Difference between revisions of "George Carew 1555-1629"
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| − | Son of [[family::George Carew]], [[occupation::Dean]] of [[location::Bristol]] and later of [[ | + | Son of [[family::George Carew]], [[occupation::Dean]] of [[location::Bristol]] and later of [[location::Exeter]]. Attended [[education::Broadgates Hall, Oxford]] 1564-73; MA 1589. He spent the early part of his career as a [[occupation::soldier]], primarily in [[location::Ireland]]; [[occupation::sheriff]] of [[location::County Carlow]] 1583, [[occupation::master of the ordnance]] in [[location::Ireland]] 1588. Participated in the [[associates::Earl of Essex]]'s expeditions to [[location::Cadiz]] in 1596 and the [[location::Azores]] in 1597. [[occupation::Lord President]] of [[location::Munster]] 1600-04, where he successfully suppressed a rebellion. After [[associates::James I]]'s accession he was based more in [[location::England]], where he held a number of state positions, including [[occupation::master of the ordnance]] (1608) and [[occupation::governor]] of [[location::Guernsey]] (1610). he was made [[title::Baron Carew]] of [[location::Clopton]] in 1605, and [[title::Earl]] of [[location::Totnes]] in 1626. He retained an involvement with Irish affairs, including the plantation of [[location::Ulster]]. |
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| − | Surviving books (well over 50 can be traced, widely distributed around many libraries) show that Carew had a substantial library. He had books in [[language::English]], [[language::Latin]], [[language::French]], [[language::Italian]] and [[language::Spanish]] including numerous titles on [[subject::military| theory and practice]]. He had | + | Surviving books (well over 50 can be traced, widely distributed around many libraries) show that Carew had a substantial library. He had books in [[language::English]], [[language::Latin]], [[language::French]], [[language::Italian]] and [[language::Spanish]] including numerous titles on [[subject::military|military theory and practice]]. He had antiquarian interests relating particularly to [[subject::history, Irish|Irish history]], most of which are now divided between the [[present repository::the Bodleian library|Bodleian]] and [[present repository::Lambeth Palace Library]]. He was a friend and patron of contemporary antiquaries, including [[associates::Camden]], [[associates::Cotton]] and [[associates::Bodley]]. In his will, he bequeathed all his [[bequest::books]] and [[bequest::manuscripts]] to [[beneficiary::Sir Thomas Stafford]] (d.1655, reputedly his illegitimate son), after whose death they were [[retail Sale::sold]] by his widow to the [[location::London]] [[occupation::bookseller]] [[buyer::Cornelius Bee]], though the manuscripts are said to have been given or sold earlier by Stafford to [[subsequent owner::Archbishop Laud]]. Examples: BL C.68.c.5, C.66.h.2; CUL T.3.5, Rel.c.58.1; Bodleian 4to F.13.Jur.Seld., 4to V.17.Th.Seld; Durham UL Cosin R.3.1; Lincoln College, Oxford N.9.31. |
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| − | U. Lotz-Heumann, [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/4628 "Carew, George, earl of Totnes (1555–1629), soldier and administrator"], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' | + | <div id="sourcelist"> |
| + | *U. Lotz-Heumann, [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/4628 "Carew, George, earl of Totnes (1555–1629), soldier and administrator"], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | ||
| + | *M. R. James, "The Carew manuscripts", ''English Historical Review'' 42 (1927), 261-267. | ||
| + | *[http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library/special_collections/early_books/pix/provenance/carew/carew.htm St John's College, Cambridge, "Gold-stamped arms of George Carew, Earl of Totnes (1555-1629)"]. | ||
| + | *[https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/search/armorial_search/carew British Armorial Bindings, Univerity of Toronto Libraries]. | ||
| + | *Will: [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D880256 TNA PROB 11/155/607]. | ||
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Revision as of 04:03, 4 November 2019
George CAREW, Earl of Totnes 1555-1629
Biographical Note
Son of George Carew, Dean of Bristol and later of Exeter. Attended Broadgates Hall, Oxford 1564-73; MA 1589. He spent the early part of his career as a soldier, primarily in Ireland; sheriff of County Carlow 1583, master of the ordnance in Ireland 1588. Participated in the Earl of Essex's expeditions to Cadiz in 1596 and the Azores in 1597. Lord President of Munster 1600-04, where he successfully suppressed a rebellion. After James I's accession he was based more in England, where he held a number of state positions, including master of the ordnance (1608) and governor of Guernsey (1610). he was made Baron Carew of Clopton in 1605, and Earl of Totnes in 1626. He retained an involvement with Irish affairs, including the plantation of Ulster.
Books
Surviving books (well over 50 can be traced, widely distributed around many libraries) show that Carew had a substantial library. He had books in English, Latin, French, Italian and Spanish including numerous titles on military theory and practice. He had antiquarian interests relating particularly to Irish history, most of which are now divided between the Bodleian and Lambeth Palace Library. He was a friend and patron of contemporary antiquaries, including Camden, Cotton and Bodley. In his will, he bequeathed all his books and manuscripts to Sir Thomas Stafford (d.1655, reputedly his illegitimate son), after whose death they were sold by his widow to the London bookseller Cornelius Bee, though the manuscripts are said to have been given or sold earlier by Stafford to Archbishop Laud. Examples: BL C.68.c.5, C.66.h.2; CUL T.3.5, Rel.c.58.1; Bodleian 4to F.13.Jur.Seld., 4to V.17.Th.Seld; Durham UL Cosin R.3.1; Lincoln College, Oxford N.9.31.
Characteristic markings
Carew used five armorial binding stamps, all showing his main coat of arms, one of which is regularly found on books from his library. Many of his bindings are in vellum, otherwise in calfskin, and the arms are often handpainted to show the correct heraldic tinctures. He sometimes inscribed his titlepages with his name and date of acquisition, but his books are not typically otherwise annotated. A series of capital letters (A to D) sometimes found on the flyleaves or titlepages of his books seem to indicate a simple shelfmarking system.
Carew’s inscription, dated 1597, from a titlepage: Royal College of Physicians of London D1/4-d-13, B. Lorini, Dlle fortificationi, 1597
The upper-case letter shelfmark of the kind commonly found in Carew’s books: Royal College of Physicians of London D1/24-c-16, A. Capo Bianco, Corona e palma militare, 1598
Bibliography
- U. Lotz-Heumann, "Carew, George, earl of Totnes (1555–1629), soldier and administrator", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- M. R. James, "The Carew manuscripts", English Historical Review 42 (1927), 261-267.
- St John's College, Cambridge, "Gold-stamped arms of George Carew, Earl of Totnes (1555-1629)".
- British Armorial Bindings, Univerity of Toronto Libraries.
- Will: TNA PROB 11/155/607.