BELASYSE, Thomas (1628-1700) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

bap. 16 Mar. 1628, 1st s. of Hon. Henry Belasyse^‡ of Newburgh Priory, Yorks. (N. Riding) and Grace, da. of Sir Thomas Barton of Smithells, Lancs. educ. travelled abroad Second Narrative of the Late Parliament (1658), 19. m. (1) 3 July 1651, Mildred (d. 8 May 1656), da. of Nicholas Saunderson, 2nd Visct. Castleton [I], s.p.; (2) 18 Nov. 1657, Mary (d. 14 Mar. 1713), da. of Oliver Cromwell^‡, ld. protector, s.p. suc. fa. 20 May 1647. d. 31 Dec. 1700; will 14 Nov. 1699, pr. 26 May 1701. TNA, PROB 11/460.

Offices Held

Commr. trade of Eng. and Scot. 1668-aft. 1674, CSP Dom. 1667–8, p. 156; NLS, Yester Pprs. ms 14492, ff. 10–28; ms 7023, letter no. 142; Eg. 3340, f. 13. to treat with ministers of the Emperor, Spain and the Utd. Provinces 1678, CSP Dom. 1678, p. 61. Tangiers ?1680–84, CTB, 1681–5, pp. 1252–3. abuses in hospitals 1691, CSP Dom. 1690–1, pp. 240, 473. appeals in cases of prizes 1694–7; Ibid. 1694–5, p. 204; 1695, p. 111; 1697, pp. 510–11. capt., gent. pens. 1672 – 76; PC, 17 Apr. 1672 – d., ld. of trade and plantations 12 Mar. 1675 – 15 May 1696.

Ld. lt. co. Dur. 1660 – 61, Yorks. (N. Riding), 1660 – 87, 1689 – 92; custos rot. co. Dur. 1660–1, TNA, C231/7/24. Yorks. (N. Riding) 1660 – d.; commr. Corporation Act, York 1662. HMC 8th Rep. pt. 1, 275.

Col. regt. of horse 1658 – 59, 1660; Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. of Cromwell’s Army, i. 259; HMC Var. ii. 115–16; CTB, i. 66. capt. tp. of horse 1667. CSP Dom. 1667, pp. 179, 182.

Amb. extraordinary France 1658, Venice and Italian States, 1669 – 70.

Parlimentarian

BELASYSE, Thomas (1628-1700)

Associated with: Newburgh Priory, Coxwold, Yorks. (N. Riding);VCH Yorks. (N. Riding), ii. 8-14.; Warwick House, Westminster (to 1682);Eg. 3340, f. 13; Survey of London, xxix. 427.; Fauconberg House (no. 20), Soho Square, Westminster (from 1682);Survey of London, xxxiii. 44, 69; HMC Astley, 37; Add. 41255, f. 35v.; Sutton Court, Chiswick (from 1675).VCH Mdx. vii. 71-72; Add. 41255.;

Likenesses

oil on panel by M.D. Hout, 1651, sold at Sotheby’s 10 Apr. 2013; line engraving by A. Blooteling (after Mary Beale), 1676, NPG D28406; line engraving by Robert White, 1679, NPG D29520.

Author

Littleton, Charles

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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