Edward Gee
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Edward Gee was an English churchman, known as a controversialist, and later successively Dean of Peterborough and Dean of Lincoln
.
, a shoemaker, he was baptised at Manchester Collegiate Church on 29 August 1657. After attending Manchester Grammar School
, he was admitted a sub-sizar at St John's College, Cambridge
, on 9 May 1676. He graduated B.A. in 1679 and M.A. in 1683. He was incorporated in his master's degree at Oxford 4 March 1684. Subsequently he is styled D.D., a Lambeth degree
from 1695.
He took a prominent part in the anti-Catholic controversy towards the end of James II's reign. In May 1688 he was appointed rector of St Benet's, Paul's Wharf, London, and soon after he was called chaplain in ordinary to William and Mary
. On 6 December 1701 he was installed prebendary of Westminster.
Twenty years afterwards, on 9 December 1721, he was instituted dean of Peterborough, but he resigned that office for the deanery of Lincoln, to which he was presented by the crown on 30 March 1722. A few days later he was installed prebendary of Lincoln. At the time of his death he was also incumbent of St Margaret's, Westminster, and rector of Chevening
, Kent
. He died on 1 March 1730, and was buried in Westminster Abbey
.
Several of these are reprinted in Edmund Gibson
's Preservative against Popery, and Edward Cardwell
's Enchiridion Theologicum. He also published ‘The Jesuit's Memorial for the intended Reformation of England: with an Introduction and some Animadversions,’ 1690; the ‘Memorial’ was written by Robert Parsons. In 1692 he printed ‘Of the Improvement of Time, a Sermon,’ 1692.
, and by her had several children, whose names are recorded in the Westminster Abbey registers.
Dean of Lincoln
The Dean of Lincoln is the head of the Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral in the city of Lincoln, England in the Diocese of Lincoln. The post is currently held by the Very Revd Philip John Warr Buckler, MA.-References:...
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Life
The son of George Gee of ManchesterManchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, a shoemaker, he was baptised at Manchester Collegiate Church on 29 August 1657. After attending Manchester Grammar School
Manchester Grammar School
The Manchester Grammar School is the largest independent day school for boys in the UK . It is based in Manchester, England...
, he was admitted a sub-sizar at 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....
, on 9 May 1676. He graduated B.A. in 1679 and M.A. in 1683. He was incorporated in his master's degree at Oxford 4 March 1684. Subsequently he is styled D.D., a Lambeth degree
Lambeth degree
A Lambeth degree is an academic degree conferred by the Archbishop of Canterbury under the authority of the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533 as successor of the papal legate in England...
from 1695.
He took a prominent part in the anti-Catholic controversy towards the end of James II's reign. In May 1688 he was appointed rector of St Benet's, Paul's Wharf, London, and soon after he was called chaplain in ordinary to William and Mary
William and Mary
The phrase William and Mary usually refers to the coregency over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, of King William III & II and Queen Mary II...
. On 6 December 1701 he was installed prebendary of Westminster.
Twenty years afterwards, on 9 December 1721, he was instituted dean of Peterborough, but he resigned that office for the deanery of Lincoln, to which he was presented by the crown on 30 March 1722. A few days later he was installed prebendary of Lincoln. At the time of his death he was also incumbent of St Margaret's, Westminster, and rector of Chevening
Chevening
Chevening, also known as Chevening House, is a country house at Chevening in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, in England. It is an official residence of the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. He died on 1 March 1730, and was buried in Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
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Works
He wrote the following quarto tracts:- ‘Veteres Vindicati, in an expostulatory letter to Mr. Sclater of Putney,’ &c., 1687.
- ‘An Answer to the Compiler of the Nubes Testium,’ 1688.
- ‘A Vindication of the Principles of the Author of the Answer,’ &c., 1688.
- ‘The Primitive Fathers no Papists,’ 1688.
- ‘The Judgment of Archbishop Cranmer concerning the People's Right to, and discreet Use of, the Holy Scriptures,’ 1689.
- ‘A Letter to Father Lewis Sabran’ (on Invocation of Saints), 1688. Against Louis de SabranLouis de SabranLouis de Sabran was a French Jesuit. He was associated with the court of James II of England and engaged in vigorous theological debates with both Anglican and Puritan spokesmen....
. - ‘A Second Letter to Sabran,’ &c., 1688.
- ‘A Third Letter to Sabran,’ 1688.
- ‘A Letter to the Superiours who approve and license the Popish Books in England,’ 1688.
- ‘The Texts Examined which Papists cite out of the Bible for the Proof of their Doctrine concerning the Worship of Images and Reliques,’ 1688.
- ‘The Texts examined concerning the Seven Sacraments,’ 1688.
- Part II. of the same work, 1688.
- ‘The Catalogue of all the Discourses published against Popery during the Reign of King James II,’ 1689.
Several of these are reprinted in Edmund Gibson
Edmund Gibson
Edmund Gibson was a British divine and jurist.-Early life and career:He was born in Bampton, Westmorland. In 1686 he was entered a scholar at Queen's College, Oxford...
's Preservative against Popery, and Edward Cardwell
Edward Cardwell
Edward Cardwell was an English theologian also noted for his contributions to the study of English church history. In addition to his scholarly work, he filled various administrative positions in the University of Oxford....
's Enchiridion Theologicum. He also published ‘The Jesuit's Memorial for the intended Reformation of England: with an Introduction and some Animadversions,’ 1690; the ‘Memorial’ was written by Robert Parsons. In 1692 he printed ‘Of the Improvement of Time, a Sermon,’ 1692.
Family
He married, on 25 January 1703, Jane, daughter of Henry Limbrey of London and Hoddington in Upton-Gray, HampshireHampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, and by her had several children, whose names are recorded in the Westminster Abbey registers.