Nine successive members of the Fanshawe family served as Remembrancer to the Crown, following Henry Fanshawe's appointment to the position by Queen Elizabeth I in 1566.
He was appointed Attorney General for Ireland in 1532, and second justice of KIng's Bench in 1535; he was also Chief Remembrancer of the Exchequer.
Remembrancer | Queen's Remembrancer | Thomas Fanshawe (remembrancer of the exchequer) | Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer |
In 1601, Edmondes obtained the post of Assistant Remembrancer of the City of London, and succeeded as Remembrancer on the resignation of Dr Giles Fletcher, with a salary of £100.