JAMES, Francis (1559-1616), of Wells and Bristol.

Family and Education

b. 1559, 3rd s. of John James of Little Onn, Staffs. by Ellen, da. of William Bolte of Sandbach, Cheshire. educ. fellow, All Souls, Oxf. 1577, BCL 1583, DCL 1588. m. (1) Elizabeth (d.1599), ?s.p.; (2) Blanche, da. and coh. of Francis Gunton of Gunter, wid. of Sir William Billingsley; at least 2s. 5da.

Offices Held

Adv. Doctors’ Commons 1590; judge of ct. of audience of Canterbury 1590; chancellor, diocese of London 1590; ?receiver-gen. to bp. of Bath and Wells 1599, chancellor of diocese; master in Chancery extraordinary by 1601; j.p.q. Dorset from c. 1593, Som. from c. 1601; commr. piracy Dorset 1602; eccles. commr. 1603 – 04; master in Chancery in ordinary 1614.Vis. Durham, ed. Foster, 187; P. M. Hembry, ‘Three Bps. Bath and Wells’ (London Univ. PhD thesis, 1956), p. 278; HMC Wells, ii. 359; Mort thesis; Roberts thesis.

Parlimentarian

JAMES, Francis (c.1559-1616), of Barrow Court, Som.; formerly of Bristol, Glos.

Main residences: Wells; Bristol.

Author

P.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

JAMES, Francis (1559-1616)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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