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35-813: William Vaughan may refer to: William Vaughan (philanthropist) (died 1580), English landowner, farmer and philanthropist Sir William Vaughan (writer) (1575–1641), Welsh writer and colonial investor Sir William Vaughan (Royalist) (died 1649), English royalist commander in the First English Civil War William Gwyn Vaughan (1680s–1753), Welsh politician William Vaughan (MP) (c. 1707–1775), Member of Parliament for and Lord Lieutenant of Merioneth William Vaughan (merchant) (1752–1850), English West India merchant and author William Vaughan (bishop) (1814–1902), Roman Catholic Bishop of Plymouth William Wirt Vaughan (1831–1878), member of

70-676: A crystal chess board with crystal and topaz chessmen. He supplied jewels and pearls worth £2,880 to King James for New Year's Day gifts to the queen, Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of York in January 1610. Prince Henry bought a diamond ring for £400. John Spilman made record drawings of the cut and settings of eleven diamonds which Anne of Denmark pawned in March 1615. In 1618 a German aristocrat, Benjamin Bouwinghausen von Walmerode (1571-1635), mentioned in

105-556: A deed conveying a house and garden on the High Street of Dartford to trustees, with the purpose of using the rent from the house to pay a master for the Grammar School. The original deed was lost between 1723 and 1829, but its substance was re-iterated in a deed of 11 January 1660. The 1576 deed is generally taken as the date of establishment of the Grammar School. Unlike deeds establishing other grammar schools at about this time, there

140-605: A further 14 years in July 1597 and effectively prevented other mills from making highly prized white paper (most rival concerns were engaged in producing inferior quality brown paper). Spilman is also reputed to have been responsible for introducing lime (linden; Tilia ) trees into the UK. In 1587, Elizabeth asked Spilman, her household goldsmith, to employ English and foreign ("stranger") diamond cutters, ruby cutters, agate cutters, clockmakers, goldsmiths, and wire workers. In January 1589 he

175-525: A jewel like a fleur de lys for a French woman, three dozen buttons each set with five diamonds for Anna of Denmark, with three dozen set with four diamonds and a ruby, and three dozen large buttons of "Spanish work" each with four rubies and a diamond. In the same month, Spilman and two other goldsmiths loaned jewels for the costumes The Masque of Blackness . The borrowed jewels were valued at £10,000, and Anne of Denmark's chamberlain, Robert Sidney , became liable for £40 for two lost diamonds. John Spilman

210-494: A large number of precious and imitation stones in collets so they could be sewn on the king's cloth-of-estate in the Abbey . The 133 stones for the cloth included; opals, amethysts, pseudo-amethysts, yellow stones, pseudo-topazes, pseudo-sapphires, pseudo-emeralds, pseudo-diamonds, pseudo-rubies, and other "made stones". Anne of Denmark was crowned with a "circlet" of gold set with diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and pearls. Some of

245-585: A letter that he knew several courtiers in London including Thomas Murray and David Murray of Gorthy , and listed Spilman amongst the "lesser known" of his acquaintaince. In 1619 Spilman, with the other royal jewellers Abraham Harderet , George Heriot , and William Herrick, joined the funeral procession of Anna of Denmark in 1619. Spilman, who lived in the parish of St Martin's-in-the-Fields also lent money on jewels. In or before 1621 he hosted Andrew Sinclair as ambassador from Denmark. In 1624 Lionel Cranfield ,

280-411: A mill, lately set up near Dartfort by a high German, called Mr. Spilman, jeweller to the queen majesty. The works became a major source of local employment, with some 600 workers. Spilman secured a patent dated February 7th, 1589 giving him a monopoly in buying materials for making white paper and preventing anyone from setting up in competition without his permission. This monopoly was extended by

315-580: A newly erected house and its garden on the south side of Dartford High Street for the use of the poor in Dartford. The original deed was still at the church in 1829 but had been lost by 1933. This house was rebuilt in 1769; the garden was sold in 1871 and the house sold in 1919 for £1450. At the time of this deed Vaughan was a yeoman of the chamber to the Queen. On 24 March 1576 Vaughan together with his son-in-law William D'Aeth and Edward Gwynn of London executed

350-485: A partnership to work for King James I and Anne of Denmark . Spilman wrote to Sir Robert Cecil that "Herrick and I are joined together in the works for his Majesty, and agree like friends." He asked Cecil to ask Sir George Home , Keeper of the Privy Purse, to speed up their payment. They also worked with Arnold Lulls . They made jewels for the coronations, refashioned the armille , ampulla , and sceptre, and mounted

385-410: A ring enamelled like crayfish with a large diamond. The Earl of Nottingham and other lords inspected their invoice and recommended it should be reduced by £74-13s-1d. They also made a jewel for the king's hat in the shape of the letter "I". This included two great rubies and a great and a lesser diamond. One of the diamonds was taken from an old jewel belonging to Anna of Denmark. The remainder of

