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RAWDON, Marmaduke (1582-1646), of Water Lane, London and Hoddesdon, Herts.

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bap. 20 Mar. 1582, 3rd s. of Ralph Rawdon of Stearsby, Yorks. and Jane, da. of John Brice of Stillington, Yorks. educ. appr. London c.1599; factor, Bordeaux, c.1610. m. 7 Apr. 1611, Elizabeth, da. and h. of Thomas Thorowgood of Hoddesdon, 10s. (6 d.v.p.) 6da. (2 d.v.p.). Kntd. 20 Dec. 1643. d. 28 Apr. 1646. Rawden, 317-18, 328-9; Vis. London (Harl. Soc. xvii), 189; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 217.
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Freeman, Clothworkers’ Co. 1608, Clothworkers’ Hall, London, freedom admiss. reg. 1545–1661, f. 111v. livery 1611, asst. 1628 – d., 3rd warden 1629 – 30, master 1642–3; Clothworkers’ Hall, London, ct. bk. 1605–23, f. 77v; ct. bk. 1623–36, ff. 77v, 89; ct. bk. 1639–49, f. 67v. member, French Co. 1611, treas. ?by 1633; Select Charters of Trading Cos. ed. C.T. Carr (Selden Soc. xxviii), 64; CSP Dom. 1633–4, p. 292. member, Hon. Art. Co. 1613, president 1631–2; Ancient Vellum Bk. ed. G.A. Raikes, 3, 4, 19; G.A. Raikes, Hist. of Hon. Art. Co. i. 70. ?freeman, Aldeburgh, Suff. 1628;Suff. RO (Ipswich), EE1/I2/2, f. 50. ?member, Levant Co.; Rawden, 319. member, New River Co. 1619. Select Charters of Trading Cos. 111.

Capt. militia ft. London by 1618 – 42, lt.-col. c.1639–42; Grantees of Arms ed. W.H. Rylands (Harl. Soc. lxvi), 209; Names, Dignities and Places of all Collonells, Lieutenant-Collonels, Serjant Majors, Captaines, Quarter-Masters, Lieutenants and Ensignes of City of London (1642); Rawden, 318–19. commr. sewers, Essex and Herts. 1628, 1638, C181/3, f. 253v; 181/5, f. 112v. common councilman, London by 1631-at least 1639; CLRO, Jor. 35, f. 348; Jor. 39, f. 36v. commr. for making an aqueduct from Hoddesdon to London 1631, assurances, London 1632 – 35, swans, Herts. 1634; C181/4, ff. 93, 129v, 178v; 181/5, f. 9. dep. alderman, Tower Ward, London by 1635; CSP Dom. 1635, p. 594. commr. array, London 1643. Historical Collections ed. J. Rushworth, v. 323.

Commr. passage 1623, sale of French prize goods 1627. APC, 1621–3, p. 362; 1627, p. 164.

Col. of ft. and horse (roy.) 1643 – d.; gov. of Basing House, Hants 1643 – 45, Faringdon, Hants 1645–d. P.R. Newman, Roy. Officers in Eng. and Wales, 311; Rawden, 319–20.

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RAWDON, Marmaduke (1582-1646), of Water Lane, London and Hoddesdon, Herts.
Main residences: Water Lane, London; Hoddesdon, Herts.
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RAVENSCROFT, William (1560/1-1628), of Lincoln’s Inn, London

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b. 1560 /1, 2nd surv. s. of George Ravenscroft† (d.1591/2) of Bretton, Hawarden, Flints. by Dorothy, da. of John Davies of Hawarden.Dwnn, Vis. Wales ed. S.R. Meyrick, 315-16. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 1578, aged 17, BA 1580; L. Inn 1580, called 1589. Al. Ox.; LI Admiss. unm. d. 25 Oct. – 1 Nov. 1628. PROB 11/154, f. 269v; T.D. Hardy, Officers of Chancery, 127. sig. W[illia]m Rauenscroft.
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Clerk of the petty bag, Chancery 1598–d. C216/1/3, 104.

Assoc. bencher, L. Inn 1604 – 21, bencher 1621 – d., treas. 1621 – 22, librarian 1624–d. LI Black Bks. ii. 85, 220, 225, 248, 281.

Commr. survey, G. Inn Fields, Mdx. 1603, annoyances, Mdx. 1613. C181/1, f. 51; 181/2, f. 199v.

