Commons 1604-1629

Commr. sewers, Lincs. by 1582, Boston 1589, 1608, Lincs. and Norf. 1597, Gt. Fens 1604, 1609, Ouse, Welland and the Wash 1605, Gleane, Lincs. and Notts. 1607, 1619, 1621 – d., Ouse, Ely, Cambs., and Lincs. 1608, Lincoln, Lincs. 1608, Newark, Notts. and Lincs. 1610;APC, 1597, pp. 274, 367; C181/1, ff. 75, 112v, 120; 181/2, ff. 48v, 60, 62v, 75v, 84, 120, 353v; 181/3, ff. 36, 169; Commrs. of Sewers in Holland ed. A.M. Kirkus (Lincoln Rec. Soc. liv), p. lxvi-ii. freeman, Boston 1596, alderman 1596–24;Boston Corp. Mins. ed. J.F. Bailey, i. 523; ii. 444. j.p. Lincs. (Holland) by 1591–d.;Hatfield House ms 278; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 11. dep. steward, soke of Bolingbroke, Lincs. 1599 – c.1604, Whaplode and Gedney manors, Lincs. by 1608;Lincs. N and Q, xiii. 79, SP14/37/21. commr. preservation of ditches, Ely, Cambs. 1603, Lincs. Northants., Cambs. Hunts. Rutland 1605,C181/1, ff. 58v, 118. inquiry, charitable uses, Lincs. 1604,Lincs. AO, 1 MM/7/8/6. navigation, river Welland 1605,C181/1, f. 119. subsidy Lincs. (Holland) and Boston 1608,SP14/31/1. Admlty. causes, Lincs. 1608, Mdx. and home counties 1614,HCA 14/39, no. 217; HCA1/32/1, f. 38v. piracy, London and Mdx. 1609, London and home counties 1614, 1615,C181/2, ff. 101v, 214, 221. aid, Holland 1609,SP14/43/107. swans, Lincs., Northants., Rutland, Notts. 1619, 1625.C181/2, f. 341v; 181/3, f. 165.

Dep. recorder, Boston by 1587 – 1624; recorder, Stamford, Lincs. to 1588, 1590 – 94, Boston 1624–d.;J. Drakard, Stamford, 106; APC, 1588–9, pp. 66, 233; 1589–90, p. 368; Boston Corp. Mins. i. 364; ii. 444, 451, 485. bencher, L. Inn 1589, reader 1590, treas. 1599–1601;LI Black Bks. ii. 14, 17, 59, 69. master in Chancery extraordinary 1617–d.;C216/1/63. judge of Admlty. Boston 1621–d.Boston Corp. Mins. ii. 349, 467.

Fellow, Trin. Hall 1599 – 1626, master 1626–d. Warren’s Bk. ed. A.W.W. Dale, 153, 159.

Prof. of civil law, Gresham Coll. London 1613–40; Mercers’ Hall, London, Gresham Repertories, i. 1596–1625, p. 198; ii. 1626–69, p. 72. adv. PCC 1614; LPL, Abp. Abbot’s reg. i. f. 180. member, coll. of advocates 1614, 1615–42 (full admiss.), treas. 1634; G.D. Squibb, Doctors’ Commons, 170; B.P. Levack, Civil Lawyers in Eng. 227. judge, Ct. of Delegates by 1617-at least 1622, DEL 5/5, f. 160; 5/6, f. 141. Ct. of Audience by 1619 – at least21, Ct. of Arches, Canterbury prov. by 1619 – at least25, PCC by 1619-at least 1624; DEL 8/70, ff. 16–17, 22, 33, 35, 39v, 54. commissary, archdeaconry of Sudbury 1621-at least 1640, Bodl. Tanner 135, ff. 161–2; CSP Dom. 1640–1, p. 195. Westminster; W. Stevenson, Suppl. to 2nd edn. of J. Bentham’s Hist. and Antiqs. of Ely Cathedral, 21. Dates of tenure unknown. proctor, Ely dioc. bef. 1623, Ibid. 20. chan. by 1623 – 26, 1628 at least 1641 (kpr. of the spiritualities 1626–8); Add. 4274, f. 157v; C181/5, f. 195; Stevenson, 20. master in Chancery 1625–40; Cat. of Lords Chancellors comp. T.D. Hardy, 91. dep. judge, Admlty. Ct. by 1626-at least 1640; HCA 24/82/70, 73–4; 24/101/74. surrogate to the official of the archdeacon of London by Jan. 1629-at least July 1629; GL, ms 9051/7, ff. 39, 52v. commr. visitation, Norwich dioc. 1636; Bodl. Tanner 68, ff. 22, 52. assessor to earl marshal, Ct. of Chivalry, c.1638. CUL, ms Dd. iii. 64, f.40.

