Family and Education
b. Tremodret and; bap. Duloe 1 Aug. 1416, C139/89/67. s. and h. of Sir John Colshull† (c.1391-1418) of Tremodret and Binnamy, by his w. Anne (d. by 20 Sept. 1455); CFR, xix. 135. m. by May 1438, CCR, 1435-41, p. 185. Elizabeth (1424-92), C139/95/70; CCR, 1429-35, p. 138; CFR, xxii. 367, 368. da. and coh. of (Sir) Edmund Cheyne* by Alice (d.1448), CPR, 1446-52, p. 155; C140/32/30, m. 7. da. of Sir Humphrey Stafford*; coh. of her cousin Humphrey Stafford IV*, s.p. C140/71/47; CP, iv. 327-8. Kntd. by 23 June 1446. C67/39, m. 46. He was still an esquire when his commission of the peace was renewed on 7 Feb. 1445: CPR, 1441-6, p. 468.
Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. election, Cornw. 1447.

Sheriff, Cornw. 3 Nov. 1438 – 5 Nov. 1439, 5 Nov. 1466–7.

J.p. Cornw. 3 Apr. 1442 – Nov. 1470, 23 Feb. 1471 – May 1483, Devon 6 June – Nov. 1461.

Commr. of array, Cornw. Mar. 1443, Aug. 1451, June 1454, May 1456, Sept. 1457, Sept. 1458, Feb., Dec. 1459, June 1461, Apr. 1466, July 1468, June 1470, Mar. 1472, Oct. 1473; inquiry May 1448 (piracy), July 1448 (concealments), Feb. 1450 (suicide), Aug. 1451 (concealments), Feb., June 1453, Aug. 1455 (piracy), Sept. 1455 (concealments), Feb., Mar., May 1456 (piracy), Mar. 1460 (goods of Yorkist rebels), Aug. 1460 (piracy), July 1461 (insurrections), Dec. 1461 (piracy), Nov. 1467 (lands of John Arundell of Trerice), Devon, Cornw. Mar. 1483 (piracy); to treat for loans, Cornw. Sept. 1449; of arrest, Devon, Cornw. Oct. 1449, Sept. 1453, Cornw. Mar., June 1460, June 1465; to assess parlty. subsidy Aug. 1450, July 1463; of oyer and terminer July, Dec. 1452, July 1456, Mar. 1460, June 1465; to distribute tax allowances June 1453; take an assize of novel disseisin July 1457; C66/483, m. 16d. assign archers Dec. 1457; of gaol delivery, Launceston, Lostwithiel July 1461, Launceston Dec. 1473; C66/492, m. 7d; 532, m. 14d. to requisition ships, Cornw. May 1462.

Main residences: Binnamy; Tremodret, Cornw.
Coleshill, Coleshull, Collyshull, Colsell, Colsill, Colsyll
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