WESTON, Sir Richard (1577-1635), of Skreens, Roxwell, Essex and St. Mary Spital, London

J.p. Essex 1607 – d., Mdx. 1619 – d., all counties 1628 – d., Westminster by 1620 – d., Southwell and Scrooby liberties, Notts., Cawood and Ripon liberties, Yorks. 1628 – d., Huntingdon, Hunts. 1628, liberty and bor. of St. Albans, Herts. 1629 – d., Haverfordwest, Pemb. 1629 – d., Oxford, Oxon. 1630, Buckingham, Bucks. 1630 – 33, Slaughter liberty, Glos. 1633–d.;Cal. Assize Recs. Essex Indictments, Jas. I ed. J.S. Cockburn, 14; C231/4, f. 95; C66/2495; C181/3, f. 15v, 244v, 245, 246, 246v, 263, 264v; 181/4, ff. 57, 68, 131v, 132, 147, 151v, 160v, 176v, 177, 177v, 187v; C193/13/2. commr. subsidy, Essex 1608 – 09, 1621 – 22, 1624, Mdx. 1622, London 1622, 1624, SP14/31/1; Eg. 2644, f. 171; C212/22/20–1, 23. sewers, Essex 1607 – d., Essex, Herts. and Mdx. 1607 – at least09, Essex and Mdx. 1613 – at least22, Essex, Kent and Mdx. 1625 – at least33, Cambs. 1627, Gt. Fens 1627 – at least31, London 1629 – at least32, Lincs. 1630 – d., Kent and Surr., Berks and Hants 1633, Northants. 1633 – d., Devon 1634, Westminster 1634, C181/2, ff. 32, 50, 94, 193; 181/3, ff. 42v, 76, 214v, 255v, 320v; 181/4, ff. 46, 93, 126, 128v, 136v, 140, 147v, 163, 180, 190v, 191v, 201. seize property of Robert Meade, Suff. 1611; E178/3791, unfol. collector, Privy Seal loan, Essex 1612; E403/2731, unfol. dep. lt. Essex 1613 – at least25, 1628–9;Maynard Ltcy. Bk. ed. B.W. Quintrell (Essex Hist. Docs. iii), 31, 80, 93, 141, 219, 382; APC, 1627–8, p. 237. commr. repair of highways, Essex 1615-at least 1622; C181/2, f. 226; 181/3, f. 68v. jt. collector of petty customs, London 1616–23, CSP Dom. 1611–18, p. 378; E351/627. pretermitted customs 1621–3; CD 1621, vii. 425; E351/763. commr. piracy, London, Mdx., Kent, Suss., and Surr. 1619, 1630 – at least33, Devon 1630, Cumb. 1631, oyer and terminer, London 1619 – d., Mdx. 1620 – d., Home circ. 1622 – d., Midlands circ. 1628 – d., Norf., Northern, Oxf. and Western circs. 1629 – d., St. Albans (bor. and liberty), Herts. 1629 – 31, the Verge 1629 – d., Cumb. 1630, gaol delivery, London 1619–d., C181/2, ff. 339, 351v, 352v; 181/3, ff. 56v, 243v, 257, 259, 260, 262, 264, 264v; 181/4, ff. 5, 25, 36v, 52, 78, 81, 90, 138v, 175, 188r-v, 193, 194–8. disafforestation, Barnwood 1622, CSP Dom. 1619–23, p. 374. enclosure, Gt. Fens 1622–4, C181/3, ff. 49, 126v. nuisance, Mdx. 1624–5, T. Rymer, Foedera, vii. pt. 4, p. 96; C181/3, f. 157. new buildings, London 1625–30, Rymer, viii. pt. 1, p. 70, pt. 3, p. 114. Forced Loan, Essex and Mdx. 1626 – 27, Kent, London, Som., Surr., Wilts., Westminster, Salisbury, Wilts. Bristol, Glos. and Bath, Som. 1627, CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 435, Rymer, viii. pt. 2, pp. 142, 144; C193/12/2, ff. 26, 35, 49v, 57, 63v, 75, 77, 85, 89v. martial law, Essex 1628, APC, 1627–8, p. 237. charitable uses 1629–30; C192/1, unfol. ld. lt. Essex (jt.) 1629 – d., Hants (sole) 1631–d.; Sainty, Lords Lieutenants, 20, 22. high steward, Bristol and Exeter, Devon 1630–d.; Bristol RO, common council procs. f. 25; HMC Exeter, 78; C.F. Patterson, Urban Patronage in Early Modern Eng. 244, 247. commr. repair of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London 1631; CSP Dom. 1631–3, p. 6. capt. I.o.W. 1631–3; Rymer, viii. pt. 3, p. 165, pt. 4, p. 61. v.-adm. Hants 1631–d.; Vice Admirals of the Coast comp. J.C. Sainty and A.D. Thrush (L. and I. Soc. cccxxi), 26. commr. archery, London 1632; CSP Dom. 1631–3, p. 462. member, Council in the Marches 1633. Rymer, viii. pt. 4, p. 7.

