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A54327 A Perfect catalogue of all the lords treasurers that have been in England to this present year, 1679 with particular observations on Thomas Earl of Danby. 1679 (1679) Wing P1474; ESTC R361 7,724 4

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Fitz-Hugh was preferred to the Place of Treasurer in the 5th of Hen. 5. and kept his Place during the Kings Life 102. John Stafford Clerk made Lord Treasurer in the first of Hen. 6.1422 103. Walter Lord Hungerford Knight of the Garter and Son of Sir Thomas Hungerford was made Lord Treasurer in the 4th of Hen. 6. 104. John Lord Scroop of Vpsal and Masham was made Treasurer in the 10th year of Hen. 6.1431 105. Ralph Lord Cromwel Son of Ralph Cromwel of Tatershal obtained this Place in Easter Term in the 12th of Hen. 6.1434 106. Sir Ralph Butler Knight of the Garter enjoyed this Place the 7th of July in the 22th year of H. 6.1444 107. Marmaduke Bishop of Carlile was made Treasurer in the 15th year of Hen. 6.1488 108. James Fynes Created Baron of Say and Seal was made Lord Treasurer in the 28th of Hen. 6. and was afterward beheaded by Jack Cade in Cheapside 109. John Lord Beauchamp a Person of great Worth he was made Treasurer in the 29th of Hen. 6. 110. John Tiptoft Earl of Worcester was made Lord Treasurer in the 31th year of Hen. 6. 111. James Butler the Son of James Earl of Ormond enjoyed the Place of Treasurer in the 33th of Hen. 6. 112. Henry Vicount Bourchier the Son of William Bourchier Earl of Ewe in Normandy was made Treasurer in the 33th of Hen. 6. 113. John Talbot Earl of Shrewsbury was next made Treasurer in the 35th year of Hen. 6. 114. James Butler the Son of the Earl of Ormond was the second time made Treasurer in the 37 of Hen. 6. and was after beheaded at Newcastle in the first of Edward the 4th 115. Henry Bourchier was the second time made Lord Treasurer in the 39th of Hen. 6. who upon the Kings Deposition lost his Life 116. John Tiptoft Earl of Worcester was the second time made Lord Treasurer in the second of Edw. 4. 117. Edmund Lord Gray of Ruthin the Son of the Lord Gray of Ruthin was made Treasurer in the fourth of Edward the 4th 1464. 118. Sir Walter Blunt was chose Treasurer in the 5th year of Edward the 4th 119. Sir Richard Woodvile first Chamberlain then Constable of England afterward Baron and then Lord Treasurer in the 6th of Edw. the 4th 120. John Longstrother Prior of St. Johns of Jerusalem in England was made Treasurer in the 9th of Edward the 4th but was soon removed 121. William Gray Bishop of Ely was also made Treasurer in the ninth of Edward the 4th 1469. 122. Henry Bourchier Earl of Essex did the third time possess the Place of Treasurer in the 11th of Ed. the 4. 123. Sir Richard Wood made Lord Treasurer in the second of Richard the third 124. Sir Reignold Brey the Son of Richard Brey Doctor of Physick was made Treasurer by Henry the seventh in the first year of his Reign 125. Sir John Dinham did next enjoy the Place of Treasurer in the second of Hen. 7.1486 126. Thomas Howard Son of John Lord Howard he was made Treasurer in the 16th year of Henry the 7th 〈◊〉 was created Duke of Norfolk and continued in his Place till the 15th year of Henry the eighth which is in all 〈◊〉 years sure if he had been but ingenious he might have got a vast Estate in that time you all know one ●…t would though he had begger'd 3 Kingdoms by it sed Credo eum ingeniosissimum honestissimum esse 127. Thomas Howard Son to the said Duke being made Earl of Surrey enjoyed the Place of Lord Treasurer in the 15th year of Henry 8. and held it while the king lived which was till the 38th year of his Reign 128. Edward Seymour Earl of Hartford and afterward Duke of Somerset was made Treasurer in the first of Edward the sixth 1546. and was after that beheaded 129. Sir William Paulet after Marquess of Winchester was made Treasurer in the 5th of Edward the 6th and held that Place to the 15th year of Elizabeth in all 23 years and more he lived to 97 years of Age which was without Doubt a great Blessing to man of his Employment 130. Sir William Cecil created Lord Burley was made Lord Treasurer the 13 of July 1572 in the 15 of Eliz. 131. Thomas Sackvile Baron Buckhuest was made Lord Treasurer the 15th of May in the 41 of Elizabeth he was after created Earl of Dorset by King James 132. Sir Robert Cecil second Son to William Lord Burley was by King James created Baron of Essendon 1603 then Vicount Cranborne 1604. after that Earl of Salisbury and last of all Lord Treasurer and held the Place till his Death 133. Thomas Lord Howard of Walden second Son to the Duke of Norfolk was created Earl of Suffolk and after Lord Treasurer in the 12 year of King James 134. Sir Henry Mountacute made Treasurer in the 18 of King James on the 19th of December and was after created Earl of Manchester by King Charles the first 135. Lionel Lord Cranfield of Cranfield in the County of Bedford was made Lord Treasurer the 19th of October 1621. and created Earl of Middlesex 1622. 