Sir Roger Martyn (Lord Mayor of London 1567)

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Sir Roger Martyn (or Martin) was a mercer and Lord Mayor of London in 1567; he was also Sheriff of London in 1559. [1]

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The Examination of the Puritan Plumbers' Hall Congregation.

Due to his position as Lord Mayor of London in 1567, Sir Roger Martyn was present in his role as a high commissioner in the examination of a group of Puritans who had been accused of holding a conventicle in the Plumbers' Hall in June 1567. [2] Also present at the examination were the Bishop of London, and Dean of Westminster. Also notably present at the examination was Edmund Bonner, an ex-bishop of London noted for his cruel treatment of protestants during Queen Mary's reign. [3] The document which tells us about the examination 'is the earliest surviving Puritan text of its kind and is a rare example of how the High Commission conducted an examination.' [4] As a document it is revealing about the Vestments Controversy.

Family

Sir Roger Martyn was born in Long Melford, Suffolk, to Lawrence Martyn and Elizabeth Cheke. [5] Arms of "Sir Roger Martyn, Lord Mayor of London, 1567": Argent, on a chevron azure between three trefoils slipped per pale gules and vert as many bezants. [6]

His first wife was Lettice Martin (née Pakington) who died 23 December 1553; his second wife was Elizabeth Martyn (née Castlyn). [7]

Sir Roger Martyn had four children with his first wife; Humphrey, who married Alice Pullison, Edmund, who married Frances Martyn, Martha, who married John Castlyn, and Susan who married Robert Bye; with his second wife he had three children: Mary, who married Alexander Denton (d.1576), Joan, who married Anthony Smith, and Anne, who married Sir Anthony Culpeper. [8] [9]

Notable amongst Sir Roger Martyn's children was his daughter, Mary Martin; she was married to Alexander Denton in 1573 at the age of 15 and painted by George Gower to commemorate her marriage; the painting can still be seen today. [10] In his will, Sir Roger Martyn left the pair a total of 113 pounds, six shillings and eight pence to be spent on finery. [11] Also notable was his son, Humphrey Martyn, who was the addressee of the Langham Letter. [12]

Sir Roger Martyn's will was witnessed by Thomas Knowles, his Son-in-Law (possibly a child his wife had given birth to before she was married to him), and overseers of his will were appointed as Robert Bye and John Castlyn, also Sons-in-Law, John Castlyn was the brother of Elizabeth Martyn, his wife, as well as being married to his daughter Martha Martyn, making him both a Son-in-Law and a Brother-in-Law to Sir Roger. [13]

Death

Sir Roger Martyn died in 1573 and it is unknown of what he died; he was buried in the Church of Saint Anthony. [14] It is possible that his body was dug up and reburied in Brookwood Cemetery.

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References

  1. ↑ Jones, Robert Tudur; Dix, Kenneth; Ruston, Alan (1 January 2007). Protestant Nonconformist Texts: 1550 to 1700. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN   9780754638643.
  2. ↑ Jones, Robert Tudur; Dix, Kenneth; Ruston, Alan (1 January 2007). Protestant Nonconformist Texts: 1550 to 1700. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN   9780754638643.
  3. ↑ Jones, Robert Tudur; Dix, Kenneth; Ruston, Alan (1 January 2007). Protestant Nonconformist Texts: 1550 to 1700. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN   9780754638643.
  4. ↑ Jones, Robert Tudur; Dix, Kenneth; Ruston, Alan (1 January 2007). Protestant Nonconformist Texts: 1550 to 1700. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN   9780754638643.
  5. ↑ "Last Will and Testament of Sir Roger Martyn" (PDF). Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  6. ↑ Heylyn, Peter, A Help to English History: Containing a Succession of All the Kings of England, London, 1786, p.527
  7. ↑ "Last Will and Testament of Sir Roger Martyn" (PDF). Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Last Will and Testament of Sir Roger Martyn" (PDF). Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Last Will and Testament of Edmund Martyn" (PDF). Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Mary Denton, Nee Martyn, Aged 15 in 1573 Giclee Print by George Gower at Art.co.uk". art.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Last Will and Testament of Sir Roger Martyn" (PDF). Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "The Last Will and Testament of Sir Roger Martyn" (PDF). Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Last Will and Testament of Sir Roger Martyn" (PDF). Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  14. ↑ Jones, Robert Tudur; Dix, Kenneth; Ruston, Alan (1 January 2007). Protestant Nonconformist Texts: 1550 to 1700. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN   9780754638643.
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