296:. Gofton's instructions allow some latitude in artistic design from the older silver, providing that the new pieces were "most fair and of best show, not so much regarding the preciseness of the patterns delivered" ... and not to "omit anything which, either in the curiousness of the workmanship or in the quantity of the pieces (though different from the patterns), might give any graceful ornament to them".
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Secretary Conway about the plan of King Charles to sell jewels on 17 October 1625. He thought the best diamonds in the Tower of London had been sent to the king when he was at Canterbury and not returned, and the remainder in the Tower were "verie meane". He sent Conway an inventory
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on the outskirts of London where he had fishing rights, though he lodged in Red Cross street in the city. On 19 January 1606 a great porpoise was taken alive at West Ham, in a little creek, a mile and a half within the land, and this was presented to
Francis Gofton. Gofton gave the porpoise to the
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In
December 1621 his house at Stockwell, near the house of the ambassador Noel Caron, burnt down and all his stuff was lost. As owner of this property he was known as "Francis Gofton of Stockwell". In his will, written in 1626, Gofton mentions that he had spent considerable sums on the Stockwell
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to give as presents in Spain, others were intended to be returned. The selection was to be sent to the king at
Newmarket. The jewels selected, including the king's hat badge of the letter "I" or "J" and others which had belonged to Anna of Denmark, were sent to Spain in March with
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Abridgement of the English Chronicle, First Collected by M. Iohn Stow, and After Him Augmented With Very Many Memorable Antiquities, and Continued With Matters Forreine and Domesticall, Vnto the Beginning of the Yeare, 1618. by E.H.
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house, which belonged to his wife, before and after the fire. By this time his London house was in St Giles without
Cripplegate. The lands at Stockwell manor had been bought by his wife's first husband, John Pyndar, in 1586.
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A note of the king's debts made in April 1616 includes ÂŁ200 to Gofton for a chain of diamonds. After the death of Anne of
Denmark and her funeral in May 1619 he and Sir Edward Coke inventoried her possessions at
345:); 41 small diamonds from a jewel in the shape of a bay leaf; an old cross set with six diamonds of an old cut with four rubies and pearls; a gold chain, buttons, and aglets of "Spanish work" filled with white
22:(died 1628) was an English courtier and administrator. He was an auditor of royal accounts and jewels, Chief Auditor of the Imprest from 1597 and Auditor of Mint from August 1603. Gofton acquired the manor of
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Francis Gofton married
Katherine Kinsman (died 1634), the widow of John Pynder (died 1608), a vintner and member of Parliament. In her will, Katherine asked to be buried at the chapel of the
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Some replicas of the silver plate given to the
Spanish ambassadors and other diplomats were made in 1608 and Francis Gofton supervised the commission with instructions from the King and the
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January 1603 the auditor Richard Sutton complained that he had been continually sick on a previous official visit to Ireland with Gofton and begged to be excused.
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including jewels returned from Spain, and contents of the "chest of late Queen Anne" which contained; a gold "flagon" bracelet; a jewel "in fashion of a Jesus" (the
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380:, Lincolnshire, and property in Stockwell including farms and the Old Orchard of the manor of Stockwell, with silver plate some formerly belonging to
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for help to gain an appointment as Receiver of Nottingham and Derby. It is not clear if he got that position, but he had
789:(London, 1858), p. 126 citing TNA SP16/7/120-124: Compare, Diana Scarisbrick, 'Anne of Denmark's Jewellery Inventory',
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Drawings were made of these treasures, and water pots made by William Jefferies in 1605 acquired by the
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and Viscount Cranborne. He noted particularly the Queen's gold crown weighing 53 ounces, kept by
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566:'Stockwell: Stockwell Manor', Survey of London: Volume 26, Lambeth: Southern Area, 1956.
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685:, 2 (London: Colburn, 1849), p. 163: M. Payne, 'Inventory of Denmark House, 1619',
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776:(London, 1858), p. 520 citing TNA SP14/139/108 and p. 523 citing TNA SP14/139/63.
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and her servant Anna, "Dutch maide Anna", were arrested for stealing jewels.
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The National Archives, TNA PROB 11/166/65, will of Katherine Gofton.
