PURY, Thomas I (c.1590-1666), of Gloucester

Family and Education

b. c.1590, 1st s. of Walter Pury (d. bef. July 1606) of Gloucester and Anne, da. of Richard Cloterbock of Eastington, Glos.Vis. Glos. 1682-3 ed. Fenwick and Metcalfe, 140; St Mary de Crypt, Gloucester par. reg. educ. appr. to Lawrence Wilsheire of Gloucester, clothier 25 July 1606.Glos. RO, GBR/C10/1, p. 134. m. Mary (bur. 18 Sept. 1668), da. of Edward Alye of Tewkesbury, Glos. 1s. 3da. suc. fa. 15 June 1606.Vis. Glos. 1682-3, 140; St Mary de Crypt par. reg. d. 13 Aug. 1666.St Mary de Crypt par. reg.; T.D. Fosbrooke, Original Hist. of the City of Gloucester (1819), 167.

Offices Held

Civic: freeman, Gloucester July 1614;Glos. RO, GBR/C10/1, p. 134. common cllr. 16 Sept. 1618; steward, 1619;Glos. RO, GBR/B3/1, ff. 457v, 459, 465. sheriff, 1623;List of Sheriffs (L. and I. ix), 185. mayor’s att. 16 Mar. 1629;Glos. RO, GBR/B3/1, ff. 540, 540v. alderman, 5 Sept. 1638–26 Mar. 1662.Glos. RO, GBR/B2/1, f. 62v; B3/3, pp. 223–4. Treas. Gloucester garrison, 31 Mar. 1643–13 May 1647.Glos. RO, GBR/B3/2, p. 410. Member, cttee. for city regt. 2 Sept. 1644.Glos. RO, GBR/B3/2, p. 309. Treas. hosps. 3 Nov. 1651, 5 Nov. 1655;Glos. RO, GBR/B3/2, p. 650; B3/3, p. 844. pres. 7 Nov.-28 Nov. 1659.Glos. RO, GBR/B3/3, p. 114 Mayor, 1653–4.Glos. RO, GBR/B3/3. Member, cttee. for repairs, Gloucester Cathedral 22 Aug. 1656.Glos. RO, GBR B3/3, p. 878.

Local: commr. further subsidy, Gloucester 1641, 1660; poll tax, 1641.SR. Dep. lt. Glos. 12 Aug. 1642.LJ v. 291b. Commr. assessment, Gloucester, 1642, 10 Oct. 1644, 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., 1 June 1660, 1661; Glos. 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 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; Mdx. and Westminster 16 Feb. 1648;SR; A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance... for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). sequestration, Glos. and Gloucester 27 Mar. 1643; accts. of assessment, 3 May 1643; levying of money, Glos. 7 May, 3 Aug. 1643; Gloucester 3 Aug. 1643; additional ord. for levying of money, 1 June 1643; commr. for Glos., Herefs. and S. E. Wales, 10 May 1644; customs for Gloucester garrison, 15 Mar. 1645; Glos. and S. E. Wales militia, 12 May 1648; militia, Glos., Gloucester 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O. J.p. Glos. 10 July 1651-bef. Oct. 1660.C231/6, p. 221. Judge, relief of poor prisoners, Glos. and Gloucester 5 Oct. 1653.A. and O. Commr. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. by Feb. 1654–10 July 1660;C181/6, pp. 11, 374. sewers, Glos. 20 Feb. 1654;C181/6, p. 19. Haverfordwest 19 Oct. 1659;C181/6, p. 402. ejecting scandalous ministers, Glos. and Gloucester 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. for public faith, Glos. 24 Oct. 1657.Mercurius Politicus no. 387 (22–9 Oct. 1657), 63 (E.505.35).

Central: member, cttee. for examinations, 20 Aug. 1642.CJ ii. 728b. Clerk of petty bag, chancery, 18 Dec. 1643–11 Mar. 1661.T.D. Hardy, Principal Officers of Chancery (1843), 127. Member, cttee. for the army, 31 Mar. 1645, 23 Sept. 1647, 17 Apr. 1649, 2 Jan., 10 Dec. 1652, 2 Feb. 1660;A. and O. cttee. for powder, match and bullet, 30 June 1645.LJ vii. 468a. Commr. exclusion from sacrament, 5 June 1646, 29 Aug. 1648.A. and O. Member, cttee. for excise, 5 Jan. 1648.LJ ix. 639b. Commr. removing obstructions, sale of bishops’ lands, 20 June 1649; removing obstructions, sale of forfeited estates, 16 July 1651.A. and O.

Military: capt. militia, Gloucester Feb.- 15 Apr. 1643, 19 Mar. 1655–?60.Glos. RO, GBR/B3/3, p. 808; GBR/G3/SO2, f. 27. Capt. (parlian.) regt. of Henry Stephens, Gloucester 15 Apr. 1643–5.Glos. RO, GBR/B3/2, p. 254; J. Dorney, A Brief and Exact Relation (1643), 15 (E.67.31).

Parlimentarian

PURY, Thomas I (c.1590-1666), of Gloucester

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Likenesses

MI: St Mary de Crypt, Gloucester.Fosbrooke, Gloucester, 167.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

PURY, Thomas I (c.1590-1666), of Gloucester

Will

20 July 1663, pr. 17 Feb. 1668.PROB11/326/254.

Estates

freehold estate in Taynton, Glos.LJ ix. 665a. Lessee, Gloucester corporation properties: Long Madeleys outside Southgate, Gloucester, 22 years, rent of £3 5s 8d, 9 Sept. 1641; tenement, 41 years, rent of £1 15s 8d 16 Sept. 1641; purpresture granted to Pury by Gloucester corporation, 26 years remaining of 41, lease of ‘Madeleys’, 31 years, 11 May 1647.Glos. RO, GBR/B3/2, pp. 188, 191, 409. Leased Little Tolsey to corporation for use as town clerk’s office, 41 years, 20s p.a. 20 Sept. 1650.Glos. RO, GBR/B3/3, p. 572. At d. owner of manors of Minsterworth, Rodley and Etlowe, Glos.; lessee of properties in High Cross and Barton St. Gloucester, from dean and chapter of Gloucester.PROB11/326/254.

Oxford 1644

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