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b. by 1579, 2nd s. of Richard Eden† (d. by 1604) of South Hanningfield, Essex, and Margaret, da. of Christopher Peyton of Bury St Edmunds, Suff.Vis. Essex 1552, 1558, 1570, 1612 and 1634 (Harl. Soc. xiii), 390-1; Howard, Vis. Suff. i. 16, 18-19; J. Ward, Lives of the Professors of Gresham Coll. (1740), 240, 242; Add. 6209, f. 120v. educ. Sudbury g.s. Suff.;Ward, Lives, 240. Pembroke, Camb. c.1593, scholar, Trinity Hall 31 Dec. 1596, LLB 1600, LLD 1614.Al. Cant.; CUL, University Archives, Grace Bk. E, p. 204. unm. Add. 6209, f. 52. d. 18 July 1645.Howard, Vis. Suff. i. 16.
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Academic: fell. Trinity Hall, Camb. 1599 – 1626; master, 1626–d.St John’s College, Cambridge, MS 437, unfol. Prof. of civil law, Gresham Coll. London 1613–40.Ward, Lives, 240–4; CSP Dom. 1640–1, p. 6.

Legal: adv. prerogative ct. of Canterbury, 1614.LPL, Abp. Abbot’s reg. i. f. 180. Member, Doctors’ Commons, 1615.G.D. Squibb, Doctors’ Commons (Oxford, 1977), 170. Judge, ct. of delegates by 1617-at least 1622;DEL5/5, f. 160; DEL5/6, f. 141. ct. of audience by 1619 – at least21; ct. of arches, Canterbury prov. by 1619 – at least25; prerogative ct. of Canterbury by 1619-at least 1625. 1621 – d.DEL8/70, ff. 16–17, 22, 23, 35, 39v, 54. Commry. archdeaconry of Sudbury; Westminster ?aft. 1621.Bodl. Tanner 135, ff. 161–162; W. Stevenson, Suppl. to the second edn. of Mr Bentham’s Hist.…of Ely Cathedral (Norwich, 1817), 21. Proctor, Ely dioc. bef. 1623;Stevenson, Suppl. 21. chan. by 1623 – 26, 1628 – at least41; kpr. of the spiritualties, 1626–8.Add. 4274, f. 157v; W.M. Palmer, ‘Faculty books of the diocese of Ely’, Procs. Camb. Antiquarian Soc. xxxv. 76; CSP Dom. Add. 1625–49, p. 731; C181/5, f. 195. Judge, admlty. ct. by 1626-at least 1640.HCA24/82/70, 73–4; HCA24/101/74. Surrogate to the official of the archdeacon of London by 1629.GL, 9051/7, ff. 39, 52v. Member, high commn. Canterbury prov. 1633.CSP Dom. 1633–4, p. 327. Commr. visitation Norwich dioc. 1636.Bodl. Tanner 68, ff. 22, 52. Assessor to earl marshal, ct. of chivalry, c.1638.CUL, Dd.III.64, f. 40.

Local: j.p. Camb. 1615 – aft.36; Suff. 1619 – aft.40; I. of Ely 1623-aft. 1640.C181/2, ff. 234, 350v; C181/3, ff. 14, 82v, 239v; C181/4, ff. 22v, 87v; C181/5, f. 37. Commr. piracy, London, Mdx., Essex, Kent and Surr. by 1619-aft. Mar. 1639;HCA1/32/1, f. 21v; C181/2, f. 339v; C181/3, ff. 79v, 176; C181/4, ff. 37, 138v; C181/5, ff. 26v, 130v. Suff. 22 June 1640;C181/5, f. 176. gaol delivery, Camb. 1623;C181/3, f. 82. I. of Ely 1624-aft. Apr. 1641;C181/3, ff. 126, 192v; C181/4, ff. 4, 201v; C181/5, f. 20; C181/5, ff. 20, 195v. Forced Loan, I. of Ely, Suff. 1627;C193/12/2, ff. 18, 55v. sewers, Deeping and Gt. Level 1629-aft. Dec. 1641;C181/4, ff. 30v, 94; C181/5, ff. 10v, 215. Cambs. 1638;C181/5, f. 121. swans, I. of Ely 1630, 1639;C181/4, f. 56; C181/5, f. 147v. to supervise lands of Trinity Coll. Camb. 1631;C181/4, f. 90v. New Model ordinance, Cambs. 17 Feb. 1645; assessment, 21 Feb. 1645.A. and O.

Central: master in chancery by 1633.CSP Dom. 1633–4, p. 327. Commr. to hear and determine causes in chancery (roy.), Jan. 1643;Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 2, 276–7. ct. martial, 16 Aug. 1644.A. and O. Member, cttee. for foreign affairs, 24 July 1644;CJ iii. 568a; LJ vi. 640b. cttee. for admlty. and Cinque Ports, 19 Apr. 1645.A. and O.

Parlimentarian
EDEN, Thomas II (by 1579-1645), of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and Doctors’ Commons, London
: Cambridge and Doctors’ Commons, London.
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Commons 1640-1660
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EDEN, Dr Thomas (by 1579-1645), of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and Doctors’ Commons, London

Will
24 Jan. 1644, cod. 26 May 1645, pr. 21 July 1645, admon. 28 Mar. 1672.PROB11/193/443.
Estates
bought land at Exning, Suff. 1634;Coventry Docquets, 669. bought one-third of manor of Trumpington, 1636.Coventry Docquets, 698.
Oxford 1644
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