Charles Aleyn [SEP] educated at
Charles Aleyn
Charles Aleyn (died about 1640), a historical poet in the reign of Charles I, was of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; became usher to the celebrated Thomas Farnaby, at his school, in Goldsmith's Rents, and afterwards tutor to Sir Edward Sherburne, himself a poet. He died about 1640.
Aleyn seems to have been much esteemed and beloved by contemporaries of some eminence. To his first poem are prefixed commendatory verses in Latin, by Thomas May, and in English, by John
Cheque, Harwich Dockyard.
Post holders included:
1. 1722 Jan-Jun, Charles Aleyn
2. 1722-1728, James Banks
3. 1728 Mar-Sep, Thomas Colby
4. 1728-1756, George Bagnold
5. 1756-1765, George Purvis
Administration of the dockyard and other key officials Storekeeper, Harwich Dockyard.
Post holders included:
1. 1722 Jan-Jun, Charles Aleyn
2. 1722-1728, James Banks
3. 1728 Mar-