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ROUS, Sir Anthony (c.1555-1620), of Halton, St. Dominick, Cornw.

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b. c. 1555,R. Carew, Survey of Cornw. ed. F.E. Halliday, 55. 1st s. of Richard Rous of Rogate, Suss. and Eleanor, da. of Sir Edmund Marvyn of Petersfield, Hants, j.k.b. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 413. m. (1) by 1570, Date based on estimated birth-date of eldest s. Ambrose*. Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Southcote† of Bovey Tracey, Devon and coh. to her mo. Grace, 5s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da.; Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 413; Vivian, Vis. Devon , 698. (2) Philippa (d. c.1620), C. Fitz-Geffrey, Death’s Sermon unto the Living (1620), p. 27. da. of Humphrey Colles of Barton, Pitminster, Som. and wid. of Alexander Pym† (d. 7 Jan. 1585) of Brymore, Som., 2da.; Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 413; C142/187/61. (3) settlement 18 Sept. 1620, WARD 7/58/188. Susan (d.1633), da. of Sir Lewis Pollard of King’s Nympton, Devon and wid. of John Copleston (d. 9 Nov. 1608) of Copleston, Devon, s.p. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 225, 598. suc. uncle John Rous at Halton 1577, WARD 7/18/162. fa. 1587; PROB 11/70, ff. 297v-8v. Kntd. 23 July 1603. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 123. d. 20 November 1620. WARD 7/58/188. sig. Antho[ny] Rous.
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J.p. Cornw. c. 1583 – d., Devon 1592–3, Lansd. 737, f. 133v; CSP Dom. 1591–4, p. 205; C66/2174. sheriff, Cornw. 1587 – 88, 1602–3, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 23. commr. survey, Crediton manor, Devon 1594,C66/1441. col. militia ft., Cornw. by 1599–d.; Carew, 155; Cornw. RO, CY/7261. collector, tenths and fifteenths 1602, 1608;E401/2400–1, 2410–11. commr. piracy 1604, 1607–9, C181/1, f. 82v; 181/2, f. 56; HCA 14/39, no. 217; HMC Hatfield, xxi. 11. sewers 1605, C181/1, f. 122v. inquiry, duchy of Cornw. lands, Devon and Cornw. 1607, C181/2, f. 34. subsidy, Cornw. 1608, 1612, SP14/31/1; E179/88/286. inquiry, Sir Walter Ralegh’s† lands 1609, C181/2, f. 91. aid 1609; SP14/43/107. v.-warden of Cornish Stannaries by 1615–d.; DCO, ‘Letters and Warrants 1615–19’, f. 9; C. Fitz-Geffrey, Elisha his Lamentation (1622), p. 44. commr. oyer and terminer, Western circ. 1617–d., C181/2, ff. 269–70; 181/3, f. 6. assessions, duchy of Cornw. 1617,E306/4/4–5. dep. lt. Cornw. by 1618; Cornw. RO, DD.B.35/1. bailiff, Trematon honour, Cornw. at d. WARD 7/58/188.

Recorder, Launceston, Cornw. ?1611–d. R. and O.B. Peter, Launceston and Dunheved, 400; Vis. Cornw. (Harl. Soc. ix), 281.

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ROUS, Sir Anthony (c.1555-1620), of Halton, St. Dominick, Cornw.
Main residence: Halton, St. Dominick, Cornw.
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ROUS, Francis (1581-1659), of Landrake, Cornw.; later of Brixham, Devon, Eton, Bucks. and Acton, Mdx.

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b. c. 1581, Al. Ox. The date usually given, 1579, appears to derive from an inaccurate Oxf. matriculation date supplied by Anthony Wood, and the statement on Rous’s portrait in his final publication that he was aged 77 in 1656: Ath. Ox. iii. 466; F. Rous, Treatises and Meditations (1657), frontispiece. 4th s. of Sir Anthony Rous* (d.1620) of Halton, St. Dominick, Cornw. and his 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Southcote† of Bovey Tracey, Devon; bro. of Ambrose*, step-bro. of John Pym*. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 413. educ. Broadgates Hall, Oxf. 1593, aged 12, BA 1597; Leiden 1598-9; M. Temple 1601. Al. Ox.; Bodl. Selden Supra 81, ff. 6v-7; E. Peacock, Eng. Speaking Students at Leyden Univ. 85; M. Temple Admiss. m. (1) lic. 29 Aug. 1610, Honor Copleston, wid. of Boscarne, Bodmin, Cornw., s.p.; Exeter Mar. Lics. ed. J.L. Vivian, 16. (2) 2 Apr. 1612, Ebbot, da. of George Grenville† of Penheale, Egloskerry, Cornw., 1s. 1da.; Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 413; R.W. Innes Smith, Eng. Speaking Students at Leiden Univ. 199; Cornw. RO, FP15/1/1. (3) 29 Aug. 1616, Philippa (d. 20 Dec. 1657), da. of one Withers of Hollocombe, Devon and wid. of Richard Stowford (d.1613) of Dolton, Devon, s.p. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 712; Boase and Courtney, ii. 602. d. 7 Jan. 1659. Ath. Ox. iii. 468. sig. F[rancis] Rous.
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Commr. sequestration, Devon 1643, assessment 1644, 1647 – 50, 1652; A. and O. i. 111, 545, 963, 1080; ii. 295, 463, 660. j.p. Devon c. 1647 – 53, Bucks. from 1647, Mdx. from at least 1650; C231/6, p. 78; C193/13/3, ff. 14, 19; Devon RO, QS28/3–5. commr. oyer and terminer, Bucks. 1654 – d., Mdx. 1654 – d., sewers 1654–d. C181/6, pp. 3, 17, 67, 304, 319, 327.

