BROCKE, William (c.1566-1611), of the Inner Temple, London and Longwood House, Owslebury, Hants.

Family and Education

b. c. 1566, 3rd s. of Robert Brocke (d.1588) of Chester, Cheshire, and Jane, da. and coh. of John Cotgreave of Cotton Edmunds, Cheshire, wid. of Richard King of Upton, Cheshire.Lancs. and Cheshire Hist. Soc. n.s. lxxiv. 164-7. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 1583, aged 17; Clifford’s Inn; I. Temple 1584, called 1593.Al. Ox.; I. Temple Admiss.; CITR, i. 387. m. by 1601, Anne, da. of Sir Benjamin Tichborne† of Tichborne, Hants, 1da.W. Berry, Hants Gen. 31-2. d. 16 Nov. 1611.WARD 7/35/65.

Offices Held

Standing counsel, Chester 1597–d.;Chester City Council Mins. (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. cvi), 52. recorder, Southampton 1603–d.;Assembly Bks. (Soton Rec. Soc.), i. 61; iii. 20. bencher, I. Temple 1605, reader 1608.CITR, ii. 13, 29, 35.

Commr. inquiry, St. John’s hosp., Chester 1601;Lancs. and Cheshire Hist. Soc. n.s. xlii. 79. j.p. Hants 1602–d.;C231/1, f. 144. freeman, Southampton, Hants 1603,Assembly Bks. ed. J. Horrocks (Soton Rec. Soc.), i. 61. freeman and alderman, Chester 1603–d.,Chester City Council Mins. (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. cvi), 52. Winchester, Hants 1608–d.;Hants RO, W/B1/1, f. 314v; W/B1/2, ff. 165, 168. commr. piracy, Southampton 1603,C181/1, f. 67v. gaol delivery, 1604 – d., Winchester 1606 – d., Poole, Dorset 1611,Ibid. f. 94v; 181/2, ff. 9v, 20v, 118, 144, 152. nisi prius, Southampton 1608,C181/2, f. 59v. subsidy, Hants and Southampton 1608,SP14/31/1. aid, Hants 1609,SP14/43/107. piracy, Southampton 1611,C181/2, f. 138v. oyer and terminer, Poole 1611.C181/2, f. 139v.

Parlimentarian

BROCKE, William (c.1566-1611), of the Inner Temple, London and Longwood House, Owslebury, Hants.

Main residences: the Inner Temple, London; Longwood House, Owslebury, Hants.

Author

V.C.D.M.

R.C.L.S.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

BROCKE, William (c.1566-1611)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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