John Broke, MP

John Brooke's tomb was in the old parish church at Madeley until it was demolished and replaced by a new church between 1794 to 1796.

There was a Latin inscription on the tomb which, translated into English, read:

"Here lies John Brooke, esquire, son of Robert Brooke, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, and of Elizabeth the daughter of Francis Waring Esquire. After he had lived, distinguished for his knowledge of the Science of Law and other learning, being of an extremely liberal mind, and famous for his good deeds, he made a holy and pious death in his 60th year, on October 20th in the year of Our Lord 1598."

[Source: "The Family of Robert Brooke and His Early Descendants". Private and copyright document by Martin Wood.]

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Biography The absence of Broke’s name from his inn of court records indicates that about 1572, by which time he had twice sat for a borough in his native county, he returned to his manor of Madeley, which, under the terms of his father’s will, came to him on the death or remarriage of his stepmother. There he lived, and, 20 Oct. 1598, died, having made his will 10 May the previous year, remembering his friends and referring to his settlement of Madeley and other property on his elder son Basil, who became a leading Catholic royalist in the Civil War. Broke left £1,000 for a marriage portion for one of his daughters, and appointed his wife, John Bradwin and George and Thomas Shirley executors. He was buried, at his request, near his father at Claverley, ‘distinguished in the science of law and other learning ... of a very liberal mind and universally beloved’.

Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 4), v. 46-7; Vis. Salop (Harl. Soc. xxviii), 79-81; PCC 54 Noodes, 13 Kidd; LP Hen. VIII, xix(1), p. 635; C142/256/9.

Ref Volumes: 1558-1603 Author: P. W. Hasler

• Residence: Mar 31 1771 - Malpas, Cheshire, England
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Oct 25 2017, 2:09:32 UTC

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• Residence: Mar 31 1771 - Malpas, Cheshire, England
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Oct 25 2017, 2:06:50 UTC

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John Brooke's tomb was in the old parish church at Madeley until it was demolished and replaced by a new church between 1794 to 1796.

There was a Latin inscription on the tomb which, translated into English, read:

"Here lies John Brooke, esquire, son of Robert Brooke, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, and of Elizabeth the daughter of Francis Waring Esquire. After he had lived, distinguished for his knowledge of the Science of Law and other learning, being of an extremely liberal mind, and famous for his good deeds, he made a holy and pious death in his 60th year, on October 20th in the year of Our Lord 1598."

[Source: "The Family of Robert Brooke and His Early Descendants". Private and copyright document by Martin Wood.]