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LOWER, William (1519/24-84), of Polscoe in St. Winnow, Cornw.

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b. 1519 /24, 1st s. of John Lower of Polscoe in St. Winnow by Margaret, da. and coh. of Thomas Upton of Trelaske. m. settlement 6 Oct. 1540, Agnes, da. of Thomas Treffry of Fowey and St. Kew, 5s. 2da. suc. fa. by 1540.Date of birth estimated from marriage and appearance as a county-elector in 1545. Vis. Cornw. ed. Vivian, 299; J. Maclean, Trigg Minor, iii. 378.
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J.p. Cornw. 1569 – d.; v.-adm. by 1570; sheriff 1578–9.SP12/60, ff. 83–84; APC, vii. 357.

Main residence: Polscoe in St. Winnow, Cornw.
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LOWE, alias FYFIELD, Simon (by 1522-78), of London and Bromley, Kent.

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b. by 1522, s. of Ralph Lowe. m. by 1550, Margaret, da. of William or Christopher Lacy of Brearley, Yorks. 3s. inc. Sir Thomas 4da.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Vis. London (Harl. Soc. i), 76; Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. lxxiv), 52; Glover’s Vis. Yorks. ed. Foster, 331.
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Warden, Merchant Taylors’ Co. 1549 – 50, master 1557–8.C. M. Clode, Guild of Merchant Taylors, i. 151; Recs. Guild of Merchant Taylors, ed. Hopkins, 118–19. Clode, ii. 341 gives Thomas Rowe in error as master in 1557.

Main residences: London; Bromley, Kent.
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LOWE ALIAS FYFIELD, Simon (by 1522-78)

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LOVELL, Sir Thomas II (by 1528-67), of Barton Bendish and East Harling, Norf.

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b. by 1528, 1st s. of Sir Francis Lovell of Barton Bendish and East Harling by Anne, da. of George Ashby of Herts. m. 1538, Elizabeth, da. of Sir Philip Paris of Little Linton, Cambs., 7s. 4da. suc. fa. 20 Jan. 1552. Kntd. 2 Oct. 1553.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., C142/96/41. Vis. Norf. (Harl. Soc. xxxii), 191; Blomefield, Norf. i. 328; Norf. Arch. xviii. 46 seq.
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J.p. Norf. 1554, 1561, 1564; commr. loan 1557.CPR, 1553–4, p. 22; SP11/11, f. 116.

Main residences: Barton Bendish; East Harling, Norf.
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LOVELL, Sir Thomas II (by 1528-67)

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LOVELL, Sir Thomas I (by 1450-1524), of East Harling, Norf. and Elsing by Enfield, Mdx.

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b. by 1450, 5th s. of Sir Ralph Lovell of Barton Bendish, Norf. by Joan. educ. L. Inn, adm. 1464. m. (1) Eleanor, da. of Geoffrey Ratcliff; (2) Isabel, da. and coh. of Thomas, 9th Lord Ros, wid. Kntd. 16 June 1487, banneret 17 June 1497, KG nom. bef. May 1503.Date of birth estimated from education. Vis. Norf. (Harl. Soc. xxxii), 190-1; Blomefield, Norf. i. 272; CP, ii. 546.
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Treasurer, L. Inn 1472 – 75, autumn reader 1475, gov. 1475 – 76, 1479 – 80, 1481–2.

J.p. Norf. 1478 – 81, 1485 – d., Mdx. 1491 – d., Oxon. 1493 – 1515, Notts. 1493 – 1514, midland counties 1493, Staffs. 1493, 1508 – d., Berks. 1495 – d., Surr. 1505 – d., esquire of the body 1485, knight 1487; Councillor 1485; treasurer of the chamber 1485 – Aug. 1492, of the Household Aug. 1492 – 24 Apr. 1522; chancellor of the Exchequer 12 Oct. 1485 – 28 May 1516; constable, Wallingford castle (with Sir William Stonor) Nottingham castle 1489, the Tower 1513; warden and c.j. in eyre, Sherwood forest 1489, this side of the Trent, 1510; jt. (with James Hobart) steward, duchy of Lancaster, Cambs., Norf., and Suff., 1489 – 1518; commr. array Norf. 1490, Notts. 1511, midland counties 1513, subsidy Bucks. 1512, Mdx. 1512, 1514, 1515, 1523, Norf. 1515, 1523, Household 1514, 1515, enclosures Mdx. 1517; apprentice-at-law retained by duchy of Lancaster by 1498; high steward, universities of Oxford and Cambridge 1509; marshal of the Household 1512 – 13; master of wards 14 June 1513–18, jt. (with Richard Weston) Jan. 1518 – Dec. 1520; lt. of Calais temp. Hen. VIII. CPR, 1476–85, p. 566; 1485–94, pp. 18, 23, 205, 265–7; 1494–1509, pp. 482–508, 630–61; W. C. Richardson, Tudor Chamber Admin. 484–7; Statutes, iii. 82, 86, 116–17, 170–3; Somerville, Duchy, i. 453, 595; Al. Cant. ii. 108; Al. Ox. 941; LP Hen. VIII, i-iii.

Speaker of House of Commons 1485.

Main residences: East Harling, Norf.; Elsing by Enfield, Mdx.
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LOVELL, Sir Thomas I (by 1450-1524)

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LOVELACE, John (by 1497-1558), of Hurley, Berks.

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b. by 1497, s. of John Lovelace (d.1518) of Wargrave. m. (1) Joan, s.p.; (2) by 1541, Grace, da. of Richard Turner of Binfield, 5s. 2da.Apparently of age at father’s death. CP, viii. 229n, 230n; PCC 70 Noodes ptd. Berks., Bucks. and Oxon. Arch. Jnl. xi. 47-55.
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Escheator, Oxon and Berks. 1550 – 51; commr. relief Berks. 1550, gaol delivery, Oxford 1554; j.p.q. Berks. 1554.CPR, 1553, pp. 348, 351; 1553–4, pp. 17, 34.

Main residence: Hurley, Berks.
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LOVELACE, John (by 1497-1558)

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LOVEDAY, Thomas (by 1513-58), of Gloucester.

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b. by 1513, prob. 1st s. of Thomas Loveday of Gloucester by Elizabeth. m. Margaret, 1s. 1da.Date of birth estimated from first reference. W. Bazeley, Recs. Gloucester Cathedral, i. 129-31.
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Steward, Gloucester 1534 – 35, sheriff 1536 – 37, 1541 – 42, alderman 1539 – d., master of the guild of Holy Trinity 1540 – 41, of St. Margaret’s hospital 1543 – 44, coroner 1541 – 42, 1554 – 55, mayor 1546 – 47, 1555–6.Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. Trans. xxxiv. 113–14; Gloucester Guildhall 1300; 1375, ff. 28, 31.

Main residence: Gloucester.
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LOVEDAY, Thomas (by 1513-58)

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