CANTELOWE, William (d.1464), of London and Dunstable and Whipsnade, Beds. and Faversham, Kent.

Family and Education

educ. appr. mercer, London 1412. Mercers’ Co. Biog. Index Cards. m. by 1427, Margaret, da. and h. of Richard Barre of London by his w. Margaret, 1s.; (2) by 1453, Elizabeth, 2s. 3da. PCC 4 Godyn (PROB11/5, ff. 28v-29); A.F. Sutton, Mercery of London, 232. See Early Holborn ed. Williams, nos. 1466-7, where the ped. states wrongly that Thomas and Henry were Cantelowe’s sons by his 2nd marriage. They were in fact half-brothers, with Thomas being the son of the MP by his 1st wife. Kntd. 27 June 1461. Sutton, 188.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, London 1432, 1442, 1447, 1449 (Nov.), 1450.

Warden, Mercers’ Co., London July 1431–2, 1445 – 46; master 1449 – 50, 1455 – 56, 1461–2. Sutton, 556–7.

Tax collector, London Sept. 1431.

Collector, customs and subsidies, London 13 May 1432–17 Aug. 1433.

Victualler of Calais 30 June 1436-aft. 28 Nov. 1439, E101/192/10. ?c.1447–1449. E404/64/73.

Alderman, Cripplegate Ward 27 May 1446 – 28 Oct. 1461; sheriff of London and Mdx. 21 Sept. 1448–9; auditor 21 Sept. 1450–2. Corp. London RO, jnl. 4, f. 129; Cal. Letter Bk. London, K, 326, 332, 340.

Commr. of arrest, London Apr. 1450 (Milanese and Lucchese merchants); of inquiry May 1450 (seizure of merchandise from Milanese merchants), Aug. 1450 (arms and weapons); oyer and terminer Sept. 1450 (treasons of Thomas Duraunt), Dec. 1450 (seizure of Flemish ship), Apr. 1451 (indictment of John Trevelyan*); for multiplication of the coinage May 1456.

Parlimentarian

CANTELOWE, William (d.1464), of London and Dunstable and Whipsnade, Beds. and Faversham, Kent.

Main residences: London; Dunstable; Whipsnade, Beds.; Faversham, Kent.

Cantilupe, Cantlow

Author

M.P.D.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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