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420-495: A tablet locket with two pictures to the Earl of Hertford for his embassy. In July 1606 Spilman and William Herrick supplied pearls for the King's embroiderer William Broderick at the time of the visit of Christian IV of Denmark , the brother of Anna of Denmark. The pearls were intended for the king's saddle and the furniture of his horse, and the panes of the kings hose or stockings. Spilman

455-639: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Vaughan (philanthropist) Nothing seems to be known about his parentage or early years, although he had a cousin, James Vaughan who lived in Swanscombe . In his will William Vaughan left bequests to the poor of the parishes of Dartford (40/-); Stone (13/4d) and Erith (20/-); this may indicate his principal area of interest although he also held land at Tonbridge . There seems to be no evidence of Vaughan's connection to Dartford before 1536. At that time he

490-762: Is still remembered in Dartford today in the name of one of the houses at the Grammar School. Primary Sources Will of William Vaughan of Erith, dated 4 May 1580; proved at Rochester C.C. 1580; 16.87 .13 Will of Alice Vaughan of Erith, dated September 1580; Rochester C.C. 1581–2; 16.169 Will of Charles Vaughan of Dartford dated January 1570–1, proved at Rochester C.C. 1570–1; 14.6 9 Will of William Vaughan of Dartford dated 2 February 1606–7, proved at P.C. of Canterbury 1607; Huddlestone15 Will of Thomas Wallis of Erith, dated 26 March 1561, proved at P.C. of Canterbury 1561; Loftes 33 Will of Richard Lane of Erith, dated 17 February 1565, proved at P.C. of Canterbury 1567; Stonarde 12 Parish Registers of Dartford, available online at

525-550: The Earl of Northumberland for £21, and in September 1600 a jewel which Northumberland gave to the queen with a petticoat provided by Audrey Walsingham , together worth £200. In October 1600 Spilman, Leonard Bushe and Hugh Kayle appraised and sold a quantity of old jewels from the Tower of London on the orders of Queen Elizabeth. These included pearls that had been embroidered on the Queen's gowns. Spilman and William Herrick formed

560-555: The Lord Treasurer , appointed Philip Jacobson as a goldsmith to the king, noting that George Heriot was dead and Spilman and William Herrick rarely did any work. Spilman died in 1626 and is commemorated in Holy Trinity Church, Dartford . His first wife Elizabeth Mengel, daughter of a Nuremberg merchant, died in 1607 aged 55. He had several children by his second wife Katherine who survived until about 1644. Anne Spilman

595-526: The River Darenth where it meets Powdermill Lane. In 1545 a muster of potential fighting men in Dartford included Vaughan as an able man and an archer in the company led by John Byer (or Beere), a distant relative by marriage and also a prominent local philanthropist. In 1572 he paid rent of 2/4d (Two shillings and fourpence) to the Manor of Erith. Vaughan was married at least twice. His first known wife, Joan,

630-633: The Georgia Tech Research Institute See also [ edit ] William Vaughn (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Vaughan&oldid=1179763395 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

665-510: The Medway CityArk site [1] Erith Manor Court Rolls (1572) "An abstract of the Rentall there renewed the xviith daye of October in the xiiiith yere of the raign of our Soveraigne ladie Queene Elizabeth", single membrane held at Bexley Local Studies Library, Bexleyheath Kent. (Ref. no. to be added). Other References John Spilman Sir John Spilman (also spelt Spielman ) (died 1626)

700-484: The United States House of Representatives William Wyamar Vaughan (1865–1938), British educationalist William Vaughan (footballer) (1898 – 1976), English footballer William E. Vaughan (1915–1977), American columnist and author William Vaughan (art historian) (fl. 1972–2015), British art historian William Edward Vaughan (fl. 1984–2013), Irish historian W. Harry Vaughan (1900–?), founder of

735-478: The form of a woman upon a pillar or case holding a clock with diverse motions" worth £2,739 brought from the Tower of London . On 4 January 1605 Spilman requested payment for a chain of pearls and six diamond rings delivered to George Home, now Lord Berwick, as keeper of the royal wardrobe, a tablet or locket of gold set with diamonds given by the Lord Chancellor to Anna of Denmark to send to Denmark worth £700,

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770-552: The gems incorporated in the circlet were obtained by dismantling Elizabeth's jewels. They made insignia of the Order of the Garter and Georges, some to be sent to the Duke of Württemberg . On the instructions of Mary Radcliffe they had mended some old pieces from the collection of Queen Elizabeth, including; a branch of tree with a half moon; a gold feather jewel set with rubies, emeralds, and pearls;

805-480: The keeping of Mary Radcliffe, former gentlewoman to Queen Elizabeth, to the Countess of Suffolk . Other pieces of Elizabeth's jewellery were delivered by Thomas Knyvet . He had kept them at Westminster Palace on the instructions of Queen Elizabeth, and James and his courtiers sent some to Spilman and Herrick for valuation, with an ivory coffer, and a "great rich glass set with diamonds rubies emeralds and pearls, made in

