BOLNEY, Bartholomew (d.1476), of Bolney and West Firle, Suss.

Gov. L. Inn 1434 – 35, 1441 – 42, 1445 – 46; pensioner 1436–7. L. Inn Black Bks. i. 5, 8, 11, 16.

Steward of Battle abbey, Suss. by 1441 – d., for the abps. of Canterbury in Suss. by Nov. 1451-aft. 1466, E. Suss. RO, Add. mss, Catalogue EE/AMS 6569/3; Glynde Place archs., 965. Bolney Bk. p. xxv; Lambeth Palace Lib., ct. roll 1081. ?for Bp. Pecock of Chichester by July 1457, CPR, 1452–61, p. 370, where it is implied that the offices of steward of the bp. and bailiff of his liberty were held by Bolney. However, the roll (C66/483, m. 8d) has ‘ac’ after Bolney’s name, which may indicate that an un-named person occupied these posts. of Meeching, Suss. for John, duke of Norfolk, by 1475–d. DL29/454/7312.

J.p. Suss. 17 Mar. 1444 (q.)-July 1469, 8 July 1469 – Nov. 1470, 7 Nov. 1470–6 (q).

Apprentice-at-law retained by the duchy of Lancaster 1446 – 47.

Commr. of inquiry, Suss. Mar. 1447 (smuggling), May 1451 (treasons and felonies), July 1455 (piracy), Dec. 1456 (fraud on the customs), July 1457 (admiralty jurisdiction in possessions of the bp. of Chichester), Oct. 1470 (felonies), Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms); array Mar. 1452, Apr., May 1454, Aug. 1456, Jan. 1460, Oct. 1469, Feb. 1470, Mar. 1472; arrest Aug. 1453, July 1460; sewers May, Sept. 1455, May, July 1456, Nov. 1457, Nov. 1458, Mar. 1465, Kent, Suss. July 1474; gaol delivery, Guildford May 1456 (q.), Battle Aug. 1459 (q.), Guildford June 1463 (q.), Battle Apr. 1464; C66/481, m. 14d; 487, m. 10d; 505, m. 8d; 508, m. 17d. to assign archers, Suss. Dec. 1457; levy payments for watches for coastal defence July 1462; of oyer and terminer, Surr., Suss. June 1465, Suss. Oct. 1470.