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b. 18 Feb. 1589, 1st s. of Henry Fane† of Hadlow, Kent, and 2nd w. Margaret, da. of Roger Twysden of Roydon Hall, East Peckham, Kent.WARD9/158, f. 195v; PROB11/89, f. 342v; Collins, Peerage, iv. 505. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 15 June 1604;Al. Ox. G. Inn 15 Mar. 1606;G. Inn Admiss. 112. 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, 11s. (6 d.v.p.) 5da.PROB11/245, f. 421v ; C. Dalton, Hist. of the Wrays of Glentworth (1880-1), ii. 113, 123; Shipbourne Par. Regs. ed. F.A. Crisp (1921), 35, 37-42, 44-5, 47. suc. fa. 14 Oct. 1596;WARD9/158, f. 195v. Kntd. 14 Mar. 1611;Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 150. bur. 1 June 1655.Shipbourne Par. Regs. ed. Crisp, 63.
Offices Held

Mercantile: member, Virg. Co. 1612–?1624.A. Brown, Genesis of the United States (Cambridge, MA, 1890), 467, 545, 803. Freeman (hon.), Merchant Adventurers’ Co. 1631–?Add. 28079, f. 59.

Court: carver, king’s household, c.1612–17.Dalton, Wrays of Glentworth, ii. 113. Cofferer, Prince Charles’s household, c.Mar. 1617–27 Mar. 1625;LC2/6, f. 66; SC6/JASI/1680; CSP Dom. 1611–18, p. 443; Chamberlain Lttrs. ed. N.E. McClure (Philadelphia, 1939), ii. 58. (jt.) king’s household, 1625–9;E179/70/136; CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 66. comptroller by 14 July 1630-bef. Jan. 1639;CSP Dom. 1629–31, p. 306; 1638–9, p. 389. treas. by 23 Jan. 1639-Nov. 1641.C181/5, f. 128v; CSP Dom. 1641–3, pp. 178, 186.

Central: master, subpoena office, chancery, 7 Feb. 1614-bef. Apr. 40.C66/1981; CSP Dom. 1640, p. 88. Commr. sale of duchy of Cornw. estates, 12 Aug. 1625, 23 Feb. 1626;Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 1, pp. 126, 213. inquiry, Wardrobe, 18 Oct. 1626, 17 Dec. 1633, 9 May 1635.Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 98; pt. 4, pp. 29, 127. PC, 1 June 1630–3 Dec. 1641.APC 1630–1, p. 5. Commr. inquiry, pprs. of Sir Robert Cotton†, 2 Oct. 1630;Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 3, p. 127. poor relief, 1 Jan. 1631;Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 3, p. 148. repair of St Paul’s Cathedral, 10 Apr. 1631;Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 3, p. 173. determining jurisdictions, 6 May 1631;Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 3, p. 178. admlty. 20 Nov. 1632–8;Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 3, p. 250; C115/106/8414; Coventry Docquets, 42, 45. transportation of felons, 23 Feb. 1633;Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 3, p. 259. to appoint provost marshall, May 1633;CSP Dom. 1633–4, p. 53. fisheries by July 1633.SP16/241/80, f. 156. Member, high commn. Canterbury prov. Dec. 1633.Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 4, p. 35. Commr. abuses in cts. of justice, 17 Feb. 1634;Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 4, p. 55. inquiry, Fleet prison, 10 May, 15 Dec. 1634, 16 Jan. 1635;Coventry Docquets, 40, 41; CSP Dom. 1634–5, p. 465. defective titles, 23 Aug. 1635;Rymer, Foedera, ix. pt. 1, p. 6. preparing ships, 16 Nov. 1635;Rymer, Foedera, ix. pt. 1, p. 27. American appeals, 10 Apr. 1636;Rymer, Foedera, ix. pt. 2, p. 8. saltpetre, 24 Dec. 1636;Rymer, Foedera, ix. pt. 2, p. 66. council of war, 17 June 1637;CSP Dom. 1637, p. 224. loan of ships, 28 Dec. 1637;Rymer, Foedera, ix. pt. 2, p. 124. admlty. accts. 21 May 1638;Rymer, Foedera, ix. pt. 2, p. 148. repair, Tower of London, 26 June 1638.Rymer, Foedera, ix. pt. 2, p. 157. Sec. of state, 2 Feb. 1640–3 Dec. 1641.HMC 3rd Rep. 80; CSP Dom. 1641–3, p. 192. Member, council of war, 14 Feb. 1640–?CSP Dom. 1639–40, pp. 458–9; Rymer, Foedera, ix. pt. 2, p. 241. Commr. Spanish treaty, c.17 May 1640;PRO31/3/72, p. 142; CSP Ven. 1640–2, p. 45. for crown jewels, 27 July 1640;Rymer, Foedera, ix. pt. 3, p. 21. Dutch marriage treaty, Jan. 1641;Ceremonies of Charles I: the Notebks. of John Finet 1628–41 ed. A.J. Loomie (New York, 1987), 298, 299; CSP Ven. 1640–2, p. 116. treasury, 18 May 1641–7 Feb. 1642.C231/5, pp. 447, 448; PRO30/24/7/465; Rymer, Foedera, ix. pt. 3, p. 47. Member, cttee. of navy and customs by 5 Aug. 1642, 9 Sept. 1647;Supra, ‘Committee of Navy and Customs’; CJ ii. 378b, 706a; v. 297b. cttee. of safety, 13 Sept. 1642;CJ ii. 764a. cttee. for admlty. and Cinque Ports, 19 Oct. 1642, 9 Sept. 1647.CJ ii. 813b; v. 297b; LJ v. 407b; ix. 430b. 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, Westminster Assembly, 12 June 1643; cttee. for the revenue, 21 Sept. 1643;A. and O. cttee. for sequestrations by 11 Oct. 1643;SP20/1, f. 60. cttee. of both kingdoms, 16 Feb., 23 May 1644. Commr. for maintenance of army, 26 Mar. 1644;A. and O. to reside with Scottish army, 19 Apr. 1645;LJ vii. 326b. treaty with Scots, 28 July 1645; exclusion from sacrament, 5 June 1646, 29 Aug. 1648. Member, cttee. for sale of bishops’ lands, 30 Nov. 1646;A. and O. cttee. for plundered ministers, 5 Oct. 1647, 4 July 1650;CJ v. 326b; vi. 437a. cttee. regulating universities, 4 May 1649;CJ vi. 201a. cttee. for the army, 2 Jan., 17 Dec. 1652.A. and O.

