COCK, Richard (d.1458), of Sandwich, Kent.

Jurat, Sandwich Dec. 1439–41, 1443 – 48, 1449 – 51, 1452 – 54, 1455 – d.; mayor 1441 – 43, 1448 – 49, 1451 – 52, 1454 – 55; jt. keeper of the keys to the common chest 1441 – 43, 1444 – 46, 1448 – 57; dep. mayor Apr. 1453. E. Kent Archs., Sandwich recs., ‘Old Black Bk.’, SA/Ac 1, ff. 50, 52, 56, 59v, 63, 66, 69, 72v, 76, 78, 89v, 92, 95v, 99, 102, 104.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Sandwich 19 May 1450 – 30 Nov. 1456, 13 Apr. 1457–d. E356/19, rot. 25d; 20, rots. 40–42.

Commr. of arrest, Kent Nov. 1450; to take musters of force led by Gervase Clifton*, Dover Aug. 1452; requisition vessels for the King’s service, Kent Dec. 1452, Sandwich May 1455; of inquiry Nov. 1453, Dec. 1454, Jan., May 1458 (piracy); to confiscate vessel taken by pirates Jan. 1455.