Family

The family of John Heyrick (27) & Mary (Bond):

• Children:
  [Note: Lord and Locke(1956) indicates 12 children with Sir William (28) being the fifth child and the fifth son.]
  1. Alice
  2. (30**) Ursula (1536-1614) married James Hawes of London, Merchant; buried  in St. Vedast
  3. (31**) Agnes; married William Davie
  4. (32**) Robert (1540-1618).. .. son of the John Heyricke, Robert, his eldest, who was born in the year 1540. He was brought up to his father’s business of an ironmonger. He married Elizabeth Manby, a neighbor’s daughter, and in due time succeeded to his father’s business, occupying the. house and shop already referred to as standing in the Market Place at the corner of Cheapside. He had a large family-two sons and nine daughters. He was thrice Mayor of his native town (in 1584. ‘593. and 1605), and at all times took an active and disinterested part in public matters. Much of this will be gleaned from his letters in the collections which follow these remarks. He was during the latter part of his life the constant correspondent and agent of his brother Sir Wm. Heyricke, for whom he had a strong brotherly affection, and to whom he delighted to communicate the news of passing events in the town of their early home – a habit doubtless thoughly appreciated and enjoyed by the younger man amidst the din and turmoil of city life. Alderman Robert Heyricke died in 1618. and the following quaint inscription on an upright slab is to be found near to that of his father’s In S. Martin’s Church, Leicester:
  • Here lyeth the bodie of Robert Herick 
  • Iron monger and Alderman of Leicester 
  • Who had been thrise Maire thereof.
  • Hee was eldest son of John Herick and Marie;
  • And had 2 sonnes and 9 daughters by one wife,
  • With whom he lived 51 yeares.
  • At his death he gave away 16 pounds 10 shillings
  • A year to good uses.
  • He lived 78 years
  • And after dyed very godly the 14th of June 1618.
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  • All flesh is grass; both young and old must die;
  • And so we pass to judgment by and by.”The last representative in a direct line of Alderman Robert Heyricke-the late Wm. Heyrick, Esq., [59] of Thurmaston, Leicestershire,-died a few years ago.” As before remarked Alderman Robert Heyrick was a constant correspondent of his brother William Herrick the London goldsmith. The Leicester Market Place of that day, with its antique buildings, and its elm trees in the centre, around which were seats where neighbors could, on a summer’s evening, sit in the shade and gossip over the events of the day, wore a very different aspect to that presented by its now animated appearance. Looking upon that scene from the windows of his house, the Leicester Alderman had both leisure and inclination to write freely and frequently to his younger brother in the metropolis. He wrote about business-the receiving, paying and transmission of money in the way in which modern banking was then foreshadowed – he wrote about horses, upon a knowledge of which the Alderman evidently prided himself; about local events, in all of which both brothers took an interest; and about local persons well-known to each. After Sir William had purchased his Leicestershire estate that became an object of interest to both, and Sir William’s consequent closer connection with Leicester as its representative in Parliament, and a ‘very good friend’ at Beaumanor, afforded many topics for conversation.” Sir William Heyrick preserved much of his correspondence, and when he came to reside permanently at Beaumanor he removed it there, together with books of accounts, and other manuscripts. There the letters were seen many years afterwards by Mr. John Nichols, when he was compiling his History of Leicestershire, and many of them were incorporated by him in that valuable work. Some of the letters addressed from Leicester by Alderman Robert Heyrick were, however, either overlooked or intentionally omitted by. our county· historian. To that fact the attention of the Leicestershire Architectural and Archreological Society was called by his grandson, the late Mr. John Gough Nichols, F. S. A., in a paper on ‘The Heyricke Letters,’ read at Leicester on the 5th December, 1860, (see Transactions, Vol. ii. p. t I.), at the close of which the writer said that, in his opinion, it would be difficult to find either in print or still in manuscript, a more interesting series of domestic correspondence than this of Robert Heyrick, the old Alderman of Leicester, and thrice Mayor thereof.”It will be observed that the Letters commence in the year 1590, shortly after the death of their father Mr. John Heyrick, and continue until the year 1617 about a year previous to the death of Alderman Robert Heyrick the writer.” 
    
    One of the letters:
    
