PAULET, Amias (c.1533-88), of Hinton St. George, Som. and Sampford Peverell, Devon.

Family and Education

b. c. 1533, 1st s. of Sir Hugh Paulet by his 1st w. Philippa, da. of Sir Lewis Pollard of King’s Nympton, Devon. m. Margaret, da. and h. of Anthony Harvey of Columbjohn, Devon, 3s. 3da. suc. fa. 1573. Kntd. Oct. 1575.

Offices Held

Lt. gov. Jersey Apr. 1559, jt. (with his fa.) gov. Nov. 1571, sole 1572; j.p. Devon from 1569, Som. from c. 1573; custos rot. Som. c. 1577; ambassador to France Sept. 1576 – Nov. 1579; PC 1585; guardian of Mary Queen of Scots 1585; chancellor of the order of the Garter Feb. 1587-early 1588; commr. in the Netherlands Feb. 1588.Collinson, Som. ii. 167; Vis. Devon, ed. Colby, 168; CSP Dom. 1581–90, p. 200; Add. 1547–65, p. 490; Add. 1580–1625, p. 242; G. R. Balleine, Biog. Dict. Jersey, 652 seq.; SP12/121, f. 29; CSP For, 1575–7, p. 385; 1579–80, p. 98; 1587, p. 473; CSP Scot. 1585–6; 1586–8, passim; Ashmole, Order of the Garter, 1672, p. 521.

Parlimentarian

PAULET, Amias (c.1533-88), of Hinton St. George, Som. and Sampford Peverell, Devon.

Main residences: Hinton St. George, Som.; Sampford Peverell, Devon.

Notes

This biography is largely based upon Copy-book of letters written during [Paulet’s] embassy to France (Roxburghe Club, 1866) and Letterbooks of Sir Amias Paulet, ed. Morris.

Author

N.M.F.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

PAULET, Amias (c.1533-88)

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