Edmund Pope d.1630
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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.
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.