SWILLINGTON, Ralph (by 1485-1525), of the Inner Temple, London and Stivichall, nr. Coventry, Warws.

Family and Education

b. by 1485, s. of William Swillington of Driffield, Yorks. educ. I. Temple. m. Elizabeth, da. and h. of William Babthorpe of Ellistown, Leics., wid. of Thomas Essex (d.c.1500) of Walham Green, Mdx., s.p.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Farnham Leics. Med. Peds. 24; C1/355/46.

Offices Held

Lent reader, I. Temple 1514, 1523, treasurer 1523 – 24, gov. 1524–5.

J.p. Leics. 1509 – d., Mdx. and Warws. 1524 – d.; recorder, Leicester 1510 – d., Coventry 1515 – d.; commr. subsidy, Leics. and Leicester 1512, 1514, 1515; other commissions 1506 – d.; dep. chamberlain, Exchequer c. 1521; steward, manor of Cheylesmore, Warws. July 1522 – d.; apprentice-at-law retained by duchy of Lancaster 1523 – 24; attorney-gen. Apr. 1524–d. LP Hen. VIII, i-iv; Recs. Leicester, ed. Bateson, iii. 15, 25, 459; Coventry Leet Bk. (EETS cxxxiv), 654; Statutes, iii. 80, 84, 113, 115, 168; CPR, 1494–1509, pp. 507, 561; St.Ch.2/24/76; Coventry Recs. ed. Jeaffreson, B 57; Somerville, Duchy, i. 453.

Parlimentarian

SWILLINGTON, Ralph (by 1485-1525), of the Inner Temple, London and Stivichall, nr. Coventry, Warws.

Main residences: the Inner Temple, London; Stivichall, nr. Coventry, Warws.

Author

S.M.T.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

SWILLINGTON, Ralph (by 1485-1525)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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