CAESAR, Sir Julius (1558-1636), of Mitcham, Surr.; the Inner Temple, London; the Rolls House, Chancery Lane, London; Doctors’ Commons, London; The Strand, Westminster; later of Humberton Street, Hackney, Mdx.

Advocate, Parlement of Paris 1581; L.M. Hill, Bench and Bureaucracy: The Public Career of Sir Julius Caesar, 7. commissary, St. Katharine’s hosp. London 1581 – 96, master 1596–d.; C. Jamison, Hist. of Royal Hosp. of St. Katharine by the Tower, 82. dep. judge of the High Ct. of Admlty. by 1583 – 84, acting judge 1584–5 (sole), 1585–6 (jt.), 1586–7 (sole), judge 1587–1606; counsel, Civil Law causes, London 1583; commissary to the bp. of London in Essex, Herts. and Mdx. 1583–5; Hill, Bench, 12–14, 16. master in Chancery, extraordinary 1584 – 88, ordinary 1588–?by 1592; C33/67, f. 613; 33/77, f. 4. He vacated the ordinary mastership sometime bet. c.June 1589 and May 1592: cf. SP12/724/91; R. Robinson, ‘Briefe Collection of the Queenes ... Courtes of Recordes’ ed. R.L. Rickard Cam. Misc. xx (Cam. Soc. ser. 3. lxxxiii), 11. (We are grateful to John Sainty for these refs.). member, Doctors’ Commons 1586–1607 (in commons), 1607–d. (not in commons); PRO 30/26/8, ff. 37v, 162; B.P. Levack, Civil Lawyers in Eng. 216. bencher, I. Temple 1591 – d., treas. 1593–5; CITR, i. 372, 392, 398, 408. master of Requests, extraordinary 1591 – 96, ordinary 1596 – 1606; master of the Rolls 1614–d. Hill, Bench, 25, 69; E403/1703, unfol., payment of 10 July 1606 (we are grateful to John Sainty for this ref.).

Commr. piracy 1581, 1602, Hill, Bench, 9, 272; T. Rymer, Foedera, vii. pt. 2, p. 14. Low Country causes 1588, HMC Hatfield, iv. 53. to discover Jesuits and counterfeiters 1593, Rymer, vii. pt. 1, p. 117. recusancy 1593; member, High Commission, Canterbury prov. 1596-at least 1633; Recusant Docs. from Ellesmere Mss ed. A.G. Petti (Cath. Rec. Soc. lx), 58–9; R.G. Usher, Rise and Fall of High Commission, 347. commr. adjudicate prize disputes 1598, C231/1, f. 61v. Danish causes 1600, Rymer, vii. pt. 1, p. 210. examine rebels 1601, CSP Dom. 1601–3, p. 13. French causes 1603, Rymer, vii. pt. 2, p. 23. compound with farmers of woods to provide fuel for king’s Household 1606, sale of assart lands 1606, royal leases 1606; Lansd. 151, ff. 183v, 193v, 227. chan. Exch. 1606–14; Exchequer Officeholders comp. J.C. Sainty (L. and I. Soc. spec. ser. xviii), 39. PC 1607–d.; Add. 11406, f. 199. commr. to let out Crown lands 1608, CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 432. enclosures and depopulations 1608, repay loans made to Crown by London merchants 1608, C193/6/154–5. take the accts. of Sir Thomas Ridgeway, treas.-at-wars for Ire. 1608, HMC Hatfield, xx. 131. finish the accts. of Sir Robert Vernon, late victualler of the Berwick garrison 1608, CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 424. compound for lands recovered from the sea 1608, CD 1621, vii. 352. defective titles 1608 – at least13, 1625, Ibid. 352–4; Rymer, viii. pt. 2, p. 32. suits 1609, HMC Hatfield, xxi. 22. exacted fees 1610, G. Aylmer, King’s Servants, 186–7. discover and examine Jesuits 1610, Rymer, vii. pt. 2, p. 169. concealed lands 1611; Lansd. 151, f. 217. trustee, lands of the late earl of Dunbar 1611–13; CSP Dom. 1611–18, pp. 67, 189. commr. Treasury 1612 – 14, 1618–20, E214/1215; CSP Dom. 1611–18, p. 560. to negotiate mar. treaty with Elector Palatine 1612, Rymer, vii. pt. 2, pp. 184–6. enfranchise copyholders 1612, C181/2, f. 171v. divorce of countess of Essex 1613, Chamberlain Letters ed. N.E. McClure, i. 469. sale of royal castles and houses 1613, CRES 40/18, f. 12. examine Sir Henry Spiller* 1615, APC, 1629–30, p. 265. try earl and countess of Essex 1616, sell Cautionary Towns 1616, Rymer, vii. pt. 2, pp. 209–10. consider suits pending 1618, CSP Dom. 1611–18, p. 534. regulate tobacco trade 1620, CD 1621, vii. 456. exercise judicial functions of the ld. chan. 1621, Hill, Bench, 205. examine earl of Southampton 1621, Chamberlain Letters, ii. 385. sell Crown lands 1625, trade 1625, improve Crown revenue 1626, maintain peace at sea bet. the king and his allies 1626, try four Frenchmen accused of conspiracy 1627, office of exchanger 1627, hear appeals in prize cases 1628, examine alleged seizure of French goods by Capt. David Kirke 1630, Rymer, viii. pt. 1, pp. 59, 74; pt. 2, p. 109; pt. 3, p. 79; CSP Dom. 1626, p. 481; 1627–8, pp. 54, 359; 1628–9, p. 407. causes in Chancery 1631, execute poor laws 1631–2. CSP Dom. 1629–31, pp. 474, 551; PC2/42, f. 54.

