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RICE, Walter (c.1560-?1611), of Newton, Llandefaison, Carm.
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b. c. 1560, 1st s. of Griffith Rice of Auckland, co. Dur. and later Newton, by Elinor, da. of Sir Thomas Jones of Abermarlais. m. Elizabeth, da. of (Sir) Edward Mansell of Margam, Glam., 4s. 7da. suc. fa. 1584. Kntd. 23 July 1603.Dwnn, Vis. Wales, i. 210-11; DWB, 847-8. Shaw, Knights, ii. 117 incorrectly describes Rice as of Lincs., perhaps through a misreading at some stage of Llandefaison for Lincoln. Walter Rice of Newton was certainly kntd. before the 1604 Parliament and no other man of this name has been traced.
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J.p. Carm. from c. 1583, sheriff 1585–6.
Main residence: Newton, Llandefaison, Carm.
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RICE, Walter (c.1560-?1611)
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RICH, Robert (c.1560-1619), of Rochford Hall and Leighs Priory, Essex.
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b. c. 1560, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Robert, 2nd Baron Rich by Elizabeth, da. and h. of George Baldry of Hadley, Suff., alderman of London. educ. G. Inn 1578. m. Penelope (div. 1605), da. of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex by Lettice, da. of Sir Francis Knollys, 3s. inc. Robert 4da.; (2) 1616, Frances, da. of Christopher Wray, wid. of George St. Poll. suc. fa. as 3rd Baron Rich 1581; KB 1603; cr. Earl of Warwick 6 Aug. 1618.
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J.p. Essex 1608; PC 1608–d.
Main residences: Rochford Hall; Leighs Priory, Essex.
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RICH, Robert (c.1560-1619)
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RIDDLESDEN, Stephen (d.1607), of St. Katherine Colman, London.
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educ. St. John’s, Camb. 1571, BA 1575, MA 1578. m. Elizabeth, da. of John Palgrave of Barningham Norwood, Norf. by Urith, da. of Sir William Saunder of Ewell, Surr., ?1s. 2da. Kntd. 1604.
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Clerk of the ordnance by 1595; ld. admiral’s deputy ‘for the searching and measuring of coal, grain and salt upon the seas’.
Main residence: St. Katherine Colman, London.
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RIDDLESDEN, Stephen (-d.1607)
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RIDLEY, Thomas (bef.1548-1629), of Doctors’ Commons, London and Owslebury, Hants.
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b. bef. 1548, prob. s. of Thomas Ridley (d.1548) of Bouldon, Salop and Ely, by Alice or Anne, da. of Richard Day of Worfield, Salop. educ. Eton 1562-6 (King’s scholar 1563); King’s, Camb. 1566, BA 1571, MA 1574, LLD 1583; incorp. DCL Oxf. 1598. m. (1) Alice, da. of William Day, bp. of Winchester 1596; (2) Margaret, da. of Sir William Boleyn or Bullen, 2da. Kntd. 24 June 1619, at Greenwich.J. Hodgson, Hist. Northumb. ii(2), 322 seq.; iii(2), 340, 343; W. Richardson, Gen. of Ridley; Vis. Salop (Harl. Soc. xxix), 162, 419-20; DNB; Nichols, Progresses Jas. I, iii. 554; Ridlon’s Ancient Ryedales should be used with caution.
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Fellow, King’s Coll. 1569 – 79; provost, Eton 1579 – 83; adv. Doctors’ Commons 10 Oct. 1590; chancellor, diocese of Winchester 1596; j.p. Hants, Surr. from 1596; commr. piracy Southampton 1603; master in Chancery extraordinary 1598, ordinary 1609; vicar gen. to Abp. Abbot of Canterbury c. 1611 – d.; member, ct. of high commission.
Main residences: Doctors' Commons, London; Owslebury, Hants.
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RIDLEY, Thomas (bef. 1548-1629)
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