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CONWAY, Sir Edward I (c.1563-1631), of Ragley, Arrow, Warws. and Brill, Utd. Provinces; later of St. Martin’s Lane, Westminster

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b. c. 1563,HMC Portland, iii. 23. 1st s. of Sir John Conway of Ragley and Eleanor, da. of Sir Fulke Greville of Beauchamps Ct., Alcester, Warws. W. Dugdale, Antiqs. of Warws. (1730), p. 848. educ. vol., Neths. from c.1589; CSP For. 1590-1, p. 147. M. Temple 1614; ?G. Inn 1624. M. Temple Admiss.; GI Admiss. (possibly Sir Edward Conway II). m. (1) by 1593, Dorothy (d. Feb. 1613), da. of Sir John Tracy† of Toddington, Glos. and wid. of Edmund Bray of Gt. Barrington, Glos., 3s. 4da. (1 d.v.p.); Dugdale, 850; Chamberlain Letters ed. N.E. McClure, i. 429; HMC Cowper, i. 411. (2) pre-nuptial settlement 18 Apr. 1614, C142/486/107. Katherine (d. 30 June 1639), da. of Giles Hueriblock of Ghent, Spanish Neths. and wid. of Richard Fust (admon. 9 Mar. 1614) of London, Grocer, s.p. Dugdale, 851; CP, iii. 400; PROB 11/123, f. 191v; CSP Dom. 1611-18, p. 227; 1619-23, p. 142. Kntd. ?22 June 1596; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 92. suc. fa. 1603; C142/486/107. cr. Bar. Conway of Ragley 24 Mar. 1625, Visct. Killultagh [I] 15 Mar. 1627, Visct. Conway of Conway Castle 26 June 1627. C66/2335/1; 66/2377/13; 66/2442/1. d. 3 Jan. 1631. C142/486/107. sig. Edw[ard] Conway.
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Capt. ft., France by 1594, Brill 1594–6, CSP For. 1593–4, pp. 157–8; 1596, p. 86. Cadiz, Spain 1596, HMC Hatfield, vi. 205. lt. gov., Brill c.1597–1616, APC, 1597, p. 17; 1615–16, p. 514. marshal c.1597-at least 1604. Add. 5753, f. 225v; HMC Hatfield, xvi. 305.

Cttee. Virg. Co. 1609, A. Brown, Genesis of US, i. 232. Guiana Co. 1627. Eng. and Irish Settlement on the River Amazon ed. J. Lorimer (Hakluyt Soc. ser. 2. clxxi), 291.

Commr. survey, Jersey gov. 1617, CSP Dom. Addenda, 1580–1625, pp. 564–5. new buildings, London 1618, 1625,C66/2165; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 1, p. 70. j.p. Warws. 1618–d., C231/4, f. 63; C66/2527. Evesham, Worcs. 1621–d., Evesham Bor. Recs. 1605–87 ed. S.K. Roberts (Worcs. Hist. Soc. n.s. xiv), 23. Mdx. by 1625–d., Rymer, viii. pt. 2, p. 11; C66/2527. Westminster by 1625-at least 1626, Rymer, viii. pt. 2, p. 21; E163/18/12, f. 104. Hants by 1626–d., E163/18/12, f. 71; C66/2527. Eng. and Wales 1628–d.; C66/2495, 2527. commr. oyer and terminer, Midland circ. 1618–d., C181/2, f. 316v; 181/4, f. 58v. Mdx. 1623 – 25, 1629, C181/3, ff. 100v, 190v; 181/4, f. 24v. London 1623–d., C181/3, f. 102v; 181/4, f. 66. Verge 1627–d., C181/3, f. 217; 181/4, f. 48v. Hants and I.o.W. 1628, C181/3, ff. 240v-1. Western and Northern circs. 1629–d., C181/3, ff. 259, 262; 181/4, ff. 42v, 61. Cumb. 1630; C181/4, f. 25. freeman, Evesham 1621 – d., Southampton, Hants from 1626, alderman, Evesham 1621 – 26, high steward 1625–d.; Evesham Bor. Recs. 22–3, 25–7; HMC 11th Rep. iii. 24. commr. subsidy, Warws. 1622, 1624, Mdx. 1624, C212/22/21, 23. gaol delivery, Newgate, London 1623 – d., Southampton, Hants 1629, C181/3, f. 101; 181/4, ff. 23, 66. sewers, London 1623, 1629, Cambs., Hunts., Lincs., Norf., Northants. and Suff. 1629; C181/3, ff. 103v, 255v; 181/4, ff. 19v, 29, 39. v.-adm., Hants and I.o.W. 1624–d., HCA 30/820, no. 14; 30/865. ld. lt. 1625–d.; CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 535; APC, 1629–30, p. 341. commr. martial law, Hants 1626 – 27, billeting 1626, APC, 1626, pp. 101, 221, 223–4; 1627–8, p. 176. Forced Loan, Mdx. 1626 – 27, Hants, London, Surr. and Warws. 1627, CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 435; Rymer, viii. pt. 2, pp. 141, 144–5. commr. knighthood fines, Eng. 1630–d. CSP Dom. 1629–31, pp. 175–6.

