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b. 22 Jan. 1571, MI in Connington Church. 1st s. of Thomas Cotton of Conington and his 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of Francis Shirley of Staunton Harold, Leics. Cambs. RO, 588/F.38. educ. Westminster sch. (William Camden); Jesus, Camb. 1581, BA 1585; M.Temple 1588. Recs. Old Westminsters comp. G.F. Russell Barker and A.H. Stenning, i. 218; Al. Cant. m. c.1593, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of William Brocas of Theddingworth, Leics., 1s. Cambs. RO, 588/F.38. suc. fa. 1592. C142/232/70. Kntd. 11 May 1603; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 106. cr. bt. 29 June 1611. C66/1942; 47th DKR, app. 126. d. 6 May 1631. PROB 11/159, f. 520.
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Member Soc. Antiq. c.1586. K. Sharpe, Sir Robert Cotton, 17.

J.p. Hunts. 1601 – 14, Mdx. 1621–d.; SP14/33, f. 32; SP16/14/45; C66/1786; C231/4, f. 122. commr. sewers, Fenland 1604 – at least26, Hunts. 1605 – 26, R. Gleane, Lincs. 1607, C181/1, ff. 74, 228; 181/2, ff. 46v, 279, 317v, 322v; 181/3, ff. 35v, 214v. subsidy, Hunts. 1608, SP14/31/1. aid 1609, SP14/43/107. piracy, London 1609, C181/2, f. 101v. drainage, Fenland 1621, 1624, C181/3, ff. 49v, 126v. new buildings, London 1623, 1626. SP14/139/113; APC, 1626, p. 355.

Commr. enclosure 1607, Cott. Faustina C.II, f. 165. Navy inquiry 1608 – 09, 1626–7, HMC Laing, i. 110; SP16/42/17. wool trade, 1622, 1625, T. Rymer, Foedera, vii. pt. 4, p. 11; viii. pt. 1, p. 59. sub-commr. exacted fees 1623, commr. 1627, 1630. Bodl. Tanner 101, no. 67; CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 232; 1629–31, pp. 179, 236–7.

Member, Virg. Co. 1620–d. Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, iii. 320.

Parlimentarian
COTTON, Sir Robert Bruce (1571-1631), of Blackfriars, London; New Exchange, The Strand; Cotton House, Westminster and Conington Hall, Hunts.
Main residences: Blackfriars, London and New Exchange, The Strand and and Cotton House, Westminster and Conington Hall, Hunts.
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C.R.K.
R.C.L.S.
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Commons 1604-1629
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COTTON, Sir Robert Bruce (1571-1631)

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