Justinian Povey (d. 1652), held office as Auditor of the Exchequer and administrator for
Anne of Denmark.
Justinian Povey was the son of John Povey, an embroiderer in London. His sister Joan married William Angell, a fishmonger. A brother, John Povey, became the owner of
Lauderdale House
Lauderdale House is an historic house, now run as an arts and education centre, based in Waterlow Park, Highgate in north London, England.
History
Lauderdale House was one of the finest country houses in Highgate and was originally built for Ri ...
at
Highgate.
In 1617 Povey audited an account of
jewels supplied to
Anne of Denmark by
George Heriot. He was listed as a member of the household of Anne of Denmark as auditor-general in 1619.
Povey became auditor for
Henrietta Maria and Keeper of the Woods in Yorkshire for
Charles I.
In 1641 Povey was living on
Aldersgate
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The Ward of Aldersgate is traditionally divided into Aldersgate Within and Aldersgate Without, the suffix denot ...
in London. He also owned The Priory at
Hounslow.
In 1641 he was asked for evidence of the institution of a Queen's Court, concerning the property and revenues of English queens consort, and also as a court of equity, dealing with legal matters. Povey indicated the existence of documents relating to Anne of Denmark's revenue only, with a red vellum bound book of papers.
Family
Justinian Povey married Beatrix Stanley, the daughter of John Stanley of Roydon Hall, Essex, and Beatrix daughter of Henry Dynne of
Heydon, Norfolk, an
Auditor of the Exchequer. Their children included:
* John Povey
* William Povey, married Francis Sherborne (b. 1624).
*
Thomas Povey, Member of Parliament.
* Anne Povey (b. 1615), married
William Blathwayt at Hounslow in 1642,
[Joseph Lemuel Chester, ''London Marriage Licences, 1521-1869'' (London, 1887), p. 139.] and secondly Thomas Vivian.
Sir
John Povey,
Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, was a close relative: his branch of the family settled at
Market Drayton in
Shropshire.
References
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1652 deaths
Household of Anne of Denmark