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BUSBRIDGE, John (c.1611-66), of Haremere, Etchingham, Suss.

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b. c. 1611,Notes IPMs Suss. 44; Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. lxxxix), 19.. eldest s. of John Busbridge of Busbridge, Kent, and Etchingham, Suss., and Mary (d. 1655), da. of John Reeve of Bury St Edmunds, Suff. (later w. of Robert Bankworth of London and Sir Alexander Temple†); step-bro. of James Temple*.Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. liii), 149; (Harl. Soc. lxxxix), 19. m. (1) 24 Sept. 1629, Anne (bur. 4 June 1652), da. of John Temple of Frankton, 3s. 8da. (2 d.v.p.);Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. liii), 149; (Harl. Soc. lxxxix), 19; Add. 39479, f. 197. (2) 30 July 1655, Joane (d. bef. 14 May 1683), da. of Walter Roberts, wid. of Rev. John Giles of Penhurst, Suss.Add. 39479, f. 199; E. Suss. RO, Dunn MSS 48/7, 49/32. suc. fa. 10 Dec. 1614.Notes IPMs Suss. 44. d. 5 July 1666.Etchingham par. reg.; Add. 6356, f. 48.
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Local: j.p. Suss. 13 June 1640 – 20 July 1642, by Apr. 1644-bef. Oct. 1660.C231/5, pp. 388, 532; C193/13/3–6; CUL, Dd.VIII.1, f. 106v. Commr. subsidy, 1641; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641;SR. sewers, 20 July 1641, 30 Apr. 1646, 12 Jan. 1657;C181/5, f. 206v; C181/6, p. 194; E. Suss. RO, DAP1/2, 1/3. Ticehurst and River Rother, Kent and Suss. 3 Nov. 1653, 17 Apr. 1654, 4 Oct. 1660;C181/6, pp. 23, 31; C181/7, p. 61. Wittersham Level, Kent and Suss. 6 Dec. 1654, 7 Dec. 1660;C181/6, p. 79; C181/7, p. 71. contribs. towards relief of Ireland, Suss. 1642;SR. assessment, 1642, 21 Mar. 1643, 18 Aug. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647; 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649; 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660;SR; LJ v. 658b; A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643.A. and O. Dep. lt. 5 July 1643–?CJ iii. 156a. Member, Suss. co. cttee. 18 July 1643.CJ iii. 173a. Commr. defence of Hants and southern cos. 4 Nov. 1643; commr. for Suss., assoc. of Hants, Surr. Suss. and Kent, 15 June 1644;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Suss. 4 July 1644;C181/5, f. 235. Home circ. by Feb. 1654-June 1659;C181/6, pp. 13, 60, 90, 125, 146, 220, 237, 277, 306. gaol delivery, Suss. 4 July 1644;C181/5, f. 235v. New Model ordinance, 17 Feb. 1645; militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660; ejecting scandalous ministers, 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. securing peace of commonwealth, Nov. 1655;TSP iv. 160–1. charitable uses, 2 June 1657.E. Suss. RO, Rye MS 112/5.

Military: capt. militia, Suss. by 1655-Mar. 1656.Bodl. Rawl. A.32, p. 173.

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BUSBRIDGE, John (c.1611-66), of Haremere, Etchingham, Suss.
: of Haremere, Suss., Etchingham.
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BUSBRIDGE, John (c.1611-66), of Haremere, Etchingham, Suss.

Will
admon. 17 July 1666, to s. John Busbridge.PROB6/41/134.
Estates
inherited Haremere manor, Suss., and other lands inc. an ironmill in Etchingham and Salehurst, 1614. Acquired Barnhurst manor, Suss. 1654; Haselden manor, Suss. bef. 1656, Glyne manor, Suss. bef. 1666.Dunkin, Suss. Manors, i. 23, 181, 202, 204.
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lodging at Mrs Field’s House, Cursitor’s Alley, Chancery Lane, London, Oct. 1648;E. Suss. RO, Dunn MS 51/60. lodging in Dean’s Yard, Westminster, Apr. 1659.E. Suss. RO, Dunn MS 51/63.
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HAWKINS, John (1621-87), of Ashton Keynes, Wilts.

