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TOWNSHEND, Sir John (1572-1632), of Austin Friars, Ludlow, Salop and Kensington, Mdx.; later of Winforton, Herefs. and Lambeth, Surr.

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bap. 23 Oct. 1572, 1st s. of Robert Townshend of Ludlow and Anne, da. of John Machell, Clothworker, alderman of London 1553-8.Ludlow (Salop par. reg. soc. xiii), 69, 308; Vis. Salop (Harl. Soc. xxix), 464; A.B. Beaven, Aldermen of London, ii. 34, 36. m. by c.1595, Mary, da. of ?William Fitzhugh of Wavendon, Bucks., at least 4s., 2da. Vis. Norfolk, ed. G.H. Dashwood, i. 311; Ludlow, 148; Kensington (Harl. Soc. reg. xvi), 15-16; STAC 8/31/12. Kntd. 1970; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 110. suc. fa. 1614. C142/360/41. bur. 21 Feb. 1632 21 Feb. 1632. Lambeth Churchwardens’ Accts. (Surr. Rec. Soc. xliii), 78. sig. Jo[hn] Tounshend.

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J.p. Rad. 1602 – 22, Herefs. 1617–22; JPs in Wales and Monm. ed. Phillips, 324–9; C231/4, f. 37. sheriff, Rad. 1604–6; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 269. commr. subsidy, Rad. 1608, 1621 – 22, 1624; SP14/31/1; C212/22/20–3. dep. lt., Rad. 1609; Cheshire Archives, DNE16. steward, Oswestry lordship, Salop by 1614 – 17, Oswestry bor. 1617–?d. Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. iii. 111–12.

Commr. to compound for Crown debts 1609, 1610, market tolls 1619. C66/1790/13, 66/1829/4; CD 1621, vii. 461–2.

Servant to Thomas Howard, 1st earl of Suffolk by 1610 – 18, to James Hay, earl of Carlisle by 1628–d. C2/Chas.I/H78/15; CSP Dom. 1628–9, pp. 335, 342, 387–8.

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TOWNSHEND, Sir John (1572-1632), of Austin Friars, Ludlow, Salop and Kensington, Mdx.; later of Winforton, Herefs. and Lambeth, Surr.

Main residences: Austin Friars, Ludlow, Salop; Kensington, Mdx.; Winforton, Herefs.; Lambeth, Surr.

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S.H.

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Commons 1604-1629

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TOWNSHEND, Sir John (1572-1632)

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TOWNSHEND, Sir Henry (c.1537-1621), of Cound and Ludlow Castle, Salop and Lincoln’s Inn, London

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b. c. 1537,Liber Famelicus of Sir J. Whitelocke ed. J. Bruce (Cam. Soc. lxx), 90-1 states that he died aged 84. ?3rd s. of Sir Robert Townshend of Ludlow, Salop (d.1557) and Alice, da. of John Poppey of Twyford, Norf. Vis. Salop (Harl. Soc. xxix), 464-5. educ. L. Inn 1559, called 1569. LI Admiss.; LI Black Bks. i. 361, 457. m. (1) by 1577, Susan (bur. 31 May 1592), da. of Sir Rowland Hayward of London and Cound, 4s. (3 d.v.p.), 3da.; Two Elizabethan Women ed. A.D. Wall (Wilts. rec. soc. xxxviii), 3; Vis. Salop, 465; Cound (Salop par. reg. soc.), 3. (2) 2 Sept. 1593, Dorothy (bur. 15 July 1635), da. of Sir Arthur Heveningham of Aston, Staffs., wid. of Henry Vernon of Hilton, Staffs. 1s. Vis. Salop, 465, 472. Kntd. 29 June 1604. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 133. d. 8 Dec. 1621. C142/402/147. sig. H[enry] Touneshend.

