Edward Braye
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Sir Edward Braye (born by 1492–1558) was an English Royal Navy captain, Justice of the Peace, High Sheriff and MP.
He was born the son of John Braye of Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire and the younger brother of Edmund Braye
. He was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1509.
He became a naval commander and was knighted in October, 1513 for his bravery at the Battle of Tournai and made captain of the Mary Rose
. The following year he was made captain of the Magdaleyn of Founteraby.
He was a Justice of the Peace for Sussex from 1524 to 1540. In 1535 he purchased the Manor of Shere (including the Vachery) in Surrey from his elder brother, Sir Edmund Braye, to whom it had been bequeathed by his uncle Sir Reginald Braye. He was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey
and Sussex
for 1539 and was JP for Surrey from 1554 to his death in 1558. He represented Surrey
in Parliament as Knight of the Shire twice, Oct 1553 and Apr 1554, during the reign of Queen Mary.
He was made Lieutenant of Calais Castle (1541–1552), high treasurer for the army against France in 1545 and Constable of the Tower
of London in 1556.
On his death he was buried in Cranleigh church. He had been married three times:firstly to Elizabeth, daughter and coheir of Henry Lovell of Harting, Sussex (divorced); secondly to Beatrix, daughter of Ralph Shirley of Wiston, Sussex and the widow of Edward Elrington of London and thirdly to Jane, daughter of Sir Matthew Browne of Betchworth, Surrey and the widow of Sir Francis Poynings. He was succeeded by his son, Sir Edward Bray who also became an MP.
He was born the son of John Braye of Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire and the younger brother of Edmund Braye
Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye
Edmund Braye , 1st Baron Braye , was an English peer.Edmund Braye was the son of John Braye of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire and the older brother of Sir Edward Braye....
. He was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1509.
He became a naval commander and was knighted in October, 1513 for his bravery at the Battle of Tournai and made captain of the Mary Rose
Mary Rose
The Mary Rose was a carrack-type warship of the English Tudor navy of King Henry VIII. After serving for 33 years in several wars against France, Scotland, and Brittany and after being substantially rebuilt in 1536, she saw her last action on 1545. While leading the attack on the galleys of a...
. The following year he was made captain of the Magdaleyn of Founteraby.
He was a Justice of the Peace for Sussex from 1524 to 1540. In 1535 he purchased the Manor of Shere (including the Vachery) in Surrey from his elder brother, Sir Edmund Braye, to whom it had been bequeathed by his uncle Sir Reginald Braye. He was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey
High Sheriff of Surrey
-List of High Sheriffs of Surrey:The list of known High Sheriffs of Surrey extends back to 1066 At various times the High Sheriff of Surrey was also High Sheriff of Sussex -1066-1228:...
and Sussex
High Sheriff of Sussex
-History:The office of High Sheriff is over 1000 years old, with its establishment before the Norman Conquest. The Office of High Sheriff remained first in precedence in the counties until the reign of Edward VII when an Order in Council in 1908 gave the Lord-Lieutenant the prime office under the...
for 1539 and was JP for Surrey from 1554 to his death in 1558. He represented Surrey
Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)
Surrey was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832....
in Parliament as Knight of the Shire twice, Oct 1553 and Apr 1554, during the reign of Queen Mary.
He was made Lieutenant of Calais Castle (1541–1552), high treasurer for the army against France in 1545 and Constable of the Tower
Constable of the Tower
The Constable of the Tower is the most senior appointment at the Tower of London. In the middle ages a constable was the person in charge of a castle when the owner - the king or a nobleman - was not in residence...
of London in 1556.
On his death he was buried in Cranleigh church. He had been married three times:firstly to Elizabeth, daughter and coheir of Henry Lovell of Harting, Sussex (divorced); secondly to Beatrix, daughter of Ralph Shirley of Wiston, Sussex and the widow of Edward Elrington of London and thirdly to Jane, daughter of Sir Matthew Browne of Betchworth, Surrey and the widow of Sir Francis Poynings. He was succeeded by his son, Sir Edward Bray who also became an MP.