CECIL, Sir Edward (1572-1638), of Cecil House, The Strand, Westminster; The Farm, Chelsea, Mdx. and Wimbledon, Surr.

Family and Education

b. 29 Feb. 1572, CSP Dom. 1547-80, p. 437. 3rd s. of Thomas Cecil†, 1st earl of Exeter (d.1623) and his 1st w. Dorothy, da. and coh. of John, 4th Lord Latimer; bro. of Richard* and William†. C. Dalton, Life and Times of Gen. Sir Edward Cecil, 5. educ. G. Inn 1591; travelled abroad (Italy) 1594-at least 1596; Padua Univ. 1595. SP Eliz. (1759) ed. W. Murdin, 805; HMC Hatfield, vi. 467; GI Admiss.; G.L. Andrich, De Natione Anglica et Scota Iuristarum Universitatis Patavinae, 135 m. (1) 10 July 1601, Theodosia (d.Mar. 1616), da. of Sir Andrew Noel† of Brooke, Rutland, 4da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) 27 Feb. 1617, Diana (bur. 5 May 1631), da. of Sir William Drury† of Hawstead, Suff., and coh. to her bro. Sir Robert Drury*, 1da. d.v.p.; (3) c. Sept. 1635 (with £2,500) Sophia, da. of Sir Edward Zouche of Woking, Surr., knight-marshal 1618-26, 1s. d.v.p. CP, xii. pt. 2, pp. 742-3; Dalton, ii. 342. Kntd. ?14 Sept. 1601; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 99. cr. Visct. Wimbledon 9 Nov. 1625. CP, xii. pt. 2, pp. 741-2. d. 16 Nov. 1638. CSP Dom. 1638-9, p. 106. sig. Ed[ward] Cecyll.

Offices Held

Capt. of ft. Neths. 1599–1633, D.J.B. Trim, ‘Fighting "Jacob’s Wars". The Employment of English and Welsh Mercenaries in the European Wars of Religion: France and the Neths. 1562–1610’ (London Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 2002), p. 371; Dalton, ii. 320. col. 1605 – 32, capt. of horse 1600–29; F.J.G. ten Raa and F. de Bas, Het. Staatsche Leger, ii. 125, 159; iii. 179; iv. 193, 241, 333. capt.-gen. siege of Jülich 1610; T. Rymer, Foedera, vii. pt. 2, pp. 166–7. lt.-gen. and lord marshal, Cadiz expedition 1625; gov. of Portsmouth, Hants 1630–d. CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 90; 1629–31, p. 316; 1638–9, p. 107.

Kpr. Putney Park, Surr. (sole) 1603 – 15, (jt.) 1615–26; Ibid. 1603–10, p. 35; 1611–18, p. 288; Addenda, 1625–49, p. 166. j.p. Peterborough 1603–d., C181/1, f. 45; 181/5, f. 111. Mdx. and Surr. 1618 – d., Westminster 1619 – d., Hants 1636–d.; C231/4, ff. 55, 88, 231/5, p. 193; Cal. Assize Recs. Surr. Indictments, Jas. I ed. J.S. Cockburn, 166; C193/13/2. commr. survey, L. Inn Fields, Mdx. 1618, Rymer, vii. pt. 3, p. 83. new buildings, London and Mdx. 1618-at least 1630, C66/2165; Rymer, vii. pt. 3, p. 114. lieutenancy, Mdx. 1620–2, Sainty, Lords Lieutenants, 27. subsidy, Mdx. and Westminster, 1621 – 22, 1624, Surr. 1622, 1624, C212/22/20–1, 23. dep. lt. Surr. by 1623-at least 1626; CSP Dom. 1623–5, p. 134; Addenda 1625–49, p. 159. commr. nuisance, Mdx. 1624, Rymer, vii. pt. 4, p. 96. sewers, Kent and Surr. 1624 – 32, Westminster 1634; C181/3, f. 114v; 181/4, ff. 126, 190v. freeman, Dover, Kent 1624, Add. 29623, f. 64. Newport and Yarmouth, I.o.W. 1634; I.o.W. RO, NBC 45/2, f. 197v; Add. 5669, f. 97v. commr. martial law, Devon and Cornw. 1625, Rymer, viii. pt. 1, p. 180. Forced Loan, Mdx. 1626, Surr. 1626–7; C66/2376; Rymer, viii. pt. 2, p. 144; C193/12/2, f. 57. oyer and terminer, Mdx. 1627, Home circ. 1629–d.; C181/3, f. 219; 181/4, f. 13; 181/5, f. 108v. jt. ld. lt. Surr. 1627–d.; Sainty, 33. commr. knighthood fines, Surr. 1630; E178/7154, f. 283. survey of the Thames, Mdx. 1630 – 31, Oxon. 1631, repair of St. Paul’s Cathedral 1631. CSP Dom. 1631–3, pp. 6, 133.

Gent. of the privy chamber 1603-at least 1604; Harl. 6166, f. 68v; HMC Hatfield, xvi. 45. treas. to the Electress Palatine 1613; CSP Dom. 1611–18, p. 180. commr. ordnance inquiry 1618, 1630, 1635, APC, 1618–19, p. 307; CSP Dom. 1629–31, p. 158; 1634–5, p. 527. recovery of the Palatinate 1621; APC, 1619–21, p. 333. member, Council of War 1624 – at least32, 1637–d.; SR, iv. 1261; CSP Dom. 1631–3, p. 364; 1637, p. 86, 1637–8, p. 266. commr. naval abuses 1626–7, CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 496. exacted fees 1627–d., CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 168; E215/173A. transportation of felons 1628-at least 1633, Rymer, viii. pt. 2, p. 281; CSP Dom. 1631–3, p. 547. assistance to allies 1628; CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 534. member, High Commission, Canterbury prov. 1629-at least 1633; R.G. Usher, Rise and Fall of High Commission, 360. PC [I] June 1630–d.; APC, 1630–1, p. 1; PC2/49, p. 3. commr. knighthood compositions 1630, CSP Dom. 1629–31, p. 174. fisheries 1630, Rymer, vii. pt. 3, p. 136. poor relief 1631. CSP Dom. 1629–31, p. 474.

Cttee. Virg. Co. 1609–24; Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, iv. 157, 363, 369. member, N.W. Passage Co. 1612, CSP Col. E.I. 1513–1616, p. 239. Guiana Co. 1619–20. Eng. and Irish Settlement on River Amazon ed. J. Lorimer (Hakluyt Soc. ser. 2. clxxi), 194, 215.

Parlimentarian

CECIL, Sir Edward (1572-1638), of Cecil House, The Strand, Westminster; The Farm, Chelsea, Mdx. and Wimbledon, Surr.

Main residences: Cecil House, The Strand, Westminster and The Farm, Chelsea, Mdx. and Wimbledon, Surr.

Author

P.W.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

CECIL, Sir Edward (1572-1638)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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