CORDELL, Sir William (?1522-81), of Long Melford, Suff. and Rolls House, Chancery Lane, London.

Family and Education

b. ?1522, 1st s. of John Cordell of Long Melford by Emma or Eva, da. of Henry Webbe of Kimbolton, Hunts.; bro. of Edward. educ. ?Camb.; L. Inn 1538, called Feb. 1544. m. Mary (d.1585), da. of Richard Clopton of Long Melford, 2s. 2da. (all d.v.p.). Kntd. 22 Jan. 1558; suc. fa. c. Jan. 1564.PCC 42 Darcy; Add. 19124, ff. 379, 382; Vis. Suff. 1561, ed. Howard, i. 247, 261, 267; CPR, 1557-8, pp. 73, 75; CJ, i. 47; OR, i. 398.

Offices Held

Bencher, L. Inn 1553, Lent reader 1554, treasurer 1555 – 56; solicitor-gen. 30 Sept. 1553 – 15 Nov. 1557; jt. steward, duchy of Lancaster lands in Lincs. Dec. 1553; j.p.q. Suff., Essex, Feb. 1554, Mdx. 1562, custos rot. Suff.; master or rolls from 1557; PC 5 Dec. 1557 – 17 Nov. 1558; high steward, Ipswich 10 Dec. 1557; chirographer, common pleas 1563–79.CPR, 1553–4, p. 71; 1557–8, p. 136; 1560–3, p. 235; Somerville, Duchy, i. 577; APC, vi. 211; N. Bacon, Annals of Ipswich, 250.

Speaker of House of Commons 1558.

Parlimentarian

CORDELL, William (by 1524-81), of Long Melford, Suff. and London.

Main residences: Long Melford, Suff.; Rolls House, Chancery Lane, London.

Author

R.V.

P.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

CORDELL, Sir William (?1522-81)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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