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Sir
Thomas Bendysh
Bt
Sir Thomas Bendysh Bt
British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
	In office; 1647–1655
Preceded by	Sir Sackville Crowe
Succeeded by	Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea
Personal details
Born	c. 1607
Died	1674; Bower Hall, Steeple Bumpstead, Essex, England

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Sir Thomas Bendysh, 2nd Baronet (c. 1607 – 1674) served as the English ambassador to the Ottoman sultanate in the mid-17th century.^[1]

Life

Son of Sir Thomas Bendish, 1st Baronet of Bower Hall, Steeple Bumpstead, Essex, Bendish the younger enrolled in Middle Temple in 1626, after earlier studying at St John's College, Cambridge.^[1] Later in life, he donated fifty books to St John's, of which forty are still kept today.^[2]

Sir Thomas succeeded to the Baronetcy in 1636.^[1] A decade later he was banned from Essex, had his estates seized, and was imprisoned in the Tower of London after siding with King Charles I during the English Civil War. He was released on 28 September 1644, after paying a 1,000 pound fine, although he remained banned from coming within 20 miles of Essex.^[3]

Bendysh was appointed on 8 January 1647. On 29 January 1647 the House of Lords confirmed that Sir Thomas was named as ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.^[4] A Royal Commission set up by parliament followed on 1 February. Bendysh received articles with the Levant Company from 18 March, set sail and arrived in Constantinople by 26 September. Upon his entrance to Constantinople (now Istanbul) he was confronted by the previous ambassador, who refused to relinquish his post, and had to be forcibly removed from office.^[2]

While in office, it is known that Sir Thomas personally saw to Isaac Barrow.^[5] He was imprisoned by the Ottomans at one point due to a commercial dispute with clerics.

Bendysh was recalled from his post some time before 1655 but he continued to offer his services without commission.^[6] He was recalled by Cromwell's Protectorate at the Restoration on 25 June 1660. However, in light of the changing political situation, he delayed his departure until 11 March 1661.

He died at his home in Bower Hall in 1674. He was succeeded by son and heir Sir John Bendish, 3rd Baronet (1630–1707).^[7]

Family

Sir Thomas's wife Anne, the daughter of Henry Baker, died before 1661 in Constantinople and was buried at Steeple Bumstead.^[1]^[7]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bendish, Thomas (BNDS624T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ ^a ^b Sir Thomas Bendish's bookplate
^ House of Lords Journal Volume 6 - 28 September 1644, British History Online
^ House of Lords Journal Volume 8 - 29 January 1647, British History Online
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Barrow, Isaac" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 440.
^ Daniel Goffman, Britons in the Ottoman Empire, 1642-1660 (Seattle & London, 1998), pp. 194-6
^ ^a ^b Cokayne, G. E.; Gibbs, Vicary; Doubleday, H. A.; White, Geoffrey H.; Warrand, Duncan; Scott-Ellis, Thomas, eds. (2000), The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, vol. I (new (reprint) ed.), Stroud: Alan Sutton Publishing, p. 64, ISBN 978-0-904387-82-7 (Cited at thePeerage.com, which accessed 18 July 2020)

References

Anderson, James. Memorable women of the Puritan times, Volume 2, Blackie and son, 1862.

