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| Name |
William NOY |
| Born |
Of Buryan, Cornwall, England  |
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Male |
| _UID |
F7A4DDCCC01C79449F332C23C4D319FAA899 |
| Person ID |
I14816 |
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| Last Modified |
26 Aug 2021 |
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| Notes |
- Perhaps one of the most notable residents of St Buryan during the seventeenth century was one William Noy, an MP (Grampound 1603-1614, Fowey 1623-1625 and Helston 1627-1631) and member of the court of King Charles I, who was born and lived on the Pendrea estate within the parish . He was created Attorney-general to the king in October 1631 and specialised in reviving long forgotten taxes to raise money to fund the King's lifestyle during his period of Personal Rule His advice controversially led to the imposition of ship money which is though by many to have helped trigger the English Civil War. Noy suffered from stones, and died in great pain before being buried at the church in New Brentford in 1634.
William Noy (1577 – 9 August 1634) was a noted British jurist.
He was born on the family estate of Pendrea in St Buryan, Cornwall.[1] He left Exeter College, Oxford, without taking a degree, and entered Lincoln's Inn in 1594. From 1603 until his death he was elected, with one exception, to each parliament, sitting invariably for a constituency of his native county. For several years his sympathies were in antagonism to the court party, yet every commission that was appointed numbered Noy among its members, and even those who were opposed to him in politics acknowledged his learning.
A few years before his death he changed political allegiance, went over to the side of the court, and in October 1631 he was created Attorney-general, but was never knighted. It was through his advice that the impost of ship money was levied, resulting in a controversy that helped trigger the English Civil War. Noy suffered from stones, and died in great pain; he was buried at New Brentford church.
His principal works are On the Grounds and Maxims of the Laws of this Kingdom (1641) and The Compleat Lawyer (1661).
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