MAY, Baptist (1628-97), of Jermyn Street, Westminster and Old Windsor, Berks.

Family and Education

bap. 4 Nov. 1628, 6th s. of Sir Humphrey May, and bro. of Sir Algernon May. unm. ; at least 1s. illegit.Add. 19141, f. 295; Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 349; Ashmole, Berks. iii. 153; PCC 61 Lort.

Offices Held

Page of honour to the Duke of York by 1648, groom of the bedchamber 1662 – 65; jt. registrar of Chancery Aug. 1660 – d.; keeper of the privy purse 1665 – 85; member, Royal Fishery Co. 1677.S. E. Hoskyns, Chas. II in the Channel Is. ii. 316; Cal. Cl. SP, i. 445; ii. 304; HMC 8th Rep. 278; Cal. Treas. Bks. i. 683; CSP Dom. 1685, pp. 8, 117; Sel. Charters (Selden Soc. xxviii), 198; Luttrell, iv. 192.

Keeper, Windsor Great Park 1671 – d.; commr. for assessment, Suff. 1673 – 74, Suss. and Westminster 1677–80.CSP Dom. 1671, p. 308; Cal. Treas. Bks. xii. 128.

Parlimentarian

MAY, Baptist (1628-97), of Jermyn Street, Westminster and Old Windsor, Berks.

Main residences: Jermyn Street, Westminster; Old Windsor, Berks.

Author

B.M.C.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

MAY, Baptist (1628-97)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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