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-'''Sir Thomas Bendish, 2nd Baronet''' (c.1607–1674), served as the English [[ambassador]] to the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman sultanate]] in the mid-17th century.<ref name=BNDS624T>{{acad|id=BNDS624T|name=Bendish, Thomas}}</ref>
+{{Infobox officeholder
+| honorific_prefix    = Sir
+| honorific_suffix    = [[Baronet|Bt]]
+| name = Thomas Bendysh
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+| office = [[List of diplomats from the United Kingdom to the Ottoman Empire|British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire]]
+| term_start = 1647
+| term_end = 1655
+| predecessor = [[Sackville Crowe|Sir Sackville Crowe]]
+| successor = [[Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea]]
+| birth_date = c. 1607
+| birth_place =
+| death_date = 1674
+| death_place = Bower Hall, [[Steeple Bumpstead]], [[Essex]], England
+}}
+'''Sir Thomas Bendysh, 2nd Baronet''' (c. 1607 – 1674) served as the [[List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to the Ottoman Empire|English ambassador to the Ottoman sultanate]] in the mid-17th century.<ref name=BNDS624T>{{acad|id=BNDS624T|name=Bendish, Thomas}}</ref>
+==Life==
-Son of [[Sir Thomas Bendish, 1st Baronet]] of [[Steeple Bumpstead]] in the county of Essex, Bendish the younger enrolled in [[Middle Temple]] in 1626, after earlier studying at [[University of Cambridge|St John's College, Cambridge]].<ref name=BNDS624T/> Later in life, he would donate fifty books to St John's, of which forty are still kept today.<ref name="bookplate">[http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library/special_collections/early_books/pix/provenance/bendish/bendish.htm Sir Thomas Bendish's bookplate]</ref>
+Son of [[Sir Thomas Bendish, 1st Baronet]] of Bower Hall, [[Steeple Bumpstead]], [[Essex]], Bendish the younger enrolled in [[Middle Temple]] in 1626, after earlier studying at [[University of Cambridge|St John's College, Cambridge]].<ref name=BNDS624T/> Later in life, he donated fifty books to St John's, of which forty are still kept today.<ref name="bookplate">[http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library/special_collections/early_books/pix/provenance/bendish/bendish.htm Sir Thomas Bendish's bookplate]</ref>
-Sir Thomas succeeded to the Baronetcy on 1636.<ref name=BNDS624T/> A decades later he was banned from [[Essex]], had his estates seized, and was imprisoned in the [[Tower of London]] after siding with [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]] during the [[English Civil War]]. He was released on 28 September 1644, after paying a 1,000 pound fine - although he remained banned from coming within 20 miles of Essex.<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=37608 House of Lords Journal Volume 6 - 28 September 1644], British History Online</ref>
+Sir Thomas succeeded to the Baronetcy in 1636.<ref name=BNDS624T/> A decade later he was banned from Essex, had his estates seized, and was imprisoned in the [[Tower of London]] after siding with [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]] during the [[English Civil War]]. He was released on 28 September 1644, after paying a 1,000 pound fine, although he remained banned from coming within 20 miles of Essex.<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=37608 House of Lords Journal Volume 6 - 28 September 1644], British History Online</ref>
-On 29 January 1647, the [[House of Lords]] named  Sir Thomas ambassador to the Ottoman Empire,<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=34202 House of Lords Journal Volume 8 - 29 January 1647], British History Online</ref> although upon his entrance to Istanbul he was confronted by the earlier ambassador who refused to relinquish his post, and had to be forcibly removed from office.<ref name="bookplate"/>
+Bendysh was appointed on 8 January 1647. On 29 January 1647 the [[House of Lords]] confirmed that Sir Thomas was named as ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=34202 House of Lords Journal Volume 8 - 29 January 1647], British History Online</ref> A [[Royal Commission]] set up by parliament followed on 1 February. Bendysh received articles with the [[Levant Company]] from 18 March, set sail and arrived in Constantinople by 26 September. Upon his entrance to Constantinople (now [[Istanbul]]) he was confronted by the previous ambassador, who refused to relinquish his post, and had to be forcibly removed from office.<ref name="bookplate"/>
