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Sir William D'Oyly, 1st Baronet (c. 1614 – November 1677) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1654 and 1677.

Biography

D'Oyly was the son of William D'Oyly. He succeeded to the estates of his uncle Henry, and was known as Sir William, the elder. As heir to Susan D'Oyly, his cousin, he came into possession of Pond-hall (Hadleigh), Topsfield, and Cossford, in Suffolk, and Shottisham (now more generally spelled Shotesham), Gostlings, and three manors in Warham, in Norfolk. He was serving abroad in the army of Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, and remained abroad after Gustavus Adolphus's death until he returned to take possession of the family fortune. He was knighted by King Charles I in 1642, for his gallant behaviour.[1]

At the end of the First English Civil War in 1646 D'Oyly was commanding a regiment of the Norfolk Trained Bands, though he was excluded at the time of Pride's Purge.[2] In 1654, he was elected Member of Parliament for Norfolk in the First Protectorate Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Norfolk in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament and in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament.[3]

In 1660, D'Oyly was elected Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth in the Convention Parliament,[3] and also returned to a command in the county militia.[2] He was among the most zealous in the convention parliament, for the restoration of the royal family. He was a very accomplished gentleman, and much esteemed in his county. He was one of the commissioners appointed by the House of Commons, to see the army disbanded, in 1661, and was chosen by the city of Norwich, with Sir Horatio Townsend, Sir John Holland, and Sir Ralph Hare, to wait on the King, soon after his return with the resignation of the charter which the king restored.[1] He was re-elected MP for Great Yarmouth in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament and sat until his death in 1677.[3] In 1663, he was created a baronet, of Shottisham.

D'Oyly married Margaret Randall of Pulham, Norfolk. They had six daughters and three sons. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son William.

Coat of arms of Sir William D'Oyly, 1st Baronet
Crest
Out of a ducal coronet Or two wings erect Sable bezantée between which and resting on the strawberry leaf of the coronet an estoile of six points Argent.
Escutcheon
Gules three bucks' heads cabossed Argent.
Motto
Do Noe Ylle Quoth D'Oylle (Do No Ill, Quoth Doyle) [4]

References

5 Annotations

First Reading

Paul Brewster  •  Link

According to Wheatley: "Sir Wm. Doyly was M.P. for the borough of Great Yarmouth."

L&M Companion: "Doyly, Sir William, bt 1663 (?1614-77) Of Shottesham, Norf. He sat in every parliament from 1654 until his death. He first came into contact with Pepys as chairman of the parliamentary commission for paying off the army in 1660. In both the Second and Third Dutch Wars he was an active Commissioner for the Sick and Wounded."

Second Reading

Bill  •  Link

Sir William D'Oyly, son and heir of William, brother of Sir Henry, succeeded to the estate, and was stiled, Sir William the elder, and, as heir to Susan, his cousin, had Pond-hall, Topsfield, and Cossford, in Suffolk, Shottisham, Gostlings, and three manors in Warham, in Norfolk. He was knighted by King Charles I. 1642, for his gallant behaviour abroad, in the service of the great Gustavus Adolphus, after whose death, he remained in foreign parts, till he returned to take possession of the fortune of his family: he was a very accomplished gentleman, and much esteemed in his country, which he had the honour to represent in parliament, with Sir Horatio Townshend. He was among the most zealous in the convention parliament, for the restoration of the royal family, and sat afterwards in the house of commons, as member for the borough of Yarmouth, at their particular invitation. He was one of the commissioners appointed by the house of commons, out of their own members, to see the army disbanded, in 1661, and was chosen by the city of Norwich, with three other gentlemen of distinction, viz. Sir Horatio Townshend, Sir John Holland, and Sir Ralph Hare, to wait on the King, soon after his return, with the resignation of their charter, which his Majesty graciously restored to them: in the year 1663, he was created a Baronet, and [died] in 1677.
---The Baronetage of England. R. Johnson, 1771.

Bill  •  Link

Sir William Doyley, got 7000l. out of the Dutch prisoners allowance, and starved many of them to death, a pension of 500l. per annum; his son is a teller in the Exchequer.
---A Seasonable Argument ... for a New Parliament. Andrew Marvell, [1677] 1776.

San Diego Sarah  •  Link

Bill's note above refers to Doyly's Commission work in the THIRD Anglo-Dutch War.

His biography on the House of Commons website isn't as critical of his work on the SECOND which we are dealing with:

'Sir William D’oyly MP complained to Samuel Pepys “of the great neglect of our masters, the great officers of state, about all business, and especially that of money, having now some thousands prisoners, and no money provided almost for the doing of it.

'A naval surgeon reported to Joseph Williamson that: “Sir William Doyley has personally visited every sick and hurt person on shore in these quarters, so that 400 are cleared off and none will now be a burden longer than needs be, through orders issued by him, which the several agents are to execute exactly. He is indefatigable in his service, and not a penny is spent that could be saved.”'

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