Roger Corbet

A member of the Shropshire landed gentry, he represented the Borough of Truro in the English Reformation Parliament.

Elizabeth's father had been treasurer to Arthur Tudor, the Prince of Wales and Henry VIII's elder brother.

[3] Sir Robert also had four surviving daughters by Elizabeth: Jane, Joan or Anne, Mary and Dorothy.

His will made generous provision for his daughters, guaranteeing them their keep and 100 marks each their marriages, but left nothing specific for Richard and Reginald.

[7] The issue is clouded by the fact that Oxford died a month before Sir Robert Corbet, so can never have been Roger's guardian.

[8] The details are obscure but he appears to have engineered the transfer of the wardship to Windsor via the estate of the earl of Oxford.

His son claimed that the payment of 950 marks was never completed, to his own detriment, and Windsor's executors could not produce a receipt.

However, they denounced Robert Wingfield's claims as merely vexatious, "contrary to all right, equity & good conscience",[7] in a complaint to Nicholas Heath, the Lord Chancellor.

As Keeper of the Great Wardrobe to Henry VII of England, he had responsibility for an annual budget running into thousands of pounds[9] and was an important part of the network of his cousin, the notorious Edmund Dudley.

[1] In Warwickshire Corbet held the manor of Harborough Magna,[12] acquired by his great-grandfather, also called Roger.

It appears that in 1536 he was summoned to take part in the suppression of the Lincolnshire Rebellion, but a countermanding letter arrived before he could respond, as the rebels had already been defeated.

[17] In 1533 Thomas Cromwell noted a vacancy at Truro, but this is thought to be a mistake for Lostwithiel, the next constituency on his list.

"[18] He provided for his wife, Anne, whom he made his sole executrix, and each of his children, as well as confirming the 100 marks for his sister Mary, as she was still unmarried.

He asked that his "evidences" or personal effects from Linslade and from his room on the Strand to be brought to Moreton Corbet.