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LAWLEY, Edward (1586-1623), of Much Wenlock, Salop and St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Mdx.

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bap. 9 Jan. 1586, o.s. of Thomas Lawley† of Wenlock and Wilbrighton, Staffs. and Elizabeth, da. of Sir Richard Newport† of High Ercall, Salop.Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (o.s.), xi. 8; Vis. Salop (Harl. soc. xxix), 313. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 1604, aged 17; I. Temple 1606. Al. Ox.; I. Temple Admiss. m. 7 Feb. 1613, Susan (d. 19/23 Dec. 1623), da. of Thomas Fisher of London, 1da. C142/401/105; Vis. Salop, 313; Vis. Mdx. (Harl. Soc. lxv), 30; PROB 11/142, f. 502. Kntd. 9 Nov. 1619; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 175. suc. fa. 1622. d. 23 May 1623. C142/393/142; 142/401/105.
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Freeman, Much Wenlock liberty 1603/4. Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 2), vi. 273.

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LAWLEY, Edward (1586-1623), of Much Wenlock, Salop and St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Mdx.
Main residences: Much Wenlock, Salop; St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Mdx.
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LASSELLS, George (1576-1647), of Kneveton, Notts. and Gray’s Inn, London; later of Elston, Notts.

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bap. 25 July 1576, Elston Notts. par. reg. (Soc. Gen. microfiche). o.s. of John Lassells of Elston, Notts. and Gray’s Inn and Elizabeth (d.1632), da. and h. of Bartholomew Metheley of Elston. Thoroton, Notts. (1790), i. 340; Vis. Notts. (Harl. Soc. iv), 60. educ. G. Inn 1598, called 1626. GI Admiss.; PBG Inn, i. 274. m. 1599, Anne, da. of Gervase Wirral of Leversall, Yorks., 7s. 8da. (2 d.v.p.). Thoroton, i. 340; Vis. Notts. (Harl. Soc. n.s. v), 41. suc. fa. by 1614. C142/694/38. bur. 28 Apr. 1647 28 Apr. 1647. Elston Notts. par. reg. (Soc. Gen. microfiche).
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Commr. swans, Notts. and Derby 1613, sewers, Notts. 1615, Lincs. 1619, Leics. and Notts. 1625 – 29; j.p. liberties of Southwell and Scroby, Notts. 1621–7. C181/2, ff. 201v, 225, 354v; 181/3, ff. 24, 162, 222v; 181/4, f. 23v.

Servant to William Herbert, 3rd earl of Pembroke by 1620. Strafforde Letters (1739) ed. W. Knowler, i. 11.

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LASSELLS, George (1576-1647), of Kneveton, Notts. and Gray’s Inn, London; later of Elston, Notts.
Main residences: Kneveton, Notts.; Gray's Inn, London; Elston, Notts.
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NICOLL, Humphrey (1577-1643), of Penvose, St. Tudy, Cornw.

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b. 19 May 1577, o.s. of Humphrey Nicoll of Penvose and Jane, da. of Richard Roscarrock of Roscarrock, Cornw. and wid. of William Tremayne of Upcott, Devon. C142/253/95; Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 344. educ. Exeter Coll., Oxf. 1595. Al. Ox. m. 29 May 1604, Philippa (bur. 22 Jan. 1669), da. of Sir Anthony Rous* of Halton, St. Dominick, Cornw., 6s. 7da. suc. fa. 1597; bur. 21 Mar. 1643 21 Mar. 1643. Cornw. RO, FP50/1/1; FP241/1/1; Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 344. sig. Humfry Nicoll.
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Commr. piracy, Cornw. 1606 – 07, 1613, C181/1, f. 129v; 181/2, ff. 56v, 186v. disarming of recusants 1620, Buller Pprs. ed. R.N. Worth, 7. Forced Loan 1626, C193/12/2. swans, W. Country 1629, C181/4, f. 3v. subsidy, Cornw. 1641–2. SR, v. 60, 82, 149.

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NICOLL, Humphrey (1577-1643), of Penvose, St. Tudy, Cornw.
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LASHER, James II (1579-at least 1638), of All Hallows, Bread Street, London; later of Fairlight, Suss.

