Richard Carew
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Richard Carew was a Cornish
translator and antiquary.
A county gentleman of Cornwall, the eldest son of Thomas Carew
, he was educated at Christ Church
, Oxford where he was a contemporary of Sir Philip Sidney
and William Camden
, and then at the Middle Temple
. He made a translation of the first five canto
s of Tasso
's Jerusalem Delivered
(1594), which was more correct than that of Edward Fairfax
. He also translated Juan de la Huarte
's Examen de Ingenios, basing his translation on Camillo Camilli's Italian version. (This book is the first systematic attempt to relate physiology with psychology, though based on the medicine of Galen.)
Carew was a member of the Elizabethan Society of Antiquaries, and is particularly known for his Survey of Cornwall (1602; 1603 N.S.), the second English county history
to appear in print. Later editions were published in 1723, 1769 and 1811, and Davies Gilbert
published an index in his Cornwall, vol. 4, pp. 381–92. He also published an Epistle concerning the Excellencies of the English Tongue (1605).
Carew served as High Sheriff of Cornwall
(1583 and 1586), and as MP for Saltash
in 1584. He was married to Juliana Arundell, the eldest daughter of Sir John Arundell of Trerice
; their son Richard Carew
was created a Baronet in 1641 (see Carew Baronets
).
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
translator and antiquary.
A county gentleman of Cornwall, the eldest son of Thomas Carew
Thomas Carew (MP for Saltash)
Thomas Carew was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1555 and 1565.Carew was the son of Sir Wymond Carew of East Anthony Cornwall. He matriculated from St John's College, Cambridge in Autumn 1548. He was admitted at the Inner Temple in November 1550.In 1555,...
, he was educated at Christ Church
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
, Oxford where he was a contemporary of Sir Philip Sidney
Philip Sidney
Sir Philip Sidney was an English poet, courtier and soldier, and is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan Age...
and William Camden
William Camden
William Camden was an English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and officer of arms. He wrote the first chorographical survey of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and the first detailed historical account of the reign of Elizabeth I of England.- Early years :Camden was born in London...
, and then at the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
. He made a translation of the first five canto
Canto
The canto is a principal form of division in a long poem, especially the epic. The word comes from Italian, meaning "song" or singing. Famous examples of epic poetry which employ the canto division are Lord Byron's Don Juan, Valmiki's Ramayana , Dante's The Divine Comedy , and Ezra Pound's The...
s of Tasso
Torquato Tasso
Torquato Tasso was an Italian poet of the 16th century, best known for his poem La Gerusalemme liberata , in which he depicts a highly imaginative version of the combats between Christians and Muslims at the end of the First Crusade, during the siege of Jerusalem...
's Jerusalem Delivered
Jerusalem Delivered
Jerusalem Delivered is an epic poem by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso first published in 1581, which tells a largely mythified version of the First Crusade in which Catholic knights, led by Godfrey of Bouillon, battle Muslims in order to take Jerusalem...
(1594), which was more correct than that of Edward Fairfax
Edward Fairfax
Edward Fairfax was a translator, the natural son of Sir Thomas Fairfax the elder, of Denton in Yorkshire, and thus a half-brother of Sir Thomas Fairfax.Fairfax lived at New Hall, Fewston...
. He also translated Juan de la Huarte
Juan Huarte de San Juan
Juan Huarte de San Juan or Juan Huarte y Navarro was a Spanish physician and psychologist. He was born at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port around 1530, and was educated, firstly, at the university of Huesca , and then at the University of Alcalá, where he graduated in medicine.Though it appears doubtful...
's Examen de Ingenios, basing his translation on Camillo Camilli's Italian version. (This book is the first systematic attempt to relate physiology with psychology, though based on the medicine of Galen.)
Carew was a member of the Elizabethan Society of Antiquaries, and is particularly known for his Survey of Cornwall (1602; 1603 N.S.), the second English county history
English county histories
English county histories, in other words historical and topographical works concerned with individual ancient counties of England before their reorganisation, were produced by antiquarians from the late 16th century onwards...
to appear in print. Later editions were published in 1723, 1769 and 1811, and Davies Gilbert
Davies Gilbert
Davies Gilbert FRS was a British engineer, author, and politician. He was elected to the Royal Society on 17 November 1791 and served as President of the Royal Society from 1827 to 1830....
published an index in his Cornwall, vol. 4, pp. 381–92. He also published an Epistle concerning the Excellencies of the English Tongue (1605).
Carew served as High Sheriff of Cornwall
High Sheriff of Cornwall
High Sheriffs of Cornwall: a chronological list:Note: The right to choose High Sheriffs each year is vested in the Duchy of Cornwall, rather than the Privy Council, chaired by the Sovereign, which chooses the Sheriffs of all other English counties, other than those in the Duchy of...
(1583 and 1586), and as MP for Saltash
Saltash (UK Parliament constituency)
Saltash, sometimes called Essa, was a "rotten borough" in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1552 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
in 1584. He was married to Juliana Arundell, the eldest daughter of Sir John Arundell of Trerice
John Arundell (of Trerice, died 1580)
Sir John Arundell , of Trerice in Cornwall, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.Sir John was the son of Sir John Arundell...
; their son Richard Carew
Sir Richard Carew, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Carew, 1st Baronet , of Antony in Cornwall, was an English writer and Member of Parliament.Carew was the eldest son of the antiquary Richard Carew . He was educated at Oxford, probably at Merton, and studied law at the Middle Temple...
was created a Baronet in 1641 (see Carew Baronets
Carew Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Carew, two in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creation is extant as of 2008....
).
Selected publications
- The Survey of Cornwall, by Richard Carew of Antony; ed. with an introduction by F. E. Halliday. London: Andrew Melrose, 1953; reissued in 1969 by Adams & Dart, London ISBN 0-238-78941-1 (includes an informative introduction, pp. 15–73, four minor works of Carew, and NordenJohn NordenJohn Norden was an English cartographer, chorographer and antiquary. He planned a series of county maps and accompanying county histories of England, the Speculum Britanniae...
's maps) - The Survey of Cornwall 1602; Tamar Books, 2000 ISBN 0-85025-389-6
- The Survey of Cornwall; J. Chynoweth, N. OrmeNicholas OrmeNicholas Orme is a British historian specialising in the Middle Ages and Tudor period, specialising in the history of children, and ecclesiastical history, with a particular interest in South West England....
& A. Walsham, eds. (Devon and Cornwall Record Society. New series; 47.) Exeter: D. C. R. S, 2004 (introduction, ca. 50 p.; facsimile reproduction, originally published:- London: John Jaggard, 1602, 168 ff.)