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CRANE, Francis (c.1579-1636), of St. Thomas the Apostle, London and Mortlake, Surr.; later of Stoke Park, Stoke Bruerne, Northants.

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b. c. 1579. MI, Woodrising, Norf. educ. G. Inn 1619. GI Admiss. m. c.1618, Mary (d.1645), da. of David Le Maire of London and wid. of Henry Swinarton (d.1617) of London, s.p. Vis. London (Harl. Soc. i), 93; C78/297/3; G. Baker, Hist. and Antiqs. of Northants. 243; St. Mary Aldermanbury, London (Harl. Soc. Reg. lxi), 98. Kntd. 5 Sept. 1617. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 166. d. 26 June 1636. CSP Dom. 1636-7, p. 25. sig. Fra[ncis] Crane.
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Servant of (Sir) Thomas Smith†, ?by 1606 – 09; clerk of council, Prince Henry’s Household 1611–12, AO1/2021/3. auditor-gen., Prince Charles’s Household 1617-at least 1630, SC6/Jas.I/1681; CSP Dom. 1629–31, p. 441. member, Prince Charles’s Council c. 1623 – 25, Duchy of Cornw. Council from 1625; E306/12, box 2, bdle. 22, nos. 16, 19; G. Haslam, ‘Jacobean Phoenix’, Estates of Eng. Crown ed. R.W. Hoyle, 284; DCO, ‘Prince Charles in Spain’, f. 4. chan. Order of Garter 1626–d.; C66/2380/13. member, High Commission, 1633–d., CSP Dom. 1633–4, p. 326. enforcement of soap monopoly, 1634. C181/4, f. 186.

Director, Mortlake tapestry works, Surr. 1619–d. W.G. Thomson, Hist. of Tapestry (3rd edn.), 278, 292.

Commr. subsidy, Surr. 1624, C212/22/23. new buildings, London 1625, C66/2349/3 (dorse). Forced Loan, Surr. 1626, Northants. 1626, C193/12/2, ff. 38v, 58. sewers 1633-at least 1634, C181/4, ff. 140, 180. j.p. 1625 – at least34, Surr. 1625–d.; C231/4, f. 194v; C66/2654; 66/2725. steward, Grafton honour, Northants. from 1629; kpr. Grafton and Potterspury Parks, Northants. from 1633. C66/2499/1; 66/2631/1.

Member, E.I. Co. by 1624 – at least32, cttee. (associate) 1628; CSP Col. E.I. 1622–4, p. 409; 1625–9, p. 590; 1630–4, p. 266. member, Bedford Level Corporation, 1635–d. W. Dugdale, Hist. of Imbanking and Draining (2nd edn.), 410.

Main residences: St. Thomas the Apostle, London; Mortlake, Surr.; Stoke Park, Stoke Bruerne, Northants.
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COURTNEY, Francis (c.1592-at least 1648), of St. Benet’s, Lanivet, Cornw.

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b. c. 1592,Age calculated from date of admiss. to M. Temple. 1st s. of Henry Courtney of St. Benet’s and Elizabeth, da. of one Giles of Kent. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 115; Bp. of London Mar. Lics. 1520-1610 ed. G.J. Armytage (Harl. Soc. xxv), 141. educ. M. Temple 1610; vol. Low Countries by 1615-at least 1622. M. Temple Admiss.; C2/Jas.I/C20/53. m. 27 Dec. 1617, Katherine, da. of Edward Lower of St. Tudy, Cornw., 2s. 1da. Vivian, 115. suc. fa. 1601. PROB 11/98, f. 309v.
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Commr. assessment, Cornw. 1647 – 48, militia 1648. A. and O. i. 962, 1079, 1235.

Main residence: St. Benet's, Lanivet, Cornw.
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CORYTON (CURRINGTON), William (1579-1651), of West Newton Ferrers, St. Mellion, Cornw.

