GODBOLD, John (1583-1648), of Southolt, Suff.

Family and Education

bap. 21 July 1583, 1st s. of Thomas Godbold of Tannington and Southolt, Suff. and w. Agnes.Tannington par. reg., f. 4v. educ. Worlingworth sch. Norf.; Gonville and Caius, Camb. 29 June 1599, scholar 1600-2;Venn, Biographical Hist. of Gonville and Caius Coll. (1897-1901), i. 169; Al. Cant. Barnard’s Inn by 1605; G. Inn 1605.J.E. Foss, The Judges of Eng. (1848-64), vi. 318; GI Adm. m. 15 Jan. 1618, Dorothy, da. of Thomas Waller of Gregories, Beaconsfield, Bucks. 3s (1 d.v.p.) 4da.St Andrew Holborn par. reg.; St Mary, Bury St Edmunds par. reg.; PROB11/151/673. suc. fa. by 1622.Wills of Archdeaconry of Suff. 1620-4 ed. M.E. Allen (Suff. Rec. Soc. xxx), 202-3. d. 3 Aug. 1648.St Andrew Holborn par. reg.; Musgrave’s Obituary ed. G.J. Armytage (Harl. Soc. xlvi), 41.

Offices Held

Legal: called, G. Inn c.1612;Foss, Judges, vi. 318. ancient, 1622 – d.; autumn reader, 1627.PBG Inn, 246, 276; W. Dugdale, Origines Juridiciales (1666), 296; Baker, Readers and Readings, 55. C.j. liberty of Ely 1636–d.Ely Episcopal Recs. 119. Sjt.-at-law, Jan. 1637-Apr. 1647.Baker, Serjeants at Law, 186, 376–83. Treas. Serjeants’ Inn 1644–7.Baker, Serjeants at Law, 514. Assize judge, Suff. summer 1645; Western. circ. summer 1646–d.CJ v. 76a-b, 236b, 451a, 598a, 603a; Western Circuit Assize Orders ed. Cockburn, 235, 239, 240, 244, 251, 255, 258, 260, 263, 267, 269, 274, 275. J.c.p. 1 May 1647–d.LJ ix. 159a, 161a-b, 163a; CJ v. 157b, 158a; Sainty, Judges, 76. Asst. House of Lords, 1 May 1647–d.LJ ix. 170a. Commr. hearing causes in chancery, 1 May 1647–d.CJ v. 160a.

Local: commr. sewers, Suff. 1626. June 1627 – d.C181/3, f. 202. J.p. Suff.; I. of Ely July 1636 – d.; Cornw. July 1647 – d.; Dorset, Devon, Hants July 1647–d.Coventry Docquets, 60; J. Broadway, R. Cust and S.K. Roberts, ‘Additional docquets of commissions of the peace’, PH xxxii. 235; C231/6, pp. 51, 96. Commr. piracy, Suff. 1627;C181/3, f. 232v. navigation, River Lark, Suff. 1635;Coventry Docquets, 306. swans, Essex and Suff. 1635; I. of Ely 1639;C181/5, ff. 29, 147v. oyer and terminer, Norf. circ. 1637 – aft.Jan. 1642; Suff. 20 June 1640, 24 July 1645; Cambs. 23 June-aft. July 1640;C181/5, ff. 61, 175v, 177, 184, 218, 256v. gaol delivery, I. of Ely 1637 – aft.Aug. 1645; Suff. 24 July 1645; liberty of St Etheldreda, I. of Ely 23 Dec. 1645;C181/5, ff. 29, 256v, 258v, 267v. array (roy.), Suff. Aug. 1642.Northants. RO FH133, unfol.

Civic: recorder, Bury St Edmunds by 1628-aft. June 1644.Suff. RO (Bury), HD921/1; D7/6/3.

Parlimentarian

GODBOLD, John (1583-1648), of Southolt, Suff.

: Suff.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

GODBOLD, John (1583-1648), of Southolt, Suff.

Will

no will or administration traced, but his wid., Dorothy, known to have acted as executrix.HMC 7th Rep. 58.

Estates

owned a house in High Holborn, Mdx;Westminster Archives Centre, 10/340. leased manor of Beaconsfield, Beds. from Edmund Waller*, 1644.Bucks. RO, AR 93/2006/123.

Oxford 1644

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