She survived him, and was buried at Burnham, co. The House itself was frightened at the tone of its member, and sequestered him, appointing a committee of the privy councillors of the House to examine him. In his first Parliament Wentworth served on the committee of the bill to confirm the Articles of Religion, and was one of a delegation of six whom Archbishop Parker questioned in April 1571 about their exclusion of the non-doctrinal articles from the bill. By his first wife he had a daughter Mary, who was living in 1637, the wife of John Browne; and Samuel, only son, who was admitted to Gray's Inn, London, 14 March 1627-8, and who died, apparently unmarried and certainly without issue. 3. He was the son of Sir Nicholas Wentworth of Lillingstone Lovell, chief porter of Calais, and was trained for the law in Lincoln's Inn. 15561558? 1586 -87 Puritan MP, Anthony Cope tried to introduce a Bill to get rid of Bishops and introduce a new Prayer book Elizabeth sent him to the Tower. Henry, who became a counsellor at law in London, and died in St. Sepulchre's parish 1 January 1613-14. (posthumous) 2 December 1577, d. 9 November 1657, married Sir Anthony Dering of Kent (15581636), JP, of Surrenden Dering in Pluckley, Kent; the parents of Sir Edward Dering, 1st baronet (15981644), who married Elizabeth (16021622), daughter of Sir Nicholas Tufton, 1st earl of Thanet. The unspoken remainder of Wentworth's was preserved from the draft, and its rhetoric and content continue on much in the same manner until its ending. Peter Wentworth's speech, as transcribed from lost documents by Sir Simonds D'Ewes. Here he was confined for a month, when the Queen remitted her displeasure, the House released him, and he acknowledged his fault on his knees before the Speaker. Peter Wentworth was twice married; his first wife Laetitia Lune, by whom he had no children, was the daughter of Sir Ralph Lune and Maud Parr, Maud was a cousin of Catherine Parr, and his second was Elizabeth Walsingham, a sister of Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth's secretary of state. "WENTWORTH, Peter (1524-1597) of Lillingstone Lovell, Oxon.". Thomas Wentworth, Esq., who became a Barrister of Lincoln's Inn, and was sometime Recorder of the City of Oxford. [9] 'The Queen on her part', he was told, had 'sufficiently heard of your truth and fidelity towards her and understandith your ability to accomplish the same. [5], (Camden, Annals, bk. Our team of exam survivors will get you started and keep you going. Most of the individuals featured in this publication were Puritans, for example, Christopher Yelverton who is styled "Yelverton the Poet. He was called to the bar in 1594 and became recorder of Oxford in 1607. Elizabeth inherited problems in religion, economy and foreign policy. The MPs urged Elizabeth to, have her executed but Elizabeth was in two minds about the situation involving her, cousin. He was brought up as a radical Protestant and was elected to the House of Commons in 1571. 9. Who was in charge of Elizabeth's secret service? See Proceedings in the Parliaments of Elizabeth I, 1558-1581 [vol. [2][5], Additionally, it would appear that, Elizabeth I, witnessed this 'maverick' style of behavior, as 'on 19 October 1566, '[Bell] did argue very boldly' to pursue the succession question; "in the face of the Queen's command to leave it alone". Peter Wentworth, (born 152430died Nov. 10, 1596, London), prominent Puritan member of the English Parliament in the reign of Elizabeth I, whom he challenged on questions of religion and the succession.