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DENNYS, Sir Edward (c.1582-1641), of Shanklin, I.o.W.

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b. c. 1582, o.s. of Thomas Dennys of Shanklin and Mary, da. of German Richards of Yaverland, I.o.W.W. Berry, Hants Gen. 271; Hants Field Club Procs. v. 80. educ. L. Inn 1601. LI Admiss. m. by 1614, Mary, da. of Anthony Dawley, attorney, of Winchester, Hants, 1s. 2da. d.v.p. Vis. Hants (Harl. Soc. lxiv), 171. suc. fa. 1606, aged 24; C142/300/176. Kntd. 20 July 1607. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 143. d. 8 July 1641. C142/619/40.
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Commr. to survey Brading harbour, I.o.W. 1622; STAC 8/30/7. freeman, Newport I.o.W. 1623, I.o.W. RO, NBC 45/2, f. 196v. Yarmouth I.o.W. 1625; Add. 5669, f. 69. j.p. Hants 1624–d., C231/4, f. 170; I.o.W. RO, OG/BB/433. dep. lt. 1625–d.; I.o.W. RO, OG/BB/66, 393. commr. Privy Seal loan, I.o.W. 1625, Forced Loan 1626–7; SP16/22/91; E401/2586, p. 174; APC, 1625–6, p. 380; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 145. commr. impressment of soldiers, Hants and I.o.W. 1625, Hants 1626, APC, 1625–6, p. 180, 1626, p. 14. survey of defences, I.o.W. 1626, APC, 1625–6, p. 376. oyer and terminer and martial law, Hants 1627, 1635, I.o.W. 1628; C181/3, f. 240v; APC, 1627–8, p. 318; CSP Dom. 1635, p. 319. capt. of Cowes Castle, I.o.W. 1627–8; CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 23. commr. piracy, Hants and I.o.W. 1635–6, C181/5, ff. 24, 58v. maltsters, Hants 1636, PC2/46, p. 273. sewers, Hants and Suss. 1638. C181/5, f. 115v.

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DENNY, Sir Edward (1569-1637), of Abbey House, Waltham Abbey, Essex

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b. 15 Aug. 1569,C142/173/71. 4th but 2nd surv. s. of Henry Denny (d.1574) of Cheshunt, Herts. and Waltham Abbey and his 1st w. Honora, da. of William, Lord Grey of Wilton. educ. St. John’s, Camb. 1585. m. c.1590/1, Mary (d. 18 Mar. 1638), 4th da. of Thomas Cecil†, 1st earl of Exeter, 1da. d.v.p. suc. bro. Robert 1576; Kntd. 26 Oct. 1589; CP; Al. Cant.; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 87. cr. Bar. Denny of Waltham 27 Oct. 1604, earl of Norwich 17-24 Oct. 1626. 47th DKR, 100; CSP Dom. 1625-6, p. 576; CSP Dom. Addenda, 1625-49, p. 167. d. 24 Oct. 1637. W. Winters, Waltham Holy Cross, 62. His i.p.m. incorrectly records the date as 31 Dec.: C142/718/143. sig. Edw. Denney.
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J.p. Essex and Herts. by 1593–1636; Cal. Assize Recs. Essex Indictments, Eliz. ed. J.S. Cockburn, 393, 538; Cal. Assize Recs. Herts. Indictments, Eliz. ed. J.S. Cockburn, 97, 168; Cal. Assize Recs. Essex Indictments, Jas. I ed. J.S. Cockburn, 1, 253; Cal. Assize Recs. Herts. Indictments, Jas. I ed. J.S. Cockburn, 7, 284. commr. charitable uses, Herts. 1600, 1608 – at least09, 1612, 1621, Essex 1600 – at least01, 1604, 1607, 1610 – at least14, 1619 – 20, 1629-at least 1630; C93/1/12, 18, 19; 93/3/3, 12; 93/4/4, 9, 13, 16; 93/5/5, 7, 16; 93/6/6; 93//8/5; 93/9/10; C192/1, unfol. kpr. Epping Walk, Waltham Forest, Essex 1602 – d., Chingford Walk and New Lodge (jt.) 1605 – 36, (sole) 1636–d.; PSO 5/2, unfol. July 1602; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 230; 1635, p. 602; W.R. Fisher, Forest of Essex, 382–3. commr. subsidy, Essex 1602, 1606 – 08, 1621 – 22, 1624, Herts. 1621 – 22, 1624; Eg. 2644, f. 171; 2651, f. 14v; SP14/31/1; C212/22/20–1, 23. sheriff, Herts. 1602–3; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 64. commr. sewers, Lea valley, Essex and Herts. 1607-at least 1623, C181/2, f. 50; 181/3, f. 91v. highways and bridges, Essex 1609, 1618, C193/6, no. 188; C181/2, f. 318v. Chipping Ongar bridge to Ilford bridge 1620, Havering and Dagenham levels 1622 – at least31, Rainham bridge to Mucking mill 1627, C181/3, ff. 19, 42v, 233; 181/4, f. 76. oyer and terminer, the Verge 1613 – 17, Essex (highways’ repair) 1614 – at least22, Herts. 1622, Home circ. 1635, C181/2, ff. 179, 225v, 287; 181/3, ff. 68v, 69; 181/5, f. 8. Forced Loan, Essex and Herts. 1626–7, Bodl. Firth C4, p. 257; C193/12/2, f. 23. to construct trench for an aquaduct bet. Hoddesdon, Herts. and London 1631. C181/4, f. 93.

