Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Family and Education
b. 27 Jan. 1603, o.s. of Richard Mackworth of Betton Strange and Dorothy (later w. of Robert Gorton), da. of Lawrence Cranage of Keele, Staffs. educ. Shrewsbury sch. 22 Jan. 1614; Queens’, Camb. 1619; G. Inn 24 Oct. 1621.T. Blore, Hist. and Antiq. of Rutland (1811), 129; W. Glam. RO, NAS/Gn/E 19/124; Shrewsbury School Regestum, 240; Al. Cant.; GI Admiss. i. 164; Harl. 1912, f. 247v. m. (1) 30 Jan. 1623 Anne (bur. 26 May 1636), da. of Thomas Waller of Beaconsfield. Bucks. 3s. (1 d.v.p.), 2da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) July 1638, Mary (d. 17 Aug. 1679), da. of Thomas Venables of Kinderton, Chesh., 1s. d.v.p. 1da.Blore, Rutland, 129; St Chad’s Shrewsbury par. reg.; Williams, Welsh Judges, 38; PROB11/360/583. suc. fa. 1624. bur. 26 Dec. 1654, disinterred c.9 Sept. 1661.Westminster Abbey Regs. (Harl. Soc. x), 148, 521.
Offices Held

Civic: alderman, Shewsbury 22 June 1636 – 16 Nov. 1642, 2 June 1645–d.Salop Archives, 6001/290, 16 Nov. 1642; Owen. Blakeway, Hist. Shrewsbury, i. 430–1, 458–9. Steward, Coventry by Mar. 1645–?Coventry RO, BA/H/C/17/2, f. 43v. Recorder, Much Wenlock Sept. 1647–d.;Salop Archives, WB/B3/1/1, p. 731. Bridgnorth c. 1645 – ?; Shrewsbury 17 Nov. 1645–d.Williams, Welsh Judges, 38; Salop Archives, 6001/290, 5 Mar. 1654[/5].

Local: commr. subsidy, Shrewsbury 1640; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641; contribs. towards relief of Ireland, 1642;SR. assessment, Salop 1642, 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653.SR; A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1068.28). J.p. 26 Mar.-?Oct. 1642, ?1645–d.;C231/5, p. 515. Flint by 11 June 1649 – d.; Cheshire, Denb., Mont. 25 July 1650–d.Williams, Welsh Judges, 38; Justices of the Peace ed. Phillips, 76, 111, 144. Commr. sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; commr. west midlands cos. 10 Apr. 1643; levying of money, Salop 7 May, 3 Aug. 1643; commr. for Salop, 13 June 1644;A. and O. gaol delivery, Warws., Coventry 15 Apr. 1645;C181/5, f. 251. militia, Salop 2 Dec. 1648; propagating the gospel in Wales, 22 Feb 1650;A. and O. high ct. of justice, S. Wales 25 June 1651.CJ vi. 591b. Pres. ct. martial, James Stanley†, 7th earl of Derby, 11 Sept. 1651.Stanley Pprs. ed. F.R. Raines (Chetham Soc. o.s. lxvii), p. cccxxxv; HMC 7th Rep. 94, 124. Judge, relief of poor prisoners, Salop 5 Oct. 1653.A. and O. Commr. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. by Feb. 1654–d.;C181/6, pp. 10, 51. ejecting scandalous ministers, Cheshire, Salop, N. Wales 28 Aug. 1654; almshouses of Windsor, 2 Sept. 1654.A. and O.

Military: capt. (parlian.) Shropshire force under Basil Feilding, 2nd earl of Denbigh by Dec. 1643; col. by Dec. 1644. Gov. Shrewsbury 6 June 1646.Brereton Letter Bks. i. 209; CSP Dom. 1645–7, p. 441.

Legal: ancient, G. Inn 24 Nov. 1645; bencher, 10 Feb. 1651.PBG Inn, i. 354, 380. Jt. att.-gen. Chester and Flint 6 Mar. 1647–20 July 1649. V.-chamberlain, co. palatine of Chester, 1647–54; chamberlain, 13 June 1654–d. Dep. c.j. Chester, 1649–53.Add. 4184, no. 13; Williams, Welsh Judges, 37–8; Dep. Keeper’s Rep. xxxi. app., 220.

Religious: elder, first Salop classis, Apr. 1647.Shaw, Hist. Eng. Church, ii. 407.

Central: cllr. of state, 7 Feb. 1654.CSP Dom. 1653–4, p. 391. Commr. for the law, 20 June 1654;CSP Dom. 1654, p. 215. visitation Oxf. Univ. 2 Sept. 1654.A. and O.

Parlimentarian
MACKWORTH, Humphrey I (1603-54), of Betton Strange, Shrewsbury, and Green Mews, Charing Cross, London.
: Shrewsbury and Green Mews, London., Charing Cross.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

MACKWORTH, Humphrey I (1603-54), of Betton Strange, Shrewsbury, and Green Mews, Charing Cross, London.

Will
died intestate, administration granted to s. Thomas Mackworth* 18 Jan. 1655.CSP Dom. 1658-9, p. 35; Westminster Abbey Regs. 148.
Estates
Abbots Betton, Sutton, Betton Strange, ‘Crowckhill’, Salop; messuages in Shrewsbury.W. Glam. RO, NAS Gn/E 19/121.
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Green Mews, Charing Cross 9 Mar. 1654-d.CSP Dom. 1654, p. 17; TSP iii. 23-4.
Religion
recommended Thomas Millington to Cheswardine vicarage 30 Nov. 1650, Richard Heath to St Alkmund’s, Shrewsbury 23 June 1651, James Smith to Upton-under-Haughmond 30 July 1651, Robert Ogdon to Broseley rectory 4 Dec. 1652, Thomas Good to Bishop’s Castle 20 Feb. 1654.Add. 36792, ff. 18v, 28, 29, 57v, 85v.
Image