Valentine Cary
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Valentine Cary (died 1626) was an English clergyman, who became bishop of Exeter
.
. He was a graduate of Christ's College, Cambridge
, and a Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge
in 1591.
A pluralist, he was vicar of East Tilbury
in 1603, rector at Great Parndon
1606 to 1616, and was vicar of Epping Upland
from 1607 to 1609. He was also rector of Orsett
and Toft
from 1610.
In 1609 he became Master of Christ's College, where he had been a Fellow from 1597 to 1600. The election was bitterly contested, by the Puritan
element. Cary was backed by the Lord Chancellor
, Baron Ellesmere
. It led immediately to a confrontation between Cary and William Ames
, who refused to wear the surplice
, and who left Cambridge almost immediately. It also led Cary to be suspicious of Joseph Mede
, who was to be one of Christ's best-known Fellows.
He was later Dean of St. Paul's. In 1621 he was appointed bishop of Exeter. There is a memorial to him in Exeter Cathedral
; he was buried in the old St Paul's Cathedral
.
Bishop of Exeter
The Bishop of Exeter is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. The incumbent usually signs his name as Exon or incorporates this in his signature....
.
Life
He was an illegitimate son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron HunsdonHenry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, of Hunsdon was an English nobleman.He was the son of Mary Boleyn, the sister of Anne Boleyn and also the mistress to King Henry VIII of England...
. He was a graduate of Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
, and a Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
in 1591.
A pluralist, he was vicar of East Tilbury
East Tilbury
East Tilbury is a village in the unitary authority of Thurrock borough, England and one of the traditional parishes in Thurrock.-History:In Saxon times, the location on which the church now stands was surrounded by tidal marshland...
in 1603, rector at Great Parndon
Great Parndon
Great Parndon was a civil parish in Essex, England, that has been absorbed by the new town of Harlow and is now an electoral ward.It had a recorded population of 18 people in 1086, rising to 41 by 1524-25...
1606 to 1616, and was vicar of Epping Upland
Epping Upland
Epping Upland is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district, in the county of Essex, England. Epping Upland has a church called Church of All Saints...
from 1607 to 1609. He was also rector of Orsett
Orsett
Orsett is a village and ecclesiastical parish located within Thurrock unitary district in Essex, England, situated around 5 km north-east of Grays...
and Toft
Toft
Toft is a placename and surname of Norse origin. Placenames ending in "-toft" are usually derivations of the Old Norse word topt meaning site of a house. As a placename and placename particle, it occurs in Denmark, Scania , England, Shetland and Normandy...
from 1610.
In 1609 he became Master of Christ's College, where he had been a Fellow from 1597 to 1600. The election was bitterly contested, by the Puritan
Puritan
The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England...
element. Cary was backed by the Lord Chancellor
Lord Chancellor
The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom. He is the second highest ranking of the Great Officers of State, ranking only after the Lord High Steward. The Lord Chancellor is appointed by the Sovereign...
, Baron Ellesmere
Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley
Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley PC was an English Nobleman, Judge and Statesman who served as Lord Keeper and Lord Chancellor for twenty-one years.-Early life, education and legal career:...
. It led immediately to a confrontation between Cary and William Ames
William Ames
William Ames was an English Protestant divine, philosopher, and controversialist...
, who refused to wear the surplice
Surplice
A surplice is a liturgical vestment of the Western Christian Church...
, and who left Cambridge almost immediately. It also led Cary to be suspicious of Joseph Mede
Joseph Mede
Joseph Mede was an English scholar with a wide range of interests. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he became a Fellow from 1613. He is now remembered as a biblical scholar. He was also a naturalist and Egyptologist...
, who was to be one of Christ's best-known Fellows.
He was later Dean of St. Paul's. In 1621 he was appointed bishop of Exeter. There is a memorial to him in Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter at Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon in South West England....
; he was buried in the old St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral and seat of the Bishop of London. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. St Paul's sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London, and is the mother...
.