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Sir Robert PYE 1585-1662

Armorial stamp of Sir Robert Pye (British Armorial Bindings)

Biographical Note

Robert Pye was born at Much Dewchurch, Herefordshire, son of Roger Pye of the Mynde. He did not attend a university but was admitted at the Middle Temple in 1607. Entering the service of George Villiers, later Duke of Buckingham, ca.1615, he became auditor of the exchequer of receipt in 1619, and was knighted in 1621. He acquired an estate at Faringdon, Berkshire and was MP for Bath in 1621 and 1624, for Ledgershall in 1625 and for Westminster in 1626. During the following decades he combined political and administrative activity with some difficulty as Civil War hostilities developed; he was on the parliamentary side and was a member of the Long Parliament 1640-48, but lost his post as auditor during the Interregnum, being restored there in 1660.

Of his two sons, Sir Robert (ca.1622-1701) was a cavalry officer for the parliamentarian side during the Civil War, MP for Berkshire 1654-60, and held various minor administrative offices at county and court level after succeeding to the Faringdon estate in 1662. His younger brother Sir John (1626-1697) inherited other estates in Staffordshire and Derbyshire and was created a baronet in 1665.

Books

Two books are recorded in the armorials database with armorial stamps (same design, different sizes) attributed to the elder Sir Robert, and two with a different (quartered) design, attributed to Sir John. The wills of neither men include any references to books; residues of goods and chattels were left simply to their main heirs (sons or wives). It is not known how large their libraries were.

Characteristic Markings

The main evidence is the armorial stamps. C.67.b.24 in the British Library, with the stamp attributed to Sir John, has extensive underlining and marginal marking throughout in red crayon.

Sources

Will of Sir Robert Pye, The National Archives PROB 11/308/238.
British Armorial Bindings.
History of Parliament.
Aylmer, G. E. "Pye, Sir Robert (bap. 1585, d. 1662), exchequer official and politician." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

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 ====Biographical Note====
-Robert Pye was born at [[place of birth::Much Dewchurch, Herefordshire]], son of [[family::Roger Pye]] of [[location::the Mynde]].  He did not attend a university but was admitted at the [[organisations::Middle Temple]] in 1607.  Entering the service of [[associates::George Villiers]], later [[personal title::Duke of Buckingham]], ca.1615, he became [[occupation::auditor]] of the exchequer of receipt in 1619, and was knighted in 1621.  He acquired an estate at [[location::Faringdon, Berkshire]] and was [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Bath]] in 1621 and 1624, for [[location::Ledgershall]] in 1625 and for [[location::Westminster]] in 1626.  During the following decades he combined political and administrative activity with some difficulty as Civil War hostilities developed; he was on the parliamentary side and was a member of the Long Parliament 1640-48, but lost his post as [[occupation::auditor]] during the Interregnum, being restored there in 1660.
+Robert Pye was born at [[place of birth::Much Dewchurch, Herefordshire]], son of [[family::Roger Pye]] of [[location::the Mynde]].  He did not attend a university but was admitted at the [[organisations::Middle Temple]] in 1607.  Entering the service of [[associates::George Villiers]], later Duke of Buckingham, ca.1615, he became [[occupation::auditor]] of the exchequer of receipt in 1619, and was knighted in 1621.  He acquired an estate at [[location::Faringdon, Berkshire]] and was [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Bath]] in 1621 and 1624, for [[location::Ledgershall]] in 1625 and for [[location::Westminster]] in 1626.  During the following decades he combined political and administrative activity with some difficulty as Civil War hostilities developed; he was on the parliamentary side and was a member of the Long Parliament 1640-48, but lost his post as [[occupation::auditor]] during the Interregnum, being restored there in 1660.
-Of his two sons, [[family::Sir Robert]] (ca.[[date of birth::1622]]-[[date of death::1701]]) was a [[occupation::cavalry officer]] for the parliamentarian side during the Civil War, [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Berkshire]] 1654-60, and held various minor administrative offices at county and court level after succeeding to the [[location::Faringdon]] estate in 1662.  His younger brother [[family::Sir John Pye|Sir John]] ([[date of birth::1626]]-[[date of death::1697|97]]) inherited other estates in [[location::Staffordshire]] and [[location::Derbyshire]] and was created a [[personal title::baronet]] in 1665.
+Of his two sons, [[family::Sir Robert]] (ca.1622-1701) was a cavalry officer for the parliamentarian side during the Civil War, MP for Berkshire 1654-60, and held various minor administrative offices at county and court level after succeeding to the [[location::Faringdon]] estate in 1662.  His younger brother [[family::Sir John Pye|Sir John]] (1626-1697) inherited other estates in Staffordshire and Derbyshire and was created a baronet in 1665.
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