Member, Virg. Co. 1612 – at least20, cttee. 1612. A. Brown, Genesis of US, ii. 542; Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, iii. 322.

Member, Lord Hay’s extraordinary embassy, France 1616. R.E. Schreiber, The First Carlisle (Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. lxxiv. pt. 7), p. 14.

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DENNY, Sir Edward (1569-1637), of Abbey House, Waltham Abbey, Essex
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DENNY, William (c.1578-1642), of Norwich, Norf. and Gray’s Inn, London

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b. c. 1578, 1st s. of John Denny, yeoman of Beccles, Suff.W. Rye, Norf. Fams. 161. educ. Beccles sch. (Mr. Darley); Biog. Hist. Caius Coll. comp. J. Venn, i. 154. Caius, Camb. 1594, aged 16, scholar 1595-6; Barnard’s Inn c.1597-8; G. Inn 1598, called by 1616. Al. Cant.; GI Admiss. m. (1) by March 1621, Frances (d. 12 Feb. 1631), MI, N. ambulatory, Norwich Cathedral. da. of James Taverner of Norwich, 1s.; Norf. RO, Rye ms 4, p. 372. (2) Dorothy (d. 10 Feb. 1634), s.p. GL, ms 6673/2, unfol. suc. fa. 1620; Add. 19112, f. 79v. Kntd. 31 Oct. 1627. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 193. d. 26 Mar. 1642. MI, N. ambulatory, Norwich Cathedral.
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Fee’d counsel, Norwich 1616–19, Norf. RO, NCR Case 16/D/5, ff. 52, 87v. Gt. Yarmouth, Norf. 1618–29; Ibid. Y/C19/5, f. 197v. reader, Barnard’s Inn 1617–18; Readers and Readings in Inns of Ct. and Chancery ed. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. xiii), 194. steward, Norwich 1619–29; Norf. RO, NCR Case 16/D/5, ff. 87v, 246v. ancient, G. Inn 1622, reader, Lent term 1624, Autumn term 1625, treas. 1627–8; PBG Inn, 229, 246, 260, 279, 285. KC 1627–d.; List of Eng. Law Officers comp. J.C. Sainty (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. vii), 85. recorder, Norwich 1629-Feb. 1642; Norf. RO, NCR Case 16/D/5, ff. 246v, 368. sjt.-at law 1637–d. Order of Sjts.-at-Law comp. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. v), 376.