Local: steward, honour of Penrith, Cumb. by 1620–?SC6/JASI/1683, 1685. Commr. subsidy, Kent 22 Mar. 1621, 2 Jan. 1622;C212/22/20–1. co. Dur. 1 June 1624;C212/22/23 sewers, Ticehurst and River Rother, Kent and Suss. 1622, 1625, 1629, 1630, 1639;C181/3. ff. 59v, 173; C181/4, ff. 18v, 37v; C181/5, f. 144. Gravesend Bridge to Penshurst, Kent 1628;C181/3. ff. 248, 252v, 254v. Kent 2 Apr. 1640;C181/5, f. 168. Mdx. and Westminster 13 Dec. 1634 – aft.June 1645, 10 Jan. 1655–d.;C181/4, f. 190v; C181/5, ff. 81, 254v; C181/6, p. 68. Deeping and Gt. Level 27 Mar. 1638 – aft.Dec. 1641, by May 1654–d.;T56/7, p. 190; C181/5, ff. 101, 214v; C181/6, p. 27. co. Dur. 12 Sept. 1639;C181/5, f. 152. new buildings, London 30 May 1625, 24 July 1630, 13 Apr. 1636.Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 1, p. 70; pt. 3, p. 114; ix. pt. 2, p. 8. J.p. co. Dur. by Jan. 1626–d.;Harl. 1622. Essex 28 June 1630–15 July 1642;C231/5, pp. 36, 530. Mdx. 8 July 1630 – 4 July 1642, by Feb. 1650-bef. Oct. 1653;C231/5, pp. 37, 533; C193/13/4, f. 59. Westminster 8 July 1630-bef. Oct. 1653;C231/5, p. 37; C193/13/4, f. 127v. Kent 8 July 1630–?, by Mar. 1650–d.;C231/5, p. 38; C231/6, p. 180. Surr. 8 July 1630–19 July 1642;C231/5, pp. 38, 532. Yorks. (N., W. Riding) by 1648-bef. Jan. 1650;Add. 29674, ff. 148r-v. Northants. by Feb. – bef.Nov. 1650; Cumb., Hants, Northumb., Westmld. by Feb. 1650–d.;C193/13/3. Lincs. (Holland, Kesteven, Lindsey) 19 Jan. 1651-bef. Oct. 1653.C231/6, p. 204. Commr. oyer and terminer, the Verge 21 July 1626-aft. Nov. 1639;C181/3, ff. 198v, 217; C181/4, ff. 5v, 175; C181/5, ff. 89v, 154v. Home circ. 10 June 1631 – aft.Jan. 1642, by Feb. 1654–d.;C181/4, ff. 98, 198; C181/5, ff. 8v, 222; C181/6, pp. 12, 89. London 7 Nov. 1639-aft. Nov 1641, 12 Jan. 1644 – aft.Nov. 1645, by Jan. 1654–d.;C181/5, ff. 153v, 264v; C181/6, pp. 1, 76. Surr. 12 May 1640, 4 July 1644;C181/5, ff. 169, 238v. Mdx. 30 Nov. 1641;C181/5, f. 213. Kent 4 July 1644;C181/5, f. 235v. Northumb. 17 Dec. 1644;C181/5, f. 245v. Western, Northern circs. by Feb. 1654–d.;C181/6, pp. 8, 17, 84, 93. Forced Loan, Kent, co. Dur. 1627;Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 145; C193/12/2, f. 12v. gaol delivery, co. Dur. 30 June 1627, 8 July 1628, 4 July 1640;C181/3, ff. 224v, 240; C181/5, f. 179. London 7 Nov. 1639 – aft.Nov. 1641, 12 Jan. 1644-aft. Nov. 1645;C181/5, ff. 153v, 264v. Surr. 12 May 1640, 4 July 1644;C181/5, ff. 169, 239v. Kent 4 July 1644;C181/5, f. 236v. Northumb. 