CHARTERIS, Henry Principal and professor of Divinity at University of Edinburgh ¹

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(At North Leith in 1620)
HENRY CHARTERIS, born probably in 1570 eldest son of Henry C., King's printer, was one of Rollock's students from the opening of the college at Edinburgh. He took his degree of M.A. in 1587. In 1589 he became regent, and in 1599 was Principal and Professor of Divinity. Disagreeing with the Town Council, he res. the office of Principal, and accepted a call to this charge, being adm. (by the Archbishop at St Andrews) in April 1620. In 1627 he was retrans. to the Professorship of Divinity, and died in July 1628. "He was certainly one of the most learned men of his time, both in the tongues and in philosophy and divinity.' He marr. (1) a lady whose name is unknown, and had issue Margaret, bapt. 28th Sept. 1600: (2) 8th Sept. 1602, Agnes Mason, and had issue Henry, W.S., bapt. 3rd July 1603; Isobel, bapt. 1st Dec. 1605 (marr., pro. 12th Aug. 1624, Laurence Henderson, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh : Reg. of Deeds, 539) ; Catherine, bapt. 12th Feb. 1609 ; William, bapt. 18th Feb. 1610; Agnes, bapt. 24th Feb. 1611; Rachel, bapt. 18th April 1612 : (3) Janet, daugh. of John Bell, min., and had issue Jean, bapt. 15th Aug. 1617 ; Elizabeth, bapt. 28th July 1618; Catherine, bapt.22nd Feb. 1620 ; Thomas (G. R. Sas., xxix., 72); John, min. of Currie, eldest son and heir (A. Guthrie, Prot. Book, 133). Publication Narratio Vitae et Obitus sanctissimi doctissimique viri D. Roberti Rolloci, Scoti Ministri Evangelii et Rectoris Academice Edinburgensis (Wodrow Soc., 1826). [Edin. Reg. (Bapt), Grant's Univ., Dict. Nat.Biog.]"

from Fasti Ecclesiae ¹

Henry married.