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Edward Chamberlayne

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Edward Chamberlayne

Birth
Oddington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
Death
May 1703 (aged 86)
Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
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Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England Add to Map
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Author. He was a 17th-century author, who was best-known for "The Present State of England", which was published anonymously in 1669 and as one of the original Fellows of the Royal Society. The son of Thomas Chamberlayne and the grandson of Sir. Thomas Chamberlayne, who was the English ambassador to the Low Countries. Educated at Oxford, he received his Master of Arts on March 6, 1641. He was touring Europe during the English Civil War. After the 1660 restoration of the monarchy, he became tutor to Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton, the illegitimate son of Charles II. Later, he was an English tutor to Prince George of Denmark. Other publications by him include "The Present War Parallel'd, or a Brief Relation of the Five Years' Civil Wars of Henry III, King of England" in 1647; "England Wants" in 1667; and "A Dialogue between an Englishman and a Dutchman Concerning the Late Dutch War" in 1672. He married Susanna Clifford in 1658 and was the father of nine children. He was buried in a vault on May 27, 1703.
Author. He was a 17th-century author, who was best-known for "The Present State of England", which was published anonymously in 1669 and as one of the original Fellows of the Royal Society. The son of Thomas Chamberlayne and the grandson of Sir. Thomas Chamberlayne, who was the English ambassador to the Low Countries. Educated at Oxford, he received his Master of Arts on March 6, 1641. He was touring Europe during the English Civil War. After the 1660 restoration of the monarchy, he became tutor to Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Grafton, the illegitimate son of Charles II. Later, he was an English tutor to Prince George of Denmark. Other publications by him include "The Present War Parallel'd, or a Brief Relation of the Five Years' Civil Wars of Henry III, King of England" in 1647; "England Wants" in 1667; and "A Dialogue between an Englishman and a Dutchman Concerning the Late Dutch War" in 1672. He married Susanna Clifford in 1658 and was the father of nine children. He was buried in a vault on May 27, 1703.

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Latin translation: 1703. Sacred to posterity, EDWARD CHAMBERLAYNE wished to be buried here, in a lofty tomb, outside the city limits and next to the public road, in the custom of his ancestors. He was an English worshipper of Christ, a Doctor of Law, descended from the ancient family of the Count of Tanquerville, born at Oddington in 1616. He was fully instructed in grammar at Gloucester, in law at Oxford, and in the liberal arts at London. He travelled through France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, both Bohemias, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. In 1658 he married SUSANNA CLIFORD, who was descended from a knightly family. He fathered nine children, and wrote six books. In the end he departed to the land of oblivion in 1703. By God's grace he was assiduous in doing good to everyone, even including future generations, so that he ordered to be buried with him some of his books, covered in wax, which would perhaps be useful to posterity at some later time. Go hence traveller, and do likewise; God will keep you safe. GUAL HARRIS, M.D. saw to the construction of this monument, which none shall violate unpunished, as a witness of his love and equally his grief - from a friend to a friend.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248007816/edward-chamberlayne: accessed ), memorial page for Edward Chamberlayne (13 Dec 1616–May 1703), Find a Grave Memorial ID 248007816, citing All Saints Churchyard, Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.