Paternal Family Tree: Lake
Before 11th October 1567, the date [Some sources say 1561?] he was baptised at Southampton, Hampshire [Map], Thomas Lake was born to Almeric Lake.
On 29th June 1591 Thomas Lake [aged 23] and Mary Rider [aged 16] were married.
In 1593 Thomas Lake [aged 25] was elected MP Malmesbury.
Around 1595 [his son] Thomas Lake was born to Thomas Lake [aged 27] and [his wife] Mary Rider [aged 20]. He married in or before 1633 Dorothy Manners.
In 1598 [his son] Arthur Lake was born to Thomas Lake [aged 30] and [his wife] Mary Rider [aged 23]. He married before 1619 Lettice Rich, daughter of Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick and Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire.
Before 14th November 1599 [his daughter] Anne Lake Baroness Ros of Helmsley was born to Thomas Lake [aged 32] and [his wife] Mary Rider [aged 24]. She married (1) 12th February 1615 William Cecil 16th Baron Ros Helmsley, son of William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter and Elizabeth Manners 15th Baroness Ros of Helmsley (2) after 27th June 1618 George Rodney.
In 1600 [his daughter] Elizabeth Lake was born to Thomas Lake [aged 32] and [his wife] Mary Rider [aged 25]. She married 28th February 1621 William Stonor and had issue.
In 1601 Thomas Lake [aged 33] was elected MP New Romney.
On 24th March 1603 Elizabeth I [aged 69] died at Richmond Palace [Map] around three in the morning. Her first cousin twice removed James [aged 36] succeeded I King England Scotland and Ireland.
Immediately following her death Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 43] started on horseback for Edinburgh to inform King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland arriving at Holyrood Palace [Map] late on the 26 Mar 1603. His conduct met with general disapproval and merited censure as contrary to all decency, good manners and respect. George Carew and Thomas Lake [aged 35] were sent by the Council to formally inform James of her death.
In 1604 Thomas Lake [aged 36] was elected MP Launceston.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 23rd April 1608 [his brother] Bishop Arthur Lake [aged 38] was appointed Dean Worcester.
In 1609 [his son] Lancelot Lake was born to Thomas Lake [aged 41] and [his wife] Mary Rider [aged 34]. He married in or before 1630 Frances Cheeke and had issue.
In 1614 Thomas Lake [aged 46] was elected MP Middlesex.
On 12th February 1615 [his son-in-law] William Cecil 16th Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 24] and [his daughter] Anne Lake Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. See Diary of Anne Clifford. He the son of William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter [aged 49] and Elizabeth Manners 15th Baroness Ros of Helmsley.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 12th February 1616. Upon Monday the 12th my [his son-in-law] Lord Roust [aged 25] was married to Mrs Ann Lake [aged 16] the secretary's [aged 48] daughter.
Letters of John Chamberlain Volume 2.243. 243. To Sir Dudley Carleton [aged 43]. [S. P. Dom., Jac. I, lxxxvii, 51.] London, June 8, 1616.
My very goode Lord: When I wrote last I left the earle of Somerset [aged 29] pleading for his life, but that he saide for himself was so litle that he was found guilty by all his peeres: which did so litle appall him that when he was asked what he could say why sentence shold not be pronounced, he stoode still upon his innocence, and could hardly be brought to refer himself to the Kinges mercie: upon which termes he stands still, and having leave to write to the King, hath only required that his judgement of hanging shold be chaunged to heading, and that his daughter might have such of his lands as the King doth not resume and reserve in his owne handes. The Lady Knolles [aged 33] and some other frends have had accesse to the Lady [aged 26] divers times since her conviction, and caried her younge daughter to her twise or thrise; but I heare not of any that comes at him. He hath ben much urged and fayre offered to confesse the offence both before his arraignment and since, but he stands firme in denial: though by all circumstances and most pregnant, (yea almost infallible) probabilities he be more faulty and fowle then any of the companie, which makes the King marvayle that all the rest that have gon before having so franckly confessed the matter after theyre condemnation, he only shold continue so confident. Whether this or any other reason be the cause of stay of execution I know not, but they live yet and for ought I can learne so are like to do many a day. Sir Thomas Mounsons [aged 51] arraignment which shold have ben yesterday, was then put of again till the Tewsday after the terme, which procrastination from time to time makes the world thincke we shall heare no more of this busines, the rather for that the Lord Cooke [aged 64] of late is fallen (I know not how) into disfavor, so far foorth that the King hath ben very bitter to him, both in privat and publike, as upon Thursday last when all the Judges were called before the King at Whitehall, to geve a reason of theyre proceeding in the exchecquer chamber to argue a case of commendams contrarie to his commaundment by expresse