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bap. 17 May 1621, 1st s. of Henry Hawkins of Ashton Keynes and Ann (bur. 7 Sept. 1675), wid. of one Morris.Ashton Keynes par. reg.: PROB11/349/149. educ. Oriel, Oxf. 22 Nov. 1639.Al. Ox. m. 29 Nov. 1655 Alice (bur. 19 Apr. 1711), da. of Neville Maskerlyne† of Purton, 1s. (d.v.p.), 5da.Ashton Keynes par. reg.; Wilts. N. and Q. l. 372. suc. fa. 27 Apr. 1659. bur. 20 Feb. 1687 20 Feb. 1687.Ashton Keynes par. reg.
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Local: commr. assessment, Wilts. 26 Jan., 1 June 1660, 1661, 1672, 1677, 1679;A. and O.; An Ordinance...for an Assessment (E.1075.6); SR. militia, 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. poll tax, 1660.SR.

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HAWKINS, John (1621-87), of Ashton Keynes, Wilts.
: Wilts.
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HAWKINS, John (1621-87), of Ashton Keynes, Wilts.

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FANSHAWE, Thomas (1607-52), of Jenkins, Barking, Essex.

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bap. 22 Nov. 1607, 1st s. of Thomas Fanshawe† of Jenkins, and Anne (bur. 1 Oct. 1638), da. of Uriah Babington, draper, of London.Misc. Her. et Gen. n.s. ii. 8, 10; HP Commons 1604-29, ‘Thomas Fanshawe I’. educ. I. Temple, 4 Nov. 1620; called, 28 Nov. 1630;CITR, ii. 126, 186. Trinity Coll. Camb. Easter 1622, MA 1624.Al. Cant. m. 16 Feb. 1626, Susan, da. and coh. of Matthew Otten of Putney, Surr. and Walthamstow, Essex, 5s. (1 d.v.p.) 8da. (4 d.v.p.).H.C. Fanshawe, Hist. of the Fanshawe Fam. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1927), 232, 236; Misc. Her. et Gen. n.s. ii. 8-9, 10, 342. suc. fa. 17 Dec. 1631;C142/482/60. d. 1652 /3 Feb. 1652.PROB11/223, f. 97.
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Civic: recorder, Lancaster 1630–?W.O. Roper, Materials for the Hist. of Lancaster (Chetham Soc. n.s. lxii), 371.

Central: clerk of the crown, k.b. 17 Dec. 1631-June 1644.CSP Dom. 1629–31, p. 97; Coventry Docquets, 176, 206; CJ iii. 500a, 522b; LJ vi. 597b-598a.

Local: commr. sewers, Essex 29 Jan. 1631-aft. Mar. 1642;C181/4, ff. 76v, 137. gaol delivery, Havering-Atte-Bower, Essex 13 Apr. 1631-aft. May 1635;C181/4, ff. 81v, 139v; C181/5, ff. 2v, 227v. piracy, London 28 May 1633, 1 Dec. 1635;C181/4, f. 139; C181/5, f. 27. oyer and terminer for piracy, London and Mdx. 2 Mar. 1639.C181/5, f. 131. Collector, knighthood fines, Essex by Mar. 1640.E198/4/32, f. 1v. Auditor, northern parts, duchy of Lancaster 22 June 1640–30 July 1641.DL10/420/9, 10; Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders ed. R. Somerville, 67. Commr. perambulation, Waltham Forest, Essex 27 Aug. 1641.C181/5, f. 208v.

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FANSHAWE, Thomas II (1596-1665), of Ware Park, Herts. and Warwick Lane, London
: of Jenkins, Essex., Barking.
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FANSHAWE, Thomas (1607-52), of Jenkins, Barking, Essex.

