The Godolphin's and the Grenvilles

The Godolphin's made their first appearance in public life in the latter half of the sixteenth century. Their fortunes and influence grew so rapidly that throughout the seventeenth century their only rivals in Cornwall were the Grenvilles. It was to the head of the house of Godolphin as his most honored friend that Hobbes dedicated the Leviathan. Before the death of Charles II, Godolphin had risen to be a peer and first commissioner of the treasury.

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