Custos Rotulorum of Devon explained
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Devon.
- Sir Thomas Denys 1507–1553
- Sir Peter Carew bef. 1558 - 1575
- Sir Gawain Carew bef. 1577 - bef. 1584
- Sir John Gilbert bef. 1584 - 1596
- Edward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford 1596 - 1619
- Sir Robert Chichester (died 1627), per inscription on his monument in Pilton Church, dates not stated
- Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford 1619 - 1641
- William Russell, 5th Earl of Bedford 1641 - 1642
- Henry Bourchier, 5th Earl of Bath 1642 - 1646
- Interregnum
- George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle 1660 - 1670
- John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath 1670 - 1675
- Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle 1675 - 1688
- John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath 1689 - 1696
- Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford 1696 - 1711?
- John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett 1711 - 1714
For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Devon.
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