FINCH, Heneage (1580-1631), of St. Bartholomew’s and the Inner Temple, London; later of Kensington House, Kensington, Mdx. and Serjeants’ Inn, Fleet Street, London

Family and Education

b. 15 Dec. 1580, 5th but 4th surv. s.B. I’Anson, Finch Fam. 41. of Sir Moyle Finch†, 1st bt. (d.1614) of Eastwell, Kent, and Elizabeth, suo jure 1st countess of Winchilsea, da. and h. of Sir Thomas Heneage† of Copt Hall, Essex, chan. of the duchy of Lancaster 1590-5; bro. of Francis*, John I*, Sir Theophilus* 2nd bt. and Sir Thomas, 3rd bt.*; educ. Trin. Coll. Camb. c.1592, BA 1595-6; I. Temple 1598, called 1606. m. (1) aft. 1607 (?with 1,000 marks), Frances (d. 11 Apr. 1627), da. of (Sir) Edmund Bell† of Beaupré Hall, Outwell, Norf., 3s. 1da.; (2) 16 Apr. 1629, Elizabeth (d. c. Sept. 1661), da. of William Cradock, wid. of Richard Bennett (d.1628) of Beachampton, Bucks. and St. Olave’s Jewry, London, Mercer and alderman of London, 2da. Vis. Mdx. 1663 ed. Foster, 1; Al. Cant.; I. Temple database of admiss. 148; CITR, ii. 21; Soc. Gen., St. Dunstan’s in the West par. reg.; Vis. Bucks. (Harl. Soc. lviii), 147; PROB 11/111, f. 70; Conway Letters ed. M.H. Nicolson, 196. His will indicates that he had other children who predeceased him, but their number, sex and maternity have not been ascertained: PROB 11/160, f. 504v. Kntd. 22 June 1623. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 182. d. 5 Dec. 1631. Le Neve, Mon. Angl. (1719), i. 132. sig. Heneage Finche.

Offices Held

Commr. codification of penal laws 1610, Add. 11402, f. 160. trade 1625; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 1, p. 59. member, High Commission, Canterbury prov. 1625–d.; R.G. Usher, Rise and Fall of High Commission, 350. commr. plantation of Virg. 27 June 1631–d., Rymer, viii. pt. 3, p. 192. repair of St. Paul’s Cathedral, 10 Apr. 1631–d. CSP Dom. 1631–3, p. 6.

Reader, Lyon’s Inn 1612–14; J.H. Baker and J.S. Ringrose, Cat. of English Legal Mss in CUL, 122; Harl. 1692, ff. 17–19v, 22v-3. steward’s auditor, I. Temple 1613, 1615, treas.’s auditor 1617, 1619, steward, reader’s dinner 1621, reader’s attendant 1621, bencher 1621 – 23, reader 1622; CITR, ii. 75, 92, 104, 115, 124–6, 130. fee’d counsel, Charterhouse hosp. London 1617-at least 1622, LMA, Acc/1876/G/02/1, pp. 78, 153. to Prince Charles by 1619-at least 1621, SC6/Jas.I/1682–4, unfol. Merchant Taylors’ Co. 1621–d., GL, Merchant Taylors’ accts. vols. 12–15. Barber Surgeons’ Co. 1624–?d., GL, ms 5255/1, unfol. Maidstone, Kent 1626–d., Recs. of Maidstone, 90. Cinque Ports 1630–d.; Add. 29622, ff. 200–1. recorder, London 1621–d.; Remembrancia ed. W.H. and H.C. Overall, 295. sjt.-at-law 1623–d., Order of Sjts.-at-Law ed. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. v), 333. to Prince Charles 1623 – 25, Charles I 1625-at least 1628, DCO, ‘Inrollments of patents, Prince Chas. 1620–5’, f. 140; SC6/Jas.I/1687, unfol.; APC, 1628–9, p. 186. Henrietta Maria 1629-at least 1630. LR5/57, f. 28; E101/438/7.

Freeman, Southampton 1614; HMC 11th Rep. III, 23. steward, duchy of Lancaster lands in Essex 1614–d.; Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders ed. R. Somerville, 205. j.p. Kent, Surr., Essex, Mdx. and Westminster 1621–d.; C231/4, f. 119; C66/2527; Cal. Assize Recs. Kent Indictments, Chas. I ed. J.S. Cockburn, 147. commr. subsidy, London 1621, 1624 – 25, 1628, Mdx. 1621, 1624, C212/22/20, 23; E115/112/100; 115/145/140. oyer and terminer, Mdx. 1621 – at least28, London 1621 – d., Essex (highways’ repair) 1622, Home circ. by 1629–d., C181/3, ff. 21, 22, 68v, 244, 261; 181/4, ff. 98, 103. gaol delivery, Newgate 1621–d., C181/3, f. 23; 181/4, f. 103. sewers, London 1621 – at least29, Herts. and Essex 1625 – 28, Havering and Dagenham levels, Essex and Bromley Marsh, Mdx. 29 Jan. 1631–d., C181/3, ff. 27, 184v, 251, 255v; 181/4, f. 76. assurances, London 1621–d., C181/3, f. 28; 181/4, f. 102. suppress illegal hunting, Mdx. 1622, CSP Dom. 1619–23, p. 352. new buildings, London 1625, 1630, Rymer, viii. pt. 3, p. 114; C193/8/58. charitable uses 1626, Surr. 1630, C93/10/21; C192/1, unfol. Forced Loan, London 1627, Rymer, viii. pt. 2, p. 142. knighthood fines, Mdx. 1630–d., E178/7163, m.5. survey and repair highways, Kent to London 16 June 1631–d. C231/5, p. 58.

Freeman, E.I. Co. 1617, Haberdashers’ Co. 1621; CSP Col. E.I. 1617–21, p. 99; Leics. RO, DG7 Box 4966 (Finch Pprs. xviii, Law 3), f. 1. member, Virg. Co. by 1624. Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, iv. 157.

Speaker of the House of Commons 1626.

Parlimentarian

FINCH, Heneage (1580-1631), of St. Bartholomew’s and the Inner Temple, London; later of Kensington House, Kensington, Mdx. and Serjeants’ Inn, Fleet Street, London

Main residences: St. Bartholomew’s; the Inner Temple, London; Kensington House, Kensington, Mdx.; Serjeants’ Inn, Fleet Street, London.

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A.D.T.

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Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

FINCH, Heneage (1580-1631)

Will

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Oxford 1644

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