A List of the Honorary Members of the Corporation of Portsmouth, from 1573 to 1699
Peers, Nobles and others, being Burgesses[Information derived from “Roll of Freemen of the Borough of Portsmouth” published by WH Barrell Ltd.]

 

Date Name Remarks
1573 Sir Henry Radcliffe, Knt. Who in 1553 succeeded his father in the
Earldom of Sussex.
1575 Sir Christopher Hatton, Knt. Subsequently Lord Chancellor of England.
Henry, Earl of Southampton (Henry Wriothesley-1581 to 1623.)
Ferdinand, Lord Strange (Lord Stanley and Strange) succeeded to
the Earldom of Derby in 1592.
Robert, Lord Fitzwalter High Steward of Portsmouth in 1590.
Succeeded to the Earldom of Sussex in 1593.
Robert Lee (Merchaunt) Donor of a silver gilt Cup to the Corporation,
and in 1602-as Sir Robert Lee,
was Lord Mayor of London.
1591 Henry, Lord Windsor
Charles, Lord Howard of Effingham, Who defeated the Spanish Armada. Created
Earl of Nottingham in 1596.
Lord High Admiral of England
The Rev. John Rider Chaplain to the Earl of Sussex, “in consideration of his having been Orator for the said towne at the cominge of the Queen (Elizabeth) Matie to Portesmouth.”
The Rev. John Lancaster Chaplain to the Earl of Sussex.
John Moore, Esquire Under Steward of Portsmouth, and
Recorder of Portsmouth in 1615.
George, Earl of Cumberland (George Clifford-1569 to 1604.)
1592 Sir Richard Winkfield, Knt. Viscount Powerscourt in 1618.
Sir Thomas Maria Winkfield, Knt.
Alexander Ratclyf, Esqr.
1593 Sir Charles Blount, Knt. (Lord Mountjoy), Captain of the town of Portsmouth.
Sir George Carew, Knt. Master General of the Ordnance, shown as
Lord Carew in 1598.
1594 Joshua Savour Master Gunner of Portsmouth; donor of the
Silver Tazza and Spoons to the Corporation.
Robert, Earl of Essex Master of the Horse to Queen Elizabeth,
and Earl Marshal.
1595 Sir John Norrys, Knt. ” Lord General of Her Majesties Forces in Brittanie.”
1596 Sir Hampden Pawlett, Knt.
1597 William Heaton, Gent.
William Green, Esqre. ” Then dwellinge at the dock.”
M.P. for the Borough of Portsmouth.
John Austyn, Esqre.
1598 Dr. John Harbert ” One of the syx Mrs. of her Maties Navie.”
1600 Rt. Rev. Arthur Lake ” One of the Mrs. of the ho : Courte of Requests.”
John Treavor, Esqre. Doctor of Theology. Created Bishop of
Bath and Wells in 1616.
1602 Fowlke, Greville, Esqre. ” Surveyor of her Maities Shippes and Navie Royal.”
1603 Charles, Earl of Devon Treasurer of Queen Elizabeth’s Navy; subsequently
Sir Thomas Fleminge, Knt.
1604 Lord Oliver St. John Chancellor of the Exchequer to King James I.,
and created Baron Brooke in 1621.
1607 Humphrey Jobson, Gent. Formerly (Charles Blount) Lord Mountjoy
1608 Lord Julius Caesar, Knt. Lord Principal Justice of England.
1609 His Royal Highness Henry, Prince of Wales
Thomas Tichborne, Gent. Secretary to the Earl of Nottingham,
Lord High Admiral.
1612 Thomas, Earl of Suffolk Master of the ” Rowles ” (Rolls)
Eldest son of James I.
1614 Sir Thomas Cornwallis
1616 Sir William Cecil, Knt. As Lord Chamberlain he in 1605 discovered Guy
Fawkes and the gunpowder in the vault at the
House of Commons ; was Lord Treasurer to James I. in 1614.
His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales
1618
Mervin, Earl of Castlehaven
John, Lord Vaughan
Spencer, Lord Compton
1623 Thomas, Lord Andover Was constituted ” Earl Marshal ” in 1621.
Beheaded on Tower Hill, 1631.
1624 George Oglander, Gent. Master of the Robes to Charles I. : succeeded
his father as Earl of Northampton in 1630 ;
and fell fighting for C. I. in 1643.
Robert, Lord Carew
……, Lord Ashton
Henry Wentworth, Gent.