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sent him accounts for Berwick noting that ten old pensioners and
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Calendar of the Patent Rolls of the Chancery of Ireland: James I
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in April 1609, the former property of the Abbey of Assaroe near
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The King's Servants: The Civil Service of Charles I, 1625-1642
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A Marvel to Behold: Gold and Silver at the Court of Henry VIII
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British Library, Stowe MS 557 Inventory of the Royal Wardrobe
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Calendar of the Patent and Close Rolls of Chancery in Ireland
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John Gofton (1615-1686). His mother left him a house called
728:(Woodbridge, 2020), pp. 243-4: Kremlin Armoury MZ 642, 643.
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The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603
102:, Master of the King's Jewels and Plate, in March 1605.
98:. He delivered Cobham's "garter" and "George" jewels to
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643:Theresa Lewis, 'Life of the Marquis of Hertford',
465:Calendar State Papers Domestic, James I: 1611-1618
119:. This incident is often connected with a line in
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415:Letters of Lord Burleigh to his son Robert Cecil
612:, vol. 3 (London, 1836), pp. 306-9 (not dated).
60:, a social activity which enhanced his career.
738:HMC 9 Maunscripts of the Marquess of Salisbury
369:near to John Pynder. Their children included:
816:PYNDER, John (d.1608), of Cheapside, London,
253:King James VI gave two great water pots that
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764:(London, 1858), pp. 507, 520, 523, 528, 577.
225:. Gofton made an inventory of the jewels of
556:The National Archives, TNA PROB 11/154/260.
839:The National Archives, TNA PROB 11/166/65.
221:Gofton was owed ÂŁ400 for a jewel given to
774:Calendar State Papers Domestic: 1618-1623
762:Calendar State Papers Domestic: 1618-1623
681:Thomas Birch & Folkestone Williams,
581:Calendar State Papers James I: 1603-1610
634:The National Archives, TNA SP14/46/137.
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223:Anne Livingstone, Countess of Eglinton
198:Gofton made a list of 25 jewels which
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167:In May 1603 Gofton was asked with Sir
140:Gofton sold lands and fishings on the
687:Journal of the History of Collections
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206:from the crown jewels stored in the
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594:Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd
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316:, the Chancellor of Exchequer, and
96:Frances Howard, Countess of Kildare
63:In December 1603 he consulted with
683:Court and Times of James the First
610:Antient Kalendars of the Exchequer
382:Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland
308:to visit the Tower of London with
304:On 2 March 1623 King James wanted
16:English courtier and administrator
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479:, vol. 16 (London, 1933), p. 331.
455:, vol. 15 (London, 1930), p. 314.
163:Jewels at the Union of the Crowns
871:Material culture of royal courts
715:(London, 1955), p. 486 no. 1077.
530:(Dublin, 1863), pp. 388-9, 472:
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491:, vol. 17 (London, 1938), p. 96.
402:CSP Domestic, James I: 1603-1610
750:HMC 4th Report: Earl de la Warr
713:Jewels and Plate of Elizabeth I
442:, vol. 4 (London, 1905), p. 443
75:over plans for the garrison at
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357:Francis Gofton died in 1628.
191:and was published in 1988 by
670:HMC 5th Report: Cholmondeley
515:HMC Salisbury Hatfield: 1606
300:Jewels for the Spanish match
866:17th-century English people
700:Letters of John Chamberlain
545:Letters of John Chamberlain
384:. He was buried at Lambeth.
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417:(Cambridge, 2017), p. 219.
373:Francis Gofton (died 1642)
314:Treasurer of the Household
261:to the Spanish ambassador
249:Silver pots in the Kremlin
689:, 13:1 (2001), pp. 23-44.
271:Somerset House Conference
820:, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981.
327:Lord Carey of Leppington
294:Privy Council of England
861:Court of James VI and I
752:(London, 1874), p. 286.
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660:(London, 1836), p. 171.
658:Issues of the Exchequer
596:(Maney, 1988), p. 334:
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505:(London, 1618), p. 470.
467:(London, 1858), p. 112.
806:(London, 1974), p. 78.
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489:HMC Salisbury Hatfield
477:HMC Salisbury Hatfield
453:HMC Salisbury Hatfield
427:HMC Salisbury Hatfield
404:(London, 1857), p. 33.
343:cipher of Jesus, "IHS"
287:Kremlin Armoury Museum
110:Gofton had a house at
361:Marriage and children
106:Houses and a porpoise
281:, from Fabian Smith
267:Constable of Castile
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440:HMC Duke of Rutland
335:Sir Francis Stewart
876:Monarchy and money
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378:Downhall in Barrow
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