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John Arundell (died 15 September 1580), of

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, was a Member of Parliament for Mitchell, Cornwall, in 1555 and 1558, and was

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in 1573–1574.

Origins

He was the second son and heir of Sir John Arundell (1495–1561), of

, nicknamed "Tilbury Jack" (or "Jack of Tilbury"), a commander of the

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during the reigns of Kings

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and

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and twice

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, by his second wife Juliana Erisey (or Erissey), daughter of James Erisey (or Erissey) of Erisey and widow of a certain Gourlyn.Vivian, 1887, p. 12

Career

He was a retiring figure for much of his life and less celebrated than either his father, "Jack of Tilbury", or his son, Sir John Arundell, nicknamed "Jack for the King". He was twice a Member of Parliament for the

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of Mitchell, Cornwall, in 1555 and 1558, and was

in 1573–1574.

Marriages and children

He was married twice: *Firstly to Catherine Coswarth, daughter of John Coswarth and widow of Alan Hill, by whom he had four daughters: **Juliana Arundell (born 1563), who married Richard Carew (1555–1620), the historian of Cornwall, author of the ''Survey of Cornwall''. **Alice Arundell (born 1564), wife of Henry Somaster (d. 1606) of Painsford in the parish of

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, Devon. **Dorothy Arundell (born 1566), wife of Edward Coswarth of Coswarth. **Mary Arundell (born 1568), wife of Oliver Dynham. *Secondly he married Gertrude Denys, a daughter of Sir Robert Denys (died 1592) of Holcombe Burnell in Devon, by his first wife Mary Mountjoy (a first cousin to Lady Jane Grey and second cousin to Elizabeth I, Mary I and Edward VI through their common ancestor Queen Elizabeth Woodville]), a daughter of

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(1478–1534), by his fourth wife Dorothy Grey, daughter of

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. Gertrude survived her husband and remarried to Edward, Lord Morley.Vivian, 1895, p. 280 Her will is housed in the

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as "Will of Gertrude Morley, Widow of Trerise" 1635. By Gertrude he had at least eight children including: **Ann Arundell (born 1574), wife of William Carnsew of Buckelly (Bokelly). **John Arundell (born 1575), died in infancy **Sir John Arundell (1576 – c. 1656), eldest son and heir, of Trerice, nicknamed "Jack-for-the-King", MP for

and for

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and Governor of

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, Falmouth, during the

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** Thomas Arundell (born 1577) of Duloe, MP for West Looe, a soldier who served in the Netherlands. **Catherine Arundell (born 1580), wife of John St Aubin of Clowans (St Aubyn of Clowance).

Notes

Sources

*Vivian, J. L., ed. (1887)
"The Visitations of Cornwall: comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1530, 1573 & 1620"; with additions by J. L. Vivian. Exeter: W. Pollard, p. 12, Pedigree of ''Arundell of Trerice''

''Burke's Extinct Peerage'' (London: Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley, 1831)
* , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Arundell, John 1580 deaths Year of birth missing Members of the Parliament of England for Mitchell High sheriffs of Cornwall John (1580) 16th-century English landowners English MPs 1555 English MPs 1558

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