message, and sending a letter subscribed by them all, not so respectively and reverently written as might become them, they all stoode upon the very words and termes of law and statutes and upon the strictnes of theyre oath: but the heaviest burthen lighted on him, wherin he behaved and caried himself so well and confidently, that the matter goes on, and they argue yt again this day, contrarie to the expectation and hope of all the bishops. But the worst is that the Lord Chauncellor [aged 76], the atturny [aged 55] and sollicitor [aged 49] prosecute him implacablie, and have won so much ground upon him, that there is a commission graunted to the Lord Archbishop, the Lord Knollis [aged 72], Sir Thomas Lake [aged 48] and Sir Fulke Grivell to call him before them and examine him upon articles and points touching the premunire: and withall, the whole course of his life is like to be ript up and looked into which yf yt be severely followed many men feare yt may be his utter overthrow. But he holdes up his head, and geves no way, which makes his frends thincke he will passe over this storme and tempest well enough. Our goode frend [aged 53] stands only firme to him in what he may, which many marvayle at, and sticke not to say he is corrupted, which I thincke is as far from the one as the other: but howsoever, I could wish he shold not presume so much on the strength of his shoulders, as to thincke he alone were able to beare up the ruines of a building that is falling: and to say truth in many such cases I observe he hath more courage then needs, not weighing his owne strength, nor that yt is soma d'altri homeri [the burden of other men], for I perceve he hath litle appoggio [support, baking] to the maine piller [aged 23] that now stands upright.
On 17th October 1616 [his brother] Bishop Arthur Lake [aged 47] was elected Bishop of Bath and Wells.
After 27th June 1618 [his son-in-law] George Rodney [aged 10] and [his daughter] Anne Lake Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 18] were married.
Letters of the Court of James I 1618. [20th October 1618]. Upon Friday next, Sir Thomas Lake [aged 51] is like to come to hearing; and the common voice hath already given a very heavy sentence against him. I have herewith sent you a copy of Sir Walter Raleigh's [aged 64] Apology, which you may please to peruse at your own commodity, and afterwards return it hither to me, because it is another man's, and I shall at better leisure write out a fair one for you.
Before 1619 [his son] Arthur Lake [aged 20] and [his daughter-in-law] Lettice Rich [aged 29] were married. She the daughter of Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick [aged 59] and Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 15th February 1619. The 15th Sir Thomas Lake [aged 51], his [his wife] Lady [aged 44], and [his daughter] Lady Ross [aged 19], were sent to the Tower [Map]. There was nothing heard all this term but the matter between the Countess of Exeter [aged 39] and them, at which the King sat [five] several days. It was censured on my Lady Exeter's side against them, who were fined great fines both to the King and her, there was spoken extraordinary foul matters of my Lady Ross and reports went that amongst others she lay with her own brother, so as their foul matters did double the miseries of my [his daughter-in-law] Lady Lettice [aged 30] Lake in her unfortunate marriage. Sarah Swarton was fined and censured to be whipt, which censure was not executed, the reason she confessed all that she knew.
In Sir Thomas Lake's place Sir George Calvert [aged 39] was sworn secretary.
On 28th February 1621 [his son-in-law] William Stonor [aged 27] and [his daughter] Elizabeth Lake [aged 21] were married at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map].
In 1626 Thomas Lake [aged 58] was elected MP Wootton Bassett.
On 4th May 1626 [his brother] Bishop Arthur Lake [aged 56] died. He was buried at Wells Cathedral [Map].
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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In or before 1630 [his son] Lancelot Lake [aged 20] and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Cheeke were married.
In 1630 [his daughter] Anne Lake Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 30] died.
On 17th September 1630 Thomas Lake [aged 62] died.
In 1642 [his former wife] Mary Rider [aged 67] died.
Letters of the Court of James I 1618. That Sir Thomas Lake's day of hearing is prolonged further; that the queen continues still very much indisposed; that Mr. Martin, the new recorder, is already dead of the smallpox, and Shute like to succeed him in his place; that a new Venetian leiger is here arrived, not above twenty - three or twenty - four years old; which the king, discoursing of it to my Lord Arundel and Sir John Digby, seemed to censure as a weakness in any state to send a leiger ambassador so young; and that from such a one nothing could be expected but shame unto the nation; but this you will please to keep unto yourself. When you have read this side, I should esteem it a favour if you burn it.
[his daughter] Bridget Lake was born to Thomas Lake and Mary Rider. She married in or before 1655 William Domvile and had issue.