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SWINNERTON, John (1564-1616), of St. Mary Aldermanbury, London.

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b. 1564, 1st s. of John Swinnerton, merchant, of London by Mary, da. of one Fawnte. educ. Merchant Taylors’ 1576. m. 22 July 1586, Thomasine, da. of Richard Buckfolde of London, 4s 3da. Kntd. 16 July 1603. 26 July 1603. suc. fa. 1608.Merchant Taylors’ School Reg. ed. Hart, 11 (unpaginated); London Mar. Lic. (Harl. Soc. xxv), 27, 151; PCC 125 Cope, 8 Dorset.
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Alderman, London 22 June 1602, sheriff 1602 – 03, ld. mayor 1612 – 13; farmer of imposts on French and Rhenish wines 1593 – 97, 1599 – 1607, of imposts on sweet wines 1612; gov. Christ’s Hospital. J. J. Baddeley, Aldermen of Cripplegate Ward, 58; G. E. Cokayne, Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of the City of London, 55; F. C. Dietz, Eng. Public Finance, 1558–1641, pp. 74–5, 91; R. H. Tawney, Business and Politics under James I, 96 n. 2, 104 n. 2; PCC 125 Cope.

Main residence: St. Mary Aldermanbury, London.
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SWINNERTON, John (1564-1616)

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SYMNELL, Richard (d.1608), of Colchester, Essex.

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?s. of Thomas Symnell. educ. St. John’s, Camb., matric. pens. 1558. m. (1) Jane; (2) Elizabeth, s.p.
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Alderman, Colchester 1597, dep. (to James Morice) town clerk 1578 to at least 1583, bailiff 1598, 1603.

Main residence: Colchester, Essex.
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SYMNELL, Richard (-d.1608)

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TAILBOYES, Anthony (d.1584), of Skirmington, co. Dur.

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?3rd s. of Ralph Tailboyes of Thornton Hall, Conscliffe by Eleanor, da. of Henry Killinghall of Middleton St. George. educ. Camb. 1544. m. aft. 1569, Elizabeth, da. of Anthony Eshe, of Skirmington, wid. of Thomas Norton.
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J.p.q. co. Dur. and other northern counties and commr. in north parts 1577.

Main residence: Skirmington, co. Dur.
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TAILBOYES, Anthony (-d.1584)

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TALBOT, Edward (c.1561-1618), of Bothal Castle, Northumb.

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bap. 25 Feb. 1561, 3rd s. of George, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, by his 1st w. Lady Gertrude Manners, da. of Thomas, 1st Earl of Rutland; bro. of Gilbert and Henry. educ. Magdalen Coll. Oxf. 1579; travelled abroad 1582-3. m. Dec. 1583, Jane, e. da. and coh. of Cuthbert, 7th Lord Ogle of Ogle, Northumb., 1s. d.v.p. suc. bro. as 8th Earl of Shrewsbury 8 May 1616.
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J.p. Northumb. from c. 1592, sheriff 1601 – 02, 1609 – 10, custos rot. 1603; j.p. Yorks. (W. Riding) from 1602; muster commr. of the middle march 1596; member, high commission, province of York 1599, council in the north 1603 – d., council in the marches of Wales 1616; jt. border commr. and guardian of peace 1618.CP; HMC Hatfield, ix. 396; Reid, Council of the North, 496.

Main residence: Bothal Castle, Northumb.
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TALBOT, Edward (c.1561-1618)

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TALBOT, Gilbert (1552-1616), of Chatsworth, Derbys., Worksop, Notts. and Sheffield, Yorks.

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b. 20 Nov. 1552, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of George, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, by his 1st w. and bro. of Edward and Henry. educ. St. John’s, Oxf. c.1566; travelled abroad 1568, Hamburg, Padua, Venice. m. 9 Feb. 1568, Mary, da. of Sir William Cavendish of Chatsworth, 2s. d.v.p. 3da. styled. Lord Talbot 1582; summ. to Lords in his fa.’s. barony as Lord Talbot 1589; suc. fa. as 7th Earl of Shrewsbury 1590. KG 1592.
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Steward of Pontefract and Tutbury, constable of Pontefract, Radnor, Tutbury and Wigmore castles 1589; j.p. Cumb., Derbys. (1573), Herefs. (1577), Notts., Salop and Yorks. 1590 or earlier; on embassy to Henri IV of France 1596; PC 1601; eccles. commr. province of York 1605; c.j. forests beyond Trent 1603; ld. lt. Derbys. 1605; constable and steward, Newark, forester of Sherwood 1607.Somerville, Duchy, i. 541–2.

Main residences: Chatsworth, Derbys.; Worksop, Notts.; Sheffield, Yorks.
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This biography is based upon HMC Shrewsbury and Talbot, ii, and D. N. Durant, Bess of Hardwick.

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TALBOT, Gilbert (1552-1616)

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