MARTIN, Thomas (1520/21-92/93), of Winterbourne St. Martin, Dorset; Steeple Morden, Cambs. and London.

Family and Education

b. 1520 /21, 1st s. of John Martin of Cerne, Dorset. educ. Winchester adm. 1533; New Coll. Oxf. adm. 7 Mar. 1538, fellow 1540, BCL by 1547, DCL 1555; Bourges Univ. c.1550, DCL by 1554; Paris 1551; adv. Doctors’ Commons 15 Jan. 1554; Camb. LLD 1587. m. (1) by Jan. 1555, Mary, da. of John Roys of London, 2s. 1da.; (2) Margery, wid. of William Denton (d.1565) of Southwark, Surr. and Stedham, Suss. 1da.Aged 12 on entering Winchester College. Vis. Cambs. (Harl. Soc. xli), 47; Emden; Biog. Reg. Univ. Oxf. 1501-40, p. 384; PCC 60 Neville.

Offices Held

Warden of Swansea, Glam. 8 May 1554; official, arch-deaconry of Berks. by 1554; chancellor, Stephen Gardiner, bp. of Winchester by 1554 – 55; commr. visit Oxf. univ. 1555, collect surveys and accts. religious houses 1556, heresy 1557, heretical books 1557; Queen’s proctor at trial of Cranmer 1555; master of requests by July 1556, in Chancery by May 1557; jt. prothonotary, Chancery 16 June 1557–60.Emden, 384; CPR, 1555–7, pp. 281, 370, 485, 555; 1557–8, p. 14.

Parlimentarian

MARTIN, Thomas (1520/21-92/93), of Winterbourne St. Martin, Dorset; Steeple Morden, Cambs. and London.

Main residences: Winterbourne St. Martin, Dorset and Steeple Morden, Cambs. and London.

Author

S.R.J.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

MARTIN, Thomas (1520/21-92/93)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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