Richard Elyot
Sir Richard Elyot, SL (died 1522) was an English landowner and judge. He was Member of Parliament for Salisbury in 1495.[1]
Life
The Elyot family of
Justice of Assize on the western circuit, becoming in 1513 judge of the Court of Common Pleas.[1]
Family
Elyot's first marriage was with Alice, daughter of Sir Thomas de la Mare of Aldermaston House in Berkshire and widow of Thomas D'Abridgecourt[2] of Stratfield Saye House in Hampshire. The marriage brought him a son and two daughters. The son Thomas Elyot became well known as author; and one of the daughters, Margaret[3][4]was the mother of George Puttenham.[1]
Elyot later married Elizabeth, widow of Richard
East Shefford and daughter and heiress of William Bessels of Besselsleigh.[1]
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8781. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ John Gough Nichols, The Topographer and genealogist, Volume 1 (1846), p. 198-208. Lire sur Google Books.
- S2CID162082799.
- ^ Whigman, Frank; Redhorn, Wayne A, eds. (2007). The Art of English Poesy: A Critical Edition. Ithaca: Cornell UP.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Elyot, Sir Thomas". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 303.
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