840-549: The manor with their two water-mills called the Wheat Mill and the Malt Mill. Vaughan obtained the lease of the manor (and the mills ) in 1536 and had his last renewal of it between 17 November 1569 and 16 November 1570. After Vaughan's death, the lease of these mills passed to John Spilman , an early manufacturer of paper . From the details of Spilman's mill, one of the mills operated by Vaughan can be placed upstream from Dartford on

875-417: The mills, at an estimated cost of £1,500, and financed the employment of skilled German paper-makers to produce good quality white paper. One of the first works published using Spilman's paper was a poem by Thomas Churchyard dedicated to Sir Walter Raleigh thus: A sparke of friendship, and warm good will ; with a poem concerning the commodity of sundry sciences ; especially concerning paper, and

910-497: The queen's jewel was broken up by Nicasius Russell in 1609 to make gold plate. The "I" or "J" jewel was delivered to Charles I of England in November 1625. On 12 January 1604 Spilman and Herrick were asked to assess and make an inventory of jewels that had belonged to Queen Elizabeth. James had already given many pieces to the queen, Princess Elizabeth , and Arbella Stuart and others. The remaining jewels had been transferred from

945-484: The sale of some land during their marriage that would otherwise have formed part of her dower. He mentions a sister who has not been identified “…my Syster Dethegye 40s, (yf she be lyvyng at the tyme of my decease) and to Wyllyam and Luce her chyldren to every of theym 20s. “ and his cousin "unto my cosyn James Vaughan of Swannescombe 40s". There were small bequests to several friends, a servant and "my cosyn Thomas Edwardes my best saten doublet". The name of William Vaughan

980-596: Was a Lindau , German -born entrepreneur who founded the first commercially successful paper -mill in England , establishing a factory on the River Darenth in Dartford , Kent in 1588. Spilman was also jeweller to Queen Elizabeth I , and was knighted by King James I . In 1588 Spilman was granted a Crown lease on two mills in the Manor of Bignores at Dartford (the mills were previously leased to local landowner William Vaughan who died in 1580). Spilman repaired and altered

1015-410: Was born probably no later than 1544. Charles was buried at Dartford on 26 January 1570/71 Vaughan's second child, Elizabeth was born in about 1541; she married William D'Aeth (1527–1590; name also spelt 'Death'), a lawyer of Staple Inn , London, and was buried at Dartford on 13 April 1582. On 20 September 1569, only a couple of weeks after the burial of his wife Joan, Vaughan executed a deed giving

1050-429: Was buried at Dartford on 9 September 1569. Vaughan remarried on 16 August 1571 at St Dionis Backchurch , London , to Alice Lane, formerly Wallis. It appears that Vaughan knew both her previous husbands. Alice died in 1581 and may have been buried at Erith as no record of her burial is found in the Dartford parish registers. Vaughan had at least two children, both apparently by his first wife, Joan. A son, Charles,

1085-403: Was knighted by James I in 1605, probably in relation to his work as court goldsmith and jeweller rather than his paper-making exploits. At the same time, he was also granted the Manor of Bexley , which he subsequently sold to William Camden. In 1605 he supplied a number of "gold tablets", cases for miniature portraits of the King and Queen, set with rubies and diamonds. In May 1605 he supplied

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1120-555: Was no provision for school premises. This appears to have been because a room above the Market House was used as a school room. Vaughan died in 1580 and was buried at Dartford on 8 May that year. His will included the following bequests:- Apart from a substantial bequest of livestock to his granddaughter Johane Vaughan (daughter of his deceased son Charles) most of his assets passed to the family of his daughter, Elizabeth. A complicated arrangement compensates his second wife, Alice, for

1155-414: Was ordered to make gold buttons for the queen from two old gold collars which were formed of S-shaped pieces and knots of gold, with enamelled gold roses. In 1593 Richard Butler, captain of one of Walter Raleigh's ships, said Spilman dealt in jewels at court, was about 38 and had a long chestnut beard and a scar on his forehead. He thought he was Flemish. In 1598 he sold a jewel called the "Rainbow" to

1190-590: Was said to be one of King Henry VIII's gentlemen of the wardrobe when he obtained a grant of the manor of Bignors. This manor, also known as Portbridge, had long been an asset of the Sisters of the Order of St. Augustine in the Dominican nunnery at Dartford having been given to the king by John de Bikenore of Clavering in about 1366. As the dissolution of the nunnery loomed, the sisters in 1534 leased to George Tusser of Dartford

1225-427: Was tasked with setting and re-setting the "Portugal diamond" for the queen, placing it in a gold bodkin in 1607. In December 1607 Spilman, Herrick, and the goldsmith John Williams were asked to polish and amend some pieces that Queen Elizabeth had mortgaged, and King James gave Anna of Denmark a cup made of unicorn horn, a gold ewer, a salt with a branch from which serpent's tongues and sapphires were suspended, and

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