Sir Robert Cary

ROBERT CARY, son and heir of William C ., of Clovellie, Devon, esq. Adm. at Middle Temple, 5 May 1629

Source: Register of Admissions to the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple

Sir Robert IV Cary (1610-1675), eldest son and heir, a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to King Charles II. He died unmarried and without progeny. His mural monument survives in Clovelly Church, erected by his younger brother and heir George Cary (1611-1680) and inscribed as follows:

"In memory of Sr Robert Cary Kt (sonne and heyre of William) Gentleman of the Privy Chamber unto King Charles the 2d who having served faithfully that glorious prince, Charles the Ist, in the long Civil Warr against his rebellious subjects, and both him and his sonne as a Justice of Peace, he dyed a batchelour in the 65 yeare of his age An. Dom. 1675. Peritura Perituris Reliqui".

The last sentence in Latin ("I have left behind those things destined to perish with those people destined to perish") is a reference to Seneca, On Providence.[80] Above are the arms and crest of Cary.

Source: wikipedia.org