Sir Richard Leveson (1598-1661)
Sir Richard Leveson of Halling, Trentham and Lilleshall was the second son of Sir John Leveson of Halling and his second wife Christian Mildmay. He had one elder brother, John Leveson who died in 1612. ...
Sir Walter Leveson & Debt
Many documents in the Sutherland Papers reflect Sir Walter’s financial problems. By providing details of costs and expenditure, these documents tell us about the type of lifestyle which Sir Walter led ...
Sir Walter Leveson & More Debts
Documents concerning Sir Walter’s debts reflect the financial difficulties which he experienced towards the end of his life and the type of formalities involved in pledging to repay monies which had been ...
Sir Walter Leveson (1550-1602)
Sir Walter Leveson of Lilleshall(1550-1602) was the son of Richard Leveson and his wife Mary Fretton. He married Anne Corbett and was the father of the famous Vice Admiral Sir Richard Leveson.
Sir ...
Sir Walter Leveson and the Case of the Captured Fishing Boats
The Sutherland Papers include a large number of legal papers from the late sixteenth century relating to cases involving Sir Walter Leveson. Many of these documents relate to legal actions brought against ...
Survey of the Weald Moors, 1579
The image above shows a survey of the Weald Moors made in the late 1570s. The survey includes detailed drawings of fields and houses, woods and mills. Roads, bridges and parks are also featured on the ...
The Correspondence of William Lambarde and John Leveson by Dr. Neil Younger
As part of his work with the Sutherland Papers, Dr. Neil Younger has examined the correspondence of William Lambarde and John Leveson. Neil has produced interpretation and transcriptions of these letters ...
The First House at Trentham, 1540-1591
James Leveson’s son Sir Richard Leveson and his wife Mary inherited Trentham when James died in 1545. Mary outlived her husband by over thirty years and had a long association with the first Trentham ...
Thomas Leveson (1532-1576)
Thomas Leveson was the son of Nicholas Leveson (c. 1490-1539) and his wife Denise (Dionysia) Bodley. Whereas his cousin Richard inherited his father James Leveson’s lands in Trentham and Lilleshall, Thomas ...
Threat to the Queen's Ships at Chatham
During the 1590s attention was focussed on improving the security of the Navy incase of foreign assault. Documents in the Sutherland Papers suggest that the security of the Navy was threatened in the ...
Vice Admiral Sir Richard Leveson (c.1570-1605)
Vice Admiral Sir Richard Leveson was the son of Sir Walter Leveson (1550-1602) of Lilleshall, Shropshire, and his wife Anne Corbet, daughter of Sir Andrew Corbet of Moreton Corbet, Salop.
After his ...
Was Sir Walter Guilty?
The Articles of Examination indicate that Sir Walter Leveson was accused of involvement in the seizure of a number of fishing boats. He was also accused of being involved in the sale of the stolen cargo ...
Was the Armada really a Great English Victory?
Following the Armada, there was much speculation about how military tactics could be improved in the event of another foreign assault. Indeed, some accounts were critical of the methods which were employed ...
What can Legal Documents tell us about a Court Case?
A number of documents relating to this case concern the ‘Articles of Examination’. These Articles were questions which were formulated by the legal authorities ‘to examine generallie all maner of persons’ ...
What were Beacons?
Many accounts of English defences during the Armada make reference to ‘Beacons’. Indeed, the term is used frequently in Sir John Leveson’s Papers.
Beacons played an extremely important role in defending ...