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b. June 1591, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of William Lenthall (d. 1596) of Wilcot, Oxon. and Frances (d. 1643), da. of Richard Southwell of Horsham St Faith, Norf.Vis. Oxon. (Harl. Soc. v), 318; Al. Ox. educ. St Alban Hall, Oxf. 23 Jan. 1607, ‘aged 15’;Al. Ox. L. Inn, 26 Oct. 1609.LI Admiss. i. 150. m. bef. 1620,SP14/117, f. 22. Elizabeth (bur. 19 Apr. 1662), da. of Ambrose Evans of Loddington, Northants. at least 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 3 da. (1 d.v.p.); d. 3 Sept. 1662.Burford par. reg.
Offices Held

Legal: called, L. Inn 24 Oct. 1616;LI Black Bks. ii. 188. bencher, 14 May 1633; marshal, 1636 – 37; Lent reader, 1638.LI Black Bks. ii. 309, 341, 344. Master of the rolls, 8 Nov. 1643-May 1660.CJ iii. 306a; iv. 324b; LJ vi. 299a, 300a; vii. 640.

Civic: recorder, Woodstock Sept. 1621–60;Woodstock Chamberlains’ Accts. 1609–50, 85–7. Gloucester 1638–23 Nov. 1660.Glos. RO, GBR/B3/2, p. 88; Berks. RO, D/ELL/F18/7.

Local: commr. new buildings, London 1630. 9 July 1631 – 18 Mar. 1644SP16/171, f. 3v. J.p. Oxon., by Feb. 1650-bef. Oct. 1660;Coventry Docquets, 65; C231/5, p. 63; C193/13/2, f. 53v; C193/13/3, f. 51; C193/13/4, f. 77; SP16/405, f. 54; Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 169. Woodstock 3 Aug. 1641-aft. Nov. 1658;C181/5, f. 207; C181/6, pp. 156, 331. Burford 3 Mar. 1642-aft. May 1659;C181/5, f. 227; C181/6, p. 360. all commns. England and Wales by 1650 – bef.Oct. 1653; Berks. by 1650 – bef.Oct. 1660; var. commns. June 1654–60;C181/6, pp. 36, 402. Oxf. 7 Aug. 1655-Mar. 1660.C181/6, p. 126. Commr. further subsidy, Berks., Oxon., Gloucester 1641; poll tax, 1641;SR. perambulation, Wychwood, Shotover and Stowood forests, Oxon. 28 Aug. 1641;C181/4, f. 209v. assessment, Berks. 1642, 23 June 1647, 9 June 1657;SR; A. and O. Oxon. 1642, 23 June 1647, 9 June 1657, 24 Jan., 1 June 1660;SR; A. and O.; CJ vii. 821b; An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). Gloucester 1642, 23 June 1647, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660;SR; A. and O.; An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). Mdx. 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660; Westminster 26 Jan. 1660;A. and O. oyer and terminer, London 12 Jan. 1644–19 May 1659;C181/5, ff. 230, 264v; C181/6, pp. 1, 352. Home, Oxf., Western circs. and var. commns. by Feb. 1654–10 July 1660;C181/6, pp. 8, 378. commr. for Berks., Oxon. 25 June 1644;A. and O. gaol delivery, Newgate gaol 16 Nov. 1644–19 May 1659;C181/5, ff. 243v, 264v; C181/6, pp. 1, 352. Ely 20 Mar. 1656-aft. July 1659;C181/6, pp. 150, 385. militia, Berks. 12 Dec 1648; Mdx., Oxon., Westminster 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O. Custos rot. Berks., Oxon. by Feb. 1650–?, ?1657-June 1660.CJ vii. 693b; C193/13/5, f. 6; C231/7, pp. 4, 9. Commr. Westminster militia, 7 June 1650;Severall Procs. in Parl. no. 37 (6–13 June 1650), 525 (E.777.11). sewers, Mdx. and Westminster 10 Jan. 1655-aft. Oct. 1659;C181/6. pp. 67, 398. Kent and Surr. 14 Nov. 1657, 1 Sept. 1659;C181/6, pp. 263, 386. Hatfield Chase Level 20 May 1659;C181/6, p. 358. River Wear, co. Dur. 29 July 1659;C181/6, p. 384. Lincs., Lincoln and Newark hundred 22 Sept. 1659;C181/6, p. 388. precinct of St Katherine by the Tower, Mdx. 13 Oct. 1659;C181/6, p. 401. Haverfordwest 19 Oct. 1659.C181/6, p. 402. Commr. for public faith, Oxf. 24 Oct. 1657.Mercurius Politicus no. 387 (22–9 Oct. 1657), 63 (E.505.35). Chamberlain, Chester, and chancellor, co. palatine of Lancaster, 14 Mar. 1660.CJ vii. 851b, 854a, 875b.

Central: commr. gt. seal, 30 Oct. 1646, 10 Aug. 1647;CJ iv. 710a; v. 270b, 298a. kpr. 14 May 1659, 13 Jan. 1660. 3 Nov. 1640 – 30 July 1647CJ vii. 654b, 663a, 812b. Speaker, House of Commons,, 6 Aug. 1647 – 20 Apr. 1653, 4 Sept. 1654 – 22 Jan. 1655, 7 May – 13 Oct. 1659, 26 Dec. 1659 – 16 Mar. 1660.

Parlimentarian
LENTHALL, William (1591-1662), of Lincoln’s Inn, London; later of Burford Priory, Oxon.
: of Burford Priory, Oxon., Mdx., Lincoln’s Inn and London., Chancery Lane.
Likenesses

Likenesses: oil on canvas, C. Johnson;Parliamentary Art Colln. oil on canvas, attrib. H. Peart, aft. 1640;Parliamentary Art Colln. oil on canvas, unknown, aft. 1643;NPG. oil on canvas, family group, aft. E. Bower, c.1643-5;Parliamentary Art Colln. miniature, S. Cooper, 1652.NPG.

Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

LENTHALL, William (1591-1662), of Burford Priory, Oxon., Lincoln’s Inn, Mdx., and Chancery Lane, London.

Will
28 July, 12 and 13 Aug. 1662, sentence 1682, admon. 16 Apr. 1694.Wills from Doctors’ Commons, ed. J.G. Nichols and J. Bruce (Camden Soc. lxxxiii), 111-18; PROB11/418/496.
Estates
1596, inherited £20 p.a. from fa.’s estate;PROB11/89, f. 95. 1631, interest in land at Loddington, Northants. in right of his wife.SP16/194, f. 60. Purchased in 12 Feb. 1634, for £4,500, manors and advowsons of Besselsleigh and Appleton, manor of Filkins, Berks.;Coventry Docquets, 647; Berks. RO, D/ELL/T1/1/4, 11. 29 Jan. 1636, lease of Oke and Moreton hundreds, Berks. for 21 years at £9 7s 11½d p.a. and 12s ½d increase of rent;Coventry Docquets, 357; VCH Berks. iii. 448; iv. 334. 1637, manors of Burford and Berry Barnes, Burford Priory and other lands, Oxon.; consolidatory purchases 1649, 1651;M. Sturge Gretton, Burford Past and Present (1929), 103-4; Berks. RO, D/ELL/T32; D/ELL/F18/6-7. 1649, manor of Witney;VCH Oxon. xiv. 69. Aug. and Oct. 1651, for £5,220 10s, manor of Yelford;VCH Oxon. xiii. 209; Berks. RO, D/ELL/F16; F18/6-7. 1656, manor of East Longworth, with Lislebone Long*.VCH Berks. iv. 468.
Oxford 1644
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