Sir
Matthew
Arundell
MP
Born about in England
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Arundell KB, MP
and Margaret (Howard) Arundell
Husband of
Margaret (Willoughby) Arundell
— married
20 Dec 1559 in England
Descendants 
Father of
William Arundel and Thomas Arundell
Died
at about age 65
in Wiltshire, England
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Biography
Birth and Parents
Matthew was the son of Sir Thomas Arundell and Margaret Howard.[1][2] He was probably born in the period 1532-1534.[1][2]
Restoration to Blood; Lands
Matthew's father was beheaded in 1552, and his father's estates were forfeited to the Crown.[1][2] In June 1553 Matthew's wardship was granted to his mother.[3] Matthew was "restored to the blood" by Mary I's first parliament (1553/4)[1][2][4] and Mary I allowed him then to succeed to most of his father's estates.[1][2]
In 1570 Matthew bought back Wardour Castle and the manor of Sutton Mandeville, Wiltshire from William, 2nd Earl of Pembroke,[1][2][3] who, the next year, granted to Matthew the site of Shaftesbury Abbey, Dorset.[3] These properties had previously been held by his father.[3]
Marriage and Children
Matthew married Margaret Willoughby. Their marriage settlement was dated 20 December 1559.[1][2] They had two sons:
Life
Matthew was Constable of Taunton Castle, Somerset from 1552 to 1554 or later.[3] Later he had a number of offices in Dorset:
- From 1565 to 1575 he had some customs duty responsibilities for Dorset.[3]
- In 1573 he was Commissioner of Musters for Dorset.[3]
- From 1583 he was custos rotulorum (keeper of records - essentially an honorary position) for Dorset.[3]
- From 1589 he was Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset.[3]
He was also a Justice of the Peace in both Dorset and Wiltshire.[3]
Matthew was elected Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury, Dorset in 1555, and for Breconshire in 1563 (when he did not serve for the full length of the parliament).[3]
Matthew was knighted in 1574.[5]
In 1583 Matthew's brother Charles came under suspicion as a Catholic, and Matthew was examined as it was felt he might have knowledge of papist activity. He himself was cleared of suspicion.[3][6]
In 1597 Matthew's son Thomas was imprisoned on his return from service under the Holy Roman Emperor, who, to Elizabeth I's displeasure, had made Thomas an Imperial Count.[7] Matthew was asked to "receive my son and his family into my own house upon 'good behaviour'; these words, without any ill act of his or ill thought of mine, may by construction of law make me forfeit a bond of one or two hundred pounds." In writing to Robert Cecil about this, Matthew expressed particular unhappiness about being requested to take into his household Thomas's wife, "from whom, in spite of many services rendered, I have received too many indignities to write of; so much so that I have protested I will never live in one house with her during my life-time." And he was concerned that the taint of suspicion of disloyalty might fall on himself. He begged that he should "be not made answerable for either of them, but only for my own acts" and that the responsibility for taking in his son and daughter-in-law should fall on a William Webbe who lived "two flight shots from my house in Shafton." Matthew sent Robert Cecil a gift of a quilt and two cushions to reinforce his plea.[8]
Death and Burial
Matthew died on 24 December 1598. He was buried at Tisbury, Wiltshire[1][2] the same day.[3] His will was dated 14 December 1598, with a codicil dated 21 December 1598.[9] It was proved on 6 February 1599.[1][2][9]
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. I, pp. 44-45, ARUNDELL 13, Google Books
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. II, p. 170, CHIDIOCK 18
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 History of Parliament Online, entry for 'Matthew Arundell, MP, of Wardour Castle, Wiltshire'
- ↑ 'House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 24 November 1553', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 1, 1547-1629 (London, 1802), p. 31, British History Online , accessed 29 July 2020
- ↑ W A Shaw. The Knights of England, Vol. II, Sherratt and Hughes, 1906, p. 74
- ↑ 'Queen Elizabeth - Volume 164: December 1583', in Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Elizabeth, 1581-90, ed. Robert Lemon (London, 1865), pp. 134-143, British History Online, accessed 31 July 2020, entry 83
- ↑ Andrew J. Hopper. 'Arundell, Thomas, first Baron Arundell of Wardour' in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, print and online 2004, revised online 2009
- ↑ 'Cecil Papers: June 1597, 21-30', in Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House, Volume 7, 1597, ed. R A Roberts (London, 1899), pp. 261-284, British History Online , accessed 31 July 2020. Letters of 23 June from Matthew Arundell to Robert Cecil, and of 24 June 1597 from John Budden to Robert Cecil
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Will of Sir Mathew [Matthew] Arundell or Arrundell [Arundel] of Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, The National Archives, ref. PROB 11/93/86, National Archives catalogue entry, and associated download of the will
- Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree's source page for "Magna Carta Ancestry".
- Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree's source page for ‘’Royal Ancestry’’.
- Helen Miller. 'History of Parliament Online', entry for Matthew Arundell, MP, of Wardour Castle, Wiltshire Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558, ed. S.T. Bindoff, Boydell and Brewer, 1982
- Wikipedia: Matthew Arundell.
Acknowledgements
Magna Carta Project
- This profile was revised for the Magna Carta Project by Michael Cayley finishing on 31 July 2020.
- Matthew Arundell MP is listed in Douglas Richardson's Magna Carta Ancestry as in prospective Magna Carta trails from Gateway Ancestors Charles Calvert and Maria Johanna (Somerset) Smith to Surety Baron Robert de Vere. These trails have yet to be developed by the Magna Carta Project. Cayley-55 18:37, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
- See Base Camp for more information about Magna Carta trails.
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