17 Dec. 1644;C181/5, f. 245v. charitable uses, Kent 25 June 1632;C192/1, unfol. piracy, London 28 May 1633, 1 Dec. 1635;C181/4, f. 138v; C181/5, f. 26v. Hants and I.o.W. 26 Sept. 1635, 21 Oct. 1636;C181/5, ff. 24, 58. Suss. 23 May 1637;C181/5, f. 68v. Cornw., Devon 4 Aug. 1637.C181/4, ff. 83, 84. Master forester, Barnard Castle, co. Dur. 14 Sept. 1635–?Rymer, Foedera, ix. pt. 1, p. 77. Kpr. Teesdale Forest and Marwood Chase, co. Dur. 23 Mar. 1637–?Coventry Docquets, 402. Custos rot. Mdx. 2 Oct. 1639–4 July 1642, by Feb. 1650-bef. Oct. 1653;C231/5, pp. 355, 533; C193/13/4, f. 59; Coventry Docquets, 77; HMC De L’Isle and Dudley, vi. 499. co. Dur. by Feb. 1650–d.;C193/13/3. Kent 7 Mar. 1650–d.C231/6, p. 180. Commr. assizes, co. Dur. 4 July 1640.C181/5, f. 179. Ld. lt. 5 Mar. 1642–?A. and O. Dep. lt. Mdx. 10 July 1643–?CJ ii. 160; LJ vi. 125b. Commr. levying of money, 3 Aug. 1643; sequestration, Kent 16 Aug. 1643; defence of Hants and southern cos. 4 Nov. 1643; commr. for Kent, assoc. of Hants, Surr., Suss. and Kent 15 June 1644; assessment, Kent 18 Oct. 1644, 24 Nov. 1653; Mdx. 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652; Westminster 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652; co. Dur. 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653; Cumb. 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652.A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). Bailiff, steward and chief forrester, Richmond, Yorks. by Nov. 1644–?CSP Dom. 1644–5, p. 97; Bodl. Nalson XIV, f. 223v; Dalton, Wrays of Glentworth, ii. 112. Commr. New Model ordinance, Mdx. 17 Feb. 1645.A. and O. Member, cttee. to command Northern Assoc. army, 12 May 1645.CJ iv. 138b; LJ vii. 367b. Commr. Northern Assoc. co. Dur. 20 June 1645; militia, co. Dur., Kent, Canterbury, Cinque Ports, Mdx. 2 Dec. 1648;A. and O. compounding with delinquents northern cos. 2 Mar. 1649;SP18/1/23, f. 32. Westminster militia, 19 Mar. 1649,A. and O. 7 June 1650;Severall Procs. in Parl. no. 37 (6–13 June 1650), 525 (E.777.11). 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).