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bap. 27 Apr. 1579, 1st s. of James Lasher I, innholder, of Hastings, Suss. and 1st w. Elizabeth Durrant of Hastings.E. Suss. RO, St. Clement’s, Hastings par. reg. educ. appr. Francis Shute, Goldsmith 1594.Goldsmiths’ Hall, London, appr. bk. 1, f. 101. m. 19 Nov. 1604, Anne, da. of John Chambers, Grocer, of Lewisham, Kent, 1s. d.v.p. 2da.Regs. of St. Mary Woolnoth and St. Mary Woolchurch Haw transcribed J.M.S. Brooke and A.W.C. Hallen, 348; All Hallows, Bread Street and St. John the Evangelist, Friday Street, London (Harl. Soc. Reg. xliii), 16; PROB 11/124, f. 86r-v. suc. fa. 1623. sig. James Lasher.
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Freeman, Goldsmiths’ Co. 1602–13; Goldsmiths’ Hall, London, min. bks. 1599–1604, p. 273; 1611–17, pp. 118–19. liveryman, Blacksmiths’ Co. 1613, asst. 1614, steward (jt.) mayor’s feast 1616, upper warden 1626–9.GL, ms 2881/2, pp. 96, 127; 2881/3, pp. 4, 28, 53.

Capt. militia ft., Tower Street ward, London by 1608-at least 1616,Lansd. 255, f. 432; G. Goold Walker, ‘Trained Bands of London’, Jnl. of the Hon. Art. Co. xvi. no. 181, p. 3. Hastings trained band by 1619 – ?23; member, Hon. Art. Co. London 1611, treas. 1614;G.A. Raikes, Ancient Vellum Bk. 4, 16; W.D. Cooper and T. Ross, ‘Notices of Hastings’, Suss. Arch. Colls. xiv. 102; Add. 37818, f. 138. freeman, London by 1612,Goldsmiths’ Hall, London, appr. bk. 1, f. 206v. Hastings 1620.E. Suss. RO, Hastings corp. bk. 1, f. 221.

Dep. exchanger by 1628.CD 1628, iii. 446.

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LASHER, James II (1579-at least 1638), of All Hallows, Bread Street, London; later of Fairlight, Suss.
Main residences: All Hallows, Bread Street, London; Fairlight, Suss.
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LASHER, James I (d.1623), of Hastings, Suss.

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m. (1) 18 Aug. 1567, Elizabeth Durrant (bur. 20 Apr. 1587) of Hastings, 3s. 4da. (at least 1 d.v.p.); (2) by 1590, Alice (bur. 27 Apr. 1604), 4s. 1da. d.v.p. bur. 15 Apr. 1623 15 Apr. 1623.E. Suss. RO, St. Clement’s par. reg.
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Jurat, Hastings by 1579–d.,Ibid. bap. of s. James, 24 Apr. 1579. mayor 1589 – 90, 1601 – 03, 1607 – 08, 1612;W.G. Moss, Hist. Hastings, 135; J.M. Baines, Historic Hastings, 375. dep. for Hastings, Brotherhood of the Cinque Ports 1579, 1585, 1587, 1592, 1601, 1602, 1606, 1607, 1613, 1614, 1616; dep. for Hastings, Guestling 1598; Speaker of the Brotherhood 1590; bailiff for the Cinque Ports to Yarmouth, Norf. 1592–3.Cal. of White and Black Bks. of Cinque Ports ed. F. Hull (Kent Recs. xix), 310, 330, 333, 337, 339–41, 354, 368, 373, 382–3, 400–1, 412.

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LASHER, James I (d.1623), of Hastings, Suss.
Main residence: Hastings, Suss.
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LANGSTON, Anthony (c.1559-1633), of South Littleton, Worcs.