PC 28 June 1622–d.; APC, 1621–3, p. 266; 1630–1, p. 174. commr. exacted fees 1622, 1630; Ibid. 1621–3, p. 325; CSP Dom. 1629–31, pp. 236–7. sec. of state 1623–8; APC, 1621–3, p. 395; 1628–9, p. 262. cllr. of war 1624-at least 1626; CSP Dom. 1623–5, p. 244; 1625–6, p. 328. commr. Virg. plantation 1624, APC, 1623–5, p. 252. sale of Crown lands 1626; CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 428. ld. pres. of Council 1628–d. APC, 1628–9, p. 262; 1630–1, p. 174.

Amb. extraordinary, Low Countries, Germany 1620–1. Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives comp. G.M. Bell, 143, 266.

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CONWAY, Sir Edward I (c.1563-1631), of Ragley, Arrow, Warws. and Brill, Utd. Provinces; later of St. Martin’s Lane, Westminster
Main residences: Ragley, Arrow, Warws.; Brill, Utd. Provinces; St. Martin's Lane, Westminster.
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CONWAY, Ralph (1605-c.1636), of Ragley, Warws.

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bap. Feb. 1605,SP9/95, f. 185. 3rd s. of Sir Edward Conway I*, 1st Visct. Conway (d.1631) and his 1st w. Dorothy, da. of Sir John Tracy† of Toddington, Glos.; bro. of Sir Edward II* and Thomas*. W. Dugdale, Warws. 848, 850. educ. ‘subscribed’ Oxf. 1624; Al. Ox. travelled abroad (France) 1630-3. APC, 1630-1, p. 52; CSP Dom. 1633-4, p. 497. unm. Dugdale, 850. d. aft. 8 Apr. 1636. SP84/151, f. 172. sig. Ral[ph] Conway.
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Gent. of privy chamber by 1630. APC, 1630–1, p. 52.

Vol. in naval service 1634–6, CSP Dom. 1634–5, pp. 225–6; 1635, p. 454. Dutch service Mar. 1636–d. SP84/151, f. 172.

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CONWAY, Ralph (1605-c.1636), of Ragley, Warws.
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CONSTABLE, Sir Henry (1556/7-1607), of Burton Constable and Upsall Castle, Yorks.

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b. 1556 /7, 1st s. of Sir John Constable† of Burton Constable and Upsall Castle and 1st w. Margaret, da. of John, 8th Bar. Scrope of Bolton Castle, Yorks.C142/185/40; Clay, Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ii. 305-6. educ. L. Inn 1572. LI Admiss. m. settlement 20 Jan. 1578 (with £2,200), Margaret (bur. 7 Jan. 1637), da. of Sir William Dormer† of Wing, Bucks. and Heythrop, Oxon., 1s. 4da. Yorks. ERRO, DDCC/133/5; PE15/1, unfol.; PROB 11/57, f. 313; Vis. Bucks. (Harl. Soc. lviii), 41. suc. fa. 1579; C142/185/40. Kntd. by 14 Nov. 1586. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 84. He was already knighted when pricked as sheriff on 14 Nov.: see List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 163. d. 15 Dec. 1607. C142/310/79. sig. He[nry] Constable.
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J.p. Yorks. (E. Riding) c.1582–92/3; Lansd. 35, f. 134v; Lansd. 737, f. 175v; Royal 18 D.III, f. 60; E163/14/8; Hatfield House, ms 278. sheriff, Yorks. 1586–7; List of Sheriffs, 163. commr. musters, E. Riding 1600 – 01, N. Riding 1606, APC, 1599–1600, p. 437; 1601–4, p. 283; Add. 36293, f. 99. sewers, E. Riding 1603 – at least04, N. Riding 1604. C181/1, ff. 117, 153, 161.

