A catalogue of notable Middle Templars, with brief biographical notices/Arundell, Sir John
ARUNDELL or ARRUNDELL, Sir JOHN.
1576— about 1656.
Admitted 8 May, 1594.
Son and heir of John Arundell, of Trerize (Trerice), Cornwall, and grandson of Sir John, known as "Jack of Tilbury" temp. Henry VIII. He himself went by the appellation of "Jack for the King" in reference to his loyalty in the Civil Wars, in which he took a leading part in the West, holding Pendennis Castle for the King for five months in 1646, as recorded by Clarendon (q.v.). His losses in the war reduced him to poverty, and he did not live to see his fortunes repaired at the Restoration. His son Richard, however, ennobled in 1664 as Baron Arundell of Trerice, recovered the estates.