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b. c. 1559,E178/3832. 3rd s. of Henry Langston (d.1591) of Sedgeberrow, Worcs. and Anne da. of Thomas Darston of Hinton, Glos. Vis. Worcs. (Harl. Soc. xc), 58. m. by 1597, First child baptized 16 Feb. 1598. Sedgeberrow par. reg. (Soc. Gen. microfilm 2249). Judith, da. of Richard Bayly of Ludlow, Salop, 7s. 3da. (2 d.v.p.). bur. 21 Nov. 1633 21 Nov. 1633. Vis. Worcs. 58-9; Sedgeberrow par. reg.; Lansd. 1233, f. 27. sig. Ant[hony] Langston.
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Under-sheriff, Worcs. 1589 – 90, 1601 – 03, 1607 – 08, ?1610–11; T.E. Hartley, ‘Under-sheriffs and Bailiffs in some English Shrievalties’, BIHR xlvii. 180. steward, manors of Willersey, Glos. 1597-c.1610, E134/14Jas.1/Hil20; E134/12&13Chas.1/Hil3. South Littleton, Middle Littleton, North Littleton, Worcs. c.1598-at least 1609, C2/Chas.I/L62/49. King’s Norton, Worcs. (jt.) 1604, CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 80. ?to Sir John Franklin* 1623; C33/144, f. 1016v. ?Wickhamford Worcs. to 1631; C. Whitfield, ‘Four Town Clerks of Stratford on Avon’, N and Q, ccix. 260–1. commr. i.p.m., Worcs. 1598, 1601; C66/1489, m. 13d; 66/1555, m. 6d. escheator, Worcs. 1600, 1616, ?1623–4, List of Escheators comp. A.C. Wood (L. and I. Soc. lxxii), 188. Glos. 1602; C66/1587, m. 25d. commr. to take answer from defendant 1602, CSP Dom. 1601–3, p. 269. inquiry, estate of Sir Philip Kighley*, Worcs. 1605–6; E178/3832. capital burgess, Evesham, Worcs. 1610, Evesham Bor. Recs. of Seventeenth Cent. ed. S.K. Roberts (Worcs. Hist. Soc. n.s. xiv), 8. churchwarden, South Littleton, Worcs. 1611–12; R. Tomes, South Littleton Notes, 21. commr. to take answer to bill of Richard Cresheld* 1611, REQ 2/413/12 to take answer to bill of George Alter and John Williams 1612, E112/132/187. to set out the glebe land, Mickleton Glos. 1618, to divide the glebe from the demesne 1619, E178/3862. subsidy, Evesham 1621 – 22, 1624 – 25, 1628; SP46/65, f. 173, C212/22/21, 23; E179/201/293; 179/201/298. j.p. Worcs. 1625–6; C231/4, f. 176v; Cal. Q. Sess. Pprs. ed. J.W. Willis Bund (Worcs. Hist. Soc. 1900), ii. 384. commr. Forced Loan, Evesham, Worcs. 1627. C193/12/2, f. 77v.

?Att., Evesham bor. ct., by 1606; STAC 8/147/9. dep. recorder, Evesham 1616–?19; Evesham Bor. Recs. 17, 20. town clerk, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warws. 1617–24; Whitfield, 256–60. ancient, Clement’s Inn, London by 1618 – at least28, principal 1623–6; PRO 30/26/74/3, ff. 9v, 12, 14v; 30/26/74/4, f. 7v. att., c.p. by 1629. C2/Chas.I/L62/49.

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LANGSTON, Anthony (c.1559-1633), of South Littleton, Worcs.
Main residence: South Littleton, Worcs.
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NICHOLS, Francis (c.1582-1624), of the Middle Temple, London and Ampthill, Beds.

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b. c. 1582, 1st s. of Anthony Nichols of Paddington, Mdx. and Mary, da. of Roger Walrond of Wells, Som.Top. and Gen. iii. 539, 542. educ. M. Temple 1600, called 1607.M. Temple Admiss.; MTR, 484. m. settlement c.July 1608, Margaret (d.1652), da. of Sir George Bruce of Carnock, Fife, 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da.Vis. Beds. (Harl. Soc. xix), 186; C2/Jas.I/B17/42. suc. fa. by 1612.PROB 6/8, f. 56. d. 7 Sept. 1624.Beds. N and Q, i. 95.
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Clerk of the wards, duchy of Cornw. by 1610–d.;CSP Dom. 1611–18, p. 428; 1619–23, p. 185. recvr., duchy of Cornw. estates in Beds. and Bucks. by 1623–d.SC6 Jas.I/1687, unfol.; CSP Dom. Addenda, 1580–1625, p. 667.

