Anthony Knyvett (Black Rod) Explained

Anthony Knyvett (Black Rod) should not be confused with Anthony Knyvett (1507–1554).

Sir Anthony Knyvett (c. 1486 – 1549) held the office of Black Rod in the English parliament from 1536 to 1543.^[1]

He was described as a gentleman usher of the privy chamber to Henry VIII, with Roger Ratcliffe, in the Eltham Ordinance of 1526.^{[2] [3]}

In 1541, he married Avice Gibson, widow of Nicholas Gibson, who founded the Nicholas Gibson Free School, now Coopers' Company and Coborn School.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sir Anthony Knyvett (c1486-1549) . 2011-12-27 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120426073024/http://users.isp.net.au/~colin/knevett/a25.html . 2012-04-26 .
2. A Collection of Ordinances and Regulations for the Government of the Royal Household (London, 1790), p. 154.
3. Book: London, Society of Antiquaries of . A Collection of Ordinances and Regulations for the Government of the Royal Household, Made in Divers Reigns: From King Edward III. to King William and Queen Mary. Also Receipts in Ancient Cookery . 1790 . Society of Antiquaries . 154 . en.