D'Ewes Baronets
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The d'Ewes Baronetcy, of Stowlangtoft Hall in the County of Suffolk, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 15 July 1641 for the antiquary and politician Sir Simonds d'Ewes. He was the son of Paul d'Ewes, one of the six Clerks in Chancery
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1731.
Court of Chancery
The Court of Chancery was a court of equity in England and Wales that followed a set of loose rules to avoid the slow pace of change and possible harshness of the common law. The Chancery had jurisdiction over all matters of equity, including trusts, land law, the administration of the estates of...
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1731.
d'Ewes Baronets, of Stowlangtoft Hall (1641)
- Sir Simonds d'Ewes, 1st Baronet (1602–1650)
- Sir Willoughby d'Ewes, 2nd Baronet (c. 1650–1685)
- Sir Simonds d'Ewes, 3rd Baronet (c. 1670–1722)
- Sir Jermyn d'Ewes, 4th Baronet (1688–1731)