HESILRIGE, Sir Arthur (1601-61), of Noseley, Leics.

Family and Education

bap. 23 July 1601, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir Thomas Hesilrige†, 1st bt., of Noseley, and Frances (d. 1668), da. of William Gorges of Alderton, Northants.Alderton, Northants. par. reg.; Vis. Leics. (Harl. Soc. ii), 16; Nichols, Leics. ii. 743, 753; CB; B. Denton, Only in Heaven: The Life and Campaigns of Sir Arthur Hesilrige, 1601-61 (Sheffield, 1997), 15. educ. Westminster school;Ath. Ox. iii. 578; Rec. of Old Westminsters, i. 452-3. Magdalene Coll. Camb. Easter 1617;Al. Cant. G. Inn 29 Jan. 1623.G. Inn Admiss. m. (1) 24 May 1624 (with £3,000), Frances (d. 1632), da. of Thomas Elmes of Lilford, Northants., 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da.;Greens [sic] Norton, Northants. par. reg.; Nichols, Leics. ii. 748, 754; Denton, Only in Heaven, 20; J.C. Hodgson, ‘On the medieval and later owners of Eslington’, Arch. Aeliana, ser. 3, vi. 22. (2) 26 June 1634 (with £5,000), Dorothy (d. 28 Jan. 1651), da. of Fulke Greville of Thorpe Latimer, Lincs. 3s. (2 d.v.p.) 5da.Leics. RO, DG21/55; All Hallows, Bread Street Par. Regs. ed. W.B. Bannerman (Harl. Soc. Reg. Ser. xliii), 108; Nichols, Leics. ii. 748, 754, 756. suc. fa. as 2nd bt. 11 Jan. 1630.Nichols, Leics. ii. 748, 753. d. 7 Jan. 1661.Nichols, Leics. ii. 747-8, 753.

Offices Held

Local: capt. militia horse, Leics. c.Sept. 1623–5.HEHL, Hastings manorial, box 53, item 6, f. 74; SP16/70/70, f. 110; T. Cogswell, Home Divisions (Manchester, 1998), 94. J.p. 22 Nov. 1630-c.June 1635, 18 Mar. 1641–?, by Feb. 1650-bef. Oct. 1660;C231/5, pp. 43, 436; C193/13/2, f. 37; Cogswell, Home Divisions, 217. co. Dur., Northumb. by Feb. 1650 – bef.Oct. 1660; Cumb. by Feb. 1650-bef. c.Sept. 1656, Mar. – bef.Oct. 1660; Oxon. 8 July 1656 – bef.Oct. 1660; Westmld. by c.Sept. 1656-bef. Oct. 1660. 31 Jan. 1631 – 29 May 1635C231/6, p. 340. Commr. oyer and terminer, Midland circ., 5 June 1641 – aft.Jan. 1642, by Feb. 1654-c.Feb. 1658, 28 June 1658–10 July 1660;C181/4, ff. 70, 195v; C181/5, ff. 192, 220; C181/6, pp. 15, 370. Northumb. 17 Dec. 1644;C181/5, f. 245v. Northern circ. by Feb. 1654–10 July 1660;C181/6, pp. 17, 375. Oxf. circ. June 1659–10 July 1660;C181/6, p. 374. charitable uses, Leics. 19 June 1632, 4 July 1633;C192/1, unfol. co. Dur. 27 June 1649;C93/20/12. disarming recusants, Leics. 30 Aug. 1641.LJ iv. 385b. Dep. lt. Rutland 5 July 1642–?;CJ ii. 652b; LJ v. 183. Northumb. 9 Oct. 1644–?CJ iii. 657b. Commr. for associating midland cos. Leics. 15 Dec. 1642;A. and O. Leics. militia, 16 Jan. 1643, 10 July 1644;An Examination Examined (1645), 15 (E.303.13); A. and O. assessment, Leics. 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). Northumb. 16 Feb., 17 Mar. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 8 Feb. 1655, 26 Jan. 1660;A. and O.; CJ vii. 405b. Newcastle-upon-Tyne 17 Mar. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 26 Jan. 1660; Cumb. 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 26 Jan. 1660; co. Dur. 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment. Oxon., Westmld. 26 Jan. 1660; sequestration, Leics. 27 Mar. 1643;A. and O. Cumb., co. Dur., Northumb. and Westmld. 31 Mar. 1648;LJ x. 167a. levying of money, Leics. 7 May, 3 Aug. 1643;A. and O. gaol delivery, Northumb. 17 Dec. 1644;C181/5, f. 245v. New Model ordinance, Leics. 17 Feb. 1645; Northern Assoc. Northumb. 20 June 1645; northern cos. militia, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 23 May 1648; militia, Leics., co. Dur., Northumb. 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660; Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2 Dec. 1648,A. and O. 1 Aug. 1659;CJ vii. 744b. Cumb., Westmld. 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660; Oxon. 26 July 1659;A. and O. compounding with delinquents northern cos. 2 Mar. 1649;SP18/1/23, f. 32. propagating gospel northern cos. 1 Mar. 1650.CJ vi. 374a; Severall Procs. in Parl. no. 23 (28 Feb.-7 Mar. 1650), 312 (E.534.15). Visitor, Greetham and Sherburn hosps. co. Dur. 5 July 1650;CJ vi. 437b. Durham Univ. 15 May 1657.Burton’s Diary, ii. 536. Commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, Cumb., co. Dur., Northumb. and Westmld., Leics. and Rutland 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. Leics., Oxon. 3 Oct. 1657;SP25/78, pp. 193, 237. sewers, River Tyne 21 May 1659;C181/6, p. 359. River Wear 29 July 1659.C181/6, p. 384. Custos rot. co. Dur. Mar.-bef. Oct. 1660.A Perfect List [of JPs], (1660), 14.

