Custos Rotulorum of Herefordshire explained

This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Herefordshire.^[1]

• John Scudamore bef. 1544
• Richard Warnecombe bef. 1544 - 1547
• John Scudamore (died 1571) 1547 - 1571 ^[2]
• Sir James Croft bef. 1573  - 1574
• Sir John Scudamore 1574 - 1616
• Sir James Scudamore 1616 - 1619
• Sir John Scudamore 1619 - 1622
• John Scudamore, 1st Viscount Scudamore 1622 - 1646, 1660 - 1671
• Edward Harley Mar - July 1660
• Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort 1671 - 1689
• Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield 1689 - 1694
• Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby 1696 - 1721

For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire.

External links

• Institute of Historical Research - Custodes Rotulorum 1544-1646
• Institute of Historical Research - Custodes Rotulorum 1660-1828

Notes and References

1. Book: Custodes Rotulorum 1544-1646. Institute of Historical Research'.
2. Book: Dictionary of National Biography.