-While in office, it is known that Sir Thomas personally saw to [[Isaac Barrow]], during the latter's visit to [[Constantinople]].<ref>[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Isaac_Barrow Isaac Barrow] LoveToKnow 1911</ref> He was imprisoned by the Ottomans at one point due to a commercial dispute with clerics. Bendish was recalled from his post some time before 1655. He died in 1674. He was succeeded by son and heir [[Sir John Bendish, 3rd Baronet]] (1630–1707).<ref>[http://thepeerage.com/p13906.htm#i139056 Sir John Bendish, 3rd Bt.], [http://thepeerage.com/ thepeerage.com], cites Cokayne p. 64.</ref>
+While in office, it is known that Sir Thomas personally saw to [[Isaac Barrow]].<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Barrow, Isaac |volume=3 |page=440}}</ref> He was imprisoned by the Ottomans at one point due to a commercial dispute with clerics.
+Bendysh was recalled from his post some time before 1655 but he continued to offer his services without commission.<ref>Daniel Goffman, Britons in the Ottoman Empire, 1642-1660 (Seattle & London, 1998), pp. 194-6</ref>  He was recalled by Cromwell's Protectorate at the [[Restoration (1660)|Restoration]] on 25 June 1660.  However, in light of the changing political situation, he delayed his departure until 11 March 1661.
+He died at his home in Bower Hall in 1674.  He was succeeded by son and heir [[Sir John Bendish, 3rd Baronet]] (1630–1707).<ref name="cokayne">{{Citation | editor-first1 = G. E. | editor-last1 = Cokayne | editor-link1 = George Edward Cokayne | editor-first2 = Vicary | editor-last2 = Gibbs | editor-link2 = Vicary Gibbs (St Albans MP) | editor-first3 = H. A. | editor-last3 = Doubleday | editor-first4 = Geoffrey H. | editor-last4 = White | editor-first5 = Duncan | editor-last5 = Warrand |editor-first6=Thomas |editor-last6=Scott-Ellis | editor-link6 = Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden | year = 2000 | title = [[The Complete Peerage]] of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant | edition = new (reprint) | publisher = [[Alan Sutton Publishing]] |location=Stroud | volume = I | page = 64 | isbn = 978-0-904387-82-7 }} (Cited at [http://www.thepeerage.com/p13906.htm thePeerage.com], which accessed 18 July 2020)</ref>
 ==Family==
+Sir Thomas's wife Anne, the daughter of Henry Baker, died before 1661 in Constantinople and was buried at Steeple Bumstead.<ref name=BNDS624T/><ref name="cokayne" />
-Sir Thomas and his wife Anne the daughter of Henry Baker, had two sons John (1645-6) and Thomas (1646). Anne She died before 1661 in [[History of Istanbul#Ottoman Empire|Constantinople]] (now Istanbul), Turkey and was buried at Steeple Bumstead, Essex, England.<ref name=BNDS624T/><ref>[http://thepeerage.com/p13906.htm#i139054 Anne Baker], [http://thepeerage.com/ thepeerage.com], cites Cokayne p. 64.</ref> Thomas his younger son married [[Bridget Bendish|Bridget]], daughter of General [[Henry Ireton]] and Bridget, [[Oliver Cromwell|Oliver Cromwell's]] eldest daughter.<ref>Anderson [http://books.google.com/books?id=sNcSAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA382&ots=4vHS6M-hAE&dq=Thomas%20Bendish%2C%20Bridget&pg=PA383#v=onepage&q=Thomas%20Bendish,%20Bridget&f=false p. 383])</ref>
 ==See also==
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 ==References==
 *Anderson, James. ''Memorable women of the Puritan times'', Volume 2, Blackie and son, 1862.
-*Cokayne, George Edward (editor). ''The Complete Baronetage'', 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume I, page 64.
 ==Further reading==
 *[[s:Cromwell letter to Mahomet Han|Oliver Cromwell's letter to Sultan Han]], mention of Bendish
+* {{cite book |last=Goffman |first=Daniel |title=Britons in the Ottoman Empire, 1642-1660 |location=Seattle |publisher=University of Washington Press |date=1998 |isbn=0-295-97668-3}}
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+{{s-ttl|title= [[List of diplomats from the United Kingdom to the Ottoman Empire|British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire]] |years= 1647–1655}}
 {{s-aft|after= Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea}}<!-- list says he stayed until 1661 overlapping with Earl of Winchelsea, but I assume the above to be more reliable.  -->
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-[[Category:1607 births]]
 [[Category:1674 deaths]]
-[[Category:17th-century English people]]
+[[Category:Ambassadors of England to the Ottoman Empire]]
 [[Category:Baronets in the Baronetage of England]]
 [[Category:Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge]]
 [[Category:17th-century English diplomats]]
+[[Category:People from Steeple Bumpstead]]

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Sir Sackville Crowe	British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire 1647–1655	Succeeded by Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Thomas Bendish	Baronet (of Steeple Bumpstead) 1636–1674	Succeeded by John Bendish

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