bap. Apr. 1571, o.s. of John Pringle, baker, of Dover and Ellen. m. by 1598, Elizabeth (bur. 10 Dec. 1640), 3s. d.v.p. 3da. (1 d.v.p.); suc. fa. 1585.Soc. Gen., St. Mary’s, Dover par. reg.; Add. 29620, f. 273; Cent. Kent. Stud., PRC 32/35, f. 175.d. aft. 4 Jan. 1651. sig. Jo[h]n Pringle.
Offices Held
Common councilman, Dover by 1603 – 24, chamberlain 1604 – 06, 1615–17; Add. 29623, f. 1; Add. 29620, ff. 186–7, 194–5. member, Dover fellowship of lodemanage by 1605, kpr. of the box 1608 – 10, snr. lodesman 1625, master 1625 – 26, warden ?by 1626–d.; Eg. 2118, ff. 19, 30–1, 33, 96r-v, 69v. churchwarden, Dover St. Mary 1607–9;Soc. Gen. St. Mary’s, Dover par. reg. dep. to Brodhull, Cinque Ports 1613, 1616, 1624, 1627, 1628, 1631, 1632, 1639, 1641;Cal. of White and Black Bks. of the Cinque Pts. ed. F. Hull (Kent Recs. xix), 400, 413, 431, 438, 442, 452, 457, 472, 475. pounder and droit gatherer, Dover 1623 – 24, jurat 1624 – d., dep. mayor 1626, mayor 1626–7; Add. 29623, ff. 62, 68, 74; Eg. 2120, f. 2. commr. sale of Spanish prize goods, Dover 1626 – 30, French prize goods 1627–30,APC, 1625–6, p. 350; CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 61; E351/2508–9. billeting, Kent 1626–7. E. Kent Archives Cent., NR/CPC110 (Pringle to New Romney corp. 7 Oct. 1626).