Life

He was the third son of Maximilian Emily of Helmdon

Helmdon

Helmdon is a village and civil parish in the district of South Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England. The parish covers an area of about and includes the village of Helmdon and the hamlets of Astwell and Falcutt.-Geography:...

, Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

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, and Elizabeth, daughter and coheiress of John Waleston of Ruislip

Ruislip

Ruislip is a suburban area, centred on an old village in Greater London, and is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.It was formerly also a parish covering the neighbouring areas of Eastcote, Northwood, Ruislip Manor and South Ruislip in the area. The parish appears in the Domesday Book, and...

, Middlesex

Middlesex

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, and was baptised on 20 April 1617. He was entered on the books at the university of Leyden on 8 October 1640, and he graduated M.D. on 10 November. On 25 June 1641 he was admitted licentiate of the College of Physicians

Royal College of Physicians

The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...

; he became a candidate on 22 December 1643 and a fellow on 8 May 1647, having been in the meantime incorporated M.D. at Oxford, being described as of Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church, Oxford

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.

He was elected Gulstonian lecturer in 1649, discussing during his course atom

Atom

The atom is a basic unit of matter that consists of a dense central nucleus surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons. The atomic nucleus contains a mix of positively charged protons and electrically neutral neutrons...

s as well as anatomy

Anatomy

Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...

, and was censor of the College in 1652 and 1653. He was the first Harveian orator in 1656, and gave offence to his colleagues by speaking in his oration with unseemly virulence against the army and the existing Commonwealth. A vote of censure was passed, four days later; but, on his affirming that he had intended no harm, and the technical portion of his speech being found of high merit, the censure was removed. It was determined, however, that in future all Harveian orations should be handed to the president and censors of the college to be read and approved at least a month before their delivery.

Emily was senior physician at St. Thomas's Hospital, and practised in the neighbourhood of Silver Street. His associates included Thomas Wharton

Thomas Wharton (anatomist)

Thomas Wharton was an English physician and anatomist best known for his descriptions of the submandibular duct and Wharton's jelly of the umbilical cord.-Life:...

. He died on 14 November 1657, aged forty, and was buried in the church of St. Olave's, Silver Street, the funeral being attended by a large concourse of members of the College of Physicians. Baldwin Hamey speaks of him in terms of high praise. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John Millington of Wandsworth

Wandsworth

Wandsworth is a district of south London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Toponymy:...

, and by her he had an only son, John, who became a merchant in the city.

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