Wymond Carew

Sir Wymond Carew (* 1498 in Antony ; † August 24, 1549 in Hackney ) was an English courtier and politician who was once elected as a member of the House of Commons .

origin

Wymond Carew came from a sideline of the Carew family , originally located in the Welsh Marches , but owned properties in south-west England since the late 14th century. He was the eldest son of John Carew von Antony and his wife Thomasin Holland. John Carew was one of his siblings .

Career at the royal court

Carew's career began in the administration of the Duchy of Cornwall in the early 1530s thanks to sponsorship from his relative Sir John Arundell of Lanherne . As deputy receiver-general , he was responsible for the Duchy's income. When many of her relatives and favorites lost their positions at the royal court after the fall of Queen Anne Boleyn in 1536, Carew was probably thanks to his brother-in-law Anthony Denny , an influential courtier, receiver-general of the new Queen Jane Seymour and, after her death, of Anna von Kleve , the new wife of King Henry VIII. His offices in Cornwall, however, he retained and had them done by proxy. After the king divorced Anna von Kleve, Carew stayed in their service. However, he was involved in handling the formalities of the divorce and then supervised the correspondence of the former wife of the king, who in turn disliked him as an upstart who was not up to par. Nevertheless, Anna von Kleve sent him several times as a representative to the king. At the end of 1543 Carew resigned from the service of Anna von Kleve and served from the beginning of 1544 as treasurer of the new Queen Catherine Parr , in whose service several other officials of the Duchy of Cornwall were already. Carew reached the peak of his career in April 1545 when he became treasurer of the Court of first fruits and tenths , which made him responsible for the taxation of the clergy. Because of this office he was replaced as treasurer of the queen in September 1545. However, like the other officials responsible for the finances of the Crown, he regularly incurred the wrath of various courtiers as the royal finances were extremely tense due to the war with France and Scotland. In addition, Carew had taken on additional local offices in Middlesex and other parts of England. In December 1546 he was head of the officials who took care of the administration of the estates of the disgraced and imprisoned Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk . When Henry VIII died a few weeks later, Carew was at the instigation of the Regency Council, which was responsible for the underage Edward VI. led the government, defeated on February 20, 1547 to the Knight of the Bath . Probably due to the influence of the government was in 1547 elected the first deputy who the until the Reformation under the rule of abbots of the abbey standing Peterborough in the House of Commons was entitled.

Expansion of his possessions

Carew took advantage of his position at court to enrich himself. He urged his two influential brothers-in-law, Anthony Denny and John Gates , to continue to favor him. Gates entrusted him several times with tasks, but until 1544 Carew could only acquire smaller estates. From 1545 he succeeded in expanding his family's property in south-west England. He also acquired the Hackney estate in Middlesex and other estates in Hertfordshire in 1548 .

Marriage and offspring

In 1519 Carew had married Martha Denny, a daughter of the Baron of the Exchequer Edmund Denny from Cheshunt in Hertfordshire. With her he had at least four sons, including:

• Thomas Carew (1526 / 27–1564)
• Sir Matthew Carew (1531-1618)

His main heir was his eldest son, Thomas Carew. However, Carew still had considerable debts to the crown, especially from his office at the Court of First Fruits and Tents, which were investigated by a commission in 1557. It was not until 1611 that his descendants could finally repay his debts to the crown.

Web links

• PRN Carter: Carew, Sir Wymond (1498-1549). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
• Sir Wymond Carew on thepeerage.com , accessed May 25, 2017.
• SM Thorpe: CAREW, Sir Wymond (by 1498-1549), of Antony, Cornw. and St. Giles in the Fields, Mdx. (History of Parliament Online, Ref Volumes: 1509–1558)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ NM Fuidge: Peterborough (History of Parliament Online, Ref Vol 1509-1558). Retrieved May 27, 2017 .