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J.p. Mont. 1568 – d., rest of Wales and Marches by 1578/9–d., Salop 1580–d.; JPs in Wales and Monm. ed. Phillips, 2–9, 19–26, 38–44, 58–67, 95–105, 127–38, 158- 65, 187–93, 206–14, 256–65, 288–95, 318–28, 347–54; Reg. Marches in Wales ed. R. Flenley (Cymmrodorion rec. ser. viii), 216. commr. eccl. causes, Wales 1579, Chester dioc. 1598, musters, Denb. 1580; CPR, 1578–80, p. 120; C66/1479 (dorse); Reg. Marches in Wales, 200. freeman, Ludlow, Salop 1584, Shrewsbury, Salop 1590; Shrewsbury Burgess Roll ed. H.E. Forrest, 287. commr. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. by 1602 – d., gaol delivery, Worcester, Worcs. by 1603–17; C181/1, ff. 17, 46. v.-chamberlain, Chester, Cheshire 1604–d.; HMC Hatfield, xvi. 121. commr. mise, Mont. 1605, NLW, Duchy of Cornw. A1. sewers, R. Dee 1607, Denb. and Flints. coast 1609, R. Mersey and Cheshire coast 1612,C181/2, ff. 46v, 102, 173v. subsidy, Salop and Shrewsbury 1608, 1621; SP14/31/1; C212/22/20. v.-pres., Council in the Marches 1614; common cllr., Ludlow 1614–d. Salop RO, LB2/1/1, f. 103v.

Steward, reader’s dinner, L. Inn 1575; LI Black Bks. i. 395. justice, Council in the Marches 1576 – d., puisne just., Chester and just. of assize, Chester circ. 1578 – d., justice, Compter prison, London 1592; P. Williams, Council in the Marches, 358–9; Lansd. 76, f. 22; 79, f. 182. recorder, Ludlow 1577 – d., Worcester 1587 – 1617, Carmarthen, Carm. c. 1588 – 90, Leominster, Herefs. c. 1590 – d., Bishop’s Castle, Salop ?by 1597 – d., Bridgnorth, Salop ?1610 – d., Oswestry, Salop 1617–d.; CPR, 1578–80, p. 132; Chamb. Order Bk. Worcester ed. S. Bond (Worcs. Hist. Soc. n.s. viii), 29, 140, 144; C66/2194/4; STAC 8/56/3 (but note Bodl. Blakeway 18, f. 40); Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. iii. 112. bencher, L. Inn 1580, reader 1581; LI Black Bks. i. 416, 418. high steward, Shrewsbury by 1603–d. Salop RO, 3365/2632; Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. xi. 173.

Patentee (jt.) concealments 1575; CPR, 1572–5, pp. 564–6. commr. enclosure compositions, duchy of Lancaster 1615. HLRO, Lords’ large parchments, Box 178/11.

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TOWNSHEND, Sir Henry (c.1537-1621), of Cound and Ludlow Castle, Salop and Lincoln’s Inn, London

Main residences: Cound; Ludlow Castle, Salop; Lincoln's Inn, London.

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S.H.

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Commons 1604-1629

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TOWNSHEND, Sir Henry (c.1537-1621)

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PRICE, James II (1571-1641), of Pilleth, Rad.

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b. 1571,E134/2Jas.I/Trin.1. 1st s. of John Price (d.1597) of Pilleth and Catherine (d.1589), da. of Roger Vaughan† of Clyro, Rad. Dwnn, Vis. Wales ed. S.R. Meyrick, i. 252; Trans. Rad. Soc. xxxviii. 53. educ. M. Temple 1588; Brasenose, Oxf. 1589, aged 18. M. Temple Admiss.; Al. Ox. m. Elizabeth (d. aft. Jan. 1641), NLW, BR1641/160. da. of (?Eustace) Whitney of Whitney, Herefs. and Iccombe, Glos., 6s. 4da; Trans. Rad. Soc. xliv. 53-7. bro. of Charles*. suc. fa. 16 Sept. 1597. Ibid. xxi. 42. d. 6 Jan. 1641. Letters of Brilliana Harley ed. T.T. Lewis (Cam. Soc. lviii), 108. sig. Ja[mes] Pryce.

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J.p. Rad. 1598 – 1610, 1612–d.; JPs in Wales and Monm. ed. Phillips, 325–33. commr. i.p.m., lands of Eustace Whitney in Rad. 1608; C142/305/109. sheriff, Rad. 1610–11, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 169. dep. lt. by 1623–d., Cheshire Archives, DNE16; HEHL, EL7443. commr. subsidy 1621, 1624; C212/22/21–3. dep. steward (jt.), Southegre (and other Crown manors), Rad. by 1622-at least 1628; E112/278/3. commr. Forced Loan, Rad. 1626–7. C193/12/2, f. 74; SP16/58/13.

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PRICE, James II (1571-1641), of Pilleth, Rad.

Main residence: Pilleth, Rad.

