Edmund Castell

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Edmund Castell (1606–1685) was an English scholar of oriental languages. He occupied Stall VIII at Canterbury Cathedral from 1667 to 1686. He was also professor of Arabic at Cambridge University.

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Quatuor D. N. Jesu Christi Euangeliorum versiones perantiquae duae, Gothica scil. et Anglo-Saxonica: ... depromsit Franciscus Junius ... Hanc autem ex codicibus mss. collatis emendatiùs recudi curavit Thomas Mareschallus ... 1665.
Inscription on verso of front free endpaper: Guil. Somneri, Cantuarien. Ex dono Viri Doctiss. D. Edmundi Castell S.T.D. Canonici Eccles. Cantuar. 1668.