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Family and Education
bap. 12 Jan. 1601, 1st s. of Robert Scrope of Wormsley and Margaret, da. of Richard Cornwall of London.Al. Ox.; Vis. Oxon. (Harl. Soc. v.), 327-8. educ. Hart Hall, Oxf. 7 Nov. 1617; M. Temple, 8 Feb. 1620.Al. Ox.; M. Temple Admiss. i. 110. m. 27 Nov. 1624, Mary (b. 1608), da. of Robert Waller of Beaconsfield, Bucks, 4s. (2 d.s.p.) 6da. (?2 d.s.p.).London Mar. Lics. ed. Chester, 1198. suc. fa. betw. June 1649-1653.PROB11/208/319 (Robert Scrope jnr.); C193/13/5, f. 84v. exec. 17 Oct. 1660.State Trials, 1298.
Offices Held

Local: commr. perambulation, Wychwood, Shotover and Stowood forests, Oxon. 28 Aug. 1641;C181/5, f. 210. militia, Oxon. 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659;A. and O. Bristol 14 Mar. 1655;CSP Dom. 1655, p. 79. assessment, Oxon. 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660.A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). J.p. by Feb. 1650-bef. Oct. 1660;C193/13/3, f. 51v; C193/13/4, f. 78v; C193/13/5, f. 84v; A Perfect List (1660). Glos. 13 Sept. 1653–?Mar. 1660.C231/6, p. 267; C193/13/5, f. 43v. Judge, relief of poor prisoners, Som., Bristol and Bath 5 Oct. 1653. Commr. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. by Feb. 1654–10 July 1660;C181/6, pp. 12, 375. ejecting scandalous ministers, Glos., Oxon. 28 Aug. 1654.A. and O.

Military: capt. of horse (parlian.), army of 3rd earl of Essex, 30 July 1642–44;SP28/3b, f. 343. regt. of Sir Robert Pye I* bef. summer 1644.BHO, Cromwell Assoc. database; M. Wanklyn, Reconstructing the New Model Army (2015–16), i. 53. Maj. of horse, regt. of Richard Graves, New Model army, Apr. 1645 – June 1647; col. May 1647-June 1649.Firth and Davis, Regimental Hist. i. 102–114. Gov. Bristol 4 Oct. 1649-May 1655.Whitelocke, Mems. iii. 113. Col. and capt. militia horse, Glos. 3 Jan. 1651–?1655.CSP Dom. 1651, p. 513.

Central: commr. high ct. of justice, 6 Jan. 1649.A. and O. Visitor, Oxf. Univ. 23 May 1649.CJ vi. 215b.

Civic: freeman, Bristol 9 Mar. 1652.Bristol RO, 04264/5, p. 31. Burgess and guildbrother, Edinburgh 22 Apr. 1657.Recs. Burgh Edinburgh, 1655–65, 55.

Scottish: cllr. of state, May 1655–59.CSP Dom. 1655, pp. 108, 152. Commr. assessment, Edinburgh Shire 31 Dec. 1655, 26 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660.Acts Parl. Scot. vi. Part 2, 839; A. and O. J.p. 1656–?Scot. and Protectorate ed. Firth, 311. Commr. security of protector, Scotland 27 Nov. 1656.A. and O.

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Likenesses

Likenesses: oil on canvas, by or aft. R. Walker;NPG. oil on canvas, copy of the former.Red Lodge Museum, Bristol.

Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

SCROPE, Adrian (1601-60), of Wormsley, Oxon.

Will
attainted.
Estates
inherited manor of Wormsley, Keldridge Woods and other lands, parish of Lewknor, Oxon.;CSP Dom. 1661-2, p. 52; E178/6414. lessee of Cockrington St Leonard rectory, Lincs. 1656.LPL, Comm. X I a/3, f. 115.
Oxford 1644
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