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b. 4 Apr. 1593, 1st s. of John Nicholas, attorney, of Winterbourne Earls, Wilts. and the Middle Temple, London and Susannah, da. of William Hunton of East Knoyle. educ. Salisbury g.s. 1603; privately (household of Lawrence Hyde I*), Salisbury 1605, Winchester 1607-8, Bishopstone, Wilts. (Richard Badcock) 1609-11; Queen’s, Oxf. 1611-13; M. Temple, entered 1611, 1613-15, 1618; travelled abroad (France) 1615-16. m. 24 Sept. 1622 (with £600), Jane (d. 15 Sept. 1688), da. of Henry Jay, Draper and alderman, of Budge Row, London and Holverston, Norf., 6s. (2 d.v.p.) 3da.D. Nicholas, Mr. Secretary Nicholas, 11-17, 24, 29-30; Wilts. Vis. Peds. (Harl. Soc. cv), 144-5; CSP Dom. 1619-23, p.427 Kntd. 26 Nov. 1641; suc. fa. 1644.Nicholas, Mr. Secretary Nicholas, 147, 199. d. 1 Sept. 1669. sig. Edward Nicholas.
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Sec. to Sir John Dackombe*, chan. of the duchy of Lancaster, 1617–18,CSP Dom. 1611–18, p. 518. to the ld. warden of the Cinque Ports (successively Edward Zouche, 11th Lord Zouche and George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham) 1619–28;Add. 37818, f. 7; 37819, passim. sec. of Admlty. 1624–38;SP16/117, f. 103; Add. 64916, f. 15. clerk of PC (extraordinary) 1627 – 35, (ordinary) 1635–41;APC, 1627, p. 287; CSP Dom. 1635, p. 420. commr. maltsters 1637,CSP Dom. 1636–7, p. 404. inquiry into money paid by the Crown for freight of ships 1638;Cal. of Docquets of Ld. Kpr. Coventry 1625–40 ed. J. Broadway, R. Cust and S. Roberts (L. and I. Soc. spec. ser. xxxiv), 49. surveyor, duchy of Lancaster (south parts) 1641/2–60;Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders ed. R. Somerville, 77. sec. of state 1641–62;CSP Dom. 1641–3, p. 186; 1661–2, p. 524; F.M.G. Evans, Sec. of State, 123, 126. PC 1641–d.;PC2/53, p. 196. commr. Treas. (roy.) 1642-at least 1643,CSP Dom. 1641–3, p. 394; Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6 ed. W.H. Black, 14, 60. Admlty. (roy.) 1643, Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6, p. 109. wardrobe 1661.CSP Dom. 1661–2, p. 33.

Sec. Fishery Soc. (jt.) 1632.Ibid. 1631–3, p. 388.

Freeman, Winchelsea, Suss. 1621, Dover, Kent 1628;E. Suss. RO, WIN 55, f. 235; Add. 29623, f. 79. commr. piracy, Hants and I.o.W. 1635, C181/5, f. 24. array, Wilts. 1642,Northants. RO, FH133. assessment, Wilts. (roy.) 1643,Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6, p. 16. Mdx. 1660–1,SR, v. 216, 334. oyer and terminer, Wilts. (roy.) 1644; kpr. Windsor Great Park, Berks. 1645 (roy.), 1660–2;Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6, pp. 406–7; CSP Dom. 1661–2, pp. 309, 508. commr. to inquire into the estates of delinquents, Oxon., Berks., Bucks., Warws., Northants., Hants, Wilts., Glos., Beds., Herts. and Mdx. (roy.) 1646;Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6, p. 283. gamekeeper, Hampton Court, Mdx. 1660; CSP Dom. Addenda 1660–70, p. 650. j.p. and custos rot. (roy.) Mdx. 1643, Mdx. and Wilts. 1660 – d., Westminster 1662–d.Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6, p. 108; C220/9/4; C193/12/3.

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NICHOLAS, Edward (1593-1669), of Dover Castle, Kent and King Street, Westminster; later of West Horsley, Surr.
Main residences: Dover Castle, Kent; King Street, Westminster; West Horsley, Surr.
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NICHOLAS, Edward (1593-1669)

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