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m. Joan (d.1477), da. of Thomas Astley (d.1435) of Nailstone, Leics. by Joan (fl.1461), da. of Sir Thomas Gresley† of Drakelowe, Derbys., sis. of Thomas Astley*, ?wid. of – Appleby, 1s. 2da. (1 d.v.p.). PCC 30 Wattys (PROB11/6, f. 232); Trans. E. Herts. Arch. Soc. xi. 240; S. Shaw, Staffs. ii. 282. Kntd. by May 1461. C. Rawcliffe, Staffords, 225.
Offices Held

Capt. of St. Katherine’s, Rouen by 1429, A.J. Pollard, John Talbot, 81. Lisieux 8 July 1446-aft. June 1449, Lisieux, Archives Communales, CC 22, f. 18v; 25, p. 185. Orbec 29 Sept. 1446-aft. 2 Feb. 1448, Pont l’Eveque by later 1440s. Add. Ch. 12310; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, fr. 26077/5903.

Lt. Rouen bridge 1 Jan. 1435 – 29 Sept. 1436, Rouen castle by 27 July 1437-aft. 25 June 1441. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, fr. 25772/927; 25774/1260; nouv. acq. fr. 67/1/21 ; Add. Ch. 11921; Rouen, Archives Départmentales de la Seine Maritime, FD 11/83; Bibliothèque Municipale, Martainville 198/11 (17).

Treasurer of duke of York’s household in France by 10 Aug. 1443-aft. June 1445. Add. Ch. 12193; Letters and Pprs. Illust. Wars of English ed. Stevenson, i. 83–86.

Bailli of Evreux by 1447. J.T. Rosenthal, ‘Estates and Finances of Richard, Duke of York’, in Studies in Med. and Renaissance Hist. ed. Bowsky, ii. 179.

Victualler of Calais 2 Dec. 1460-Jan. 1462. DKR, xlviii. 446; C76/145, mm. 11, 18.

J.p. Herts. 14 July 1461 – d.

Gt. steward, household of Cecily, duchess of York, by Aug. 1461; chamberlain by Nov. 1463. C76/145, m. 24; Paston Letters ed. Davis, i. 286–7.

Ambassador to treat with Philip, duke of Burgundy, Aug-Nov. 1461. C.L. Scofield, Edw. IV, i. 9–10; C76/145, m. 24.

Commr. to assess tax, Herts. July 1463.

Sheriff, Essex and Herts. 5 Nov. 1463 – d.

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CLAY, John (d.1464), of Cheshunt, Herts.
Main residence: Cheshunt, Herts.
Claie, Claix, Claye, Cley, de Clay, Declay
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C.E.M.
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Commons 1422-1461
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