Guildford, Edward (1479 - 1534)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 7
Total events naming patron - 36
Troupes - 4
Venues - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 5
Legend

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Born / Died

Birth Date: by 1479
Death Date: 1534-06-04

Notes

Esquire of the Body by 1509; Knight of the Body by 1514; joint Standard-Bearer 13 Sept. 1524 and Oct. 1528 to death. Guardian of future son-in-law John Dudley (later 1st Duke of Northumberland) 1510

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. West, Eleanor ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From West, Eleanor ( - )

  1. Female offspring: Guildford, Jane (1509 - 1555)

Primary Title

Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1513-09-25
    Vacated 1534-06-04

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Master of the Armoury, England 1493-12 1534-06-4 Held jointly with father until 1506 and solely thereafter
JP, Kent 1503 1534
Bailiff, Sussex 1506 n.d.
Constable, Marches of Wales 1509 n.d.
Steward, Marches of Wales 1509 n.d.
Commissioner, Denbighshire 1509/10-3-16 n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1511 n.d.
Sheriff, Lincolnshire 1511-11-8 1512-11-7
Marshal, France 1519-5-15 1524-03-31
Constable, Kent 1521-11-20 1534-06-4 Granded reversion of this office 1511
Warden, Kent 1521-11-20 (admitted and sworn into office June 1525) 1534-06-4 Cinque Ports also in Sussex; granted reversion of this office 1511
Keeper, Kent before 1523-8-20 (date reappointed to office) n.d.
MP, Kent 1523 n.d. Possibly held this office (MPs for Kent for this year unknown)
MP, Kent 1529 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Kent 1530 n.d.
Constable and Doorward, near Maidstone 1531-4 1534-06-4 Held jointly (with brother Sir Henry Guildford)
Parker, Kent 1531-4 1534-06-4 Held jointly (with brother Sir Henry Guildford)
JP, Wiltshire 1532 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England by 1534-5 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • France: Guisnes
  • Kent: Hemstead Manor
    Acquired: 1506
    Patrimony
  • Lincolnshire
    Acquired: 1510
    Granted 4 manors of the attainted Edmund Dudley
  • Northamptonshire: Duddington Manor
    Acquired: 1515-03
    Granted
  • Sussex: Higham Manor
    Acquired: 1506
    Patrimony

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1530-1531 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Juggler/s
Performance 1518-1518 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1523-1523 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1523-1523 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1523-1524 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1524-1525 Thomas Owers', New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1526-1526 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1527-1528 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1527-1528 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1527-1528 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1528-1528 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1528-1528 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1528-1529 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1529-1530 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1529-1529 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1530-1531 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1530-1531 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1531-1532 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1532-1532 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1532-1533 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1532-1532 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1532-1532 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1533-1534 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1533-1534 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1533-1534 Guildhall, Sandwich , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrel
Performance 1524-1524 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1525-1525 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1526-1527 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1526-1527 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1527-1527 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1527-1528 Guildhall, Sandwich , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1531-1531 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1533-1534 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Lord Warden's Minstrels
Performance 1532-1533 Hythe (Unknown), Hythe , Kent Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1533-1533 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Warden's Players
Performance 1533-1534 Guildhall, Sandwich , Kent Lord Warden's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Warden's Juggler/s Guildford, Edward (1479 - 1534) Acrobats/Physical Feats 1
Lord Warden's Minstrel Guildford, Edward (1479 - 1534) Entertainers/Minstrels 24
Lord Warden's Minstrels Guildford, Edward (1479 - 1534) Entertainers/Minstrels 8
Lord Warden's Players Guildford, Edward (1479 - 1534) Players 3

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Halden Manor Kent Private Residence
Leeds Castle Kent 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, Henry VII [1485–1509]. 2 vols. London: HMSO, 1914–16.
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)