Family and Education
bap. June 1579, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Peter Coryton of West Newton Ferrers and Jane, da. of John Wrey of North Russell, Sourton, Devon. m. by 1605, Elizabeth (d.1656), da. of Sir John Chichester of Raleigh, Devon, 4s. (3 d.v.p.) 7da. suc. fa. 1603. d. 30 Apr. 1651.Cornw. RO, CY/7049; C142/662/101. sig. William Coryton.
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Collector subsidy, Cornw. 1603 – 07, commr. 1626, Cornw. RO, CY/7282–4, 7290; E179/89/308; E401/2404. commr. piracy 1607, 1613, 1624 – 26, 1637, 1641, C181/2, ff. 56, 186v; 181/3, ff. 113, 196; 181/5, ff. 83v, 187v. sheriff 1613–14, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 23. j.p. 1618 – 26, 1630 – 46, custos rot. by 1626; C231/4, f. 63; 231/5, p. 25; Harl. 286, f. 297; CSP Dom. Addenda, 1625–49, p. 112. v.-warden of stannaries 1620 – 26, 1629–?1646; Bodl. Add. C.85, p. 2; SP16/37/91; Cornw. RO, CY/7241–3. col. militia ft. Cornw. c. 1620 – 26, from 1629, dep. lt. by 1623 – 26, c.1629-at least 1640; Cornw. RO, CY/7260–1; SP16/106/14; 16/459/8. commr. oyer and terminer, Western circ. 1624 – 26, 1632–42; C181/3, ff. 118, 207; 181/4, f. 111; 181/5, f. 221. collector, Privy Seal loan, Cornw. 1625–6, E401/2586, p. 81. commr. knighthood compositions 1631; SP16/187/18. repair of St. Paul’s Cathedral 1633; GL, ms 25475/1, f. 13. under-steward, duchy of Cornw. from 1634; Cornw. RO, CY/7243. steward, W. Antony, Crafthole, Portpigham, Trelowia, Landulph and Leigh Durant manors, and E. Looe bor. Cornw. 1635-at least 1645; E315/311, f. 18; Cornw. RO, CY/7245. commr. incorporation of maltsters, Cornw. 1636; PC2/46, p. 374. mayor, Bossiney, Cornw. 1640; CJ, ii. 29a. commr. array, Cornw. 1642. Northants. RO, FH133.

Gent. of the privy chamber (extraordinary) 1637-at least 1641. LC3/1, f. 25; LC5/134, p. 218.

Main residence: West Newton Ferrers, St. Mellion, Cornw.
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CLIFTON, Sir Gervase, 1st Bt. (1587-1666), of Clifton-on-Trent, Notts.

