LEWIS, David (by 1520-84), of London and Abergavenny, Mon.

Family and Education

b. by 1520, 1st s. of Lewis Wallis, vicar of Abergavenny by Lucy, da. of Llewelyn Thomas Lloyd of Bedwellty, Mon. educ. Oxf. BCL 12 July 1540, fellow All Souls 1541, DCL 1548; adv. Doctors’ Commons 8 Aug. 1548. unm. Date of birth estimated from appearance as notary public. Emden, Biog. Reg. Univ. Oxf. 1501-40, p. 354; G. D. Squibb, Doctor’s Commons, 150; DNB.

Offices Held

Principal, New Inn Hall, Oxf. 27 Jan. 1546 – 27 Aug. 1548, Jesus Coll. 27 June 1571–2; master in Chancery by 1553, of requests temp. Eliz.; judge, ct. Admiralty by Dec. 1558, jt. (with John Herbert) from 1575–d.; keeper of spiritualities, Llandaff diocese sede vacante Nov. 1563; master of St. Katharine’s hospital by the Tower 1581 – d.; j.p. Mon. 1555, q. 1558/59, j.p. Glam. 1561, q. 1564 – 79; commr. loan, Mon. 1557, visit Oxf. univ. 1577; eccles. commr. by 1566; other commissions from 1564.Select Pleas in Ct. Admiralty, ii (Selden Soc. xi), pp. xi. seq.; Select Cases in Ct. Requests (ibid. xii), pp. cvii, cxx; APC, vii. 23; SP11/5, f. 32v, 11, f. 120v; 12/2, f. 49; CSP Dom. 1547–80, pp. 246, 343, 543; CPR, 1563–6, pp. 28, 29, 126; 1569–72, pp. 353–4, 440–2; Strype, Parker, i. 443.

Parlimentarian

LEWIS, David (by 1520-84), of London and Abergavenny, Mon.

Main residences: London; Abergavenny, Mon.

Author

R.J.W.S.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

LEWIS, David (by 1520-84)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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