HATTON, SIR CHRISTOPHER, KNIGHT
Arms.—Quartered.
1. Az., a chevron between 3 garbs or. Hatton.
2. Arg., a cross flory between 4 cornish choughs, ppr. Offley.
3. Arg., an eagle displayed sa. Browne.
4. Arg., a bend lozengy gu. Bradeston.
5. Az., a cross engrailed erm. Stanton.
6. Gu., a saltire arg. Nevill of Raby.
7. Az., a chevron between 3 garbs or; a crescent for difference. Hatton.
8. Arg., a fess sa., in chief a crescent of the last. York.
9. Az., 5 cinquefoils in cross arg., 1, 3, and 1. Holdenby.
10. Bendy, arg. and sa., on a canton of the second a castle of the first. Carrell.
11. Gu., on a chief or, 3 quatrefoils vert. Wedson.
Crest.—A hind passant or.
Helmet.—That of an Esquire.
[Bible. London, 1588.]
Christopher Hatton (born c. 1540, died 20th November 1591) was the youngest son of William Hatton of Holdenby, Northamptonshire. He was educated at Oxford and entered the Middle Temple.
Queen Elizabeth noticed Hatton at a masque, and was struck by his good looks and graceful dancing. He was shortly afterwards attached to the Court, and became a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, Captain of the Guard, Vice-Chamberlain, and a Member of the Privy Council. In 1587 he was made Lord Chancellor, and also a Knight of the Garter. From 1588 until he died, Hatton was Chancellor of the University of Oxford. He wrote a few books on law or the drama, and had a considerable library.
