MOSTYN, John (c.1603-75), of the Inner Temple, London, Llys Maesmynan, Bodfari, Flint. and Tregarnedd, Anglesey.

Family and Education

b. c.1603, 2nd s. of Sir Roger Mostyn† (d. 13 Aug. 1642), 1st bt. of Mostyn Hall, Holywell, Flint. and Gloddaith, Caern. and Mary, da. of Sir John Wynn†, 1st bt. of Gwydir, Llanrwst, Caern. educ. privately at Gwydir and Mostyn (William Holmes); Queens’, Camb. 1619; L. Inn, 15 Aug. 1622; I. Temple 17 Nov. 1637. unm. d. 26 Dec. 1675.HP Commons 1604-29, ‘John Mostyn’; I. Temple Admissions database; Bodfari par. reg.

Offices Held

sec. to John Williams, bp. of Lincoln, 1621–37.NLW, 9057E/960; State Trials ed. Howell, iii. 798; Gardiner, Hist. Eng. viii. 251–4.

clerk of writs, ct. of wards and liveries, Jan. 1637–25 Apr. 1644;CSP Dom. 1637, pp. 76–7; 1660–1, p. 245. clerk of writs in chancery, Jan. 1661–d.CSP Dom. 1660–1, p. 498; 1673–5, pp. 329–30.

commr. subsidy, Flint 1641; contribs. towards relief of Ireland, 1642; loyal and indigent officers, 1662.SR.

Parlimentarian

MOSTYN, John (c.1603-1675), of Westminster Abbey and Buckden, Hunts.; later of the Inner Temple, London, Llys Maesmynan, Bodfari, Denb. and Tregarnedd, Anglesey

of the Inner Temple, Llys Maesmynan, Flint., Bodfari, London and Anglesey., Tregarnedd.

Likenesses

Likenesses: oils, attrib. J. Souch.Mostyn Hall; S. Evans, ‘”To Contynue in my Bloud and name”: Reproducing the Mostyn Dynasty, c. 1540-1692 (Aberystwyth Univ. PhD thesis, 2013), 278

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

MOSTYN, John (c.1603-75), of the Inner Temple, London, Llys Maesmynan, Bodfari, Flint. and Tregarnedd, Anglesey.

Will

2 Dec. 1674, pr. 12 Apr. 1676.PROB11/350, f. 317v.

Estates

Oxford 1644

Yes

1640 Volume

oxford

Addresses

Religion

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