CHALONER, SIR THOMAS, father and son. The elder Sir Thomas Chaloner was born in Loudon about 1515, and educated at Cambridge. He was sent, when a young man, with Sir Henry Knevet, to Germany, and attracted attention in the court of Charles V. He accompanied Charles on his expedition to Algiers, was shipwrecked off the coast of Barbary, and narrowly escaped drowning. On his return to England, be was employed about the court, and was knighted for his conduct at the battle of Muaselburgh, in the year 1547. The fall of his patron, the Duke of Somerset, affected his fortunes ; but on the accession of Elizabeth, he was sent as ambassador to Ferdi nand I., emperor of Germany, and was also employed iu a similar capacity in Spain. lie died October 7, 1565, and was buried in St. Paul's. His literary productions consist of a large collection of poetical pieces in Latin, and some prose works, one of which is the right ordering Of the English Commonwealth.' He appears to have been highly esteemed by his contemporaries as a brave, able, and worthy man.
Sir Thomas Chaloner, the son, who inherited a considerable portion of his father's abilities, was born in 1559. To him is attributed the discovery of the alum-mines near Whitby, in Yorkshire, the first that were worked in England ; he, at all events, has the merit of having eetablielsed ttse working of the mines. Towards the end of Bline
nips. he went into Scotland, and rou No high In James. favour as to be afterwards appointed the guardian or governor of Prince lleury, with the control both of his education and household, an office which be seems to have creditably lie died November 17, 1015. Ili. literary prusleetion Is 'A short Discourse of the most rare and exorlleut virtue of Nitre.' One of his sone. Edward, entered into holy orders, and became principal of St. Hall, Oxford. lie pobliehed several sermons, and a treatise on the ' Authority, Universality, and Visibility of the Church.' Two others, Thomas and James, were members of the Long Parliament, and cat u judges on the trial of Charles I. James ehaleur is the author of • 'Description of the Isle of Man,' printed is the original edition of Klee. ' Vale Royal,' though the work hoe been also attributed to another JI1121811 Chaloner, • uative of Cheater. Thome. Vbeleuer was the author of several political pamphlets, which appeared during the civil wars.