CORBET, Miles (1595-1662), of Lincoln’s Inn, London and Great Yarmouth, Norf.

Family and Education

b. 1595, 2nd s. of Sir Thomas Corbet of Sprowston, Norf., and Anne, da. of Edward Barrett of Belhouse Hall, Aveley, Essex; bro. of Sir John, 1st bt.*Norf. Peds. pt. 3 (Norf. Geneal. xiii) comp. P. Palgrave-Moore, 38-9; Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiii), 146. educ. Christ’s, Camb. 1612; Al. Cant. Thavies’ Inn; J. Peile, Biog. Reg. Christ’s Coll. i. 286. L. Inn 1615, called 1623. LI Admiss. m. Mary (d. aft. 1662), da. of John Eldred, alderman, of London and Great Saxham, Suff. J. Gage, Hist. and Antiqs. of Suff.: Hundred of Thingoe, 106. exec. 19 Apr. 1662. sig. Miles Corbet(t).

Offices Held

Recorder, Gt. Yarmouth 1625–55, Norf. RO, Y/C19/5, f. 336; Norf. Official Lists ed. H. L’Estrange, 170. King’s Lynn, Norf. 1644–51; Norf. Official Lists, 200. custos brevium (jt.), c.p. 1630; CSP Dom. 1629–31, p. 182. clerk of the ct. sessions, Gt. Yarmouth 1631–3; Norf. Official Lists, 171. clerk (jt.), Ct. of Wards 1644; B. Whitelocke, Memorials ed. R.H. Whitelocke, i. 256; CJ, iii. 484b. co-registrar, Chancery 1648–59; Whitelocke, ii. 294; G. Aylmer, State’s Servants, 88–9. commr. high cts. justice, E. counties 1650; A. and O. ii. 494. c. bar. exch. [I] 1655–9; CSP Dom. 1655, p. 207. sjt.-at-law, 1659. Order of Sjts.-at-Law ed. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. v), 192.

Freeman, Gt. Yarmouth 1625, Norf. RO, Y/C19/6, f. 7. King’s Lynn 1644; Norf. RO (King’s Lynn), KL/C7/10, f. 137. j.p. Norf. 1628 – 60, Suff. 1647 – 60, Thetford 1649; C231/6, f. 168; CUL, Dd.viii.1, f. 72v. clerk of the assembly, Gt. Yarmouth 1631–3, Norf. Official Lists, 171. commr. charitable uses 1633, Norf. and Norwich 1638, C192/1, unfol. seabreaches, Norf. and Suff. 1638, C181/5, f. 103. levying money, Norf. 1643, assessment 1644 – 52, Gt. Yarmouth 1647 – 48, King’s Lynn 1647–8, A. and O. i. 170, 538, 641, 971, 972, 1089; ii. 40, 304, 473, 670. oyer and terminer, Norf. 1644 – 45, gaol delivery 1644–5, C181/5, ff. 234r-v, 261. excise on herring, Gt. Yarmouth 1644, New Model Army ordinance, Norf. 1645, militia 1648, fen drainage 1649, A. and O. i. 497, 623, 1240; ii. 139. Eastern circ. 1654–8, C181/6, ff. 16, 116, 165, 212, 304. sewers, Norf. 1658. Ibid. f. 339.

Commr. advancement of money 1643, CCAM, 14. govt. plantations, W. Indies 1643; A. and O. i. 331. cttee. for compounding 1644-at least 1650; CCC, 4, 125, 137, 356. commr. for regulating excise 1645, exclusion from sacrament 1646, indemnity 1647, scandalous offences 1648, sale of bp.’s lands 1648 – 49, trial of king 1649; A. and O. i. 691, 853, 937, 1209, 1227, 1254; ii. 153. cttee. RN at least 1649-at least 1650, Add. 22546, ff. 19, 31. Irish affairs 1650–9, CSP Dom. 1650, pp. 442, 461. adventurers in Ire. 1653–9. A. and O. ii. 723, 741, 1100, 1254, 1257, 1298.

Elder, St. Margaret’s Lothbury, London 1646; T. Liu, Puritan London, 82. member, Gt. Yarmouth Congregational church 1649. C.J. Palmer, Hist. Great Yarmouth, 49.

Parlimentarian

CORBET, Miles (1595-1662), of Lincoln’s Inn, London and Great Yarmouth, Norf.

Main residences: Lincoln's Inn, London; Great Yarmouth, Norf.

Author

C.R.K.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

CORBET, Miles (1595-1662)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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