Patentee (jt.) to inspect tobacco 1619–d.C66/2201.

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NICHOLS, Francis (c.1582-1624), of the Middle Temple, London and Ampthill, Beds.
Main residences: the Middle Temple, London; Ampthill, Beds.
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LANE, Thomas (1583-1652), of Hughenden, Bucks. and the Inner Temple, London; later of Perivale, Mdx.

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bap. 2 June 1583,Cent. Bucks. Stud. PR 110/1/25. s. of Robert Lane of Hughenden and Alice, da. of Robert Saunders of Hambledon, Bucks.Harl. 1533, f. 134. educ. Clifford’s Inn; I. Temple 1602, called 1610.CITR, ii. 54. m. (1) bef. 1607, Frances, 1s. d.v.p.;M.R.S. Downs, Hist. Hughenden, 227, notes the death on 17 Oct. 1621 of Thomas Lane, aged 14, only son of Thomas and Frances Lane. (2) aft. 1621, Jane, da. of John Duncombe of East Claydon, Bucks., s.p.PROB 11/229, ff. 15-16. d. 31 Dec. 1652.M.F. Keeler, Long Parl. 246. sig. Tho. Lane.
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Commr. sewers, Bucks. and Berks. 1609;C181/2, f. 90. j.p. Bucks. 1620-at least 1640 and Staffs. 1641;C231/4, pp. 228, 243–4; 231/5, p. 434. collector, Palatine Benevolence, Bucks. 1622,E403/2741, f. 63. feodary 1629;C142/457/107. commr. gaol delivery, Bucks. 1640,C181/5, pp. 338, 352. assessment, Bucks. and Mdx. 1643–52,A. and O. i. 455–6, 614, 630, 958; ii. 24, 38, 285, 303, 456, 471, 653, 668. suppression of rebels and support of Parliament’s army, Bucks.1644–7 and Mdx. 1647–52,Ibid. i. 455–6. support of the Scottish army, Mdx. and Westminster 1645,Ibid. 637. Irish contributions, Bucks., Mdx. and Westminster 1644 and 1648,Ibid. 531, 542, 1072, 1078, 1087. militia, Bucks. and Mdx. 1648.Ibid. 1233, 1244.

Asst. reader, Clifford’s Inn 1617; recorder, Chipping Wycombe, Bucks. by 1620–50; The First Ledger Bk. of High Wycombe ed. R.W. Greaves (Bucks. Rec. Soc. xi), 113; D. Underdown, Pride’s Purge, 323–4. reader, New Inn 1621 – 22; bencher, I. Temple 1627, steward, reader’s dinner 1628, reader 1629, treas. 1645–6.CUL, Kk.6.42, ff. 67v-9v, 256–67v, 278–80v, 284–9v, 291–2; CITR, ii. 166.

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LANE, Thomas (1583-1652), of Hughenden, Bucks. and the Inner Temple, London; later of Perivale, Mdx.
Main residences: Hughenden, Bucks.; the Inner Temple, London; Perivale, Mdx.
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NICHOLAS, Thomas (c.1575-1638), of Stratton, nr. Cirencester, Glos.

