The household below stairs: Marshals of the Hall 1660-1716

Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. Originally published by University of London, London, 2006.

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Marshals of the Hall 1660–1716

The officers of the hall staffed that room, attending the free tables of hospitality provided there to the king's guests and servants. The marshals of the hall were responsible for order. As the number of such tables declined from 1663, these places became sinecures. (fn. 1) They were appointed by lord steward's warrant. Six marshals were appointed in 1660. This number was reduced to two at wages of £13 0s 12 1/2d and board wages of £18 5s on the Establishment of 1 Dec. 1662. The same establishment provided for five supernumerary marshals at wages of £13 0s 8 2/3d and board wages of £18 5s. (fn. 2) Board wages rose to £36 10s in 1664. (fn. 3) This was commuted to a salary of £30 in 1685, on which establishment there was a single marshal. The five supernumerary marshals or sewers were established at £20 apiece and former marshals were paid £31 5s 8d apiece. The old wages and board wages of £13 0s 8 1/2d and £18 5s were restored for one marshal in 1689. One supernumerary received £13 0s 8 1/2d in wages and £6 19s 3 1/2 d in board wages. (fn. 4) The office was abolished (with a stipend for the displaced incumbent of £13 0s 8 1/2d plus board wages of £18 5s) by the unsigned Establishment of 1699, then reinstated in 1702. (fn. 5) It was finally abolished in 1716. (fn. 6)

Marshals 1660–?1699; 1702–1716

[1660] Batty,-
[1660] 22 Aug. Fitch, G.
[1660] 22 Aug. Blagrave, E.
[1660] 3 Sept. Nicholls, T.
[1660] 26 Sept. Whitehead, F.
[1660] 27 Sept. Thomas, R.
[By 1663] Tracy, G.
1664 3 Sept. Barker, J.
1668 1 Oct. Fitch, G.
1668 1 Oct. Nicholls, T.
1674 27 Mar. Goldsmith, J.
1674 30 June Whitehead, F.
1676 22 July Goodchild, J.
By 1677 Goldsmith, J.
1677 3 Aug. Donkeley, T.
1679 13 Feb. Skitteridge, W.
1685 22 Apr. Donkeley, T.
1689 22 Mar. Parsons, C.
1702 3 July Parsons, C.

Supernumerary or Extraordinary Marshals 1662–1699

1662 20 June Reade, J. (ext.)
1662 25 June Lane, R. (ext.)
1662 24 Oct. Houdra, P. (ext.)
1662 1 Dec. ? (fn. 7)
1662 1 Dec. ? (fn. 7)
1664 1 Oct. Fitch, G. (sup.)
1664 1 Oct. Nicholls, T. (sup.)
1664 1 O ct. Thomas, R. (sup.)
1668 1 Oct. Barker, J. (sup.)
1668 1 Oct. Whitehead (sup.)
1669 28 Jan. Pyeing, J. (ext.)
1669 14 Apr. Smith, T. (ext.)
1670 10 Feb. Cole, T. (ext.)
1670 2 Aug. Atkinson, E. (ext.)
1670 29 Dec. Brome, W. (ext.)
1671 5 Apr. Gerauld, B. (ext.)
1672 3 Apr. Futtor, J. (ext.)
1672 9 Apr. Walsh, H. (ext.)
1672 30 Apr. Maund, R. (ext.)
1672 23 May Kymer, H. (ext.)
1672 27 June Andrews, J. (ext.)
1673 15 Sept. Whitney, E. (ext.)
1674 30 June Goldsmith, J. (sup.)
1680 9 Jan. Goodchild, J. (sup.)
1680 9 Jan. Donkeley, T. (sup.)
1680 9 Jan. Skitteridge, W. (sup.)
1682 19 Aug. Brome, W. (sup.)
1685 15 Dec. Skitteridge, W. (sup.)
1686 1 Feb. Goodchild, J. (sup.)

Footnotes

  • 1. PSBC, p. 19.
  • 2. LS 13/31, f. 13v.
  • 3. LS 13/34, f. 12v.
  • 4. LS 13/38, ff. 11v, 12, 14; LS 13/39, p. 24.
  • 5. LS 13/40, p. 27; LS 13/43, f. 14.
  • 6. LS 13/44, f. 14v.
  • 7. The Establishment of 1 Dec. 1662 reduces five Marshals of the Hall to supernumerary status (LS 13/31, f. 17), but provides no names. It is here assumed that the three extraordinary Marshals named in 1662 were counted among these.