List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1601 explained

This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the tenth and last parliament in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in 1601.

The Parliament met on 7 October 1601 and lasted until 29 December 1601 when it was dissolved.

List of constituencies and members

Bedfordshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Bedfordshire	Hon. Oliver St John Sir Edward Radclyffe
Bedford	Humphrey Winche Thomas Fanshawe
Berkshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Berkshire	Sir Richard Lovelace George Hyde
Windsor	Julius Caesar John Norreys
Reading	Francis Moore Anthony Blagrove
Wallingford	Sir John Herbert Henry Doyley	Herbert chose for Glamorgan - replaced by Thomas Fortescue
Abingdon	Robert Ryche
Buckinghamshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Buckinghamshire	Francis Fortescue Alexander Hampden
Buckingham	Christopher Hatton Robert Newdigate II
Wycombe	Richard Blount Henry Fleetwood
Aylesbury	John Lyly Richard More
Cambridgeshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Cambridgeshire	Sir John Cotton Sir John Cutts
Cambridge	Robert Wallis John Yaxley
Cheshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Cheshire	Sir Thomas Holcroft Peter Legh
City of Chester	Thomas Gamull Hugh Glasier
Cornwall
Constituency	Members	Notes
Cornwall	Sir Walter Raleigh John Arundell
Launceston	John Parker George Downhall
Liskeard	Thomas Edmunds Sampson Lennard
Lostwithiel	Richard Cromwell Nicholas Saunders
Truro	William Daniel Thomas Harris
Bodmin	William Lower John Pigot
Helston	Sir William Twysden, 1st Baronet Hannibal Vyvyan
Saltash	Sir Robert Cross Alexander Nevill
Westlow	John Hare Richard Verney
Grampound	John Gray John Astell
Eastlow	John Hanham Robert Yardley
Camelford	William Carnesew Anthony Turpin
Penryn	Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Baronet Richard Messenger
Tregoney	Lewis Darte Thomas Trevor
St Ives	Thomas St Aubyn Thomas Barton
Mitchel	Sir George Chudleigh, 1st Baronet William Cholmley
Bossiney	William Hakewill Jerome Horsey
Fowey	Carew Raleigh Sir William Courtney
St Germans	George Carew John Osborne
St Mawes	Sir Robert Killigrew Ralph Hare
Newport	Tobie Matthew Sir John Leigh
Callington	Miles Raynesford John Rolle
Cumberland
Constituency	Members	Notes
Cumberland	William Huddleston Gerard Lowther
Carlisle	Henry Scrope John Dudley
Derbyshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Derbyshire	Francis Leeke Peter Fretchville
Derby	John Baxter Peter Eure
Devon
Constituency	Members	Notes
Devon	Edward Seymour William Courtenay
Exeter	John Hele serjeant at law John Howell
Totnes	Leonard Darr Philip Holditch
Barnstaple	Richard Martin Edward Hancock
Plymouth	James Bagg (merchant) William Stallenger
Plympton Erle	Sir William Strode John Hele
Tavistock	Henry Grey Walter Wentworth
Bere Alston	Charles Lister John Langford
Clifton Dartmouth Hardness	John Traherne William Bastard
Dorset
Constituency	Members	Notes
Dorset	George Trenchard Sir Edmund Uvedale
Dorchester	Matthew Chubbe Sir Henry Brounker
Poole	Robert Meller Thomas Billet
Shaftesbury	Arthur Messenger John Budden
Weymouth	Sir John Peyton Walter Cope
Melcombe Regis	Richard Swayne Edward Reynolds
Lyme Regis	John FitzJames Nicholas Throckmorton	Nicholas Throckmorton became Nicholas Carew
Wareham	Sir John Stafford Edmund Scott
Bridport	Sir Robert Napier Richard Warburton
Corfe Castle	John Durning John Davies
Essex
Constituency	Members	Notes
Essex	Henry Maynard Sir Francis Barrington Bt
Colchester	Robert Barker Richard Symnell
Maldon	Richard Weston William Wiseman
Gloucestershire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Gloucestershire	John Throckmorton Sir Edward Wynter
Gloucester	Luke Garnons William Oldsworth
Cirencester	Richard Browne Richard George
Hampshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Hampshire	Sir Henry Wallop Sir Edward More
Winchester	Thomas Fleming Edward Cole
Southampton	Thomas Fleming Thomas Lambert
Portsmouth	John Moore Edward Jones
Petersfield	Sir William Kingswell John Swynnerton
Yarmouth	William Cotton Stephen Theobald
Newport	Richard James Thomas Crompton
Newtown	Robert Wroth Robert Bruce Cotton
Lymington	Sir Francis Darcy Thomas Ridley
Christchurch	Simon Willis Henry Meere
Stockbridge	Edward Savage Thomas Grimes
Whitchurch	Thomas Henshaw Thomas Crompton
