16th-century English politician and lawyer
Monument with effigies of Sir John Throckmorton and his wife Margaret Puttenham, SE corner of chancel, Coughton Church, Warwickshire
Monument with effigies of Sir John Throckmorton and his wife Margaret Puttenham, SE corner of chancel, Coughton Church, Warwickshire, drawn by Wenceslaus Hollar (died 1677)
Arms of Throckmorton: Gules, on a chevron argent three bars gemelles sable . Crest: A falcon rising proper belled and jessed or . Mottos: (1): Virtus Sola Nobilitas (Virtue is the only nobility); (2): Moribus Antiquis (With ancient manners)[ 1]
Sir John Throckmorton (by 1524 – 22 May 1580) was a lawyer and member of the English Parliament during the reign of Queen Mary I . He was also a witness to Queen Mary's will.
^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p. 792