BROWNE, Anthony II (1509/10-67), of South Weald, Essex.

Family and Education

b. 1509 /10, 2nd or 3rd s. of Sir Wistan Browne of Abbess Roding, Essex by Elizabeth, da. of William Mordaunt of Turvey, Beds. educ. ?Oxf.; M. Temple. m. by 1551, Joan, da. and h. of William Farrington of Lancs., wid. of Charles Booth and of Henry Becconshall of Becconshall, Lancs., d.s.p. Kntd. 2 Feb. 1567.Aged 57 at death according to MI, Trans. Essex Arch. Soc. n.s. viii. 274-7. Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiii), 5, 166; Morant, Essex, i. 118; Somerville, Duchy, i. 505; Vis. Cambs. (Harl. Soc. xli), 28; Emden, Biog. Reg. Univ. Oxf. 1501-40, p. 75; DNB.

Offices Held

Lent reader, M. Temple 1554.

Commr. gaol delivery and clerk of assize, home circuit 1538 – d., relief, Essex 1550, goods of churches and fraternities 1553; other commissions 1551 – d.; j.p. Essex 1547 – d.; member, council of 16th Earl of Oxford c. 1554; serjeant-at-law and Queen’s serjeant 1555; c.j.c.p. Oct. 1558 – Jan. 1559; j.c.p. Jan. 1559 – d.; duchy of Lancaster steward of Penwortham, Lancs. 1553 – d., of manors in Clare honor, Essex and Suff. 1558; chief steward, crown lands in Essex 1558 – 59; under steward and clerk of swanmote ct., Waltham forest Aug. 1558; receiver of petitions in the Lords, Parlts. of 1559 and 1563.LP Hen. VIII, xiii. xiv. xvi; xvi; CPR, 1547–8, pp. 74, 83; 1550–3, p. 141; 1553, pp. 352, 414; 1553–4, pp. 19, 27, 36; 1554–5, pp. 59, 107; 1555–7, pp. 47, 59; 1557–8, pp. 69, 71, 459, 462, 1558–60, pp. 58–59, 64; 1563–6, pp. 19–20, 22, 25, 27, 41–43, 105, 122–3; information from Susan Flower; Trans. Essex Arch. Soc. iv. 197 seq.; Somerville, i. 505, 602; LJ, i. 542, 580.

Parlimentarian

BROWNE, Anthony II (1509/10-67), of South Weald, Essex.

Main residence: South Weald, Essex.

Author

D.F.C.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

BROWNE, Anthony II (1509/10-67)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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