Freeman, London 1583, Poole, Dorset 1591, Southampton, Hants 1593; Hill, Bench, 12; Dorset RO, DC/PL/B/1/1/1, f. 35; HMC 11th Rep. III, 21. j.p. Mdx. 1592, Surr. 1596 – d., Mdx. by 1601, Lincs. (Kesteven) by 1608–?d., Herts. by 1614–d. (custos rot. by 1614–19), Westminster 1619–d.; C231/1, f. 13v; C66/1549, 1988; SP16/405; C193/13/1; C181/2, f. 331; HMC Hatfield, xxii. 86. commr. piracy, Dorset 1601 – at least05, S. Wales 1602, Norf. 1602 – at least04, Cumb. and Dur. 1603, Devon 1603, Southampton 1603, Cornw. 1604 – at least06, Suff. 1604, Northumb. 1604, C181/1, ff. 6, 12v, 21, 38v, 61v, 76v, 82v, 83v, 88v, 114, 129v. London, Mdx., Essex, Kent, Sur. 1606-at least 1619, C181/2, ff. 12, 339. gaol delivery, London 1601-at least 1619, C181/1, f. 11v; 181/2, f. 344. oyer and terminer, London 1601-at least 1620, C181/1, f. 11; 181/2, f. 351. Mdx. 1601-at least 1620, C181/1, f. 13v; 181/2, f. 352. the Verge 1604–27, C181/1, f. 93v; 181/3, ff. 198v, 217. assurances, London 1602–6, C181/1, f. 24; 181/2, f. 6. sewers, London 1606 – at least18, Mdx. 1619, Surr. 1632, Westminster 1634, C181/1, f. 17v, 342v; 181/2, f. 347; 181/4, ff. 126, 191. determine the limits of the Tower 1608, C181/2, f. 70. subsidy, Mdx. 1608, 1621 – 22, 1624, London 1608, 1622, 1624, Lincs. (Kesteven) 1608, SP14/13/1; C212/22/21, 23; Chamberlain Letters, ii. 395. new buildings, London 1608; CSP Dom. 1603–10, pp. 415, 418. high steward, Maldon, Essex 1610–36; W.J. Petchey, A Prospect of Maldon, 256. commr. annoyances, Mdx. 1613; C181/2, f. 199. master, Queen Elizabeth’s Coll., Greenwich, Kent 1614–d.; Hill, Bench, 203. commr. survey, L. Inn Fields 1618, Rymer, vii. pt. 3, p. 83. swans, Herts., Essex, Mdx. 1619, C181/2, f. 340v. Forced Loan, Mdx. 1626 – 27, London, Surr., and Herts. 1627. CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 435; Rymer, viii. pt. 2, pp. 142, 144.

Freeman, Goldsmiths’ Co. 1583; Hill, Bench, 12. member, Mineral and Battery Works Co. 1583, asst. 1584 – 86, gov. (jt.) 1593; BL, Loan 16 (i), ff.132, 135, 137. member, French Co. 1612; Select Charters of Trading Cos. ed. T.C. Carr (Selden Soc. xxviii), 64. commr. govt. of Virg. 1624. Hill, Bench, 229.