HEYRICKE, Sir William (1562-1653), of Cheapside, London and Beaumanor, Leics.; later of Wood Street, London and Richmond, Surr.

Family and Education

bap. 9 Dec. 1562,W.G. Dimock, ‘Some Early Notices of the Herrick Fam.’, Trans. Leics. Arch. Soc. vi. 118. 5th s. of John Heyricke (d.1589), ironmonger, of Leicester, Leics. and Mary, da. of John Bond of Ward End, Warws.; bro. of Robert Heyrick†. educ. appr. Goldsmith, London 1579. Goldsmiths’ Hall, London, appr. bk. 1, f. 6v, info. from David Beasley. m. 6 May 1596, Joan, da. of Richard May, Merchant Taylor, of London and Rawmere, Suss., 8s. (1 d.v.p.) 5da. (2 d.v.p.). Nichols, County of Leicester, ii. 615-6; iii. 148, 150-60. Kntd. 2 Apr. 1605. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 137. d. 2 Mar. 1653. Nichols, i. 601. sig. W[illiam] Heyricke.

Offices Held

Freeman, Goldsmiths’ Co. by 1587, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London, appr. bk. 1, f. 75, info. from David Beasley. renter warden (jt.) 1602 – 03, first warden 1605 – 06, 1618–19; Goldsmiths’ Hall, London, min. bks. 1599–1604, p. 271; 1605–11, p. 405; 1618–24, p. 352, info. from David Beasley. member, Virg. Co. 1612. Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, iii. 84.

Freeman, London 1587, Cal. of Herrick Fam. Pprs. ed. P.M. Pugh (NRA 17342), 66. common councilman by 1598–?1605, R.M. Benbow, Tables of London Citizens 1558–1603, i. 244. alderman 1605; CLRO, Reps. 27, ff. 19, 35v. freeman, Leicester 1601; H. Hartopp, Reg. Freemen of Leicester, 98. commr. subsidy, Leicester 1608, 1621 – 22, 1624, SP14/31/1; C212/22/20–1, 23. Leics. 1626; Cal. of Herrick Fam. Pprs. 102. sewers, Mdx. 1619; C181/2, f. 347v. j.p. Surr. 1624; C231/4, f. 168. collector of subsidy, Leics. 1628. Cal. of Herrick Fam. Pprs. 103.

Jeweller to the king, queen and prince (jt.), 1603–?24; HMC 4th Rep. 315. teller of the Exch. 1616–23. Exchequer Officeholders comp. J.C. Sainty (L. and I. Soc. spec. ser. xviii), 234.

Contractor, Crown land sales 1607–8.C66/1728.

Parlimentarian

HEYRICKE, Sir William (1562-1653), of Cheapside, London and Beaumanor, Leics.; later of Wood Street, London and Richmond, Surr.

Main residences: Cheapside, London; Beaumanor, Leics; Wood Street, London; Richmond, Surr.

Author

P.W.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

HEYRICKE, Sir William (1562-1653)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

Image