Background
He was born the son of John Braye of Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire and the younger brother of Edmund Braye.
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Career
He was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1509. He became a naval commander and was knighted in October, 1513 for his bravery at the Battle of Tournai and made captain of the Mary Rose. The following year he was made captain of the Magdaleyn of Founteraby.
He was a Justice of the Peace for Sussex from 1524 to 1540.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex for 1539 and was Justice of the Peace for Surrey from 1554 to his death in 1558. He represented Surrey in Parliament as Knight of the Shire twice, October 1553 and April 1554, during the reign of Queen Mary.
He was made Lieutenant of Calais Castle (1541–1552), high treasurer for the army against France in 1545 and Constable of the Tower of London in 1556. On his death he was buried in Cranleigh church.
