HARE, Nicholas (by 1495-1557), of Bruisyard, Suff. and London.

Lent reader, I. Temple 1532, gov. 1538 – d.

Counsel to city of Norwich 1530 – 36, steward, sheriff’s ct. in 1531, recorder Aug. 1536 – Aug. 1540; j.p. Norf. 1531 – d., Glos., Herefs., Worcs. 1540 – 45; Mon., Salop 1543 – 45, Staffs. 1544 – 45, Suff. 1547 – d., Mdx. 1554 – d.; dep. steward, ct. augmentations, south of Trent by Nov. 1536–44 or later; Councillor 1537; member, council in the marches of Wales by 1542 – 45; master of requests Nov. 1537 – Mar. 1540, 1545 – 53, of the rolls 18 Sept. 1553 – d.; steward of the marshalsea of the Household by Apr. 1539; justice, Cheshire, Flints. 14 Aug. 1540 – 19 May 1545, Denb., Mont. 28 June 1541–45; commr. chantries, London, Mdx., Westminster 1548, Ipswich 1553, relief, Norf., Suff. 1550, heresy 1557; custos rot. Flints. c. 1547; PC 21 Aug. 1553 – d.; receiver of petitions in the Lords, Parlts. of Oct. 1553, Apr. 1554, Nov. 1554, 1555.LP Hen. VIII, v-xxi; Norwich ass. procs. 2, ff. 137, 139v, 160, 172; E405/115/37; Lansd. 12, ff. 124–30; APC, iv. 333–4, 360, 370; v. passim; CPR, 1548–9 to 1553–4 passim; LJ, i. 447, 464, 492; C193/12/1.

Speaker of House of Commons 1539.