COKE, Sir Edward (1552-1634), of Godwick, Norf.; Stoke Poges, Bucks.; Broad Street and the Inner Temple, London; formerly of Huntingfield, Norf.

Reader, Lyon’s Inn 1579 – 82; recorder, Norwich 1586-92, An Index to Norwich City Officers ed. T. Hawes (Norf. Rec. Soc. lii), xxxvii. London Jan. – June 1592, Orford, Suff. 1593–1621, HMC Var. iv. 266, 268. Harwich, Essex by 1603–d., C181/1, f. 50; Charters Granted to Bor. of Harwich (no author), 19. Coventry, Warws. 1614–d.; Coventry Archives, BA/H/C/Q/1; CD 1628, ii. 375, n. 4. fee’d counsel, Camb. Univ. 1586, Hist. Reg. of Univ. of Camb. ed. J.R. Tanner, 56. Great Yarmouth, Norf. by 1603; Norf. RO, Y/C21/1, f. 260v. Drapers’ Co. 1603–6, Drapers’ Hall, London, wardens’ accts. WA6/1, f. 21; WA6/2, f. 20; WA6/3, p. 43. Anne of Denmark 1603; Illustrations of Brit. Hist. ed. E. Lodge, iii. 66. steward, reader’s dinner, I. Temple 1590, bencher 1590 – 1606, auditor 1590, reader 1592, treas. 1595 – 97, attendant to reader 1604–6; CITR, i. 362, 366, 370, 380, 408, 415, 419; ii. 6, 9, 12, 14, 16. sol.-gen. 1592 – 95, att.-gen. 1594 – 1606; sjt.-at-law 1606; Coll. Top. et Gen. vi. 114, 116; Order of Sjts.-at-Law ed. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. v), 178. j. of assize, Norf. circ. 1604, 1606 – 11, Midlands circ. 1612; Norf. RO (King’s Lynn), Hall bk. f. 313; J.S. Cockburn, Hist. English Assizes, 268–9. c.j.c.p. 1606 – 13; c.j.k.b. 1613–16; Sainty, Judges, 10, 49. j. in eyre, forests and parks belonging to Anne of Denmark c.1618. HMC 9th Rep. ii. 373.