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L.B.

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Commons 1604-1629

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PRICE, James II (1571-1641)

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TOWNSHEND, Sir Roger, 1st Bt. (1595-1637), of the Barbican, London and Stiffkey, Norf.; later of Raynham Hall, Raynham, Norf.

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Family and Education

bap. 10 Dec. 1595, L. Campbell, ‘Sir Roger Townshend and his Fam.’ (Univ. E. Anglia Ph.D. thesis, 1990), p. 250. 1st s. of Sir John Townshend† of Raynham Hall and Anne, da. and coh. of (Sir) Nathaniel Bacon* of Stiffkey. Ibid. facing 1. educ. privately (Sir Henry Spelman*) c.1603-11; Ibid. 8. Camb. (tutor: Giles Fletcher) 1611-14; Norf. RO, Bradfer-Lawrence I b; VII b.i; Townshend is not listed in Al. Cant. G. Inn 1614. GI Admiss. m. 27 May 1627, C.R. Markham, The Fighting Veres, 434. For the settlements, see Norf. RO, BRA 926/72. Mary (d. 18 Nov. 1669), da. of Horace, 1st Bar. Vere of Tilbury, 5s. (2 d.v.p.) 4da. Campbell, facing 1; fig. xvii. suc. fa. 1603, C142/280/42. uncle Sir Robert Townshend* c.1617, grandfa. (Sir) Nathaniel Bacon 1622; Campbell, 10. cr. bt. 16 Apr. 1617. CB. d. 1 Jan. 1637. Campbell, 23; Norf. RO, E. Raynham par. reg. sig. Ro[ger] Townshend.

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Collector, Palatinate Benevolence, Norf. 1622–3, Norf. RO, RAY 416. j.p. 1626–d.; A.H. Smith, County and Court, 369. dep. lt. 1626–d.; W. Rye, Norf. State Pprs. 6; Add. 27447, f. 278. commr. Admlty. causes 1627, HCA 1/32/1, f. 4. piracy 1627, C181/3, f. 236v. subsidy, 1628; Rye, 136. sheriff 1629–30; Norf. Official Lists ed. H. L’ Estrange, 21. commr. charitable uses 1630 – 34, Needham, Norf. 1634, C192/1, unfol. oyer and terminer, Norf. circ. 1631–d., C181/5, f. 19. maltsters, Norf. 1636. PC2/46, p. 374.

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TOWNSHEND, Sir Roger, 1st Bt. (1595-1637), of the Barbican, London and Stiffkey, Norf.; later of Raynham Hall, Raynham, Norf.

Main residences: the Barbican, London; Stiffkey, Norf.; Raynham Hall, Raynham, Norf.

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We are grateful to the Mq. Townshend for permission to use the papers at Raynham.

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C.R.K.

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Commons 1604-1629

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TOWNSHEND, Sir Roger, 1st Bt. (1595-1637)

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PRICE, James I (1566-at least 1626), of Mynachdy, Bleddfa, Rad.

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Family and Education

b. 8 Oct. 1566, 1st s. of John Price (d.1579) of Mynachdy and Elizabeth, da. of Sir Robert Whitney† of Whitney, Herefs. and Iccombe, Glos.C142/191/69; Dwnn, Vis. Wales ed. S.R. Meyrick, i. 252; Trans. Rad. Soc. xxxviii. 53; NLW, ms 5270, ff. 213-15. m. 1593, Alice, da. of Edward Croft† (d.1601) of Croft Castle, Herefs., 2s. 2da. Dwnn, i. 252; Add. 39747, f. 29; T. Llwyd, ‘Noddwyr Beirdd yn Siroedd Brycheiniog a Maesyfed’(Aberystwyth Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1987), p. 561; E112/278/39; PROB 11/179, ff. 416-17. suc. fa. 29 Mar. 1579. d. aft. Nov. 1626. C8/36/73.

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J.p. Rad. 1593 – 95, 1596–1622, JPs in Wales and Monm. ed. Phillips, 321–9. sheriff 1595–6, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 169. commr. subsidy 1601, STAC 8/15/9. estates of (Sir) Gelly Meyrick† 1601, Arch. Camb. (ser. 3), x. 23. dep. lt. by 1603-at least 1625, STAC 8/15/9; Charles by the Grace of God King of England (1625) STC 8766. commr. aid, 1608–9. SP14/43/107; E179/283.