    5. (34**) Nicolas (1542-1592)Nicolas [34] his second son, born in the year 1542, was at an early age (when he was about fourteen years old) apprenticed to a goldsmith in London-possibly to one of the Orpwood family.” He subsequently established himself in the same business at a house in West Cheap known by the sign of the ‘Grasshopper,’ from whence, in 1584-5, he supplied the Corporation of Leicester with a new mace, towards the cost of which he himself contributed forty shillings. The transaction is thus recorded by the Chamberlains of the Borough in that year:- ” Item paid to Mr. Nicholas Heyricke of London, Goldsmith, for a new mace of silver, all gilte, wayinge xlij ounces and a half at viijs. vjd, the ounce, the sylver makinge & gyldinge comes to xviijli. js, iijd ffor gravinge the armles therein xxxs & for a case for it vs. Soe all the wholl comes to xxxli. xvjs. iijd. whereof deduckte. geven by the said Nichas Heyrick xls.. The some payed is …………………… xvjli. xvjs. iijd.RELEASE, DATED 20 Nov. 1593. OF ALL CLAIM, BY THE BISHOP OF BRISTOLAS ALMONER OF THE QUEEN, TO THE GOODS AND EFFECTS OF NICHOLASHERICKE.To all Xpen people to whome this p’nte writing shall come Richard ffletcher by the providence of god bushopp of Bristoll highe Almon’ vnto 0′ moste gracious sou’aigne Lady Elizabeth by the grace of god of England ffraunce and Ireland quene defendo’ of the faith &c. Where the samd 0′ souaigne Lady the queene of her especiall grace and meere motion by her moste gracious l’res patentes bearing date the ffyveth daye of ffebruary in the twoe and therteth yeare of the raigne of 0′ said sou’aigne Lady quene Elizabeth hathe geven and graunted vnto me her saide Almon’ in augmentacon of her moste gracious almes as well all and singuler the goodes chattells and debtes of all man’ of p’sons felons of themselves and of eu’y p’son felon of himself as all and singuler deodandes wheresoeuer they maie be founde within this Realme of England and Wales and the marches of the same as well within liberties as without as by the same L’rs patentes more plainely maie appeare. And where one Nich’as Herrick late citezeine and Goldsmythe of London about the Nyneth daye of this instant moneth of November (as is supposed) did throwe himself forthe of a garret windowe in London aforesaide whereby he did Kill and destroye himself, By reason whereof al\ such goodes chattells and debtes as were the saide Nich’as Herrickes at the tyme of his deathe or ought any waies to apperteyne or belonge vnto him doe nowe belonge apperteyne and are forfeyted vnto o’ said sou’aigne Lady the quene by force of her P’rogatyve royall and nowe are in the only order and disposicon of me the said bushopp Almoner in aumentacon of her moste gracious almes by force and vertue of the saide l’res patentes to me made and grallnted as aforesaide (if the saide Nich’as Herrick be or shalbe founde felon of himselfe). Nowe Knowe ye me the said bushopp Almoner by vertue and authority of the saide l’res patentes being moved wth charity and for dyvers other good causes and consideracons me especially moving have geven and in almes have graunted and by thies p’ntes doe geve and in almes doe graunte vnto Julian Herrick widowe late wief of the said Nich’as Herrick deceased and vnto and amongst all the children of the saide Nich’as and Julian nowe lyvlng and to theire assignes all the right title and interest wch I the saide bushopp Almoner have shoulde maie might or ought to have of in and to all the goodes chattells and debts as were the said Nich’as Herrick at the tyme of his deathe or ought at that tyme in anywise to apperteyne and belonge vnto him in as lardge and ample maner as the same are or oupht to helonge and apperteyne vnto me her Maties said Almon’ by force and vertue of the said I res pattentes. To be divided into three equal p’tes according to the custome of the Cittie of London after Inventory taken and the certeinty of all the said goodes chattells and debtes knowne and the same p’tes to be hestowed and distributed in such maner and forme as hereafter followeth that is to saie one p’te of the saide three p’tes he and remaine to the said Julian Herrick widowe and to her assignes and th’other twoe p’tes residue of the said three p’tes to he and remaine vnto and amongest all the children of the saide Nich’as and Julian and to theire assignes equally amongest them. And also that the said division and distribution vnto and amongest all the said p’tes and the tymes of payment and deliu’y of the said seu’all porcons to he made and doune by the discretion and appointment of Sr Richard Martin Knight Alderman of London Mr Giles ffietcher Doctor of the Cimlll lawes and William Herrick brother of the said Nich’as Herrick late deceased as they shall thinck moste meete and convenient. And further knowe ye me the said bushopp Almonr by vertue aucthority of the said l’res patentes to geve and graunt vnto the said Julian Herrick and all the said Children and to theire assignes my full power and aucthority to demaunde levie recover take and seaze all the said goods and chattells and them and eu’y p’cell of them to reteyne converle and kepe to theire owne proper vses and comodities wheresoeuer they maie be founde within this Realme of England as well within liberties as without, without any accompt or reckoning therefore vnto me for the same to be yelded or made by thies p’ntes. In witness whereof to this my p’nte writing I the said bushopp Almon’ have putte the seale of my office and subscribed my name the nine and twenteth daye of November in the ffyve and Thirteth yeare of the raigne of or said sou’aigne Lady queene Elizabeth &c.RICH. BRISTOLIENS’ ELEEMOSSigned by Willm a Hericke (Sir William Herrick) and julian hereck (widow) 
    6. (33**) Mary (1544-?)(Gen. Herrick** has Mary after Robert; married to Sir Thomas Bennett who became Lord Mayor of London in 1603; a wealthy merchant)
    7. (37**) Thomas born 1546 Leicester, died 1623
    8. (35**) Elizabeth (1548-?)(Gen. Herrick** has Elizabeth after Nicolas; married to John Stanford, Esq., Recorder of Leicester and M.P. for same in 1593 and 1596)
    9. (36**) Helen (1549-1629) married Holden
    10. (38**) Christina (1554-1629) married George Brooks, Esq.
    11. (39**) John (1555-1613) baptized December 5, 1559
    12. (40**) Sir William (28) (1557-1652) baptized Dec. 9, 1562
  • 13. (41**) Alice baptized July 18, 1564, Married Hinde

** “A Genealogical Register” by Gen. Jedediah Herrick