SANDYS, Sir Edwin (1561-1629), of Northbourne Court, Northbourne, Kent and St. Martin-le-Grand, Aldersgate, London; formerly of Dalby, Yorks. and the Middle Temple, London

Family and Education

b. 9 Dec. 1561, 2nd s. of Edwin Sandys (d.1588), abp. of York and Cecilia, da. of Thomas Wilsford of Cranbrook, Kent; bro. of Sir Miles* and Sir Samuel*. educ. Merchant Taylors’ sch. 1571; Corpus Christi, Oxf. c.1573-5 (admitted disciplus 1577), BA 1579, MA 1583; Reg. Merchant Taylors’ Sch. comp. C.J. Robinson, 17; Al. Ox.; P.B. Secor, Richard Hooker: Prophet of Anglicanism, 99. Geneva acad. 1597; travelled abroad 1596-9 (Germany, Italy, Geneva, France). m. (1) Margaret (d. 6 July 1588), da. of John Evelegh† of Holcombe, Devon, 1da.; (2) c.1590/1, Anne (d. by 1593), da. of Thomas Southcote* of Bovey Tracey, Devon, s.p.; (3) c.1601, Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Nevinson of Eastry, Kent, 1da. d.v.p.; (4) 1604, REQ 2/421/93. Katherine (d.1634), da. of Sir Richard Bulkeley* of Henblas, Beaumaris and Baron Hill, Llanfaes, Anglesey, 7s. incl. Henry* (2 d.v.p.), 5da. Kntd. 11 May 1603. d. betw. 16 and 31 Oct. 1629. sig. Edwin Sandys/Sandes.

Offices Held

Prebend, Wetwang, Yorks. 1582–1602; Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, IV: York Dioc. comp. J.M. Horn and D.M. Smith, 66. chan., dioc. of York 1586. Ath. Ox. ii. col. 475; T.K. Rabb, Jacobean Gent.: Sir Edwin Sandys, 1561–1629, p. 15.

Kpr. (jt.), York House, Westminster 1593-at least 1596; CSP Dom. 1591–4, p. 325; HEHL, EL658. commr. subsidy, Kent 1606, 1624; E115/34/115; C212/22/24. sheriff, Kent 1615–16; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 69. commr. inquiry, lands of recusants, Kent c.1623; CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 449 (misdated). freeman, Maidstone, Kent 1625; Maidstone Recs. 85. j.p. Kent 1625–d.; C231/4, f. 184; Cal. Assize Recs. Kent Indictments, Chas. I ed. J.S. Cockburn, 87. commr. sewers, Kent 1625, C181/3, f. 157v. martial law 1626, T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 94. billeting of troops 1626, APC, 1626, p. 224. Forced Loan 1626–7. Harl. 6846, f. 37; Rymer, viii. pt. 2, p. 144.

Member, 2nd earl of Lincoln’s embassy to Hesse 1596. Rabb, 18–19.

Member, Anne of Denmark’s Council 1603–19; Illustrations of British History ed. E. Lodge, iii. 65; LC2/5, f. 33. commr. survey [I] 1623 – 24, trade 1625. Rymer, vii. pt. 4, p. 90; viii. pt. 1, p. 59.

Cttee. Virg. Co. 1607 – 24, asst. 1616, 1618, auditor (jt.) 1618, 1620 – 23, treas. 1619–20; Rabb, 330–1, 337; Virg. Co. Recs. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, i. 384–5, 467; ii. 30. member, E.I. Co. by 1613, freeman 1618, cttee. (‘at large’ ) 1619 – 27, (full) 1627–d.; Rabb, 340; CSP Col. E.I. 1617–21, pp. 229, 283; 1625–9, pp. 364, 638. member, Somers Is. Co. 1615, dep. gov. 1618, asst. 1623. A. Brown, Genesis of US, 770; Letters from Bermuda 1615–46 ed. V.A. Ives, 112, 276.

Parlimentarian

SANDYS, Sir Edwin (1561-1629), of Northbourne Court, Northbourne, Kent and St. Martin-le-Grand, Aldersgate, London; formerly of Dalby, Yorks. and the Middle Temple, London

Main residences: Northbourne Court, Northbourne, Kent; St. Martin-le-Grand, Aldersgate, London; Dalby, Yorks.; the Middle Temple, London.

Author

A.D.T.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

SANDYS, Sir Edwin (1561-1629)

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Estates

Oxford 1644

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