J.p. Norf. and Suff. 1620–d.; C193/13/1, f. 74; C193/12/2, f. 42; SP16/405, ff. 49v, 62v. commr. oyer and terminer, Norwich 1619 – d., Norf. and Suff. 1635 – d., Norf. and Beds. 1636, C181/2, f. 349; 181/5, ff. 32, 72v, 104, 210v, 218. bankrupts, Norwich 1621, C66/2228. sewers, Norf. 1621, C181/3, f. 41. destruction game 1621, APC, 1621–3, p. 30. fen drainage 1625, C181/3, f. 164. seabreaches 1625, Ibid. f. 189v. Norf. and Suff. 1638, C181/5, f. 103. Forced Loan, Norf. 1626–7, W. Rye, Norf. State Pprs. 48. knighthood fines 1630–2, E178/5520, ff. 7, 10, 13, 19, 22. worsted stuffs 1633, PC2/43, p. 72. lands of John Cremer 1636, C181/5, f. 55. maltsters 1636. PC2/46, p. 374.

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DENNY, William (c.1578-1642), of Norwich, Norf. and Gray’s Inn, London
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DENNE, Thomas (1577-1656), of St Alphege, Canterbury, Kent and the Inner Temple, London; later of Denne Hill, Kingston, Kent

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bap. 1 Sept. 1577, 1st s. of Robert Denne, yeoman of Denne Hill and Thomasine, da. of Thomas Dane of St. John’s, Thanet, Kent. educ. King’s sch. Canterbury 1589; I. Temple 1598, called 1607. m. by Oct. 1611, Dorothy (bur. 21 Aug. 1637), da. of John Tanfield of Copfold Hall, Margaretting, Essex, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 5da. 1 other ch. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1594. bur. 1 Aug. 1656 1 Aug. 1656.W. Berry, Kentish Genealogies, 194-6; Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. xlii), 99-100; Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiii), 295-6; Lists of Scholars of King’s Sch. Canterbury comp. W. Urry et al.; I. Temple Admiss.; Regs. St. Giles in Kingston, Kent ed. C. Hales Wilkie, 9, 130, 131; Regs. St. Alphaege, Canterbury ed. J.M. Cowper, 15-18, 20, 208.
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Dep. reader, Clifford’s Inn 1609, reader, Lyon’s Inn 1614, Clifford’s Inn 1616, I. Temple 1628;Readings and Moots at the Inns of Ct. II ed. S.L. Thorne and J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. cv), cvi; J.H. Baker and J.S. Ringrose, Cat. of English Legal Mss in CUL, 424; CITR, 164. fee’d counsel, Canterbury 1617 – at least36, recorder 1643–55;Canterbury Cathedral Archives, CC/FA/22(1), f. 344; FA/24, f. 293; FA/25, f. 195v; FA/26, ff. 244, 301. steward, reader’s dinner, I. Temple 1623, bencher 1626 – d., reader’s attendant 1627, auditor 1628 – 29, 1631 – 32, 1638–9. CITR, 139, 155, 161, 170, 191, 231, 244.

Freeman, Canterbury 1617, Roll of Freemen of City of Canterbury comp. J.M. Cowper, 315. common councilman to 11 Mar. 1656; Canterbury Cathedral Archives, CC/AC/4, f. 399v. commr. oyer and terminer, Canterbury 1622, C181/3, f. 70. subsidy 1624;C212/22/23. j.p. Kent 1630–d.; C231/5, f. 38; Cent. Kent. Stud. Q/JC/6, 7. commr. repair of highways, Kent 1631, C181/4, f. 88v. charitable uses 1633, C192/1, unfol. assessment (chairman), Canterbury 1643 – 45, 1647–53. A. and O. i. 336, 451, 541, 620, 640, 968; ii. 36, 301, 469, 666; SP28/252, items ‘B’ and ‘C’, passim; A.M. Everitt, Community of Kent and Gt. Rebellion, 177.

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DENNE, Thomas (1577-1656), of St Alphege, Canterbury, Kent and the Inner Temple, London; later of Denne Hill, Kingston, Kent
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DELBRIDGE, John (1564-1639), of Barnstaple and Bishop’s Tawton, Devon

