Crane, Sir Francis (c. 1579–1636), courtier and tapestry manufacturer, is first recorded in 1606. His name does not appear in registers of admissions to Oxford, Cambridge, or the inns of court until 1619, when he was admitted to Gray's Inn. A memorial tablet in the church at ...
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Wintour, Helena (1600?–1671), recusant gentlewoman and textile artist, was the daughter of Robert Wintour (1568–1606) and Gertrude Talbot of Grafton (c. 1571–1608). Her parents had married between 1589 and 1594, and at least three of their children lived to adulthood: ...
