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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 38
The Manor of Lackham Vol 3 : The Montagu family The move was political and expensive; the office of president of the council, long disused, is revived and given to him, in satisfaction of 40,000l which he and his family have lately paid for promotions. His followers who bought places about him have had hard bargains, being now thrown on the world 146 Henry was one of eight noblemen created at the coronation of King Charles I in 1626 147 when he was created earl of Manchester. In 1628 he became Lord Privy Seal and in 1635 a Commissioner of the Treasury. He was appointed one of the Guardians of the Realm when Charles I was absent in 1641. This was, of course, in the turbulent final months before the outbreak of the English Civil War. Manchester became Speaker for the House of Lords three months 148 before the unfurling of Charles I’s standard at Nottingham signaled the start of the long expected conflict. Henry, earl of Manchester, saw little of this; he died on 7 th November 1642 and was buried at Kimbolton. (His brother Edward II, however, was more 144 Green, MEV (ed) (1858) Calendar of State Papers Domestic : Series James I 1619-1623 p293 In a letter dated September 29 1621 Locke noted that “the Lord Treasurer has resigned and been sworn President of the Council; Lord Cranfield succeeds him” 145 Green, MEV (ed) (1858) Calendar of State Papers Domestic : Series James I 1619-1623 p293 in a letter from Chamberlain to Carelton dated October 13th 1621 146 Green, MEV (ed) (1858) Calendar of State Papers Domestic : Series James I 1619-1623 p293 147 CP Vol III] p280 fn a on this day (15 Feb 1626) created Earls, being ranked by Royal declaration … 1 Manchester [Montagu] 2 Berkshire [Howard] 3 Cleveland [Wentworth] 4 Musgrave [Sheffield[ 5 Danby [Danvers] 6 Totnes [Carew] 7 Monmouth [Cary] 8 Marlborough [Ley] 148 CP Vol VIII p366 May 1642 39
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