MAINWARING, Sir Arthur (c.1580-1648), of Pyrford, Surr.; later of Sayes Park, Chertsey, Surr.

Family and Education

b. c. 1580,Assuming him to have been aged 18 on receiving his BA. 1st s. of Sir George Mainwaring† of Ightfield, Salop and Anne, da. of Sir William More† of Loseley, Surr.; bro. of Sir Henry*. Vis. Salop (Harl. Soc. xxix), 348-9; Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. xliii), 2-3. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. BA 1598, MA 1601; Al. Cant. m. (1) settlement 20 May 1613, Margaret (d. 1 May 1632), da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Dennys of Holcombe Burnell, Devon, s.p.; C142/500/133; Vivian, Vis. Devon, 280; O. Manning and W. Bray, Hist. and Antiqs. of Surr. iii. 235. (2) settlement 22 July 1634, Grisell, da. of Sir David Woodroffe of Poyle, Farnham, Surr., wid. of Sir Francis Clark of Hitcham, Bucks., 2s. (1 d.v.p.), 1da.; Manning and Bray, iii. 176; C2/Chas.I/M6/55; Salop RO, 946/C/276. 1-3 ch. illegit. by Ann Turner. HMC Hatfield, xxii. 20; SP14/82/101. Kntd. 11 May 1603; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 106. suc. cousin Sir Francis Wolley† 1609, fa. 1628. C142/334/60; 142/500/44. d. 29 Dec. 1648. Manning and Bray, iii. 235. sig. Art[hur] Maynwaringe.

Offices Held

Steward to Ld. Chancellor Ellesmere (Sir Thomas Egerton†), 1602–17. HEHL, EL102, 384.

Collector subsidy, nobility 1603 – 04, 1606–10; HEHL, EL2994, HA13778, 13780; HMC Hatfield, xvi. 72; xviii. 193; xix. 272; xxi. 216; E179/283. carver, Prince Henry’s Household by 1604–12; LC2/4/5, p. 87; Govt. Royal Household (Soc. Antiq. 1790), p. 323; SP14/67/147. clerk of the pipe 1610–16; C66/1842/2; Exchequer Officeholders comp. J.C. Sainty (L. and I. Soc. spec. ser. xviii), 66. gent. privy chamber, Prince Charles’s Household 1613–25, T. Birch, Ct. and Times Jas. I, i. 247, 252, 257; LC2/6, f. 69. king’s Household 1625-at least 1643. SP16/2/118; LC5/132, p. 240; LC3/1, unfol.; Northants. RO, FH3775.

Member, Virg. Co. 1610; C2/Jas.I/U4/17; Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, iii. 86, 329. N.W. Passage Co. 1612.

Steward, Ottery St. Mary, Devon 1613-by 1621; E315/310, f. 71v; DCO, Letters and Warrants 1620–1, f. 95v. j.p. Surr. 1614 – at least36, Berks. and Bucks. 1636; C231/5, f. 219. v.-adm., duchy of Cornw. estates, Devon 1619; DCO, Enrolments of Patents, 1618–20, ff. 143v-5. commr. subsidy, Surr. 1621 – 22, 1624, Bucks. and Surr. 1641, C212/22/21–3; SR, v. 65, 81, 88. Forced Loan, Surr. 1626–7; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 144. gamekeeper, Oatlands Park, Surr. 1628–?42; 43rd DKR, 91; C66/2427/18. lt. Windsor castle and forest, Berks. 1628–?42; C66/2477/29. commr. sewers, Gt. Fens 1629, 1631, Lincs. fens by 1629 – 34, Surr. 1632, C181/4, ff. 29v, 39v, 83v, 93v, 121v, 154v. limiting badgers, Surr. 1630, APC, 1630–1, p. 132. Poll Tax, Bucks. and Surr. 1641, assessment Bucks. and Surr. 1642, Irish aid, Surr. 1642, SR, v. 65, 81, 88, 107, 141, 149, 155. array Surr. 1642. Northants. RO, FH133.

Parlimentarian

MAINWARING, Sir Arthur (c.1580-1648), of Pyrford, Surr.; later of Sayes Park, Chertsey, Surr.

Main residences: Pyrford, Surr.; Sayes Park, Chertsey, Surr.

Author

S.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

MAINWARING, Sir Arthur (c.1580-1648)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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