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A Catalogue of the Chamberlains of Chester.
PHilippus Camerarius, in the time of Randle sirnamed Gernouns, Earl of Chester.
Spilem' Camerarius, in the time of the same Randle. Vide suprà pag. 128.
Bertramus de Verdon, Chamberlain in the time of Hugh Cyveliok, and also in the time of Randle Blundevill. This Bertram was Sheriff 31 & 33 Hen. 2. 1187. He lived in the Reigns of Henry the Second, Richard the First, and King John.
* 1.1Ricardus Orreby Camerarius.
* 1.2Willielmus Bruchull Camerarius: Ille fuit Decanus Ecclesiae Sancti Johannis Cestriae. Lib. H. fol. 117. e. John Boooth of Twamlow's Book.
Quae sequuntur ex Recordis (scilicèt inter Recognitiones Scaccarii Cestriae apud Cestriam) propriâ manu collecta sunt.
5 Ed. 1. 1277. Hugh Bruchull.
6 Ed. 1. 1278. Stephanus Chesnut; & 8 Edw. 1.
9, 10, 11 E. 1. William Burstow•• 1281.
12 E. 1. 1284. Robert Hemington.
29 E. 1. 1300. Willelmus Molton.
3 Edw. 2. William Stonehall.
3 Ed. 2. 1309. Paganus Tybotot.
9 Ed. 2. 1315. Walter Fulborne
15 E. 2. 1321. Ricardus de Sancto Edmundo.
18, 19. Ed. 2. 1324. Willielmus Essington Justiciarius.
20 E. 2. 1326. John Paynell; etiàm 1 Edw. 3.
2 Ed. 3. 1328. Thomas Blaston.
3 Ed. 3. 1329. John Stonehall, Parson of Plemston.
4 Ed. 3. 1330. Simon Ruggeley.
5 Ed. 3. 1331. John Paynell.
6, 7, 8 Ed. 3. Simon Ruggely, 1332, 1333, 1334.
Sir John Wendour was Chamberlain when Adam Parker was Sheriff of Cheshire, about 9 Ed. 3.
10 E. 3. 1336. B. Paynell.
12 E. 3. 1338. John Perye; etiàm 14 Edw. 3.
15 E. 3. 1341. John Brunham, Parson of Eccleston.
16 E. 3. 1342. John Perye; etiàm 17 Edw. 3.
18 E. 3. 1344. William Linford.
20 E. 3. 1346. John Brunham Junior. He was Chamberlain to the 41 Edw. 3. but how long af∣ter, I find not precisely.
50 E. 3. 1376. John Woodhouse. He was Chamberlain to the 17 Rich. 2. 1393.
17 R. 2. 1393. Robert Paris, from the 17 Rich. 2. 1393. to the 23 Rich. 2. 1399. about five Years.
23 R. 2. 1399. John Trever Bishop of St. Asaph, made Chamberlain 23 Rich. 2. He conti∣nued to 6 Hen. 4. about five Years.
6 H. 4. 1404. Thomas Barnaby, Chamberlain 6 Hen. 4. He continued to the 14 Hen. 4. eight Years.
14 H. 4. 1412. William Troutback Esquire, made Chamberlain of Chester 14 Hen. 4. He conti∣nued to the 17 Hen. 6. about twenty six Years.
17 H. 6. 1438. John Troutback, made Chamberlain in Reversion after his Father's Death, by Patent Dated the fifteenth day of August, 15 Hen. 6. howbeit he sat not as Chamberlain till 17 Hen. 6. when his Father died: which Year he was also Sheriff of Cheshire. He continued Chamberlain to the 35 Hen. 6. about eigh∣teen Years.
35 H. 6. 1457. Sir Richard Tunstall, part of 35 Hen. 6. He continued the remainder of Henry the Sixth's Reign, about four Years.
1 Ed. 4. 1461. Sir William Stanley, (of Hooton, as I conceive) Chamberlain 1 Edw. 4. to the 10. of Hen. 7. about thirty four Years.
10 H. 7. 1495. Sir Reginald Bray, made Chamberlain the tenth of April, 10 Hen. 7. He conti∣nued to the 15 Hen. 7. about four Years.