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b. 25 Nov. 1587, o. (posth.) s. of George Clifton (d.1587) of Clifton-on-Trent and Winifred, da. of Sir Anthony Thorold† of Marston, Leics.CB, i. 19. educ. privately (John Rawlinson); St. John’s, Camb. 1603, MA 1612; I. Temple 1607. HMC Hatfield, xii. 276; Al. Cant.; CITR, ii. 29. m. (1) settlement Dec. 1612 (with £5,000), Penelope (d. 26 Oct. 1613), da. of Robert Rich†, 1st earl of Warwick, 1s.; (2) 7 Sept. 1615, Frances (d. 22 Nov. 1627), da. of Francis Clifford*, 4th earl of Cumberland, 1s. 4da.; (3) 5 May 1629, Mary (d. 19 Jan. 1630), da. of John Egioke of Egioke, Worcs., wid. of Sir Francis Leak† of Newark, Notts., s.p.; (4) 17 May 1632 (with £10,000), Isobel (bur. 10 July 1637), da. of Thomas Meeke of Wolverhampton, Staffs., wid. of John Hodges, grocer, of London, s.p.; (5) c.1638, Anne (bur. 1 June 1639), da. of Sir Francis South of Kelsterne, Lincs., s.p.; (6) 17 Feb. 1640, June (d. 17 Mar. 1656), da. of Anthony Eyre of Rampton, Notts., 2s. 3da. (2 d.v.p.); (7) 17 Dec. 1656 (with £4,000), Alice (bur. 29 Mar. 1667), da. of Henry, 5th earl of Huntingdon, s.p. suc. grandfa. Sir Gervase Clifton† 1588; cr. KB 25 July 1603; bt. 22 May 1611. d. 28 June 1666. P.R. Seddon, ‘Marriage and Inheritance in the Clifton Fam. during the Seventeenth Century’, Trans. Thoroton Soc. lxxxiv. 33-43; J. W. Clay, ‘Clifford fam.’, Yorks. Arch. Jnl. xviii. 397; CB, i. 19; Shaw, Knights of Eng. i. 154.
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J.p. Notts. by 1609 – at least40, 1660–d.; Notts. County Recs. comp. H.H. Copnall, 9, 10; C66/2858; C193/12/13, f. 79v. liberties of Southwell and Scrooby 1615 – 41, 1664 – d.; commr. oyer and terminer, Midland circ. 1610 – 42, 1660–d.; C181/2, ff. 115v; 221; 181/5, ff. 216, 220; 181/7, ff. 15, 302, 347. sheriff, Notts. 1610–11; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 104. commr. musters, by 1613–1626, SP14/72/92; E401/2586, pp. 203–5. swans, Notts. and Derbys. 1614, Midland counties 1627, Notts. 1663, sewers, Notts. 1615, 1626, Notts. Lincs and Yorks. 1616, 1629, 1634 – 37, Leics. and Notts. 1625, 1629, 1635; C181/2, ff. 201v, 224v, 255v; 181/3, ff. 162, 199, 226v; 181/4, ff. 16v, 23v, 174; 181/5, ff. 16v, 87; 181/7, f. 210. high steward, East Retford, Notts. 1616–d.; HMC Var. vii. 390; D. Marcombe, English Small Town Life, 85. member, High Commission, York prov. 1620-at least 1628; T. Rymer, Foedera, vii. pt. 3, p. 173; SP16/123/46i. commr. subsidy, Notts. 1621 – 22, 1624, 1641 – 42, Nottingham 1641–2, C212/22/20–1, 23; SR, v. 64, 154–5. treas., N. Notts. 1625–6; Notts. County Recs. 13 collector, Privy Seal loan, Notts. 1625–6; APC, 1626, p. 168; CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 231. dep. lt., Notts. 1626 – at least40, 1660–d.; HMC Var. vii. 395, 424; SP29/11/297; 29/60/147. commr. charitable uses, Notts. 1626, 1629 – 30, 1634–40, C93/10/19; 93/13/3; 93/18/15; C192/1, unfol. Forced Loan 1626 – 27, Newark, Notts. 1627, Rymer, viii. pt. 2, p. 145; C193/12/2, ff. 44, 88v. recusants, Northern counties 1629–41, Rymer, viii. pt. 4, p. 47; ix. pt. 2, p. 162. commr. and collector of knighthood compositions, Notts. 1630–4, E178/7154, f. 326; 178/5571, f. 5; E198/4/32. freeman, St. Andrew’s, Scotland 1633; Nottingham UL, CL/D1634. commr. exacted fees, Notts. 1634, C181/4, f. 159. perambulation, Sherwood Forest 1641, C181/5, f. 210. array, Lincs. and Notts. 1642, Northants. RO, FH133. Newark garrison (roy.), by 1645, CSP Dom. 1644–5, p. 313. Poll Tax, Notts. 1660, assessment, Notts. 1660–d, Nottingham 1663 – 64, loyal and indigent officers, Notts. 1662; SR, v. 217, 336, 383, 463, 536. dep. justice in eyre, Sherwood Forest 5 Nov. 1662. Notts. RO, DD4P 75/42.

Main residence: Clifton-on-Trent, Notts.
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CAREW, Richard (c.1580-1643), of Antony, Cornw.

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b. c. 1580, 1st s. of Richard Carew† of Antony and Julian, da. of John Arundell† of Trerice and coh. to her uncle John Cosworth of London.Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 69. educ. Merton, Oxf. 1594, aged 14; M. Temple 1597; Al. Ox.; M. Temple Admiss. embassy, Poland and Sweden 1598, France 1599-1600. F.E. Halliday, Cornish Chronicle, 41-2, 44. m. (1) settlement 20 Jan. 1601 (with £1,500), Cornw. RO, R/3044A; Halliday, 45. Bridget (d.1611), da. of John Chudleigh† of Ashton, Devon, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 4da.; (2) 18 Aug. 1621 (with £2,000), Grace, da. of Robert Rolle of Heanton Satchville, 4s. suc. fa. 1620; cr. bt. 9 Aug. 1641. bur. 14 Mar. 1643 14 Mar. 1643. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 69; Vivian, Vis. Devon, 190, 654; Halliday, 100, 165; CB.
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Commr. billeting, Plymouth, Devon 1625, APC, 1625–6, pp. 55, 267. martial law 1627, APC, 1627–8, p. 79. exacted fees, Devon 1638,C181/5, f. 109v. assessment, Cornw. 1642–d. SR, v. 149; A. and O. i. 90.