J.p. Cambridge, Cambs. 1615-at least 1625, C231/4, f. 6; C181/3, f. 122. Suff. 1619 – at least40, I. of Ely, Cambs. 1622-at least 1640; C231/4, ff. 92, 149; C66/2858, dorse. commr. piracy, London, Mdx., Essex, Kent and Surr. by 1619 – at least39, Suff. 1640, HCA 1/32/1, f. 21v (undated, but 1619); C181/5, ff. 130v, 176. Forced Loan, I. of Ely and Suff. 1626, C193/12/2, ff. 18, 55. sewers, Gt. Fens 1629-at least 1638, C181/4, f. 30v; 181/5, f. 101v. reform abuses in the king’s chapel in the Tower 1632, Cal. of the Docquets of Ld. Kpr. Coventry, 1625–40 ed. J. Broadway, R. Cust and S.K. Roberts, pt. i (L. and I. Soc. spec. ser. xxxiv), 37–8. gaol delivery, I. of Ely 1636-at least 1641, C181/5, ff. 45, 195. court martial, London and Westminster 1644, New Model Ordinance 17 Feb. 1645 – d., assessment 21 Feb. 1645–d. A. and O. i. 487, 621, 637.

Member, Convocation, Ely dioc. 1625. SP14/88/16.

Member, High Commission, Canterbury prov. 1633–41, R.G. Usher, Rise and Fall of High Commission, 350. great seal (roy.) ?1642–d., Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6 ed. W.H. Black, 276. Admlty. and Cinque Ports 19 Apr. 1645–d. A. and O. i. 669, 783.

J.p. Lancs. by 1598–d.; Lancs. RO, QSC1–4. under sheriff, Lancs. 1602–3; STAC 8/82/22. bailiff, serjeanty of Halton, Lancs. 1607–14; Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders ed. R. Somerville, 147. commr. sewers, Lancs. 1608, C181/2, f. 59v. aid, 1609; E179/283/12. lt. Isle of Man, by 1610; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 616; APC, 1615–16, p. 248. collector, money for houses of correction, Lancs. 1610; C181/2, f. 114. freeman, Liverpool, Lancs. 1612, G. Chandler, Liverpool under Jas. I, 162, 201, 241. Preston, Lancs. by 1622; Preston Guild Rolls ed. W.A. Abram (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. ix), 76. commr. inquiry, Newcastle-upon-Tyne castle, Northumb. 1620, C181/3, f. 14. subsidy, Lancs. 1621 – 22, 1624; C212/22/20, 21, 23. v. chamberlain of Chester, Cheshire 1621–d. HMC Hatfield, xvii. 466; Lansd. 255, f. 443.

KC, duchy of Lancaster 1603–d.; Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders, 54. bencher, G. Inn 1580 – d., reader 1608, treas. 1622; counsel to Prince Charles 1623–d. SC6/Jas.I/1687.

Mayor, Carlisle 1610 – 11, 1612 – 14, 1618 – 19, 1625 – 26, 1630 – 31, 1646–7;Cumb. RO (Carlisle), D/MH1, f. 310; Ca2/21/2. j.p. Cumb. 1632 – 33, 1634-at least 1640.C231/5, pp. 72, 118, 141; C66/2858.

