Family and Education
b. 28 Dec. 1613, 1st s. of Bullen Reymes of Westminster by Mary, da. of William Petre of Torbryan, Devon. educ. privately. m. 1640, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Thomas Gerard of Trent, Som., 3s. (2 d.v.p.) 2da. suc. fa. 1652.
Offices Held

Attaché, Paris embassy 1631 – 32, Venice 1634 – 35, 1636 – 37; gent. of privy chamber 1641 – 46, June 1660 – d.; servant to the Duke of Gloucester ? May-Sept. 1660; commr. for Tangier 1664–d. asst. R. Fishing Co. 1664; surveyor of great wardrobe 1668–d.Sel. Charters (Selden Soc. xxviii), 183; Carlisle, Privy Chamber, 171; SP29/20/55.

Capt. of ft. 1640; col. of horse (royalist) 1643–6.

Freeman, Exeter 1645, Weymouth 1661, Portsmouth 1665; commr. for assessment, Dorset Aug. 1660–9, Westminster 1663 – 69; v.-adm. Dorset 1661 – d., commr. for loyal and indigent officers, Dorset 1662, sick and wounded, Hants and Dorset 1664 – 67, 1671 – d.; dep. treas, of prizes, Portsmouth 1665–7.Weymouth corp. minute bk. f. 270; R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 358.

FRS 1667 – d.

Main residence: Waddon, Dorset.
Notes

This article is based on Helen A. Kaufman, Conscientious Cavalier, and on further information kindly supplied by the author.

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REYMES, Bullen (1613-72)

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