HYDE, Laurence (1642-1711), of St. James’s Square, Westminster and Vasterne Park, Wootton Bassett, Wilts.

Freeman, Portsmouth 1661; commr. for assessment, Westminster 1677 – 79, Oxf. Univ. 1677 – 80, Wilts. 1679 – 80; j.p. Oxon. 1680 – ?85, St. Albans 1686; keeper, Richmond New Park 1683–?d.; recorder, Salisbury 1685 – Oct. 1688; custos rot. Herts. 1686 – 89; ld. lt. Herts. 1687 – 89, Cornw. 1710 – d.; high steward, Oxf. Univ. 1709–d.R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 357; Hoare, Wilts. Salisbury 712; CSP Dom. 1683–4, p. 23.

Master of the robes 1662 – 79; ambassador to Poland Nov. – Dec. 1676; plenip. at Nymwegen and envoy to The Hague 1677 – 78; ld. of Treasury Mar. 1679, first ld. Nov. 1679–84; PC 19 Nov. 1679 – Dec. 1688, 1 Mar. 1692 – d., ld. pres. 1684 – 85, 1710 – d.; gent. of the bed-chamber 1680 – 85; gov. Merchant Adventurers 1684 – c.92; ld. treas. 1685 – 87; postmaster-gen. and chancellor to Queen Mary of Modena 1685 – 89; commr. for ecclesiastical affairs 1686 – 87; ld. lt. [I] 1700–3.CSP Dom. 1661–2, p. 367; 1685, p. 299; 1686–7, pp. 202, 358; 1687–9, p. 220; Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 279; information from E. K. Newman and S. P. Anderson.