Vol 3 - Lackham Countryside Centre

The Manor of Lackham Vol 3 : The Montagu family
I have never gayned anything by corruption cavilation or
opprefsion though in my time I have borne and executed all the
great offices and places of the kingdome one after another 139
As Lord Chief Justice it was he who executed the sentence, passed in
1603, on Sir Walter Raleigh in October 1618 140 .
Two years later he was created Baron Montagu of Kimbolton,
Huntingdonshire and Viscount Mandeville 141 . It was claimed that he added
the title of Mandeville because he owned the castle and manor of
Kimbolton, “which many ages since had belonged to the family of Mandeville
142 ”.
Baron Montagu was appointed Lord High Treasurer in 1620 but
For this office, which he was only allowed to hold for ten
months, he had to pay the greedy Duke of Buckingham
£20,000 143
When he was forced to resign 144 he was given the post of President of the
Privy Council in compensation. He held the post until 1628. There was
apparently “no certain cause known for dismissing the late treasurer 145 ”
139 Huntingdon Archives M71/3/1/9 transcription of will, the reference is M71/3/1, the
final figure is the page number
140 Hutchinson J (1902) A Catalogue of Notable Middle Templars with Brief Biographical
Notes p166
141 Venn, J & Venn JA (1924) Alumni Cantagrienses part 1 Vol III p201
on Dec 19 th 1620
142 CP Vol VIII p366 fn d records that a contemporary poem goes
Adding the honour, as he rolled downhill,
Of Viscount to the name of Mandeville
Which crowned his cadency with empty fame
But brought nothing to support the same
143 CP vol VIII ibid p327 fn c
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