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bap. 9 July 1564, 2nd s. of Richard Delbridge (d. aft. 1595) of Barnstaple, merchant and his w. Alice. m. 10 Jan. 1585, Agnes (bur. 15 May 1639), da. of Henry Downe of Barnstaple, 5s. (4 d.v.p.) 3da. (2 d.v.p.).D. Drake, ‘Barnstaple MPs’, Reps. and Trans. Devon Assoc. lxxii. 258; Barnstaple Par. Reg. ed. T. Wainwright, i. 10, 13, 29, 31, 34-5, 38, 40, 43; iii. 21, 23-5, 32, 43, 59; Barnstaple Recs. ed. J.R. Chanter and T. Wainwright, i. 222. d. 24 June 1639. WARD 7/94/180.
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Freeman, Barnstaple by 1596, J.R. Chanter, Literary Hist. of Barnstaple, 104. mayor 1600 – 01, 1615 – 16, 1633 – 34, capital burgess by 1611, J.B. Gribble, Memorials of Barnstaple, 202, 399. capt. militia ft. by 1629, clerk of the market 1633–4. Barnstaple Recs. i. 35; ii. 108.

Servant to Sir Robert Cecil† by 1602-at least 1606. HMC Hatfield, xii. 210; xviii. 213.

Member, E.I. Co. 1611–21, T.K. Rabb, Enterprise and Empire, 279; CSP Col. E.I. 1617–21, p. 506. French Co. 1611, Rabb, 279. Virg. Co. 1612-at least 1623, A. Brown, Genesis of US, 548; Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, iv. 157. N.W. Passage Co. 1612, CSP Col. E.I. 1513–1616, p. 240. Somers Is. Co. 1615-at least 1622. Brown, 770; Hist. of the Bermudas ed. J.H. Lefroy (Hakluyt Soc. lxv), 216; Letters from Bermuda 1615–46 ed. V.A. Ives, 244.

Member, Council for Virg. 1621. Recs. Virg. Co. i. 473.

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DELBRIDGE, John (1564-1639), of Barnstaple and Bishop’s Tawton, Devon
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DELAVAL, Sir John (by 1579-1652), of Dissington, Northumb.

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b. by 1579,Age calculated from date of admiss. to M. Temple. 2nd s. of Sir Robert Delaval (d.1607) of Seaton Delaval, Northumb. and Dorothy, da. of Sir Ralph Grey of Chillingham, Northumb. Hist. Northumb. (Northumb. Co. Hist. Cttee.), ix. 169-70, 172. educ. M. Temple 1595. M. Temple Admiss. m. (1) by 1603, Anne (bur. 3 July 1608), da. of Sir George Bowes† of Streatlam, co. Dur. and wid. of Thomas Hilton (d.1598) of Castle Hilton, co. Dur., 1s. 1da.; (2) settlement 13 Dec. 1612, Elizabeth (bur. 27 Aug. 1658), da. of Sir George Selby* of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb., 4s. (1 d.v.p.) 4da. Hist. Northumb. ix. 172; CP, vii. 33. Kntd. 4 May 1617. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 163. d. 12 Aug. 1652. Hist. Northumb. ix. 172. sig. John Delavale.
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J.p. Northumb. c.1607-at least 1640, by 1650–d., C66/1748, 2859; C193/13/3, f. 49; 193/13/4, f. 73v. sheriff 1610 – 11, 1624 – 25, 1634–5, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 99. collector, Privy Seal loan 1612–13; E403/2732, f. 203. commr. oyer and terminer, Cumb., Northumb., Westmld. 1618-at least 1625, C181/2, f. 310v; 181/3, f. 107. Northumb. 1644, C181/5, f. 245v. inquiry, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1618–20, C181/2, ff. 310v, 340; 181/3, f. 14. to suppress malefactors, Borders 1619, T. Rymer, Foedera, vii. pt. 3, p. 97. survey bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumb. 1620, APC, 1619–21, pp. 123–4, 172; SP14/113/6. subsidy, Northumb. 1622, 1624; C212/22/21, 23. town clerk, Newcastle-upon-Tyne from 1623; Hist. Northumb. ix. 172. dep. v.-adm. Northumb. by 1626-at least 1638, CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 411; HCA 30/158, f. 422. v.-adm. co. Durham and Northumb. 1640-at least 1641; Vice Admirals of the Coast comp. J.C. Sainty and A.D. Thrush (L. and I. Soc. cccxxi), 18, 40. dep. lt. Northumb. by 1627-at least 1640, SP16/66/86; CSP Dom. 1640–1, p. 175. commr. Forced Loan 1627, C193/12/2, f. 43. survey defences, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1635, CSP Dom. 1635, p. 269. assessment, Northumb. 1642 – 44, 1647–8, SR, v. 154; A. and O. i. 93, 547, 972, 1089. array 1642, Northants. RO, FH 133. sequestration of delinquents 1643, levying of money 1643, Northern Assoc. 1645, militia, Northumb. 1648. A. and O. i. 115, 150, 233, 707, 1241.

