FLOOR.] 
king's LIBRARY. 
29 
Earl of Hertford and KG. by Henry VIII. ; by the will of the 
King he was appointed one of the sixteen persons who were to be 
his Slajesty's executors, and governors of his son ; became " Pro- 
tector of the Kealm, and Guardian of the King," Duke of Somerset 
and Earl Marshal; charged with treason, and beheaded on Tower 
Hill, January 22, 1552. 
Engraved by J. Houbraken, from the picture by Hans Holbein in 
the collection of the Right Hon. the Earl of Hertford. 
72. Thomas, Lord Seymour of Sudeley, K.G. 
Third son of Sir John Seymour of Wolf Hall, Wiltshire; held 
high command during Henry's invasion of France ; on the accession 
of his nephew, Edward VI., became Lord High Admiral, Baron 
Seymour, and K.G. ; married Queen Catherine Par, widow of 
Henry VIII. ; committed to the Tower, January, 1549, executed on 
March 20, following. 
Engraved from the original in the possession of General 
Dowdeswell. 
73. Sir Anthony Denny. 
Was one of the gentlemen of the bed-chamber, groom of the stole, 
and privy-counsellor to Henry VIII. He was also appointed one of 
the executors of the King's will. He died in 1550. 
Etched by Wenceslaus Hollar from a picture by H. Holbein in 
the Arundel Collection, 1647. 
74. Thomas Docwra. 
Knight of St. John of Jerusalem in England. This military- 
religious Order, called also Knights of Malta, was suppressed in 
England in 1540 by Henry VIII., and all their effects in England 
and Ireland confiscated. 
Engraved by William Kogers. 
75. Sir Henry Guildeforde, K.G. 
Born 1478 ; served with reputation in the wars with the Moors in 
Spain ; appointed in 1528 Master of the Horse to Henry VIII. 
Engraved by Vertue from the picture by Hans Holbein in Earl 
Stafford's Gallery. 
76. Sir Thomas More. 
Only son of Sir John More, born about 1480 ; obtained a seat in 
Parliament in 1504; Speaker of the House of Commons 1523 ; 
Lord Chancellor, October 1529 ; charged with high treason for 
denying the King's supremacy, and beheaded on Tower Hill July 5, 
1535. 
Engraved by F. van Wyngarde from the picture by Hans Holbein. 
77. Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, K.G. 
Born at Putney ; elected M.P. ; made Chancellor of the Ex- 
chequer by Henry VIII.; created Earl of Essex, 1539, and Lord 
Chamberlain; he was arrested January 10, 1540, and beheaded on 
Tower Hill, July 20, on the charge of treason. 
