BENTLEY, Richard (d.1435), of Shrewsbury, Salop.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Salop 1413 (May), 1417, 1421 (Dec.), 1422, 1423, 1426, 1427, 1429.

Assessor, Shrewsbury Sept. 1415–16, 1422 – 23, 1426 – 27; coroner 1425 – 26.

Clerk to John Burley† as sheriff of Salop 10 Dec. 1408–4 Nov. 1409; Sel. Cases King’s Bench (Selden Soc. lxxxviii), 188. under sheriff, Salop c. 1419 – 20, Jan.-Dec. 1426; An interlineation in the Shrewsbury bailiffs’ acct. for 1426–7 describes him as under sheriff: Salop Archs., Shrewsbury recs., bailiffs’ accts. 3365/363. acting sheriff 13 Oct.-Nov. 1420. Although a new sheriff was appointed on 16 Nov., Bentley, as occupator of that office, conducted the county election five days later: CFR, xiv. 358; C219/12/4.

Coroner, Salop 14 Jan. 1423 – d.

Commr. Shrewsbury Nov. 1434.