[Sources: various; Calendars of State Papers, Public Record Office, London (IGUG 1900); Institute of Historical Research, Clerks of the Signet, provisional list c. 1539-1660]
September 24, 1562—Richard Windebanke to Sir William Cecil
May 25, 1566—Thomas Windebanke to Mr. Oseley. Wishing to buy or borrow a chair.
October 10, 1584—John Hull to Walsingham. Progress of the works at Dover, has nominated William Garrard or Aaron Windebanke to be his deputy.
November 6, 1584—Dover. Aaron Windebank to Walsingham.
April 12, 1585—Thomas Windebanke to Walsingham. Excuses his non-attendance at Court by reason of ill health, having taken medicine for the defect of his eyesight.
April 4, 1596—Dover, letter of the Earl of Essex to Cecil. Mentions Capt. Windebanke.
June 2, 1600—Haines Hill. Mary Windebanke to her husband Thomas W, reminds him of the good agreement that has been between them during the absence of Mr. & Mrs. Reade & what slander and disquiet there always is when they come. She desires permission to go to some freind when they pay their visit, which will be soon. Thomas W.'s daughter is shortly to be married to Mr. Reade's son.
July 23, 1603—Thomas Windebanke knighted. Clerk of the Signet 1569-1607. Gt. in reversion after William Honing, Nicasius Yetsweirt, John Cliffe and John Somer 9 Sept. 1567 (CPR 1566-9, p. 145(924)); succ. Dec. 1569 (d. of Honing). D. 24 Oct. 1607 [DNB, lxii, 163].
July 23, 1604—Lease in reversion to Sir Thomas Windebanke of the manor of Down Barton, County Kent
August 23, 1604—Grant to Sir Thos Windebanke and others of fee farm purchase of the manors of Stamford and Dunston, County Northumberland.
January 29, 1606—Francis Windebanke in Paris to his father Sir Thos W. He is leaving Paris to avoid the profligate English.
January 31, 1606—Francis Windebanke to Sir Thos W. Proposed to spend some months in Germany to acquire that language and then to pass into Italy.
July 31, 1609 [sic]—Lucca Francis Windebanke to Sir Thos W. Would gladly join his father's sports but hopes for permission to travel four or five months longer [in Italian].
June 19, 1630—Rowland Woodward to Francis Windebanke. Sir Hum. May [sic] died last night. It was rumored that he was mad. None of his friends for a great while were sufferred to speak with him.
June 1, 1634—Orleans. Thomas Windebanke to Robert Reade. Is pleased to hear his brother is employed in State Affairs. He begs Reade to send hiim 6 pairs of gloves, 3 perfumed and 3 white.
May 14, 1634—St. Kun, Cornwall. Thomas Hutton to Sec. Windebanke. The writer was a godson of Francis Windebanke's father & remembers also that worthy Captain W's uncle.
December 22, 1635—Lord Baltimore's Memorial: That his Majtie will be pleased to give order that Cap: John West, Samuell Mathews, John Utye, and William Pearce, bee sent for into England to answer theyr misdemeanors they beinge the Prime actors in the late Mutenye in Virginia. To give warrant to Mr Atturney Generall to draw a newe Commission for Sir John Harvey for the Government of Virginia, with an Enlargement of his powers. That itt may be referred to Mr Secretarye Windebanke to prepare such Instructions for Sir John Harvey as shal be fitt for his Majties service in Virginia. The Lord Baltimore desires that Mr Secretary Windebanke wil bee pleased if any Petition or question should be made touching Maryland to gett it referred, to bee examined in the Countrye, in regard noe profe can heare be made of the truth, But if that cannot be done, then to move the kinge to heare itt.
[Source: Archives of Maryland, Colonial Papers. Vol. VIII, No. 84; Windebanke, (Sir) Francis 1582-1646 Commissioner for Foreign Plantations in 1634 9/30/60 Paul 7/6.]
November 26, 1645—Thomas Windebanke created Bart. Clerk of the Signet, 1645. Gt. in reversion after Francis Gall, Robert Kirkham, John More, Sir Abraham Williams (in possession), Edward Norgate and Philip Warwick (in reversion) 25 Apr. 1633 (C 66/2631); succ. Gall 5 Aug. 1641/17 Dec. 1645 (C 66/2890, gt. to Sidney Bere; Docquets, p. 411). [For position after Restoration 1660, see Officials, pp. 117-18.]
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