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RAVENSCROFT, William (1560/1-1628), of Lincoln’s Inn, London
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STRICKLAND, Sir Thomas (1564-1612), of Sizergh Castle, Westmld. and Thornton Bridge, Yorks

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b. 6 June 1564, o.s. of Walter Strickland† of Sizergh and his 2nd w. Alice, da. of Nicholas Tempest of Stanley, co. Dur., wid. of Christopher Place of Halnaby, Yorks.H. Hornyold, Strickland of Sizergh, 102. educ. Trin. Camb. 1580.Al. Cant. m. (1) c.1596 (with £100), Elizabeth, da. of John Seymour of Frampton Cotterell, Glos., 1da.; E143/43 and 44 Eliz. Mich. 32. (2) by 1600, Margaret, da. of (Sir) Nicholas Curwen† of Workington, Cumb., 4s. 3da.Hornyold, 106. suc. fa. 1569;C142/151/47; 142/152/175. KB 25 July 1603.Shaw, Knights of Eng. i. 155. d. 19 June 1612.C142/332/157; Hornyold, 106.
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J.p. and custos rot. Westmld. 1584 – d., Ripon, Yorks 1601–9;E163/14/8 f. 69v; SP14/33, f. 64; C181/1, ff. 8v, 33, 79v; 181/2, ff. 14v, 80. sheriff, Yorks. 1602–3;List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 163. member, Council in the North 1603–d.;Hornyold, 105; R. Reid, Council in the North, 497. member, High Commission, prov. of York 1603,HMC Hatfield, xv. 394. sewers, Yorks. (N. Riding) 1604,C181/1, f. 86. gaol delivery, Ripon, Yorks. 1604–9,Ibid. ff. 80v, 106v; C181/2, ff. 15, 80v. charitable uses, Cumb. and Westmld. 1605,Hornyold, 105. subsidy, Westmld. and Yorks. (N. Riding) 1608,SP14/31/1. aid, Westmld. 1609,SP14/43/107. oyer and terminer, Northern circ. 1609–d.C181/2, ff. 77, 170v, 172v.

Commr. Union with Scotland 1604–6.CJ, i. 208b, 319a.

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STRICKLAND, Sir Thomas (1564-1612), of Sizergh Castle, Westmld. and Thornton Bridge, Yorks
Main residences: Sizergh Castle, Westmld; Thornton Bridge, Yorks.
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STRICKLAND, Robert (1600-1671), of Sizergh Castle, Westmld. and Brafferton, Yorks.

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b. 1 Jan. 1600, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Strickland* and his 2nd w. Margaret, da. of (Sir) Nicholas Curwen† of Workington, Cumb.H. Hornyold, Strickland of Sizergh, 111. educ. Trin. Camb. 1615.Al. Cant. m. 10 Jan. 1619, Margaret, da. and coh. of Sir William Alford* of Meaux Abbey, Yorks., 3s. 1da.Hornyold, 117. suc. fa. 1612;Ibid. 106. Kntd. Nov. 1641.Fairfax Corresp. ed. G.W. Johnson, ii. 269. bur. 14 Apr. 1671 14 Apr. 1671.Hornyold, 117.
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Commr. subsidy, Westmld. 1624;C212/22/23. j.p. Westmld. 1624 – 25, Yorks. (E. Riding) 1636- at least 1642, custos rot. 1642, (N. Riding) 1660–d.;C231/4, f. 167; 231/5, pp. 195, 534; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 17; C220/9/4, f. 31. commr. sewers (E. Riding) 1634–41;C181/4, f. 189v; 181/5, ff. 41v, 198. col. militia ft. (N. Riding) 1638–42;Strafforde Letters (1739) ed. W. Knowler, ii. 194; CSP Dom. 1641–3, p. 323. dep. lt. Yorks. 1640 – 44, 1660–d.;J.T. Cliffe, Yorks. Gentry, 324, 333; SP29/11, f. 245; H.B. McCall, Fam. of Wandesford, 291. commr. embezzlement inquiry, York 1641,Rymer, ix. pt. 3, p. 65. array, Yorks. 1642,Northants. RO, FH133. assessment, Yorks. (N. Riding) 1660 – 65, loyal and indigent officers, Yorks. 1662,SR, v. 212, 385, 543. corporations 1662–3.HMC 8th Rep. pt. 1 (1881), p. 275.

Col. ft. (roy.) 1642 – 44; capt. horse (roy.) 1643–4.HMC 5th Rep. 331.

