and Sir William Roper of Eltham. Sheldon's will was proved in April 1613, and an inventory of Dame Jane Tasburghe's possessions at Bracondale House beside Norwich was made in that year (to the value of nearly £379.00). Yet it appears that she was then still living, and that the will of Dame Jane Tasburghe was proved on 19 November 1621. The Catholicism of the Tasburgh family which so affected its fortunes through the later 17th and 18th centuries appears to have been owing to the influence and example of Lettice Tasburgh (née Cressy) upon her descendants and successors. Notes References 1550s births 1600s deaths People from Waveney District People from Buckinghamshire Members of Gray's Inn English justices of the peace English MPs 1584–1585 English MPs 1586–1587 English MPs 1589 English MPs 1593 English MPs 1597–1598 High Sheriffs of Buckinghamshire