On Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 2:00:11 PM UTC-4, JBrand wrote:
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> Hi Jan,
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> I think it could be _possible_ that the grant of this office was to the New England Thomas Mayhew (though probably to the father, not to the son). Therefore the father is the one who _may_ have been married (first) to a Windebank daughter and could be a brother-in-law, not nephew, of Francis Windebank. Still, the grant could have been ultimately for the benefit of the son, Thomas Junior.
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> I have been through some of the years of the contemporary _Calendar of State Papers, Domestic_ and noted two mentions (at least) of Thomas Mayhew, clerk of passes or passports. Around 1640, Thomas Mayhew wrote to Windebank that his deputy in the office was not passing along the profits to him. Around 1660, Thomas Mayhew wrote to indicate that a new royal decree forbidding voyages without a passport would possibly aid him in his duties.
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> There may be other references. If someone wants to hunt them down and post them, that would be much appreciated. Otherwise, I'll check the stacks again on Monday and do a more systematic search.
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> The 1640 reference indicates Thomas Mayhew was doing his duties (at least partially) through a deputy.
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> The senior Thomas Mayhew, Governor of Martha's Vineyard, was still living in 1660, not dying until sometime in the early 1680s, I believe. The son had died on a return voyage to England in 1657.
I notice that the grant of the office was made in 1636, but the office was to commence at the expiration of the grant for 21 years made to the current holder on 22 March 17 James I. Thus the revenue stream from the office would commence about the time that Thomas Mayhew Junior came of age.
Some of the volumes of _Calendar of State Papers, Domestic_ are "full view" on Hathi. The following entry dated 14 November 1650 may be relevant to your interpretation:
"Order on the matter touching - Mayhew - senior and junior, and - Ball, Excise officers at Oxford, and the proofs returned in support of the information formerly given against them, that the papers concerning that business be transmitted to the Commissioners of Excise in London, who are to consider the representations touching those under officers, and take such order as is agreeable to their trust, and for the service of the commonwealth, the cause as to those parties settling or removing being proper for their cognizance; also the Commissioners for sequestrations in the said county are to take knowledge of the informations against these men, so far as concerns sequestration and delinquency, and proceed therein according to the directions of Parliament." (
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=miun.abd6186.0002.001&view=1up&seq=480)
Earlier in the year (July 24), "The petition of Rich. Bull and Thos. Mayhew; [was] referred to the committee for Examinations." (
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=miun.abd6186.0002.001&view=1up&seq=302)
A recognizance (dated August 10) for Rich. Bull and Thomas Mayhew, junior, residence Aldgate, co. Oxon, was issued with the condition, "Appearance when required before Lieut. Col. Kelsey, Deputy Governor of Oxon, and others, and good behavior." (
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=miun.abd6186.0002.001&view=1up&seq=570)
On November 7, "The examinations against - Mayhew; [were] referred to the Committee for examinations." (
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=miun.abd6186.0002.001&view=1up&seq=470)