Andover	Henry Ludlow Nicholas Hyde
Herefordshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Herefordshire	Thomas Coningsby Sir Herbert Croft
Hereford	Walter Hardman Thomas Jones
Leominster	Thomas Coningsby John Warnecombe
Hertfordshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Hertfordshire	Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland Sir Robert Cecil
St Albans	Francis Bacon Adolph Carey	Bacon chosen for Ipswich replaced by Henry Frowick
Huntingdonshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Huntingdonshire	Sir Gervase Clifton Oliver Cromwell
Huntingdon	William Beecher Thomas Chicheley
Kent
Constituency	Members	Notes
Kent	Francis Fane Sir Henry Nevill
Canterbury	John Boys John Rogers
Rochester	Sir Edward Hoby (Sir) Thomas Walsingham (elder)
Queenborough	Sir Michael Sondes Nicholas Troughton
Maidstone	Sir Thomas Fludd Sir John Leveson
Lancashire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Lancashire	Sir Richard Hoghton Sir Thomas Hesketh
Preston	John Brograve William Waad
Lancaster	Sir Jerome Bowes Sir Carew Reynell
Newton	Thomas Langton Richard Ashton
Wigan	Roger Downes John Pulteney
Clitheroe	John Osbaldestone Anthony Dering
Liverpool	Edward Anderson Hugh Calverley
Leicestershire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Leicestershire	Henry Hastings William Skipwith
Leicester	George Belgrave William Herrick
Lincolnshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Lincolnshire	Sir William Wray John Sheffield
Lincoln	George Anton Francis Bullingham
Boston	Anthony Irby Henry Capell
Grimsby	Lord Clinton and Saye Edward Skipwith
Stamford	Sir Robert Wingfield Edward Watson
Grantham	Oliver Manners Thomas Horsman
Middlesex
Constituency	Members	Notes
Middlesex	Sir Robert Wroth John Fortescue
Westminster	Thomas Knyvet Sir William Cooke
City of London	Sir Stephen Soame John Croke Thomas Fettiplace John Pynder
Monmouthshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Monmouthshire	Thomas Somerset Henry Morgan
Monmouth Boroughs	Sir Robert Johnson
Norfolk
Constituency	Members	Notes
Norfolk	Henry Gawdy Bassingbourne Gawdy
Norwich	Alexander Thurston John Pettus
King's Lynn	Sir Robert Mansell Thomas Oxborough
Yarmouth	Henry Hobart Thomas Damet
Thetford	Henry Warner Thomas Knyvet, 1st Baron Knyvet
Castle Rising	John Peyton Robert Townsend
Northamptonshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Northamptonshire	Sir John Stanhope Sir William Lane
Peterborough	Nicholas Tufton Goddard Pemberton
Northampton	Henry Hickman Francis Tate
Brackley	Sir Edward Montagu John Donne
Higham Ferrers	Henry Montagu
Northumberland
Constituency	Members	Notes
Northumberland	Sir Robert Carey William Selby
Newcastle	George Selby William Jenison II
Morpeth	George Savile John Browne
Berwick upon Tweed	William Selby David Waterhouse
Nottinghamshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Nottinghamshire	Sir Charles Cavendish Robert Pierrepont
Nottingham	William Gregory William Greaves
East Retford	Roger Manners Robert Kydman
Oxfordshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Oxfordshire	Sir William Knollys Ralph Warcoppe
Oxford	Sir Francis Leigh George Calfield
Woodstock	Lawrence Tanfield William Scott
Banbury	Anthony Cope
Rutland
Constituency	Members	Notes
Rutland	Sir John Harington (Sir) Andrew Noel	Noel's election declared void, November 1601 as he was at the time Sheriff of Rutland. Replaced by Edward Noel
Salop
Constituency	Members	Notes
Shropshire	John Egerton Roger Owen
Shrewsbury	Reginald Scriven John Barker
Bridgnorth	Thomas Horde Edward Bromley
Ludlow	Robert Berry Thomas Canland
Wenlock	John Brett William Leighton
Bishops Castle	Hayward Townsend Alexander King
Somerset
Constituency	Members	Notes
Somerset		(Sir) Edward Phelips Sir Maurice Berkeley
Bristol	George Snigge John Hopkins
Bath	William Sharestone William Heath
Wells	James Kirton George Upton
Taunton	John Bond Daniel Donne
Bridgwater	Sir Francis Hastings Alexander Popham
Minehead	Francis James Lewis Lashbrooke
Staffordshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Staffordshire	Thomas Gerard Sir John Egerton
Lichfield	Anthony Dyott Robert Browne
Stafford	Sir Edward Stafford William Essex
Newcastle under Lyme	Edward Mainwaring Thomas Trentham
Tamworth	George Egeock Robert Burdett (died 1603)
Suffolk
Constituency	Members	Notes
Suffolk	Sir Henry Glemham Calthrop Parker
