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Reginald Corbet (by 1513–1566) was a distinguished lawyer in four reigns across the mid-Tudor period, and prospered throughout, although he seems to have been definitely Protestant in sympathy. He was appointed serjeant-at-law and Justice of the King's Bench. He represented Much Wenlock in the parliament of 1542 and Shrewsbury in the parliaments of 1547, October 1553 and 1555.〔(S.T. Bindoff (editor): The History of Parliament: Members 1509-1558 - CORBET, Reginald (Author: N.M. Fuidge) ), accessed August 2013〕 He enjoyed great wealth, partly because his wife was an heiress of Sir Rowland Hill, the first Protestant Lord Mayor of London. ==Background and early life== Reginald Corbet was the third son of : *Sir Robert Corbet (c.1477-1513) of Moreton Corbet Castle in Shropshire. The Corbet family were landed gentry of Anglo-Norman descent who had lived in Shropshire, part of the Welsh Marches for centuries. Many Corbets had already represented Shropshire in the Parliament of England. : *Elizabeth Vernon (died 29 March 1563), daughter of Sir Henry Vernon of Haddon Hall and Tong and Anne Talbot, daughter of John Talbot, Second Earl of Shrewsbury. Elizabeth had close connections to families powerful in the region and nationally. Her father had been treasurer to Arthur Tudor, the Prince of Wales. The Talbots had vast estates in western and northern England. Richard had two brothers: Roger Corbet (c.1501-1538), the heir to Sir Robert's estates, and Richard Corbet (died 1566). Both were to be MPs. However, of the three brothers, only Roger was provided for when Sir Robert died on 11 April 1513: aged about 12, he was to undergo a long wardship before coming into full possession of the Corbet estates in 1522.〔(S.T. Bindoff (editor): The History of Parliament: Members 1509-1558 - CORBET, Roger (Author: Alan Harding) ), accessed August 2013〕 Although he made generous provision for his four daughters, Sir Robert never even mentions Richard and Reginald,〔(Will of Sir Robert Corbet, dated 23 April 1509 and proved 16 November 1513 ) from the National Archives, PROB 11/17, ff. 214-5, available at The Oxford Authorship Site, accessed July 2013.〕 The will dates from 1509, making it likely that the two younger sons were born after that date, so Reginald was probably little more than an infant when his father died. Both younger sons would have to look elsewhere for advancement. For Richard this meant, initially the court,〔(S.T. Bindoff (editor): The History of Parliament: Members 1509-1558 - CORBET, Richard (Author: Alan Harding) ), accessed August 2013〕 while for Reginald it was the law. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reginald Corbet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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