Family and Education
b. 7 Sept. 1562, o.s. of John Mutton of Rhuddlan, Flints. and Anne Wen, da. of Griffith ap Ieuan ap Llewelyn Vaughan of Plas yn Llannerch, Lleweni, Denb.C142/237/121/2. educ. ?St. Alban Hall, Oxf. 1583, aged 18; Furnival’s Inn; L. Inn 1586, called 1594. Al. Ox.; LI Admiss.; LI Black Bks. ii. 35. m. (1) settlement 16 Nov. 1604 (with £700 and £50 a year), Ann, da. of George Willmer of West Ham, Essex, 2da.; Flints. RO, D/GW/B 11. (2) 26 Mar. 1623, Eleanor (d. 17 Dec. 1643), da. of Edmund Williams of Cochwillan, Caern., wid. of Evan Griffith of Pengwern, Flints., s.p. SP17/9, f. 3v; P. Roberts, Y Cwtta Cyfarwydd ed. D.R. Thomas, 91-2, 209; J.E. Griffith, Peds. Anglesey and Caern. Fams. 186. suc. fa. 1565; uncle Edward Griffith 1601. C142/237/121/2. Kntd. 5 June 1622. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 178. d. 14 Nov. 1637. C142/592/81. sig. Pe[ter] Mutton.
Offices Held

J.p. Denb., Flints. 1602 – d., Anglesey, Caern., Merion. 1622–d.; JPs in Wales and Monm. ed. Phillips, 9–10, 27–9, 45–8, 63–72, 100–8. commr. subsidy Denb., Flints. 1608, 1621 – 22, Anglesey, Caern., Denb., Flints., Merion. 1624, Flints. 1626, aid, Denb. and Flints. 1609, Denb. 1612; SP14/31/1; E179/283/12; 179/220/192; C212/22/20–23; NLW, Bettisfield 904. member, Council in the Marches by 1617–d.; NLW, 9056E/809; Eg. 2882, f. 163. freeman, Caernarvon, Caern. 1624; Flints. RO, D/GW/2128. commr. subsidy arrears, Anglesey, Caern., Denb., Flints., Merion. 1626, Forced Loan 1626 – 27, piracy, N. Wales 1631. E179/224/598; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 146; C181/4, f. 95v.

Prothonotary and clerk of Crown (jt.), Denb. and Mont. 1605–d.; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 231; 1636–7, p. 215. att.-gen., Council in the Marches 1607–14; Eg. 2882, ff. 70, 81. bencher, L. Inn 1622–d.; LI Black Bks. ii. 228. c.j., N. Wales 1622–d.; C66/2271/1; 66/2272/8. master in Chancery (extraordinary) 1624–d.; C216/1/91. kpr. of Black Bk., L. Inn 1634–5. LI Black Bks. ii. 320.

Main residences: Lleweni, Denb.; Lincoln's Inn, London.
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Commons 1604-1629
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MUTTON, Peter (1562-1637)

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