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| + | [[File:LeyJames1.jpg| thumb | 200px | Armorial stamp of James Ley (British Armorial Bindings)]] | ||
| + | [[File:LeyJamesSir2.jpg| thumb | 200px | armorial stamp of James Ley, after becoming an Earl (British Armorial Bindings)]] | ||
====Biographical Note==== | ====Biographical Note==== | ||
| − | [[occupation:: | + | Son of [[family::Henry Ley]] (d.[[date of death::1589]]) and father of the poet [[family::Lady Hester Pulter]]. Matriculated at [[education::Queens' College, Cambridge]] as a pensioner in 1571 but graduated BA from [[education::Brasenose College, Oxford]] in 1574; entered [[organisations::Lincoln's Inn]] in 1577. He was [[occupation::utter barrister]] in 1584 and [[occupation::reader]] of [[organisations::Furnival's Inn]]. Appointed [[occupation::chief justice of king's bench]] in [[location::Ireland]].[[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Westbury]] 1597, 1604, 1609, 1624 and for [[location::Bath]] in 1614. Made [[personal title::baronet]] in 1619 and [[personal title::Earl of Marlborough]] in 1626. He was a founding member of the [[organisations::Society of Antiquaries]] and was described by [[associates::Richard Hutton]] as loving 'old silver and gold coin of the Romans and others'. |
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| − | Ley | + | Ley [[bequest::bequeathed]] his books, [[format::manuscript|manuscripts]] and works of art to his [[beneficiary::son]], [[family::Henry]]. They remained in the family for several generations. |
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| − | Books with his armorial stamps survive. | + | Books with his armorial stamps survive (typically on [[format::manuscripts]] rather than printed books). |
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Latest revision as of 06:59, 23 February 2022
James LEY, 1st Earl of Marlborough 1550-1629
Biographical Note
Son of Henry Ley (d.1589) and father of the poet Lady Hester Pulter. Matriculated at Queens' College, Cambridge as a pensioner in 1571 but graduated BA from Brasenose College, Oxford in 1574; entered Lincoln's Inn in 1577. He was utter barrister in 1584 and reader of Furnival's Inn. Appointed chief justice of king's bench in Ireland.MP for Westbury 1597, 1604, 1609, 1624 and for Bath in 1614. Made baronet in 1619 and Earl of Marlborough in 1626. He was a founding member of the Society of Antiquaries and was described by Richard Hutton as loving 'old silver and gold coin of the Romans and others'.
Books
Ley bequeathed his books, manuscripts and works of art to his son, Henry. They remained in the family for several generations.
Characteristic Markings
Books with his armorial stamps survive (typically on manuscripts rather than printed books).
Sources
- British Armorial Bindings.
- Prest, Wilfrid. "Ley, James, first earl of Marlborough (1550–1629), judge and politician." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.