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PETYT, John (by 1464-1532), of London.

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b. by 1464, s. of Nicholas Petyt of Dent-le-Dale, Yorks. m. (1) by 1485; (2) 1521, Lucy (d. 28 Nov. 1558), da. of John Wattes of London, at least 1s. 2da.Date of birth estimated from first reference. LP Hen. VIII, i; Narr. Ref. (Cam. Soc. lxxvii), 28, 299; PCC 12 Maynwaryng, 36 Milles.
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Warden, Grocers’ Co. 1519 – 20; auditor, London 1523 – 25, 1529–31.Wardens of Grocers’ Co. ed. Grantham, 16; City of London RO, Guildhall, jnl. 12, ff. 244v, 293v; 13, ff. 153v, 238.

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PETYT, John (by 1464-1532), of London.
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PETYT, Cyriak (by 1517-91), of Boughton under Blean, Kent.

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b. by 1517, s. of William Petyt of Brabourne by a da. of one Gladwines of Herts. m. by 1552, Florence, da. of Robert Charnocke of Holcot, Beds., 5s. 4da.Date of birth estimated from first reference. LP Hen. VIII, xiv; Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. lxxv), 19-20; CPR, 1555-7, p. 379; Vis. Beds. (Harl. Soc. xix), 12; Boughton under Blean Regs. ed. Boodle, 70; Arch. Cant. xxii. 189; Mill Stephenson, Mon. Brasses, 211.
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Servant of John Baker I by 1543; under steward, manors of Langport, Littlebourne, Minster, Newington Belhouse, Newington Fee, Stodmarsh, Tirlingham and Waltham, Kent 1545; commr. relief, Kent, Canterbury 1550, for heretical books, diocese of Canterbury 1556, division of crown lands, Kent 1557, to survey lands of abpric. of Canterbury 1560; j.p. Kent 1554; surveyor of lands for Cardinal Pole in 1556–7.LP Hen. VIII, xviii, xxi; CPR, 1553, pp. 355, 361; 1553–4, pp. 21, 36; 1555–7, p. 24; 1557–8, pp. 364, 398; 1558–60, p. 422; SP11/11, f. 130v.

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PETYT, Cyriak (by 1517-91), of Boughton under Blean, Kent.
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PETTIFER, George (by 1489-1558/59), of Chipping Wycombe, Bucks.

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b. by 1489, s. of John Pettifer of Chipping Wycombe by Catherine. m. Agnes, 3s. 1da. suc. fa. Feb./Mar. 1505.Presumed to be of age at election. PCC 27 Holgrave; Bucks. RO, D/A/WE/11/270.
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Mayor, Chipping Wycombe 1526 – 27, 1532 – 35, 1538 – 39, 1541 – 42, 1551–2.First Wycombe Ledger Bk. nos. 88, 98; St.Ch.2/32/119; T. Langley, Hundred of Desborough, 79.

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PETTIFER, George (by 1489-1558/59), of Chipping Wycombe, Bucks.
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PETRE, William (1505/6-72), of Ingatestone, Essex and Aldersgate Street, London.

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b. 1505 /6, s. of John Petre of Tor Newton in Torbryan, Devon by Alice, da. of John Collinge of Woodland, Devon; bro. of John I and Robert. educ. Oxf. adm. by 1519; fellow, All Souls 1523; BCL and BCnL 1526; DCL 1533; adv. Doctors’ Commons 8 Mar. 1533. m. (1) ?Feb. 1534, Gertrude (d. 28 May 1541), da. of Sir John Tyrrell of Warley, Essex, 1s. d.v.p. 2da.; (2) by Mar. 1542, Anne (d. 10 Mar. 1582), da. of William Browne of Flambards Hall, Essex and London, wid. of John Tyrrell (d.1540) of Heron in East Thorndon, Essex, 4s. inc. Sir John 2da. Kntd. Jan. 1544.Date of birth estimated from age given on portrait, R. C. Strong, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 246-7. This biography draws largely on F. G. Emmison, Tudor Sec., individual references to which are not given. DNB; Emden, Biog. Reg. Univ. Oxf. 1501-40, pp. 445-6.
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Proctor, ct. chancellor, univ. Oxf. by 1527 – 28; principal, Peckwater Inn, Oxf. Jan. 1530 – Feb. 1534; clerk in Chancery by 1533, master 1536 – 41; official principal and commissary to Cromwell as vicegerent 13 Jan. 1536–40; canon of Lincoln and prebendary of Langford Ecclesia Nov. 1536 – Apr. 1537; receiver of petitions in the Lords, Parlts. of 1539, 1542; King’s Councillor 5 Oct. 1540; principal sec. 21 Jan. 1544 – Mar. 1557; j.p. Essex by 1544 – d.; PC by 1545 – d.; custos rot. Essex 1547 – d.; keeper, seal ad causas ecclesiasticas 18 Aug. 1548; treasurer, ct. first fruits and tenths 22 Oct. 1549 – 25 Jan. 1553; commr. relief, Essex 1550, chantries 1553; gov. Chelmsford g.s. 1551; chancellor, order of the Garter 27 Sept. 1553.Emden, 445; LP Hen. VIII, xx, xxi; CPR, 1547–8, p. 83; 1553–4, p. 160; LJ, i. 103, 165.

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PETRE, William (1505/6-72), of Ingatestone, Essex and Aldersgate Street, London.
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PETRE, John II (by 1517-81), of Exeter and Bowhay, Devon.

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b. by 1517, prob. s. of Otes Petre of Exeter and Bowhay. m. (1) by 1538, Wilmot, da. of John Petre of Tor Newton in Torbryan, 4s. 1da.; (2) Alice, da. of Walter Smith of Totnes, wid. of John Hurst (d.1555), 4s. 3da.Date of birth estimated from marriage. Vis. Devon (Harl. Soc. vi), 210; Vis. Devon, ed. Colby, 169; Vis. Devon, ed. Vivian, 592; Trans. Dev. Assoc. xlv. 429; C142/198/41.
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Bailiff, Exeter 1553 – 54, member, the Twenty-Four Sept. 1554–?d., receiver 1555 – 56, sheriff 1556 – 57, mayor 1557 – 58, 1562 – 63, 1575 – 76; gov. merchant adventurers 1560–1.R. Izacke, Exeter (1681), 52, 127–8, 130, 135; CPR, 1558–60, p. 427; Exeter act bk. 2, ff. 134, 146, 156.

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PETRE, John II (by 1517-81), of Exeter and Bowhay, Devon.
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