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DELAVAL, Sir John (by 1579-1652), of Dissington, Northumb.
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DEBNEY, Robert (d.1638), of Lower Goat Lane, Norwich, Norf.

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s. of John Debney, scrivener, of St. Gregory’s, Norwich and Cicely. m. (1) Anne (d.1631), da. of Thomas Pettus, tailor and alderman of Norwich, 1s. 2da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) Margaret (d. bef. 29 Aug. 1634), s.p.Vis. Norf. (Harl. Soc. xxxii), 221. d. 1638.
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Freeman, Norwich 1593, Reg. Norwich Freemen ed. P. Millican, 117. coroner, Norwich Cathedral 1596–1611; Extracts from Min. Bks. Norwich Cathedral ed. J.F. Williams and B. Cozens-Hardy (Norf. Rec. Soc. xxiv), 38, 45. common cllr. Norwich 1598 – 1600, 1602 – 09, sheriff 1600 – 01, member, chamberlains’ council 1606 – 09, 1614 – 16, alderman 1609 – 38, clavor 1618 – 23, mayor 1624–5, Norwich City Officers ed. T. Hawes (Norf. Rec. Soc. lii), pp. xxxiv, 51. commr. oyer and terminer 1625–38, C181/3, f. 188v; 181/4, f. 123v; 181/5, f. 83. piracy, Gt. Yarmouth, Norf. 1630. C181/4, f. 50.

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DEBNEY, Robert (d.1638), of Lower Goat Lane, Norwich, Norf.
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DEANE, Sir John (1583-1626), of Dynes Hall, Great Maplestead, Essex

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b. 1583,WARD 9/157, ff. 22v-3. o.s. of William Deane and 2nd w. Anne, da. of Thomas Egerton of London, merchant (?Mercer), Cal. of Wills in Ct. of Hustings ed. R.R. Sharpe, ii. 723. wid. of George Blyth† (d.1581) of Camb., London and York, sec. to Council in the North. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 1595, BA 1600; L. Inn 1600. Al. Ox.; LI Admiss. m. 27 Aug. 1604, Anne (d. 25 May 1633), da. of (Sir) Dru Drury† of Riddlesworth, Norf., 2s. 6da.(1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1585; Kntd. 13 May 1603. d. 17 Feb. 1626.Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiii), 47; Suff. Manorial Fams. ed. J.J. Muskett, i. 154, 357; Herts. Par. Regs. ed. Phillimore, ii. 88; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 109. The m. date is incorrectly recorded as 27 Aug. 1600 in P. Morant, Hist. and Antiqs. of Essex (1768), ii. 278, and F. Chancellor, Ancient Sepulchral Monuments of Essex, 298. sig. John Deane.
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J.p. Essex 1607–d.,Cal. Assize Recs. Essex Indictments, Jas. I ed. J.S. Cockburn, 25, 253; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 8. sheriff 1610–11, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 46. commr. oyer and terminer, repair of highways 1614 – at least22, sewers (highways and bridges) 1618, C181/2, ff. 226, 318v; 181/3, f. 68v. inquiry into lands of Thomas Plumbe of Bardfield, Essex 1618, E178/3821. charitable uses, Essex 1619–20, C93/8/5. subsidy 1621 – 22, 1624, C212/22/20–1, 23. dep. lt. 1614–d. APC, 1613–14, p.404; Maynard Ltcy. Bk. 1608–39 ed. B.W. Quintrell, 33, 93, 404.

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DEANE, Sir John (1583-1626), of Dynes Hall, Great Maplestead, Essex
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DAVYS, Matthew (c.1549-1615), of High Holborn, Mdx.

