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b. c. 1578, 1st s. of John Denny, yeoman of Beccles, Suff.W. Rye, Norf. Fams. 161. educ. Beccles sch. (Mr. Darley); Biog. Hist. Caius Coll. comp. J. Venn, i. 154. Caius, Camb. 1594, aged 16, scholar 1595-6; Barnard’s Inn c.1597-8; G. Inn 1598, called by 1616. Al. Cant.; GI Admiss. m. (1) by March 1621, Frances (d. 12 Feb. 1631), MI, N. ambulatory, Norwich Cathedral. da. of James Taverner of Norwich, 1s.; Norf. RO, Rye ms 4, p. 372. (2) Dorothy (d. 10 Feb. 1634), s.p. GL, ms 6673/2, unfol. suc. fa. 1620; Add. 19112, f. 79v. Kntd. 31 Oct. 1627. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 193. d. 26 Mar. 1642. MI, N. ambulatory, Norwich Cathedral.
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Fee’d counsel, Norwich 1616–19, Norf. RO, NCR Case 16/D/5, ff. 52, 87v. Gt. Yarmouth, Norf. 1618–29; Ibid. Y/C19/5, f. 197v. reader, Barnard’s Inn 1617–18; Readers and Readings in Inns of Ct. and Chancery ed. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. xiii), 194. steward, Norwich 1619–29; Norf. RO, NCR Case 16/D/5, ff. 87v, 246v. ancient, G. Inn 1622, reader, Lent term 1624, Autumn term 1625, treas. 1627–8; PBG Inn, 229, 246, 260, 279, 285. KC 1627–d.; List of Eng. Law Officers comp. J.C. Sainty (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. vii), 85. recorder, Norwich 1629-Feb. 1642; Norf. RO, NCR Case 16/D/5, ff. 246v, 368. sjt.-at law 1637–d. Order of Sjts.-at-Law comp. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. v), 376.

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DENNY, William (c.1578-1642), of Norwich, Norf. and Gray’s Inn, London
Main residences: Norwich, Norf.; Gray's Inn, London.
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Commons 1604-1629
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DENNY, William (c.1578-1642)

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