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Sir Adam Newton
Sir Adam Newton, 1st Baronet (died 1630) was a Scottish scholar, royal tutor, dean of Durham and baronet. Life He spent part of his early life in France, passing himself off as a priest and teaching at the college of St. Maixant in Poitou. There, for some time between 1580 and 1590, he instructed the future theologian André Rivet in Greek. After his return to Scotland he was, about 1600, appointed tutor to Prince Henry at Stirling Castle. In 1602 he bought books for the prince from Andro Hart in Edinburgh. After the Union of Crowns he came to England, and was naturalized as an English citizen in James's first English parliament. In 1605 he obtained the deanery of Durham through royal influence, although he was not in orders, and was installed by proxy. The duties of the office must also have been done by proxy, if at all. In 1606 he acquired the manor of Charlton, Kent, where he built Charlton House. Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury wrote humorous letters to Newton. Apologis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Of Durham
The Dean of Durham is the "head" (''primus inter pares'' – first among equals) and chair of the Chapter, the ruling body of Durham Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the ''Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham'' in Durham. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Durham and seat of the Bishop of Durham. List of deans Early modern *1541–1551 Hugh Whitehead (last prior) *1551–1553 Robert Horne *1553–1558 Thomas Watson *1558–1559 Thomas Robertson (deprived) *1559–1561 Robert Horne ''(again)'' *1561–1563 Ralph Skinner *1563–1579 William Whittingham *1580–1581 Thomas Wilson ''(Lay dean)'' *1583–1595 Tobias Matthew *1596–1606 William James *1606–1620 Adam Newton ''(Lay dean)'' *1620–1638 Richard Hunt *1639–1645 Walter Balcanquhall *1646 Christopher Potter *1646–1659 William Fuller *1660–1661 John Barwick *1661–1684 John Sudbury *1684–1690 Denis Granville *1691–1699 Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Luke's Church, Charlton
St Luke's Church in Charlton, London, England, is an Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Southwark. Records suggest that a church dedicated to St Luke existed on the site around 1077. It was rebuilt in 1630 with funds provided by Sir Adam Newton, of Charlton House. The coat of arms of one of Newton's executors, the Scottish courtier David Cunningham of Auchenharvie is displayed on the pulpit. The 1630s work, constructed of Kentish red brick, forms the core of the present building, which is Grade II* listed. It was modified in the 17th century, again in 1840 and finally in 1956. Remnants of chalk and flint walls have been found and may relate to the original building. The church operated under the aegis of Bermondsey Abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries; thereafter, in 1607, the lands upon which it stood passed to Newton. It now practises the Modern Catholic tradition. Marriages of notable people at St Luke's include that of Anne Shovell, granddaughter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puckering Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Puckering family. The Baronetcy of Puckering of Weston, Hertfordshire was created on 25 November 1611, in the Baronetage of England, for Thomas Puckering, the son of Sir John Puckering (d 1596) Attorney General and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal to Queen Elizabeth I. p93 Puckering was for Tamworth on four occasions 1621-1629 and was |
Edward Peyto
Edward Peyto (1589-1643) was an English landowner. He was the son of William Peyto (d. 1619) and Elienora or Eleanor Aston (d. 1636), a daughter of Walter Aston of Tixall, and widow of Thomas Boulding. His estates were at Chesterton, Warwickshire. He extended Chesterton House in the 1630s (now demolished) and was probably the builder of Chesterton Windmill. A brick gateway built near the church in the 1630s survives. It follows a design by Inigo Jones. Peyto commissioned Nicholas Stone to make a monument for his parents in 1639. He developed brickmaking and woad growing on his lands. Peyto was a Parliamentarian and took command of Warwick Castle during the siege of August 1642. He displayed a flag with a device of a Bible and shroud or winding sheet to discourage the besiegers. He died on 21 September 1643 and was buried at St Giles, Chesterton. His monument is thought to be the work of John Stone, the son of Nicholas Stone. According to the Latin inscription on the tomb, Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Henry Puckering, 3rd Baronet
Sir Henry Puckering, 3rd Baronet (Newton until 1654, 1618–1701) was an English royalist and politician. Life Baptised at St. Dunstan's-in-the-West, London, on 13 April 1618, he was a younger son of Sir Adam Newton of Charlton, Kent, by Katharine, daughter of Lord-keeper Sir John Puckering. On the death of his elder brother, Sir William Newton, he succeeded to the title of baronet and estates. He was admitted at the Inner Temple in 1631, and received an MA from Cambridge on the King's visit there in early 1632. At the outbreak of the First English Civil War he raised a troop of horse for the king, and was present at the battle of Edgehill. After the king's defeat at the battle of Naseby, however he sought to make terms with the parliament, and in 1646 his fine was fixed (at £1,273); the Commons on 13 July 1647 ordered his fine to be accepted, and pardoned his delinquency. He was about to join the king's forces in Essex in June 1648, when he was seized by order of the parliame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Williams (goldsmith)
