p̄p̄.” or "Ed: p̄p̄e”, typically at the head of the title.

Sources

• Dale, A. W. W., editor. Warren's Book. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1911.
• Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge, 1922.
• Wood, Anthony, Athenae Oxonienses, London, 1813-20.
• Information from Jenni Lecky-Thompson.