1625 George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
1626 James, Marques of Hamilton Son of the Earl of Suffolk : created Earl of Berkshire, 1626.
William, Earl of Denbigh
Henry, Lord De la Warre
Basil, Viscount Fielding A Major General in the service of Charles I.
1628 Lord, John Cooke Assassinated by Felton, August, 1628.
Sir Robert Heath, Knt. Master of the Horse to C. I., Lord Steward of
the Household.
Edward, Earl of Sussex
Robert, Lord Brooke ” Master of the Wardrobe to C. I. ”
” Treasurer of the Household to C. I.”
1629
Richard, Lord Lumley Nephew of Geo. Villiers, Duke of Buckingham :
became Earl of Denbigh, 1643.
1630 A principal Secretary of State.
Thomas, Earl of Berkshire Chief Justice.
Francis, Lord Cottington
Rt. Rev. Francis Dee Succeeded His father (Fowlke Greville) in 1628:.
killed at Warwick Castle, 1643.
1631
1632 John Phillpott, Esqre. Commanded the Sussex Militia against Monmouth,
and whose grandson was created
Earl of Scarborough 1690.
Jerome, Earl of Portland
1634 George, Lord Goringe
1635 Algernon, Earl of Northumberland
Lord Mountjoy, Earl of Newport Formerly Viscount Andover.
1636 Sir Henry Vane Had been Secretary to Prince Charles (Charles I.)
1639 ” The Illustrious Prince Rupert “ Dean of Chichester ; created Bishop of
Peterborough in 1634.
George Goring, Esqre. ” Somerset Herald. “
Robert Willis, Esqre. Summoned to the House of Lords by C. II. in 1661.
1640 Charles, Earl of Nottingham
1641 Philip, Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery Baron of Hurstpierpoint ; created Earl of Norwich.
1643 Robert, Earl of Warwick
George Monck Lord High Admiral, 1637 to 1642.
Summoned to the House of Lords by C. II. in 1661.
1653 William Penn Treasurer of the Household to C. I., and in 1640
Principal Secretary of State.
“Prince Palatine of ye Rhine” Nephew of Charles I.,
by whom he was created Duke of Cumberland.
1654 Robert Tichbourne, Esqre.
John Lisle, Esqre. Governor of Portsmouth,
Lieut. Governor of Portsmouth.
Subsequently Earl of Peterborough.
1655 Lord Chamberlain to Charles I.
” One of the Admirals and Generals of ye ffleete of
this Comonwealth.” Created Duke of Albermarle in
1660, on the restoration of Charles II.
William, Lord Sydenham
Thomas, Lord Pride
George, Duke of Albermarle
1658 Edward, Earl of Sandwich,
and Viscount Hinchingbrook		 ” One other of the same Admirals and Generals.”
Father of William Penn, the Quaker, founder of Pennsylvania.
1660
1661 Alderman of the City of London, and Lord Mayor in 1657.
His Royal Highness James, Duke of
York and Albany		 ” One of the Lords Commissioners of ye
Great Seals of England.” Lisle died by the hands
of an Irish assassin-dispatched by the Stuarts
for that purpose-on the shore of the Lake of
Geneva, whither he had fled after the restoration.
James, Duke of Ormonde, and Earl of Brecknock
Edward, Earl of Manchester
George, Lord Berkley
1662 Philip, Earl of Chesterfield His widow, Alice Lisle, was judicially murdered by
order of the brutal Judge Jefferies in 1685.
James, Earl of Suffolk
John, Lord Berkley
Samuel Pepys, Esqre.
Formerly George Monck.
As Edward Montague, and in command of a portion
of the English Fleet, he, in May 1660, conveyed
Charles II. back to England on his restoration to
the Crown ; and in the July following was created
by that King, Earl of Sandwich, Viscount Hinchingbrook,
Brother to Charles II., whom he succeeded as
James II.
Sir Charles Berkley, Knt. and Bart.
John, Earl of Bath
Thomas, Lord Wentworth
William, Lord Crofts
Charles, Lord Gerrard
His Highness, James, Duke of Monmouth
William, Lord Brouncker		 Lord Steward of the Household to C. II.
Lord Chamberlain of the Household to Charles II.
Henry, Lord Arlington Created Earl of Berkley in 1679.
Became Lord Chamberlain to Queen Mary II
1664 Henry Jermain, Earl of St. Albans
Charles, Viscount Fitzharding Of Stratton.
George, Duke of Buckingham At one period Secretary to the Admiralty, and,
under James II., had the management of the
Admiralty department, no Lord High Admiral, or
Board of Admiralty having been appointed by
James. The name of Samuel Pepys remained on
the Burgess Roll until 1703,
Lord Fitzharding in 1663.
