COPE, Sir Walter (c.1553-1614), of The Strand, Westminster and Kensington, Mdx.

Family and Education

b. c. 1553,Oxford DNB; we are also grateful to Elizabeth Allen, for supplying additional information. 3rd s. of Edward Cope (d.1557) of Hanwell, Oxon. and Elizabeth, da. and h. of Walter Mohun of Overstone, Northants.; bro. of Sir Anthony*. Baker, Northants. 748. educ. G. Inn 1570. GI Admiss. [name given as ‘Cooper’, but identified as Cope]. m. by 1594, Dorothy, da. of Richard Grenville of Wootton Underwood, Bucks., 1da. Lipscomb, Bucks. i. 600. Kntd. 21 Apr. 1603. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 102. d. 31 July 1614. C142/374/105. sig. W. Cope.

Offices Held

Gent. usher to Sir William Cecil†, 1st Bar. Burghley, c.1575–98; Bodl. Tanner 78, f. 105; HMC Hatfield, xxiii. 22. member, Soc. of Antiqs. by 1590; J. Stow, Survey of London ed. C.L. Kingsford, ii. 360. commr. examination of prisoners taken in Essex rebellion 1601; APC, 1600–1, p. 151. surveyor-gen. of queen’s revenues by 1605–1607; Add. 27404, f. 38; SC6/Jas.I/1648, unfol. gent. of the privy chamber by 1607–d.; SP14/28/37. contractor for chantry lands 1607; CSP Dom. Addenda, 1580–1625, p. 497. chamberlain of the exch. 1608–13; Exchequer Officeholders comp. J.C. Sainty (L. and I. Soc. spec. ser. xviii), 18. member, High Comission, Canterbury prov. 1611; R.G. Usher, Rise and Fall of High Commission, 348. registrar of commerce 1611; CSP Dom. 1611–18, p. 14. member, Anne of Denmark’s Council by 1612–d.; HMC Hatfield, xxiv. 212. master of the Wards 1612–d.; CSP Dom. 1611–18, pp. 156–7. commr. augmentation of revenue 1612, Ibid. 143. cloth exports 1613, Ibid. 176; SP14/71/89. alum works 1613. CSP Dom. 1611–18, p. 188.

Feodary for ct. of Wards and duchy of Lancaster, Oxon. and Berks. 1580–1603, WARD 9/107, f. 279; J. Hurstfield, Queen’s Wards, 234; Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders ed. R. Somerville, 225. London and Mdx. 1601–12; WARD 5/30/441; WARD 9/275, unfol.; C181/1, f. 10. j.p. Mdx. 1598–d.; C231/1, f. 49; C66/1549, 1620; SP14/33, f. 41v. commr. inquiry Mdx. 1602, Wilts. 1607, C181/1, ff. 36v, 117, C181/2, ff. 10v, 35v, 64. drainage of Moorfields, Mdx. 1603, CSP Dom. 1601–3, p. 290. oyer and terminer, Mdx. 1604–d., C181/1, ff. 78, 125v, 132; C181/2, ff. 3v, 30, 55, 72, 107v, 133, 155. the Verge 1606–12, C181/2, ff. 13, 57, 108v, 158v, 180. London 1610–d., Ibid. ff. 109v, 132, 156v, 171, 179, 194. sewers, Mdx. 1604 – 11, London 1606, Lea Valley 1607 – 09, Coln valley 1609, Westminster 1611, Lansd. 168, f. 151v; C181/1, ff. 88, 100v, 115; C181/2, ff. 19v, 50, 90, 94, 140v, 153. musters, Mdx. 1608, Add. 11402, f. 142. subsidy 1608, SP14/31/1. aid 1609, SP14/43/107. compositions for New River 1609, C193/6, no. 190. gaol delivery, Newgate 1609–12, C181/2, ff. 103v, 110v, 131v, 157v, 171v. annoyances, Surr. 1611; C181/2, f. 142. kpr. (jt.) Hyde Park 1610 – 12, (sole) 1612–d. CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 643.

Member, Council for Virg. 1606, HMC Hatfield, xviii. 84; A. Brown, Genesis of US, 66; Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, iii. 29, 32, 81, 320, 338. Newfoundland Co. 1610, Select Charters of Trading Cos. ed. C.T. Carr (Selden Soc. xxviii), 52. N.W. Passage Co. 1612, CSP Col. E.I. 1513–1616, p. 238. Somers Is. Co. 1615. J.H. Lefroy, Memorials of the Bermudas, i. 85.

Parlimentarian

COPE, Sir Walter (c.1553-1614), of The Strand, Westminster and Kensington, Mdx.

Main residences: The Strand, Westminster; Kensington, Mdx.

Author

V.C.D.M.

R.C.L.S.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

COPE, Sir Walter (c.1553-1614)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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