BEAKE, Robert (d. 1708), of Coventry, Warws.

Military: lt. of horse (parlian.), regt. of John Fiennes* by 25 Oct. 1644–?July 1645.Perfect Occurrences no. 12 (25 Oct.-1 Nov. 1644), sig. M3 (BL Burney Coll. 19A). Capt.-lt. of ft. regt. of Thomas Willughby* by 8 July 1645-aft.7 Oct. 1648.L. Spring, Waller’s Army (Farnham, 2007), 24; SP28/124, ff. 284–7. Maj. militia ft. Coventry by 22 July 1650–60. Capt.-lt.militia horse, Warws. Apr. 1660.CSP Dom. 1650, p. 247.

Civic: freeman, Coventry 2 Oct. 1650;Coventry RO, BA/H/C/17/2, f. 93. sheriff, 1650–1;List of Sheriffs (List and Index ix), 179. member, mayor’s council, 24 Mar. 1652–21 Nov. 1655;W. Reader, Description of St Michael's church, Coventry (Coventry, 1826), 80. overseer of Great Park, 10 May 1654; mayor, 21 Nov. 1655. J.p. and alderman, Much Park Street ward 21 Nov. 1655–26 Feb. 1662.Coventry RO, BA/H/C/17/2, ff. 103v, 114, 121, 143. Master, drapers’ co. 1 Jan. 1656–57, 1701–2.'Diary of Robert Beake', 122.

Local: commr. assessment, Warws. and Coventry 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance ... for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). Coventry 1661, 1672, 1677, 1679, 1689–d.SR. Judge, relief of poor prisoners, Warws. and Coventry 5 Oct. 1653. Commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, Warws. 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. securing peace of commonwealth, Warws. and Coventry ?Nov. 1655.'Diary of Robert Beake, mayor of Coventry, 1655–1656' ed. L. Fox, in Miscellany I ed..R. Bearman (Dugdale Soc. xxxi), 111–37. J.p. Warws. by 1657-bef. Oct. 1660.C193/13/5. Commr. militia, Warws. and Coventry by 23 Dec. 1652, 1654, 12 Mar. 1660;SP28/ 248; A. and O. poll tax, Coventry 1660;SR. recusants’ fines, Northants., Rutland, Leics., Warws., Coventry 15 Mar. 1688.CTB viii. 1805.

Religious: churchwarden, St Michael, Coventry 1653.W. Reader, Description of St. Michael's church, Coventry (Coventry, 1826), 80.

Central: commr admlty. and navy by 5 Aug. 1656-Apr. 1659.CSP Dom. 1656–7, p. 98. Member, cttee. for improving revenues of customs and excise, 26 June 1657.A. and O. Supervisor of commrs. of Savoy and Ely House hosps. for wounded seamen, 8 Apr. 1658.CSP Dom. 1657–8, p. 364. Commr. tendering oath to MPs, 26 Jan. 1659.CJ vii. 593a.