Member, Westminster Assembly 1643 – at least46; commr. excommunication 1646, scandalous offences 1648, trier from 1654, ejector, Cornw. from 1654. A. and O. i. 181, 853, 1208; ii. 856, 969; Westminster Assembly Mins. ed. A.F. Mitchell and J. Struthers, 258.

Commr. revenue 1643–54; SP28/269, ff. 99–100; Add. 29319, f. 110. member, Derby House cttee. 1648; CSP Dom. 1648–9, p. 90. cllr. of state 1653–d.; Stuart Constitution ed. J.P. Kenyon, 311; CSP Dom. 1658–9, p. 262. member, Other House 1657. Boase and Courtney, ii. 595.

Commr. sequestered books 1643; A. and O. i. 343. provost, Eton Coll. 1644–d.; LJ, vi. 419a; PROB 11/287, f. 15. commr. appeals, Oxf. Univ. visitation 1647, gov., Westminster sch. from 1649, Windsor almshouses, Berks. from 1654; visitor, Camb. Univ. 1654. A. and O. i. 927; ii. 257, 1020, 1027.

Speaker of House of Commons 1653. CJ, vii. 281a, 363b.

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ROUS, Francis (1581-1659), of Landrake, Cornw.; later of Brixham, Devon, Eton, Bucks. and Acton, Mdx.
Main residences: Landrake, Cornw.; Brixham, Devon; Eton, Bucks.; Acton, Mdx.
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ROUS, Ambrose (by 1570-1620), of Edmerston, nr. Modbury, Devon; later of Halton, nr. St. Dominick, Cornw.

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b. by 1570, Age calculated from date of admiss. to M. Temple. 1st s. of Sir Anthony Rous* (d. Nov. 1620) of Halton and Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Southcote† of Bovey Tracey, Devon and coh. to her mother Grace; bro. of Francis*. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 413; WARD 7/58/188. educ. M. Temple 1584. M. Temple Admiss. m. by 1595, Magdalen, da. of Peter Osborne† of Chicksands, Beds., (J. Polsue), Complete Paroch. Hist. of Cornw. i. 301. Vis. Cornw. (Harl. Soc. ix), 195 incorrectly identifies Magdalen’s fa. as John Osborne†. 15ch., at least 3s. 4da. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 413; Polsue, i. 298; C2/Chas.I/R11/35. d. 23 July 1620. G.C. Boase and W.P. Courtney, Bibliotheca Cornubiensis, ii. 595.
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Collector subsidy, Cornw. 1602–3,E401/1873–4, 2400–1. j.p. Cornw. 1609–d. C66/1822; 66/2174.

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ROUS, Ambrose (by 1570-1620), of Edmerston, nr. Modbury, Devon; later of Halton, nr. St. Dominick, Cornw.
Main residences: Edmerston, nr. Modbury, Devon; Halton, nr. St. Dominick, Cornw.
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ROBARTS, Thomas (1568-1633), of Poole, Dorset

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bap. 8 Oct. 1568, 4th s. of John Robartes (d.1569), yeoman, of Sturminster Marshall, Dorset and his w. Emma.Regs. Sturminster Marshall (Dorset Recs. vii), 3, 47; PROB 11/51, f. 61. educ. appr. Poole. Dorset RO, DC/PL/B/1/1, f. 34. m. by 1606, Jane, 1s. 4da. d. 1 July 1633. PROB 11/164, f. 346; C142/497/131; Hutchins, Dorset, i. 47.
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Freeman, Poole 1590, Dorset RO, DC/PL/B/1/1, f. 34. water-bailiff 1593 – 94, sheriff 1596 – 97, mayor 1599 – 1600, 1606 – 07, 1617 – 18, 1628–9, Ibid. Poole bor. audit bk. 5, pp. 4–7. common cllr. 1601–d., Ibid. DC/PL/B/1/1, f. 42. sen. bailiff 1603 – 04, 1605 – 06, 1611 – 12, 1620 – 21, 1629 – 30, 1631–2, Ibid. Poole bor. audit bk. 5, pp. 5–7. comptroller of customs 1612-bef. 1623, C66/1949/1; SP14/153/137. ?collector, Benevolence 1622. SP14/130/79.

