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The first record of Audley's early life was his baptism in January 1577. He was the tenth child of the eleven children of John Audley, a [[mercer]], and his wife Maudlin or Margaret Hare.<ref name=ODNB1>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/893 |title=Hugh Audley |accessdate=2008-12-19 |last=Considine |first=John |date=2004 |work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref> After being admitted to the [[Inner Temple]] in 1603, he became a clerk of the [[Court of Wards and Liveries]], a position for which he allegedly paid £3000, until it was abolished in 1660.<ref>Anonymous, p. 12</ref> In his position, he became extremely rich, and survived a £100,000 loss after the court's suppression in 1646, but all the money and records remained in his keeping long after this event.<ref name=ODNB1/> |
The first record of Audley's early life was his baptism in January 1577. He was the tenth child of the eleven children of John Audley, a [[mercer]], and his wife Maudlin or Margaret Hare.<ref name=ODNB1>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/893 |title=Hugh Audley |accessdate=2008-12-19 |last=Considine |first=John |date=2004 |work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref> After being admitted to the [[Inner Temple]] in 1603, he became a clerk of the [[Court of Wards and Liveries]], a position for which he allegedly paid £3000, until it was abolished in 1660.<ref>Anonymous, p. 12</ref> In his position, he became extremely rich, and survived a £100,000 loss after the court's suppression in 1646, but all the money and records remained in his keeping long after this event.<ref name=ODNB1/> |
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Through his wealth, Audley was able to buy and invest in land. He bought the manor of [[Ebury]], in [[Westminster]], from [[Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex|Lionel Cranfield]], the first [[Earl of Middlesex]]. Deeply in debt, the Earl sold it cheaply, but had a negative opinion of Audley himself, |
Through his wealth, Audley was able to buy and invest in land. He bought the manor of [[Ebury]], in [[Westminster]], from [[Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex|Lionel Cranfield]], the first [[Earl of Middlesex]]. Deeply in debt, the Earl sold it cheaply, but had a negative opinion of Audley himself, whom he described as "barbarous", with "looks [that] show his disposition", and one who was "loftily, respectless and peremptory".<ref>Prestwich, p. 479</ref> |
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Hugh Audley (also known as The Great Audley; bap. 13 January 1577–15 November 1662)[1] was an English moneylender, lawyer and philosopher. Following his death, he was the feature of a popular 17th century pamphlet titled The way to be rich according to the practice of the Great Audley,[2] which compared his humble beginnings to his ultimate fortune.[3]
The first record of Audley's early life was his baptism in January 1577. He was the tenth child of the eleven children of John Audley, a mercer, and his wife Maudlin or Margaret Hare.[4] After being admitted to the Inner Temple in 1603, he became a clerk of the Court of Wards and Liveries, a position for which he allegedly paid £3000, until it was abolished in 1660.[5] In his position, he became extremely rich, and survived a £100,000 loss after the court's suppression in 1646, but all the money and records remained in his keeping long after this event.[4]
Through his wealth, Audley was able to buy and invest in land. He bought the manor of Ebury, in Westminster, from Lionel Cranfield, the first Earl of Middlesex. Deeply in debt, the Earl sold it cheaply, but had a negative opinion of Audley himself, whom he described as "barbarous", with "looks [that] show his disposition", and one who was "loftily, respectless and peremptory".[6]
Notes
- ^ John Considine, ‘Audley, Hugh (bap. 1577, d. 1662)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, May 2006 accessed 19 Dec 2008
- ^ The full title of this work was The way to be rich according to the practice of the great Audley who begun with two hundred pound in the year 1605, and dyed worth four hundred thousand pound this instant November, 1662. London: Printed for E. Davis, 1662
- ^ Anonymous, p. 1
- ^ a b Considine, John (2004). "Hugh Audley". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ^ Anonymous, p. 12
- ^ Prestwich, p. 479
References
- Anonymous (1662). The way to be rich according to the practice of the great Audley. London.
- Considine, John (2004). "Hugh Audley". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- Hone, William (1828). The Table Book. Hunt and Clarke.
- Prestwich, Menna (1966). Cranfield, Politics and Profits under the Early Stuarts. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 9B66241030.
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