Constituency Dates
Rye [1559]
Family and Education
2nd s. of John Fletcher of Rye by his w. Marian; bro. of Thomas. m. Elizabeth, at least 1da.
Offices Held

Jurat, Rye 1549 – 59, mayor 1554 – 55, 1555 – 56; brodhull rep. in at least the years 1546, 1555, 1557, 1559; bailiff to Yarmouth 1559; commr. sewers for parts of Suss. 1555.

Address
Main residence: Rye, Suss.
biography text

Fletcher was a shipowner and privateer, who thrice represented his borough in Parliament, on the last occasion being paid £11 4s. to include expenses and wages at the rate of 2s. a day. He made his will in October 1559, leaving most of his property, including lands, tenements and shops in the Rye district, and a ship, the Marigold, to his wife.1PCC 10 Loftes, 32 Mellershe; E. Suss. RO, Rye mss; Cinque Ports bk. ff. 237, 251, 254, 256; CPR, 1554-5, p. 108; LP Hen. VIII, xi. 259-60; xx(2), p. 42; xxi(1), p. 384; Addenda, i(2), p. 569; APC, ii. 412; iv. 224; vi. 268-9, 288, 291-2.

Author
N.M.F.
Volume
Commons 1558-1603
Notes
  • 1. PCC 10 Loftes, 32 Mellershe; E. Suss. RO, Rye mss; Cinque Ports bk. ff. 237, 251, 254, 256; CPR, 1554-5, p. 108; LP Hen. VIII, xi. 259-60; xx(2), p. 42; xxi(1), p. 384; Addenda, i(2), p. 569; APC, ii. 412; iv. 224; vi. 268-9, 288, 291-2.