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RICH, Henry (1590-1649), of Smithfield, London and Kensington, Mdx.

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bap. 19 Aug. 1590, 2nd s. of Robert Rich†, 1st earl of Warwick, and 1st w. Penelope, da. of Walter Devereux, 1st earl of Essex; bro. of Sir Robert Rich*.CP, vi. 538. educ. privately (Monsieur Beaufort), Eton c.1602-3, Emmanuel, Camb. 1603, MA 1615; travelled abroad (France) 1607; I. Temple 1611. R.C. ‘Epistle dedicatory’, H. Estienne, World of Wonders (1607) trans. R.C., sig. V3; Eton Coll. Reg. comp. W. Sterry, 279; Al. Cant.; CSP Dom. 1603-10, p. 381; Clarendon, Hist. of the Rebellion ed. W.D. Macray, i. 78; I. Temple database of admiss. m. 9 July 1612, Isabel, da. and h. of Sir Walter Cope* of Kensington, C142/374/105. 4s. 5da. E.A. Webb, Recs. St. Bartholomew’s Priory and Church and Par. of St. Bartholomew the Gt. ii. ped. facing p. 293. cr. KB 2 June 1610, Bar. Kensington 5 Mar. 1623, earl of Holland 24 Sept. 1624, KG 15 May 1625. Shaw, Knights of Eng. i. 32, 158; CP, vi. 538. d. 9 Mar. 1649. HMC De L’Isle and Dudley, vi. 587.
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Freeman, Leicester, Leics. 1610; H. Hartopp, Reg. Freemen of Leicester, i. 105. commr. survey, L. Inn Fields, Mdx. 1618, T. Rymer, Foedera, vii. pt. 3, p. 83. St. James’s bailiwick, Mdx. 1640; CSP Dom. 1640–1, p. 208. j.p. Mdx. 1620 – 42, Cambridge, Cambs. 1629-at least 1636; C231/4, f. 110; 231/5, p. 57; Cal. of Docquets of Ld. Kpr. Coventry 1625–40 ed. J. Broadway, R. Cust and S.K. Roberts (L. and I. Soc. spec. ser. xxxiv-vii), 63; 181/5, f. 36v. commr. subsidy, Mdx. 1621 – 22, 1624, C212/22/20–1, 23. sewers, Essex 1625 – 27, Gt. Fens 1631 – 46, Cambridge 1631 – 38, Westminster 1634, Bucks., Herts., and Mdx. 1638 – 39, Kent 1640, C181/3, ff. 162v, 233v; 181/4, ff. 48, 87v, 190v; 181/5, ff. 120v, 122, 136, 177, 268v. Forced Loan, Leicester, Leics. and Mdx. 1626 – 27, Beds., Bucks., Essex, Herts., Kent, Leics., Northants., Surr., Northampton, Northants, London 1627; Nichols, County of Leicester, i. 426; CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 435; Rymer, viii. pt. 2, p. 141; C193/12/2, ff. 1, 3v, 22v, 25v, 28, 34, 37, 56v, 86v, 87, 90; Bodl. Firth C4, p. 256. recorder, Colchester, Essex by 1627–35, C181/3, f. 216v; C. Patterson, Urban Patronage in Early Modern Eng. 178. commr. martial law, Plymouth, Devon 1627,CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 384. gaol delivery, Colchester, Essex 1627 – 41, Cambridge 1630 – 41, oyer and terminer, Mdx. 1627 – 41, Berks. 1640, oyer and terminer and gaol delivery, London 1629 – 41, Surr. 1640; C181/3, ff. 216v, 219; 181/4, ff. 15, 65v; 181/5, ff. 169, 177, 211v, 212, 213. ld. lt. Berks. (jt.) 1628 – 32, (sole) 1632 – 43, Mdx. (jt.) 1628 – 42, (sole) 1642–3; Sainty, Lords Lieutenants, 12, 27; A. and O. i. 1–2; CJ, ii. 216. chan. Camb. Univ. 1628–d.; Hist. Reg. Univ. of Cambridge ed. J.R. Tanner, 19. constable, Windsor Castle, Berks. 1629–48; Rymer, viii. pt. 3, p. 82; CSP Dom. Addenda, 1625–49, p. 717. kpr. Hyde Park, Mdx. by 1630; CSP Dom. 1629–31, p. 297. Greenwich Park, Kent 1633–d., Hasted’s History of Kent ed. H.H. Drake, 280. Nonsuch Palace, Surr. (jt.) 1639; CSP Dom. 1639–40, p. 186. high steward, Abingdon, Berks. 1630 – at least40, Reading, Berks. 1631 – at least40, Colchester, Essex 1635-at least 1641; Patterson, 243, 245; Recs. Reading ed. J.M. Guilding, iii. 58, 505; C181/5, f. 512. steward, Crown manors of Sayes Court, East Greenwich, West Greenwich and Lee, Kent 1633, chief steward of the Crown manors of Deptford and Strood, and bailiff of East Greenwich and Sayes Ct., Kent 1633; Cal. of Docquets of Ld. Kpr. Coventry, 187. commr. repair of St. Paul’s Cathedral 1631, CSP Dom. 1631–3, p. 6. array, Mdx. 1640. HMC 4th Rep. 27.

