EDMONDES, Thomas (c.1563-1639), of Albyns, Romford, Essex and Holborn, London.

Family and Education

b. c. 1563, 5th s. of Thomas Edmondes of Fowey, Cornw., head customer of Plymouth, by Joan, da. of Anthony Delabere of Sherborne, Dorset. m. (1) May 1601, Magdalen (d.1614), da. of Sir John Wood, clerk of the signet, 1s. 3da.; (2) Sept. 1626, Sara (d.1629), da. of James Harington I of Exton, Rutland, wid. of Francis, Lord Hastings, Sir George Kingsmith and Edward, 11th Baron Zouche. Kntd. 1603.DNB; CP, vi. 658; xii(2), p. 951.

Offices Held

Agent or ambassador in France 1592 – 96, Apr. – June 1597, July 1598 – June 1599, 1600, June – Aug. 1601, 1610 – 16, 1617, June – Sept. 1629; envoy to Brussels Dec. 1599; ambassador to Brussels 1604 – 09; secretary for the French tongue May 1596; clerk of PC 1600; comptroller of the Household Dec. 1616; PC Dec. 1616; treasurer of the Household Jan. 1618; custos rot. Mdx. 1619; clerk of the Crown, King’s bench 1620.HMC Hatfield, vii. 160, 210, 214, 268; CSP Dom. 1595–7, p. 218; 1598–1601, pp. 226, 360, 392, 410, 445; 1603–10, pp. 63, 105, 181, 506; Chamberlain Letters ed. McClure, i. 91; T. Moore, Devonshire, ii. 264; PRO Index 4211; DNB.

Parlimentarian

EDMONDES, Sir Thomas (1563/6-1639), of Blackfriars, London and Albyns, Stapleford Abbots, Essex

Main residences: Albyns, Romford, Essex; Holborn, London.

Author

N.M.S.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

EDMONDES, Thomas (c.1563-1639)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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