Edmund Wylde
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Edmund Wylde or Edmund Wilde (10 October 1618 - 1695) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1646 to 1653.
Wylde was the son of Sir Edmund Wylde of Kempsey
and his wife Dorothy Clarke daughter of Sir Francis Clarke of Houghton Conquest
Bedfordshire. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford
on 29 November 1635 aged 15. He was called to the bar at Inner Temple
in 1644. In 1646, Wylde was elected Member of Parliament
for Droitwich
as a recruiter for the Long Parliament
. He was a commissioner for the Navy in 1650.
Wylde was a particular friend of William Petty
and is described as a "great fautor (favourer] of ingenious men for merit's sake". Wylde became a Fellow of the Royal Society on 20 May 1663. He claimed to have a method of softening steel without the use of fire, but refused to demonstrate it because he considered it a secret.
There is no record of marriage or (legitimate) children. He is reported to have died in 1695 at his residence in Glazeley Shropshire aged 77. His 8 page will asked for burial in the chancel at Glazeley leaving property in London, manors in Essex, Norfolk, Bedfordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire and 5 bullaries in Droitwich to his kinsman Robert Wylde the elder of The Commandery
and his lawful heirs male — in the event Thomas Wylde
later MP for Worcester. A number of pages of this will are concerned with provision for Mrs Jane Smith als Pike "now living with me for some years". She was to receive in addition to £2000 cash all his most personal possessions, gold, silver, prints, pictures, library etc and "the house in which I now live in the Great Square Buildings in Bloomsbury in the parish of St Giles-in-the-Fields Middlesex formerly leased to my late uncle George Wylde of Gressenhall Norfolk". His executors are asked to display his coat of arms on the front of the house while she lives there.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1646 to 1653.
Wylde was the son of Sir Edmund Wylde of Kempsey
Kempsey, Worcestershire
Kempsey is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is bounded by the River Severn on the west, and the A38 main road runs through it and is about 3 miles south of Worcester....
and his wife Dorothy Clarke daughter of Sir Francis Clarke of Houghton Conquest
Houghton Conquest
Houghton Conquest is a village and civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish also includes the hamlet of How End.-History:...
Bedfordshire. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
on 29 November 1635 aged 15. He was called to the bar at Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 1644. In 1646, Wylde was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Droitwich
Droitwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Droitwich was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of England in 1295, and again from 1554, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...
as a recruiter for the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
. He was a commissioner for the Navy in 1650.
Wylde was a particular friend of William Petty
William Petty
Sir William Petty FRS was an English economist, scientist and philosopher. He first became prominent serving Oliver Cromwell and Commonwealth in Ireland. He developed efficient methods to survey the land that was to be confiscated and given to Cromwell's soldiers...
and is described as a "great fautor (favourer] of ingenious men for merit's sake". Wylde became a Fellow of the Royal Society on 20 May 1663. He claimed to have a method of softening steel without the use of fire, but refused to demonstrate it because he considered it a secret.
There is no record of marriage or (legitimate) children. He is reported to have died in 1695 at his residence in Glazeley Shropshire aged 77. His 8 page will asked for burial in the chancel at Glazeley leaving property in London, manors in Essex, Norfolk, Bedfordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire and 5 bullaries in Droitwich to his kinsman Robert Wylde the elder of The Commandery
The Commandery
The Commandery is a historic building open to visitors and located in the city of Worcester, England. It opened as a museum in 1977 and was for a while the only museum in England dedicated solely to the Civil Wars...
and his lawful heirs male — in the event Thomas Wylde
Thomas Wylde
Thomas Wylde was an English politician and administrator. His residence was The Commandery, Worcester.He was Member of Parliament for Worcester in nine parliaments from 1701 to 1727 and a commissioner of the excise for Ireland from 1727 to 1737.He was the eldest son of Robert Wylde of The...
later MP for Worcester. A number of pages of this will are concerned with provision for Mrs Jane Smith als Pike "now living with me for some years". She was to receive in addition to £2000 cash all his most personal possessions, gold, silver, prints, pictures, library etc and "the house in which I now live in the Great Square Buildings in Bloomsbury in the parish of St Giles-in-the-Fields Middlesex formerly leased to my late uncle George Wylde of Gressenhall Norfolk". His executors are asked to display his coat of arms on the front of the house while she lives there.