from L&M Companion Leading Baltic merchant and navy contractor; assistant of the Eastland Company (app. 1654); Master of the Mercers' Company 1656-7. Son of Sir Robert, K.B.; and father of Sir William, Bt. Pepys refers to him as an alderman although he had avoided the office by fining on the day of his election in 1651.
Pauline Link to this
from L&M Companion
Leading Baltic merchant and navy contractor; assistant of the Eastland Company (app. 1654); Master of the Mercers' Company 1656-7. Son of Sir Robert, K.B.; and father of Sir William, Bt. Pepys refers to him as an alderman although he had avoided the office by fining on the day of his election in 1651.