J.p. Lincs. (Holland) 1625 – c.49, (Lindsey) 1625 – 27, 1631 – c.49, Lincs. 1660–70;C231/4, ff. 185, 187, 227; 231/5, p. 49; 231/7, p. 374. commr. sewers, Lincs. and Notts. 1625 – 31, Holland 1626, Lincoln 1629, Lincs. 1635 – 42, 1654 – 70, Gt. Fens 1646, Westminster and Mdx. 1660–73,C181/3, ff. 169, 199, 229; C181/4, f. 20, 40, 94; C181/5, ff. 10, 223, 269; C181/6, pp. 27, 389; 181/7, pp. 37, 76, 544, 632. swans, Midlands counties 1625, c. 1629, Lincs. 1636, 1664;C181/3, ff. 165, 268v; 181/7, p. 299. freeman, Boston, Lincs. 1626;Boston Corp. Mins. ed. J.F. Bailey, ii. 498. commr. Forced Loan, Lincs. 1627,T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 145. knighthood compositions, 1630–1,E178/5414, ff. 5, 9, 13. charitable uses 1630 – 34, 1635–42,C192/1, unfol. fees, Lincoln and Lincs. 1633;C181/4, f. 158v. dep. lt. Lincs. by 1636 – c.44, 1660–1;CSP Dom. 1636–7, p. 149; SP29/11, f. 280; Lincs. AO, Holywell ms H93/1. sheriff, Lincs. 1637–8;List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 80. commr. subsidy, Holland 1641, 1663, assessment 1642, 1647, 1648, Lincs. 1644 – 45, 1649, 1657, 1660 – 79, Lindsey 1647, 1648, Mdx. 1648, Westminster 1660–79;SR, v. 63, 216, 461, 911, 913; A. and O. i. 539, 546, 641, 968, 969, 1086, 1112; ii. 37, 302, 1072, 1372. member, co. cttee. Lincs. 1642;CJ, ii. 585b; LJ, v. 82b. commr. sequestration (Holland) 1643, levying of money, Lincs. 1643, defence, Eastern Assoc. 1643, New Model Ordinance, Lincs. 1645,A. and O. i. 114, 232, 294, 622. oyer and terminer 1645;C181/5, f. 251v. member, cttee. for Westminster Coll. 1648;LJ, x. 118b. militia, Lincs. 1648, Lincs. and Westminster 1660;A. and O. i. 1239; ii. 1435, 1437. col. militia ft. Lincs. 1660;Mercurius Publicus. vxi. (Apr. 1660). commr. complaints, Bedford level 1663,SR, v. 506. enclosures, Deeping Fen, Lincs. 1665,SR, v. 567. concealments, Lincs. 1671,CTB, iii. 912. recusants 1675.Ibid. iv. 696.

Cttee. Fisheries Soc. 1632–5,SP16/221/1; 16/231/15. Irish affairs, 1643;SP16/539/127. commr. treaty with Scotland, 1643, 1646, 1647,CJ, i. iii. 169a; iv. 606a; LJ, ix. 500a. regulating excise 1645, exclusion from sacrament 1646, sale of bps’ lands 1646, compounding 1647, scandalous offences 1648, maimed soldiers 1660–1.A. and O. i. 691, 853, 905, 914, 1208.

Capt. of drag. (parl.) 1642–5.E. Peacock, Army Lists, 54; HMC Portland, i. 79.

Fell., Exeter Coll. 1563–6; C.W. Boase, Registrum Collegii Exoniensis, 46. bencher, M. Temple 1593–d. MTR, 332, 598.

Commr. inquiry, Channel Is. 1591; APC, 1590–1, p. 288; 1591, p. 10. j.p. Dorset c. 1591 – 95, 1602–d., Hatfield House, ms 278; C66/1421, 1988; C231/1, f. 127. commr. piracy 1603, 1605, C181/1, ff. 62v, 114. sheriff 1606–7, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 39. commr. subsidy 1608. SP14/31/1.

C. bar. Exch. [I] 1593–1601; CSP Ire. 1592–6, p. 91; 1601–3, p. 121. commr. Crown debts [I] 1598. C231/1, f. 66.

Capt. militia ft. Essex 1614–d. Maynard Ltcy. Bk. ed. B. Quintrell, 33, 37.

J.p. Dorset 1617–d., C231/4, f. 43; C66/2654. sheriff 1620–1, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 39. commr. piracy 1622, C181/3, f. 72v. subsidy 1624; C212/22/23. freeman, Poole, Dorset 1625; Hutchins, i. 32. dep. lt. Dorset 1625–d., William Whiteway of Dorchester (Dorset Rec. Soc. xii), 72. collector, Privy Seal loan 1625, E112/172/14. commr. oyer and terminer 1626. C181/3, f. 212.

