died age 58

Will of the Parish of St. Andrewes Undershaft, London, England dated
3-8-1656, probated 4-6-1657/8

Richard youngest son

Ancient Edelen arms: Ermine, a fesse vaire or/and gules. The more ?
Edelens used a Swan as a crest but the ancient Edelen wills contain
only the arms and no crest. (Crolian Edelen)

"There is a momument to Philip, `honest constant preacher of the
truth' in Denham church (listed in the Victoria County history) and
there is also a book called `the Short History of Berkhamsted' by
Percy Birtchnell, which mentions John Edlyn and devotes paragraphs to
William Edlyn, Philip's contemporary, who stood up for commoners'
rights in this royal manor in the 1630s, and is referred to as a
`village Hampden'. If you have no access to it, I can arrange
photocopies. Eve"

10-17-98 email Eve McLaughlin

"One thing I know about the family is that there were a group who
were gentry, or very close to, in Berkhamsted, just over the border
in Hertfordshire, in the 16C and early 17C. They spread out from
there the short couple of miles into Bucks, gradually sliding down
the social scale (as younger branches of families often did). Eve"

10-15-98 email Eve McLaughlin
Eve McLaughlin <eve@varneys.demon.co.uk>
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"An unusual memorial on the south wall of the Sanctuary is to a Mr.
Philippe Edelen. On a black stone there is an engraving of a man in
a gown kneeling on one knee. The inscription describes him as a
'most prudent, solide and constant preacher of Truth in the most
difficult times wherein he lived.

He died in 1656, so the 'difficult times' would have been the Civil
War, but it is uncertain whether he was a Puritan preacher put in by
Cromwell in 1647 when the then Rector was ejected, or a clergyman
living in Denham at that time who remained true to the Church."

From "A Short Guide to the Church of St, Mary the Virgin, Denham"
1998. (In Edelen file)
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"Another interesting monument from the time of the Civil War is to a
Mr. Philippe Edelen. Part of it, although slightly damaged, is still
in the church. On a black stone is engraved the portrait of a man in
a gown kneeling on one knee, the other supporting a book, on which
his left hand rests, his right hand pointing to it. The inscription
describes him as:

'A man of rare endowments, singular integrity, holy conversation, and
a most prudent, solide, and constant preacher of Truth in the most
difficult times wherein he lived, continuing unmoved in the
principles he had first layd, and dying a true sonne of the church of
England, March 22nd, 1656, and of his age 58'

Who was he? There are two theories. Either he was a Puritan
preacher put in by the Long Parliament of Cromwell and the Roundheads
in 1647 when Edward Hawtry (then Rector) was ejected from the living,
or he was a clergyman living in Denham, boldly sticking to the
doctrine of the Church amind the Puritanism of the day. We do not
know which theory is correct - and probably never will."

From "One Thousand Years in a Village Church: The Church of St. Mary
the Virgin, Denham" by Hazel Harries, 1998. (In books)