Family and Education
b. c. 1548, 1st of s. Roger Amyce by his 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir George Lawson of York, wid. of William Rigby. educ. St. John’s, Camb. 1560, aged 12, BA 1563-4, MA 1572; M. Temple 1564. m. (1) Anne, da. of Richard Forsett by Margaret or Martha, 2nd w. of Roger Amyce, s.p.; (2) by 1573, Martha, Merilla or Muriel, da. of Vaux Van Marys or Murys of Holland, 1s. 2da.; (3) Thomasine, da. of William Carew of London and Stone Castle, Kent, s.p. suc. fa. c.1574.Vis. Essex (Harl. Soc. xiii), 19; Morant, Essex ii. 334-5; PCC 32 Martyn.
Offices Held
Escheator, Essex and Herts. 1576 – 78; j.p. Essex c. 1584 – c.96, Herts. from 1604.
Servant of Lord Burghley by 1591.
Main residences: Tilbury, Essex; Cheshunt, Herts.
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Commons 1558-1603
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AMYCE, Israel (c.1548-1607)
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