Archive binge

How bout we check-up on some of the national archive document on Henry Carey (essentially all the time he got sue)in and around our current time.

The Queen and Henry Lord Hunsdon, Captain of Berwick. v. Tenants of the fishing in the Tweed.: Right of fishing New Water of Tweed by the captains of Berwick Castle, and the Queen's title to New Water of Tweed.: Northumberland.

Description of Courts: Extracts from Courts, and Burgage Court. Court of Richard Ryche, knt., Lord Ryche (4 Phil. & Mary). Courts of Henry Carye, K.G., Lord Hunsdon (22 Eliz. & 2 Jas. I ).

 

Parties: Isham v Hunsdon, Lord, and Tottye. Subject: Proceedings on recognizance of debt County: London

Archbishop of Canterbury v Lord Hunsdon: depositions taken in the country

(wee bit curious about the last one though there is a possibility that its one of Henry descendant)

Thos. Jackson, Thos. Burrell. v. Thos. Moreton or Murton, John Crafford, tenants to the Lord Hunsdon.: Profits of the fishing in the new water of Tweed.: Northumberland.

Looking into this I think I might have to look into the fishing around tweed.

Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series II, and other Inquisitions, Henry VII to Charles I. Hunsdon, Henry: Middlesex.

Carey v Twisden.   - Carey v Pakington Segrey v Carey. (land dispute)

James Duckett, servant to Henry Carey, first Baron Hunsdon [styled 'Earl of' Hunsdon v Robert Garford  (amusingly he is style Earl of Hunsdon there, the always chase title )

                                                                                  

Well I didn't expect that.

Ok once again I got back in time just as it look like things are moving forward, but that's unintentional on my part (I swear). I first wanted to write about Henry Carey as a tournament (apparently he was quite good at it if luminarium is to be believe) and it would make sense since his characterisation  is essentially the one of a guy that love to fight.

My research however brought me to a most interesting book that turned to be much more informative than I initially believed. The Devon Carys a 1920 book that actually turn out to rifle with information on Henry Carey. It  has a lot of information and it seem to verify (I don't think that I'd consider him under the influence of his mother). I won't cover everything mention in the book, but at least go to the point I am now.  Let us start at page 325. 

Just a few things on the book, before I go to what actually got my attention in the book.

-Harrison (the author) put down the marriage in London citing the book I've already mention on the matter, though his reading a wee bit different than mine and instead assume that the mention of "of the family of the king" is not a refering to Henry, but to Anne (refering to the household probably because of a post she was holding). Amusingly enough in contrast to the "romantic" interpretation of William Standford/Mary Boleyn that we have nowaday, Harrison say that his mother probably would have been disappointed by his marriage. I wonder what exactly is meant when he say that she brought him something of a character.

- Can't find a picture of the miniature (I think its the one called potrait of Lady Hunsdon by Levina Teerlic, it annoy me to no end)

-Henry did not only only voted for the reunion with Rome, but also for Edward VI prayer book.

Now here something that blew my mind

Henry Carey may have been accused of taking part in some divination and apparently was accuse of sending enchantement against the queen life.

Ok doing a nativity its sorta like doing an horoscope, but apparently at the time it was considering pretty bad (considering apparently the group is accused of killing a child and blind the other). (Page 328-329) Its a thing that don't quite fit, since I haven't found anything that remotely tied John Dee and Henry Carey together so far. Heck its just refer to a Carey and has no mention whatsoever of him being our man and the letter itself come from anyone tied directly to Henry, although the letter does seem to indicate that we are talking about people in Elizabeth household. (here some more source), but while Dee did indeed got in trouble over the incident, Henry seem to have gotten off without trouble. Then again the letter is dated from June and according to Charlotte Fell Smith biography, Dee was out by august.

Apparently it was by 1553 that Elizabeth and John Dee first got in touch and would continue to service her for many years. So I'm incline to think that Henry got accuse because he too was working with Elizabeth at the time.