John Williams was a Welsh-born goldsmith based in London who worked for the royal family. He was a son of William Coetmor, and is associated with the property Hafod Lwyfog in Nant Gwynant near Beddgelert. In 1610 he donated a silver chalice and paten-cover to the church in Beddgelert. He was an apprentice of the London goldsmith and Mayor Richard Martin in 1584. Martin supplied silver plate to Queen Elizabeth. By November 1598, he was working at the Sign of the Cross Keys in Cheapside. Williams worked for James VI and I and Prince Henry. He provided silver gilt plate, cups and dishes, gold chains, and medallions with the king's portrait, many of which were given to ambassadors visiting London. Recipients of plate and medals bought from Williams between 1603 and 1606 include the Venetian diplomats Nicolò Molin and Scaramelli, and to diplomats including Andrew Sinclair, Christian Barnekow, Steen Brahe, Peder Munk, and Henrik Ramel. Anne of Denmark gave John Florio a cup of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Puckering
Sir Thomas Puckering, 1st Baronet (1592 – 20 March 1637) was an English landowner, courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629. Puckering was the son of Sir John Puckering and his wife Jane Chowne, daughter of George, or Nicholas Chowne of Kent. His father was Speaker of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal. Educated at Warwick School, he succeeded to the family estates on the death of his father on 30 April 1596. After five years in the household of Prince Henry, who was tutored by Thomas's brother-in-law, Adam Newton, in September 1610 he travelled to Paris, meeting the English ambassador Sir Thomas Edmondes. He was created baronet on 25 November 1611 and knighted on 3 June 1612. In 1621 Puckering was elected Member of Parliament for Tamworth. He was Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1623. In 1625 he was elected MP for Tamworth again, and was re-elected in 1626 and 1628. He sat until 1629 when King Charles decided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth I Of England
Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was List of English monarchs, Queen of England and List of Irish monarchs, Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his second wife, who was executed when Elizabeth was two years old. Anne's marriage to Henry was annulled, and Elizabeth was for a time declared Royal bastard, illegitimate. Her half-brother Edward VI ruled until his death in 1553, bequeathing the crown to Lady Jane Grey and ignoring the claims of his two half-sisters, the Catholic Church, Catholic Mary I of England, Mary and the younger Elizabeth, in spite of Third Succession Act, statute law to the contrary. Edward's will was set aside and Mary became queen, deposing Lady Jane Grey. During Mary's reign, Elizabeth was imprisoned for nearly a year on suspicion of supporting Protestant reb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Puckering
Sir John Puckering (1544 – 30 April 1596) was a lawyer and politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal from 1592 until his death. Origins He was born in 1544 in Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire, the eldest son of William Puckering of Flamborough, by his wife Anne Ashton, daughter and heiress of John Ashton of Great Lever, Lancashire. Career He entered Lincoln's Inn on 10 April 1559 and was called to the bar on 15 January 1567. After some years' practice, he became a governor in 1575, and in 1577 became an elected reader in Lent.Foss, p531 He became a sergeant at law in 1580. Work in Parliament Puckering became a Member of Parliament in 1581. On 23 November 1585, Parliament met and elected Puckering, who was returned for Bedford, as Speaker of the House of Commons. During this Parliament, a bill against Jesuits was brought up for discussion. Dr William Parry, who was later executed for high treason, said the bill was "cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bust Of Elizabeth Peyto - St
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Thomas Smith (scholar)
Thomas Smith (3 Jun 1638 – 11 May 1710) was an English scholar, expelled Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, and non-juring divine. Early life and academic career He was the son of John Smith, a London merchant, and was born in the parish of Allhallows, Barking, on 3 June 1638. He was admitted batler (poor scholar) of The Queen's College, Oxford, on 7 August 1657, and matriculated as servitor on 29 October following, graduating B.A. on 15 March 1651, and M.A. on 13 October 1653. In that year he was appointed master of Magdalen school, in succession to Timothy Parker. He was elected probationer-fellow of Magdalen College in 1666 (when he resigned the schoolmastership), actual fellow in 1667, and dean in 1674, the year in which he graduated B.D. Elected vice-president of Magdalen in 1682, he proceeded D.D. in 1683, and became bursar of the college in 1686. he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in December 1677. Voyage to the Levant In 1668, Smith served as chaplain to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Nathaniel Brent
Sir Nathaniel Brent (c. 1573 – 6 November 1652) was an English college head. Life He was the son of Anchor Brent of Little Wolford, Warwickshire, where he was born about 1573. He became 'portionist,' or postmaster, of Merton College, Oxford, in 1589; proceeded B.A. on 20 June 1593; was admitted probationer fellow there in 1594, and took the degree of M.A. on 31 October 1598. He was proctor of the university in 1607, and admitted bachelor of law on 11 October 1623. In 1613 and 1614 he travelled abroad, securing the Italian text of the ''History of the Council of Trent'' which he was to translate. In 1616, he was in the Hague with Dudley Carleton, ambassador there, who wrote about Brent's ambitions to Ralph Winwood. Soon after the close of his foreign tour Brent married Martha, the daughter and heiress of Robert Abbot, Bishop of Salisbury, and niece of George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury. The influence of the Abbots secured Brent's election in 1622 to the wardenship of Mert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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