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Hales, John (1516 - 1572)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1516
Death Date: 1572-12-26 (possibly died 28 Dec. 1572)

Notes

Servant of uncle Sir Christopher Hales, Attorney-General and Master of the Rolls ca. 1525--35 and of Thomas Cromwell after 1535--1540. Imprisoned in the Tower ca. 22 Oct. 1549 (after the fall of Protector Somerset); liberated 1550; in exile on the Continent 2 Feb. 1550/1--by 3 Jan. 1558/9; imprisoned in the Fleet and the Tower 1565--6 (for endorsing Lady Jane Grey's claim to the crown) and then under house arrest until shortly before death. Often confused with Sir John Hales (1480--1540) of Canterbury, Kent, General Surveyor of Crown Lands and Baron of the Exchequer

Parents

Siblings

Male

  • Hales, Christopher ( - )
  • Hales, Bartholomew ( - )
  • Hales, Stephen ( - 1574)

Titles

General Lands Note

Sold and enfeoffed property 1550; remainder confiscated 1557; lands quit-claimed in 1551 returned 1559

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Clerk of the First Fruits and Tenths, England 1536/7 -2 -3 1540
Keeper, Writs of King's Bench, England 1537 1540
Deputy Clerk of the Hanaper, England 1541
Clerk of the Hanaper, England 1545 -10 -25 1557 Held jointly with Sir Ralph Sadler
JP, Middlesex 1547
JP, Warwickshire 1547
MP, Lancashire 1547
JP, Middlesex 1551
JP, Warwickshire 1551
JP, Coventry 1551
Clerk of the Hanaper, England 1559 1572 -12 -26 Held jointly with Sir Ralph Sadler
MP, Lancashire 1563

Details of Properties

Residence

  • London (city-county)
    Divested: 1557
    Confiscated
  • Hales' Place, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire
    (Performance Venue)
    Acquired: 1543
    Divested: 1572-12

Lands

  • (city-county) in Warwickshire: St Mary without Bishopsgate
    Acquired: 1541
  • (city-county) in Warwickshire: St Mary's Priory, St John's Hospital
    Acquired: 1545
  • London (city-county): St Mary's without Bishopsgate
    Acquired: 1541
  • Warwickshire: Barford Advowson
    Divested: 1551
    Sold
  • Warwickshire: Whitmore Grange & Park
    Acquired: 1547-07-01
    Purchased

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Sir John Hales' Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir John Hales' Players Hales, John (1516 - 1572) Players 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Hales' Place Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire 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
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward VI [1547–53]. 6 vols. London: HMSO, 1924--9
  • Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981
  • Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII [1509--47]. 21 vols and Addenda (2 vols). London: HMSO, 1864--1932
  • McGrory, David. A History of Coventry. Chichester: Phillimore & Co., 2003
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.