BREINTON, Thomas (d.1494), of Hereford.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Hereford 1453, 1459, 1467, 1472.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Hereford Aug. 1455 (q.), June 1466, May 1468, June 1476 (q.), Oct. 1477 (q.), Feb. (q.), Sept. 1485, Sept., Oct. 1489, Hereford castle Oct. 1464, Oct. 1467 (q.), Oct. 1468 (q.), Dec. 1470 (q.), Oct. 1473 (q.), Oct. 1477, Oct. 1478 (q.), Nov. 1479 (q.), Oct. 1480, Aug., Oct. 1481 (q.), Oct. 1482, Oct. 1484 (q.), C66/480, m. 6d; 491, m. 16d; 509, m. 27d; 515, m. 6d; 519, m. 10d; 521, mm. 4d, 24d; 531, m. 5d; 538, m. 18d; 541, mm. 24d, 29d; 543, m. 29d; 544, m. 20d; 546, m. 26d; 547, m. 15d; 548, m. 6d; 549, m. 4d; 558, mm. 8d, 21d. Oct. 1487, Sept. 1489, May, Oct. 1490, Nov. 1492, Leominster Feb. 1489; array, Herefs. Dec. 1459, May, Dec. 1484; inquiry July 1471 (lands of Sir Richard Herbert), Glos., Herefs., Worcs. Feb. 1474 (lands of John Throckmorton†), July 1474 (proposed alienation by Sir John Barre*), Herefs. Dec. 1476 (lands of Katherine, countess of Shrewsbury), Mar., Apr. 1478 (lands of George, duke of Clarence, and his wife, Isabel), Dec. 1483 (treasons); oyer and terminer, S. Wales Aug. 1471, Mon. (q.), S. Wales June 1479 (offences of John Herbert, bastard); DL42/19, f. 11. to assess subsidy on aliens, Herefs. Apr., Aug. 1483, Jan. 1488.

Steward of cts. for Hereford cathedral c. 1456 – 57; clerk of cts. for same c.1478–1491. J.H. Baker, Men of Ct. (Selden Soc. supp. Ser. xviii), i. 363.

J.p.q. Herefs. Apr. 1459 – June 1460, 6 Dec. 1470 – Feb. 1473, 18 Mar. – Dec. 1473, by 25 July 1474–?d.

Mayor, Hereford Oct. 1465–6. Herefs. RO, Hereford city recs. MT/VII/4; C66/515, m. 6d.

Jt. surveyor of murage, Hereford 28 Nov. 1467–75, 4 Feb. 1478–86. CPR, 1467–77, pp. 54–55; 1476–85, p. 74.

Feodary, Edw. IV’s earldom of March in Herefs. and the Welsh march ?1470s. C67/51, m. 28.

Under steward for Thomas Myllyng, bp. of Hereford, in Herefs. and Glos. 20 Sept. 1475-aft. 28 Dec. 1482. Reg. Myllyng (Canterbury and York Soc. xxvi), 76.

Escheator, Herefs. 5 Nov. 1479–80, 5 Nov. 1485–6.