CHAWORTH, Dr Richard (?1598-1672), of Wiverton, Notts, Bishops Cannings, Wilts. and Richmond, Surr.

Family and Education

bap. ?3 Oct. 1598, ?6th s. of John Chaworth (d. 1638) of Wiverton, Notts. and Jane, da. of David Vincent of Stoke D’Abernon, Surr. and Bernake, Northants.; bro. of George Chaworth†, 1st Visct. Chaworth [I].Vis. of Notts. (Harl. Soc. iv), 128; Corresp. of Bishop Brian Duppa ed. G. Isham (Northants. Rec. Soc. xvii), 4-7. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 12 Oct. 1621, ‘aged 18’; BA 20 June 1622; MA 20 June 1625; BCL 3 Mar. 1634; DCL 2 July 1640.Al. Ox.; Wood, Fasti Oxon. (ed. Bliss, 1815), i. 515. m. (1) Mary (bur. 25 Nov. 1645)Wood, City of Oxford, ii. 550., da. of Edward Croft of Wigmore, Herefs.; (2) ?1663, Sophia (bur. 1 Jan. 1690), da. of Robert Bertie, 1st earl of Lindsey.Aubrey, Nat. Hist. Surr. i. 64; Manning, Bray, Surr. i. 424. Kntd. 18 Dec. 1663.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 239. d. 12 Nov. 1672.Aubrey, Nat. Hist. Surr. i. 70, 81; Manning, Bray, Surr. i. 426, 431; MI, Richmond, Surr.

Offices Held

Academic: proctor, Oxf. Univ. 11 Apr. 1632–2 May 1633.Al. Ox.; Bodl. Oxf. Univ. Archives, NEP/Supra/Reg. R, ff. 44, 65.

Legal: chan. London dioc. 1637–1663.Al. Ox. Judge, v.-admlty. ct. Suss. by 12 Oct. 1640-aft. May 1642.W. Suss. RO, Ep.I/55/19, 21, 22, 24. Chan. Chichester dioc. 4 May 1640–67.Recs. Diocese Chichester, i. 239; Acts Dean and Chapter Chichester, 265. Commry. Lewes archdeaconry, 4 May 1640–d.Acts Dean and Chapter Chichester, 265. Vicar-gen. Canterbury by 31 Aug. 1663–d.Evelyn Diary (ed. de Beer), iii. 362; Al. Ox. Dean of Pagham, Tarring and South Malling, Canterbury dioc. 5 May 1666–d.Recs. Diocese Chichester, i. 240. Adm. Doctors’ Commons, 28 Jan. 1667.LPL, DC1, ff. 52v, 112v; G. D. Squibb, Doctors’ Commons (1977), 180.

Parlimentarian

CHAWORTH, Dr Richard (?1598-1672), of Wiverton, Notts, Bishops Cannings, Wilts. and Richmond, Surr.

: of Wiverton, Wilts., Bishops Cannings, Notts. and Surr., Richmond.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

CHAWORTH, Dr Richard (?1598-1672), of Wiverton, Notts, Bishops Cannings, Wilts. and Richmond, Surr.

Will

13 Apr. 1669, pr. 24 July 1673.PROB11/342/450.

Estates

granted lease of manor, lordship and hundred of Bishops Cannings, Wilts. by Brian Duppa, bp. of Salisbury, for 21 years at £180 p.a. 30 June 1646;Commonplace Bk. of Sir Edward Bayntun, 18. Duppa bequeathed to Chaworth reversion of his house in Richmond, 1662.PROB11/308/196. Acquired manor of Mountfield, Suss. with Henry Mallory, 1663.Suss. Manors, ii. 313.

Oxford 1644

Addresses

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