Ipswich	Sir Michael Stanhope Francis Bacon
Dunwich	John Suckling Francis Myngate
Orford	Sir John Townshend Sir Richard Knightley	Sir John Townsend killed in duel with Sir Matthew Browne 1 Aug 1603
Eye	Edward Honing Anthony Gawdy
Aldeburgh	Martin Stutteville Francis Corbet
Sudbury	Philip Gawdy Edward Glascock
Surrey
Constituency	Members	Notes
Surrey	(Sir) George More Lord Howard of Effingham
Southwark	Zachariah Locke Mathew Dale
Bletchingly	John Turner Bostock Fuller
Reigate	Sir Edward Howard Sir John Trevor
Gatton	Sir Matthew Browne Richard Sondes	Sir Matthew Browne killed in duel by Sir John Townsend 1 Aug 1603
Guildford	Sir Robert More William Jackson
Haslemere	Francis Wolley John Clarke
Sussex
Constituency	Members	Notes
Sussex	Robert Sackville Charles Howard
Chichester	Adrian Stoughton Stephen Barnham
Horsham	Sir William Hervey Michael Hicks
Midhurst	Richard Browne snr Michael Heydon
Lewes	Goddard Pemberton George Goring	Pemberton sat for Peterborough - replaced by Sir Percival Hart
New Shoreham	John Morley Robert Booth
Steyning	Sir Thomas Shirley Robert Bowyer
Bramber	Sir Thomas Shirley Henry Bowyer	Shirley sat for Steyning - replaced by Henry Lok
East Grinstead	Sir Henry Compton George Rivers
Arundel	Thomas Palmer Thomas Baker
Warwickshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Warwickshire	Fulke Greville Sir Robert Digby
Coventry	Henry Breres Thomas Saunders
Warwick	John Townsend William Spicer
Westmorland
Constituency	Members	Notes
Westmoreland	Sir Thomas Strickland George Wharton
Appleby	John Morice Thomas Caesar
Wiltshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Wiltshire	Edmund Carey Sir Edward Hungerford
Salisbury	Giles Tooker John Puxton
Wilton	Sir Edmund Morgan Hugh Sandford
Downton	Thomas Penruddocke Edward Baker
Hindon	George Paule Thomas Thynne
Heytesbury	Sir John Thynne Richard Smythe
Chippenham	Robert Berkeley Edward Wymarke
Calne	Lionel Duckett (died 1609) Richard Lowe
Devizes	Giles Fettiplace Robert Drew
Ludgershall	James Kirton Robert Penruddocke
Great Bedwyn	Levinus Monk Sir Anthony Hungerford
Cricklade	Sir George Gifford Robert Master
Malmesbury	Sidney Montagu Sir William Monson
Westbury	Matthew Ley Henry Jackman
Old Sarum	Henry Hyde Robert Turner
Wootton Bassett	John Wentworth John Rice
Marlborough	Lawrence Hyde Richard Digges
Worcestershire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Worcestershire	Thomas Leighton Thomas Russell
Worcester	Rowland Berkeley Christopher Deighton
Droitwich	John Buck Humphrey Wheler
Yorkshire
Constituency	Members	Notes
Yorkshire	Thomas Fairfax Sir Edward Stanhope
York	Sir John Bennet Henry Hall
Kingston upon Hull	John Lister John Graves
Scarborough	William Eure Edward Stanhope
Knaresborough	Sir Henry Slingsby Sir William Slingsby
Richmond	Sir Talbot Bowes Cuthbert Pepper
Beverley	Edward Fraunceys Randolph Ewens
Aldborough	Sir Edward Cecil Richard Theakston
Thirsk	Henry Belasyse Sir John Mallory
Hedon	Matthew Patteson Sir Christopher Hilliard
Ripon	John Thornborough Christopher Perkins
Boroughbridge	Richard Whalley Thomas Fairfax
Cinque Ports
Constituency	Members	Notes
Hastings	Sir Thomas Shirley jun. Richard Lyffe
Sandwich	Peter Manwood Edward Peake
Dover	George Fane George Newman
Romney	Thomas Lake John Mynge
Hythe	William Knight Christopher Toldervey
Rye	Sir Arthur Gorges Thomas Colepeper
Winchelsea	Moyle Finch Hugh Beeston
Wales
Constituency	Members	Notes
Anglesey	Thomas Holland
Beaumaris	William Maurice
Brecknockshire	Sir Robert Knollys
Brecknock	Henry Wiliams
Carnarvon	Nicholas Griffith
Carnarvonshire	William Jones
Cardiganshire	Richard Pryse
Cardigan	William Aubrey and Richard Delabere	Unresolved double return
Carmarthenshire	John Vaughan
Carmarthen	Sir Walter Rice
Denbighshire	Sir John Salusbury
Denbigh Boroughs	John Panton
Flintshire	William Ravenscroft
Flint	John Price
Glamorgan	Sir John Herbert
Cardiff	William Lewis
Merioneth	Robert Lloyd
Montgomeryshire	Edward Herbert
Montgomery	John Harris
Pembrokeshire	Sir John Philipps
Pembroke	John Lougher
Haverford West	John Canon
Radnorshire	James Price
Radnor	Stephen Price

See also

• List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1604
• The Golden Speech

References

• D. Brunton & D. H. Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
• Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808)
• Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp146-155