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CONSTABLE, Sir Henry (1556/7-1607), of Burton Constable and Upsall Castle, Yorks.
Main residences: Burton Constable; Upsall Castle, Yorks.
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CONSTABLE, Sir William, 1st Bt. (1591-1655), of Flamborough and Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorks.

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b. 27 Feb. 1591, o. surv. s. of Sir Robert Constable of Flamborough and Holme and Anne, da. and h. of John Hussey of North Duffield, Yorks.Yorks. ERRO, Flamborough par. reg.; Vis. Yorks. ed. Foster, 92, 198; C142/220/16. educ. travelled abroad ?1617, Low Countries c.1637-41. SO3/6, unfol. Mar. 1617; SO3/11, unfol. 17 Apr. 1637; J.T. Cliffe, Puritan Gentry, 202-3. m. 15 Feb. 1608, Dorothy (d. 9 Mar. 1656), da. of Sir Thomas Fairfax I*, 1ch. d.v.p. Clay, Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ii. 291; Borthwick, St. Mary Bishophill sen. par. reg. 1, f. 17. suc. fa. 1600; C142/263/20/1. cr. bt. 29 June 1611. CB, i. 44. d. 10 June 1655. Borthwick, St. Mary Bishophill sen. par. reg. 1, f. 17. sig. W[illia]m Constable.
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Commr. sewers, Yorks. (W. Riding) 1611, (E. Riding) by 1613 – 40, 1654 – d., R. Derwent 1629, Glos. 1654–d.; Yorks. ERRO, DDBE/27/2; C181/2, f. 181; 181/4, f. 1; 181/5, f. 166; 181/6, ff. 19, 46. j.p. E. Riding by 1613–26 (custos rot.), 1628–42, 1650 – d., j.p. Glos. 1649 – d., N. Riding 1652–d.; APC, 1613–14, p. 298; C231/4, ff. 209, 262. collector, Palatine Benevolence, E. Riding 1620; Strafforde Letters (1739) ed. W. Knowler, i. 6. commr. oyer and terminer, Northern circ. 1621 – c.26, 1630 – 41, 1650 – d., Oxf. circ. 1654–d.; C181/3, ff. 32, 209; 181/4, f. 36; 181/5, f. 203; 181/6, ff. 10, 17, 71, 93, 101. subsidy, E. Riding 1621 – 22, 1624, 1628; C212/22/20–3; E179/204/448. dep. lt. E. Riding 1629–37; SCL, WWM, Strafford pprs. 12/50; Add. 28082, f. 80v. commr. repair of St. Paul’s cathedral, E. Riding 1633; HUL, DDHA/18/35. commr. raising forces, Yorks. Northumb. co. Dur. (parl.) 1642, with Northern armies 1644, Northern Assoc., E. Riding 1645, militia, Yorks. 1648; J.T. Cliffe, Yorks. Gentry, 295; CJ, ii. 853b; iii. 533a; LJ, vi. 604a; vii. 364a. levying money 1643, sequestration 1644, assessment, E. Riding 1645 – 52, rest of Yorks. 1645, 1650 – 52, Glos. 1649–52; CJ, iii. 369a. sheriff, Yorks. 1653–4; CJ, vii. 348a. commr. scandalous ministers, E. Riding and Hull, Yorks. 1654.

