WAAD, Sir William (c.1546-1623), of Belsize House, Hampstead, Mdx.; Battles Hall, Manuden, Essex and Charing Cross, Westminster.

Family and Education

b. c.1546, Waad was aged 77 in 1623: P. Morant, Hist. and Antiqs. of Essex, ii. 620. 1st s. of Armagil Waad of Belsize House and his 1st w. Alice, da. of Richard Patten alias Wainfleet of London, Clothworker and wid. of Thomas Serle (admon. 11 Jan. 1541) of Essex and London, Butcher; bro. of Thomas†. Mdx. Peds. (Harl. Soc. lxv), 33; PROB 11/25, f. 278; 11/28, f. 154r-v. educ. G. Inn 1571. GI Admiss. m. (1) lic. 15 Jan. 1586, Anne (d.1589), da. and coh. of Owen Waller of Battles Hall and London, Fishmonger, 1s. d.v.p.; Bp. of London Mar. Lics. 1520-1610 ed. G.J. Armytage (Harl. Soc. xxv), 145; Mdx. Peds. 33; GL, ms 7673/1; Morant, ii. 620; GI Admiss. (2) by 1597, Anne, 1s. 8da. IGI Essex; PROB 11/142, ff. 390-1. The statements in HP Commons, 1558-1603, iii. 560 and Oxford DNB, lvi. 628 that Anne was the da. of Sir Humphrey Browne appear to be unfounded. suc. fa. 1568; Morant, ii. 620. Kntd. 20 May 1603. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 109. d. 25 Oct. 1623. Morant, ii. 620. sig. W[illiam] Waad.

Offices Held

Servant to 1st Lord Burghley (Sir William Cecil†) by 1577; CSP For. 1575–7, p. 475. agent, Denmark 1582, HMC Ancaster, 15. Holy Roman Empire 1583, CSP For. 1583, p. 397. Spain 1584, France 1585, 1587, Ibid. 1584–5, pp. 207, 348; 1586–8, p. 189. Low Countries 1585. CSP Dom. 1581–90, p. 262.

Clerk of PC 1584–1613; C66/1245. commr. to search for Catholic traitors 1594–5; C66/1417; 66/1435. muster-master, Low Countries by 1600–16; APC, 1599–1600, p. 667; HMC De L’Isle and Dudley, v. 382. member, High Commission, Canterbury prov. 1601–11; R.G. Usher, Rise and Fall of High Commission, 359. muster-master-gen. by ?1599-at least 1620; HMC Var. i. 69, 90. lt. Tower of London 1605–13; HMC 8th Rep. 87; APC, 1613–14, p. 11. recvr. and overseer, Cheque of Ire. bef. 1606; CSP Dom. Addenda, 1623–5, p. 537. commr. enforcement of starch monopoly, 1607–9. CSP Dom. 1603–10, pp. 390, 419, 441, 470, 536.

J.p. Mdx. c. 1591 – d., Essex c. 1612 – 16, 1617–d.; Hatfield House, ms 278; C66/1898; 66/2285; C231/4, ff. 14, 51. commr. bankruptcy, London 1595, C66/1446. oyer and terminer, Marshalsea 1597, C231/1, f. 59v. London 1601 – 13, 1621–d., C181/1, f. 11; 181/2, f. 178v; 181/3, ff. 21v, 102v. Mdx. 1601 – 13, 1614–d., C181/1, f. 13v; 181/2, ff. 177v, 218v; 181/3, f. 100v. Verge 1604–13, C181/1, f. 93v; 181/2, f. 180. sewers, Mdx. 1600, 1604 – 06, 1610, 1620, C66/1541; C181/1, f. 88; 181/2, ff. 19v, 128; 181/3, f. 18v. London 1605 – 06, 1611, C181/1, f. 115; 181/2, ff. 19v, 153. Herts. 1607, 1609, 1615, 1618, Essex 1618, C181/2, ff. 50, 90, 229v, 317, 318. treason indictments, Mdx. 1603, forfeited estates 1603, C181/1, ff. 66v, 72v. charitable uses 1605, C93/2/15. gaol delivery, London 1605–11, C181/1, f. 127; 181/2, f. 157v. musters, Mdx. 1608, 1616, Add. 11402, f. 142; APC, 1615–16, p. 692. subsidy 1608, 1621–2, SP14/31/1; C212/22/20–1. inquiry, London and Surr. 1608, C181/2, f. 70. aid, Mdx. 1609, E179/283. swans, Thames valley 1609, New River, Herts. and Mdx. 1610, C181/2, ff. 89, 126v. annoyances, Surr. 1611, Mdx. 1613, highway repairs, Essex 1622. C181/2, ff. 142, 199; 181/3, f. 68v.

Member, Spanish Co. 1604, T.K. Rabb, Enterprise and Empire, 395. Somers Is. Co. 1612 – 14; cttee. Virg. Co. 1606. A. Brown, Genesis of US, 594, 748, 1040.

Parlimentarian

WAAD, Sir William (c.1546-1623), of Belsize House, Hampstead, Mdx.; Battles Hall, Manuden, Essex and Charing Cross, Westminster.

Main residences: Belsize House, Hampstead, Mdx. and Battles Hall, Manuden, Essex and Charing Cross, Westminster.

Author

P.M.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

WAAD, Sir William (c.1546-1623)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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