BRUYN, Richard, of Wistaston, Cheshire and Islingham, Kent and London.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Staffs. 1429, Kent 1450, 1472.

Associate justice of assize, western circuit Feb. 1424, Midland circuit Feb., July 1430, Feb. 1431, Feb., July 1433, Feb., July 1437, Jan., June 1438, Jan., June 1439, Jan. 1440. C66/413, m. 13d; 427, mm. 32d, 34d, 38d; 429, m. 21d; 433, mm. 9d, 12d, 15d; 440, mm. 11d, 33d; 442, mm. 20d, 28d; 443, mm. 10d, 20d, 26d; 445, m. 21d.

Filacer, ct. of c.p. by Trin. 1429-Easter 1454. CP40/674–773.

Commr. to hold assize of novel disseisin, Leics. July 1433, Kent Feb. 1454; C66/434, m. 16d; 478, m. 18d; CP40/779, rot. 515. of sewers July 1439; oyer and terminer Dec. 1445, May 1452; array Apr. 1450, Aug. 1456, Sept. 1457, Dec. 1459, Jan., Feb. 1460; inquiry Apr. 1453 (theft of parlty. tenths), Sandwich Nov. 1453 (piracy), Kent Jan. 1454 (wrongful freeing of prisoners), Feb. 1454 (concealments, deceptions by escheators), Feb. 1454 (treasons etc. of Robert Colynson, clerk), Dec. 1454 (felonies); gaol delivery, Maidstone Feb. 1442, July 1453 (q.), C66, 451, m. 5d; 477, m. 36d. Feb. 1457; to assign archers, Kent Dec. 1457.

Under sheriff, London 1439–40. CP40/718, rot. 362d.

J.p. Kent 12 Apr. 1442 – Nov. 1443, q. Nov. 1443 – Dec. 1458, 28 Jan. – June 1471.

Steward of Abp. Stafford’s manor of Wingham, Kent by Oct. 1443, R. Virgoe, ‘Ancient Indictments in K.B.’, in Med. Kentish Soc. (Kent Rec. Ser. xviii), 240. Ralph, Lord Cromwell’s ldship. of Hoo by May 1449, Ibid. 226–7. Kent estates of Humphrey, duke of Buckingham, 1 Jan. 1450-aft. Mich. 1454. C. Rawcliffe, Staffords, 212.