136. Sir James Ley Knight and Baronet was made Lord Treasurer the 22 of December in the 22 year of King James and soon after created Baron Ley of Ley in Devonshire and after the Coronation of King Charles Earl of Marleborow 137. Richard Lord Weston upon the Remove of the said Earl was made Treasurer the 15th of July in the 4th year of Charles the first 1627 and after Earl of Portland 138. Upon the Death of the said Earl of Portland the King appointed Commissioners of the Treasury vizs William Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Henry Earl of Manchester Lord Privy Seal Francis Lord Cottington Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir John Cook and Sir Francis Windebank Principal Secretaries of State 139. William Juxon first Bishop of Hereford then translated to London afterward Dean of the Chappel and one of the Privy Councel and last of all Treasurer March the 9th 1635. 140. Francis Lord Cottington was made Lord Treasurer the third of October 1643 after whom there were no more Lord Treasurers till the Honourable Earl of Southampton injoyed the Place 1660. 141. Thomas Earl of Southampton that Emblem of Honesty and English Generosity of whom I may say as Ovid of Caesar O Deeus O Patriae per te Florentis Imago O Vir non ipso quem regis Orbe minor He was made Lord Treasurer the 8th of September 1660 and held that Place till his Death which indeed could not be enough Lamented Alas good man he got no Pounds much less Millions by this Place Honour and Honesly united may in political Philosophy undoubtedly pass for a Comet and indeed this worthy English Heroe was no less 142. This Honourable Lord being dead the King appointed five Commissioners for the Treasury viz. Antony Earl of Shaftsbury that Champion of England's Liberty George Duke of Albemarle the Lord Clifford Sir John Duncom and Sir William Coventry these continued Part of 1667 1668 and in 1669. Sir William Coventry was turned out all the rest remaining till 1672 Monk excepted for he died 143. The Lord Clifford was appointed by the King Lord Treasurer of England 1672. 144. In the Year 1673. Sir Thomas Osborn was prefer'd by the Duke of Buckingham and some others to his Majesty as a Person deserving the Honour and Trust of the Kingdoms Treasury and in order thereunto he was sworn about June eodem Anno. This Honourable Gentleman was born in Yorkshire in the year 1631 2 February the 20th being Munday about four a Clock in the Morning his Father was President of a Councill in the North his Grandfather wrs Knighted in Ireland for Merit he is the fourth Knight of his Family and the second Knight and Baronet the first Earl and the first Lord Treasurer and descended from Osborn a Quondam Lord Major of London who being but mean in his Minority was advanced by the Marriage of his Masters Daughter for some secret Service by him performed which to mention in this Place would not be so grateful as true but pax mortuis let us consider some of this worthy and Eminent Persons Vertues 1. He hath been a great Royalist which Qualification made him the fitter for this great Imploy 2. He hath been an extraordinary good Husband so that he hath from a small Estate advanced himself to a considerable Revenue 3. He was a great Preferer of his Kindred especially to the Parliament house Memen the Case of Mr. W. T. in the last Parliament and at several Elections in this 4. He was ever a very grateful Person which was evidently seen in his Carriage to the Illustrious George Duke of Buckingham in the Beginning of this present Year 1679. whose Gold was freely serviceable to him when his Necessity obliged him to want 5. He is a very good Accomptant which I suppose the whole Kingdom knows to their Cost 6. and lastly To him and some others we owe our Thanks for our last eight Moneths Distraction and Destruction not forgetting innocent Godfrey's Death Odimus Accipitrem quia semper vivit in Armis FINIS
