ROLLE, Henry (c.1590-1656), of the Inner Temple, London; later of Black and White Court, Old Bailey, London and Shapwick, Som.

Family and Education

b. c. 1590, Al. Ox. 2nd s. of Robert Rolle (d.1633) of Heanton Satchville, Petrockstow, Devon and Joan, da. of Thomas Hele of Flete, Devon; bro. of Sir Samuel* and John*. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 654. educ. Exeter Coll. Oxf. 1607 (aged 17); I. Temple 1609, called 1617. Al. Ox.; I. Temple Admiss.; CITR, ii. 100. m. 5 Apr. 1627, Margaret, da. of Thomas Bennett of St. Pancras, Soper Lane, London, Mercer and alderman, 1s. GL, ms 5015; Le Neve’s Peds. of Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 30; Vis. London (Harl. Soc. xcii), 65; A.B. Beaven, Aldermen of London, ii. 53. d. 30 July 1656. Vivian, 654. sig. Hen[ry] Rolle.

Offices Held

Fee’d counsel, Liskeard, Cornw. by 1625 – at least36, London 1636; Cornw. RO, B/LIS/280, 289; CLRO, Reps. 50, f. 102. bencher, I. Temple 1633, Lent reader 1638; CITR, ii. 208, 236, 241. recorder, Dorchester, Dorset, 1636–47; Dorset RO, DC/DOB/16/3, ff. 27v-8, 34v. sjt.-at-law 1640; Order of Sjts.-at-Law ed. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. v), 187. common pleader, London 1644–5; CLRO, Reps. 57, ff. 235v-6, 240v. j.k.b. 1645 – 48, c.j.k.b. 1648 – 49, c.j. Upper Bench 1649–55; Order of Sjts.-at-Law, 534. justice of assize, Western circ. 1646, 1650, 1654 – 55, Midland circ. 1647 – 48, Norf. circ. 1649, 1652–3. J.S. Cockburn, Hist. of Eng. Assizes, 272–4.

Commr. oyer and terminer, Western circ. 1641 – 42, 1654–d., C181/5, ff. 189v, 221v; 181/6, pp. 8, 167. London 1654–d., C181/6, pp. 1, 159. Mdx. 1654, Ibid. 3, 63. Thetford, Norf. 1654, Ibid. 66. Oxf. circ. 1654 – 55, Home circ. 1654 – 55, Midland circ. 1654 – 55, Norf. circ. 1654 – 55, Northern circ. 1654–5, Ibid. 10, 12, 4, 16–17, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93. array, Devon 1642, Northants. RO, FH133. j.p. 1643 (roy.), from 1647, Devon RO, QS 28/1–3, 5–7. Eng. and Wales 1649–55; C193/13/3, 4; C181/6, p. 73, 96; JPs in Wales and Monm. ed. Phillips, 12–13, 31, 49–50, 76, 111, 144, 169–70, 196–7, 218–9, 241, 272–3, 301–2, 334–5, 359–60. commr. assessment, Som. 1644, A. and O. i. 545. sewers, London 1654, Som. 1654, Westminster 1656, C181/6, pp. 4, 74, 175. gaol delivery, Thetford Norf. 1654, Ely, Cambs. 1655, Newgate, London 1655–6. C181/6, pp. 71, 100, 112, 159.

Licenser of printing, 1643; A. and O. i. 186. cllr. of state 1649–53; A. and O. ii. 2, 335, 500; CSP Dom. 1651–2, xlvii; 1652–3, xxxiii. commr. Treasury 1654–5. CSP Dom. 1654, p. 284; 1655, p. 173.

Elder, Wells and Bruton classis, Som. 1648. W. Prynne, Som. Divided into Several Classes (1648), p. 7.

Parlimentarian

ROLLE, Henry (c.1590-1656), of the Inner Temple, London; later of Black and White Court, Old Bailey, London and Shapwick, Som.

Main residences: the Inner Temple, London; Black and White Court, Old Bailey, London; Shapwick, Som.

Author

P.M.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

ROLLE, Henry (c.1590-1656)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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