Military: capt. of horse (parlian.), 30 July 1642;SP28/1A, f. 295; SP28/3B, f. 507. col. of horse, Dec. 1642–1 May. 1645, 12 Jan.-Apr. 1660;A True Relation of the Fortunate S[ir] William Waller (1643), sig. A2 (E.84.22); SP28/252, pt. 1, f. 212; SP28/266, pt. 1, f. 101; CJ vii. 810a; Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. 76–7; J. Adair, Roundhead General: a Military Biography of Sir William Waller (1969), 50. lt. gen. of horse, 1 Feb. 1643–1 May 1645;SP28/252, pt. 1, f. 212. col. of ft. c.Aug. 1643-c.May 1645, c.Dec.1647-c.1653, 9 July – Nov. 1659, Jan.-Mar. 1660. 30 Dec. 1647 – Sept. 1654SP28/252, pt. 1, f. 212; CJ vii. 710a; The Declaration of the Officers of the Army Opened (1659), 29 (E.1010.16); Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. ii. 459–61, 522–3, 524. Gov. Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Tynemouth 30 Dec. 1647-Sept. 1654,CJ v. 410b; Worc. Coll. Oxf. Clarke ms LXVII, f. 139; Add. 78196, f. 17. by Oct. 1659-c.June 1660;FSL, X.d.18, no. 16; CJ vii. 864b. Berwick-upon-Tweed, Carlisle Oct. 1648-c.1653, by Oct. 1659-c.June 1660.Berwick RO, B1/10, Berwick Guild Bk. f. 91v; B1/11: Berwick Guild Bk. ff. 34v, 45; Sloane 1519, f. 183; Moderate Intelligencer no. 186 (5–12 Oct. 1648), 1687 (E.467.16); The Moderate no. 15 (17–24 Oct. 1648), 126 (E.468.24); CSP Dom. 1649–50, p. 253; 1655–6, p. 176; FSL, X.d.18, no. 16; CJ vii. 864b. Col. militia, Leics. June 1648;HMC Portland, i. 468. col. militia horse, 5 Mar. 1650; Cumb., co. Dur., Northumb. and Westmld. 29 Aug. 1650.CSP Dom. 1650, pp. 505, 510.

Central: member, cttee. for examinations, 13 Jan. 1642;CJ ii. 375b. cttee. of navy and customs by 5 Aug. 1642.Supra, ‘Committee of Navy and Customs’; CJ ii. 402b. Commr. conserving peace betw. England and Scotland, 20 May 1643, 7 July 1646, 28 Oct. 1647.LJ vi. 55b; LJ viii. 411a; ix. 500a. Member, council of war, 25 Aug. 1643;CJ iii. 218a. cttee. for compounding, 28 Sept. 1643,CJ iii. 258a. 8 Feb. 1647; cttee. for foreign plantations, 2 Nov. 1643;A. and O. cttee. of safety, 2 Nov. 1643;CJ iii. 299b; LJ vi. 294a. Westminster Assembly, 6 Jan. 1644;CJ iii. 357b; LJ vi. 367b. cttee. of both kingdoms, 16 Feb., 23 May 1644. Commr. ct. martial, 16 Aug. 1644. Member, cttee. for the army, 31 Mar. 1645, 23 Sept. 1647, 17 Apr. 1649, 2 Jan., 17 Dec. 1652; cttee. for excise, 6 June 1645;A. and O. cttee. for powder, match and bullet, 30 June 1645;LJ vii. 468a. cttee. for admlty. and Cinque Ports, 4 Oct. 1645. Commr. exclusion from sacrament, 5 June 1646, 29 Aug. 1648. Member, cttee. for indemnity, 21 May 1647. Commr. high ct. of justice, 6 Jan. 1649.A. and O. Cllr. of state, 13 Feb. 1649, 13 Feb. 1650, 13 Feb., 24 Nov. 1651, 24 Nov. 1652, 19 May, 31 Dec. 1659.A. and O.; CJ vii. 42a, 220a, 800b. Commr. removing obstructions, sale of bishops’ lands, 20 June 1649.A. and O. Member, cttee. regulating universities, 29 Mar. 1650;CJ vi. 388b. cttee. of safety, 7 May 1659.CJ vii. 646a. Commr. for nominating army officers, 13 May 1659;CJ vii. 651a, 841a, 847a. for governing army, 12 Oct., 31 Dec. 1659, 11 Feb. 1660.CJ vii. 796a, 801a, 841a.

