BOEF, William (d.?1461), of East Raddon in Thorverton, Devon.

Attestor, parlty. election, Devon 1450.

Gov. L. Inn 1434 – 35, 1439 – 41, 1446–7. L. Inn Black Bks. i, 5, 9, 10, 17.

Steward of the earl of Devon c.1436–1459. M. Cherry, ‘Crown and Political Community, Devon’ (Wales Univ. Swansea Ph.D. thesis, 1981), 273, 376; The Commons 1386–1421, ii. 651; iv. 168; SC6/827/6.

Commr. of inquiry, Devon Feb. 1441 (shipwreck), Som. June 1443 (extortions), KB9/251/22. Som., Dorset, Wilts., Hants May 1448 (lands of William Horsey), Boef never carried out this comm., claiming not to have received the royal latters patent: E159/231, brevia Hil. rot. 6. Devon June 1452 (piracy), Som. Apr. 1459 (injuries to the prior of Montacute); to distribute tax allowances, Devon June 1445, July 1446; of gaol delivery, Exeter castle May 1457, July 1458, Aug. 1460; C66/483, m. 19d; 485, m. 2d; 489, m. 2d. to assign archers, Devon Dec. 1457; oyer and terminer, Som., Devon, Cornw. June 1460.

Serjeant-at-law, 2 July 1453–d. CCR, 1447–52, p. 381.

J.p.q. Devon 29 June 1458–?d. KB27/806, rex rot. 1d.