Family and Education
b. 18 Feb. 1589,WARD 9/158, f. 195v. 1st s. of Henry Fane† of Hadlow, Kent and his 2nd w. Margaret, da. of Roger Twysden of Roydon Hall, East Peckham, Kent. Collins, Peerage, iv. 505. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 1604; G. Inn 1606, Al. Ox.; GI Admiss. travelled abroad 1608. Add. 11402, f. 138. m. c.1612 (with £3,000), Frances (d. 2 Aug. 1663), da. and coh. of Thomas Darcy of Tolleshunt D’Arcy, Essex, 7s. (2 d.v.p.) 5da. C. Dalton, Wrays of Glentworth, ii. 113-5. suc. fa. 1596; Kntd. 14 Mar. 1611. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 150. d. May 1655. Nicholas Pprs. ed. G.F. Warner (Cam. Soc. ser. 2. l, lvii), ii. 354, iii. 20.
Offices Held

Carver, King’s Household c.1612–17; Dalton, ii. 113. master of subpoena office, Chancery 1614–40; C66/1981; CSP Dom. 1640, p. 88. cofferer to Prince Charles 1617-at least 1622, SC6/Jas.I/1680, 1685; CSP Dom. 1611–18, p. 443; Chamberlain Letters ed. N.E. McClure, ii. 58. cofferer (jt.) to Charles I 1625–9; CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 66. commr. sale of Duchy of Cornw. estates 1625, T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 1, p. 214. wardrobe inquiry 1626, 1635; Rymer, viii. pt. 2, p. 98; pt. 4, p. 127. comptroller, King’s Household 1629–30; T. Birch, Ct. and Times of Chas. I, ii. 16. PC 1630–41; APC, 1630–1, p. 5. commr. inquiry, pprs. of Sir Robert Cotton* 1630, poor relief 1630, determining jurisdictions 1631, Rymer, viii. pt. 3, pp. 127, 148, 178. Admlty. 1632 – 38, 1642–3, SP16/225/44; C115/106/8414. transportation of felons 1633, Rymer, viii. pt. 3, p. 259. gt. wardrobe 1633, Ibid. viii. pt. 4, p. 29. fisheries 1633; SP16/241/80. member, High Commission 1633–41; R.G. Usher, Rise and Fall of High Commission, 350; CSP Dom. 1633–4, p. 326. abuses in cts. of justice 1633, defective titles 1635, American appeals 1636; Rymer, viii. pt. 4, p. 55; ix. pt. 1, p. 6; pt. 2, p. 8. treas. King’s Household 1639–41; Collins, Peerage, iv. 513. sec. of state 1639–41; CSP Dom. 1639–40, p. 419; Rymer, ix. pt. 2, p. 249. commr. Treasury 1641–4; Rymer, ix. pt. 3, p. 47; Collins, Peerage, iv. 516. member, cttee. of both kingdoms 1642 – 48; commr. assembly of divines 1643, exclusion from sacrament 1646, sale of bps.’ lands 1646, scandalous offences 1648, army 1652–3. A. and O. i. 181, 382, 437, 853, 905, 1208, ii. 562, 689.

Member, Virg. Co. 1612; freeman (hon.) Merchant Adventurers’ Co. 1631.A. Brown, Genesis of US, 545; Add. 28079, f. 59.

Steward, Inglewood Forest and Peareth, Cumb. by 1620; SC6/Jas.I/1683, 1684. j.p. co. Dur. 1625 – d., Kent, Westminster 1630 – d., Essex, Surr. 1630 – 42, Mdx. 1630 – d., Lincs. by 1653–d.; C193/13/2, f. 12v; SP16/405, ff. 17v, 64, 85; C231/5, pp. 36, 37, 38, 355, 530, 532, 533; HMC Westmorland, 502–7; CUL, Dd.viii.1, ff. 59, 62v, 134v. commr. new buildings, London 1625, 1630, 1636, Rymer, viii. pt. 3, p. 114; ix. pt. 2, p. 8. repair of St. Paul’s Cathedral 1631, Ibid. viii. pt. 3, p. 173. sewers, Westminster 1634, Lincs. 1638; C181/4, f. 191, C181/5, f. 101. master forester, Barnard Castle, co. Dur. 1635; Rymer, ix. pt. 1, p. 77. commr. oyer and terminer, Home circ. 1635–42, C181/5, ff. 8v, 163, 174, 193, 204, 222. piracy, Suss. 1637, C181/5, f. 68. custos rot. Mdx. 1639–d.; C231/5, f. 355. ld. lt. co. Dur. 1642–5; A. and O. i. 1, 3, 4. commr. defence, Kent 1643, seizure of arms 1643, levying money, Mdx. 1643, South-Eastern Assoc. 1644, assessment, Kent 1644, Mdx. and Westminster 1645 – 52, co. Dur. 1647 – 52, Cumb. and Kent 1649 – 52, maintenance of army, Mdx. 1644, New Model ordinance 1645, Northern Assoc. co. Dur. 1645, militia, co. Dur., Kent and Mdx. 1648, Westminster 1649. A. and O. i. 232, 247, 400, 451, 536, 541, 622, 636, 707, 964, 970, 1081, 1087, 1236, 1238–9, ii. 20, 32, 33, 36, 38, 295, 297, 300, 303, 463, 465, 469, 471, 659, 661, 665, 668–9.

Amb. (extraordinary) to the Utd. Provinces 1625, 1629, 1630, to the king of Sweden 1631–2. Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives comp. G.M. Bell, 144, 145, 198, 199, 274; HMC Mar and Kellie, ii. 231; Birch, ii. 25, 123, 134, 178, 191, 199; C115/105/8136; Rymer, viii. pt. 3, p. 203.

Main residences: Fairlawn, Kent and Charing Cross, Westminster and Raby Castle, co. Dur.
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VANE (FANE), Sir Henry (1589-1655)

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