Denys, Thomas (1477 - 1560/1)

Biographical Overview

Titles - 1
Properties - 6
Total events naming patron - 9
Troupes - 3
Venues - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 5
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Born / Died

Birth Date: by 1477
Death Date: 1561-02-18

Notes

Probably member of Lyon's Inn; educated Inner Temple

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Donne, Elizabeth ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced 5 sons and 3 daughters

Primary Title

Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1514-03 (knighted between this date and Nov. 1514)
    Vacated 1560/1-02-18

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Devon 1504 n.d.
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Devon 1507 1553
Sheriff, Devon 1507-12-3 1509-11-14
JP, Devon 1509 1512
Commissioner of Array, Devon 1511 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Devon 1511 n.d.
Marshall of the Inner Temple, London 1511 n.d.
Deputy Warden of the Stannaries, Cornwall by 1512 n.d. Stannaries in Cornwall & Devon; deputy under Sir Henry Mauney
Sheriff, Devon 1512-11-7 1513-11-9
Marshall of the Inner Temple, London 1513 n.d.
Auditor, Duchy of Cornwall 1514 n.d.
Commissioner & Assessor, Duchy of Cornwall 1514-9-20 n.d. Held jointly; comprising Cornwall and Devon
JP, Devon 1514 1515
Marshall of the Inner Temple, London 1514 n.d.
Recorder, Exeter 1514 1544
Deputy Steward, Devon 1515 n.d.
JP, Devon 1517 n.d.
Auditor, Duchy of Cornwall 1518 n.d.
Commissioner & Assessor, Duchy of Cornwall 1518-7-4 n.d. Comprising Cornwall and Devon
Sheriff, Devon 1518-11-8 1519-11-8
JP, Devon 1522 n.d.
Sheriff, Devon 1522-11-12 1523-11-13
Commissioner of Musters, Devon 1523 n.d.
JP, Middlesex 1523 n.d.
Chamberlain, Cardinal Wolsey's Household, England By 1524 1530-11-29
JP, Devon 1524 n.d.
Commissioner & Assessor, Duchy of Cornwall 1525-7-11 n.d. Comprising Cornwall and Devon
Comptroller, Pricess Mary's Household, England 1526-7 n.d.
JP, Devon 1526 n.d.
Sheriff, Devon 1527-11-16 1528-11-7
Auditor, Duchy of Cornwall 1528 n.d.
Commissioner & Assessor, Duchy of Cornwall 1528-6-23 n.d. Comprising Cornwall and Devon
JP, Devon 1529 1530
MP, Devon 1529 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Devon 1530 n.d.
Sheriff, Devon 1531-11-9 1532-11-2
Chief Steward, Devon 1535 n.d.
JP, Devon 1536 1541
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hampshire 1538 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Devon 1538 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Somerset 1538 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cornwall 1538 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Wiltshire 1538 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Dorset 1538 n.d.
Member, Council in the West, England 1539-4-12 n.d. Comprising Cornwall, Devon, Dorset & Somerset
MP, Devon 1539 n.d.
Chancellor, Anne of Cleves' Household, England 1540 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Devon 1540 1545
JP, Oxfordshire 1540 n.d.
JP, Cornwall 1540 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1540 n.d.
JP, Dorset 1540 n.d.
JP, Wiltshire 1540 n.d.
JP, Hampshire 1540 n.d.
JP, Berkshire 1540 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cornwall 1541 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Berkshire 1541 1542
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Wiltshire 1541 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Dorset 1541 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Oxfordshire 1541 1542
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hampshire 1541 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Somerset 1541 1545
JP, Devon 1543 1544
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Exeter 1544 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Oxfordshire 1544 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Devon 1546 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hampshire 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Exeter 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Somerset 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cornwall 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Devon 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Wiltshire 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Dorset 1547 n.d.
JP, Devon 1547 n.d.
Sheriff, Devon 1549-11-12 1550-11-11
Recorder, Exeter 1551 1560/1-01-18 (held office until death)
Master of the Game, Devon 1553 n.d.
MP, Devon 1553-10 n.d.
Sheriff, Devon 1553-11-8 1554-11-14
Deputy Lieut, Cornwall 1558-3 n.d.
Deputy Lieut, Devon 1558-3 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Devon
  • Essex

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1530-1531 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Mr Denys' Minstrels
Performance 1533-1534 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Mr Denys' Minstrels
Performance 1538-1539 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Sir Thomas Denys' Minstrel
Performance 1529-1530 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Sir Thomas Denys' Minstrels
Performance 1530-1531 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Sir Thomas Denys' Minstrels
Performance 1530-1531 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Sir Thomas Denys' Minstrels
Performance 1532-1533 Guildhall (1), Barnstaple , Devon Sir Thomas Denys' Minstrels
Performance 1533-1533 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Sir Thomas Denys' Minstrels
Performance 1533-1534 Guildhall (1), Barnstaple , Devon Sir Thomas Denys' Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Mr Denys' Minstrels Denys, Thomas (1477 - 1561) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
Sir Thomas Denys' Minstrel Denys, Thomas (1477 - 1561) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Sir Thomas Denys' Minstrels Denys, Thomas (1477 - 1561) Entertainers/Minstrels 6

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Bicton House Devon Private Residence
Holcombe Burnell Manor Exeter (city-county) in Devon Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982.
Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII [1509–47]. 21 vols and Addenda (2 vols). London: HMSO, 1864–1932.
List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to AD 1831. Public Record Office Lists and Indexes 9. London: HMSO, 1898.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
Risdon, Tristram. Survey of the County of Devon, with the City and County of Exeter, containing matter of history, antiquity, chronology, the nature of the country, commodities, and government thereof: with sundry other things, worthy observation. London: Mears, 1723.