Ralph Warren (Lord Mayor)

Sir Ralph Warren (c. 1486 – 11 July 1553) was twice Lord Mayor of London, for the first time in 1536 and the second in 1543.[1][2]

Sir Ralph was son of Sir Thomas Warren of Fering, Essex and grandson of William Warren.

He became a mercer and alderman of London, sheriff of London in 1528 and Lord Mayor in the years 1536 and 1543. He was knighted in the first year of his mayoralty by King Henry VIII.

He was buried in the chancel of St. Osythe's, (also known as St Benet Sherehog)[3] under a fair marble tomb, with this inscription, "Here lyeth buried the right worshipful Sir Ralph Warren, knight, alderman, and twice lord mayor of London, mercer, Merchant of the Staple at Calais, with his two wives, dame Christian and dame Joan", and "Sir Ralph departed this life the 11th day of July, 1553".[4][5]

Joan,[6] survived Sir Ralph, and re-married to Sir Thomas White, knt.[5] and died at her son-in-law Sir Henry Cromwell's seat, at Hinchinbrook, 8 October, and was buried 4 November 1573, in the church of St. Swyth, leaving by her first husband one son, named Richard, a daughter, lady Joan, the wife of Sir Henry Cromwell: Richard the son settled at Claybury, in Essex.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ Nobel pp. 23
  2. ^ Tim Powys-Lybbe, Powys-Lybbe forbears, personal sheet, 18 Dec 2006. Cites:
    • The Protectorate House of Cromwell, Mark Noble, Robinson, London 1787. Vol I, p. 23, footnote +
    • Complete Peerage, G E C et al, St Catharine press, London, 1910 on. North article, Vol IX, p. 649, and Vol XIV, p. 506],
    • Aldermen of the City of London, Rev Alfred C Beaven, Fisher & Co, London 1913. Vol II
  3. ^ Noble states "St. Swyth's or St. Sithe's church, Cheap-ward
  4. ^ Noble p. 23. Mark Noble states that "he bore for his arms, or, a chevron engrailed sable 3 griffins heads erafed of the 2nd"; but the visitation of Huntingdonshire, and Dr. Wright in his republication of Dr. Heylin's help to history, give azure on a chevron engrailed argent, between 3 lozenges, or, as many griffins heads erased of the field, on a chief cheeky of the 3d. and gules, a grey hound in full course, ermine collared of the 3d.
  5. ^ a b Nichols, Notes "Ibid. Funeral of alderman sir Ralph Warren".
  6. ^ Noble p. 23 Sir Ralph married Joan, "daughter and co-heiress of John Lake, of London, gent," as she is called upon her monument; but most of the Cromwell family pedigrees, and the visitation of Huntingdonshire in 1613, say she was daughter and co-heiress of John Trelake, alias Davy, of Cornwall, gent
  7. ^ Noble p. 24. Mark Noble states "All which is mentioned in the inscription upon her monument, which read thus:
    The lady Joan White, one of the daughters and heirs of John Lake, of London, gent, died October 8th, buried in this parish church, November 4th, 1573. She deceased at the house of Sir Henry Williams, alias Cromwell, knt. her son-in-law. called Hinchinbroke, in the county of Huntingdon. The lady Joan was first married to Sir Ralph Warren, knight, alderman, and twice lord mayor of London. By whom he had issue Richard Warren, esq. son and heir, and Joan, lady Cromwell, her daughter. She was afterwards married to sir Thomas White, knight, alderman, and sometime lord may or of London, founder of the college of St. John Baptist, Oxon; by whom she had no issue.

    The said Sir Henry Williams, alias Cromwell, had issue by the lady Joan, his wife, Oliver Cromwell, esq. his son and heir, with other sons. Visit. of Hunt, in 1613; and of Kent in 1609. Stow's and Strypc's survey of London; Grafton's chronicle; pedigree in the possession of the miss Cromwells;" lives of Oliver lord prot. &c.

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