Both his parents were drawn from sections of the Protestant gentry enriched by the law , commerce , and contacts at Court .
John Corbet 's background was in the landed gentry of Shropshire , a county which had no resident aristocracy in the 16th century .
Both John Corbet 's parents were drawn from sections of the Protestant gentry enriched by the law , commerce , and contacts at Court .
John Corbet 's background was in the landed gentry of Shropshire , a county which had no resident aristocracy in the 16th century .