BILLING, Thomas (d.1481), of Astwel, Northants.

Family and Education

s. and h. of Thomas Billing (d.1421) of Stoke Albany, Northants., by his w. Maud. educ. G. Inn. Paston Letters ed. Gairdner (Lib. edn.), ii. 330. His son, Thomas, was also educated there: C67/45, m. 26. m. (1) by Dec. 1415, Katherine (c.1400-8 Mar. 1480), da. of Roger Giffard (d.1409) of Twyford, Bucks., by his 1st w. Elizabeth, 9 ch. inc. 1s. d.v.p. ; (2) 1480/1, Mary (c.1423-1500), da. and coh. of John Folville (d. by 1436) of Rearsby, Leics., by Joan, sis. and coh. of Robert Wesenham (d.1477) of Conington, Hunts., wid. of Henry Skete of London, grocer, William Cotton of London and Thomas Lacy of Grantchester, Cambs. KB27/900, rot. 37. Kntd. by 20 Mar. 1475. Summ. as King’s serjean. 1459-63, j.KB 1467, c.j.KB 1469-78.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Northants. 1442, London 1450.

J.p.q. Northants. 20 Nov. 1443 – d., Suff. 10 July 1454–61, 20 Nov. 1461 – Mar. 1480, Hunts. 12 Feb. 1455 – Aug. 1479, Cambs. 6 Mar. 1455 – May 1479, Norf. 28 Mar. 1455 – July 1461, 12 Feb. 1462 – July 1480, Beds. 23 June 1455 – May 1461, 3 Mar. 1467 – Apr. 1479, Bucks. 9 Oct. 1456 – Sept. 1479, Cambridge 28 Oct. 1473 – Nov. 1475, Warws. 18 June – July 1473, 15- 22 Sept. 1474.

