Richard Glanville

Alternate Names

     He was also known as Glanfild recorded at marriage.

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Richard Glanville was born before 1550.
     He married Johanna Martin on 13 August 1578 at St Stephen by Launceston, CON, ENG.

Other information

     Calendar of the Tavistock Parish Records, by Richard Nicholls Worth F.G.S. (written 1887)...
[1585] John ffytz, esquier, with William Houghton, Nicholas Glandvile, Robert Moore, Edward Denys, Roger Upcote, Thomas Libbe, Richard Drake, and Thomas Sowton - 'selectid and chosen the eighte men by gen'all assent & consent of the pishe of Tavistock to be Supuisors and dispensatours to & for the behouf and use of the said Churche and pishe of Tavistock & of the poore people of the same, and also of the lazar and poore people of the hospitall there, namelie for appointinge, doinge. usinge, dispensinge, and ordringe the yearelie Revenewes pfitts lands tenemts goods chattells and other affares that any waie touche belong or concerne the said Churche & pishe ... whearas John Batte prior of ye hospitall or Lazar howsse of St marie magdalene and St Theobald of Tavistock,' and 'the bretheryn and sustern' by deed 20th August 27 Eliz. leased to Fitz and the eight men - for 1000 years - the mawdelyn Chapell with the chappel haie to the same belonging, also the three closes called the mawdelyn park, with one garden adjoining on the north part of the hospital house and the east of the lazar lane, now in the tenure of John ffytz or his assigns, and also one meadow called the mawdelyn meade, near the water of Lambourne: In consideration of £10 for the Relief and mayntenaunce of the lazaars and poore people aforeseid and other purposes expressed in the deed: also of the increase of more yearly rent for the like use than of old; also in respect of giving up the old interest and term in the mawdelyn meade.' - the aforesaid eight men, &c., assign to John ffytz the younger, 'sonne and heir apparent of John ffytz,' for 60 years at 33s. 4d. rent, the mawdelyn chappel, chapel haie, mawdelyn parke, and garden north of the hospital house, reserving paths to and from the houses of the hospital or lazaars on the north side of the chappel haie, and against the west end of the house 'lately' called the mawdelyn chapell. Witnesses - Walter Masters, Robert Harcomb, Richard Glanvill, Edwards Lybbe, Thomas Hole, Gregory Gay. Sept. 23 27 Elizabeth.
[This is ffytz's counterpart, and bears a seal with the device of a centaur on a shell]