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Jolliffe Lownes
Jolliffe Lownes (died 1627) was an English apothecary who served the royal family. Lownes was apothecary to Charles I of England, Prince Charles. A bill from 1619 details perfumes, sweet powder and damask powder, supplied to the prince's servants, barber, and barge men. A similar bill for 1622 includes the perfuming of rooms at Nonsuch Palace and Denmark House, now known as Somerset House. The second bill is also for Prince Charles, not King James. Both bills were checked and certified by Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth, Robert Cary and the physician John Craig (physician), John Craig. Lownes also received an allowance for travel and lodging in the Prince's service, of £5 annually, paid by Adam Newton (tutor), Adam Newton. Lownes had professional difficulties in February 1616 when a supplier, Michael Eason, was found to be supplying inferior materials. Eason had sold Lownes "defective Apothecarie wares" which were "unwholesome for a man's body". As apothecary to Prince Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles I Of England
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until Execution of Charles I, his execution in 1649. He was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life. He became heir apparent to the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1612 upon the death of his elder brother, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales. An unsuccessful and unpopular attempt to marry him to the Spanish Habsburg princess Maria Anna of Spain, Maria Anna culminated in an eight-month visit to Spain in 1623 that demonstrated the futility of the marriage negotiation. Two years later, he married the House of Bourbon, Bourbon princess Henrietta Maria of France. After his 1625 succession, Charles quarrelled with the Parliament of England, English Parliament, which sought to curb his royal prerogati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
