ABBOT, Maurice (1565-1642), of Coleman Street, London.

Member, Levant Co. 1588, Select Charters of Trading Cos. ed. C.T. Carr (Selden Soc. xxviii), 31. husband by 1608 – 13, asst. by 1611 – 24, treas. 1614 – 16, auditor (jt.) 1617; SP105/147, ff. 1v, 29, 48v, 58, 72, 89v; SP105/148, f. 113v. freeman, Drapers’ Co. 1596, P. Boyd, Roll of Drapers’ Co. of London, 1. liveryman 1604, asst. 1615 – d., renter warden 1615 – 16, 2nd warden 1620 – 21, 1st warden 1622 – 23, master 1625 – 26, 1638–9; Drapers’ Hall, London, min. bk. 1603–40, ff. 10, 115, 157, 172, 194v, 323v. member, E.I. Co. 1600, auditor (jt.) 1602, 1607 – 08, cttee. 1607 – 09, 1614 – 41, dep. gov. 1615 – 24, gov. 1624–38; CSP Col. E.I. 1513–1616, pp. 116, 155, 176, 179, 303, 416; 1617–21, pp. 173, 283, 435; 1622–4, pp. 120, 299; 1640–3, pp. 61, 177; Dawn of Brit. Trade to E. Indies comp. H. Stevens, 218. cttee. Virg. Co. 1610, T.K. Rabb, Enterprise and Empire, 233. auditor (jt.) 1619–20; Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, i. 225, 219, 386. member, French Co. 1611, Select Charters of Trading Cos. 65. N.W. Passage Co. 1612, Merchant Adventurers’ Co. by 1615, CSP Col. E.I. 1513–1616, pp. 239, 368. Fishing Assoc. 1633-at least 1637; CUL, ms Dd. xi. 71, f. 32. asst. Irish Soc. 1613, 1615, auditor (jt.) 1613; CLRO, Jors. 29, ff. 16v-17, 118v; letter bk. FF, f. 80v. commr. trade with Dutch 1614 – 15, 1619, trade 1621–2; CSP Col. E.I. 1513–1616, p. 362; 1617–21, p. 233; APC, 1621–3, pp. 80, 208. member, Muscovy Co. by 1624; APC, 1623–5, p. 402. commr. govt. of Virg. 1624. Recs. Virg. Co. iv. 491.

Auditor, St. Stephen’s Coleman Street, London 1605 – 06, 1610 – 20, 1622 – 23, gen. vestryman by 1622 – at least34, select vestryman by 1623 – at least34, common cllr. (jt.) 1623 – 25, feoffee 1624 – 26, 1632–4. GL, ms 4458/1, pp. 3, 5, 12, 19, 21, 79, 89; 4457/2, ff. 90, 107, 108, 121, 130, 138(2), 146, 155, 162v, 170, 179v, 190v, 214; Letters of John Davenport ed. I.M. Calder, 19.

?Dep. alderman, London by 1612-at least 1614, GL, ms 4457/2, ff. 121, 130, 138(2). auditor 1615 – 16, 1617–18, CLRO, Jors. 30, ff. 69, 199. The dates A.B. Beaven, Aldermen of London, ii. 60, are incorrect. alderman, Bridge Without ward 1626 – 31, Coleman Street ward 1631 – d., sheriff 1627 – 28, mayor 1638–9; Beaven, i. 65; ii. 60; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 205. trustee, Gresham Coll. London 1615-at least 1640; Mercers’ Hall, London, Gresham Repertories, i. 1596–1625, p. 208; ii. 1626–69, p. 68. ?freeman, Hull, Yorks. by 1621;Hull RO, Bench Bk. 5, f. 60v. commr. lic. passage overseas, London 1623, T. Rymer, Foedera, vii. pt. 4, p. 51. new buildings 1625, 1630; Ibid. viii. pt. 3, p. 115; C193/8/58. j.p. Surr. 1627-at least 1636; C231/4, f. 219; C193/13/2, f. 66. commr. sewers, London 1629-at least 1632, C181/3, f. 256; C181/4, f. 129. charitable uses, Surr. 1630, C192/1, unfol. St. Paul’s Cathedral repair 1631–6; CSP Dom. 1631–3, p. 7; GL, ms 25475/1, f. 75v. collector (jt.), knighthood fines, London by 1635; E198/4/32, f. 2v. commr. ltcy. London 1639, CSP Dom. 1638–9, p. 541; PC2/50, p. 159. assessment 1641. SR, v. 153.

Commr. bankruptcy 1612–13, C54/2148/26; 54/2149/1. merchants’ ships, Algiers expedition 1621, French goods 1626, CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 511. Algiers expedition debts 1627-at least 1628, APC, 1627–8, pp. 34–5; CSP Dom. 1619–23, p. 301; 1627–8, p. 567. debts of Philip Burlamachi 1633. CSP Dom. 1633–4, p. 55.

Farmer, great customs 1621–5, F.C. Dietz, Eng. Public Finance, 333–4. duties on sugar by 1624, LJ, iii. 365a. wines and currants by 1627–32, CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 443; E214/990. pretermitted customs (except London and Hull) by 1631, SO3/10, unfol. May 1631. silks landed in London (jt.) 1638. CSP Dom. 1638–9, p. 153.