Will
22 Jan. 1652, pr. 3 Feb. 1652.PROB11/223, f. 97.
Estates
in 1629, acquired lease of a capital messuage in West Ham, Essex, paying £40 p.a. rent.Coventry Docquets, 248. In 1631, inherited manorial rights of Barking (purchased by fa. from the crown, nominally for £3,000, but reputedly paying £1,500), reportedly worth £1,200 p.a.; manor of Jenkins; and property in Dagenhams [sic], Fulks and Malmaynes in Barking and in Longbridge and Upney, Essex.C142/482/60; SP46/80, f. 279a; VCH Essex, v. 192, 200; Fanshawe, Fanshawe Fam. 234; HP Commons 1604-29, ‘Thomas Fanshawe I’. In 1647, estate consisted of manors of Barking and Jenkins, with mills and other property in the same; a lease from the crown of a messuage and property called Newbarns in West Ham; a lease from the crown of part of tithes of rectory impropriate of West Ham, Essex – in all, worth £1,362 p.a. bef. civil war but encumbered with charges and rents of £506 a year and debts of £23,700.SP23/205, pp. 589-90, 595-6.
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EYRE, William II (c.1617-84), of Neston, Wilts.

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b. c. 1617, 1st s. of Sir William Eyre of London and Neston in Corsham, Wilts. and Hester Cooke.Hoare, Hist. Wilts. v (Frustfield), 56, ped. no. 1; Vis. Wilts. (Harl. Soc. cv-cvi), 58-62. educ. Pembroke, Oxf. 31 Oct. 1634, ‘aged 17’.Al. Ox. m. (1) lic. 4 Jan. 1638 or 1639,Sarum mar. lic. bonds (Wilts. Fam. Hist. Soc.). Anne (bur. 5 Jan. 1666), da. of Charles Dauntsey of Baynton, Wilts. and wid. of John Danvers (bur. 7 Feb. 1637) of Corsham; at least 2da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) 11 July 1667, Jeane or Jane Harris of Colerne, Wilts. (bur. 13 Dec. 1669), 1s. 1da.; (3) Mary (d. aft. 1683).Corsham, Colerne par. regs.; Wilts. RO, P3/E/128ii. suc. fa. 13 Mar. 1663.Wilts. RO, 1157/1. d. betw. 2-14 Feb. 1684.Wilts. RO, P3/E/128ii.
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Military: officer (parlian.), Devizes Aug. 1642.Wilts. RO, A1/110/A, f. 72. ?Lt.-col. Chippenham, 12 Aug. 1645Mercurius Aulicus no. 23 (10–17 Aug. 1645), 1701 (E.298.23). and ?Malmesbury, Mar. 1647;Waylen, ‘Falstone Day Bk.’ 384. col. 8 Feb 1649.CJ vi. 134a. Col. militia, Wilts. 10 Apr. 1650, ?1662, 1683.CSP Dom. 1650, p. 505; 1661–2, p. 539; 1683 July-Sept., p. 316. Col. regt. of John Lambert*, 20 Jan. 1660.CJ vii. 815a, 816b.

Local: j.p. Wilts. by 14 July 1646-bef. Oct. 1660,Wilts. RO, A1/160/1, 2; Western Circuit Assize Orders ed. Cockburn, 248, 261; The Names of the Justices (1650), 61 (E.1238.4); C193/13/3, f. 69; C193/13/4, f. 108v; C193/13/5, f. 115v; C193/13/6, f. 96; A Perfect List (1660), 59. ?1674–d.Commonplace Bk. of Sir Edward Bayntun, 323–4, 95; VCH Wilts. ii. 435; CSP Dom. 1683–4, p. 218. Commr. assessment, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Dec. 1649, 22 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 Jun. 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660,A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). ?May 1677;Commonplace Bk. of Sir Edward Bayntun, 34. militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659, 2 Mar. 1660;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Western circ. by Feb. 1654-June 1659;C181/6, pp. 9, 308. poll tax, 1660. SR.

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: Wilts.
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EYRE, William II (c.1617-84), of Neston, Wilts.

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2 Feb., pr. 18 Apr. 1684.Wilts. RO, P3/E/128ii.
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LEGH, Peter (1623-42), of Lyme, Prestbury, Cheshire.