A PERFECT CATALOGUE Of all the Lords Treasurers That have been in England to this present Year 1679. With Particular Observations on THOMAS EARL OF DANBY Best Wines to drooping Souls best Cordials prove But once Corrupt who can such Poysons love 1. THE first who ever enjoyed this Place was Dunstan Arch-bishop of Canterbury he was made Treasurer to King Eldred Anno Dom. 946. and was after Canoniz'd for a Saint and this is the St. Dunstan who the Goldsmiths say took the Devil by the Nose with a pair of Tongs 2. Hugolme he was made Treasurer and Chamberlain to Edward the Confessor 3. Odo half Brother to the Conquerour he was Earl of Kent Bishop of Baieux Chief Justice of England and treasurer in the dayes of the Conquerour 4. Godfrey Clinton Treasurer and Chamberlain to Henry the First 1112. he was afterward accused of Treason 5. Ranulph Bishop of Durham was afterward made Treasurer to the said King 6. Roger Bishop of Salisbury Treasurer and Chancellour to Henry the First and died in the 4th of King Stephen 1139. 7. Nigellus Bishop of Ely was also Treasurer to Henry the First he was a greater States-man than Church-man and as Trivet saith died Anno 1169. 8. Richard of Ely the Son of the said Nigellus was made Treasurer to Henry the Second by the purchase of his Father Purse who gave the Sum of 400 Marks to the King for the Place for his Son 9. William of Ely being a Kinsman of the aforesaid Richard of Ely was also made Treasurer to Richard the First and also to King John 10. The next was a Dean of Pauls that enjoyed this Place as appears by Matth. Parker who also speaks of his miserable End And I suppose this to be that Dean who is recorded to have made this Will Lego omnia bona mea Domino Regi Corpus Sepulturae Animam Diabolo I give all my Goods to the King my Body to be buried and my Soul to the Devil quo dicto expiravit saith Huntley in his Epistle to King Charles pag. 69. of the Prelates Usurpation He was made Treasurer in the seventh year of Richard the First 1195. 11. Walter Gray Bishop of Worcester was made Treasurer in the eleventh year of King John 12. Geffery Arch-deacon of Narwich was made Treasurer to King John and forsook his Master when he was Excommunicated by the Pope 13. John Ruthall next enjoyed this Office Anno 1219. in the third year of Henry the Third 14. Eustachius de Faulconbridg Chancellor of the Exchequer was made Treasurer and afterward Bishop of London in the 5th of Hen. 3.1221 15. Johannes de Fontibus or Defontnes Bishop of Ely was made Treasurer in the 9th of Henr. 3. 16. Wulter Malclark or Lack Latin was Bishop of Carlile and Treasurer of England in the dayes of Henr. 3. 17. Ranulph Briton is mentioned next in Order but I suppose it should have been Hubert de Burgo 18. Peter de Orial he was made Treasurer in the seventeenth year of Henry the Third 1233. and afterward Guardian of all the Forests Escheats and Cinque Ports 19. Hugh Pateshall Treasurer of the Exchequer and afterward to the King in the eighteenth year of Henry the Third 1234. and after that Chief Justice of all England 20 William Haverhull a Canon of St. Pauls was made Treasurer to the King 1240. in the twenty fourth of Henry the Third 21. Richard de Barking Abbot of Westminster was Chief Baron of the Exchequer and Treasurer of England after him 22. Philip Lovel did next obtain this Honour Anno 1251. 23. John Crockhall Arch-deacon of Bedford was Treasurer from the 42 to the 44th year of Henry the Third at which time the King gave him a Prebendary and so he was removed 24. John Abbot of Peterborough was by the Barons made Treasurer and by them also were the other Officers of the King Elected and Confirmed 1260. 25. Nicholas Arch-deacon of Ely was made Treasurer in the 47 of Hen. 3.1263 26. Thomas Wi●…undham was by the Barons first made Treasurer of the Exchequer and afterwards of England in the fiftieth year of Hen. 3.1266 27. John Chisul Dean of Pauls afterward Bishop of London and sometime Chancellour was made Treasurer in the fifty fourth of Hen. 3.1269 About this time also there is mention made of one Philip de Ely 28. Joseph de Chancey was made Treasurer in the second year of Edward the First 1274. 