MORE, William II (1520-1600), of Loseley, Surr.

Family and Education

b. 30 Jan. 1520, 5th but o. surv. s. of Sir Christopher More of Loselev by 1st w. Margaret, da. of Walter Mugge of Guildford. m. (1) settlement 12 June 1545, Mabel, da. of Mark Digneley of Wolverton, I.o.W., s.p.; (2) settlement 1551, Margaret, da. of Ralph Daniell of Swaffham, Norf., 1s. George 2da. suc. fa. 16 Aug. 1549. Kntd. 14 May 1576.Loseley Mss, ed. Kempe, p. xii gives date of birth. Manning and Bray, Surr. i. 95; Surr. Fines (Surr. Rec. Soc. xix), 87; Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. xliii), 2-3; Vis. Hants (Harl. Soc. lxiv), 166; C142/89/134; Guildford mus. Loseley 345/133;346/30/1-3, 1327/3, 6.

Offices Held

Alnager, Surr. and Suss. 1549; commr. relief, Surr. 1550, goods of churches and fraternities 1553, musters 1557, 1558, 1569, 1580, eccles. causes 1572, subsidy 1573, 1587, 1594; other commissions 1557 – d.; provost marshal, Surr. 1552; sheriff, Surr. and Suss. 1558 – 59, 1579 – 80; j.p.q. Surr. 1558/59; dep. lt. 1569, 1580, 1588; v.-adm. Suss. 1559 – 94; verderer, Windsor forest by 1561; constable, Farnham castle 1565; treasurer for lottery, Surr. 1567; collector of loan 1589; master of swans, Surr. 1593; dep. custos rot. by 1594; chamberlain of the Exchequer at d. PCC 9 Coode; CPR, 1553, p. 357; 1560–3, p. 485; 1563–6, pp. 42–43; 1569–72, pp. 440–2; CSP Dom. 1547–80, p. 333; 1601–3, p. 54; Surr. Arch. Colls. xxi. 105; xxiv. 15; xxxix. 55; Guildford mus. Loseley 1074; 1075; 1081/5; 1538/1, 2; 1629–30; 1632; Manning and Bray, i. 66; HMC 7th Rep. 607, 613–17, 619–20, 622, 625–6, 634, 644, 647, 651–2.

Parlimentarian

MORE, William II (1520-1600), of Loseley, Surr.

Main residence: Loseley, Surr.

Author

S.R.J.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

MORE, William II (1520-1600)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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