Simon Mayne
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Simon Mayne was a Member of Parliament
and one of the regicide
s of King Charles I of England
.
Simon was born and lived at Dinton Hall
in Buckinghamshire
, the son of Simon Mayne Snr and his wife, Colubria the sister of Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace
. His father died when he was only five, leaving him the Dinton Hall estate after the death of his mother (in 1629). He was educated at Thame
in Oxfordshire at Lord Williams's School
and admitted to the Inner Temple in 1630.
In 1645 he was elected as Member of Parliament for Aylesbury
and elected again in 1659. In January 1649, as a judge of the High Court of Justice
at the trial of King Charles, he was 40th of the 59 signatories on the death warrant of the King. After the Restoration
, he was tried and sentenced to death
, he died in the Tower of London
in 1661 before his appeal could be heard. His body was returned to Dinton and buried in the church.
He had married Jane Burgoyne in 1633. After her death in 1641, he had married Elizabeth Tow, a widow, with whom he had three sons. The estate was inherited by his son, also Simon, who became a judge.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
and one of the regicide
Regicide
The broad definition of regicide is the deliberate killing of a monarch, or the person responsible for the killing of a monarch. In a narrower sense, in the British tradition, it refers to the judicial execution of a king after a trial...
s of King Charles I of England
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
.
Simon was born and lived at Dinton Hall
Dinton, Buckinghamshire
Dinton is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the very south of the Aylesbury Vale on the ancient turnpike leading from Aylesbury to Thame . Dinton with Ford and Upton is also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district.The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Dunna's...
in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, the son of Simon Mayne Snr and his wife, Colubria the sister of Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace
Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace
Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1622. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Lovelace in 1627....
. His father died when he was only five, leaving him the Dinton Hall estate after the death of his mother (in 1629). He was educated at Thame
Thame
Thame is a town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about southwest of the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury. It derives its toponym from the River Thame which flows past the north side of the town....
in Oxfordshire at Lord Williams's School
Lord Williams's School
Lord Williams's School is a co-educational secondary school in Thame, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. It is a comprehensive school, which takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18...
and admitted to the Inner Temple in 1630.
In 1645 he was elected as Member of Parliament for Aylesbury
Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Aylesbury is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party has held the seat since 1924, and held it at the 2010 general election with a 52.2% share of the vote.-Boundaries:...
and elected again in 1659. In January 1649, as a judge of the High Court of Justice
High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
at the trial of King Charles, he was 40th of the 59 signatories on the death warrant of the King. After the Restoration
English Restoration
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...
, he was tried and sentenced to death
Death
Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury....
, he died in the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
in 1661 before his appeal could be heard. His body was returned to Dinton and buried in the church.
He had married Jane Burgoyne in 1633. After her death in 1641, he had married Elizabeth Tow, a widow, with whom he had three sons. The estate was inherited by his son, also Simon, who became a judge.