Commr. of inquiry, Northants. Nov. 1443 (destructions etc. in the royal manor of Daventry), Lancs. July 1446 (offences of Sir John Byron* as sheriff), DL7/1, pt. i, nos. 72, 72a, 74. London June 1452 (treasons of Devon gentleman), Northants. Nov. 1454 (value of royal manor of Geddington), Mar. 1463 (lands of Sir Thomas Green), Bucks. Apr. 1465 (lands late of James, earl of Wiltshire, Thomas, earl of Devon, and Thomas, Lord Roos), Hants., Som., Dorset, Devon, Wilts., Oxon., Glos. July 1466 (shipment of merchandise contrary to statute), Norf., Cambs., Mdx. Oct. 1470 (felonies), Northants. Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms), July 1478 (forestallers of grain); to distribute allowance on tax, June 1445, July, Dec. 1446, London Aug. 1450; assess subsidy Aug. 1450; of gaol delivery, Newgate Oct. 1450, Oct., Nov. 1451, Mar. 1454, Nov. 1464, Nov. 1465, Nov. 1466, Dec. 1468, Nov. 1469, Jan., June 1461, Jan. 1472, Jan. 1473, Jan., Dec. 1474, Dec. 1475, Dec. 1476, Nov. 1478, Jan. 1480, Aylesbury, Bedford castle, Bury St. Edmunds, Cambridge castle, Huntingdon, Ipswich, Norwich castle June 1454, Feb. 1455, June, July 1461, Feb., July 1462, June 1464, July 1467, Feb. 1468, July 1470, Feb., June 1471, June 1472, July 1473, Feb., July 1474, Feb., July 1475, Jan. 1476, Feb., June 1477, Feb. 1478, Northampton castle Feb., Mar. 1454, June 1456 (q.), May 1457 (q.), May 1459 (q.), Feb., Mar. 1460 (q.), July 1461 (q.), Oct. 1464 (q.), Apr. 1469 (q.), Oct. 1470 (q.), Sept. 1480 (q.), East Dereham Feb. 1455 (q.), July, Nov. 1457 (q.), Apr. 1459, July 1461 (q.), July 1463 (q.), July 1465 (q.), Aylesbury, Bedford Nov. 1454, Ely Feb. 1455 (q.), Bedford June 1455 (q.), Oct. 1462 (q.), Aug. 1465, Apr. 1469 (q.), May 1474, Ipswich, Norwich castle July 1455, Feb., June 1456, Feb., June 1457, Jan. 1458, Feb., June 1459, Feb. 1460, Feb. 1463, Feb. 1465, Feb. 1469, Wallingford castle Nov. 1456 (q.), Burton Feb. 1458 (q.), July 1461 (q.), Bury St. Edmunds Feb. 1460, Apr. 1462 (q.), June 1468, Feb. 1469, June, July 1478, Oxon., Berks. June 1460 (q.), Ramsey abbey May 1462, Feb. 1467, Huntingdon, Cambridge Feb. 1463, Feb. 1467, June 1468, Mar. 1473 (q.), Aylesbury Feb. 1465, Oct. 1469, Norwich June 1466, Dunstable June 1468, May 1477 (q.), Peterborough June 1472, Aylesbury, Cambridge, Ipswich, Norwich July 1476, Canterbury May 1478 (q.); C66/472–546; Ely Diocesan Remembrancer (1905), 254. oyer and terminer, London Dec. 1450, Mar. (indictment of John Say II*), Apr. (indictments of Edward Grimston and John Trevelyan*), Oct. 1451 (indictment of Thomas Daniell*), Salisbury Aug. 1452 (misapplication of maritime law), Wales Mar. 1460 (treasons in lordships of Yorkist lords), Yorks. May 1460, Berks., Cornw., Devon, Hants, Oxon., Som., Wilts. June 1460, London, Mdx., Surr., Suss. June 1465, Warws. Aug. 1465 (treasons of Sir Richard Verney and others), London, Mdx. Nov. 1465 (treasons of (Sir) Gervase Clifton*), Berks., Devon, Dorset, Glos., Hants, Oxon., Som., Wilts. July 1466, Yorks. Feb. 1467, Notts., Derbys., Staffs., Salop, Herefs., Warws., Worcs. Jan., Feb. 1468, London June 1468, Essex, Mdx., Surr. July 1468, Devon, Glos. Aug. 1468, Essex Nov. 1468, Hants, Wilts., Devon Dec. 1468, all counties May 1469, Lincs. July 1470, York Aug. 1470, Bucks., Cambs., Norf. Oct. 1470, Glos. Jan. 1471, Mdx., Herts. Apr. 1472, Devon July 1472, Mdx. Mar. 1473, Warws., Notts., Derbys., Staffs. May 1473, Norf., Suff. July 1473, Warws., Glos. Sept. 1474, Lancs. Apr. 1475, Essex Nov. 1475, Mdx. May 1477, Kent May 1478, Oxon. Apr. 1481; to levy money, London Apr. 1454, June 1475; John Vale’s Bk., ed. Kekewich et al. 147–8. assign archers, Northants. Dec. 1457; of array, Bucks. May 1460.

Lt. of John, Viscount Beaumont, steward of duchy of Lancaster honour of Leicester in Northants. by 14 Apr. 1444 – ?; dep. to William de la Pole, duke of Suffolk, and Sir Thomas Tuddenham*, jt. chief stewards of the north parts of the duchy, by 28 Aug. 1446-aft. 2 Feb. 1450; apprentice-at-law retained by the duchy c. 1446 – 53.

Common serjeant, London 5 Oct. 1444 – bef.July 1449; under sheriff July 1449 – Sept. 1450; recorder 21 Sept. 1450–3 Oct. 1454. Cal. Letter Bk. London, K, 332n.

Serjeant-at-law July 1453 – Aug. 1464; justice of assize, Norf. circuit May 1454 – d.; King’s serjeant 21 Apr. 1458 – Aug. 1464; j.KB 9 Aug. 1464 – Jan. 1469; c.j.KB 23 Jan. 1469 – d.

Trier of petitions, English 1467, 1472, 1478. PROME, xiii. 256; xiv. 13, 350.

Parlty. cttee. investigating corruption at the Mint May 1468. PROME, xiii. 386–9.

Parlimentarian

BILLING, Thomas (d.1481), of Astwel, Northants.

Main residence: Astwel, Northants.

Billyng, Byllyng

Author

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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