(hum someone giving +1 to my article, I wonder who it is, whoever its is thank you)

Knight of Garter

Well let's cross the rubicon and go from the Marian era to the Elizabethan one. Should change thing a lot. His rises was apparently near instatenous has apparently as he was elevated to the rank of Knight of Garter on the same month (source)  that Elizabeth was crowned queen. though as you can see he hardly was first only guy elevated by her. Though he was knight he only became part of the order of garter (he was in fact baron) around 1561, source. (I'm a little bit confuse on how all this work) All the other major knight order seem to be subsequent. Feel a bit weird.

Sorry if this is short, I can't find more about this.

Henry in Fiction

(I sorta wanted to write more in details about Henry times in Mary parliament, but while I though I'd find stuff, so here some filler)

I think I've talk about this before, but while Henry Carey has appeared in a number of historical novel he hardly ever a protagonist or even an important when portray in fiction, usually overshadowed by a lot of other character who are considerably more famous, though at the same time a lot of them I think are better fit for work of fiction.  Hell even as a secondary player he seem to be subdue to the bare minimum and what you can find in the most basic research. Part of it, I think is because of the way he lived his life, the man didn't seem to be much of schemer with big ambition (Since he pretty much served Elizabeth with utmost loyalty) he didn't do a lot of thing worth bragging about or his had a particularly dramatic life. 

So far I think I've seen a few ways Henry Carey was displayed, it's not really a thorough look, mostly a few observation.

Henry Carey the son of Mary Boleyn

You can see that in the other Boleyn girl and the last Boleyn.  It would usually cover-up up to Mary death, he don't require much characterisation aside from being a child, but his unsure paternity and the up and down of Mary life make for drama and he can be used has some sort of token in power play (and he is too young to be a player in these thing).

Henry Carey, courtier of Elizabeth

Inevitable, though I don't think I have seen one book that focus a lot of Henry and Elizabeth relationship. Though the Poyson Garden by Karen Harper seem to have a bit more about it, but I can't find a way  to read it properly. He usually show without much characterisation aside for being supportive of her. Though you can read the usual description of him being a rough and tumble kind of guy

Henry Carey, Patron of the art

In his later year, his time has lord chamberlain pop-up, though not so much because of the connection to Shakespeare, but rather to the dark lady, his mistress Emilia Lanier.  Though considering he bite dust shortly afterward, he's usually don't do much.

Here something for you to read a thesis/novel on Emilia Lanier which features Hunsdon.

http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/7435

Diplomat

In the Edward VI and Mary Tudor, the place where Henry Carey pop-up the most is in the foreign paper, though for the most part he still something of a secondary player (like always) though its something worth looking over, if only so that only people know (if any other people other than me are reading this).

our first one I' shall bring is from Edward VI foreign paper calendar at page 123 (sadly Henry doens't pop in his domestic paper at least during his reign). its  a tiny referefence of nothing, but I do find it interesting. It is about the 1551 Marquess of Northampton ( I think it is William Parr, brother of Catherine Parr) diplomatic expedition to France.  The reason of the expiediton was apparently to give the Henry II the order of the Garter. 

As you can see Henry pop-up on the list of the member of the expedition, what he did is unknown, but at least I think it gives us a small idea of his level of living at the time, which is definitively above the average to the point he has four servant, a rather comparable to most of the other guy, but unremarkable.

The other one more interesting as it seem the first time Elizabeth directly enter our story, this is in the foreign paper of spain.

It has been said here that the Duke of Savoy is coming hither to wed the Lady Elizabeth, and the nobility have intimated that they would be glad to see this match concluded, and the right to the succession confirmed in her and the Duke in case the Queen were to die without issue. And Elizabeth has sent abroad a cousin on her mother's side called Millord Quarre  to visit the Duke, and he has brought back a report so favourable that it has made the Duke popular with the nobility and awakened feelings of love and hope in the Lady Elizabeth. I have been spoken to on the subject, but have said nothing for the reasons your Majesty may conjecture.

A you may guess there wasn't much of an actual marriage. I sorta wonder how thing went down since its seen from the point of the view of Mary Tudor court and i can't help but think that the might have been some sort of double dealing going on, if we consider the opposing religious view of Mary and Elizabeth, but who know really, I'm probably wrong.