Robert Oxenbridge 1508-1574

Robert Oxenbridge and Alice Fogge were married.

In 1508 Robert Oxenbridge was born to Goddard Oxenbridge.

In 1531 [his father] Goddard Oxenbridge died.

In 1541 Robert Oxenbridge was appointed Esquire to the Body.

In 1541 Robert Oxenbridge was appointed Justice of the Peace Sussex.

In 1550 Robert Oxenbridge was appointed Constable of Pevensey Castle.

In 1551 Robert Oxenbridge was appointed High Sheriff of Sussex.

In 1551 Robert Oxenbridge was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey.

Before 1553 Robert Oxenbridge was knighted.

In March 1553 Robert Oxenbridge was elected MP East Grinstead.

In April 1554 Robert Oxenbridge was elected MP Sussex.

In 1555 Robert Oxenbridge was elected MP Sussex.

In 1556 Robert Oxenbridge was appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 14th June 1556. [The xiv day of June father Sydnam, a grey friar of Greenwich, preached at Trinity church, and after dined with Sir Robert Oxenbridge knight.]

In 1557 Robert Oxenbridge was appointed Constable of the Tower of London.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 2nd March 1557. The ij day of Marche rod from the Towre my lord Sturtun with ser Robart Oxinbryge the leyff-tenantt, and iiij of my lordes servandes, and with serten of the gard, thrugh London, and so to Honsley, and ther thay lay alle nyght at the seyne of the Angell, and the morow after to Staynes, and so to Bassyng-stoke, and so to Sturtun, to sufer deth, and ys iiij men; and to more men for robyng of a ryche farmer in that contrey, to be hangyd, for ther was layd by the sam farmer a-for the consell that a knyght and ys men dyd rob him, and the knyght was layd in the Flett tylle yt plessyd God that the theyff was taken; the knyght ys nam ys callyd ser [blank] Wrothun knyght.

Note. P. 127. last line. For Sturton read Salisbury, as in the next page.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 19th August 1557. The xviiij day of August was the hers for the kyng of Denmarke fenysshed, with wax, the wyche was never sen shyche on [seen such a one] in England of that fassyon, of sqware tapurs, and xxj baners and baners rolles of all ther leneges and mareges in baner-rolles. The sam nyght was the durge, my lord tresorer cheyff morner; and after that my lord Darcy, ser Robart Uxinbryge, ser Edmond Peckam, ser [Robert] Freston, cofferer to the quen, and ser Recherd Sowthwell, ser Arthur Darcy, and mony nobull men and gentyllmen alle in blake; and my lord of London begane the durge, with ys myter [on] alle the durge wylle; and after the durge alle the haroldes and the lordes whent to the bysshope of London('s) plasse and dronke; and iiij goodly whytt branchys, and vj dosen torchys, and the qwer hangyd with blake and armes; and vj pilers covered with velvet, and a goodly hers-cloth of tensell, the crosse of cloth of selver; and the morow masse, and a goodly sermon, and after to my lord('s) of London to dener for the kyng of Denmarke('s) obseque and fenerall, and a mageste and valans fryng of gold, and x dosen pensels, and x dosen skochyns of armes.

In 1558 Robert Oxenbridge was elected MP Sussex.

In 1558 Robert Oxenbridge bought at Hurstbourne Priors, Whitchurch.

In 1567 Robert Oxenbridge was appointed High Sheriff of Hampshire.

On 17th November 1574 Robert Oxenbridge died.

[his son] Robert John Oxenbridge was born to Robert Oxenbridge.