BRAKIN, Francis (c.1546-c.1628), of Chesterton, Cambs. and Gray’s Inn, London

Family and Education

b. c. 1546,Age calculated from date of admiss. to G. Inn. 2nd s. of Richard Brakin of Chesterton, and Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Wren of Haddenham, I. of Ely, Cambs.Add. 5812, f. 33; Vis. Cambs. (Harl. Soc. xli), 68-9. educ. Queens’, Camb. 1561; Barnard’s Inn; G. Inn 1567, called 1579.Al Cant.; GI Admiss. m. Barbara, da. of Thomas Goodrick of Ely, Cambs., 3s. 4da.Add. 5812, f. 33. d. c. 1628.

Offices Held

Dep. recorder, Cambridge, Cambs. 1583 – 1608, recorder 1608–24;Downing Coll. Camb. Lib., Liber Rationalis 1561–89, f. 225; Cambs. RO, Box II/9, ff. 1, 18; Mun. Rm. Shelf C.7, f. 134; VCH Cambs. iii. 549. reader, Staple Inn 1586;PBG Inn, i. 72. treas. G. Inn 1623–4.Ibid. 35, 260.

J.p. Cambs. 1591–d.,Hatfield House, ms 278, unfol.; E163/18/12. Ely 1602 – d., Cambridge 1603–d.;C181/1, ff. 31v, 39v; 181/3, ff. 82v, 197; CUL, UA Collection Admin. 5, f. 38. commr. gaol delivery, Cambridge 1602 – d., Ely 1602–d.,C181/1, ff. 25v, 32; 181/3, ff. 192v, 221. conservation of ditches, Ely 1603,C181/1, f. 58v. sewers, fenlands 1605, river Gleane 1617–8,C181/1, f. 112v; 181/2, ff. 282v, 327. subsidy, Hunts. 1608, Cambridge, Cambs., I. of Ely 1608, 1621, 1624,SP14/31/1; C212/22/20, 21, 23. aid Prince Henry, Cambs. 1609,E179/283. oyer and terminer, Eastern circ. 1610–d.,C181/2, ff. 106v, 332v; 181/3, f. 257v. repair Gt. Bridge, Cambridge 1617,C181/2, f. 289v. swans, I. of Ely 1620.C181/3, f. 13.

Parlimentarian

BRAKIN, Francis (c.1546-c.1628), of Chesterton, Cambs. and Gray’s Inn, London

Main residences: Chesterton, Cambs.; Gray's Inn, London.

Author

C.R.K.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

BRAKIN, Francis (c.1546-c.1628)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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