George Kirke

[3] The goldsmith George Heriot, who died in 1623, bequeathed to him either a diamond or piece of gold or silver plate worth £50.

[6] He provided costume for the masque Coelium Britannicum in February 1634, and bought diamonds and pearls for robes worn on St George's day 1639.

[7] A royal gift of lands at Gillingham, Dorset, at first held jointly with a courtier colleague James Fullerton, proved troublesome when tenants protested at their enclosures and improvements.

[10] King James wrote that "Kirke and Gabriel" would bring additional jewels to Charles and Buckingham including Georges and garters, insignia of the royal order.

[11] The court jeweller George Heriot bequeathed him a piece of silver plate or a diamond worth 50 marks Sterling.

Anne Killigrew, Mrs Kirke, by Anthony van Dyck , Huntington