MANWOOD, Roger (by 1532-92), of Hackington, nr. Canterbury, Kent and ’St. Bartholomew’s House’, London.

Family and Education

b. by 1532, 2nd s. of Thomas Manwood of Sandwich, Kent, and bro. of John. educ. St. Peter’s sch. Sandwich; I. Temple 1548, called. m. (1) settlement 30 May 1571, Dorothy (d.1575), da. of John Theobald of Seal, Kent, wid. of John Croke of London and of Christopher Allen of London, 3s. inc. Peter 2da.; (2) Elizabeth, da. of John Coppinger of Allhallows, Kent, wid. of John Wilkins of Stoke, Kent, s.p. Kntd. 1578.DNB; Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. lxxv), 135; Foss, Judges, v. 516, 523; Add. 29759, ff. 26-7; Arch. Cant. xvii. 239 n.

Offices Held

Common serjeant, I. Temple 1552, bencher 1558, Lent reader 1565, serjeant-at-law 1567.

Recorder, Sandwich Apr. 1555–66; j.p.q. Kent 1561 – d., Mdx. 1564 – d., many other counties from 1573; commr. Rochester bridge 1561, 1568, 1571, 1574; steward or judge of Chancery and Admiralty cts. of Dover temp. Eliz.; steward of liberties to Archbishop Parker to 1572; puisne judge c.p. 14 Oct. 1572; circuit judge, western circuit by 1573 – 74, Oxford circuit by 1587; chief baron, Exchequer 17 Nov. 1578 – d.; member, high commission 23 Apr. 1576; receiver of petitions, Parlts. of 1584, 1586, 1589.Foss, v. 516–17; Cal. I.T. Recs. i. passim; Sandwich little black bk. 1552–67, f. 62; Cinque Ports white bk. ff. 250, 254, 255, 256, 260; Canterbury burmote bk. 1, ff. 146, 273; Strype, Parker , ii. 168; Foss, v. 407, 408; Egerton 2345, f. 45; APC, xv. 226; Strype, Grindal, 309–10.

Parlimentarian

MANWOOD, Roger II (by 1532-92), of the Inner Temple, London.

Main residences: Hackington, nr. Canterbury, Kent; 'St. Bartholomew's House', London.

Author

M.R.P.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

MANWOOD, Roger (by 1532-92)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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