Arthur Lake

Sir Arthur Lake (1598–1633) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1624 to 1626. His reputation was badly damaged by the notorious Lake-Cecil feud which lasted from 1617 to 1621, and both scandalised and fascinated the Jacobean Court. Early life Lake was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Lake, who was Secretary of State to King James I, and his wife Mary Ryder, daughter of Sir William Ryder, Lord Mayor of London. He was a young man of some intellectual promise: he was a student of Middle Temple in 1609 and matriculated at New College, Oxford, aged 12; his entry to the college is dated 12 October 1610. He was awarded BA from Hart Hall, Oxford on 8 February 1613 and was incorporated as MA of Cambridge on 14 July 1617. He accompanied the King on his royal progress in 1617, and was knighted by him at Hoghton Tower on 18 August 1617. The Cecil–Lake feud