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b. 12 Aug. 1623, 1st s. of Piers Legh (d. 1624) of Lyme, and Anne, da. of Sir John Savile† of Howley, Yorks.Earwaker, E. Cheshire, ii. 305; Newton, House of Lyme, 107-8. educ. privately (Mr Woodcock) ?-c.1636;Newton, House of Lyme, 125, 151. Amersham g.s. Bucks. c.1637;Newton, House of Lyme, 152. Oriel, Oxf. 25 Jan. 1639.Al. Ox. unm. suc. gdfa. 17 Feb. 1636.Earwaker, E. Cheshire, ii. 304. d. 2 Feb. 1642.Earwaker, E. Cheshire, ii. 305.
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LEGH, Peter (1623-42), of Lyme, Prestbury, Cheshire.
: of Lyme, Cheshire., Prestbury.
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Likenesses: ?oils, 1636.Newton, House of Lyme, 125, opp. 126.

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LEGH, Peter (1623-42), of Lyme, Prestbury, Cheshire.

Will
1 Feb. 1642.Newton, House of Lyme, 171.
Estates
in 1636, inherited the family’s extensive estates in Cheshire, Lancs. and Westmld.DL7/28/32; Newton, House of Lyme, 146. At his d. estate inc. manors of Bradley in Burtonwood, Dalton, Haydock and Newton, Lancs. and of Handley, Cheshire; capital messuage of Bradley and Bradley Park; property in Broomedge, Disley, Grappenhall, Heatley, Kettleshulme, Latchford, Lyme Handley, Macclesfield, Marple, Northbury, Offerton, Sutton, Warburton, Woolston and Yeardsley cum Whaley, Cheshire; in Allerton, Bold, Bretherton, ‘Bridgemoor’, Bruche, Childwall, Croston, Dalton, Eccleston, Fernhead, Garston, Golborne, Great and Little Sankey, Haydock, Hindley, Hutton, Kenyon, Lowton, Much Hoole, Much Woolton, Newton, Norley, Orford, Pemberton, Penketh, Poulton, Prescot, Shevington, Ulnes Walston, Walton-in-the-Dale and Warrington, Lancs.; in Aykbank, Westmld.; and advowson of Claughton, Lancs.DL7/29/16; JRL, Legh of Lyme muns. box R, D no. 3; Ducatus Lancastriae ed. R. J. Harper, J. Caley, W. Minchin (1823-34), pt. 2, 103.
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LANGTON, William (d. 1659), of Broughton Tower, Preston, Lancs.

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b. 1st s. of Roger Langton of Broughton Tower, and 1st w. Anne (bur. 4 Mar. 1624), da. of William Clayton of Fulwood, Lancs.H. Fishwick, Hist. of the Par. of Preston (Rochdale, 1900), 258. educ. St John’s, Camb. Easter 1628;Al. Cant. G. Inn 28 Apr. 1630.G. Inn Admiss. 190. m. 22 May 1638, Jane (bur. 22 Aug. 1687), da. of William Lever of Kersal, Lancs. 7s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. suc. fa. 2 Apr. 1644. bur. 25 Oct. 1659 25 Oct. 1659.Fishwick, Preston, 258.
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Civic: freeman, Preston by 1622–?d.;Preston Guild Rolls ed. W.A. Abram (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. ix), 66. Liverpool 21 Sept. 1642–d.Chandler, Liverpool, 290, 297. Recorder, Liverpool 21 Sept. 1642–2 Apr. 1650, 17 Sept. 1656–d.Chandler, Liverpool, 290, 297; Liverpool Town Bks. 1649–71 ed. M. Power (Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. cxxxvi), 13, 86. Town clerk and steward, Preston 2 July 1649–d.Lancs. RO, CPN/3/1/1, ff. 57, 88.

Legal: called, G. Inn 23 June 1637; ancient, 17 Nov. 1654.PBG Inn, i. 329, 409.

