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| John SUCKLING Matric. Fell.-Com. from TRINITY, Easter 1623. S. of Sir John, Knt., of Barsham, Suffolk . Bapt. 10 Feb., 1608/9, at Whitton [ Middlesex ], Twickenham, Middlesex . Adm. at Gray's Inn, 23 Feb., 1626/7. Travelled in France and Italy . Inherited large estates on the death of his father, in 1627 . Knighted, 19 Sep., 1630 or 19 Dec., 1630. Said to have joined Hamilton's Force and to have taken part in the defeat of Tilly before Leipzig [ Germany ], 1631 . Accompanied Charles I to Scotland with a contingent, 1639 ; ridiculed for the gorgeous clothes with which he bedecked his troopers. Set on foot 'the first Army plot,' 1640-1 . Fled to France , 1641 . Fashionable courtier. M.P. for Bramber [ Sussex ], 1640 . Royalist poet and writer of plays. A friend of Davenant, who describes him as the greatest gallant and gamester of his day. Invented the game of cribbage. Died unmarried, at Paris [ France ], in May, 1641 or 06, aged 33; buried there in the protestant cemetery. ( D.N.B. ; Suff. Man. Fam., II. 202; Burke, L.G. ) | John SUCKLING Approx. lifespan: 1608–1641 Matric. Fell.-Com. from Trinity College 1623:04ET: s. of Sir John SUCKLING Knt. of Barsham, Suffolk , Bapt. 1608/9:02:10 at Whitton, Twickenham, Middlesex , Adm. at Gray's Inn 1626/7:02:23 Travelled in France , and Italy , Inherited large estates on the death of his father, in 1627 Knighted 1630:09:19 or 1630:12:19 Said to have joined Hamilton's Force and to have taken part in the defeat of Tilly before Leipzig, [Germany], 1631 Accompanied Charles I to Scotland , with a contingent 1639 ; ridiculed for the gorgeous clothes with which he bedecked his troopers. Set on foot 'the first Army plot,' 1640-41 Fled to France , 1641 Fashionable courtier. M.P. for Bramber, [Sussex], 1640 Royalist poet and writer of plays. A friend of Davenant, who describes him as the greatest gallant and gamester of his day. Invented the game of cribbage. Died unmarried, at Paris, [France], in 1641:05 or 06 aged 33; buried there in the protestant cemetery. ( D.N.B. ; Suff. Man. Fam. II. 202; Burke, L.G. ) |