15 H. 7. 1499. Sir Richard Pool, made Chamberlain of Cheshire (quamdiù nobis placuerit) 14 Ja∣nuarii, 15 Hen. 7. He had another Patent (durante beneplacito) Dated 3 Aprilis,
19 Hen. 7. Sir Randle Brereton was Vice-chamberlain 19 Hen. 7. & 20. Hen. 7. William Tatton also Vice-Chamberlain, 20 Hen. 7. Pool was Chamberlain to 21 Hen. 7. about six Years.
21 H. 7. 1505. Sir Randle Brereton, made Chamberlain 21 Hen. 7. In the same Year before this Patent was another made of the same Office, unto Sir John Longford Knight. This Sir Randle Brereton of Malpas, was one of the Knights of the Body to Henry the Seventh, 19 Hen. 7. He continued Chamberlain to 23 Hen. 8. about twenty six Years. In the Year 21 Hen. 8. Reciting where before he had given Officium Clerici Scaccarii Cestriae, vulgaritèr nuncupatum Officium Baronis Scaccarii Cestriae Comitatus Palatini Cestriae, Johanni Tatton, & Nicolao Farrington, &c. and that Nicolas Farrington was dead, and John Tatton living. The King gran∣ted the Reversion of the same Office, after the death of John Tatton, to Randle Brereton, per nomen Officii Clerici Scaccarii Cestriae, & vulgaritèr nuncupati Baronis Scaccarii Cestriae. This Randle Brereton Baron of the Exchequer, I take it, was Bastard Brother to the Chamberlain.
23 H. 8. 1331. William Brereton Esqire, made Chamberlain 23 Hen. 8. He continued to 28 Hen. 8. about five Years. He was of the King's Privy Chamber, and Beheaded May 17. 1536. 28 Hen. 8. for matters touching Queen Anne. Stow.
28 H. 8. 1536. Rees Manxell, 28 Hen. 8. He continued to 1 Eliz. about twenty three Years.
1 Eliz. 1559. Edward Stanley Earl of Derby Chamberlain of Chester, 1 Eliz. William Glazier
Vice-Chamberlain eodem anno. Earl Edward, Chamberlain six Years.
7 Eliz. 1565. Robert Dudley Earl of Leycester, 7 Eliz. He continued to 30 Eliz. about twenty three Years. William Glazier, Vice-Chamberlain 17 & 22 Eliz.
30 Eliz. 1588. Henry Stanley Earl of Derby, 30 Eliz. He continued Chamberlain to 35 Eliz. about five Years.
35 Eliz. 1593. Sir Thomas Egerton, after Lord-Keeper, was Chamberlain 35 Eliz. He continued to the first Year of King James; about ten Years.
1 Jacobi 1603. William Stanley Earl of Derby, made Chamberlain of Chester for his Life, October 30. 1603. 1 Jacobi. He makes Henry Townesend Esq his Vice-Chamber∣lain (durante beneplacito) as freely as ever Sir Peter Warburton, one of the Judges of the Common-Pleas, or any other Vice-Chamberlain held the same Office before. Dated 13 Januarii, 1 Jacobi.
After this there was another Patent, joyning James Lord Strange with William his Father, for both their Lives, and to the Survivor.
To Townesend succeeded Sir Thomas Ireland of Beausy in Lancashire, Vice-Chamberlain.
To Ireland, Roger Downs of Wardley in Lancashire.
To Downs, Orlando Bridgeman (Son of John Lord Bishop of Chester) Vice-Chamberlain 1640.
William Earl of Derby died 1642. and James his Son continued Chamberlain, till the Parliament put in their Speakers.
23 C. 1. 1647. Edward Earl of Manchester, Speaker of the House of Lords, and William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons, were made Chamberlains of Chester by the Parliament, 23 Car. 1. 1647. Homfrey Macworth of Shropshire Vice-Chamberlan.
1654. John Glinne, made Chamberlain 1654; Philip Younge of Shropshire his Vice-Chamberlain.
This Glinne purchased Harden Castle from Charles Earl of Derby, about 1654.
12 C. 2. 1660. Charles Earl of Derby, made Chamberlain of Chester by the King, for the Lives of himself and William his Son, 12 Car. 2. 1660. Edward Rigby of Preston in Lancashire, sat Vice-Chamberlain 1662.
46 H. 3. 1262.
56 H. 3. 1261.