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b. c. 1598, 1st s. of Luke Skippon of West Lexham, Norf. and his w. Anne.C142/773, no. 171; ‘Skippon fam.’, Misc. Gen. et Her. n.s. i. 37; I. Pells, ‘Philip Skippon: the Norf. genesis of a parliamentary general’, Norf. Arch. xlvii. 209. m. (1) 14 May 1622, Maria Comes (d. 24 Jan. 1656) of Frankenthal, Lower Palatinate, 4s. (3 d.v.p.) 4da.;‘Skippon fam.’, 38-9; St Mary, Acton par. reg. (2) 25 Aug. 1657, Katherine, wid. of Sir Richard Philipps, 2nd bt. of Picton Castle, Pembs. and da. of Daniel Oxenbridge, physician, of Daventry, Northants. and London, s.p.Clarke Pprs. iii. 118. suc. fa. 1638.C142/773, no. 171. d. 28 June 1660.C5/410/87.
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Military: served abroad c.1615–?Du Praissac, The Art of Warre, trans. J. Cruso (Cambridge, 1639), sig. O2. Ammunition master, regt. of Sir Horace Vere, Palatinate 1620–?1623.E101/612/73. Sgt.-maj. Frankenthal garrison, ?1622.Ancient Vellum Bk. 3. Lt. Utd. Provinces by 1625; capt. 1627.SP84/127, ff. 25, 26v, 150v; Soc. Antiq. MS 203, f. 25; ex. info. Ismini Pells. Sgt.-maj.-gen. (parlian.) army of 3rd earl of Essex, 18 Nov. 1642-Feb. 1645;LMA, COL/CC/01/01/041, ff. 41v-42; SP28/3b, f. 423. col. of ft. Mar. 1644.CJ iii. 421b; M. Wanklyn, Reconstructing the New Model Army (Solihull, 2015–16), i. 147. Sgt.-maj.-gen. New Model army, 17 Feb. 1645;A. and O. col. 2nd regt. of ft. Mar. 1645 – Feb. 1649; Bristol regt. 1645-Feb. 1649.LMA, COL/CC/01/01/041, f. 13v; Temple, ‘Original officer list’, 55; Wanklyn, Reconstructing the New Model Army, i. 44, 85, 157. Gov. Bristol Sept. 1645-Oct. 1649;CJ iv. 274a; A. and O.; Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. ii. 433. Newcastle-upon-Tyne 11 Dec. 1646-Aug. 1647.CJ v. 10a; Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. ii. 432. Field marshal, army in Ireland 29 Apr.-aft. July 1647.CJ v. 133b, 156a, 256b. Maj.-gen. London 18 May 1648, 25 June 1650, 9 Aug. 1655–1657, 7 July 1659 – ?Feb. 1660; Mdx. 9 Aug.-Oct. 1655.CJ v. 563b-564a; vi. 431a; CSP Dom. 1655, p. 275; TSP iii. 701; CJ vii. 707a.

Local: capt.-leader, Hon. Artillery Coy. Oct. 1639 – Apr. 1645; cdr. and capt.-gen. Mar. 1655–?d.LMA, COL/CA/01/01/057, f. 328; G.A. Raikes, Hist. of the Hon. Artillery Co. (1878–9), i. 95–6, 151, 157n; Ancient Vellum Bk. 3; TSP iii. 318. Sgt.-maj.-gen. London trained bands, 12 Feb. 1642–3 Mar. 1660.LMA, COL/CC/01/01/041, f. 20; Raikes, Hist. of the Hon. Artillery Co. i. 165–6. Commr. London militia, 12 Feb., 29 Mar. 1642, 4 May, 23 July, 2 Sept. 1647, 17 Jan. 1649, 15 Feb. 1655. 21 Dec. 1644 – d.CJ ii. 428a; LJ iv. 578a; A. and O.; CSP Dom. 1655, p. 43. J.p. Norf.; Bucks. by Feb. 1650 – d.; Devon June 1650 – d.; Mdx. Oct. 1653–d.;C231/6, pp. 8, 192, 273; C181/6, p. 73; A Perfect List (1660). Thetford 20 Nov. 1654.C181/6, p. 73. Commr. New Model ordinance, Norf. 17 Feb. 1645; assessment, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660; Devon 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652; Mdx. and Westminster 16 Feb. 1648; Bucks., Mdx. 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660; Westminster 9 June 1657;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). commr. for Bristol, 28 Oct. 1645; martial law in London, 3 Apr. 1646; Tower Hamlets militia, 8 Jan. 1648, 23 May 1649; militia, Norf. 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660; Mdx. 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. Westminster militia, 19 Mar. 1649, 7 June 1650;A. and O.; Severall Procs. in Parl. no. 37 (6–13 June 1650), 525 (E.777.11). Southwark militia, July 1649.A. and O. Gov. Charterhouse, London 1653–60.The Cromwellian Collection (1905), 11; Al. Carth. 25–8. Commr. oyer and terminer, Norf. circ. by Feb. 1654–d.;C181/6, pp. 16, 378. Thetford 21 Sept. 1654;C181/6, p. 66. Mdx. 10 Nov. 1655–d.;C181/6, pp. 128, 327. London 17 May 1656–19 May 1659;C181/6, pp. 159, 352. ejecting scandalous ministers, Bucks. Mdx., London, Norf. 28 Aug. 1654; almshouses of Windsor, 2 Sept. 1654;A. and O. gaol delivery, Thetford 16 Nov. 1654;C181/6, p. 71. Newgate gaol 17 May 1656–19 May 1659;C181/6, pp. 159, 352. charitable uses, London Oct. 1655;Publick Intelligencer no. 7 (12–19 Nov. 1655), 97–8 (E.489.15). securing peace of commonwealth, 25 Mar. 1656;CSP Dom. 1655–6, p. 238. sewers, Mdx. and Westminster 7 July 1657–d.;C181/6, pp. 243, 398. Deeping and Gt. Level 20 Dec. 1658–d.C181/6, p. 338. Custos rot. Norf. 1658–d.Norf. QSOB, 5; A Perfect List (1660). Commr. City of London militia, 7 July 1659.A. and O.

