Sir John Savile (1546–1607) was an English lawyer and judge.
He was the eldest son of Henry Savile of Bradley, near Stainland, Yorkshire, [1] by his wife Elizabeth, only daughter of Robert Ramsden; Sir Henry Savile and Thomas Savile were younger brothers. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford, in 1561, but did not graduate. [2] To avoid the plague in 1563, he remained in Bradley, where he studied law books on his own. [3]
Savile entered the Middle Temple, where he was autumn reader in 1586. In 1572 he was elected member of parliament for Newton, Lancashire. [2] His candidacy has been attributed to friendship with William Fleetwood; another friend and parliamentarian was Henry Gates. [3]
Savile practised in the exchequer court, and in 1594 he was made serjeant-at-law. In 1598 he became baron of the exchequer on Lord Burghley's recommendation. In 1599 he was placed on a commission for suppressing heresy. He was knighted by James I on 25 July 1603, and in 1604 was made chief justice of the county palatine of Lancaster. [2]
In November 1606 Savile was one of the barons of the exchequer who decided that the king could by royal prerogative levy impositions on imports and exports. [2] He had consistently supported the common law courts against the prerogative in his earlier judicial career, however. [3] He died on 2 February 1607, and was buried in St. Dunstan's-in-the-West, London; his heart was taken to Methley in Yorkshire, in the church of which a monument, with an inscription, was erected to his memory. Like other members of his family, Savile was a friend of William Camden, whom he entertained at Bradley in August 1599. He was also an original member of the College of Antiquaries. [2]
The only published work by Savile is the collection of Reports of cases tried in the exchequer court, edited (1675) by John Richardson. [2] [4]
Savile was four times married: [2]
By his last two wives, Savile had no issue. [2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). "
Savile, John (1545-1607)".
Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Sir John Savile (1546–1607) was an English lawyer and judge.
He was the eldest son of Henry Savile of Bradley, near Stainland, Yorkshire, [1] by his wife Elizabeth, only daughter of Robert Ramsden; Sir Henry Savile and Thomas Savile were younger brothers. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford, in 1561, but did not graduate. [2] To avoid the plague in 1563, he remained in Bradley, where he studied law books on his own. [3]
Savile entered the Middle Temple, where he was autumn reader in 1586. In 1572 he was elected member of parliament for Newton, Lancashire. [2] His candidacy has been attributed to friendship with William Fleetwood; another friend and parliamentarian was Henry Gates. [3]
Savile practised in the exchequer court, and in 1594 he was made serjeant-at-law. In 1598 he became baron of the exchequer on Lord Burghley's recommendation. In 1599 he was placed on a commission for suppressing heresy. He was knighted by James I on 25 July 1603, and in 1604 was made chief justice of the county palatine of Lancaster. [2]
In November 1606 Savile was one of the barons of the exchequer who decided that the king could by royal prerogative levy impositions on imports and exports. [2] He had consistently supported the common law courts against the prerogative in his earlier judicial career, however. [3] He died on 2 February 1607, and was buried in St. Dunstan's-in-the-West, London; his heart was taken to Methley in Yorkshire, in the church of which a monument, with an inscription, was erected to his memory. Like other members of his family, Savile was a friend of William Camden, whom he entertained at Bradley in August 1599. He was also an original member of the College of Antiquaries. [2]
The only published work by Savile is the collection of Reports of cases tried in the exchequer court, edited (1675) by John Richardson. [2] [4]
Savile was four times married: [2]
By his last two wives, Savile had no issue. [2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). "
Savile, John (1545-1607)".
Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co.