Main residence: Antony, Cornw.
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BULLER, Sir Richard (c.1578-1642), of Shillingham, Cornw.

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b. c. 1578, C142/356/108. 1st s. of Francis Buller of Shillingham and Tregarrick, Cornw. and Thomasine, da. of Thomas Williams† of Stowford, Devon. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 56-7. educ. M. Temple 1597. M. Temple Admiss. m. settlement 1601 (with £1,563), C142/356/108; W. Jay, ‘Sir Rowland Hayward’, Trans. London and Mdx. Arch. Soc. n.s. vi. 523. Alice, da. of Sir Rowland Hayward†, alderman of London, 7s. (2 d.v.p.) 6da. (2 d.v.p.). Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 57; A.B. Beaven, London Aldermen, ii. 36. Kntd. 13 June 1608. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 145. suc. fa. 1615. C142/356/108. d. by 30 Nov. 1642. Buller Pprs. ed. R.N. Worth, 86. sig. Rich[ard] Buller. SP16/74/78.
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Collector, tenths and fifteenths, Cornw. 1610–11, E401/1887, 2415. under-sheriff 1611 – 12, sheriff 1636–7, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 23. j.p. 1614 – 27, 1628–42, C66/1988; CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 255; C231/4, f. 246v; 231/5, f. 529. commr. subsidy 1621, 1624, 1626, 1641, C212/22/21, 23; E179/89/308, 329. dep. lt. 1623 – 27, by 1629-at least 1640, Cornw. RO, DD.BU/393; SP16/72/57; 16/150/74; Buller Pprs. 24. commr. piracy 1624 – 26, from 1637, C181/3, ff. 113, 195v; 181/5, f. 83. Privy Seal loan 1625, E401/2586, p. 82. Forced Loan 1626–7, C193/12/2, f. 7. knighthood fines 1631, SP16/187/18. repair of St. Paul’s Cathedral 1633, GL, ms 25475/1, f. 13. incorporation of maltsters 1636, PC2/46, p. 374. assessment 1641–2; SR, v. 82, 149. under-steward, Trematon Castle, Cornw. 1619 – 30, 1631–4; Antony House, Cornw. Carew Pole mss BO/21/1–2. commr. harbour clearance, Saltash, Cornw. 1624–5, J. Forster, Sir John Eliot, i. 186–9. martial law, Plymouth, Devon 1627, CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 440. sick and injured 1628. APC, 1628–9, p. 208.

Steward, Stannary Ct. Cornw. by 1627; Cornw. RO, DD.BU/608. recorder, Saltash by 1620-at least 1628. Vis. Cornw. (Harl. Soc. ix), 284; SP16/74/78.

Main residence: Shillingham, Cornw.
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BULLER, Francis (c.1603-1677), of Shillingham, Cornw.

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b. c. 1603,Al. Cant. 1st s. of Sir Richard Buller* of Shillingham and Alice, da. of Sir Rowland Hayward, Alderman of London; bro. of George† and Anthony†.Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 57; A.B. Beaven, London Aldermen, ii. 36. educ. Sidney Suss., Camb. 1620 aged 17;Al. Cant. M. Temple 1622.M. Temple Admiss. m. 21 Nov. 1625,Vivian, 57. Thomasin (admon. 17 Jan. 1678)PROB 11/356, f. 3v., da. of Sir Thomas Honeywood of Elmstead, Kent, 12s. (10 d.v.p.) 3da. d.v.p. Vivian, 57. suc. fa. 1642.Buller Pprs. ed. R.N. Worth, 86. admon. 22 Nov. 1677.PROB 11/355, f. 330v. sig. Francis Buller.
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Capt. militia ft., Cornw. 1633 – at least37, col. militia, from 1642.Buller Pprs. 15, 17, 76.

J.p. Cornw. 1640–2,C231/5, pp. 373, 529. commr. assessment, 1641 – 48, Mont. 1657, 1660,SR v. 82, 149; A. and O. i. 90, 1097; ii. 1087, 1384. sequestration, Cornw. 1643, militia, 1648, Mont. 1648;A. and O. i. 111, 1235, 1247. under-steward, Trematon Castle, Cornw. 1634-at least 1642.Antony House, Cornw. Carew Pole mss, BO/21/2–3.

Recorder, E. Looe, Cornw. from 1640.Carew Pole mss, BO/21/16.

