MORRISON (MORYSON), Sir Charles, 1st Bt. (1587-1628), of Cassiobury, Watford, Herts. and Whitefriars, London

Family and Education

b. 18 Apr. 1587,C142/257/45. o.s. of Sir Charles Morison† of Cassiobury and Dorothy, da. of Nicholas Clerke of North Weston, Oxon., wid. of Henry Long† of Shingay, Cambs.R. Clutterbuck, Herts. i. 238, 262. educ. privately (Mr. Sutton) Camb. 1599-1604;PROB 11/94, f. 137v. travelled abroad (Italy) 1605.CSP Dom. 1603-10, p. 196; SO3/2, unfol. (16 Feb. 1605); HMC Hatfield, xxiv. 146. m. 4 Dec. 1606,Clutterbuck, i. 234. Mary (d. June 1643), da. and coh. of Sir Baptist Hicks, 1st bt.*, of Milk Street, London and Chipping Campden, Glos., 2s. d.v.p. 1da.PROB 11/94, f. 137. suc. fa. 1599;C142/257/45. cr. KB 25 July 1603,Shaw, Knights of Eng. i. 155. bt. 29 June 1611.CB, i. 71. d. 20 Aug. 1628.C142/491/17.

Offices Held

Kpr. King’s Langley park, Herts. 1599–1626;Lansd. 91, f. 203; AO1/2021/3, unfol. (7 Mar. 1613); VCH Herts. ii. 237–8. j.p. St. Albans liberty, Herts. 1609 – d., Herts. by 1614–d.;C66/1988; E163/18/12; C181/2, ff. 87, 305; 181/3, f. 223v. commr. oyer and terminer, St. Albans liberty 1610 – d., Hertford, Herts. 1620, Home circ. 1624–6,C181/2, f. 121v; 181/3, ff. 14v, 16, 111, 208, 224. sewers, River Ver, Herts. 1617;C181/2, f. 297v. dep. lt. Herts. 1618–24;HMC Hatfield, xxii. 77, 188. collector of Palatinate Benevolence, Cashio hundred, Herts. 1620;Ibid. 125. commr. subsidy, Herts. 1621 – 22, 1624,C212/22/20–1, 23. highways, 1622,C181/3, f. 69v. Forced Loan 1627.T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 144; SP16/71/52.

Parlimentarian

MORRISON (MORYSON), Sir Charles, 1st Bt. (1587-1628), of Cassiobury, Watford, Herts. and Whitefriars, London

Main residences: Cassiobury, Watford, Herts.; Whitefriars, London.

Moryson

Author

J.P.F.

R.C.L.S.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

MORRISON (MORYSON), Sir Charles, 1st Bt. (1587-1628)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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