Freeman, Poole, Dorset 1613, Ibid. i. 32. Lyme Regis, Dorset by 1631, Dorset RO, DC/LR/B/6/11, p. 16. Weymouth, Dorset 1640; H.J. Moule, Cat. of Docs. of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, 113. j.p. Dorset 1615 – 26, 1628 – 36, 1641 – 42, by 1660–d., C231/4, ff. 2, 261v; 231/5, pp. 223, 475, 530; Harl. 286, f. 297; A Perfect List of ... JPs (1660), p. 13. Devon 1647–9; A.H.A. Hamilton, ‘Devon JPs’, Trans. Devon Assoc. x. 312. sheriff, Dorset 1618–19, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 39. commr. piracy 1622, C181/3, f. 72v. subsidy 1624, C212/22/23. dep. lt. 1625 – 26, by 1642–3, Eg. 784, f. 50; A.R. Bayley, Gt. Civil War in Dorset, 49. collector, Privy Seal loan 1626, APC, 1626, p. 168. commr. sewers 1638, C181/5, f. 113v. charitable uses 1638–9, C192/1, unfol. oyer and terminer, Western circ. 1641 – 42, 1659–d., C181/5, ff. 189v, 221; 181/6, p. 377; 181/7, p. 326. assessment, Dorset 1641 – 48, 1657, 1660–d., SR, v. 83, 150, 211, 572; A. and O. i. 90, 147, 544, 964, 1081; ii. 1066. Poole 1660–1, SR, v. 211. sequestration, Dorset 1643, A. and O. i. 111. suppression of enclosure riots 1643, Ibid. 139. accounts 1643, Ibid. 140. member, county cttee. from 1644, Ibid. 460. disposal of chapter rents, Westminster Abbey 1645, Ibid. 804. militia, Dorset 1648, Mar. 1660, Ibid. 1236; ii. 1430. scandalous ministers 1654, Ibid. ii. 970. gaol delivery, Poole 1655; C181/6, p. 95. col. militia ft., Dorset 1660. Parl. Intelligencer, xvi (9–16 Apr. 1660), p. 242.

Cttee. Virg. Co. from 1620; Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, i. 345. member, Council of Virginia 1621; Ibid. 473. gov., Dorchester New Eng. Co. 1624–7. F.R. Troup, John White, 63, 98.

Vol. in Dutch service 1629; E157/14, f. 56. col. horse (parl.) 1642–3. Army Lists of the Roundheads and Cavaliers ed. E. Peacock, 50.

Recvr. of funds for reformado officers 1644; A. and O. i. 394. lt. of the Ordnance 1644 – 45, 1647–9; LJ, vi. 439a; ix. 208b; B. Whitelocke, Mems. of the Eng. Affairs ed. J.O. Halliwell, ii. 498. commr. Admlty. 1645–8, A. and O. i. 669. propositions for relief of Ireland 1645, Ibid. 723. exclusion from sacrament 1646, Ibid. 853. sale of bps.’ lands 1646, Ibid. 905. treaty of Newcastle 1646, Whitelocke, ii. 47. to receive king from Scots 1647, Ibid. 102. indemnity 1647, CJ, v. 327b. scandalous offences 1648. A. and O. i. 1209.

Freeman, Poole, Dorset 1627, Ibid. i. 32. Weymouth, Dorset 1640, Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Min. Bk. ed. M. Weinstock (Dorset Rec. Soc. i), 48. Lyme Regis, Dorset 1662; Dorset RO, B7/B6/11, f. 24. j.p. Dorset 1636 – ?44, 1660–d., C231/5, p. 275; C220/9/4, f. 19; C193/12/3, f. 23v. col. militia ft. 1636–40, Dorset RO, D84 (official). commr. oyer and terminer, Western circ. 1638–42, C181/5, ff. 105v, 221. sewers, Dorset 1638, piracy 1639, 1642, Ibid. ff. 113v, 152v, 226v. dep. lt. by 1640, 1660–d., PC2/52, p. 474; SP29/8/67. assessment 1641 – 42, 1652, 1661 – 66, 1672–d., SR, v. 83, 150; A. and O. ii. 661; SR, v. 330, 457, 530, 619, 758. array 1642, Northants. RO, FH133. contributions 1643, rebels’ estates 1643; Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6 ed. W.H. Black, 73, 75. kpr., Cranborne Chase, Dorset to 1644; Alnwick, Northumberland ms 547, f. 28v. sheriff, Dorset 1650–1, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 39. commr. drowned lands 1662, SP29/100/131. corporations 1662–3. Hutchins, i. 22.