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CECIL, William (1566-1640), of London, Newark Castle, Notts.; later of Burghley House, Lincs.

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b. Jan. 1566, s. of Thomas Cecil by his 1st w., and bro. of Richard and Sir Edward. educ. Trinity Coll. Camb. 1578; travelled abroad 1585; G. Inn 1589. m. (1) 1589, Elizabeth, s.j. Baroness Ros (d.1591), da. and h. of Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland, 1s. d.v.p.; (2) Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Drury of Hawstead, Suff., 3da. Kntd. Apr. 1603; KG 1630; styled. Lord Burghley 1605; suc. fa. as 2nd Earl of Exeter 1623.
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J.p.q. Notts. by 1594, Northants. 1601, Lincs. by 1619; commr. musters, Notts. 1596; jt. high steward, honour of Bolingbroke 1598; jt. chief forester, Rockingham forest 1603; keeper, Kirby park, Lincs. by 1604; custos rot. Notts. 1603, Lincs. 1619; ld. lt. Northants. from 1623; PC 1626.

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CECIL, William (1566-1640), of London, Newark Castle, Notts.; later of Burghley House, Lincs.
Main residences: London; Newark Castle, Notts.; Burghley House, Lincs.
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J.C.H.
P.W.H.
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CECIL, William (1566-1640)

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CECIL, Thomas (1542-1623), of Burghley House, Lincs. and Wimbledon, Surr.

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b. 5 May 1542, 1st s. of Sir William Cecil by his 1st w. Mary, da. of Peter Cheke of Pirgo, Essex; half-bro. of Robert Cecil. educ. privately; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1558; G. Inn 1559; travelled abroad 1561-3. m. (1) 27 Nov. 1564, Dorothy (d. Mar. 1609), da. and coh. of John Nevill, 4th Lord Latimer, 5s. inc. William, Richard and Sir Edward 8da.; (a) 1610, Frances, da. of William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos, wid. of Thomas Smith, 1da. (d. inf.). Kntd. 1575; suc. fa. as 2nd Baron Burghley 1598; KG 1601; cr. Earl of Exeter 1605.
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Jt. steward of Collyweston and other Northants. manors and of Gretford, Lincs.; jt. (with his fa.) keeper of Cliff park, Northants. 1566; j.p. Lincs. (Kesteven) 1569 – 73, q. Lincs. (Holland and Lindsey), Northants. by 1573; sheriff, Northants. 1578 – 79; gov. Brill 1585 – 86; dep. lt. Lincs. by 1587, Northants. 1588; col. Lord Hunsdon’s force to protect the Queen at Tilbury 1588; custos rot. Northants., Lincs. and Rutland 1594; ld. pres. council in the north and ld. lt. Yorks. 1599 – 1603; PC, ld. almoner for coronation 1603; ld. lt. Northants. from 1603.CPR , 1563–6, p. 477; HMC Foljambe, 25; Montagu Musters Bk. (Northants. Rec. Soc. vii), 245; Reid, Council of the North, 488.

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CECIL, Thomas (1542-1623), of Burghley House, Lincs. and Wimbledon, Surr.
Main residences: Burghley House, Lincs.; Wimbledon, Surr.
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P.W.H.
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Commons 1558-1603
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CECIL, Robert (1563-1612), of the Savoy, London and Theobalds, Herts.

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b. 1 June 1563, 2nd s. of Sir William Cecil, being o. surv. s. by his 2nd w. Mildred, da. of Sir Anthony Cooke; half-bro. of Thomas Cecil. educ. privately; St. John’s, Camb. c.1579; travelled abroad (France) 1584; G. Inn 1588. m. 31 Aug. 1589, Elizabeth (d.1597), da. of William Brooke alias Cobham, 10th Lord Cobham, 1s. 2da. Kntd. 1591; cr. Baron Cecil 1603; Visct. Cranborne 1604; KB 1605; Earl of Salisbury 1605; KG 1606.
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J.p. Herts. by 1587, Mdx. 1591; PC 2 Aug. 1591; high steward, Camb. Univ. 1591, Doncaster 1596, Plymouth by 1597/8, Kingston-upon-Hull 1603, liberty of St. Martin-le-Grand c. 1603, Lewisham by 1606, Winchester Coll. 1612; principal sec. 1596; chancellor, duchy of Lancaster 1597 – 99; bailiff, Westminster c. 1598; on embassy to France Mar. – Apr. 1598; master, ct. of wards 1599; recorder, Colchester 1599; commr. to inquire into Essex’s misconduct June 1600; chancellor, Camb. and Dublin univs. 1601; keeper of privy seal and signet Apr. 1603; eccles. commr. by 1603; high steward to Anne of Denmark 1603; ld. lt. Herts. from 1605, Dorset 1611; ld. treasurer 1608; keeper (in reversion) Greenwich park 1605, Old Sarum castle 1606, Hyde park 1606, manor of Hatfield 1607, Somerset House 1608.CP; DNB; APC, xxi. 358; Doncaster Recs. iv. 125; Plymouth Recs. 139.

