WYLDE (WILDE), John (c.1591-c.1669), of the Harriots, Droitwich, Worcs. and the Inner Temple, London; later of Serjeants’ Inn, Chancery Lane, London and Hampstead, Mdx.

Family and Education

b. c. 1591, 1st s. of George Wylde I* of the Harriots, and Frances, da. of Sir Edmund Huddleston of Sawston, Cambs.; bro. of George II*.Vis. Worcs. (Harl. Soc. xc), 104-5. educ. Balliol, Oxf. 1605, aged 14, BA Oxf. 1607 (incorp. Camb. 1608), MA Oxf. 1610; I. Temple 1603, called 1612. Al. Ox.; Al. Cant.; CITR, i. 453; ii. 69. m. (1) by 10 Oct. 1613, 1da. Regs. Church of St. Peter de Witton, Droitwich (Birmingham and Midland Soc. for Genealogy and Heraldry, 1986), p. 10. ?d.v.p.; (2) Anne (d. 6 May 1624), da. of (Sir) Thomas Harris*, 1st bt. of Tong Castle, Salop, 1da. G. Griffiths, Hist. Tonge, 79-80; T. Nash, Colls. for Hist. of Worcs. ii. ped. facing p. 331. suc. fa. 1616. C142/356/104. d. c. 1669. Foss, Judges of Eng. vi. 522.

Offices Held

Reader, Clement’s Inn 1619 – 20, I. Temple 1631; Readers and Readings in Inns of Ct. and Chancery ed. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. xiii), 99, 197. recorder, Droitwich 1624-c.60, Nash, i. 311. Worcester, Worcs. 1640 – 43, 1646–60; Chamber Order Bk. of Worcester ed. S. Bond (Worcs. Hist. Soc., n.s. viii), 337, 372, 414; Worcs. RO, Worcester City mss Shelf A14, chamber order bk. 1650–68, f. 38. auditor, Steward’s acct., I. Temple 1626, auditor, treas.’s acct., 1627, bencher 1628 – 37, steward, Reader’s dinner 1629, reader’s attendant 1630; CITR, ii. 153, 164, 170, 174, 179. sjt.-at-law, 1637; treas. Serjeants’ Inn, Chancery Lane 1639–42; Order of Sjts.-at-Law ed. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. v), 544. commr. Gt. Seal, 1643–6; A. and O. i. 342, 840, 885. j. assize, Oxf. circ. winter 1647, 1650, 1651, 1652, summer 1650, 1651, 1659, Western circ. summer 1647, 1648, 1649, 1652, 1653, winter 1648, 1649, 1653; chief bar. of exch. 1648 – 55, Jan.-May 1660. Sainty, Judges, 96.

J.p. Worcs. 1620–60 (custos rot. 1651–5), Oxon. 1647–53, Salop 1647 – c.55, 1660, Mon. 1647 – 53, Glos. 1647–60 (custos rot. by 1650–60), Berks. 1647-c.1655, Herefs. 1647 – 53, Devon, Dorset, Hants, Cornw. 1647 – c.55, Essex and Kent by 1650 – 53, Leics. Mdx., Norf., Northants., Som., Suff. by 1650 – c.55, Staffs., Surr., Warws. by 1650 – 53, Wilts. by 1650 – c.55, Caern., Flint., Merion. by 1650 – 53, Denb. by 1650 – 53, Mont. by 1650 – 60, Westminster by 1650 – c.55, Anglesey 1650–3; C231/4, f.101; 231/6, pp. 79, 81, 96, 220, 319; C193/13/4; 193/13/5; 193/13/6; Names of JPs (1650). commr. subsidy, Worcs. 1622, 1628, 1642, C212/22/21; E179/283/27; SR, v. 157. charitable uses, 1624, 1628, 1631, 1632, 1636, 1637, 1638, 1640, C181/3, f. 114; C93/11/16; 93/13/18; 93/14/1; 93/17/6; 93/18/14; C192/1, unfol. gaol delivery, Worcester 1624-at least 1638, C181/3, ff. 128v; 181/5, f. 62. Forced Loan, Worcs. 1627, C193/12/2, f. 63. sewers, Glos. and Worcs. 1629; C181/4, f. 18. member, Council in the Marches of Wales, 1633; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 4, p. 8. under-steward, Kidderminster, Worcs. 1636, commr. swearing the officers of the corp. of Kidderminster 1636, J.R. Burton, Hist. Kidderminster, 74. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. 1637 – 42, 1654 – 59, Hants 1648, Kent 1648, C181/5, ff. 62, 218v; 181/6, pp. 10, 374; CJ, v. 425b, 534a. assessment, Worcs. 1643, 1644, 1647, 1648, 1649 – 53, 1657, 1660, Worcester 1647, 1648, 1660, Mdx. 1652 – 53, 1660, Westminster 1660, A. and O. i. 95, 542, 977, 1095; ii. 44, 668, 677, 1082, 1373–4, 1380. sequestration, Worcs. 1643, Ibid. i. 117. levying of money, Worcs. 1643, Ibid. i. 151. maintaining the Gloucester garrison, 1644, Ibid. i. 428. reducing Worcs. to the obedience of Parl., 1644, Ibid. i. 507. militia, Worcs. 1648, 1659, 1660, Worcester, 1648, Westminster, 1659, Glos. 1659, Mdx. 1659, 1660, Ibid. i. 1244–5; ii. 1290, 1324, 1327, 1334, 1435, 1444. scandalous ministers, Worcs. 1654. Ibid. ii. 976

Member, cttee. for Irish Affairs, 1641, 1642; CJ, ii. 302a, 750b. chairman, cttee. for safety of kingdom 1642, Ibid. ii. 368b. cttee. for sequestrations 1643–8; Ibid. ii. 953b; vi. 99a. commr. assembly of Divines 1643; A. and O. i. 181 member, cttee. for supplying wood fuel to London by 1644, Add. 40630, f. 130. regulating the Excise, 1645; A. and O. i. 691. commr. for exclusion from the sacrament, 1646, 1648; Ibid. i. 853, 1208. conservator of peace, negotiations between Eng. and Scotland 1646; CJ, iv. 590a. cllr. of state 1649–51. A. and O. ii. 2, 335.