29. William or Walter Gifford Bishop of Bath and Wells was the next Treasurer to Edw. the First 30. Robert Burnell Bishop of Bath and Wells and Chancellour of England succeeded the said Gifford in the Place of Treasurer 31. Joseph de Chancey was the second time made Treasurer in the sixth year of Edw. 1278. He was also Prior of St. Johns of Jerusalem that is of the Order of Knights so called whose Residence was chiefly at Rebodes 32. Thomas Beck was made Treasurer in the 7th of Edw. the First he being then Arch-deacon of Dorchester 33. Richard de Ware Abbot of Westminster was made Treasurer in the eighth year of Edw. 1.1280 This man going for his Consecration to Rome provided and brought Stones and Workmen from thence to make that curious Pavement at Westminster before the Communion-Table and also the Shrine of Edward the Confessor 34. Walter or William de Wenlock Abbot of Westminster was made Treasurer after Richard de Ware 35. The Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry was made Treasurer in the 14th of Edward the First 1286. and succeeded the same year by John Kerby 36. John Kerby Dean of Winburn and Arch-deacon of Coventrey was made Treasurer in the 14th of Edw. 1. 37. William de Marchia was made Treasurer in the 18th of Edw. 1.1290 and held the Place five years after whose time the Place was void the Barons of the Exchequer supplying the Place till they chose 38. Walter Langhstone who enjoyed the Place all the while the King lived and was afterward removed and imprisoned by Edward the Second 39. Walter Reignolds School-master to Edward the Second Bishop of Worcester and Chancellour of England made Treasurer in the first of Edw. the Second 40. John de Sandal Chancellour was made also Treasurer but he kept his Place but a year 41. Walter Norwich Knight was made Treasurer in the fifth of Edward the Second 1312. 42. John de Sandal was the second time made Treasurer in the sixth year of Edward the Second 43. Walter Norwich Knight was the second time made Treasurer 44. John Drokensford Bishop of Bath and Wells did next enjoy the Place of Treasurer who was succeeded by 45. John Hotham in the eleventh of Edw. the Second 1317. 46. William de Walwaine was made Treasurer in the twelfth of Edw. the Second and was for Misdemeanours removed by the Parliament at York 47. John Stratford Bishop of Winchester succeeded in the same Place the same year This Treasurer found in some by-place in the Treasury the Sum of twenty nine pound seventeen
shillings and eight pence for the supposed Expence of which the last Treasurer was turn'd out of his Place Fiat Justitia this falls short of two or three Millions 48. Walter Stapleton Bishop of Exeter was made Treasurer in the 13th year of Edw. the Second 1319. 49. Sir Walter Norwich the third time made Lord Treasurer in the 15th year of Edward the Second though Walsingham sayes otherwise 50. Roger Northborow Scutifer made Treasurer in the 16th of Ed. 2.1322 51. Walter Stapleton Bishop of Exeter the second time made Treasurer in the 18th of Ed. 2. and was beheaded by Queen Isabel when she came into England to Depose her Husband 52. William Melton Arch-bishop of York was made Treasurer in the 18th of Ed. 2. and kept his Place till the Deposition of his Master 53. John Strafford Bishop of Winchester was the second time made Treasurer in the twentieth year of the Deposed King Edward 54. Adam Tarleton or de Orleton Bishop of Hereford was made Treasurer also in the first year of King Edward the Third 55. Henry Burwash Bishop of Lincoln was made Lord Treasurer in the first year of Ed. 3.1327 56. Thomas Bishop of Hereford did next possess this Place in the third year of Ed. the third 57. Robert Woodhouse was made Lord Treasurer in the fourth of King Edward 58. William Arch-bishop of York was again made Treasurer in the fifth year of Ed. the third 59. William Bishop of Norwich was also made Treasurer in the fifth of Edward the third in Michaelmas Term. Note that there were three Lord Treasurers successively in this Term. 60. Robert le Ailstone made Treasurer in the 7th year of Ed. the third 1333. 61. Henry Burwash was again made Treasurer in the tenth of Ed. the third 1336. 62. Richard de Bury Bishop of Durham was made Treasurer in the 11th of Ed. the third 63. William de la Zouch was preferred to this Place in the 12th year of Ed. the third 1338. He was Bishop of York and in the Kings absence Vicegerent of the North and also took David Bruce King of Scots who then Invaded England 1346. 