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CECIL, Robert (1563-1612), of the Savoy, London and Theobalds, Herts.
Main residences: the Savoy, London; Theobalds, Herts.
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P.W.H.
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Commons 1558-1603
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CECIL, Robert (1563-1612)

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CECIL, Richard (1570-1633), of Wakerley, Northants.

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b. 7 Dec. 1570, 2nd s. of Thomas Cecil, and bro. of Sir Edward and William. educ. St. John’s, Camb. 1585; G. Inn 1591, travelled abroad 1594. m. 1603, Elizabeth, da. of Sir Anthony Cope, 1s. David afterwards 3rd Earl of Exeter. Kntd. 1616.
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J.p. Northants. by 1605; bailiff of lordship and keeper of manor and park of Collyweston, Northants. 1607; dep. lt. Northants. by 1613.

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CECIL, Richard (1570-1633), of Collyweston and Wakerley, Northants.
Main residence: Wakerley, Northants.
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N.M.F.
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Commons 1558-1603
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CECIL, Richard (1570-1633)

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CECIL, Sir Edward (1572-1638), of Wimbledon House, Surr.

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b. 29 Feb. 1572, 3rd s. of Thomas Cecil, afterwards 1st Earl of Exeter, by his 1st w. Dorothy, da. and coh. of John Nevill, 4th Lord Latimer; bro. Richard and William. educ. G. Inn 1591; travelled abroad 1594. m. (1) 10 July 1601, Theodosia (d.1616), da. of Andrew Noel, sis. of Edward Noel, 2nd Visct. Campden, 4da.; (2) 27 Feb. 1617, Diana (d.1631), 3rd da. of Sir William Drury of Hawstead, Suff., 1da. (d. inf.); (3) Sept. or Oct. 1635, Sophia (d.1691), da. of Sir Edward Zouche of Woking, Surr., 1s. (d.inf.). Kntd. 1601; cr. Visct. Wimbledon 1625.
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Capt. of ft. in Netherlands 1599, horse 1600; col. 1605 – 31; keeper, Mortlake park 1603; gent. of privy chamber by Mar. 1604; councillor, Virginia Co. 1609; treasurer to Princess Elizabeth and the Elector Palatine 1613; jt. ld. lt. Mdx. 1620 – 22; member, council of war for the Palatinate and commander of English troops in Holland 1621; lt.-gen. and lord marshal of sea and land forces at Cadiz 1625; dep. lt. Surr. 1623, jt. ld. lt. 1626 – 38; PC 1628; keeper and captain of Rochester castle 1630 – d.

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CECIL, Sir Edward (1572-1638), of Cecil House, The Strand, Westminster; The Farm, Chelsea, Mdx. and Wimbledon, Surr.
Main residence: Wimbledon House, Surr.
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N.M.F.
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Commons 1558-1603
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CECIL, Sir Edward (1572-1638)

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CAWARDEN, Sir Thomas (d.1559), of Blackfriars, London and Bletchingley, Surr.

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b. by 1514, s. of William Cawarden of London by his w. Elizabeth. m. by 1542, Elizabeth, d.s.p. Kntd. at Boulogne 30 Sept. 1544.
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Gent. of privy chamber by 1540; keeper of Bletchingley manor 1540, of Donnington, Benham Valence and other Berks. manors by 1541; steward and bailiff of Nonsuch, Surr. 1544; master of the revels and tents 1544; j.p. Surr. by May 1547, q. by 1559; sheriff, Surr. and Suss. 1547 – 48; keeper of Hampton Court 1550; jt. (with Sir Edward Warner) lt. of the Tower Nov.-Dec. 1558.PCC 49 Mellershe; LP Hen. VIII, xv, p. 508; xvi, p. 202; xix(1), pp. 642–3; xix(2), p. 174; xx(1), p. 213; CPR, 1547–8, p. 52; HMC 7th Rep. 601, 605–6, 614; APC, iii. 44–5; Vis. Staffs. (Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. v(2)), 78; U. Lambert, Bletchingley, i. 257 seq.; Staffs. Peds. (Harl. Soc. lxiii), 47; Reg. Univ. Oxf. i. ed. Boase, 155.

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CAWARDEN, Thomas (by 1514-59), of Blackfriars, London and Bletchingley, Surr.
Main residences: Blackfriars; London; Bletchingley, Surr.
Author
N.M.F.
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Commons 1558-1603
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CAWARDEN, Sir Thomas (-d.1559)

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