John Granvill, first Earl, created 1661.
Son of the first Earl of Cleveland.
Summoned to the House of Lords by C. II. in 1661
Earl of Macclesfield in 1701.
1665 Aubrey de Vere, Earl of Oxford
1668 Lawrence Hyde, Esqre.
Lord Fitzharding in 1663.
John Granvill, first Earl, created 1661.
Francis, Lord Hawley Son of the first Earl of Cleveland.
Thomas, Earl of Ossory Summoned to the House of Lords by C. II. in 1661
Henry, Earl of Peterborough, and
Baron Beauchamp		 Earl of Macclesfield in 1701.
James Fitz-Roy, Nat : Son of Charles II.
and Lucy Walters.
William, Earl of Inchiquin
1675 James, Lord Annesley One of the first principal Members of the Royal Society.
Edward, Lord Latimer
Peregrine, Viscount Dumblane Lord Chamberlain to His Majesty’s Household,
Created Earl of Arlington in 1672.
Robert, Viscount Hunsdon Lord Chamberlain of the Household in 1671.
1676 Charles, Lord Mordant Became Earl of Berkley in 1698.
1677 Son of Buckingham assassinated by Felton.
John, Earl Mulgrave He married the daughter of Thomas Lord Fairfax,
the Parliamentary General, and died at Kirby
Moorside.
1678 Charles, Fitz-Charles, Earl of Plymouth
Charles, Earl of Carlisle
Richard, Viscount Waterford Created Earl of Rochester in 1682. Brother to the
first Queen of James II, and Uncle to
Queen Mary II. and Queen Anne.
1680 Son of the Duke of Ormond ; was an Admiral
in the Navy.
A supporter of James II.Died at Jamaica where he was Governor, 1691.
Succeeded as Earl of Anglesea in 1686.
Son of the first Duke of Leeds.
Succeeded as Duke of Leeds ; became a Vice
Admiral in 1703.Created Earl of Monmouth in 1689, and succeeded
to the Earldom of Peterborough in 1697.
Subsequently Marques of Normanby, and in
1703 Duke of Buckingham.
Nat : son of Charles II., created Earl of Plymouth 1675.
Had been Governor of Jamaica.
Created Earl of Scarborough in 1690, was an
active General under the Prince of Orange.
1681 Charles, Lord Hatton Baron de Kirby.
Edward, Lord Noell, Baron de Titchfield Governor of Portsmouth.
1682 Daniel, Lord Finch Earl of Nottingham, and succeeded as Earl of
Winchelsea in 1729.
Anthony, Viscount Falkland ” Treasurer of the Navy.”
Sir Lionell Jenkins, Knt. ” A Principal Secretary of State.”
Sir Francis North, Knt. Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in 1674 ;
Keeper of the Great Seal 1682 ;
and created Baron Guildford in 1683.
1683 His Royal Highness, George, Prince of Denmark Married the Princess Anne (Queen Anne) daughter
of James, Duke of York (James II.)
Edward, Earl of Gainsborough
Christopher, Duke of Albermarle
Henry, Duke of Grafton Governor of Portsmouth.
Son of George Monck, the first Duke.
Charles Lenox, Duke of Richmond Nat : son of Charles II., born 1663, created Duke
of Grafton 1675; in 1682 was a Vice Admiral of England.
Charles, Duke of Somerset Nat : son of Charles II., born 1672, created Duke
of Richmond in 1675.
George Legge, Lord Dartmouth Known as the ” Proud Duke ” ; a Lord of the King’s
(James) Bedchamber, 1687.
Was Governor of Portsmouth in 1673 ; Master
of the Horse ; Groom of the Bedchamber to the
Duke of York ; created Baron Dartmouth 1682.
Had command of the Fleet of James II. at the
landing of the Prince of Orange in 1688.
Wriothesley, Baptist Noell, Lord Camden
Sir George Jefferies, Knt., Bart
1684 Became Earl of Gainsborough.
Lord Chief Justice of England :-” of infamous
memory, “a character he obtained from his
ferociously brutal conduct when presiding as Judge
at the trials of the numerous prisoners taken in
Monmouth’s rebellion, 1685 ; conduct so pleasing
to James II. that he, created him ” Lord Chief
Justice of England.” Jefferies died miserably a
prisoner in the Tower of London in April 1689,
James, Earl of Salisbury
Francis, Lord Guildford
The Rt. Rev. Thomas Ken
1685 “Having dwindled from a corpulent man to a skeleton “
Keeper of the Great Seal.
