WRIGHT, Richard (d.1617), of Allhallows Barking, London and Walthamstow, Essex; formerly of Merchant Taylors’ Hall, London.

Family and Education

2nd s. of Peter Wright, cordwainer, of Shrewsbury, Salop; bro. of (Sir) Robert†. m. (1) Susan, da. of one Masterson of Cheshire, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da. d.v.p. ; (2) lic. 4 Nov. 1587, Katherine, wid. of Francis Adams, Haberdasher, of London, 1s. ; (3) 12 Jan. 1615, Beatrice, da. of Stowe Jarvis of London, wid. of John Stockley, Merchant Taylor, of Buckersbury, London, s.p. suc. bro. Sir Robert in Richmond property 1610. Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. xiii), 150; PROB 11/115, f. 206; 11/123, f. 52v; 11/130, f. 133v; Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 4), xii. 196; London Mar. Lics. ed. J. Foster, 1515; Soc. Gen., Boyd’s London Citizens 35399; GL, St. Margaret, Fish Street Hill par. reg.; Stepney Mar. Reg. i. 94.

Offices Held

Solicitor for concealed lands, City and Companies of London 1582–3; C.M. Clode, Early Hist. of Merchant Taylors, i. 269. freeman, London 1587; CLRO, Reps. 21, f. 415. City solicitor 1594–9; CLRO, transcript list of City solicitors. common councilman, London 1589–99, F.F. Foster, Pols. of Stability, 172. scavenger 1592-at least 1608, CLRO, Reps. 25, ff. 348r-v, 388v; 28, f. 174. common packer 1595–d. CLRO, Jors. 24, f. 56.

Sec. Muscovy Co. by 1586-at least 1601; Lansd. 48, f. 80; HMC Hatfield, xi. 393. clerk, Merchant Taylors’ Co. London 1587 – 95, freeman 1587, liveryman c. 1595, 3rd warden 1600 – 01, asst. 1601 – d., 1st warden 1606 – 07, master 1611 – 12, auditor (jt.) 1613; GL, ms 34010/2, f. 196v; 34010/3, ff. 157v, 278, 294v, 419v, 437v; 34010/4, pp. 230, 533; 34010/5, pp. 89, 414. solicitor for Christ’s Hosp. London 1595; GL, ms 12806/3, f. 21v. sec. E.I. Co. 1600–7. CSP Col. 1513–1616, pp. 107, 115, 134, 155.

Clerk to prize commrs. 1592, 1602–3; HMC Hatfield, iv. 240; HMC Sackville, i. 49. farmer, currants duties 1604–9, CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 161; E214/591; F.C. Dietz, English Public Finance, 1558–1641, p. 347. tobacco duties 1608 – 15, collector 1615–d.; Dietz, 350–1; E351/911. paymaster, Low Countries garrisons 1605 – 16, forces sent to Jülich and Cleves 1610; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 217; E351/258–63, 275–80. commr. starch manufacturers 1607. HMC Sackville, i.155.

Parlimentarian

WRIGHT, Richard (d.1617), of Allhallows Barking, London and Walthamstow, Essex; formerly of Merchant Taylors’ Hall, London.

Main residences: Allhallows Barking, London; Walthamstow, Essex; Merchant Taylors' Hall, London.

Author

P.J.L.

A.D.T.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

WRIGHT, Richard (-d.1617)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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