Family and Education
b. c. 1588, 1st s. of Thomas Bedingfield† of Bedingfield, Suff. and Lincoln's Inn, and Dorothy (d. 1646), da. of John Southwell of Basham, Suff.;Vis. Norf. 1664, 19; Burke Commoners, iii. 509-10. bro. of Sir Thomas* and Anthony*. educ. Emmanuel, Camb. 1609; G. Inn 1611.Al. Cant.; GI Adm. Reg. m. 7 May 1617, Anne (d. 2 Dec. 1654), da. of Sir Edward Bacon† of Shrubland, Basham, 9s. (1 d.v.p.) 6da. (1 d.v.p).Blomefield, Norf. x. 146; Add. 19116, f. 46; Add. 19117, f. 351; Vis. Norf. 1664, 19; Burke Commoners, iii. 509-10; Add. 19091, f. 99; ‘Bedingfield pprs.’, ed. J.H. Pollen, Misc. (Catholic Rec. Soc. vii. 1908-9), 434. suc. fa. 1636.C142/544, no. 56. bur. 6 Mar. 1661 6 Mar. 1661.Blomefield, Norf. x. 146.
Offices Held

Local: commr. piracy, Dunwich 1627;C181/3, f. 232v. subsidy, Norf. 1641; contribs. towards relief of Ireland, 1642;SR. assessment, 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov., 10 Dec. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660, 1661;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6); SR. loans on Propositions, Suff. 28 July 1642. LJ v. 245b. Member, Norf. co. cttee. by 1643-aft. 1645.Add. 15903, f. 24; Add. 22620, f. 31. Commr. sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 7 May, 3 Aug. 1643; additional ord. for levying of money, 1 June 1643; Eastern Assoc. 20 Sept. 1643; New Model ordinance, Norf. 17 Feb. 1645. 2 Mar. 1647 – d.A. and O. J.p. Suff.; Norf. by Feb. 1650–d.C231/6, p. 76. Commr. militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. sewers, Norf. and Suff. 26 June, 20 Dec. 1658, 16 Feb., 27 June 1659;C181/6, pp. 292, 342, 360. Deeping and Gt. Level 21 July 1659;C181/6, p. 381. oyer and terminer, Norf. circ. June 1659–10 July 1660;C181/6, p. 379. poll tax, Norf. 1660.SR.

: of Ditchingham, Norf.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

BEDINGFIELD, Philip (c.1588-1661), of Ditchingham, Norf.

Will
14 July 1660, probably never proved.Norf. RO, NCC, will reg. Tennant, 299.
Estates
inherited Ditchingham Hall, Norf. 1621;Pollen, ‘Bedingfield pprs.’, 429. inherited lands at Bedingfield, Suff. from his father, 1636; inherited lands at Darsham, Suff. 1646;PROB11/172, f. 149v. exchanged lands at Darsham for lands at Gislingham, Suff. with his bro. Sir Thomas, in 1655.Add. 19089, ff. 259v, 261v; Copinger, Manors of Suff. ii. 56; Suckling, Suff. ii. 222.
Oxford 1644
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