Commr. reform of the Household 1617, M. Prestwich, Cranfield, 206. Navy 1618–28, HMC 6th Rep. 303; CSP Dom. 1619–23, p. 12; Rymer, viii. pt. 1, p. 9. recovery of mortgaged Crown lands 1618, CD 1621, vii. 412. treating with Utd. Provinces 1619, 1624, Rymer, vii. pt. 3, p. 115; CSP Ven. 1623–5, p. 293. abuses in silk-dyeing 1620; HMC Rutland, i. 458. amb. extraordinary, Spanish Neths., Germany 1620–1 Spanish Neths. 1622; Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives comp. G.M. Bell, 143, 266–7. chan. exch. 1621–8; Exchequer Officeholders comp. J.C. Sainty (L. and I. Soc. spec. ser. xviii) 39. PC 23 Sept. 1621–d.; APC, 1621–3, p. 46; PC2/44, p. 13. commr. defective titles 1622, 1623, 1625, Rymer, vii. pt. 3, p. 247, pt. 4, p. 77; viii. pt. 1, p. 32. to regulate starch manufacture 1623, CSP Dom. 1619–23, p. 515. piracy 1623, Virg. plantation 1624, to banish Jesuits 1624, Rymer, pt. 4, pp. 46, 144, 168. execute office of ld. treas. 25 May-11 Dec. 1624; CSP Dom. 1623–5, p. 255. member, High Commission, Canterbury prov. 1625–d.; R.G. Usher, Rise and Fall of High Commission, 357, 359. commr. customs frauds 1625, CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 12. to enforce recusancy laws 1625, CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 148. Navy inquiry 1626–7, CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 494. revenue 1626, APC, 1626, p. 51. sale of Crown lands 1626, CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 428. 1628; C66/2463. member, Council of War 1626-at least 1629; SP16/28, f. 2; C66/2464. ld. treas. 1628–d.; APC, 1628–9, p. 33. commr. Admlty. 1628–d., G.F. James and J.J.S Shaw, ‘Admiralty Admin. and Personnel, 1619–1714’, BIHR, xiv. 13–14. transportation of felons 1628-at least 1633, Rymer, viii. pt. 2, p. 281; CSP Dom. 1631–3, p. 547. recusancy compositions 1628-at least 1633, CSP Dom. 1628–9, p. 205; 1633–4, p. 327. knighthood fines 1629-at least 1630, Rymer, viii. pt. 3, p. 73; CSP Dom. 1629–31, p. 174. Crown lands compositions 1629, Rymer, viii. pt. 3, p. 75. common fishing 1630, Ibid. 136. ordnance 1630, CSP Dom. 1629–31, p. 158. 1633, CSP Dom. 1633–4, p. 60. 1635, CSP Dom. 1634–5, p. 527. poor relief 1631, CSP Dom. 1629–31, p. 474. saltpetre and gunpowder 1631, CSP Dom. 1631–3, p. 81. 1633, CSP Dom. 1633–4, p. 286. Great Wardrobe 1633; Ibid. 325. PC [S] 1633–d.; Reg. PC Scot. 1633–5, p. 116. member, Council for Queen Henrietta Maria 1634–d. Rymer, viii. pt. 4, p. 76.

Member, E.I. Co. 1617; CSP Col. E.I. 1617–21, p. 99. gov. Fishery Assoc. 1632–d. SP16/221/1.