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Stucley had given hostile, but not necessarily false, evidence against Raleigh. A public furore arose. It appeared that Stucley, wrongly said to be Raleigh's cousin, was appointed his warden not only as the vice-admiral of Devonshire, but as having an old grudge against Raleigh dating from 1584, when
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expedition. A royal proclamation of 9 June had stated that the British Privateer had had broken the peace treaty between England and Spain. This had caused intense diplomatic embarrassment for King James; Stucley may have understood the king's intention to be that Raleigh should flee the country, but
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At Salisbury the journey halted for a time. Manoury connived at a sickness Raleigh alleged, and Raleigh used the break in the journey to prepare some defense. The king was there, on a summer progress, and Raleigh used several devices to play for time, composing a state paper in justification of his
234:, Stucley was aware that Raleigh intended to escape, and kept a better guard on him. He also countered Raleigh's attempts to corrupt him with duplicity, pretending to be swayed. In London on 7 August, Raleigh was for a short time a prisoner at large, lodging at his wife's house in 245:, on 9 August; it was with the help of Stucley, who intended to betray him. The plot to ensnare Raleigh involved William Herbert, who had accompanied the Raleigh expedition, and others, as well as Stucley. Raleigh with a party including Stucley took a 313:, who had attended his last days. While saying on the scaffold that he forgave everyone, having taken the sacrament for the last time, Raleigh still called Stucley perfidious. Stucley put together a defence of his own actions, for which 207:, on 25 July, Stucley's party escorted Raleigh. The events that followed were later much discussed. Raleigh traveled with his wife and son. One of Stucley's entourage was a French physician, Guillaume Manoury. They went via 198:
Stucley had been told to make the journey easy for Raleigh, and show respect for his poor health. Setting off in earnest from the Plymouth area, from John Drake's house some way to the east and joining the
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The Earl of Nottingham threatened to cudgel Stucley. The king said "On my soul, if I should hang all that speak ill of thee, all the trees in the country would not suffice".
186:, and accompanied him back to Plymouth. While Stucley was waiting for further orders, Raleigh attempted to escape to France; but returned to his arrest. Stucley sold off the 1038: 420:, 1st Duke of Albemarle, having six sons and one daughter. From the point of view of Stucley's reputation at the time, it mattered whether Raleigh was part of his 858: 763: 482: 375:
at the end of 1618, reporting Stucley's reputation as a betrayer, and reporting the "Judas" epithet. In January 1619 Stucley and his son were charged with
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in his last days. Stucley's reputation is equivocal; popular opinion at the time idealised Raleigh, and to the public he was Sir "Judas" Stucley.
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when on his way to London in 1603. In April 1617 he was appointed guardian of Thomas Rolfe, the two-year-old son of
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expedition. At this point Stucley refused a bribe which Raleigh offered him. On 1 August they moved on.
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Report and Transactions - The Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art
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The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620
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The Discovery of the ... Empire of Guiana. With some unpublished documents relative to that country
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in early 1619 (N.S.). It has been suggested by Baldwin Maxwell that the character of Septimius in
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was a contemporary reference to Stucley; though this hypothesis has been regarded as unprovable.
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There were in fact two published documents in which Stucley put his side of the argument, an
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In 1596 he married Frances Monck (born 1571), eldest daughter of Anthony Monck who lived at
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in Devon, His grandfather Lewis Stucley (c.1530–1581) of Affeton was the eldest brother of
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Although James I pardoned him, popular hatred pursued him to Affeton so Stuckley fled to
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of 26 November. There was also an official defence of the king's proceedings, the
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were overhauled by a larger wherry carrying Herbert. They returned to
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in effect asking for official backing; which was published in the
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Hostage to Fortune: The troubled life of Francis Bacon 1561–1626
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and Stucley arrested Raleigh once more in the name of the king.
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Ralegh's Last Journey: A Tale of Madness, Vanity and Treachery
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Ralegh's Last Journey: A Tale of Madness, Vanity and Treachery
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Ralegh's Last Journey: A Tale of Madness, Vanity and Treachery
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in any case his approach was relaxed for a number of weeks.
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on the 27th, haste now prompted by an official reproach.
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leader who was killed fighting against the Moors at the
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of 27 November, the printers having been up all night.
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Raleigh deceived his father, John, then a volunteer in
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In 1618 Stucley had purchased the political office of
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"Stucley, Sir Lewis". 193: 452: 215:, and stayed with Edward Parham at 13: 882: 855: 506: 479: 360:having failed, Stucley issued the 268: 14: 1082: 1000: 972:The Moral Art of Philip Massinger 1044:Dictionary of National Biography 1026: 542:Dictionary of National Biography 449:Also Stucley, Stukely, Stukeley. 407: 962: 925: 901: 849: 821: 812: 754: 683: 837:. J. 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Index


Affeton
Motto
lord
manor of Affeton
Devon
Vice-Admiral of Devonshire
Thomas Rolfe
Sir Walter Raleigh
lord
manor of Affeton
Devon
John St Leger
Annery
Thomas Stucley
mercenary
Battle of Alcazar
James I
John Rolfe
Pocahontas
Heacham
Vice-Admiral of Devonshire
Plymouth
Orinoco
public notary
Lord High Admiral
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Ashburton
Fosse Way
Musbury

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