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Family and Education
?s. of Thomas Bere by a da. and h. of Cergeaux of Killigarth in Talland; J.S. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 29. His father’s Christian name is suggested by CPR, 1429-36, p. 497. bro. of William*, C1/57/348, 479/46. ?and John I*. DKR, xlviii. 305 suggests that Thomas and John were of the same generation, rather than father and son. m. ?Joan, da. and h. of John Udy of Pengelly, wid. of William Meryfield, Vivian, 29; J. Maclean, Trigg Minor, i. 311; CP40/845, rot. 34. ?2s. C142/34/3; E306/9/4.
Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Cornw. 1437, 1447, 1453, 1455. It is probable that the Thomas who attested the Cornish shire elections of 1422 was either the MP’s father or the man who had represented Bodmin in the 1390s and attested the elections of 1411 and Apr. 1413: The Commons 1386–1421, ii. 197; C219/10/6, 11/1, 13/1.

Sheriff’s officer, Cornw. 1432–3; C1/10/41. under sheriff, 1437–8; E5/513. sheriff, 4 Nov. 1463–4.

Commr. of inquiry, Cornw. Mar. 1435 (piracy), Oct. 1435 (q.) (possessions of Edward Burnebury*), Jan., Nov. 1439 (piracy), Dec. 1439 (riots at Liskeard and the suspected suicide of Edward Burnebury), Aug., Nov. 1441, Nov. 1444 (piracy), Devon, Cornw. Nov. 1447 (unlicensed trade to Iceland), Devon Feb. 1448 (concealments), Cornw. May 1448 (piracy), Feb. 1450 (suicide of John Yonge of Paderda), Aug. 1451 (concealments), Mar. 1452, Feb., June 1453 (piracy), Devon, Cornw. [July 1455 (all offences)], Vacated. Aug. 1455 (piracy), Sept. 1455 (concealments), Jan. 1458 (lands of Sir John Dynham), Som., Dorset, Devon, Cornw. Dec. 1460 (treasons), Cornw. Nov. 1464 (possessions of Robert, Lord Hungerford and Moleyns), C254/150/18. Mar. 1466 (estates of Otto Colyn); to make restitution, Mar., Aug. 1442, July, Nov. 1444; of oyer and terminer Jan. 1449, KB27/752, rex rot. 5d. June 1465, C254/150/18. [Oct. 1470]; Vacated. arrest Sept. 1451 (John Arundell of Tolverne), Dec. 1461, Sept. 1462 (Oliver Tregasowe* et al.); array June 1454, May 1456, Sept. 1457, Sept. 1458, Dec. 1459, June 1461, Apr. 1466; gaol delivery, Launceston Apr. 1477.

J.p.q. Cornw. 26 Nov. 1451-c. May 1471, KB27/778, rex rots. 4, 28d; 819, rex rot. 24; Cornw. RO, Launceston bor. recs., B/Laus/147. 10 Nov. 1475 – July 1478, Devon June – Nov. 1461.

Steward of Tywardreath priory by 25 Oct. 1456. Cornw. RO, Arundell (Tywardreath) mss, ART1/48.

Parlimentarian
BERE, Thomas (d.?1478), of Brynn in Withiel, Cornw.
Main residence: Brynn in Withiel, Cornw.
Author
H.W.K.
Volume
Commons 1422-1461
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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