Local: member, sub-cttee. of accts. Lancs. by Oct. 1646–?SP28/256/372; SP28/257, unfol. J.p. 4 Oct. 1647–16 Apr. 1650.Lancs. RO, QSC/48–51. Commr. assessment, 16 Feb. 1648; militia, 2 Dec. 1648.A. and O.

Religious: elder, seventh Lancs. classis, 1646.LJ viii. 511.

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LANGTON, William (d. 1659), of Broughton Tower, Preston, Lancs.
: of Broughton Tower, Lancs., Preston.
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LANGTON, William (d. 1659), of Broughton Tower, Preston, Lancs.

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not found.
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in 1608-9, Roger Langton purchased the Castle Inn, a burgage in Preston market place, the house of the Friars Minor or Grey Friars in Preston and lands adjoining and a windmill in Preston.VCH Lancs. vii. 102. In 1614-15, he purchased manor of Broughton, Preston, and lands in nearby Cadeley, Durton, Fernyhalgh, Fulwood and Haighton, Lancs.Lancs. RO, QDD/24/m25; VCH Lancs. vii. 119. In about 1632, the Langtons’ estate was reckoned to be worth £500 p.a.Fishwick, Preston, 182.
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TULSE, Henry II (c.1636-97), of Hinton Admiral and Lymington, Hants.

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b. c. 1636, 1st s. of Henry Tulse I* of Hinton Admiral, and Margaret (d. 1679), da. of Thomas Lambert of Laverstock, Hants; steps. of John Hildesley*.The Gen. n.s. x. 224-5; Vis. Hants (Harl. Soc. n.s. x), 49-50. educ. Wadham, Oxf. 24 June 1653; M. Temple, 25 Nov. 1653.Al. Ox.; MTR, iii. 1053. m. Frances (d. 19 Nov. 1680), da. of William Harwood of Sutton Scotney, Winchester, 2s., 2da. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1642. d. 7 June 1697.The Gen. n.s. 10, 224-5.
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Local: commr. militia, Hants 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. assessment, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664, 1672, 1677, 1679, 1689–?d.;A. and O.; An Ordinance …for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6); SR. poll tax, 1660.SR. J.p. July 1662–80.C231/7, p. 177. Commr. subsidy, 1663;SR. sewers, 25 July 1671;C181/7, p. 584. for wastes and spoils, New Forest 1672–6;CTB iv. 124. recusants, Hants 1675.CTB iv. 697.

Civic: freeman, Lymington 10 Apr. 1660;Hants RO, 27M74/DBC2, f. 51v. Christchurch 1660.Christchurch Bor. Council, Min. Bk, p. 562. Member of the sixteen, Christchurch Priory c.1660. Christchurch Priory, Vestry Min. Bk 1640–1877, pp. 63, 125, 154, 155.

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TULSE, Henry (c.1636-97), of Hinton Admiral, Hants.
: Hants.
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TULSE, Henry II (c.1636-97), of Hinton Admiral and Lymington, Hants.

Will
21 July 1695, pr. 2 Dec. 1702.PROB11/467/261.
Estates
inherited from fa. estate at Hinton Admiral.
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PACKER, William (fl.1644-63), of Theobalds, Cheshunt, Herts.

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m. by 1661, Elizabeth.CSP Dom. 1661-2, p. 128; PC2/55, f. 216v. d. aft. Feb. 1663.Bodl. Carte 165, f. 72v.
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Military: trooper (parlian.), c. 1642; lt. of horse by Mar. 1644; capt. by Aug. 1644; maj. by Apr. 1652 – Feb. 1658, Apr.-June 1659. Dep. maj.-gen. Bucks., Herts. and Oxon. Feb. 1656-c.Feb. 1657.Abbott, Writings and Speeches, iv. 102. Col. 30 June-12 Oct. 1659, 13 Oct. 1659-Jan. 1660.C.H. Firth, ‘The raising of the Ironsides’, TRHS n.s. xiii. 29; Manchester Quarrel, 59; SP28/25, f. 538; CSP Dom. 1651–2, p. 209; CJ vii. 699b, 796a.