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b. c. 1575,Rudder, Glos. 710. 1st s. of Reginald Nicholas* of Prestbury Glos. and Winifred, da. of William Pierson of London. Vis. Glos. (Harl. Soc. xxi), 117. educ. New Inn; M. Temple 1594. M. Temple Admiss. m. (1) 1604, Jane, da. of John Audley, wid. of Andrew Ketelby of Poole Keynes, Wilts., s.p.; (2) Bridget, da. of Michael Strange of Cirencester, Glos. and Somerford Keynes, Wilts., s.p. PROB 11/104, f. 287; C142/684/50; Rudder, 710. suc. fa. 1613. Vis. Glos. 117. d. 13 or 14 Aug. 1638. Abstracts of Glos. Inquisitiones Post Mortem ed. W.P.W. Phillimore and G.S Fry (Brit. Rec. Soc. Index Lib. xxi), 113-16; Rudder, 710. sig. Tho[mas] Nycholas.
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Bailiff and collector of rents, Deerhurst Glos. 1604–?; E315/210, f. 21. steward of Cheltenham manor, Glos. 1614–d.; C66/2027/1. j.p. Glos. 1617 – c.24, 1626 – 27, 1628–d., C231/4, ff. 42, 198, 227, 261; C66/2310; SP16/405, f. 29. liberty of Cheltenham 1618-at least 1625 (custos rot. by 1619-at least 1625); C181/2, ff. 324, 356; 181/3, f. 186. commr. subsidy, Glos. 1622, 1624, E115/85/135; C212/22/23. Forced Loan, 1626–7; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 145; C193/12/2, f. 21. sheriff 1626–7; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 51. commr. repair of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Glos. 1632; Glos. RO, TBR A1/1, f. 80. capt. militia ft. Glos. by 1635. Glos. RO, GBR H2/2, p. 201.

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NICHOLAS, Thomas (c.1575-1638), of Stratton, nr. Cirencester, Glos.
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LAMBART, Charles, 2nd Baron [I] (1602-1660), of Lanhydrock, Cornw., Dublin and Kilbeggan, co. Westmeath

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b. 1602,Aged about 15 at his fa.’s death, he came of age in 1623: C2/Chas.I/L37/71; 2/Chas.I/L52/36; 2/Chas.I/L6/64, f. 4. 1st s. of Oliver, 1st Bar. Lambart of Cavan [I] (Sir Oliver Lambert†) of St. Mary’s, Southampton, Hants and Kilbeggan and Hester, da. of Sir William Fleetwood I* of Cranford, Mdx. and Cardington, Beds. Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. xliii), 82. educ. Emmanuel, Camb. 1618; G. Inn 1620; travelled abroad (France) 1622. Al. Cant.; GI Admiss. m. 29 Mar. 1623, (with £4,000) Jane (d.1655), da. of Richard, 1st Bar. Robartes of Truro, Cornw., at least 3s. Allhallows’ London Wall Par. Reg. ed. J. Hovenden, 177; C2/Chas.I/R40/40, R46/30, R53/35; CP. suc. fa. as 2nd Bar. Lambart [I] 1618; C142/343/177. cr. Visct. Kilcoursie [I] and earl of Cavan [I] 1 Apr. 1647. d. 25 June 1660. CP. sig. Charles Lambart.
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Freeman, Southampton 1619; HMC 11th Rep. iii. 23. j.p. Cornw. 1623–?40; C231/4, f. 158. commr. oyer and terminer. Western circ. 1624–?40; C181/3, f. 108. dep. lt. Cornw. by 1625 – at least26; commr. martial law, Plymouth, Cornw. 1627. SP16/11/52, 16/33/111; CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 440.

Commr. army rate, co. Westmeath 1627; CSP Ire. 1625–32, p. 251. capt. of ft. [I] 1628 – 47, col. 1641–7; Ibid. 1625–32, pp. 329, 595; 1633–47, p. 765; HMC Ormonde, i. 124, 131, 195. seneschal, co. Cavan 1628–?41; CPR Ire. Chas. I, 249. gov. Dublin 1642–7. CSP Dom. 1641–3, pp. 341, 345; HMC Ormonde, n.s. ii. 157–9.

Gent. of privy chamber (extraordinary) 1637. LC5/134, p. 196.

PC [I] 1641–7. CSP Ire. 1633–47, p. 330.

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LAMBART, Charles, 2nd Baron [I] (1602-1660), of Lanhydrock, Cornw., Dublin and Kilbeggan, co. Westmeath
Main residences: Lanhydrock, Cornw.; Dublin, [I]; Kilbeggan, co. Westmeath, [I].
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