John Peryam

John Peryam (1541 – c. 1618), of Exeter, Devon, was elected four times as a Member of Parliament, for Barnstaple 1584, Bossiney 1586, Exeter 1589 and 1593. He served as Mayor of Exeter. He was the younger brother of Sir William Peryam (1534-1604) of Little Fulford, near Crediton in Devon, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer.

John Peryam was born in Exeter, the eldest son of John Peryam, twice mayor of Exeter, by his wife Elizabeth Hone, a daughter and co-heir of Robert Hone of Ottery. Through his mother's sister, Joan Bodley (née Hone), Peryam was cousin to Sir Thomas Bodley. Like the Bodleys, the Peryams were early adherents of Protestantism and were also threatened in the time of persecutions under Queen Mary I. Under Queen Elizabeth I however, the family thrived.

He served as Bailiff of Exeter in 1574, was an Alderman and Receiver of Exeter 1581-2, Sheriff of Exeter 1582-3 and Mayor of Exeter 1587-8. He was elected four times as a Member of Parliament, for Barnstaple 1584, Bossiney 1586, Exeter 1589 and 1593.

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