PETRE, Sir William (1505/6-72), of Ingatestone, Essex and Aldersgate Street, London.

Family and Education

b. 1505 /6, s. of John Petre of Tor Newton, Devon, by Alice, da. of John Collinge of Woodland, Devon;Vivian, Vis. Devon , 592. bro. of John and Robert. educ. Oxf. by 1519; fellow, All Souls 1523; BCL and BCnL 1526; DCL and adv. Doctors’ Commons 1533. m. (1) ?Feb. 1534, Gertrude (d.1541), da. of Sir John Tyrell of Warley, Essex, 1s. d.v.p. 2da.; (2) by Mar. 1542, Ann (d.1582), da. of William Browne, ld. mayor of London, wid. of John Tyrell of Heron in East Thorndon, Essex, 4s. inc. Sir John 2da. Kntd. 1544.

Offices Held

Proctor, ct. of chancellor, Oxf. Univ. by 1527 – 28; principal, Peckwater Inn, Oxf. Jan. 1530 – Feb. 1534; clerk in Chancery by 1533, master 1536 – 41; official principal and commissary to Cromwell as vicegerent 13 Jan. 1536–40; canon of Lincoln and prebendary of Langford Ecclesia Nov. 1536 – Apr. 1537; receiver of petitions in the Lords, Parlts. of 1539, 1542; King’s councillor 5 Oct. 1540; principal sec. 21 Jan. 1544 – Mar. 1557; j.p. Essex by 1544 – d.; PC by 1545; custos rot. Essex 1547 – d.; keeper, seal ‘ad causas ecclesiasticus’ 18 Aug. 1548; treasurer, ct. of first fruits and tenths 22 Oct. 1549 – 25 Jan. 1553; commr. relief, Essex 1550, chantries 1553; gov. Chelmsford g.s. 1551; chancellor, order of the Garter 1553.LP Hen. VIII, xx(1), pp. 314, 322; CPR, 1547–8, p. 83; 1553–4, p. 160; Emden, Biog. Reg. Univ. Oxf. 1501–4, pp. 445–6.

Parlimentarian

PETRE, William (1505/6-72), of Ingatestone, Essex and Aldersgate Street, London.

Main residences: Ingatestone, Essex; Aldersgate Street, London.

Notes

This biography is largely based upon F. G. Emmison, Tudor Secretary

Author

N.M.F.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

PETRE, Sir William (1505/6-72)

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