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| Edmund WALLER Matric. Fell.-Com. from KING'S, Easter 1621. S. and h. of Robert (1578), of Chalfont, Buckinghamshire , Esq. B. 03 Mar., 1605/6. Schools, High Wycombe [ Buckinghamshire ] and Eton [ Buckinghamshire ]. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, 03 Jul., 1622. M.P. for Ilchester [ Somerset ], 1624 ; for Chipping Wycombe [ Buckinghamshire ], 1626 ; for Amersham [ Buckinghamshire ], 1628, 1640 ; for St Ives [ Huntingdonshire or Cornwall ], 1640 ; for Hastings [ Sussex ], 1661 . F.R.S., 1663 . Of Hall Barn, Beaconsfield [ Buckinghamshire ]. Paid poetic court to 'Sacharissa' (Dorothy Spencer), 1635 ; his verses circulated in manuscript. Defended Episcopacy, 1641 . Conducted the impeachment of Sir Francis Crawley, 1641 . Opposed the raising of troops by Parliament, 1642 . Leader in a plot (Waller's plot) to seize London for Charles I. Expelled from Parliament, 1643 ; imprisoned in the Tower of London , 1643-4 . Fined and banished; withdrew to Paris [ France ]. Pardoned through Cromwell's influence and returned to England , 1651 . Commissioner of Trade, 1655 . Constantly advocated toleration, particularly for the Quakers. The well-known poet. Married (1) Ann, dau. of Edmund (? John) Banks, of London , 05 Jul., 1631; (2) Mary Bracey (Bressy), of Thame, Oxfordshire . Died 21 Oct., 1687; buried at Beaconsfield [ Buckinghamshire ]. M.I. Brother of Griffon (1623). (Burke, L.G. ; Lipscomb, III. 187; King's Coll. Hist., 139; D.N.B. ) | Edmund WALLER Approx. lifespan: 1603–1687 Matric. Fell.-Com. from King's College 1621:04ET: s. and h. of Robert WALLER (1578) of Chalfont, Buckinghamshire Esq. b. 1605/6:03:03 Schools High Wycombe, [ Buckinghamshire ] and Sch: Eton Adm. at Lincoln's Inn 1622:07:03 M.P. for Ilchester, [ Somerset ] 1624 ; for Chipping Wycombe, [ Buckinghamshire ] 1626 ; for Amersham, [ Buckinghamshire ] 1628, 1640 ; for St Ives, [ Huntingdonshire or Cornwall ] 1640 ; for Hastings, [ Sussex ] 1661 F.R.S. 1663 Of Hall Barn Beaconsfield, [ Buckinghamshire ] Paid poetic court to 'Sacharissa' (Dorothy Spencer) 1635 ; his verses circulated in manuscript. Defended Episcopacy 1641 Conducted the impeachment of Sir Francis Crawley 1641 Opposed the raising of troops by Parliament 1642 Leader in a plot (Waller's plot) to seize London for Charles I. Expelled from Parliament 1643 ; imprisoned in the Tower of London 1643-44 Fined and banished; withdrew to Paris, [ France ] Pardoned through Cromwell's influence and returned to England 1651 Commissioner of Trade 1655 Constantly advocated toleration, particularly for the Quakers. The well-known poet. m. (1)Ann, dau. of Edmund (? John) Banks, of London 1631:07:05 ; m. (2) Mary BRACEY (Bressy), of Thame, Oxfordshire d. 1687:10:21 ; buried at Beaconsfield, [ Buckinghamshire ] M.I. brother of Griffon WALLER (1623) (Burke, L.G. ; Lipscomb III. 187; King's Coll. Hist. 139; D.N.B. ) |