Sir Edmund Prideaux, 1st Baronet of Netherton

Detail from Prideaux's effigy in St Michael's Church, Farway
Arms of Prideaux: Argent, a chevron sable in chief a label of three points gules[1]
Heraldic escutcheon on Prideaux's monument in St Michael's Church, Farway

Sir Edmund Prideaux, 1st Baronet (1554–1628), of Netherton in the parish of Farway, Devon, was a Councillor at Law and Double Reader of the Inner Temple and was created a baronet on 17 July 1622.[2] He purchased the estate of Netherton where in 1607 he built a new mansion house,[3] known today as Netherton Hall, a grade II listed building. He was one of John Prince's Worthies of Devon.[4]

  1. ^ Vivian, Heraldic Visitations of Devon, p. 616
  2. ^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.621
  3. ^ Risdon, Tristram (died 1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.35
  4. ^ Prince, John, (1643–1723) The Worthies of Devon, 1810 edition, London, pp. 650–3, Prideaux, Sir Edmond, Baronet