Diplomatic: amb. extraordinary, Utd. Provinces 1625, 19 Sept. 1629 – 29 Apr. 1630, 1 May 1630–18 Jan. 1631;SP84/140, ff. 101–112v; G.M. Bell, A Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives (1990), 198, 199. to kings of Denmark, Poland and Sweden and German princes 1 May 1631-Nov. 1632.Bell, British Diplomatic Representatives, 274. Envoy, Utd. Provinces 6 Mar.-c.24 May 1629.SP84/139, ff. 60–2. Commr. to Utd. Provinces, 31 Jan. 1646.LJ viii. 134a; Add. 31116, p. 508; PRO31/3/78, p. 49.

Civic: freeman, Berwick-upon-Tweed 2 Sept. 1645.Berwick RO, B1/10, f. 28v.

Religious: vestryman, St Martin-in-the-Fields by June 1647–d.WCA, F2002, ff. 153v, 186v. Feoffee for poor revenues, 21 June 1648, 6 Dec. 1652.WCA, F2002, f. 160; F2003, p. 12.

Parlimentarian
VANE (FANE), Sir Henry (1589-1655), of Fairlawn, Kent; Charing Cross, Westminster and Raby Castle, co. Dur.
: of Fairlawn, Shipbourne, Kent; Northumberl and Ct., St Martin-in-the Fields, Westminster and Raby Castle, co. Dur.
FANE
Likenesses

Likenesses: oils, M.J. van Miereveldt, 1630;Whereabouts unknown. oil on panel, aft. M.J. van Miereveldt, c.1642;NPG. oils, aft. M.J. van Miereveldt.Raby Castle.

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Commons 1640-1660
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VANE (FANE), Sir Henry I (1589-1655), of Fairlawn, Shipbourne, Kent; Northumberland Ct., St Martin-in-the Fields, Westminster; and Raby Castle, co. Dur.

Will
12 Jan. 1655, cod. 12 Jan. 1655, admon. 22 June 1655.PROB11/245, f. 421.
Estates
inherited manor and mansion house of Hadlow and manor and chapelry of Shipbourne; estate was reckoned to be worth £460 p.a.PROB11/89, f. 343; Dalton, Wrays of Glentworth, ii. 113. In c. 1615, sold his Hadlow estate and purchased Fairlawn, Kent, for about £4,000.Dalton, Wrays of Glentworth, ii. 114. In 1616, the crown granted him a lease of castle and honours of Barnard and Raby and of Brancepeth, co. Dur.Surtees, Co. Dur. iv. 166. By 1622, he was leasing or had bought a house in Northumberland Court, near Charing Cross, St Martin-in-the-Fields.Survey of London, xviii. 18. In 1626, the crown granted him a reversion in fee of Barnard and Raby Castles and Brancepeth for £1,500.Surtees, Co. Dur. iv. 94, 166. In 1629, purchased seignories of Raby and Barnard Castles and Long Newton, inc. property in Barnard Castle, Langleydale, Langton, Raby and Shotton, co. Dur., for about £18,000.PROB11/245, f. 421v; Dalton, Wrays of Glentworth, ii. 114; V.A. Rowe, Sir Henry Vane the Younger (1970), 2. In 1634, purchased Teesdale Forest and adjacent lands for £9,094.Bodl. Rawl. A.61, f. 102v; Aylmer, State’s Servants, 134. In 1635, purchased tithes and advowson of Staindrop, the manor of Long Newton (for £1,600) and a reversion of keepership of Barnard Castle Forest and Teesdale Forest, co. Dur.C54/3016/3; C54/3054/13; SO3/11, unfol. (warrant Sept. 1635); Aylmer, State’s Servants, 134; J. Freeman, ‘The distribution and use of ecclesiastical patronage in the dioc. of Durham’, in The Last Principality ed. D. Marcombe (Loughborough, 1987), 153, 157. In 1640, the crown granted him divers liberties and privileges in manors of Barnard and Raby Castles, and he purchased property in Staindrop for £3,000 and Cockfield, a colliery in co. Dur., for £900.Longleat, Whitelocke pprs. VIII, f. 23; Surtees, Co. Dur. iv. 166; Rowe, Vane, 2-3. In 1648, purchased property adjacent to Fairlawn Park for £2,000. In 1649, purchased a lease of tenements and stables in St Martin-in-the-Fields. In 1650, purchased from the trustees for the sale of church lands the manor of Westoe, co. Dur.C54/3522/7; PROB11/245, ff. 421-422v. In 1650, he reckoned his estate was worth in excess of £3,000 p.a.; rising to nearer £5,000 p.a. ‘when my lease [sic] expire which will not be long’.Dalton, Wrays of Glentworth, ii. 114-15. In 1651-2, purchased fee farm rents belonging to manor and rectory of Shipbourne and in diocese of Durham, paying at least £1,176.PROB11/245, ff. 421v-23; SP28/288, ff. 27, 50, 54.
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