James Perrot
Sir James Perrot (1571 – 4 February 1636) was a Welsh writer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1629.
He was the illegitimate son of
Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest.[3]
Perrot wrote Discovery of Discontented Minds (1596) and The First Part of the Considerations of Humane Conditions (1600). He also wrote, in later life, Meditations and Prayers on the Lord's Prayer and Ten Commandments (1630).[4]
Perrot was
proposed marriage between Prince Charles and Maria Anna, Infanta of Spain and lost royal favour. He was honourably banished to Ireland with a position in the commission of enquiry being held by Sir Dudley Digges. In 1624 he was elected MP for Pembrokeshire and in the same year he leased the royal mines in Pembrokeshire. Perrot was elected MP for Haverfordwest again in 1626 and 1628. He served as deputy vice-admiral, then vice-admiral, for the Earl of Pembroke. He advocated action against wreckers and the fortification of Milford Haven, and subscribed £37 10s to the Virginia Company
.
Perrot died in 1636 and was buried in St Mary's Church, Haverfordwest.[4]
References
- ^ Turvey, R. K. (1992). "Sir John Perrot, Henry VIII's Bastard? The Destruction of a Myth". Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion: 79–94.
- ^ Turvey, Roger (2002). "Admiration or Revulsion: interpreting the life, career and character of Sir James Perrot (1571–1637)". Journal of Pembrokeshire Historical Society. 11: 5–31.
- ^ History of Parliament Online – Perrot, James
- ^ a b "PERROT family, of Haroldston". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Custodes Rotulorum 1544–1646". Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
- Thrush, Andrew (2004). "Perrot, Sir James (1571/2–1637)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21985. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
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