WINWOOD, Sir Ralph (c.1563-1617), of Whitehall, Westminster and St. Bartholomew the Less, London; later of Ditton Park, Bucks.

Family and Education

b. c. 1563, s. of Richard Winwood (d. bef. 1581) of Aynho, Northants. and Joan, da. of one Blackenhall, wid. of Thomas Richardson. Vis. Bucks. (Harl. Soc. lviii), 131. educ. St. John’s, Camb. 1577, aged 14; BA Magdalen, Oxf. 1582, MA 1587, BCL 1591; Padua 1594; G. Inn 1617. Al. Cant.; Al. Ox.; G.L. Andrich, Univ. Patavinae, 134; GI Admiss. i. 147. m. 5 July 1603, Elizabeth, da. of Nicholas Ball† of Totnes, Devon, 5s. (2 d.v.p.), 4da. (2 d.vp.). Chamberlain Letters ed. N.E. McClure, i. 195, 305, 489; ii. 1645; Vis. Bucks. 131; HMC Buccleuch, i. 115. Kntd. 28 June 1607. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 142. d. 28 Oct. 1617. sig. Raphe Winwod / Winwood.

Offices Held

Fellow, Magdalen, Oxf. 1582 – 1601; praelector in logic, Oxf. Univ. 1586, jnr. proctor 1592, bursar 1592 – 93, 1597 – 98, snr. dean of arts 1594. Magdalen Coll. Regs. comp. J.R. Bloxam, iv. 211.

Sec. to Sir Henry Neville I*, amb. to France, 1599 – 1600; agent, France 1600 – 03, Utd. Provinces 1603 – 07, commr. (jt.) 1607 – 09, amb. 1609 – 14, special amb. to duchy of Cleves 1610, to Evangelical Union at Wesel 1612. Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives comp. G.M. Bell, 101–2, 140, 194–5.

Clerk of PC (extraordinary) 1603 – 08, (ordinary) 1608–9; Add. 11402, ff. 89v, 148; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 434. master of Requests 1609–14; Add. 11402, f. 148; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 535; E214/1166. principal sec. of state 1614 – d.; PC 1614–d.; C66/2017/13. commr. to examine (Sir) Henry Spiller* 1615, APC, 1629–30, p. 265. sale of Cautionary Towns 1616, release of prisoners 1617, T. Rymer, Foedera, vii. pt. 2, pp. 210–11. examination of Lady Hatton 1617. Chamberlain Letters, ii. 100.

Freeman, Merchant Taylors’ Co. 1607; cttee. Virg. Co. 1611–?d.; member, Somers Is. Co. by 1617. C.M. Clode, Memorials of Merchant Taylors’ Co. 159; Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, i. 33; Rich Pprs. ed. V.A. Ives, 19, 35.

Member (ex officio), States-General of the Utd. Provinces 1609–14. CSP Ven. 1610–13, p. 545.

Kpr. (jt.) Ditton Park, Bucks. 1615–d.; C66/2033/16; C231/4, p. 12; CSP Dom. 1611–18, p. 447. commr. new buildings, London 1615; APC, 1615–16, p. 122. j.p. Mdx. 1615. C231/4, f. 12.

Parlimentarian

WINWOOD, Sir Ralph (c.1563-1617), of Whitehall, Westminster and St. Bartholomew the Less, London; later of Ditton Park, Bucks.

Main residences: Whitehall, Westminster; St. Bartholomew the Less, London; Ditton Park, Bucks.

Author

A.D.T.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

WINWOOD, Sir Ralph (c.1563-1617)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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