CAWLEY, William I (1602-66), of East Street and Cathedral Close, Chichester, and Rumboldswyke, Suss.

Family and Education

bap. 3 Nov. 1602, o. s. of John Cawley of Chichester and Catherine.Berry, Suss. Pedigrees, 284; Add. 5699, f. 173; St Andrew, Chichester, par. reg. (IGI). educ. Chichester g.s.; Hart Hall, Oxf., 20 Apr. 1621;Al. Ox. G. Inn, 11 Feb. 1622.G. Inn Admiss., 165. m. (1) ?1625, Catherine (bur. 21 Dec. 1650), da. of William Walrond or Waldron of Isle Brewers, Som. 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da;A. J. Jewers, Wells Cathedral (1892), 87–8; Add. 5699, f. 181. (2) 19 Nov. 1651, Mary Parkes, sis. of ? Ford, of Cripplegate, London, s.p.St Giles, Cripplegate, London par. reg.; SP29/67, f. 114; Suss. Manors, ii. 376. suc. fa. 28 Apr. 1621.Notes IPMs Suss., 47; Add. 5699, f. 173. d. 6 Jan. 1666 (?N.S.).MI, St Martin, Vevey, Switzerland; Bodl. Eng, hist. c.487, p. 1107.

Offices Held

Local: commr. swans, England except south-western cos. c.1629;C181/3, f. 270v. further subsidy, Suss. 1641; poll tax, 1641;SR; E179/191/388. assessment, 1642, 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 Jun. 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660;SR; A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 3 Aug. 1643; defence of Hants. and southern cos. 4 Nov. 1643.A. and O. Dep. lt. 3 June 1644–?CJ iii. 516a. Commr. for Suss., assoc. of Hants, Surr. Suss. and Kent, 15 June 1644;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Suss. 4 July 1644;C181/5, f. 235. Home circ. by Feb. 1654–10 July 1659;C181/6, pp. 13, 373. gaol delivery, Suss. 4 July 1644.C181/5, f. 235v. J.p. by 18 Sept. 1644-bef. Oct. 1660;ASSI35/85/1; C193/13/3–6; Stowe 577, ff. 53–4; CUL, Dd.VIII.1, f. 107. Mdx. 3 Apr. 1649-bef. Oct.1653.C231/6, p. 148; C193/13/4, f. 62. Commr. New Model ordinance, Suss. 17 Feb. 1645;A and O. sewers, 26 July 1645, 2 June 1655-aft. Dec. 1658;C181/5, f. 257; C181/6, pp. 106, 346. militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660; ejecting scandalous ministers, 28 Aug. 1654.A. and O.

Central: member, cttee. for examinations, 16 Oct. 1644.CJ iii. 666b. Commr. high ct. of justice, 6 Jan. 1649.A. and O. Member, cttee. for the army, 6 Jan., 17 Apr. 1649, 2 Jan., 17 Dec. 1652;CJ vi. 113b; A. and O. cttee. for advance of money, 6 Jan. 1649;CJ vi. 113b. cttee. regulating universities, 4 May 1649;CJ vi. 201a. cttee. for plundered ministers, 5 Sept. 1649.CJ vi. 290a. Gov. Westminster sch. and almshouses, 26 Sept. 1649.A. and O. Commr. for compounding, 2 Nov. 1649.CJ vi. 318a. Cllr. of state, 13 Feb. 1651, 25 Nov. 1652.A. and O; CJ vii. 221a. Commr. removing obstructions, sale of bishops’ lands, 10 Apr. 1651.CJ vi. 558a.

Military: gov. (parlian.) Cowdray House garrison, Midhurst 9 Oct. 1645.CSP Dom. 1644–5, p. 27.

: of East Street and Cathedral Close, Chichester and Rumboldswyke, Suss.

Likenesses

Likenesses: oil on panel, unknown, 1620.Council House, Chichester, W. Suss.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

CAWLEY, William I (1602-66), of East Street and Cathedral Close, Chichester, and Rumboldswyke, Suss.

Will

attainted.E178/6489.

Estates

In 1621, inherited Sidlesham manor, Suss.;C142/392/128. in 1625, by marriage, acquired Westhampnett manor;Suss. Manors, ii. 477; W. Suss. RO, Goodwood MSS, E471-3. in 1626, assessed at £10 (in goods) on estate in East Street, Chichester, on which he paid 26s.;E179/191/377a. in 1634, acquired Rumboldswyke manor;W. Suss. RO, Add. MS 9588(10); VCH Suss. iv. 171. in 1637, Runcton farm, North Mundham, purchased for £625 from Sir Thomas Bowyer*;CCC 834. in Mar. 1651, Oldberry and Seabeach manors, purchased for £1196, and Boxgrove;E121/4/9/63; C54/3577/9; VCH Suss. iv. 146. in 1651, Somerleigh manor;C54/3582/5. in Feb. 1652, purchased Wartling manor from trustees for sale of lands forfeited for treason, for £4607;C54/3687/3. in 1654, bought Lancing manor.C54/3814/41.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

lodgings in Whitehall, July 1659-aft. 15 Feb. 1660.CSP Dom. 1659-60, pp. 28, 305, 363.

Religion

presented John Robotham to Rumboldswyke, 1647;Calamy Revised, 413-14; ‘John Robotham’, Oxford DNB. John Simmonds to Rumboldswyke, 1651; (with Richard Boughton*) Michael Barrett to Eastergate, Oct. 1657.Calamy Revised, 442-3; Sawyer, `Parlty. presentations to Suss. livings', 270.

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