Taxus Baccata

This is a list of people who have served as custos rotulorum of Essex.

• Sir William Petre bef. 1544–1572
• Sir Anthony Cooke c. 1573–1576
• Sir Thomas Mildmay c. 1577–1608
• Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk bef. 1621–1624
• Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk 1624–1640
• William Maynard, 1st Baron Maynard 1640
• Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick 1640–1642
• James Hay, 2nd Earl of Carlisle 1642–1646, 1660
• Charles Rich, 4th Earl of Warwick 1660–1673
• William Maynard, 2nd Baron Maynard 1673–1688
• Thomas Petre, 6th Baron Petre 1688

For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Essex.

References

• Institute of Historical Research - Custodes Rotulorum 1544-1646
• Institute of Historical Research - Custodes Rotulorum 1660-1828