Capt. militia ft. 1613, Col. 1629 – 37, capt. militia horse (parl.) 1642, col. 1642–3; Add. Ch. 66608 and HUL, DDHA/18/34; Strafforde Letters, ii. 194. col. regular ft. 1642 – 45, 1647 – d., horse 1648; C.H. Firth and G. Davies, Reg. Hist. Cromwell’s Army, i. 254; ii. 399. lt.-gen. horse and ft. Yorks. 1643–5; CJ, iii. 154b. gov. ?Hull 1644, Gloucester 1648–53. CCC, 843; J. Washbourn, Biblioteca Gloucester, pp. cxvii, cxxv.

Commr. peace with Scotland 1642, 1646, 1647, treaty with Scotland 1643, Add. 18777, f. 37v; LJ, vi. 55b; viii. 411a; ix. 500a. High Ct. of Justice 1649; cllr. of state 1649, 1650, 1652; CJ, vi. 141a, 363a; vii. 42b. member, army cttee. 1649–52; CJ, vi. 107b. commr. forfeited estates 1651.

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CONSTABLE, Sir William, 1st Bt. (1591-1655), of Flamborough and Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorks.
Main residences: Flamborough; Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorks.
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CONNOCK, Richard (1560-1620), of Charing Cross, Westminster and Lillesdon, Som.; later of Calstock, Cornw.

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bap. 31 May 1560, 4th but 3rd surv. s. of John Connock† (d.1583) of Liskeard, Cornw., mayor and tanner, and Joan, da. of William Rowe of Landrake, Cornw.Vis. Cornw. (Harl. Soc. ix), 46; Cornw. RO, P126/1/1, pp. 53, 57, 176, 186. educ. New Inn; M. Temple 1583; called. M. Temple Admiss. m. Joan (admon. 14 Sept. 1633), da. of Thomas Williams† of Stowford, Devon and wid. of Philip Cole (d.1596) of Slade, Devon and John Buller (admon. 25 Oct. 1599) of Lillesdon, s.p. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 214, 789; PROB 11/164, f. 184; PROB 6/6, f. 27. bur. 25 Jan. 1620 25 Jan. 1620. St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London (Harl. Soc. Reg. lxvi), 156. sig. Richard Connock.
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Commr. duchy of Cornw. assessions 1598, 1602, DCO, ‘Duchy servants’, 61. sewers, London and Mdx. 1606 – 08, duchy of Cornw. lands 1607, C181/2, ff. 20v, 34; Lansd. 168, f. 152. survey, Dartmoor, Devon 1608, T. Westcote, Devonshire, 82–3. improvement of forest wastes, Yorks. 1613-at least 1615; C66/1993, 2078. steward, Alwarton and Penzance manors, Cornw. 1603 – 04, Calstock manor by 1615–d., DCO, ‘Letters and Warrants, 1615–19’, ff. 11v, 255. under-steward, Liskeard manor, Cornw. 1614-at least 1617, SC2/160/43–4. Trematon honour (jt.) by 1619; Antony House, Cornw. BO/21/1A. assay-master of tin, Devon and Cornw. 1605–7; C66/1667. j.p. Cornw. 1609 – 10, 1611–d. C66/1822, 1897–8, 2174.

Servant of Thomas Sackville†, 1st Bar. of Buckhurst by 1601-at least 1603. CLRO, Reps. 25, f. 196v; J. Doddridge, Hist. of ... Principality of Wales (1630), dedication.

Auditor, duchy of Cornw. 1603 – 11; solicitor, Prince Henry’s Household 1604 – 10, auditor-gen. and solicitor-gen., Prince Henry’s Household 1610–12; C66/1629, 1888; DCO, ‘Duchy servants’, 61, 137. gent. of privy chamber, extraordinary, Prince Henry’s Household by 1611–12; SP14/67/147; SP46/69, f. 205. commr. Prince Henry’s ‘causes’ 1612–13. E315/76, f. 50; AO1/2021/3, unfol.

Freeman, Merchant Taylors’ Co. from 1607; Memorials of Merchant Taylors’ Co. ed. C.M. Clode, 160. member, N.W. Passage Co. 1612, Virg. Co. 1612–d. T.K. Rabb, Enterprise and Empire, 269; Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S. M. Kingsbury, iii. 82, 322.