Civic: freeman, London 8 Jan. 1642; Bristol 4 Feb. 1651; King’s Lynn 21 July 1654.CSP Dom. 1641–3, p. 249; Bristol RO, 04264/5, p. 17; King’s Lynn Borough Archives, KL/C7/10, f. 424v.

Central: commr. ct. martial, 16 Aug. 1644. Member, Derby House cttee. of Irish affairs, 29 Apr. 1647;CJ v. 157a; LJ ix. 158b. cttee. for indemnity, 21 May 1647;A. and O. Derby House cttee. 1 June 1648.LJ x. 295b. Commr. high ct. of justice, 6 Jan. 1649. Cllr. of state, 13 Feb. 1649, 13 Feb. 1650, 13 Feb. 1651, 25 Nov. 1652, 20 Dec. 1653.A. and O.; CJ vii. 221a; CSP Dom. 1653–4, p. 300. Member, cttee. of navy and customs, 29 May 1649; cttee. for excise, 29 May 1649;CJ vi. 219b. cttee. regulating universities, 9 Apr. 1651.CJ vi. 557b.

Mercantile: member, Soc. of Merchant Venturers, Bristol 17 Feb. 1651.Bristol RO, Soc. of MVs, Merchants' Hall Bk. of Proceedings, 1639–70, p. 189.

Parlimentarian
SKIPPON, Philip (c.1598-1660), of Foulsham, Norf. and later of Acton, Mdx.
: of Foulsham, Norf. and later of Acton, Mdx.
Likenesses

Likenesses: line engraving, unknown, 1646;J. Ricraft, A perfect List of all the Victories (1646, 669.f.10.79). line engraving, unknown, 1647;J. Ricraft, A Survey of Englands Champions (1647), opp. 55. line engraving, unknown, 1647.J. Vicars, England’s Worthies (1647), 50.

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Commons 1640-1660
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SKIPPON, Philip (c.1598-1660), of Foulsham, Norf. and later of Acton, Mdx.

Will
21 Feb. 1660, pr. 25 Oct. 1660.PROB11/300/399.
Estates
inherited lands at Foulsham, Norf. 1634;PROB11/165/126; PROB11/165/208. owned house in St Bartholomew the Great, London, 1645;[J. Vicars], England’s Worthies (1647), 57. granted house by Parliament in Long Acre 1645;CJ v. 428b, 430b. bought episcopal manors of Neateshead and Shottisham, Norf. 1648;Coll. Top. et Gen. i. 284. bought episcopal manor of North Walsham, Norf. by 1650;Norf. RO, BL/O/L/33-4. he and John Moyle II* bought manor of Bonyalva, St Germans, Cornw. for £719 8s 9d, 1650;E121/1/6, f. 9; E320/D41; I.J. Gentles, ‘The debentures market and military purchases of crown lands’, London PhD thesis, 1969, 335. granted lands at Whaddon and Bletchley, Bucks. 1651;VCH Bucks. iii. 437, 466-7. owned Acton House, Acton, Mdx. by 1653.VCH Mdx. vii. 21-2.
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