Bishop of Bath and Wells. Ken was one of the
seven Bishops sent prisoners to the Tower of
London by James II.in 1688, for presenting a petition to him disputing the legality of the
” Declaration of Indulgencies ” which James had
ordered to be read in all the Churches and Chapels in the kingdom.
Secretary of State, 1684.88. A staunch adherent of James II.
Nat : son of James II. In 1688 the Duke,
whilst Governor of Portsmouth and
“Colonel of the 8th Regiment of the Dine,
then quartered at Portsmouth, gave
orders that thirty men just arrived from
Ireland should be enlisted. The English
soldiers declared that they would not
serve with these intruders. John Beaumont, the Eieut.-Col., in his own
name and in the name of five of the
Captains protested to the Duke’s face
against this insult to the English Army
and nation……………… Berwick
sent to Windsor for instructions. The
King, greatly exasperated, instantly
despatched a troop of horse to Portsmouth
with orders to bring the six
refractory Officers before him. A
council of war sate on them. They
refused to make any submission ; and
they were sentenced to be cashiered,”
(Macaulay). (James at this period had
brought over a large number of the
Irish peasantry-his co-religionists to
be enrolled as Soldiers.) ” It may well
be supposed that the rude Kerne of
Connaught, placed with arms in his
hands, among a foreign people whom he
hated, and by whom he was hated in
turn, was guilty of some excesses. These
excesses were greatly exaggerated by
report ; …… From every corner of the
Kingdom a cry arose against the
foreign barbarians who forced
themselves into private houses, seized
horses and waggons, extorted money,
and insulted women.” (Macaulay.)
–Vide Appeal to the Prince of Orange, page 253.
Charles, Earl of Midleton
1687 James, Duke of Berwick
1688
Arthur, Earl of Torrington
1689
Coll. John Gibson Admiral of the Fleet that conducted the
Prince of Orange to England in 1688.
Richard, Earl of Scarborough Subsequently First Lord of the Admiralty.
1690 Mynerd, Duke of Leinster Was defeated by the French off Beachy
Head in 1690: tried by a Court-martial
and acquitted, but was dismissed
the service by William III.
Lieut. Governor of Portsmouth.
Late Viscount Waterford.
Son of Marshal Schomberg ; he commanded
the right wing of William’s Army at
the Battle of the Boyne : subsequently
created Duke of Leinster.
1691
1692
George, Viscount Castleton
Henry, Earl of Romney
1694
Maj.-Gen. Thomas Earle
Lord Edward Russell
1696 As Henry Sidney, was one of those that
invited the Prince of Orange to England;
became Secretary of State in 1690,
and Lord Lieut : of Ireland in 1692.
Governor of Portsmouth.
Was engaged with the Prince of Orange in the
revolution of 1688, and subsequently
held the lucrative office of
Treasurer of the Navy : was Admiral of the Fleet
in 1691. Had some shameful dealings
with (James II). at the Court of
St. Germain’s. Became First Lord of the
Admiralty in 1693, Created Earl of Oxford
and Viscount Barfleur in 1697.
Took an active part with Monmouth in the
latter’s unfortunate insurrection. Became
First Lord of the Treasury in 1699.
Was present at the battle of La Hogue,
where he destroyed nearly all the
French ships ; commanded the Fleet
sent against Cadiz, 1702 ; was with Sir
Cloudesly Shovel and the Prince of
Darmstadt at the Capture of Gibraltar 1704.
Was with Sir George Rooke and the Prince
of Darmstadt at the Capture of Gibraltar,
1704 ; commanded English and Dutch
Fleet employed in attack upon France
in 1707, and was wrecked on his return home.
Vice-Admiral of the Red. Succeeded as
Duke of Leeds in 1712.
Had been bred a page at Whitehall. First
Commissioner of the Treasury under
William in 1691 ; whilst such, treacherously
corresponded with James II.
Created Earl Godolphin 1706.
Commanded William’s Brigade of Danish
mercenaries at the ‘ Boyne ‘.
Formerly Sir John Lowther. First Lord of the
Treasury in 1690. A Lord of the Admiralty
in 1692 ; created Viscount Lonsdale in 1696;
Lord Privy Seal in 1699.
Ford, Earl of Tankerville
1697
Sir George Rooke, Knt.
Sir Cloudesly Shovel, Knt.
Peregrine, Earl of Camarthan
1698 Sydney, Lord Godolphin
His Grace Ferdinand William,
 Duke of Wirtemburgh
1699 John, Viscount Lonsdale

 

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