BOWES, Sir Martin (1496/97-1566), of London, Woolwich and North Cray, Kent.

Warden, Goldsmiths’ Co. 1532 – 33, 1534 – 36, upper warden 1537 – 38, 1540 – 42, 1549 – 51, 1553 – 57, 1558 – 62; dep. master of the mint by 1526–30/33, master 1533 – 44, under treasurer Tower I 25 Mar. 1544 – 29 Sept. 1550; auditor, London 1536, alderman 1536 – d., sheriff 1540 – 41, mayor 1545 – 46; j.p. Kent 1539 – d., Mdx. 1547, 1557 – d.; commr. chantries, London, Westminster and Mdx. 1546, contribution, London 1546, relief, Kent, Mdx. and Southwark 1550, goods of churches and fraternities, Kent 1553; other commissions 1538–65.Goldsmiths’ Co. mss (with acknowledgment to the Worshipful Co. of Goldsmiths); LP Hen. VIII, iv-vi, xiii-xvii, xix-xxi; CPR, 1547–8, pp. 65, 78–79, 85–86; 1549–51, p. 226; 1553, pp. 355–6, 362, 414; 1553–4, pp. 20, 28, 35; 1554–5, p. 107; 1555–7, p. 396; 1563–6, pp. 23, 24, 41, 120; 1569–72, pp. 216–17; City of London RO, jnl. 14, ff. D, 45v, 216; 15, f. 194; rep. 9, f. 223v; 13 (2), ff. 518v-19; Brit. Numismatic Jnl. xlv. 56.