Henry Elsynge: Judicature in Parliament c. 1627

Pryme, George, 1781-1868

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Elsynge, Henry

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Epithet: Clerk to the House of Commons; of Add MS 34326 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000980.0x00030a Epithet: Clerk to the House of Commons; of Stowe MS 1057 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000980.0x00030c Epithet: the younger, Clerk of the House of Commons British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Pe...

Elsynge, Henry, 1598-1654

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Henry Elsynge, clerk of the House of Commons, was born at Battersea and educated at Westminster. He received his B.A. from Oxford in 1625. Elsynge then spent seven years in foreign travel after which Archbishop Laud secured him an appointment as clerk of the House of Commons. He resigned several years later to avoid participating in the proceedings against Charles I. Elsynge was an excellent scholar fluent in French, Italian and Latin. His work as clerk was especially valuable during the Long Pa...