Sir Edward Belknap d 1520, Privy Councillor

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Sir Edward Belknap d 1520, Privy Councillor

Legg inn av Gjest » 19 jan 2007 08:16:02

I was climbing one of Leo's trees and hit a dead-end at Sir Edward Belknap
who was a Privy Councillor to Henry VII and VIII. I see a request by Leo here,
eight years ago but not clear resolution on Who Was this person? Some people
suggested he might be the same one who is usually given as "D.s.p." since his
heir(s) was his sister(s).

From this website http://www.telefonica.net/web2/kenello/belknap.htm
which seems to be pretty good, we get an answer


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Sir Edward Belknap, kt., of Weston-under-Weatherley, son of Henry, was
married to Alice Burnby, who secondly married John Brygges (C 1/739/49 + C
1/474/48). He had, however, an illigitimate daughter Elizabeth with the widow of
Walter Scott of Staplefield Tany in Essex, who married Thomas Bushop of Hendfield
in Sussex. Their son Thomas, kt., born 1555, became the first Baronet Bisshop
of Torham and Viscount of Sussex and died in 1626. (Visitation. of Sussex).
He was also a member of Parliament and sheriff of Surrey and Sussex. Sir
Thomas married firstly a daughter of William Cromer of Kent and his wife
Katherine, da. of Sir Thomas Kemp, kt.; and secondly Jane, da. of Sir Wichard Weston
and Jane Dister (ThePeerage.com).

Edward made his will in in 1520 (ER 101/38) and died in 1521. (Inq. p.m. of
1521-2, C 142/37/83). After Edward's death several court cases are registered
concerning his former manors.

Edward was Chief Butler (E 122/00/13), and in 1478 he was appointed constable
of the Castle and steward of the town of Warwick (VCH, Vol. 8). At the
division of Ralph de Boteler's lands in 1496 Edward was assigned the manor of
Sheriff's Lench and held lands in Horseley and Castelhouses (C 1/342/4) as well as
the manors of Darsett and Northend in Warwickshire.(CRO457/6/1) in 1505. He was
also lord of Worthies in Essex (VCH Vol. 4). 1501 created sheriff of
Warwickshire and Leicestershire (CFR). In 1513 he accompanied Henry VII to war in
France where he was knighted in Tournai. Sampson Norton and Edward were masters
of the Ordonance in 1514/5 (E 36/236). Shortly before his death he and other
commissioners were responsible for preparing "The Field of Cloth" for King
Henry in France and see to it that the archbishop's tent stood on dry ground.
(VCH). He had been member of the Privy Council both of Henry VII and VIII.
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Will Johnson

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