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b. c. 1549, Assuming he was 18 when receiving his BA from Oxford. 3rd or 4th s. of David Edwards of Swansea and Danygraig, Glam. and Catherine, da. of Rees ap Evan of Ynysmaerdy, Glam. G.T. Clark, Limbus Patrum Morganiae et Glamorganiae, 485-6, 527. educ. Oxf. BA 1567, Barnard’s Inn. Ibid. 527; Al. Ox.; C2/Eliz./D9/11; E112/149/44. m. Anne (d. aft. 1626), s.p. W. Glam. AS, D/D RE 1/178; Clark, 527. bur. 23 Oct. 1615 23 Oct. 1615. GL, ms 6673/1. sig. Math[ew] Davys.
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Commr. i.p.m. Glam. 1597. Cartae et Munimenta de Glam. ed. G.T. Clark, vi. 2121.

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DAVYS, Matthew (c.1549-1615), of High Holborn, Mdx.
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DAVIES, Sir John (1569-1626), of Serjeants’ Inn, Fleet Street and Charing Cross, Westminster; later of Englefield, Berks.

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bap. 16 Apr. 1569,Works in Verse and Prose ... of Sir John Davies ed. A.B. Grosart, ii. p. xxiv. 3rd s. of Edward Davies (d.1580) of Chisgrove, Tisbury, Wilts., tanner, and Mary, da. of John Bennett of Pitt House, Wilts. H.S. Pawlisch, Sir John Davies and Conquest of Ireland, 15. educ. Winchester Coll. 1580; T.F. Kirby, Winchester Scholars, 149. Queen’s, Oxf. 1585; New Inn 1587; M. Temple 1588, called 1595; Al. Ox.; M. Temple Admiss.; MTR, 354. travelled abroad (Neths.) 1592. Poems of Sir John Davies ed. R. Krueger, xxviii-xxix. m. bef. 3 Mar. 1609, Chamberlain Letters ed. N.E. McClure, i. 288. (with £6,000), Eleanor (d. 5 July 1652), da. of George Tuchet, 11th Bar. Audley and subsequently 1st earl of Castlehaven, 2s. d.v.p. 1 da. E.S. Cope, Handmaid of the Holy Spirit, 8, 17, 21, 162; Bodl. Carte 62, f. 590v. Kntd. 18 Dec. 1603. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 129. d. 7 Dec. 1626. C142/437/105. sig. Jo[hn] Davys.
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Member, Soc. Antiqs. c.1600–3. Poems of Sir John Davies, xli-xlii.

Member, embassy to Scotland 1594; Bodl. Carte 62, f. 590; Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives comp. G.M. Bell, 249. sol.-gen. [I] 1603 – 06; att.-gen. [I] 1606–19; CPR Ire. Jas. I, 5, 93, 449. commr. Ct. of Wards [I] 1609–16; Liber Munerum Publicorum Hiberniae ed. R. Lascelles, ii. 177. sjt.-at-law 1609; king’s sjt. 1612 – 23, 1st or ancient king’s sjt. 1623–d.; Order of Sjts.-at-Law ed. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. v), 179, 509; List of Eng. Law Officers comp. J.C. Sainty (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. vii), 17, 23. assize judge, Home circ. winter 1613, winter 1625, summer 1626, Northern circ. winter 1620, winter 1624, Oxf. circ. summer 1620. J.S. Cockburn, Hist. of Eng. Assizes, 269–71.

Commr. for dividing co. Cork into two counties 1606, CSP Ire. 1603–1606, p. 517. Ulster plantation by 1608-c.1610; CSP Carew, 1603–24, pp. 13–22, 61–3. j.p. Yorks. 1620, Mdx. 1620 – d., Westminster 1620 – d., Berks. 1623–d. C231/4, ff. 99, 115, 156; E163/18/12, ff. 4, 51, 105.

Member, Virg. Co. 1609. A. Brown, Genesis of US, 212.

MP [I] 1613 – 15; Speaker of the House of Commons [I] 1613–15. CSP Ire. 1611–14, p. 347.

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DAVIES, Sir John (1569-1626), of Serjeants’ Inn, Fleet Street and Charing Cross, Westminster; later of Englefield, Berks.
Main residences: Serjeants' Inn, Fleet Street; Charing Cross, Westminster; Englefield, Berks.
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