Civic: freeman, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 26 Sept. 1649–d.;Reg. of Freemen of Newcastle upon Tyne ed. M.H. Dodds (Publications of the Newcastle upon Tyne Recs. Cttee. iii), 63. Berwick-upon-Tweed 31 Dec. 1650–d.;Berwick RO, B1/10, f. 180. Leicester 12 July 1654–d.Leics. RO, BRII/1/3, p. 695.

Mercantile: member, co. of hostmen, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 31 Aug. 1655–d.Extracts from the Recs. of the Co. of Hostmen of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ed. F.W. Dendy (Surt. Soc. cv), 270.

Parlimentarian

HESILRIGE, Sir Arthur (1601-61), of Noseley, Leics.

: of Noseley, Leics.

Likenesses

Likenesses: oil on canvas, unknown, c.1650.NPG.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

HESILRIGE, Sir Arthur (1601-61), of Noseley, Leics.

Will

attainted.

Estates

in 1630, mortgaged for £1,800 manor and rectory of Noseley; lands in Noseley, Goadby and Illston; tithes in Illston; advowson of south moiety of Hallaton, Leics.; manors of Blagdon, Dinnington, E. and W. Brunton, Fawdon, Kenton and Weetslade; and lands in Barton, Eslington, Thrunton and Whittington, Northumb. (which mortgage was redeemed in 1637).Leics. RO, DG21/54; G.F. Farnham, A.H. Thompson, ‘The manor of Noseley’ (Trans. Leics. Arch. Soc. xii), 263-4. In 1630, fined £50 for distraint of knighthood.Cogswell, Home Divisions, 195. In 1643-4, held house and goods of earl of Thanet on Aldersgate Street, London, by order of Cttee. for Sequestrations*.SP20/1, ff. 43v, 152v; Bodl. Nalson XIV, f. 218. In 1648, purchased from trustees for sale of bishops’ lands the manor and borough of Bishop Auckland, co. Dur. for £6,102.Col. Top. et Gen. i. 6. In 1650, purchased from trustees for sale of bishops’ lands the barony and manor of Evenwood, co. Dur. for £5,833; and manor of Wolsingham, co. Dur. for £6,764.Col. Top. et Gen. i. 290. In 1654, purchased from trustees for sale of bishops’ lands 13 messuages in Stanhope Park, co. Dur. for £1,190.Bodl. Rawl. B.239, p. 56. In 1655, Charles Howard* granted him lease of lands and coalmines in Newbiggin, Northumb. at rent of £100 p.a.CSP Dom. 1663-4, pp. 76, 133. In 1660, estate valued at £1,500 p.a;LR2/266, f. 1v. in 1662, valued at £318 p.a. and consisted of moiety of manor of Hardwick and lands in Illston, Leics.; and lands in Dinnington, Mason, Newbiggin, Thrunton and W. Brunton, Northumb.SP29/59/17, f. 29. At his d. debts totalled £14,000.CSP Dom. 1661-2, p. 421.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Brooke House, St Andrew’s, Holborn, London (by 1642);Adamson, Noble Revolt, 243, 625. Islington, Mdx. (by June 1645);CJ iv. 188a. Pilgrim Street, St Andrew’s, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1650).Tyne and Wear Archives, Ms 543/31, f. 6v.

Religion

presented Joseph Fisher to vicarage of Lilleshall, Salop, 1652;Add. 36792, f. 58v. Richard Frankland to vicarage of Auckland St Andrew, co. Dur., 1653.W. Dumble, ‘Government, Religion and Military Affairs in Durham During the Civil War and Interregnum’ (Durham Univ. MLitt. thesis, 1978), 242.

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