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Sir Thomas Malet (1582–1665) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1628. He was Solicitor general to Queen Henrietta Maria.〔(National Portrait Gallery )〕 ==Life== Malet was of Poyntington, Somerset and also inherited lands in Somerset known as St Audries.〔(Ownership of St Audries ), Somerset.gov.uk, accessed July 2009〕 He was trained in the law at the Middle Temple and called to the bar in 1606. In 1614 he was elected Member of Parliament for Tregony in the Addled Parliament and re-elected for Tregony in 1621. He was returned for Newtown, IoW in 1625 and 1626.〔 He became judge of assize in 1641. In March 1642 he encouraged the Kentish grand jury to petition Parliament in favour of the Book of Common Prayer and against depriving the King of control of the militia. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London for two years until he was exchanged for Sir John Temple. He then joined the Royal Court at Oxford.〔( History of Parliament Online - John Malet )〕 At the Restoration, he was restored in 1660 to his judgeship. He was granted a warrant for a baronetcy, but did not take it up.〔 Malet died at the age of 82, leaving the estate to his son John.〔 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「Thomas Malet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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