Central: commr. law reform, 17 Jan. 1652.CJ vii. 74a; M. Cotterell, ‘Interregnum law reform: the Hale commission of 1652’, EHR, lxxxiii. 692–3. Judge, probate of wills, 8 Apr. 1653. Commr. approbation of public preachers, 20 Mar. 1654.A. and O. Member, cttee. relief of Piedmont Protestants, 4 Jan. 1656.CSP Dom. 1655–6, p. 100. Commr. security of protector, Scotland 27 Nov. 1656.A. and O.

Local: j.p. Herts. 1652–9;Herts. County Recs. vi. 524. Woodstock 1 Apr. 1656–20 Aug. 1660;C181/6, pp. 157, 331. Oxon. 8 July 1656–?Mar. 1660;C231/6, p. 340. St Albans borough and liberty 15 July 1656–18 Sept. 1660;C181/6, pp. 179, 181, 396. Mdx. 3 Oct. 1657–?Mar. 1660.C231/6, p. 376. Judge, relief of poor prisoners, Herts. 5 Oct. 1653. Commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. securing peace of commonwealth, Bucks., Herts., Oxon. Feb. 1656;TSP iv. 573, 583, 595, 608. oyer and terminer, St Albans liberty 15 July 1656-aft. Oct. 1659;C181/6, pp. 178, 397. Home circ. June 1659–10 July 1660;C181/6, p. 373. sewers, River Lea, Herts., Essex and Mdx 4 Mar. 1657;C181/6, p. 221. assessment, Herts. 9 June 1657; militia, 26 July 1659.I.J. Gentles, ‘The debenture market and military purchasers of crown lands, 1649–60’ (London Univ. PhD thesis, 1969), 318; A. and O.

Civic: freeman, Oxf. Aug. 1656; Hertford Jan. 1659.Oxford Council Acts 1626–65, 213; Burton’s Diary, iv. 251–2.

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PACKER, William (fl.1644-63), of Theobalds, Cheshunt, Herts.
: of Theobalds, Herts., Cheshunt.
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PACKER, William (fl.1644-63), of Theobalds, Cheshunt, Herts.

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not found.
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he and other army officers granted the manor of Theobalds, Cheshunt, for £35,873 11s 3d, 1651.VCH Herts. iii. 449.
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BROWNE, Richard I (c.1570-1650), of Singleton, Great Chart, Kent and St Anne, Blackfriars, London.

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b. c. 1570, younger s. of Sir Thomas Browne† (d.1597) of Betchworth, Surr. and 2nd w. Helen, da. and h. of William Harding, wid. of Richard Knevett of Wilts.; bro. of Sir Matthew Browne†, uncle of Sir Ambrose Browne*.Vis. Surr. (Harl. Soc. xliii), 10; Add. 33919, f. 254; PROB6/5, f. 199. educ. L. Inn, 27 Nov. 1585.LI Admiss. i. 103. m. Margaret, da. and h. of James Aston of Westerham, Kent, 3s. (1 d.v.p.), 4da.Vis. Surr. 10; Add. 33919, f. 254; PROB11/230/230. bur. 26 Jan. 1650 26 Jan. 1650.GL, MS 4510/1, unfol.
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Local: sheriff, Kent 1629. 16 Dec. 1630List of Sheriffs (L. and I. ix), 69. Commr. sewers, Wittersham Level, Kent and Suss., 31 Mar. 1640, 23 May 1645;C181/4, f. 32v; C181/5, ff. 167v, 253. Walland Marsh, Kent and Suss. 21 Aug. 1645;C181/5, f. 259. Denge Marsh, Kent 21 Aug. 1645.C181/5, f. 260. Dep. lt. Kent 17 Aug. 1642–d.CJ ii. 492a, 724a. Commr. assessment, 21 Mar. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649;LJ v. 658a; A. and O. levying of money, 3 Aug. 1643; defence of Hants and southern cos. 4 Nov. 1643; commr. for Kent, assoc. of Hants, Surr. Suss. and Kent, 15 June 1644;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Kent 4 July 1644;C181/5, f. 235v. gaol delivery, 4 July 1644.C181/5, f. 237. J.p. by 21 Sept. 1644–d.Cal. Assize Recs. Kent Indictments Charles I ed. Cockburn, 451, 467, 475, 488, 537. Commr. New Model ordinance, 17 Feb. 1645; defence of Surr. 1 July 1645; militia, Kent 2 Dec. 1648.A. and O.