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STRICKLAND, Robert (1600-1671), of Sizergh Castle, Westmld. and Brafferton, Yorks.
Main residences: Sizergh Castle, Westmld; Brafferton, Yorks.
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STRANGWAYS (STRANGWISH), Sir John (1585-1666), of Melbury Sampford and Abbotsbury, Dorset

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b. or 4 Oct. 1585,Dorset RO, D124 (Ilchester v. Raishley, 34); C142/247/93. 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of John Strangways (d.1593) of Melbury Sampford and Dorothy, da. of Sir John Thynne† of Longleat, Wilts. Vis. Dorset (Harl. Soc. xx), 86-7; Hutchins, Dorset, ii. 662. educ. Queen’s, Oxf. 1601; M. Temple 1611. Al. Ox.; M. Temple Admiss. m. (1) by 1607, Grace (d.1652), da. of Sir George Trenchard† of Wolveton, Charminster, Dorset, 3s. (2 d.v.p.) at least 3da. (2 d.v.p); Hutchins, ii. 662-3, 679. (2) 1653, Judith, da. of Francis Throckmorton of Wootton Wawen, Warws., wid. of Thomas Edwards (admon. 3 Nov. 1625) of London and Wadhurst, Suss., s.p. Ibid. 662, 679; Vis. Warws. (Harl. Soc. xii), 111; PROB 11/146, f. 304. suc. bro. 1596; C142/247/93. Kntd. by 19 June 1608. Dorset RO, D124 (letters and pprs. 1/12). d. 30 Dec. 1666. Hutchins, ii. 679. sig. J[ohn] Strangways.
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Freeman, Lyme Regis, Dorset 1608, Dorset RO, B7/B6/11, p. 10. Weymouth, Dorset 1625; Hutchins, ii. 452. j.p. Dorset c. 1608 – 26, 1628 – c.29, c. 1639 – at least40, 1660–d., C66/1786, 2527, 2858–9; C231/4, f. 261v; C220/9/4, f. 19; C193/12/3, f. 23v; William Whiteway of Dorchester: His Diary 1618–35 (Dorset Rec. Soc. xii), 83. sheriff 1612–13; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 39. commr. inquiry into lands of 1st earl of Somerset, Dorset and Som. 1616, lands of Sir Walter Ralegh† 1633; C181/2, f. 260; 181/4, f. 136. high steward, Lyme Regis by 1617; Dorset RO, B7/D1/1, p. 51. commr. oyer and terminer, Western circ. 1617 – 26, 1629 – 32, 1641 – 42, 1660–d., C181/2, f. 269v; 181/3, ff. 178v, 259v; 181/4, f. 97v; 181/5, ff. 189v, 221; 181/7, pp. 9, 357. sewers, Dorset 1617, 1638, C181/2, f. 294; 181/5, f. 113v. impressment 1620, 1623, 1625–6, APC, 1619–21, p. 248; 1621–3, p. 436; 1623–5, p. 499; 1626, p. 14. collector, Palatinate Benevolence 1620, CSP Dom. 1631–3, p. 198. commr. subsidy 1621 – 22, 1624, 1628, C212/22/20–1, 23; E179/105/313. piracy 1622, C181/3, f. 72v. dep. lt. by 1624 – 25, from 1660, SP14/175/83; Whiteway Diary, 72; SP29/8, f. 67. commr. aliens 1635, C181/5, f. 22v. hard soap, W. Country 1638, C181/5, ff. 92, 102v. assessment, Dorset 1641 – 42, 1660 – 61, 1663–d., SR, v. 83, 150, 211, 330, 457, 530, 586. array 1642, Northants. RO, FH133. contributions (roy.) 1643, rebels’ estates 1643; Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6 ed. W.H. Black, 73, 75. jt. steward, Fordington and Ryme manors, Dorset 1661–d.; CTB, 1660–7, p. 186. commr. regulate corporations, Dorset 1662. Dorset RO, DC/LR/D2/1.

Commr. trade 1622, 1625, T. Rymer, Foedera, vii. pt. 4, p. 11; viii. pt. 1, p. 59. Prince Charles’s revenue 1641. C231/5, p. 441.

Member, embassy to Spain ?1622. SP16/361/92.

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STRANGWAYS (STRANGWISH), Sir John (1585-1666), of Melbury Sampford and Abbotsbury, Dorset
Main residences: Melbury Sampford; Abbotsbury, Dorset.
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RAVENSCROFT, Robert (1589-1640), of Bretton, Hawarden, Flints.

