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Monson, William (1567 - 1642/3)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1567
Death Date: 1643-02-13 (burial date)

Notes

On numerous sailing expeditions 1585--99; imprisoned in Spain 1591--July 1592. Arrested early Dec. 1615 over suspicion of involvement in the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury and possible treason and imprisoned in the Tower of London 12 Jan. 1615/16 to mid-July 1616

Parents

Primary Title

  • Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed: 1596-06-27
    Vacated: 1642/3-02-12

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Lincolnshire 1601
MP, Wiltshire 1601
Vice-Admiral to Richard Leveson, England 1602 -3 -26 1603
Admiral of the Narrow Seas, England 1604 -7 -1 1615/16 -01 -13
Receiver of Revenues, Lincolnshire 1627/8 -2 -22 1642/3 -02 -13 For life; held jointly with Thomas Monson and John Monson. Receivership comprised all lands in Lincolnshire belonging to the Duchy of Lancaster
Vice-Admiral of Fleet, England 1635
Member, Council of War, England 1637 -7 -17

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Charterhouse, London (city-county)
  • Kinnersley, Surrey
    Acquired: 1624
    Divested: 1642/3

Lands

  • Kent
  • Lincolnshire: Croft and Skegness Manors
    Acquired: 1593
    Patrimony

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Sir William Monson's Trumpeters
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Sir William Monson's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir William Monson's Trumpeters Monson, William (1567 - 1643) Musicians 1
Sir William Monson's Trumpeters Monson, William (1567 - 1643) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, Charles I [1625--49]. 23 vols. London: HMSO, 1858--97
  • Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth I and James I [1547--1625]. 12 vols. London: HMSO, 1856--72
  • Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.