Freeman, Norwich 1586; P. Millican, Norwich Freemen, 101. j.p. Norf. 1586-at least 1622, Coll. Top. et Gen. vi. 112; C193/13/1. Suff. by 1601 – at least22, Mdx. by 1601 – at least22, Northants. by 1601 – at least14, Harwich by 1603-at least 1618, C181/1, f. 50; 181/2, f. 319v. Bucks. 1604-at least 1622, C66/1620; C193/13/1. I. of Ely, Cambs. 1607, C181/2, f. 36v. liberties of Southwell and Scroby, Notts. 1613–17, Ibid. ff. 188, 221, 273. Cawood, Wistow and Otley, Yorks. 1614–17, Ibid. ff. 205, 273. Ripon, Yorks. 1614–17, Ibid. ff. 205v, 274. Westminster 1618-at least 1620, Ibid. f. 331v; 181/3, f. 15. Cambs. by 1622; C193/13/1. commr. gaol delivery, Newgate, London by 1601 – 16, 1619, C181/1, f. 12; 181/2, ff. 252v, 351. Ipswich, Suff. 1601–d., C181/1, f. 14; 181/4, f. 159v. Orford, Suff. 1611, C181/2, f. 144. swans, Thames 1601-at least 1609, C181/1, f. 5v; 181/2, f. 89. oyer and terminer, London 1601 – 16, 1618, Mdx. 1601 – 16, 1618 – at least20, Norf. circ. 1602 – 17, Midlands circ. 1602, the Verge 1604, enclosure rioters, Northants. 1607, C181/1, ff. 11, 13v, 16, 18v, 93v; 181/2, ff. 34v, 262r-v, 265v, 319, 352. sewers, Norf. and Cambs. 1601, Surr. and Kent 1603, R. Lea 1604 – at least09, rivers Ouse and Welland 1605-at least 1608, C181/1, ff. 14, 46, 89v, 119v; 181/2, ff. 62, 97v. London 1607, Lansd. 168, f. 151. R. Gleane 1609 – at least18, Herts., Mdx. and Bucks. 1609, Westminster 1611, Norwich 1611, Herts. 1615 – at least18, Mdx. 1619, Suff. 1619, C181/2 ff. 83, 89, 140v, 148v, 229v, 317, 320v, 347, 349v. piracy, Norf. 1602, Essex, Kent, etc. 1603 – at least15, Suff. 1604 – at least12, London 1606, Devon 1614-at least 1615, C181/1, ff. 21, 66v, 83v; 181/2, ff. 12, 200v, 220v, 242v. inquiry, limits and boundaries, Cambs. 1602, C181/1, f. 32. charitable uses, Mdx. 1605, Norf. 1611, C93/2/15; HMC 11th Rep. VII, 96. survey limits and boundaries, Isle of Ely, Northants., Suff., Hunts. and Lincs. 1605, C181/1, f. 122. subsidy, Bucks. 1608, 1621 – 22, 1624, London and Mdx. 1608, 1621 – 22, 1624; SP14/31/1; C212/22/20–1, 23. commr. exacted fees in eccles. cts. 1610, HMC Sackville, i. 221. annoyances, Surr. 1611, Mdx. 1613; C181/2, ff. 140v, 199. gov. Charterhouse hosp., London 1611–d.; G.S. Davies, Charterhouse in London, 352; LMA, Acc/1876/G/02/01, p. 310. commr. Admtly. causes, Suff. 1612; HCA 1/32, pt. 1, f. 49. steward, Camb. Univ. 1614; Reg. Univ. of Camb. 29. commr. new buildings, London 1615, 1618; C66/2056, dorse; 66/2165, dorse. high steward, Gloucester, Glos. 1615–27, Glos. RO, GBR C6/1. ? Chipping Wycombe, Bucks. by 1624; HMC 9th Rep. ii. 374; CHIPPING WYCOMBE. sheriff, Bucks. 1625–6; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 9. asst. to commrs. for disafforesting the forest of Neroche, Som. 1628. CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 223.

Speaker, House of Commons 1593.

Member, High Commission, Canterbury prov. 1601-at least 1620; R.G. Usher, Rise and Fall of High Commission, 348. commr. for the office of chan. of duchy of Lancaster 1601; R. Somerville, Duchy of Lancaster, i. 396–7. gent. of privy chamber 1603; commr. to find seminary priests 1606, to arbitrate in dispute between the Battery Works Co. and the 4th earl of Worcester 1607; CSP Dom. 1603–10, pp. 330, 378. PC 1613 – 16, 1619–21; Life and Letters of Sir Henry Wotton ed. L. Pearsall Smith, ii. 33–4; HMC Downshire, vi. 291; PRO 31/3/55. commr. cloth exports 1614, HMC Downshire, iv. 388. to appoint justices of assize, Midlands circ. 1616; C181/2, f. 236v. cllr. to Anne of Denmark by 1617 – ?19, commr. for Anne’s revenue 1618; E315/243, ff. 189v-90, 195. commr. to investigate fraud in the Exch. 1618, to run the Treasury 1618 – 19, investigate Sir Walter Ralegh† 1618, banish Jesuits and seminary priests 1618, inventory the king’s jewels 1619, sell Anne of Denmark’s jewels 1619, resolve differences with the Dutch 1619, sell gold and silver plate 1620, improve Crown rents 1620, prevent illegal export of ordnance 1620, T. Rymer, Foedera, vii. pt. 3, pp. 65, 68, 112, 115, 118, 131, 150, 185; HMC Downshire, vi. 487. poor relief 1620, Add. 12504, f. 67v. survey Ire. 1623–4. Rymer, vii. pt. 4, p. 89; CSP Dom. 1623–5, p. 151.