PRICE, Sir John (1501/2-55), of Brecon and Hereford.

Family and Education

b. 1501 /2, 1st s. of Rhys ap Gwilym ap Llywelyn of Brecon by Gwenllian, da. of Hywel Madoc. educ. Oxf.; Camb. BCL 1535/36. m. 11 Oct. 1534, Joan, da. of John Williams alias Cromwell of Southwark, Surr., 6s. inc. Gregory and Richard 5 da. 1 da. illegit. Kntd. 22 Feb. 1547. suc. fa. unknown.Aged 32 on marriage. Jones, Brec. ii. 139; Vis. Herefs. ed. Weaver, 33-34, 58; Emden, Biog. Reg. Univ. Oxf. 1501-40, pp. 463-4; Brycheiniog, viii. 101-2; PCC 39 More; NLW Jnl. ix. 255-61; DNB; DWB.

Offices Held

Servant of Cromwell by 1530; registrar, bpric. of Salisbury Dec. 1534; jt. registrar-gen. in ecclesiastical matters by 1534; public notary by 1536; sec. council in the marches of Wales 27 Sept. 1540 – d., sheriff, Brec. 1542 – 43, Herefs. 1553 – 54; j.p. Herefs., Mon., Salop, Welsh counties 1543, Cheshire, Glos., Worcs. 1545 – 47; commr. subsidy, Brec. 1543, chantries, Wales 1545, relief, Brec. 1550, goods of churches and fraternities Herefs., Hereford 1553; bailiff, Brecon 1544–5.LP Hen. VIII, iv. vii, ix, xi, xii, xiv, xvi, xx, xxi; E179/219/29; C193/12/1; 219/18C/165; CPR, 1547–8, pp. 82–84, 86, 88, 91; 1550–3, pp. 394, 397; 1553, pp. 364, 376, 414, 416; Strype, Eccles. Memorials, ii(2), 163; St. Ch. 4/3/33.Ch.4/3/33.

Parlimentarian

PRICE, Sir John (1501/2-55), of Brecon and Hereford.

Main residences: Brecon; Hereford.

Author

P.S.E.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

PRICE, Sir John (1501/2-55)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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