Charles Daubuz orCharles Daubus (1673–1717), was aChurch of England clergyman and theologian.[1]
Daubuz was aFrenchProtestantdivine, who becamevicar ofBrotherton. In his youth, he removed to England on the revocation of theEdict of Nantes (1685). He was the author of a few theological works, most notably ofA Perpetual Commentary on the Revelation of St. John (1720),[2] which is much esteemed. He died on 14 June 1717.[3]
Daubuz was born in theProvince of Guienne in France. His only surviving parent, Julia Daubuz, who wasReformed, was driven from her native country in 1686 by relentless persecution that preceded the revocation of the edict of Nantes. She and her family found asylum in England where they were free to exercise their religion.[4]
Daubuz was admitted aSizer ofQueen’s College, in theUniversity of Cambridge on 10 January 1689. In 1693, he obtained his first degree in Arts, on 13 January, then was appointed librarian of his college, that same year, on 21 March.[4]
In 1696, Daubuz succeededThomas Balguy, asheadmaster of the Grammar-school ofSheffield. Charles Daubuz was the early tutor ofJohn Balguy.[5]
In 1699, Daubuz was presented by the dean and chapter ofYork to theVicarage ofBrotherton, a small village nearFerrybridge, in theWest Riding ofYorkshire. His yearly salary as vicar was that of sixty or seventypounds. The same year, he received hisMaster of Arts degree on 2 July.[4]
Daubuz died on 14 June 1717. His remains were interred in the churchyard of Brotherton, at the east end of the church, headed by a marble slab erected in his memory. Eight children survived him, the eldest being almost fourteen years old.[4] Daubuz possessed three gold coins fromLouis XIV that were found in the wall of his vicarage house.[6]
Daubuz held the traditionalhistoricist view ofThe Apocalypse in which the events ofRevelation partially correspond to historical events that occurred during the lifetime of the author ofRevelation to the age ofConstantine.[7][8]
Some of his works include:
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