64. Richard Sadington was made Treasurer in the 14th year of Ed. the third 65. Robert Northborow Treasurer also in the 14th year of Ed. the third 66. The Bishop of Chester made Treasurer in the 15th year and soon lost his Place 67. Robert Perning was also Treasurer in the 15th year 68. Roger Northborow Bishop of Coventrey did possess this Place in the 16th year of King Edward 69. William de Cusans made Treasurer in the 17th year of King Ed. 3. in which place he continued but the space of Michaelmas Term. 70. William de Edington Bishop of Winchester made Treasurer in the 19th Year of Ed. 3.1345 which Place he held twelve Years 71. John Bishop of Rochester made Treasurer in the 32 year of Ed. 3.1358 72. Simon Langham of the Priory of Westminster was made Treasurer in the 35 year of Ed. 3 and he was afterward a Cardinal 73. John Barret made Bishop of Worcester and after Treasurer of England in the 36 year of Ed. 3.1362 74. Thomas de Brandington was made Bishop of Exon and afterward Treasurer in the 43 of Ed. 3. and continued in his Place till the 45 of Ed. 3.1371 and was then removed by the Parliament and at the same time it was enacted that Clergy-men should no more serve in the Place of Treasurer Chancellor or Clerk of the Privy Seal but secular men only 75. Sir Richard Scroop was made Treasurer in the 46 of Ed. the 3. A man of great Worth and one who hated to cheat a Kingdom 76. Sir Robert Ashton Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports was made Treasurer in the 50th year of Ed. 3. 77. Henry Wake of Wakefield being before made Bishop of Worcester was made Treasurer in the 51 year of Edward 3. which was the last year of his Reign 78. Thomas de Brantington was again made Treasurer in the first year of Richard the second 1378. 79. Richard Earl of Arundel and Surrey made Lord Treasurer in the second year of Richard the second and held it one whole year and then gave place to 80. Thomas de Brandington who was the third time made Lord Treasurer in the third year of Richard the 2. 81. Robert Hales Chief Prior of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem in England was made Lord Treasurer in the fourth of Richard the Second 82. Hugh Segrane Knight whom Walsingham calleth Regis Senescallum the Kings Steward was made Treasurer in the fifth year of Richard 2. 83. John Fortham Cannon being Secretary to the King was made Bishop of Durham and in the ninth of Richard the second he was made Treasurer also 1385. 84. John Gilbert Bishop of Hereford was by the Parliament made Treasurer in the tenth of Rich. 2.1386 85. Thomas de Brantington was the fourth time made Treasurer of England 86. John Gilbert Bishop of St. David's in Wales was made Treasurer in the 13 Year of Richard 2. 87. John Waltham Bishop of Salisbury Masters of the Rolls and Keeper of the Privy-Seal was made Treasurer in the 15 year of Rich. 2. 88. Roger Walden was the next who succeeded in that Place in the 18 year of Richard 2.1365 89. The Bishop of St. David's in Wales was chose Treasurer in the 22 year of Rich. 2. 90. William Scroop Knight and Vice-Chamberlain was made Treasurer also in the 22 of Richard 2. This man bought of the Earl of Salisbury the Isle of Man with the Crown thereof he was also one of those to whom this King let the Kingdom out to farm yet after all he was beheaded at Bristol in the 23 year of Rich. 2. 91. Sir John Northbury made Lord Treasurer in the first year of Henry the fourth 1399. 92. Henry Bowet Bishop of York was made Treasurer in the fourth of Henry 4.1403 93. William Lord Ross enjoyed the Place of Treasurer in the fifth year of Henry the fourth 94. Thomas Lord Furnival had the Place and Office of Lord Treasurer in the 6th year of Hen. 4. To this Lord Furnival did that House in Holborn belong as their Common dwelling-house which is now called Furnivals-Inn 95. Nicholas Bubwith was made Lord Treasurer in the 8th year of Hen. 4. 96. Sir Richard Scroop Lord of Bolton made Treasurer in the 9th year of Hen. 4. 97. Sir John Tiptoft did possess this Place of Treasurer in Michaelmas Term in the 10th year of Hen. 4.1408 98. Henry Lord Scroop of Masham and Flaxfleet was made Treasurer in the 11th of Hen. 4.1410 He kept his Place so long as the King lived and in the third year of Henry the Fifth he was beheaded at Southampton 99. Thomas Fitzallen Earl of Arundel and Surrey was made Treasurer in the first year of Hen. 5. 100. Sir Roger Leche was made Treasurer in the 4th year of Hen. 5. and was with the King at the Siege of Roan 101. Henry Lord