Central: member, cttee. for plundered ministers, 19 Nov. 1644.CJ iii. 699b. Commr. exclusion from sacrament, 5 June 1646, 29 Aug. 1648.A. and O.

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BROWNE, Richard I (c.1570-1650), of Singleton, Great Chart, Kent and St Anne, Blackfriars, London.
: of Singleton, Great Chart, Kent and St Anne, London., Blackfriars.
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BROWNE, Richard I (c.1570-1650), of Singleton, Great Chart, Kent and St Anne, Blackfriars, London.

Will
23 Aug. 1647, pr. 9 June 1653.PROB11/230/230.
Estates
acquired Singleton in Great Chart, Kent, bef. 1621.Hasted, Kent, vii. 502; Cent. Kent. Stud. U1115/C15. At his death, Browne owned property in Blackfriars, London, as well as Kingsnoth, Ashford, Rucking, Sevington, Wilsborough, and Goodham in Kent, and Norrell, Beds.; he was also in the process of purchasing church lands, and noted that £595 remained in the hands of the trustees for the sale of bishops’ lands.PROB11/230/230.
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recommended a Presbyterian cleric, Joshua Kirby, as minister of New Romney 1 Mar. 1645.E. Kent RO, NR/AC2, p. 333; Calamy Revised, 310.
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PACKER, Robert (1614-82), of Shellingford, Berks.

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bap. 12 Sept. 1614, 1st s. of John Packer†, clerk of the privy seal, of Westminster and Shellingford and Philippa, da. of Francis Mylles†, clerk of the privy seal, of Southampton, Hants.Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvi-lvii), i. 254. educ. Univ. Coll. Oxf. 12 Apr. 1633;Al. Ox. travelled abroad (France and Holland) 1637-40. m. 16 Nov. 1643, Temperance (d. 1705), da. of Edward Stephens* of Little Sodbury, Glos. 1s. 2da.St Andrew Holborn, London par. reg.; Vis. Berks. i. 254; Le Neve, Monumenta, iii. 30. suc. fa. 1649.Mems. of St Margaret’s Church, Westminster ed. A.M. Burke (1914), 261. d. 25 Feb. 1682.Le Neve, Monumenta, iii. 30.
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Local: commr. for Berks. 25 June 1644; assessment, 18 Oct. 1644, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 26 Nov. 1650, 9 June 1657, 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664, 1672, 1677, 1679;A. and O.; An Ordinance…for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6); SR. Mdx. 18 Oct. 1644; Mdx. and Westminster 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648; New Model ordinance, Mdx. 17 Feb. 1645;A. and O. sewers, Mdx. and Westminster 26 June 1645;C181/5, f. 255. River Kennet, Berks. and Hants 13 Oct. 1657;C181/6, p. 261. River Thames, Wilts. to Surr. 18 June 1662;C181/7, p. 152. militia, Berks. 2 Dec. 1648, 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O. J.p. Sept. 1653–d.C231/6, p. 268; A Perfect List (1660). Commr. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. 10 July 1660–14 June 1661;C181/7, pp. 12, 91. poll tax, Berks. 1660; subsidy, 1663;SR. recusants, 1675.CTB iv. 695.

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PACKER, Robert (1614-82), of Shellingford, Berks.
: of Shellingford, Berks.
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PACKER, Robert (1614-82), of Shellingford, Berks.

Will
3 Feb. 1680, pr. 8 Mar. 1682.Berks. RO, D/A1/108/10.
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inherited lands at Baulking and other Berks. lands from his fa. 1649;PROB11/210/288. owned manor of Donnington, Berks.; bought mill there c.1680.Berks. RO, D/A1/108/10.
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