Vol. siege of Jülich 1610, Winwood’s Memorials ed. E. Sawyer, iii. 212. Neths. 1621; Add. 72272, f. 85. c.-in-c. of relief forces, La Rochelle 1627; APC, 1627–8, p. 48. gov. Harwich, Essex 1628; gen. of Horse 1639; capt.-gen. 1641; c.-in-c. of militia (north) 1641; CSP Dom. 1628–9, p. 8; 1638–9, p. 378; 1640–1, p. 550; 1643–4, p. 167. gen. (roy.) 1648. Clarendon, iv. 318.

Member, Virg. Co. 1612, A. Brown, Genesis of US, 543. Somers Is. Co. 1620, T.K. Rabb, Enterprise and Empire, 365. Guiana Co. 1627; Eng. and Irish Settlement on River Amazon ed. J. Lorimer (Hakluyt soc. ser. 2), clxxi. 291. gov. Providence Is. Co. 1630–42. CSP Col. 1574–1660, pp. 122, 294.

Member, embassy to France 1616; Carew Letters ed. J. Maclean (Cam. Soc. lxxvi), 38. capt. of the guard 1617–33; CSP Dom. 1611–18, p. 494; Northants RO, IC4313. amb. extraordinary, France 1624 – June 1625, 28 Dec. 1625–6, Utd. Provinces 1 Sept.-7 Dec. 1625; Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives comp. G.M. Bell, 106, 108, 197. PC 31 July 1625–42, APC, 1625–6, p. 124; PC2/53, p. 209. [S] 1641; Reg. PC Scot. 1638–43, p. 144. gent. of the bedchamber, 1626, CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 396. steward to Queen Henrietta Maria 1626-at least 1641; T. Birch, Ct. and Times of Chas. I, i. 140; CSP Dom. 1640–1, p. 504. member, Council of War 1626 – ?30, 1637–8, SP16/28, f. 2; CSP Dom. 1637, p. 86; 1637–8, p. 266. High Commission, Canterbury prov. 1626-at least 1633; R.G. Usher, Rise and Fall of High Commission, 352. royal exchanger 1627-at least 1628; CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 168. commr. transportation of felons, 1628-at least 1633; Rymer, viii. pt. 2, p. 281; CSP Dom. 1631–3, p. 547. c.j. in Eyre (south) 1631-at least 1647; Rymer, viii. pt. 3, p. 222; CSP Dom. 1645–7, p. 559. commr. execution of poor laws 1631–2, CSP Dom. 1629–31, p. 474; PC2/42, p. 54. farmer of greenwax fines, k.b. and c.p. ?1633–41; G.E. Aylmer, King’s Servants, 213, 350; LJ, viii. 45. commr. to swear the queen’s council, officers and servants 1634–7, Cal. of Docquets of Ld. Kpr. Coventry, 40; C181/5, f. 92v. jt. farmer of coal exports to Spanish Neths. 1634–41; Strafforde Letters (1739) ed. W. Knowler, i. 227; LJ, viii. 45. groom of the stole 1636–42; HMC Var. vii. 412–13; CSP Dom. 1641–3, p. 312. commr. treaty of Berwick 1639, CSP Dom. 1638–9, p. 416. Ripon 1640, Rymer, ix. pt. 3, p. 35. Oxford (parl.) 1643, Clarendon, ii. 439. relief of the king’s army and Northern counties 1641, raising and levying money for the defence of Eng. and Ire., SR, v. 78, 167. affairs of Ire. 1642, Pvte. Jnls. Mar.-June 1642, p. 403. member, cttee. of safety 1642, LJ, v. 178. commr. relief of distressed subjects of the kingdom of Ireland, 1642, CSP Dom. Addenda, 1625–49, pp. 642, 643. Admlty. 1642–3; G.F. James and J.J.S. Shaw, ‘Admiralty Admin. and Personnel, 1619–1714’, BIHR, xiv. 14. member, Assembly of Divines 1643. A. and O. i. 181.

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RICH, Henry (1590-1649), of Smithfield, London and Kensington, Mdx.
Main residences: Smithfield, London; Kensington, Mdx.
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