ANSON, Richard (d.1460), of Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorks.

Attestor, parlty. election, Kingston-upon-Hull 1449 (Nov.).

Chamberlain, Kingston-upon-Hull Mich. 1439–40; auditor of chamberlains’ accts. 1439 – 40, 1443 – 44, 1452 – 53, 1455 – 56; alderman of Austin ward 23 June 1440 – d.; sheriff Mich. 1440–1; mayor 1450 – 51, 1453 – 54, 1458 – 59, 1460 – d.; coroner 1454 – 55, 1459–60. Hull Hist. Centre, Kingston-upon-Hull recs., bench bk. 3, BRE2, f. 9v; bench bk. 3a, BRB1, ff. 5v, 12, 17, 29, 32v, 44v, 55, 65v, 72v; chamberlains’ accts. BRF2/357, 360; J. Kermode, ‘Merchants of York, Hull and Beverley in the 14th and 15th Cents.’ (Sheffield Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1990), app. 4.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Kingston-upon-Hull 26 Jan. 1446 – 30 Jan. 1447, 11 Feb. 1447 – 31 Dec. 1449, 15 Aug. 1450 – 6 Apr. 1453, 28 Feb. 1458–d. CFR, xviii. 12, 51, 134, 232; xix. 199, 254. Although appointments were made on 26 Jan. 1446 and 11 Feb. 1447, Anson did not start to account for the office until 26 Aug. 1446 and 19 June 1447, respectively: E356/19, rots. 15, 15d, 16; 20, rots. 17, 17d, 18, 19.

Commr. of inquiry, Lincs. Oct. 1449 (piracy of Sir John Neville), ?Winchelsea Feb. 1451 (plunder of Dutch ships contrary to truce), Kingston-upon-Hull June 1454 (uncustomed goods shipped to Iceland); to assess the parlty. subsidy Aug. 1450; of arrest, Scarborough, Kingston-upon-Hull July 1451 (various named men), ?Yorks. Apr. 1454 (alleged pirates and a balinger), Kingston-upon-Hull, Grimsby Apr. 1454, Kingston-upon-Hull Aug. 1454 (ships used to trade illegally with Iceland); to conscript vessels and mariners for royal service June, July 1454, mariners to serve under Richard Neville, earl of Salisbury, Aug. 1454; levy 50 marks Apr. 1454; of sewers Nov. 1454.

J.p. Yorks (E. Riding) 23 Aug. 1460 – d.

Receiver of the manor of Burstwick in Holderness, Yorks. 3 Sept. 1460–d. CPR, 1452–61, p. 624.

Dep. butler to (Sir) John Wenlock*, Kingston-upon-Hull 8 Dec. 1460–d. CPR, 1452–61, p. 636.