Patrick Barnewall (died 1622)
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Sir Patrick Barnewall or 'Barnwall (died 1622), was the eldest son of Sir Christopher Barnewall
of Turvey, Gracedieu, and Fieldston, son of Sir Patrick Barnewall (Solicitor General)
, who in 1534 was made serjeant-at-law and solicitor-general, and in 1550 master of the rolls
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Sir Christopher was sheriff of Dublin in 1560, and is described by Raphael Holinshed
as ‘the lanthorn and light as well of his house’ as of that part of Ireland where he dwelt; who being sufficiently furnished as well with the knowledge of the Latin tongue, as of the common laws of England, was zealously bent to the reformation of his country.’ Sir Patrick Barnewall ‘was the first gentleman's son of quality that was ever put out of Ireland to be brought up in learning beyond the seas’. He succeeded his father in his estates in 1575 .He married firstly Mary St. Lawrence, daughter of Christopher St Lawrence, 8th Baron Howth (d. 1589)
, but the marriage was annulled in 1579 and in 1582 he re-married Mary, daughter of Sir Nicholas Bagenal
, knight mareschal of Ireland. Shortly afterwards he began to attend the Inns of Court
in London, one ‘of the evident tokens of loyalty’ which led Elizabeth I in November of the same year to make him a new lease of certain lands without fine for sixty years. Loyal he undoubtedly was, but he had inherited in a great degree both the principles and the disposition of his father, and was thus inclined to ‘demean himself frowardly’ when the true interests of Ireland were threatened by the government. In December 1605 he was brought before the council at Dublin on the charge of having contrived the petition of the lords and gentlemen of the Pale in favour of those persons who had refused to comply with the enactment requiring attendance at the Protestant church on Sundays. He denied having been the contriver of the petition, but on account of his ‘obstinate and indecent manner of defending it’ was regarded as having been more deep in the offence than he who first wrote it. He was therefore retained in prison, and ultimately was sent to England, where he was committed to the Tower of London
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On account of illness he was, however, first ‘enlarged to his own lodgings,’ and on 31 December 1606 he was sent to Ireland upon bond to appear before the lord deputy and council within four days to make his submission. While in London he was supposed to have acted as the agent of the recusants in obtaining a relaxation of the law, but whether this was so or not, his spirited resistance to it had made it practically a dead letter, and no attempt was ever again made in Ireland to enforce attendance at church through a fine in the council chamber. In 1613 he strongly opposed the creation of new boroughs in Ireland ‘as being designed only to pass votes’, and on this account was summoned to England to answer to the council. He died on 11 January 1622. His son Nicholas
became Viscount Barnewall
of Kingsland.
Christopher Barnewall
Sir Christopher Barnewall was a leading Anglo-Irish statesman of the Pale in the 1560s and 1570s,and was effective Leader of the Opposition in the Irish House of Commons in the Parliament of 1568-71...
of Turvey, Gracedieu, and Fieldston, son of Sir Patrick Barnewall (Solicitor General)
Patrick Barnewall (Solicitor General)
Patrick Barnewall was a leading figure in the Irish Government in the 1530s and 1540s, due largely to his close links with Thomas Cromwell. He held the offices of Solicitor General for Ireland and Master of the Rolls in Ireland. Today he is remembered mainly for his role in founding the King's Inns...
, who in 1534 was made serjeant-at-law and solicitor-general, and in 1550 master of the rolls
Master of the Rolls
The Keeper or Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England, known as the Master of the Rolls, is the second most senior judge in England and Wales, after the Lord Chief Justice. The Master of the Rolls is the presiding officer of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal...
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Sir Christopher was sheriff of Dublin in 1560, and is described by Raphael Holinshed
Raphael Holinshed
Raphael Holinshed was an English chronicler, whose work, commonly known as Holinshed's Chronicles, was one of the major sources used by William Shakespeare for a number of his plays....
as ‘the lanthorn and light as well of his house’ as of that part of Ireland where he dwelt; who being sufficiently furnished as well with the knowledge of the Latin tongue, as of the common laws of England, was zealously bent to the reformation of his country.’ Sir Patrick Barnewall ‘was the first gentleman's son of quality that was ever put out of Ireland to be brought up in learning beyond the seas’. He succeeded his father in his estates in 1575 .He married firstly Mary St. Lawrence, daughter of Christopher St Lawrence, 8th Baron Howth (d. 1589)
Christopher St Lawrence, 8th Baron Howth (d. 1589)
Christopher St Lawrence, 8th Baron Howth was a member of the Privy Council, and played a leading part in the Irish Government of the 1560s but later went into opposition and was imprisoned as a result. He was nick-named " the blind lord ". He was a man of some culture and may have partly written...
, but the marriage was annulled in 1579 and in 1582 he re-married Mary, daughter of Sir Nicholas Bagenal
Nicholas Bagenal
Sir Nicholas Bagenal or Bagnal was an English soldier, marshal of the army in Ireland.-Life:Born about 1510, he was second son of John Bagnal , a tailor who served as mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme by his wife Eleanor, daughter of Thomas Whittingham of Middlewich, Cheshire, and cousin of William...
, knight mareschal of Ireland. Shortly afterwards he began to attend the Inns of Court
Inns of Court
The Inns of Court in London are the professional associations for barristers in England and Wales. All such barristers must belong to one such association. They have supervisory and disciplinary functions over their members. The Inns also provide libraries, dining facilities and professional...
in London, one ‘of the evident tokens of loyalty’ which led Elizabeth I in November of the same year to make him a new lease of certain lands without fine for sixty years. Loyal he undoubtedly was, but he had inherited in a great degree both the principles and the disposition of his father, and was thus inclined to ‘demean himself frowardly’ when the true interests of Ireland were threatened by the government. In December 1605 he was brought before the council at Dublin on the charge of having contrived the petition of the lords and gentlemen of the Pale in favour of those persons who had refused to comply with the enactment requiring attendance at the Protestant church on Sundays. He denied having been the contriver of the petition, but on account of his ‘obstinate and indecent manner of defending it’ was regarded as having been more deep in the offence than he who first wrote it. He was therefore retained in prison, and ultimately was sent to England, where he was committed to the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
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On account of illness he was, however, first ‘enlarged to his own lodgings,’ and on 31 December 1606 he was sent to Ireland upon bond to appear before the lord deputy and council within four days to make his submission. While in London he was supposed to have acted as the agent of the recusants in obtaining a relaxation of the law, but whether this was so or not, his spirited resistance to it had made it practically a dead letter, and no attempt was ever again made in Ireland to enforce attendance at church through a fine in the council chamber. In 1613 he strongly opposed the creation of new boroughs in Ireland ‘as being designed only to pass votes’, and on this account was summoned to England to answer to the council. He died on 11 January 1622. His son Nicholas
Nicholas Barnewall, 1st Viscount Kingsland
Nicholas Barnewall, 1st Viscount Kingsland , belonged to the family of Barnewall, or De Berneval.After the subjection of Ireland in the time of Henry II, Michael de Berneval, who served under Strongbow, obtained large grants of land at Beerhaven, County Cork, of which the O'Sullivans had been...
became Viscount Barnewall
Viscount Barnewall
Viscount Barnewall, of Kingsland in the Parish of Donabate in the County of Dublin, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 29 June 1646 for Nicholas Barnewall, who had earlier represented County Dublin in the Irish House of Commons...
of Kingsland.