Presence Chamber: Gentlemen Sewers 1660-1782

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

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"Presence Chamber: Gentlemen Sewers 1660-1782". Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. Ed. R O Bucholz (London, 2006), British History Online. Web. 6 March 2025. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/pp59-63.

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Gentlemen Sewers 1660–1782

The gentlemen sewers were appointed by lord chamberlain's warrant. They were four in number except during the reign of James II when they were reduced to three. (fn. 1) The offices were abolished in 1782. (fn. 2) The gentlemen sewers each received wages of £33 6s 8d plus riding wages. (fn. 3)

Gentlemen Sewers 1660–1837

1660 10 June Irwyn, R.
1660 10 June Penruddock, Sir G.
1660 10 June Man, T.
1660 10 June Reynell, Sir T.
1664 30 May Covert, Sir J.
1666 28 May Skelton, B.
1673 28 Oct. Skelton, B.
1675 22 June St. Clair, R.
1677 21 Jan. Kingsmill, H.
1678 22 Feb. Holly, B.
1679 13 Mar. Goring, H.
1680 19 June Skelton, J.
1682 13 May Gargrave, R.
1683 7 Apr. Overton, P.
1683 12 May Collins, J.
1684 30 Dec. Fenn, N.
1685 23 May Thomas, J.
1689 26 Mar. Fenn, N.
1689 26 Mar. Smith, R.
1692 7 Mar. Morley, G.
1702 9 July Gerard, J.
1702 26 Dec. Robinson, R.
1704 28 July Price, C.
1705 24 Mar. Lancaster, C.
1705 19 July Green, J.
1705 17 Nov. Eyre, C.N.
1706 12 Mar. Hodges, J.
1708 23 Sept. Lyon, J.
1709 18 June Rhodes, B.
1714 23 June Delafaye, C.
1715 3 Feb. Longueville, G.
1720 17 May Mounier, S.
1727 21 Aug. Delafaye, T.
1745 19 Apr. Mason, J.
1746 6 Feb. Whitehouse, E.
1747 30 Mar. Wace, F.
1748 18 Mar. Complin, T.
1772 3 Feb. Haxham, A.
1772 27 Mar. Wilson, T.
1773 5 May Panniot, B.
1778 15 Dec. Whitehouse, E.
1780 July Brietzcke, C.

Gentlemen Sewers in Ordinary [/Supernumerary] w/o fee 1667–?

1667 12 Apr. Grove, S.
1667 19 June Staplehill, T.
1667 19 June Powall, J.
1667 28 June Aris, J.
1667 2 July Gourney, C.
1667 24 July Wilford, W.
1667 3 Oct. Winwood, A.
1668 19 Mar. Colinge, J.
1668 5 May Hourd, J.
1668 15 May Kendall, B.
1668 19 May Francis, E.
1668 3 June Jukes, T.
1668 15 June Bodurd, G.
1668 17 June Hinchman, C.
1668 27 June Rooke, L.
1668 8 July Hudson, G.
1668 17 July Ruthorne, J.
1668 8 Nov. De Cardonell, A.
1668 28 Nov. Bishop, H.
1668 24 Dec. Squib, E.
1668 28 Dec. Babington, A.
1669 18 Jan. Kirby, R.
1669 21 Jan. Lorimer, N.
1669 21 Jan. Hammis, J.
1669 20 Feb. Webb, N.
1669 22 Feb. Marshall, J.
1669 4 Mar. Richaut, T.
1669 13 Mar. Powell, W.
1669 13 Mar. Wright, T.
1669 26 Mar. Walker, T.
1669 15 Apr. Penn, E.
1669 17 Apr. Greene, S.
1669 4 May Williams, W.
1669 8 May Billingsley, J.
1669 26 June Thyres, G.
1669 26 June Ball, F.
1669 14 July Turner, J.
1669 23 Aug. Francis, T.
1669 25 Nov. Baker, H.
1669 27 Nov. Chatfield, H.
1669 14 Dec. Bedford, T.
1669 15 Dec. Stepney, J.
1669 17 Dec. Birch, R.
1670 8 Jan. Draper, S.
1670 10 Jan. Winchust, E.
1670 9 Feb. Littlejohn, A.
1670 2 Apr. Herbert, C.
1670 21 Apr. Pell, J.
1670 13 Apr. Halsted, L.
1670 8 June Brograve, T.
1670 17 June Bloome, R.
1670 2 July Atwood, T.
1670 5 July de Verbeck, T.
1670 20 July Leisley, G.
1670 6 Aug. Plunkett, E.
1670 11 Aug. Smith, G.
1670 11 Aug. Humble, P.
1670 11 Aug. Hanford, T.
1670 12 Sept. Skymer, D.
1670 25 Oct. Gibbs, H.
1670 3 Nov. Hull, R.
1670 7 Nov. Skymer, J.
1670 12 Nov. Angell, J.
1670 16 Nov. Hargrave, W.
1670 16 Nov. Henderson, J.
1670 24 Nov. Pollard, W.
1670 30 Nov. Heymans, E.
1670 21 Dec. Bruton, W.
1670 21 Dec. Bristow, W.
1671 19 Jan. White, J.
1671 10 Mar. Andrewes, T.
1671 26 Mar. Bowcker, N.
1671 28 Mar. English, N.
1671 11 Apr. Haynes, H.
1671 12 Apr. Osborne, J.
1671 28 Apr. Yeo, R.
1671 26 Dec. Dudley, -
1672 10 June Sclater, H.
1673 17 Feb. Vivian, D.
1675 12 June Stephens, T.
1676 9 Aug. Shipway, G.
1677 10 Mar. Meade, R.
1680 10 Apr. Palmer, R.
1681 28 Feb, Goodman, J.
1682 31 May Newton, R.
1682 13 July Commelin, D.
1682 10 Dec. Loringe, T.
1683 17 Jan. D'Agar, J.
1683 15 June Clayton, G.

Gentlemen Sewers in Extraordinary 1660–?

1660 13 Nov. Hornbrooke R.
1661 24 Sept. Hume, R.
1663 20 May Hill, A.
1663 7 Nov. Rock, J.
1664 4 May Hill, N.
1664 17 May Mortimer, J.
[1664] 18 June Prosser, J.
1664 16 Sept. Godfrey, R.
1665 22 Aug. Hardham, W.
1666 23 Feb. Haywarton, O.
1666 3 May Hooper, J.
1675 23 Mar. Kingsmill, H.

Footnotes

  • 1. PSBC, pp. 25–6; Beattie, pp. 35–6; LC 3/24 f. 9; LC 3/30 p. 23.
  • 2. LS 13/117, pp. 72–3.
  • 3. LC 3/24, f. 9.
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