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Bourchier, Henry (1472 - 1539/40)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1472
Death Date: 1540-03-13

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Say, Mary ( - 1535)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1497
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Marriage contract date

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 15th Earl of Essex

Titles

  • 2nd Viscount Bourchier
    Assumed: 1483-04-04
    Vacated: 1539/40-03-13
  • 15th Earl of Essex
    Assumed: 1483-04-04
    Vacated: 1539/40-03-13
  • 6th Baron Bourchier
    Assumed: 1483-04-04
    Vacated: 1539/40-03-13

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Buckinghamshire 1493
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hertfordshire 1493
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Worcestershire 1493
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Warwickshire 1493
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Staffordshire 1493
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Rutland 1493
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Oxfordshire 1493
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire 1493
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire 1493
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Leicestershire 1493
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Huntingdonshire 1493
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Derbyshire 1493
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cambridgeshire 1493
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Northamptonshire 1493
JP, Huntingdonshire 1493
JP, Leicestershire 1493
JP, Lincolnshire 1493
JP, Northamptonshire 1493
JP, Nottinghamshire 1493
JP, Oxfordshire 1493
JP, Rutland 1493
JP, Staffordshire 1493
JP, Warwickshire 1493
JP, Worcestershire 1493
JP, Hertfordshire 1493
JP, Yorkshire 1493
JP, Cambridgeshire 1493
JP, Buckinghamshire 1493
JP, Derbyshire 1493
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1494/5
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex 1494/5
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1495 1496
JP, Essex 1495/6
JP, Hertfordshire 1497
JP, Essex 1498 1502
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Essex 1499
JP, Hertfordshire 1500 1501
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Buckinghamshire 1502
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Lancashire 1502
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Oxfordshire 1502
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Berkshire 1502
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1502/3
JP, Hertfordshire 1502/3
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Surrey 1503
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Hertfordshire 1503
JP, Essex 1504
Privy Councillor, England 1505
JP, Hertfordshire 1506
JP, Essex 1506
JP, Essex 1508 1515
JP, Hertfordshire 1509 1512
Constable, Berkshire 1511 -8 -7 1524 Held jointly
Commissioner of Musters, Kent 1512
JP, Hertfordshire 1514
JP, Hertfordshire 1519
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Essex 1520
JP, Essex 1520
JP, Hertfordshire 1521 1522
JP, Essex 1523
JP, Hertfordshire 1523/4
JP, Essex 1524/5 1526
JP, Essex 1528
JP, Hertfordshire 1528
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Essex 1530
JP, Essex 1530 1532
JP, Hertfordshire 1530/1 1532
JP, Essex 1536
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Yorkshire 1537
JP, Hertfordshire 1537 1540
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1538
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hertfordshire 1538
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1538
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1538
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1538
JP, Essex 1538
JP, Essex 1539/40

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Gaynes Park, Essex

Lands

  • Essex
  • Hertfordshire
  • Northumberland

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Guildhall, Plymouth, Devon Earl of Essex's Minstrel/s
Performance - Guildhall, Plymouth, Devon Earl of Essex's Minstrels
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Earl of Essex's Players
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Earl of Essex's Players
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Essex's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Essex's Minstrels Bourchier, Henry (1472 - 1540) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Earl of Essex's Minstrel/s Bourchier, Henry (1472 - 1540) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Earl of Essex's Trumpeters Bourchier, Henry (1472 - 1540) Musicians 1
Earl of Essex's Players Bourchier, Henry (1472 - 1540) Players 1
Earl of Essex's Players Bourchier, Henry (1472 - 1540) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII [1509--47]. 21 vols and Addenda (2 vols). London: HMSO, 1864--1932
  • Page, William, ed. The Victoria History of the County of Essex. 9 vols and Bibliography and Bibliography Supplement (2 vols). Westminster and London; London and Oxford: Archibald Constable [vols 1–2]; Oxford UP [vols 3–9, Bibliography and Supplement], 1903--94