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CONNOCK, Richard (1560-1620), of Charing Cross, Westminster and Lillesdon, Som.; later of Calstock, Cornw.
Main residences: Charing Cross, Westminster; Lillesdon, Som.; Calstock, Cornw.
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CONINGSBY, Sir Ralph (c.1555-1616), of North Mimms, Herts.

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b. c. 1555, 1st s. of Sir Henry Coningsby of North Mimms, and Elizabeth, da. of Sir John Boteler of Watton Woodhall, Herts.R. Clutterbuck, Herts. i. 444. educ. Exeter, Oxf. BA 1571; L. Inn 1572.Al. Ox.; LI Admiss. m. (1) Margaret, da. and h. of Richard Whethill, Merchant Taylor, of London, 5s. 4da.;Clutterbuck, i. 445. (2) aft. 1600, Jane (d.1628), da. of John Lambe of Coulston, Wilts., wid. of William Button of Alton Priors, Wilts. 1s.Wilts. Vis. Peds. (Harl. Soc. cv), 34. suc. fa. 1590, aged 35;C142/233/51. Kntd. 18 Apr. 1603.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 101. d. 23 Mar. 1616.C142/765/34.
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Vol. Low Countries 1586.R.C. Strong and J.A. van Dorsten, Leicester’s Triumph, 113.

Gov. Q. Eliz. g.s. Barnet, Herts. 1591–d.;Trans. London and Mdx. Arch. Soc. v. 49. j.p. Herts. 1591 – d., Mdx. and St. Albans liberty, Herts. by 1601–d.;C181/1, f. 9v; 181/2, f. 240; Herts. Recs. i. 6; C66/1988. sheriff, Herts. 1596–7;List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 64. provost-marshal, Kent by 1601;APC, 1600–1, p. 164. ranger, Enfield Chase, Mdx. by 1601-at least 1605;HMC Hatfield, xi. 542; xvii. 127. commr. oyer and terminer, St. Albans liberty by 1602–d.,C181/1, f. 27; 181/2, f. 176v. inquiry, lands of Henry Brooke alias Cobham†, 11th Lord Cobham and of Bartholomew Brookesby, Herts. 1603,C181/1, ff. 72, 73. sewers, Lea valley 1607, Coln valley 1609–d.;C181/2, ff. 50, 90, 229v. dep.-lt. Herts. by 1608–d.;HMC Hatfield, xx. 276; Chamberlain Letters ed. N.E. McClure, i. 616. commr. subsidy, Herts. and St. Albans 1608,SP14/31/1. coal purveyance, Herts. 1608,C231/2, f. 43. aid for Prince Henry 1609,SP14/43/107. supply of fresh water to London 1611.C181/2, f. 149v.

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CONINGSBY, Sir Ralph (c.1555-1616), of North Mimms, Herts.
Main residence: North Mimms, Herts.
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CONINGSBY, Thomas (c.1555-1616), of Hampton Wafer, Docklow, Herefs.

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b. c.1555, 3rd s. of Thomas Coningsby† of Leominster, Herefs. and Eleanor, da. of Thomas Hackluyt of Eyton, Herefs., clerk of Council in the Marches 1526-44, and h. to her grandfa. Thomas Lochard of Grete, Salop. m. (1) Mary, da. of Edward Sadleir of Temple Dinsley, Herts., 1da.; (2) by 8 Feb. 1600, Frances (bur. 4 Dec. 1606), da. of Thomas Houghton of Hoghton Tower, Lancs., 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da.Add. 6693, f. 15v; R.C. Bald, John Donne, 131-2; Herefs. RO, Docklow par. reg. d. 15 Mar. 1616. C142/353/65.
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Feodary, Herefs. 1599–d., HMC Hatfield, ix. 205; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 41. j.p. 1600–d., C231/1, f. 97; C66/2076. commr. sewers 1604, C181/1, f. 91v. subsidy 1608. SP14/31/1.

Clerk of the petty bag 1607–9. T.D. Hardy, Principal Officers of Chancery, 127.

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CONINGSBY, Thomas (c.1555-1616), of Hampton Wafer, Docklow, Herefs.
Main residence: Hampton Wafer, Docklow, Herefs.
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