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 )

                                                                                  

Painting

They are actually panting and here a few

National Portrait gallery

http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitLarge/mw126818/Procession-of-the-Knights-of-the-Garter-sheet-4?LinkID=mp71139&search=sas&sText=hunsdon&role=sit&rNo=0

(he's the fifth guy)

the procession (seem to have been done after his death)

http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitLarge/mw126333/The-Procession-Picture-of-Elizabeth-I?LinkID=mp71139&search=sas&sText=hunsdon&role=sit&rNo=1

That engraving actually from the 19th century

http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw126647/Henry-Carey-1st-Baron-Hunsdon?LinkID=mp71139&search=sas&sText=hunsdon&role=sit&rNo=2

Similarly Henry Bone painting of  Anne Morgan (although quite beautiful), I believe they are partern around other similiar people

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anne_Carey_n%C3%A9e_Morgan,_Lady_Hunsdon.jpg

and here a few more

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Carey_by_Mark_Gerards.jpg

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Carey,_1st_Baron_Hunsdon.jpg

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1stLordHunsdon.jpg

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steven_van_Herwijck_Henry_Carey_1st_Baron_Hunsdon.png

the bbc clai that one from Lord Hunsdon, but I have my doubt considering that the seal on the left ain't his own

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/lord-hunsdon-15261596-70887

Plotting

I haven't (also I have apparently 666 views, too bad that wasn't the case for halloween) I'm a  bit short of time today, so I'll have it simple. The Ridolfi plot was an attempt to get rid of the Queen Elizabeth. Henry Carey had very little relation to it overall neither in its trapping or its unravelling, but the Vatican papers does mention him, surprising it put him in the neutral faction in the event of Elizabeth death. (source entry 762). I sorta wonder what exactly make the duke of northfolk think that as well you'd think the man who is Elizabeth cousin, owning his title to her in fact and just spent the last year crushing a catholic revolt would be neutral.

Note these are speculation on my part, but I can think of several reason why he assumed so. One would be I guess simple mistake on their part, simply having no seen the closeness of the relationship between the two men outside of the snooping around made by his son. Something not entirely impossible, since he seemed to have very little personal contact with the man. It might also be that he wasn't much of a threat in the event of sucess as I doubt that him being so financially tied to Elizabeth would probably mean he couldn't raise much contestation, having no apparently no money reserve, there also the distance factor that probably help in this.

A traitor death

(While I know I keep advancing in time, I think i'll  go couple a few years in future issue, I may have skip a few things)

So today I've decide to look into the reason why Henry Carey seem to have a few issue with issuing the execution of the earl of Northumberland. To give futher context, what happen after the failure of the rebellion the earl tried to fleed to Scotland only to be sold back to england for 2000 pounds and sent to Berwick. (Source).  Its not really that Henry Carey was a guy who had a lot of ahead of his time idea regarding the death penalty. In fact several years later he will say that he is more use  with hanging than hunting or hawking (source). Remember he job involves law enforcement and execution are quite common as punishment at the time. Weirdly enough should you look at the previous page of the work, it will say that he preferred to talk hound and Hawks rather than political matters.

The answer seem to present itself in the Memorial of the rebellion of 1569. Page 331, sorta start with telling us that Elizabeth asked Hunsdon to use any mean necessary to get a confession out of him. Exactly what method he use for his interrogation, a bit hard to say for sure, but the rest of the page give us the answer is that apparently he though (if I am reading this correctly) that the the execution of nobleman wasn't of his domain as his he was charge of the warden and of Berwick. I guess the "Justification in giving him to Sir John Forster maybe that he was warden of middle marches and so technically the earl was of his territory.

Also if you want an idea of how brutal the rebellion got Berwick-upon-Tweed: The History of the Town and Guild will tell you on page 170 that Hundson, Essex and destroyed 90 castles and lay waste to 300 villages.

Visitation

So I sorta let us move from all the death, treason and blood to go into the lighter side of things or perhaps the closest thing I've found to a notable event in the times following the rebellion. Essentially in september of 1571 that Elizabeth visited Hunsdon and a picture was said made of the event (source). What particular is that some version of the picture will tell you that the picture is suppose to be a scene from 1586 (devon's cary for exemple), you can sorta see a better image (here at page 18 and it also goes further into how the picture was made, page 22 in partciular) Here a colour version, but the think is that wiki source identify it as something taking plaace much later and that perhpas is not Henry Carey we see here but George Carey. I've seen some plae where the lady in white at the end is identify as lady hunsdon (possibly Anne Morgan).

Carey vs Dacre

Leonard Dacre had gotten enough time to gather a force of about 3000 people at his Naworth castle (it wasn't up until 1570 that the english seem to go against him), his obstination not to leave his stronghold marked him as much more suspicious. By february 15 it was decided that Henry Carey should apprehend him and five days later the battle would take place. Hundson however decided that it was preferable at first to have reinforcement before assaulting the castle, however Dacre decided instead to follow the english troops and assault them and act Hunsdon would that was the proudest  charge he saw. (source), mind you it might have the only he saw in his life (since this is the only major battle he was in) . Dacre throwing every he had at him and Hunsdon force being about half of his. The showdown happened at the river gelt.

Henry Carey separated his force from the one of John Foster, warden of the middle marches,  leaving him with 500 men and charged Dacre Foot with horses. Saying his force slayed between 300 and 400 people and captured between 200 and 300.  I sorta wondered how exactly Hundson could have defeat a force that was half of his, if previously he had judged that he didn't have people. Maybe his troops were of better quality or terrain or perhaps there is mild exaggeration. It seem that once he had managed to stand his ground against Dacre men, he was in position to flank them and despiste their numerical advantage the rebels fled .  ). When things turned sour they scattered. While Elizabeth was planning to hang 600 of them Henry and local magistrate decided to lower the number of execution(source, who also has the good word put in by Elizabeth for his victory) . He also tried to preven the execution of Lord Northerburland , a major player of the rebellion, but to no avail. (source) prefering to send the man to another jurisdiction than to his.

One thing that apparently is odd about this is that a lot of Dacre forces seem to have been made of women(source) Dacre fled to Scotland and seem to have died in exile a few years later.

Hundson victory actually his mentionned in the Faerie Queen. Here the extract.  . I also found this who claim that Dacre challenged Hundson to single combat to settle the claim of the two queen, but its the only time I saw it is in the stray leaves of history,  (source. Page 326) but also Catholic world where apparently Dacre asked for single combat with Hundson to decide the faith of the kingdom and who between the two queens would rule it, but its the only place I saw it.

You can see Sir Hundson account of the battle and a lot about the rebellion in the memorial of the 1569 at page 219. Though mind you its actually a though read because a lot of the text is written by the standard of the time. The devon Cary also talk about the battle (source)