Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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This Wren was the son of the Bishop of Ely and a first cousin of the architect Sir Christopher Wren.
Matthew Wren (1629-72)
Secretary to Clarendon (1660-67) http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/6849.php then to the Duke of York (1667-72) in the latter’s role as Admiral. http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/800.php MP for Mitchell, Cornwall (1661-72). Founder F.R.S. Member, as was George Cocke, of the Fishery Committee http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/7696.php and the Eastland Company http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Company.