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'''Francis Beaumont''' (died 1598), judge, was the eldest son of [[John Beaumont]], sometime [[master of the rolls]], by his second wife Elizabeth, daughter of [[William Hastings]]. His father was removed from the bench in 1552 for scandalously abusing his position [see Beaumont, John]. Of Francis's early education nothing is recorded. He appears as a fellow-commoner of Peterhouse, Cambridge, when Elizabeth visited the university.
There is no entry of his matriculation, nor of his having graduated. He studied law in the [[Inner Temple]], was [[called to the bar]], and practised with success and reputation. He represented Aldborough in the parliament of 1572. In 1581 he was elected autumn reader in the [[Inner Temple]]. In 1589 he was called to the degree of serjeant-at-law (Nichols's '"Leicestershire"', iii. 655). He was promoted to the bench as a judge of the common pleas on 25 January 1592-3. He was never knighted: he is described in his will, made the day before his death, as "Esquire".
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He married Anne, daughter of Sir [[George Pierrepoint]], knt., of Holme-Pierrepoint, Nottinghamshire, and widow of [[Thomas Thorold]], of Marston, Lincolnshire. She predeceased him. They had a family of three sons and one daughter. The sons were Henry, who was knighted in 1603 and died in 1605, ætat. 24; John [see Beaumont, Sir [[John]]]; Francis, the great dramatist. The daughter was Elizabeth, wife of [[Thomas Seyliard]], of Kent. Beaumont died at Grace-Dieu on 22 April 1598, and was buried on 12 June following, with heraldic attendance, in the church of Belton, within which parish Grace-Dieu lies. Burton, the historian of Leicestershire, who was three-and-twenty when Beaumont died, calls him a "grave, learned, and reverend judge".<ref group="DNB">Cooper's Athen. Cantab, ii. 246</ref><ref group="DNB"> Dyce's Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, i. xix, xxii, lxxxvii, lxxxxix</ref><ref group="DNB"> Introduction to Dr. Grosart's edition of the Poems of Sir John Beaumont in Fuller's Worthies Library (1869)</ref><ref group="DNB"> Cal. Chanc. Proc.temp. Eliz. i. 61</ref><ref group="DNB"> Coke's Reports, ix. 138</ref><ref group="DNB"> Foss's Judges of England, v. 408, 411, 414, 421, 456</ref><ref group="DNB"> Dugdale's Orig. Jurid. 166, 186</ref><ref group="DNB"> Chronicles Ser. 98</ref><ref group="DNB"> Nichols's Leicestershire, iii. 649, 655, 656, 666*, and pl. lxxvii. fig. 4</ref><ref group="DNB"> Originalia Eliz. page 3, r. 126</ref><ref group="DNB"> Strype's Annals, iii. 92</ref><ref group="DNB"> Talbot Papers, G. 472, 505, 529, H. 207</ref><ref group="DNB"> Willis's Not. Parliamentry. iii. (2) 95.</ref><ref>{{Cite DNB|author=|title=Beaumont, Francis (d.1598) (DNB00)|work=[[Dictionary of National Biography]]|volume=04|pages=54|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Beaumont,_Francis_(d.1598)_(DNB00)}}</ref>


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'''Francis Beaumont''' (died 1598) of [[Grace Dieu Manor|Grace-Dieu]] in the parish of [[Belton, Leicestershire|Belton]] in Leicestershire, was a judge.


==Origins==
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He was the eldest son of the judge [[John Beaumont (judge)|John Beaumont]], sometime [[Master of the Rolls]], by his second wife Elizabeth Hastings, daughter of [[William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings]]. His father was removed from the bench in 1552 for "scandalously abusing his position".

==Life==
Nothing is recorded of his early education. He was a Fellow-Commoner of [[Peterhouse, Cambridge]], when Queen [[Elizabeth I]] visited [[Cambridge University]]. No record survives of his [[matriculation]] nor of his having graduated. He studied law in the [[Inner Temple]], was [[called to the bar]], and practised with success and high reputation. In 1572 he was elected a [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Aldeburgh (UK Parliament constituency)|Aldeburgh]]. In 1581 he was elected [[Autumn Reader]] of the Inner Temple. In 1589 he was called to the degree of [[Serjeant-at-Law]]<ref>Per ([[John Bowyer Nichols|Nichols]]' '"Leicestershire"', vol.3, p. 655)</ref> and on 25 January 1592-3 was appointed a Judge of the [[Court of Common Pleas (England)|Court of Common Pleas]] .

==Marriage and children==
He married Anne Pierrepont, daughter of Sir George Pierrepont, knight, of [[Holme Pierrepont]] in [[Nottinghamshire]], and widow of Thomas Thorold of [[Marston, Lincolnshire]]. By his wife, who predeceased him, he had three sons and one daughter as follows:
*Sir Henry Beaumont (1581–1605), who was knighted in 1603 and died aged 24; his daughter barbara married Wolstan Dixie, 1st [[Dixie baronets|Baronet]]
*[[Sir John Beaumont, 1st Baronet]]
*[[Francis Beaumont]], the dramatist.
*Elizabeth Beaumont, wife of Sir Thomas Seyliard of Kent.

