Biography of John Fountaine Commissioner of the Great Seal 1600-1701
In 1600 John Fountaine Commissioner of the Great Seal was born.
In 1642 John Fountaine Commissioner of the Great Seal (age 42) was imprisoned for refusing to pay Parliament's War Tax.
In 1659 John Fountaine Commissioner of the Great Seal (age 59) was appointed Commissioner of the Great Seal.
In 1660 John Fountaine Commissioner of the Great Seal (age 60) was appointed Sergeant at Law.
Pepy's Diary. 10 Feb 1660. Friday. In the morning I went to Mr. Swan, who took me to the Court of Wards, where I saw the three Lords Commissioners sitting upon some cause where Mr. Scobell was concerned, and my Lord Fountaine (age 60) took him up very roughly about some things that he said. After that we went to the Exchequer, where the Barons were hearing of causes, and there I made affidavit that Mr Downing (age 35) was gone into Holland by order of the Council of State, and this affidavit I gave to Mr. Stevens our lawyer. Thence to my office, where I got money of Mr. Hawly to pay the lawyer, and there found Mr. Lenard, one of the Clerks of the Council, and took him to the Swan [Map] and gave him his morning draft.
Pepy's Diary. 22 Nov 1661. And on foot went to the Temple [Map], and then took my cozen Turner's man Roger, and went by his advice to Serjeant Fountaine (age 61) and told him our case, who gives me good comfort in it, and I gave him 30s. fee.
In 1701 John Fountaine Commissioner of the Great Seal died.