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bap. 20 Dec. 1589, o.s. of Thomas Ravenscroft of Bretton and Katherine, da. of Roger Brereton.Dwnn, Vis. Wales ed. S.R. Meyrick, 315-16; Flints. RO, P28/1/1, p. 21. educ. L. Inn 1610. LI Admiss. m. Elizabeth (d.1661), da. of Sir Randall Mainwaring of Over Peover, Cheshire, 7s. 5da. suc. fa. 1639. bur. 15 Apr. 1640 15 Apr. 1640. Dwnn, 315-16; C2/Chas.I/R8/15; Flints. RO, P28/1/2, p. 34. sig. Rob[er]t Ravenscrofte.
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J.p. Flints. 1625–d. (custos rot. 1639–d.), JPs in Wales and Monm. ed. Phillips, 106–9. commr. subsidy arrears 1626, Forced Loan 1626, subsidy 1628. E179/224/598, ff. 2, 5; C193/12/2, unfol.; E179/221/229.

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RAVENSCROFT, Robert (1589-1640), of Bretton, Hawarden, Flints.
Main residence: Bretton, Hawarden, Flints.
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RATCLIFFE, John (d.1633), of Northgate Street, St. Oswald’s, Chester, Cheshire.

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o.s. of John Ratcliffe of Chester, alderman and brewer and Margaret, da. of John Wringstead of London. m. (1) Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Werden of Chester, s.p.; (2) bef. 1607, Jane, da. of John Brerewood of Chester, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. fa. 1610. d. 30 Mar. 1633. Harl. 2180, f. 85v; Cheshire and Lancs. Fun. Certs. ed. J.P. Rylands (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. vi), 165-6. sig. John Ratclyffe.
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Freeman, Chester 1596, Chester Freeman Rolls (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. li), 76. common cllr. 1599, Cheshire Archives, AB/1, ff. 257v-8. alderman 1606 – d., auditor 1606 – 07, 1615, 1617, 1619 – 21, mayor 1611 – 12, 1628 – 29, j.p. 1611 – d., murenger 1617–22, Cal. Chester City Mins. ed. M.J. Groombridge (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. cvi), 23, 27, 31, 79, 81, 82, 99, 116, 152; JRL, Eng. 202, f. 57; Cheshire Archives, MUB/3, unfol. commr. charitable uses 1630, 1631. C192/1, unfol.

Member, Beerbrewers’ Co., Chester bef. 1607, master 1611–d. Cheshire Archives, G3/2, ff. 5, 19.

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RATCLIFFE, John (d.1633), of Northgate Street, St. Oswald’s, Chester, Cheshire.
Main residence: Northgate Street, St. Oswald's, Chester, Cheshire.
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STRADLING, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1563-1637), of St. Donat’s Castle, Glam.

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b. 1563, 1st s. of Francis Stradling of Easton-in-Gordano, Som. and Mary, da. of Bartholomew Mitchell.CB. educ. privately (Edward Green); Brasenose, Oxf. 1580, BA (Magdalen Hall) 1584; ?L. Inn 1600; Ath. Ox. ii. 396; Al. Ox.; LI Admiss. ?travelled abroad. Glam. Co. Hist. ed. G. Williams, iv. 120. m. 2 Oct. 1599, Elizabeth, da. of Edward Gage of Firle, Suss. 7s. (?3 d.v.p.) 4da. G. Williams, ‘Sir John Stradling of St. Donat’s’, Glam. Historian ix. 13-14. suc. fa. 1589, Som. Wills ed. F. Brown, vi. 50. gt.-uncle Sir Edward Stradling† 1609; PROB 11/124, f. 322. Kntd. 15 May 1608; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 145. cr. bt. 22 May 1611. d. 9 Sept.1637. CB. sig. Jo[hn] Stradlynge.
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?Fell. All Soul’s, Oxf. Glam. Co. Hist. iv. 120.

J.p. Glam. 1607–d., JPs in Wales and Monm. ed. Phillips, 293, 300. sheriff 1607 – 08, 1619–20, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 257. commr. subsidy 1608, 1626, SP14/31/1; E179/224/598. aid 1609, SP14/43/107. inquiry into houses of correction 1610, C181/2, f. 122v. piracy, Glam. and Mon. 1615, C181/3, f. 228. sewers, Glam. 1626, Ibid. f. 201. dep. lt. 1626–31. Glam. Co. Hist. iv. 167, 170.

Member, Virg. Co. by 1623. Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S. M. Kingsbury, iv. 157.

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STRADLING, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1563-1637), of St. Donat’s Castle, Glam.
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