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b. 3 Nov. 1541,WARD 7/8/86. 1st s. of Sir Thomas Parry† alias Vaughan of Welford, Berks., treas. of the Household 1559-60, and Anne, da. of Sir William Reade of Boarstall, Bucks., wid. of Sir Giles Greville of Lasborough, Glos. and Sir Adrian Fortescue of Brightwell, Oxon.; half-bro. of Sir John Fortescue* and Thomas Fortescue†. Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvii), 191. educ. Winchester 1558, ‘aged 14’; T.F. Kirby, Winchester Scholars, 134. travelled abroad (Low Countries, Italy) 1560-1. CSP For. 1560-1, pp. 115, 530. m. Dorothy (d.1624), Regs. Westminster Abbey, (Harl. Soc. x), 113. da. of one Broke of Bristol, maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth, s.p.; 1s. illegit. VCH Berks. iv. 118. suc. fa. 1560; WARD 7/8/86. Kntd. bef. 20 Oct. 1597. CSP Dom. 1598-1601, p.110. d. 31 May 1616. C142/356/129.
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J.p. Berks. c. 1573 – d., Mdx. by 1610–14; SP12/104; 12/145, f. 66; SP14/33, f. 6; CJ, i. 435a; C66/1988. commr. musters, Berks. 1573, Mdx. 1614; APC, 1571–5, p. 98; 1613–14, p. 565; HMC Foljambe, 37. sheriff, Berks. 1576 – 77, 1588–9, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 6. collector, Privy Seal Loan 1590, 1598; APC, 1590–1, p. 187; 1597–8, p. 559; E401/2583, f. 8. dep. lt. 1593–?d.; APC, 1592–3, p. 254; SP14/33, f. 4. commr. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. by 1602–d., C181/1, f. 17v; 181/2, f. 232v. the Verge 1610–d., C181/2, ff. 108, 235v. steward, Blewbery manor and Reading hundred, Berks. 1603; E315/310, f. 3v. commr. sewers, Oxon. and Berks. 1604 – 12, London 1606, 1615, Lea valley, Essex, Herts. and Mdx. 1609, Westminster 1611, Surrey 1613, C181/1, f. 85; 181/2, ff. 19v, 94, 140, 153, 168v, 191, 243. subsidy, Berks., London and Mdx. 1608, SP14/31, ff. 2, 25v, 26v. new buildings, London 1608, CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 415. charitable uses, Berks. 1609, 1612, C93/4/19; C93/5/4. annoyances, Surr. 1611, Mdx. 1613. C181/2, ff. 142, 199.

Commr. piracy 1601, 1609, 1614, 1615; T. Rymer, Foedera, vii. pt. 2, p. 23; C181/2, ff. 101, 214, 220v. amb. France 1602–6; SP78/46, ff. 120–22; Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives comp. G.M. Bell, 102–3. chan., duchy of Lancaster 1607 – d.; PC 1607–d.; Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders ed. R. Somerville, 1. commr. expulsion of Jesuits 1610; Rymer, vii. pt. 2, p. 169. member, High Commission, Canterbury prov. 1611-at least 1613; R.G. Usher, Rise and Fall of High Commission, 356. commr. to enfranchise copyholders 1612, C181/2, f. 171v. augmentation of revenue 1612. CSP Dom. 1611–18, p. 143.

Member, French Co. 1611. Select Charters of Trading Cos. ed. C.T. Carr (Selden Soc. xxviii), 64.

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PARRY, Sir Thomas (1541-1616), of Hampstead Marshall, Berks. and Lambeth, Surr.
Main residences: Hampstead Marshall, Berks.; Lambeth, Surr.
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J.P.F.
R.C.L.S.
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Commons 1604-1629
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PARRY, Sir Thomas (1541-1616)

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