Family and Education
?yr. s. of Thomas Bere by a da. and h. of Cergeaux of Killigarth in Talland; J.S. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 29. bro. of Thomas*, C1/57/348, 479/46. ?and John I*. s.p.
Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Cornw. 1447, 1449 (Nov.), 1453, 1467.

Commr. of inquiry, Cornw. Nov. 1439, Aug., Nov. 1441, Nov. 1444, May 1448, Feb. 1453 (piracy), Nov. 1464 (Hungerford estates), Apr. 1469 (estates of Eleanor, duchess of Somerset); C140/24/20. to make restitution for piracy May, Oct. 1441, Mar. 1442; of array May 1456, June 1461, July 1468.

Tax collector, Cornw. Aug. 1445.

Coroner, Cornw. 13 Mar. 1447–d. C242/11/4, 12/2; KB9/300/1–2; 306/22, 23; 312/53, 54; KB27/819, rex rot. 9; CCR, 1468–76, no. 573.

J.p. Cornw. 10 Dec. 1455-Feb. 1459, E101/554/42/6. 6 Nov. 1466 (q.)-d.

Sheriff, Cornw. 5 Nov. 1465–6.

Main residences: Bodmin; Brynn in Withiel; Goviley in Tregony, Cornw.
Bera
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Commons 1422-1461
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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