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PETRE, Robert (d.1593), of St. Stephen’s, Westminster and St. Botolph-without-Aldersgate, London.

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4th or 6th s. of John Petre of Tor Newton, Devon by Alice, da. of John Collinge of Woodland, Devon; bro. of John and Sir William. m. Margaret, ?s.p.
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Receiver-gen. Berks., Oxon., city of Oxford 1567 – 80; writer of tallies and auditor of the receipt of the Exchequer from 1569.

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PETRE, Robert (d.1593), of St. Stephen’s, Westminster and St. Botolph-without-Aldersgate, London.
Main residences: St. Stephen's, Westminster; St. Botolph-without-Aldersgate, London.
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PETRE, Robert (-d.1593)

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PETRE, Sir William (1505/6-72), of Ingatestone, Essex and Aldersgate Street, London.

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b. 1505 /6, s. of John Petre of Tor Newton, Devon, by Alice, da. of John Collinge of Woodland, Devon;Vivian, Vis. Devon , 592. bro. of John and Robert. educ. Oxf. by 1519; fellow, All Souls 1523; BCL and BCnL 1526; DCL and adv. Doctors’ Commons 1533. m. (1) ?Feb. 1534, Gertrude (d.1541), da. of Sir John Tyrell of Warley, Essex, 1s. d.v.p. 2da.; (2) by Mar. 1542, Ann (d.1582), da. of William Browne, ld. mayor of London, wid. of John Tyrell of Heron in East Thorndon, Essex, 4s. inc. Sir John 2da. Kntd. 1544.
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Proctor, ct. of chancellor, Oxf. Univ. by 1527 – 28; principal, Peckwater Inn, Oxf. Jan. 1530 – Feb. 1534; clerk in Chancery by 1533, master 1536 – 41; official principal and commissary to Cromwell as vicegerent 13 Jan. 1536–40; canon of Lincoln and prebendary of Langford Ecclesia Nov. 1536 – Apr. 1537; receiver of petitions in the Lords, Parlts. of 1539, 1542; King’s councillor 5 Oct. 1540; principal sec. 21 Jan. 1544 – Mar. 1557; j.p. Essex by 1544 – d.; PC by 1545; custos rot. Essex 1547 – d.; keeper, seal ‘ad causas ecclesiasticus’ 18 Aug. 1548; treasurer, ct. of first fruits and tenths 22 Oct. 1549 – 25 Jan. 1553; commr. relief, Essex 1550, chantries 1553; gov. Chelmsford g.s. 1551; chancellor, order of the Garter 1553.LP Hen. VIII, xx(1), pp. 314, 322; CPR, 1547–8, p. 83; 1553–4, p. 160; Emden, Biog. Reg. Univ. Oxf. 1501–4, pp. 445–6.

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PETRE, William (1505/6-72), of Ingatestone, Essex and Aldersgate Street, London.
Main residences: Ingatestone, Essex; Aldersgate Street, London.
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This biography is largely based upon F. G. Emmison, Tudor Secretary

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PETRE, Sir William (1505/6-72)

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PETTUS, John (1550-1614), of Norwich, Norf.

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b. 1550, s. of Thomas Pettus, tailor and mayor of Norwich by Christine, da. of Simon Dethick of North Elmingham. m. Bridget, da. of Augustine Curteys of Honnington, Suff. and Lincs., 2s. 3da. suc. fa. 1598. Kntd. 29 June 1607.
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Sheriff, Norwich 1598 – 99, alderman by 1600, mayor 1608–9.

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PETTUS, John (1550-1614), of Elm St., Norwich, Norf.
Main residence: Norwich, Norf.
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PETTUS, John (1550-1614)

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PEYTON, John I (1544-1630), of Beaupré Hall, Norf.; later of Doddington, Ely, Cambs.

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b. 1544, 2nd s. of John Peyton of Knowlton, Kent (d.1558), by Dorothy, da. of Sir John Tyndale of Hockwold, Norf. m. 8 June 1578, Dorothy, da. and coh. of Edmund Beaupré of Beaupré Hall, wid. of (Sir) Robert Bell, 1s. John III 1da. Kntd. 24 Nov. 1586.DNB; Vis. Camb. (Harl. Soc. xli), 5; R. E. Chester Waters, Chester of Chicheley Mems. i. 247, 289-98.
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In household of Sir Henry Sidney in Ireland c. 1564 – 76; with Leicester in the Netherlands 1586; j.p. Norf. from c. 1581, sheriff 1588 – 89, dep. lt. 1588 – 96, commr. sewers by 1590; j.p. Isle of Ely from c. 1579, commr. sewers by 1594; j.p. Mdx. from c. 1597, commr. musters 1598; dep. gov. of Bergen-op-Zoom 1586; receiver, Norf. Hunts. and Norwich 1593; lt. of the Tower 1597; gov. of Jersey 1603–28.APC, xv. 385; xxviii. 359; A. H. Smith thesis, passim; Lansd. 63, f. 51; 76, f. 130; CSP Dom. 1595–7, p. 438; Add. 1580–1625, p. 419.

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PEYTON, John I (1544-1630), of Beaupré Hall, Norf.; later of Doddington, Ely, Cambs.
Main residences: Beaupré Hall, Norf.; Doddington, Ely, Cambs.
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PEYTON, John I (1544-1630)

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