==Death==
In 1598 Beaumont caught [[gaol fever]] (now believed to have been [[typhus]]) whilst presiding at the Assizes of the [[Northern Circuit]], which was one of many so-called [[Black Assize of Exeter 1586|Black Assizes]] where disease spread from prisoners to attendees at court and caused widespread deaths within a few days. Beaumont died at home at Grace-Dieu on 22 April 1598, and was buried on 12 June following, with heraldic attendance, in the parish church of [[Belton, Leicestershire|Belton]].

==Legacy==
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[[William Burton (antiquary, died 1645)|William Burton]], the historian of [[Leicestershire]], who was 23 when Beaumont died, called him a "grave, learned, and reverend judge".<ref group="DNB">Cooper's Athen. Cantab, ii. 246</ref><ref group="DNB">Dyce's Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, i. xix, xxii, lxxxvii, lxxxxix</ref><ref group="DNB">Introduction to Dr. Grosart's edition of the Poems of Sir John Beaumont in Fuller's Worthies Library (1869)</ref><ref group="DNB">Cal. Chanc. Proc.temp. Eliz. i. 61</ref><ref group="DNB">Coke's Reports, ix. 138</ref><ref group="DNB">Foss's Judges of England, v. 408, 411, 414, 421, 456</ref><ref group="DNB">Dugdale's Orig. Jurid. 166, 186</ref><ref group="DNB">Chronicles Ser. 98</ref><ref group="DNB">Nichols's Leicestershire, iii. 649, 655, 656, 666*, and pl. lxxvii. fig. 4</ref><ref group="DNB">Originalia Eliz. page 3, r. 126</ref><ref group="DNB">Strype's Annals, iii. 92</ref><ref group="DNB">Talbot Papers, G. 472, 505, 529, H. 207</ref><ref group="DNB">Willis's Not. Parliamentary. iii. (2) 95.</ref><ref>{{Cite DNB|first=Alexander Balloch|last=Grosart|authorlink=Alexander Balloch Grosart|wstitle=Beaumont, Francis (died 1598)|volume=04|pages=54}}</ref>


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Francis Beaumont (died 1598) of Grace-Dieu in the parish of Belton in Leicestershire, was a judge.

Origins

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He was the eldest son of the judge John Beaumont, sometime Master of the Rolls, by his second wife Elizabeth Hastings, daughter of William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings. His father was removed from the bench in 1552 for "scandalously abusing his position".

Life

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Nothing is recorded of his early education. He was a Fellow-Commoner of Peterhouse, Cambridge, when Queen Elizabeth I visited Cambridge University. No record survives of his matriculation nor of his having graduated. He studied law in the Inner Temple, was called to the bar, and practised with success and high reputation. In 1572 he was elected a Member of Parliament for Aldeburgh. In 1581 he was elected Autumn Reader of the Inner Temple. In 1589 he was called to the degree of Serjeant-at-Law[2] and on 25 January 1592-3 was appointed a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas .

Marriage and children

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He married Anne Pierrepont, daughter of Sir George Pierrepont, knight, of Holme Pierrepont in Nottinghamshire, and widow of Thomas Thorold of Marston, Lincolnshire. By his wife, who predeceased him, he had three sons and one daughter as follows:

Death

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In 1598 Beaumont caught gaol fever (now believed to have been typhus) whilst presiding at the Assizes of the Northern Circuit, which was one of many so-called Black Assizes where disease spread from prisoners to attendees at court and caused widespread deaths within a few days. Beaumont died at home at Grace-Dieu on 22 April 1598, and was buried on 12 June following, with heraldic attendance, in the parish church of Belton.

Legacy

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William Burton, the historian of Leicestershire, who was 23 when Beaumont died, called him a "grave, learned, and reverend judge".[DNB 1][DNB 2][DNB 3][DNB 4][DNB 5][DNB 6][DNB 7][DNB 8][DNB 9][DNB 10][DNB 11][DNB 12][DNB 13][3]

References

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  1. ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, Beaumont baronets, p. 59
  2. ^ Per (Nichols' '"Leicestershire"', vol.3, p. 655)
  3. ^ Grosart, Alexander Balloch (1885). "Beaumont, Francis (died 1598)" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 04. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 54.

DNB references

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These references are found in the DNB article referred to above.

  1. ^ Cooper's Athen. Cantab, ii. 246
  2. ^ Dyce's Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, i. xix, xxii, lxxxvii, lxxxxix
  3. ^ Introduction to Dr. Grosart's edition of the Poems of Sir John Beaumont in Fuller's Worthies Library (1869)
  4. ^ Cal. Chanc. Proc.temp. Eliz. i. 61
  5. ^ Coke's Reports, ix. 138
  6. ^ Foss's Judges of England, v. 408, 411, 414, 421, 456
  7. ^ Dugdale's Orig. Jurid. 166, 186
  8. ^ Chronicles Ser. 98
  9. ^ Nichols's Leicestershire, iii. 649, 655, 656, 666*, and pl. lxxvii. fig. 4
  10. ^ Originalia Eliz. page 3, r. 126
  11. ^ Strype's Annals, iii. 92
  12. ^ Talbot Papers, G. 472, 505, 529, H. 207
  13. ^ Willis's Not. Parliamentary. iii. (2) 95.
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