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Ambrose Smith or Smythe (died 1584) was a London mercer in Cheapside and silkman who supplied Elizabeth I Smith was a son of John Smith (died 1545) of Withcote, near Oakham, in Leicestershire, and Dorothy Cave, a sister of Ambrose Cave. John Leland visited their "right goodly house" at Withcote in 1539, "one of the fairest houses in Leicestershire". His older brother Roger Smith (died 1603) inherited the estate, but Ambrose bought it from him in 1575. Roger Smith married Frances Griffin, a daughter of Thomas Griffin of Dingley. Ambrose Smith died in 1584.

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  • Ambrose Smith or Smythe (died 1584) was a London mercer in Cheapside and silkman who supplied Elizabeth I Smith was a son of John Smith (died 1545) of Withcote, near Oakham, in Leicestershire, and Dorothy Cave, a sister of Ambrose Cave. John Leland visited their "right goodly house" at Withcote in 1539, "one of the fairest houses in Leicestershire". His older brother Roger Smith (died 1603) inherited the estate, but Ambrose bought it from him in 1575. Roger Smith married Frances Griffin, a daughter of Thomas Griffin of Dingley. Ambrose Smith died in 1584. (en)
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  • Ambrose Smith or Smythe (died 1584) was a London mercer in Cheapside and silkman who supplied Elizabeth I Smith was a son of John Smith (died 1545) of Withcote, near Oakham, in Leicestershire, and Dorothy Cave, a sister of Ambrose Cave. John Leland visited their "right goodly house" at Withcote in 1539, "one of the fairest houses in Leicestershire". His older brother Roger Smith (died 1603) inherited the estate, but Ambrose bought it from him in 1575. Roger Smith married Frances Griffin, a daughter of Thomas Griffin of Dingley. Ambrose Smith supplied velvet, satin, taffeta, and sarsenet to Queen Elizabeth. He sold fabrics to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester and Amy Robsart, some for the use of their Spanish tailor. Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond owed him money in 1580. Ambrose Smith died in 1584. It is thought that Mary, Queen of Scots stopped at Withcote Hall, then owned by Ambrose's son Henry Smith, on her way to Fotheringhay Castle in 1586. (en)
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