Main residence: Shillingham, Cornw.
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BROMLEY, Edward (1563-1626), of the Inner Temple, London and Hallon, Worfield, Salop

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bap. 17 Oct. 1563, Salop RO, Worfield par. reg. transcript. 2nd s. of Sir George Bromley† (d.1589) of the Inner Temple and Hodnet, Salop and Joan, da. and h. of John Waverton of Hallon and Waverton, Worcs.; C142/299/122. bro. of Francis†. educ. Shrewsbury g.s. 1577; I. Temple 1580, called 1590. Shrewsbury Sch. Regestum Scholarium ed. E. Calvert, 50 ; I. Temple Admiss.; CITR, i. 368. m. 18 Apr. 1593, Margaret (bur.23 Mar. 1657), da. and h. of Nicholas Lowe of Enville, Staffs., s.p. Salop RO, Worfield par. reg. transcript; Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 2), v. 226. suc. nephew Thomas Bromley 1610; C142/424/88. Kntd. /25 Mar. 1610. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 149. d. 2 June 1626. Salop RO, Worfield par. reg. transcript. sig. Edw[ard] Bromley.
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J.p. Salop by 1596 – d.; steward, Morfa Forest, Salop 1603; E315/310, f. 7v. commr. inquiry, lands of Gunpowder plotters, Salop 1606, subsidy 1608, 1621 – 22, 1624, oyer and terminer, the Verge 1611 – d., Oxf. circ. 1617–d. SP14/31/1; C212/22/20–23; C181/1, f. 131; 181/2, ff. 158, 268.

Bencher, I. Temple 1603 – 10, Lent reader 1606; CITR, ii. 2, 12. sjt.-at-law 1610; Order of Sjts.-at-Law ed. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. v), 178. Exch. bar. 1610–d.; Sainty, Judges, 123. judge of assize, Northern circ. 1610 – 18, Midland circ. 1618–d.; J.S. Cockburn, Hist. Eng. Assizes, 269–70. recorder, Much Wenlock, Salop by 1617, Shrewsbury, Salop by 1619, Bridgnorth, Salop ?1622–d. Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 2), vi. 274–7; APC, 1619–21, pp. 49–50; Bodl. Blakeway 18, f. 40 (but see STAC 8/56/3).

Main residences: the Inner Temple, London; Hallon, Worfield, Salop.
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BRERETON, Sir William (1550-1631), of Brereton, Cheshire

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b. 5 Feb. 1550, CP, ii. 300; WARD 9/138, f. 143v. o.s. of Sir William Brereton† and Jane, da. of Sir Peter Warburton of Arley, Cheshire. Vis. Cheshire (Harl. Soc. xviii), 42; G. Ormerod, Hist. Cheshire, iii. 89. educ. Oxf. BA 1568; L. Inn 1569. Al. Ox.; LI Admiss. m. (with 1,000 marks), Margaret (d.7 Apr. 1597), da. of Sir John Savage of Rock Savage, Cheshire, 4s. d.v.p. 4da. (3 d.v.p.). Vis. Cheshire (Harl. Soc. xviii), 42; C142/120/19; A.L. Moir, Brereton Hall, 15. suc. fa. 1559; Kntd. 1 May 1588; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 86. cr. Bar. Brereton [I] 11 May 1624. CP. d. 1 Oct. 1631. Cheshire and Lancs. Fun. Certs. ed. J.P. Rylands (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. vi.) 34-5.
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Master of revels, L. Inn 1571. LI Black Bks. i. 380.

J.p. Cheshire 1573–d., Eg. 2345, f. 38; C231/4, p. 165; APC, 1627–8, p. 284. sheriff 1581–2, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 18. commr. musters 1595, 1596, HMC Hatfield, v. 524; CSP Dom. 1595–7, p. 295. collector, Privy Seal loan 1604–5; E401/2585, ff. 135–6. commr. sewers, port of Chester and River Dee 1607, Chester 1626-at least 1627, C181/2, f. 46v; 181/3, ff. 215, 237v. subsidy 1608, 1621 – 22, 1624, SP14/31/1; C212/22/20, 21, 23. aid, Prince Henry 1609, SP14/43/107. Forced Loan 1627; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 144. dep. lt. Cheshire by 1608-at least 1619. SP14/33, f. 4v; 14/108, f. 28.

Main residence: Brereton, Cheshire.
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