BREWSTER, Robert (1599-1663), of Wrentham, Suff.

Family and Education

b. 15 Mar. 1599, 1st. s. of Francis Brewster of Wrentham and Elizabeth, da. of Robert Snelling of Ipswich, Suff.;Vis. Norf. 1664 (Norf. Rec. Soc. iv-v), ii. 252-3; Vis. Suff. 1561, 1577 and 1612, 118; Vis. Suff. 1664-8, 92. bro. of Francis Brewster I* and John Brewster*. educ. Pembroke, Camb. 1617.Al. Cant. m. by 1621, Amy (d. 1678), da. of Sir Thomas Corbett of Sprowston, Norf. 2s. 2da. d.v.p. Vis. Suff. 1664-5, 92; Vis. Norf. 1664, ii. 253; E. Anglian Misc. (1908), 62, 66; Suff. RO (Ipswich), IC/AA1/108/143. suc. fa. 1644.‘Extracts from the Wrentham regs.’, Misc. Gen. et Her. n.s. ii. 401. bur. 16 Feb. 1663 16 Feb. 1663.E. Anglian Misc. (1908), 66.

Offices Held

Local: capt. militia ft. Suff. June 1626-aft. July 1632.Add. 39245, ff. 103v, 157v. J.p. 12 Aug. 1641-bef. Oct. 1660.C231/5, p. 468; Suff. RO (Ipswich), B105/2/1, f. 43; Bodl. Tanner 226, p. 187; A Perfect List (1660), 51. Commr. assessment, 1642, 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 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; Norf. 10 Dec. 1652, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660;SR; A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). loans on Propositions, 28 July 1642;LJ v. 245b. recvr. Blything hundred, Suff. 10 Sept. 1642.LJ v. 346b; P. Fisher, For the...Cttees. for the Co. of Suffolke (1648), 8, 12 (E.448.13). Dep. lt. Suff. 3 Sept. 1642-aft. Apr. 1643.LJ v. 337b; Suff. ed. Everitt, 39, 52. Commr. sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 7 May 1643; additional ord. for levying of money, 1 June 1643; Eastern Assoc. 10 Aug., 20 Sept. 1643;A. and O. ejecting scandalous ministers, Suff. Mar. 1644–45, 28 Aug. 1654;Suff. ed. Everitt, 63; Suff. Cttees. for Scandalous Ministers ed. Holmes, 25; A. and O. New Model ordinance, 17 Feb. 1645;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Suff. 24 July 1645;C181/5, f. 257 Norf. circ. by Feb. 1654–10 July 1660;C181/6, pp. 16, 379. gaol delivery, Suff. 24 July 1645;C181/5, f. 257r Southwold, Suff. 26 July 1645, 26 May 1654-aft. Dec. 1658;C181/5, ff. 257v; C181/6, pp. 35, 341. commr. I. of Ely, Suff. 12 Aug. 1645;A. and O. sewers, Deeping and Gt. Level 31 Jan. 1646, 6 May 1654-aft. Nov. 1658;C181/5, f. 269v; C181/6, pp. 27, 333. Mdx. 31 Jan. 1654;C181/6, p. 5. Norf. and Suff. 26 June 1658-aft. June 1659;C181/6, pp. 292, 361. militia, Suff. 2 Dec. 1648, 14 Mar. 1655, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660; Norf. 26 July 1659;A. and O; SP25/76A, f. 15v. high ct. of justice, E. Anglia 10 Dec. 1650. Judge, relief of poor prisoners, Suff. 5 Oct. 1653.A. and O. Commr. securing peace of commonwealth by 21 Nov. 1655;PRO30/11/268, f. 7. to survey ‘surrounded grounds’, Norf. and Suff. 13 May 1656.C181/6, p. 158.

Civic: freeman, Dunwich 22 Sept. 1645–?d.Suff. RO (Ipswich), EE6/3/3, f. 152.

Religious: elder, fifth Suff. classis, 5 Nov. 1645.Shaw, Hist. Eng. Church, ii. 425.

Central: member, cttee. for plundered ministers, 15 May 1646.CJ iv. 545b; Add. 15669, f. 1v. Commr. exclusion from sacrament, 5 June 1646, 29 Aug. 1648.A. and O. Member, cttee. of navy and customs by 14 Sept. 1647;SP16/512, f. 83. cttee. for excise, 10 Feb. 1649.CJ vi. 137b. Commr. Gt. Level of the Fens, 29 May 1649;A. and O. sub-commr. 28 June 1653.CSP Dom. 1652–3, p. 447. Member, cttee. regulating universities, 29 Mar. 1650.CJ vi. 388b. Commr. removing obstructions, sale of bishops’ lands, 10 Apr. 1651.CJ vi. 558a.

Parlimentarian

BREWSTER, Robert (1599-1663), of Wrentham, Suff.

: Suff.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

BREWSTER, Robert (1599-1663), of Wrentham, Suff.

Will

4 Feb. 1657, pr. 12 Mar. 1663.Norf. RO, Consistory Court of Norwich, original wills 64.

Estates

bought lands at Hindolveston and Wood Norton, Norf. from trustees for the sale of dean and chapter lands, 1650;Norf. RO, Consistory Court of Norwich, original wills 64. worth £700 p.a. prior to his purchase of episcopal lands at Ludham, Norf.; thereafter worth £1,000 p.a.Soc. Antiq. MS 667, p. 475.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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